\ How New Yorkts Chemical Detective -
tive , a Scientific Sherlock .Holmes
in Real Life , FelTets Out Poisoners ,
Murderers and Other Climinals
, W11en ; the Only Clue He Has , . .Is a
" ' Blood-Stained Garment , a FingerPrint -
! , Print or a Faint Trace of Poison. .
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When the detectives Rnrrhcd the
mom In which the murder IULll been
committed they foun one or two
clews which mn ) ' establish the Men-
tlt . ot the mysterious munlcI'c1' nnd
lend to his arrest ,
'rhe first wns II. mnn's handker-
chll' [ o [ nno quality , In ono corner
were Ecvcrnl tiny lIrops of hlood ,
showing that the hnn ltcl'chlef had
heenI : el to Itanch 'n vur ) ' small
wound , 611Ch ns II. ( Jln-prlele 01' U
scmlch or 11 phnilio.
'rho most tmportant , ( hul of alI
Will ! on the Inner Rl o of the 1I00l'
plUlpl where the bloody Impl'lnt ot
11 thumb nnd thl'co tin/o l' tlp\ : was
\'h lbl ! ' . rhe lJOrlion of tht' tl001'
. . . hellrlng the telt-tnle f1n tr-pl'lnts ! 11119
been t'ut out nnd nont with the
hantTherchlet to the laboratory ot .
f the chemical detecllve , An Impor- I
tunt arrest , It Is announced , will tol-
, . o\\ ' the oxpcrts' anulytlcal oxnmlna-
tlon of Iho cvhlence IIOW In his ( JOS-
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l' : : , ' , New Yorl--Here is Il tYlllcal case
; " , 'I : for the chemical detective-the m n
. , .f , . ; . . . " ' . . " who "reads lood , " Substituting a test
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' : . . : " : - tube and powerful mlscroscope for
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, , : ' . , . the ordinary detective's revel vel' and
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, t' - , . , hhuudcuffs " . , tills scientific export of the
, , ' , , } lOlIce department seta out to tracl ,
down the murderer and the 1I0lsoner.
With a dl'OP of bloodm empt . ,
IlOlson bottle , a bloody fin'gel' mark 01'
a hastily scrawled note as his only
clew to worle on , he exerts the whole
force of his scientific knowledge as a
1II'0be to get to the boltom of the m 's-
telT or at least to find some slight
clew which may eventually lead to a
solution and to the arrest of the crim-
Inal. 'fhe chemical detective , owing to
f . . ' his succeSB In solving many recent
. . . . . / - murder mysteries , Is now regarded as
.1/- a ve9' Important .and neqessar ) ' ad.
jmlct of the detective hureau In Xew I
. YOI'k antI other Important cities , Hoi
, i\ ; , Is the man 1vho reads that which to
the average unsclentHlc would be un.
Intelligible ,
He ( supj ts l1J9 hl < ? oqsal'1e hand.
, lwrchlefs and other garments submit ,
ted to him by , the police and detec'
lives to cortaln mlscroscOIlcal and
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r , chemical tests , consldel's his flndlnts
in conjunction with l'\'l'ry othel' scrap
of Information his eXllcrt chemical
Imowledgo Is ahle to develop about the
case , and then ho relHrts , advhln , ! ;
the det ctlves to look COl' a COnSl\111p \ ,
tl velooldn man I\hout 28 years old ,
dar ! . complexion , three gold teeth , the
center ono suspended from a hrldge.
( 'J 'I'hen follows a general dCi-ICl'iptiOIl of
the man , which In view of the filets
the 'expert cheml al detectiv has been
, ' . ahle to deduce , mar be conslrlel'e
, . falrlr accurate ,
Seldom Meet F.Jilure ,
As cunningly and carefullr as the
. regulal' poUce detecUv folloW6 the
dad , and winding alleys of' the city
In the search of a clew that w1l1 lead
111m to the culprit , just so carefully
r does the chemical detective rollow the
channels o ( tl e body 111 , hIs search f r
, f a clew to the polson or other cause
that led to the death of the victim , No
subterfuge , however cunning , can
throw these unerring sleuths of the
, 1I0d ) ' off the trail , accord lug tq a
\\1'lter In the New York World , 'fhe
. resources of latterday chemlstl' ) ' , with
; patlenco and perseverance , can extort
from the body of a man 1f)1l dead and
hurled the secret which hl3 destroj"
PI' ' ) "rilnl ' Imagine went to the grave
with him ,
Xo moro subtle crime ( 'xlstR than
that of poisoning , Its Ilete t Ion Is lIe : ! '
slblo only to the acute Hllalrticlll mind
oC the scientific Ulan who has deyoted
, . f the greater part of his lIt'p'to the stud '
. . . - _ . ; ; . . oJ . oC chemlstrj' , Its victim is attaclwd
. wll.hout being given a chance to es.
cave , The user or polson Is a coward ,
1.11\t \ his cowar41ce Is acconlllanied hr
\ cuuning that often proves mOl'o than
u match for the IteoHet oltlstj'le detectives -
tectives In the world ,
Varying Detective Work.
It Is with n C01ivonlent dhll ulse-
llcrhllps U false mustache 01' bear1-
1IIul a revolver In his hft ) Iloclet that
the d'tectlvo sta1'ti out on' his I > oarch
1'01' a criminal. It is with a t st tube
and II Dunsen Il1mll that the chmlllCjal
4letl' tives begins his f'leu1'ch ' , pel'huIIS
fOl'the same Identlcallawhl'ealcel' ' , Elich
h ; taking desperate chancns , Death
' ' dlll'lt ' anll In
lurlcs behind ovel'j' co me I'
, 4)Vel'r collarwar fOl' thl' tll't ' and In
dealllr CUBes an1 polonR COl' the lat ,
tHr. Yet b ' their wldolj' dlvergont
llaths the ' often uI'r\'o at the ' same
end ,
'fhl' man who Is frJllnwlng his clew
thl'ollgh the ullej's ullll the hl1l1wuj'
oC the 'tenemonts is at a A1'l'ut IIll\'a11'
ta"l' " " howovel' , ovc ! ' hi ; ; hl'otlll'I' ' delcc.
, tl\'c , the chemist. Th , ' fonncl" hu
, 1'lI\'olr to start his In vCntl atlol1 with.
r out 11 clew of some Chal'.1ctt'I' : the lat ,
t.er 1I\11st \ . begl.n . 1 In c011l11iete . ' , dal'l I ue . , ti ,
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The detectl\'e who mingles allY
with the men of crl1110 must bo Iceen
of c 'o and em' , hut III the cn , If ho
excels In his } )1'ofesslon , It Is largely
his Instinct that tells him when ho
Is close , on the trail of n criminal.
'fho chemical detective , on the con.
t1'Ur ' , must bo amI Is equallj' us lceon
of e 'e and car , but his Intlllct can
avail him nothing , He can guess nt
nothhlg'1 Ho must Imow. Ho can'talw
nothing for granted , Bach a11l1 oVer '
clew must provo Itself beCoro ho can
place any esllmate ou its value ,
Typical Polson Expert.
' 1'hel'o Is no l\Coner truceI' of polson
In this city limn Prof , Charles A ,
Doremus , 1\Iol'e ' than six feet In
height , as st1'Ulght as n gun barrel ,
with gmy eyes that peel' out keenly
from beneath heavr brows , ho Is Il
typical chemical dotectlve , His pow.
orrul , 'vigorous frnme bespeales the
physical endurance necessar ' to pur.
sue to the ver ' en a tr 'lng and dlffi.
cult test.
, In his connection with famous poisoning -
oning cases in ew YOI'k Prof , Doro-
mus has demonstrated great Itcenness
an dah1l1t . , Ho ! 1etectcd antimony
and arsenic In the bodj' of Gustav H ,
Daum , Dr. Henrr 1\Iej'el' was convicted -
ed of huvlng' administered the polson ,
Without the assistance of the chomlcal
detective It Is possible that this mystery -
tery would nevel' have been solvent.
A man and a woman alpl1ed one
morning ut the office of a large Insurance -
ance companr to collect the Insll1'anco
of a man , said to be the husband of
the woman , In answering the ques ,
tlons of the Insurance officials the
couple became s01110what evaslvo and
embarrassed , 'I'h 1i' conCuslon le to ,0.
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I , Prof. Charles A. Doremus , One of the
Greatest of Chemical Detectives ,
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moro thol'ou h Investigation , ' 1'he
body of the dead man was exhumed ,
] n the IlI'esonce or Pm ! . Doremus
and 8'ore of IlI'omlnent ph 'slclans no
traeo of an 'thlng unusIHlI was Connd
on the hcdr , A most carefnl examination -
tion railed to 1'e\'eal anythln that
would OVOI1 1II'01l111t a sl1HllleIln of
polson , 'rhe cll'cull1slll1U'ln ! of th ! '
nH\1 3 death IInd the charactl'l' oC hln
( : Oll1ll1l11lonn , h 00I' , IIInd ( ' the 1111(11"
anec C01l1plnr 1)l'sl t In .its In ntI a.
tions ,
LanD and Careful Search.
The hf'al't , lungH , II vl'l' . Iddlll'Ys.
brain and , 111 flll't , llt'al'ly p\'ry InlI"
nul organ of till' dl'lId lII:1n W'I'O talwn
fl'0111 the bOlly , hel'llletlcall ' scnled In
jurs IJnd talwn to the lahorlltorj' oC
Pl'Of , Doreml1s , 'J'hen lH/.111 / ; n 1101'-
slstont search for Iolsun ) ,
There was 110 clew. ' 1'hI'e waR noth.
Ing' to aid the chemical detectlvo In
his search , 'rhe entire CatW was a
negative one , The oaly 4:0111'80 open
to him WI\S by Il II1'oC'-SI-I : oC ( 'lImlna-
tlllll to Blul { the ) lOlson , If I ) Iolson It
was , that cansed the death of the man ,
First he searched fill' the volatile
1)Olsons , sl1ch liS chloroform , elher. and
IlI'nsslc acid , Patiently Iw tmt Cor
hOll1's nt a time watl'hlng' one te t
actel' anothol' , wailing for a III'ccl\l1lato \
that would Rho\\ ' him a trace of the
11OIson ho was nl > l'Jlng' , X01l0 came ,
' 1'Iwn he testl'd fOI''egetl1hln ImIH'
oils , such liS , 1I1U1'J1hlne , st r ' ( : llI1lne ,
atroilino and the allmloll ! llUlsons , 'fhe
SllnlO telllHlH proem-H ! thrOllph ; which
Iw hnl ! gUll ( ' 01\:1' : had0 \ ht ! gene
through a l\ln , And ! ; tlll thcl'c'UH 110
, t1'uel' of Ilotmn ! ,
'l'h < 'l'o HtllI nHlml1lt'd the millOI'll I
IJlJhi011tJ , snch liS ICICI , copper , 1I1'801lic '
I1I1I ! 11l1tl111ollrllli In the tests 1'01'
thedo'US tilerat last II rowl1l'd , f ( J
the IlO1'slstoncr of the detec l\'c , He
fonlld 1I1' ' : ! . < lllc , In largu : qnjnt : ( l ! ! , 1\11,11
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whut was f,1' 111 arc' rarl' , dh-lInrt
tl'n.1 o [ ontlmoll ' ,
Proved Three Murders ,
It'all the ) ) ersl1tenc ' of Prof ,
DoromuH. the chemical detectln' In
tlmt CIISl' , whlC'h sent Dt'lc'cr to
prison fur IICt' , It wlla thl'Ough the
} lerslste11c ' nnd sl1I1 of the same de.
tectlve that the conviction of DI' ,
Buchanon , accused o [ munlcrlng his
wlfo with mOl1)hlno , was socurcd , II
was tlll'ouJh the slelll of chemical llo.
tecUves that the con\'lctlo11 or Carb'te
lIul'l'ls , accuse or 110lsonl111 ; his wlCe
with 11101'phlno , was secured , It WI1S
the chemical dotecllvcs that furnlshod
the stro11gollt ovhlenco for the IIrosecu.
tlQn of Albert T , Patrlcle and 111an '
othOl'lI , ,
The chemical detectlvo'l ! wOI'le In
bloodreadlng tests requft'cs a most ex. '
tenslvo Imowletlgo oC the actlolls of
Vl\1'IOU8 kinds of IIOlsolls all the human
bed ' . Dr carefullr tesllng the bloo
ho Is orten able to tell the exact cause
of death , the Itlnd of 1I01s011lsed Jllld
how It wus allmllliatered , 'rhe I1n.
Ilol'ta11cO or thIs III cascs whorc the
most careful nutopsy reveals 1I1'1lctical.
Ij' nothing w111 ho readily undm'stood.
111 handwriting tests the chemical
detective , who III this way hl\s como ,
to be Identified IlS t1 han wrltlng ox. ! .
pm'l , w111 orten spend lonr hours stud ' .
Ing one InsignifIcant little letto ! ' "a"
under his 111lscroscollo and conll11rlnl ) ;
It with othm' sam pIes of 11Il11dwrltlng ,
It Is In this way thnt tiny clews have
been found leadlns on to other and
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Tracing a Murderer by Means of a
Blood.Stalned Garment ,
stronger clews I\nd Crom there to com.
pleto solutions of some of the most
comillicated crimes on record.
Perils That Beset the Path of the
Chemical Detective.
By Prof. Char'les A. Doremus ,
'flw valno of the oXllort analj'tlcnl
chcmlst , noImo'll as the chcmlcal
detective , through his coopel'atlon with
the 1':0YOI' : ; { ) JOllco department and
detective bm'CI\11S , IR gl'outel' ' timu Is
Indicated merel ' hr his wOI'I. lu fer-
rutiug out )1011 ) > 011 111j'sterles , His Helti
of l1Jefulnoss Is br no mel\us limited
to thllt one class of crIme , lunr
cases are 011 recorll whoI'I ) the chem.
Icul 11etcctive IIlono has beeu ahle to
ul1mas' ' . the most Ingenious forgeries
of wills , deeds and other pallers , Ills
'XllCl't Imowlel1 e of the comllosltlou ,
the Ingredients und the nuturo or ex.
1I0lsl\'os Is , relied UI)11 to solve ox.
Illoslon m"Rtol'los : , Ilarticl1lm'ly bomb
eXllloslol1s , Hud to furnish clews , haRed
ou his Investigatlolls , without which
It woulll often be next to Imllosslble to
mllke an arrest 01' secure a conviction.
Tremendous rlsls mnst be talwn by
the chemist emilloj'ed to fathom an
explosion mrstel' ' , 'rhe loss of a
11mb , un e 'e , dhl1gl11'oment for lifo ,
m' uvou death , mur Collow the slight.
est mlJhl\)1 ) while hn Is maklug his
tests , Yet It , Is a risk which must
orten he tul\On In onlel' to throw ever '
lOssthlo light on the case atlll to lie.
veloll ever ) ' clcw , no muttel' how
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wortL 'fhl' IJlsOll1' IA cunning' , 110 f
rarch' 1\tn'S \ pOlllllll11 without Intorllllnft
hlmsl'lr of theft' uctlon , llUll the RubBe-
quont trnCNof tlH1111 thllt IlIn ' ho
foul1l1 In thl' bOllj' . Ho often loams of
othol' lIaisons thnt will COI11\tol'act the
eCflct of till' ' first lIaison ,
Ono of the I\r8t \ . ; Igna or morphlno
1I0isoning III contl' ctlon of the l\1llIs
of UIl' l''t' , Y't ono mnrdol'lJl' WitH
shl''Wll I.'noulh to mQ ; helladonna In
the OJ'CS o [ hla'ICUIllH to'offsct the
conll'uctlon caused b ) ' the fil'st llolson
ho 1\dmlnlstl'l"ed ,
It III trlclcs of that ch1l'I'tthat the
chomlcal tll'lel'tlve must ( 'onstnllll ) '
gun I'd 1\lalnst , When ho ' , eglns hl
nnal'sls he matchl'R his br1\lns ngalnst
those of clmnlng , dCllporato 1111111
who hUH tal\On o.\01' ' precaution ho
call think o [ to hide trllces or hlH
crime , 'fhat the chemist Is succossul
us Ortl'l1 aR ho' Is , Is n trlbuto to
sclenco nnd Iloslllve ! 1roor of the
valllo I\nd nC'cd of a ch'mlcnl dOI)1l1'l.
mont to work III contant ! COOIC1'nllon
with the detl'ctlvo hureau In aolvln
crlmos which , too orten , 1\1'0 1\llowed
to go on record us unsolved lll 'ste1'iml.
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SHE PAID HER FARE ,
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Moral : Never Go on the Car with Your
Money Hidden , .
The prettr wonul11 got. In , walleell
the length of the CI\I' :11111 tool , It sent
h ' the plnln Woml\n , ' 1'ho car stal'tod ,
Ilnd the c011ductOl' , hla lips Intclterod
III un Inlludlblo whlsUl' , stal'tod slowly
down the mllidio of the Clll' In Iho trull
of the ] 1rctty WOlllUll ,
" 1\1) ' goodn'ss ! " whlsllercll the jret-
ty01111111 to the womaH who was 1\11
ultel' stranrl'I' to her then , "every center
or mone'e ' got with me Is In my
stocltlng , ! "
A whlsl1e1' canlea It lonl ; way S0111e.
times ,
' 1'wo 'ollng men right across the car
1101'1ll 1111 tholl' OIlI'S , So nlso did an
old mun whose hend would 1m VO been
hnlll If ho 111111 tl\lcl'n hili hat off , be.
cause thcre was a llttle white rim nil !
round just undm' his hat , A man who
wua sitting with a woman who 311-
peared to bo his \\'iCo t rlOlI not to
listen , whllo a Cew hlllf.grown bo 's
ahout fl'ylng ! il l' giggled outright.
"What In the w01'1I1 mn 1 going to
do ? " whlsllcl'ed the prottr womnn In
n tone thut wOllld huvo been I\\lIl1blo
on the corner IC the CIlI' had stollled.
ow the Illaln womun might have
Imld to herVh : ) ' , h01'o Is my pl1l'SO ,
Holl1 'ol1l'selC to a nlclcel , " but she
didn't. Instead she Ilnlll :
. "Don't j'OIl HU1I'01o ] rou can get it ? "
. .At thut the t.wo ' 01l11g men right
across from them olQned their o 'es
wide anll the small hO5 ghmled some
more ,
"How can I , l'lght here In front 'or '
OVCI'j'hodY ? " asked the prettr won1l\n ,
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' 4\OU Cll1I't- , ve1' ' well , " aalll the
vlnln woman ,
'rhell with a finn , transllxlng nnd
hj'J1llotic ere Oil the j'Ollng men directly
In rront oC tl1l'm : nul eventuallr taltln
lit 'i.1ii : nmall I g\lng \ ones , the Illalll
wo llall salli : "I'll atand UI ) In fl'ont or
'Oll aud Sllrl'ol1l1l1 j'OIl the best way I
can whllo you tnlw It Ollt. "
And tlll1 twas whut the 1)lnln woman
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dill.
'fhe l11'ett j' woma11 wns It lon time
getlin the moner , so long thl1t the
two ' 0I111g mon got Ildgety , the Imld-
heudl'd 11111n'I.I hald hend bll18hell and
the man with hla wlfo had to 100k
slullr the oth01' war Ollt oC another
window hecause his wlfo made him ,
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At last , howcvcl' , the wad was drawn
Corth , and the pretty woman , verj' rod
In the face , } lUld her fare. ' 1'hen It11
the mon sighed ,
Boxwood Birds Roost 'in ' Halls.
When the first box tree bird was
put III the hull of a house hj' Ull In.
vcntivo hostess \'Isitors dlsputc po-
litoh' as to the nllture or the bird ,
"It's : m cagle , " aSlJoveratcd many.
"It's an English spl\rrow , " was thc ex.
IH'e3S0(1 ( conviction of mallY more ,
nenllr , It llidn't matter much wl t
hiI'd was In the Oorlst's eye when he
clipped the l'een boxwood ; he con-
Hldel'oll he hatl achieved nn artistic
trhl111llh when -he sclsDorod out Home-
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The Chemical Dtectlve's Teotlmony In the Bac" Poisoning Mystery Alone
Convicted Dr. Henry Meyer of H ilving Admlnlctered the Polson ,
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sll ht , t hilt mar lead to the detection
of 11 Irll11lnal.
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Real Value of ChemJt ,
' ! 'Ill ! I'h ( lI1ht'1o ! \111110 Is 1111110ubtedly
gl'l'1ltet ' In)01111 \ ) < ' 1 < 10 cuses : , Whel'o 1\
1Iff' has hl'l1l tal\On \ no tfforl JI1I1 l he
I IIIIIIre < 1 t l hl'lng the culprit tn .1u/ltlct ! ,
I It Is'offun' , . ; ' 1lOwo\'or , long' and toill us
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thln rpHomhllng a blr , The Idea
"caught on , " I1ntl now thl ) box tree
bird Is seen In the halls of JllIm ) '
houses , Few pots of fel'ns and 11\lnUl
UfO seen these days , Cor housekeop.
el's ' sa ' the modoi'll house Is too warm
unll the outm' uft , Is too dust Illdon to ,
/'rl1nt / ; long liCe 01' freshness to grow.
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' 1'ho beuutlful creation at thl' loft Is of l1I11'e(1 : violet tulle , ml\llo UI } over
white sutln , It Is l'ea1lr VOI'y nl1111110 , hut thel'eln la its eleganco.
All the trlnl111ln c011slsts of buautiCul t\ll(1l1luO ( gulptlre , colored n deeper
shade or violet. thun the tulle , 111111 a drallel' ) ' of } 11\11110 or the snmo 01111110
l\1'ound the 11ecl. , which Is fastonud In fronL with a magnlficont clusp of din. .
mends ,
'I'he girdle 'Ilnd the nl\1'1'OW hand at 'tho hollom of the sldrt nro at thlo )
1)1\11110 ; the Ilttlo chcmlsetto 01' tuclect' Is of white moussellno do Hole I\nl11l1co.
'rhc uther gown Is 01' palo grcou salin , 'rho long , hnlf.emlliro skirt Is
flnlshed at the bottom with two box'lIlalted flounces , and uudor the plalta or
the \1)1(101' ) ( ono hi 1'l1n U gold rlhbon , Above these Is n wldo Il1Ief of bruBsola
mce , finished ut the tOj ) b ' u hanll of Illnlt l'Oses and Ilt the hottom by 0. bund
or gUl1ll11'O with crenellated edge.
'I'ho , I111111noso corsage Is mudo an1 trImmed 1n the sl1mo way. The glrdlo
Is.of . chl110 silk ,
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Easy Method of Dyeing
Finery That Has Faded
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Th t'tI , the Cn end oC the st-ason , Is
UIO time whun white dresses or sulta i
' hell1'lotlll anti IIIUllmia . i
'qf serge , lIre.
sunt , from fl'oquent cleanlngs , a ) 't'I'
10\\'e\1 \ a1ll1 woe'bogone allllOnranco
which , if I ol remedlcll , consigns thom
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forthwith 10 the "glvo'l1wa lIllo -
1'.em lr lie ! ! In tlr ln ! ; thom , I11Hl the
folluwln rochlO11) \ ) be found ver ' . ,
/ ' ' 1'0 one tube : oC 011 IlI\lnt a tl enough' :
Hlu ollne to tlhisoh'o It c01ll111l'telr"
' 1'ho best way to ohtaln this 'result Is
to squeeze tt'1O lIa'inl hilo a slimll bet :
tlo )1ll'tI ) . f1IIuII wIth gusolfllc ; lot It
dissolve llnel shlllw It woll. 'I'hon Into
, the hasln 110111' enO\lgh gaollno to
covel' until'ely the article to be dyed ,
Add to this 4.11ough of the mixture In
the bottle to 4:0101' : It the desired t1nt-
11101'0 for darl\Ol' > > 1111l10s , loss fOl' IIgh t. .
cr. Dill the article repeutedly , allowIng -
Ing It to 111' : " eaell tIme until the 1'0'
qulred tint Is obtalnod.
' 1'0 select the right colored paint III
an Important Itom. 1"01' pinles and
re s , carmlno IH hest , Cor- blues Jlmrillo !
b1ue Is most satisCactory , and burnt
Replll produces 11 beautiful woodj'
lrowo , .
Not only fOl' woolen and mixed seeds
Is this 1'oclpe practicable , Laces , net
\Valets , hose , cnnyas ahoos and lace
Imts can all be createl hy tl1o/ same ,
mothod. Thus at ver ' s11Inll outlay an
entire costume , shoes , hose , suit , hat
antl waist , can bo trunsformed from
dingy whlto to some darlt shnde ,
Golden yellow Is one of the new
hues , .
FOI' J'OIin gh'lt ; II nunlIke situ.
plicIty Is encoul'aged , holll In material
illlli stJ'le , "
'rhoro Is an oxquIIllo shlmmorlng
gold-colol'cd messalino for a gown ,
: lnd to mutch It are dnlnt . l1ttlo cloth
: If gold slippers ,
In the Drussels mesh there If ; a rich
gold net for gowns , allll laces for
: tounclnJ ; have the design and odglng
Ivorlccd In gold thread ,
Women's hlacIe cheviot wal1 1ng
BUitS have full Illultc sltlrts 111111
jouble.breasted halC-fltt1ng coats with
dilio IIDcleots ,
Bl'Inlno and whit fox \\111 hc much
Ilset ! for evenln and fQI' carrlago wear
: )11 the coltda's \ oi the coming season ,
no fill's outranking lIlt tlI In t ls , ,
The neW ) 'ellow Imo\\11 as tOlll1Z I
ver ' fashlonnblo , ntHl Is vel' ' etrccth'o
In crepe do chl1 e ,
' 1'ho best gown makers are much at
varIance over the wldo sleeve ; ' sevcral
oules are still using It 011 several of
their mollels ,
A handsomc tailored cost11me made
for an uut umn bride Is of 0l1 clUtll ,
' 1'ho skl1't fits closely over thc hips
ami trails a 1ttllo ,
A 111rtlculnrlr lovelr dance frocl , for
a ' (1ung' [ ; 11'1 was of mam'e slllt muslin
trlmmed with Ellvcl' IIOmplldot1m :
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Prcscl'vation of Beauty
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Mlllatllo Vestl'ls , the celebrated
French beauty , slept every night with
her fa'Co } ) Iaslorell In a paste malIo or
I'JIII. . , oxide oC zinc aUlI corn atarc , In
order to drlvo hncl , the wtlnltlmr and
Iwop hel' coiulexlol1 } ) fl'csh nl11 fall' ,
Dl\l'ln the rolln ; of mllrOSG Eu-
genie , hnthlng In mill , waS } ) ractlcml
hr uver ' faahlonahlo heauty who COUlll
afford the luxurr , 'rbls cuutQtll waH
clll'l'lecl to Much I\n' extent thllt thol'l )
hecllnHJ II great SCUl'city of mille for do.
mestlc 1IIIl'OSCS } ) Ulltll Ilt length the
IJOllce dlscovel'ell thnt the vendor1i
wort ) In the hahlt of IHl 'lng Ilncle the ,
'mlllt which hud been used In the hath
:111l1 selling It OVCI' again to thllr ! tun.
und coffee drlnldng' customers ,
Lola : \lontcz sllid the ! /JecI'et / of pro-
hcaut . Ill ' In tll1'l
sorvhll ) O SI111plo
thln/-s / , tOI11e1'anco } ) , exercIse mul clean.
lincss ,
A smull round bath tub , InventClI fol"
the use of Marie Antolnetto Htill belll'lI
hOl' name. 'rho DaUIhlnesso used In
her haths a decoction oC wild thyme
and mlll'jol'am , to which wa uddelt
sea slllt. '
Anne Boleyn wus the l1rst of thG
ngll h queens to In uIge In the lux-
ur ) ' of , hathlng Iln cleanllnoss as wo
Iwow It , and ended the thousand years
without baths , which constitutes ono
of the misfortunes or the mldllio agc.
Mmo. de In Valllm'e retained the
heauty of her golden hall' hy wUllhlng
It In rUI11 , Into which was } ) l1l an Infusion -
fusion of hlttol' alflleB ( colocj'nthls ) .
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More StrlpeG ,
'l'le ! 1'0tU\'l1 of Btrilles In the ollCllcest
fahrlcs Il1'elmred for wlntol' WIIS IL
SU1111'Iso to Ullln ) ' who had loolell Cor \
l'I lgn or I1laln matel'luls rter the long
UIIl' of checlwd , plulded 11 Uti strl\lN \ {
mil'S , Even the broadcloths U1'll Ol1t-
cl'osl ell b ' Ilnes 01' checls U1' Illulds ,
and 1'1'41111 them thl'ol1gh the , vholo
I'lIngE ! .oC I\no \ weavcs to chilton U11It
othel"'l1'anSllUrent ' ' toxtures' ' sll'hled aI-
el'CHi rc 11111111 ' ' " ' ' 't , , t . . . t ,
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