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ONCE TRACI ( WALIER ?
NOW GREAT LAWYER
The Career of Martin W. Littleton ,
Selected as Lending Counsel for Harry K. Thaw , It Is
Predi'ctcd Tlnt ! District Attorney Jerome Will Find
in Him n Worthy Opponent at Coming Trial.
Now YorlIl was bacl < In ] SSS
whell the following dlaloguo tool , I1laco
hot weOll the fOI' < ' . 1I1Un o [ a lIttle rail.
road down In 'l'ous , Gnd IL I'OSY
l'ilCl'lcd : , antl1\ll1 \ ; 'oun trnclewnllCI'
whoso 'gCJoll nnturo and ready tonruo
had cnrn ( > ll him IL rOllutatloh ox tend.
Inl ; cIonI' 'across a Texas t\wnshlll.
"YulI'ro a IJrclty brlgh. : 'oung man , "
Bald the Coreman. "I SlIllpOSO , some day
'ou l'Xllcct to be the condllctor oC n
Crolght trnlll , don't you 7"
"No , sir , " ropllcd the tracl"valle r ,
"I nOVl'r O"llcct to bo that. "
"You don't 7 You ough to aSlllro to
sompthlng lllto that. What do 'ou
hlliiO to be ? "
"I eXlcct ) to bo a big lnwycl' In New
Yole eit ' . "
Arter the foreman hnd recovered
from h 18 lauhtor ; ho salll :
"Prett ) ' Car CI'y from trackwallwr to
IL nHtrollolllan ! law 'er , Isn't It 7"
"Yos , sir , but no farther than from
mil 81111tter to III'onldent. "
Martin W. Littleton was the rosy.
cheAI11 trnclnvnlltcr. A few yonrs
latr ! when the whol country was
rinsing wHh 'his specch at 'tho St
Loul ! ! national convention In which
ho Homlnatclt Allan D. Pnl'l\Or Cor the
Ilrl'slIl1cr , MI' . Littleton went \lI\ck
to his old cOl'nor o [ 'l'exas , nnd met
the railroad foreman who had sl < elched
IIlIt Cor him the b1'l1liant Cuture 'of a
fl'olght cOlldlictOI' .
P lrt of Ambition Realized.
"Well , Martin , " ! mld the foreman ,
" ) 'ou'\'o changed some since I was
'OUI' hess , nln't 'ou 7"
"I'm ohler. " i
"And 'ou'ro a big New Yorlt llw : 'er ,
tou , nln't : . 'ou 7"
"Well , I don't lenow about the 'big , '
hut I'm :1. ew York law 'er , an 'how. "
It ) ll'obably cr-used some talle down
III Texas , when It was leal'1led that I
that Littleton 'Wont to Weatherford.
lIe waa horn In a log cubitI In Hoano
connty , In the ellstern lIart or Tonnes.
see , 35 'ears ago last , January , and
when just a 'oungBtll' ! was talwn by
his futhel' to Wealherfol'l1. Actel' a
sta ' of 'a few 'enrs there the elder
I ltl\eton \ decided to move back to
'l'ennessee , bul the son , then undCl' 10
years of ase , declined to accompany
him. lIe lIreforl'ell 'I'exas. Even at
th. 1 .mllle : ago ho hallIJegun to dream
of 1\ lire In Now Yorle city. 'I'ho Illea
oC atud 'lng law hadn't occurred to
hllll , hut he was dotormlned to get
In the "midst or things" and to male
hla way at something.
Worked and Studied Law.
Dependent on his own errorts atter
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hllJ father moved bncle to ' ! 'onnessco
ho did odd Jobs about Weatherford
for a limo anll then , for wunt of
something to do , obtalnod a job as
tmclewallwl' , It wasn't the sort of
wOI'le ho lIreCel'rell , but ho wasn't Iar.
tlcular and ho sLUcle to It for soverat
montha. It was during this servitude
thal ambition to become a lawrer
seized him. Ills really wit and his
ablllt . to say thlnss better than the
othel' men on the road caused some
of his associates to sugsest the law
to him.
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By'a ' o [ shortening his path somewhat -
what to his chosen Hold he left the
railroad and got a job a9 "lIovll" In
the omce of the Parle County News ,
which was published In Weatherford.
Ho didn't lllce Inle amI pressroom cU-
, , so after a short term here he
got a job as hatter's helpor. . Mixing
douSh and readlnJ ; law didn't prove as
dollghtful a combination as he had
hOlcd and ho resumed his old job of
traclmallor because it gave him plen.
l ) ' o [ time to study nights and to thlnlt
about his studies during the daytime.
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11 ; / WILLIAM TRA JtROML
"Ma.rt" Littleton had been selected as' '
chlet counsel Cor Harry 1Th : w. It
caused some in New Yorl. . Whllo he
has been recognized for several 'oars
'as ' an able trial' JaWYf.r , he has 1I0t
been III'omhientl . . id ntUled with the
t1rlmlnal branch of proCosslon , al.
though he has been mlUlY times ad.
vlsell that ho could be omo supreme
In that fieIcl It ho woulll enterIt. .
tlls suc ess slnco he left his old
homo hL Texas .l1as been atmost phe.
nomenat , and it has been duo ! lu'goly
.to . these thlngs-dotof1l1lnatlon , af.
rablllt . of mannor. a gift of oratory
and conciseness of oxpresslon. Th ro
'ure few men In New Yorlt who cnn
excel hln1 In matting a plea before a
jury ; there uro fewer who clln mal\O a
more pleasing aller.dlnner speech :
ther are few who can equal him in
clearly statlns a COmltex proposition ;
there is none who can excel him in
deatln/ / temng verbat blow at an Ope
portune time. And , addell to It atl ,
he Is a thorough student of the law.
110 is an expert at cross.examlnatlon ,
is a fighter for what ho thlnls Is rIght
and he has a forceful wa ' with a jury.
Became Famed as Orator.
IJaclt In bls boyhood da's In Texas
110 was Imo\t'n : as an orator and stor "
teller. He couIcl reclto all the old
11Cth reader masterIlieces with a Ill' ' '
that stirred the "bO8" in the vlllng ( ;
store , and , n short tlmo later , when 1) (
was active in poUtlcs but not oU
enough to'oto , he could reuse ltH
uld timers clown In Weatherford , tc
burals , of , apltnuso , with . his orntorlca :
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If was' duo to' no 'ch'oice , of 'his ' OWl :
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While ho wns lIslng up tn1l0\1
candles in his attoc1 < s upon Dlactstonc
ho renllzed that it might bo helpful tl
him If ho had a short to I'm of school
Ing In the rucllmonts. He had neve
been Insllto a schoolhouse , althougl
ho had recolved some Instruction a
home and had ] ) Icleed Ul ) n gooa bl
at Informntlon on gonol'l\l topics. TI
corry out his ] ) lnn he went to Spring
town , and there for elsht months hi
did chores and farm worle and studlel
with an old German who numberel
mnong his pupils the chllllron of mos
of the arlstocrots of ParleeI' county.
I Entered Attorney's Office.
In : the eight months Litlloto
learned as much as ho felt was neco !
Bary for the time being. Ho could d
fructions as welt as any ono : 110 cout
parse everything that could be parsQd
ho could write as fast and as plain CI
anr boy In the county , nnd he caul
recite bettor than any actor who hn
ever strucle Weatherford or any 111a ( ;
In thnt pnrt of 'l'exas , He lenow th
history of the United Stntes lIke
boole , nnd ho Ilnd a Irotly sood'Id (
of the history of ether nations , whle
In his youthful opinion IIldn't amolll
i to much anyhow.
Thus oqulplled , ho entcrccl the offie
of the district nHomoy of Weathc
, rord county ns a clorle and Inw st
dent. As ox pressed by n man wI
know him In these days , " 'ho falriy n
the law bootes , " Ho swept thlOUI :
thom with Ushtnlng speoll , anll
1891 , llt the ugo of 19 , ho was admltll
to the bar. Ho WIlS then ono of tJ
londlng young .cltlzons of , tho' coun
1 sent. As s on ns ho was allmllted
pructl'o ho hlln out his shlll lo In
Wentherrord , nnd forlhwlth ho bCran
to win { ' ( UWS 111 lhe local court : : ! . 'l'ho
IItHl\'lty or IIInJU1e ) ' that distinguished
him II roved to bo ono of his chief liS.
sot , lUIII the qulcle wit which gives
him allvantago orel. his ollPonent:1 : I\t
the IlI'osonltlmo [ lldell him then In de.
felltlnE ; his ohIoI' adveranl'lcs. 'I'wo ;
ronrs In Wenthorford IIl1t him at the I
head o [ the IIrofesslon there , desllito
the rllot thnt ho WIIS sttlt n bcardle89
youth who had cast but ono voto.
Br10ht Career In Dallas.
Dallas WlIS the scone of his next en.
delLvors , Ho waB unhorailled , but it
was onb' 0. short time before ho he.
came recognized I1S 1\ law 'er of ability
nnd bOllndlcs9 ambition. In two years
ho hecame unslstunt district attorney ,
and In that cnllllclty he nmdo a roputa.
tton as 11 Ilrosecutor which extended
prelly well nil over Ttxas. HIs grusl }
or criminal law was doscrlbell as 1'e.
lIIarleable I1nd his ltmllltlng or a jury
was Raht to be JIltlo short oC mar.
velous. 'fhero WIlS just enoush ot the
0111 southern flro in his oratory to
mnlco juries bow before him.
During his career In Dallas ho waB
constantly fondling his ambition to
como to Now York , Ho had never
been cast of the 'foxas IIno slnco his
rather had moved o\'er from TennoJo
see , and ho had novel' mot more than :
a half d07.en men from the metrollolls.
But ho had read of It and dreamed of
It and , he was , determined to maleo a
clean juml ) I1cross the continent as ,
soon as ho coulll scrape together
enoush money to pay the expenses oC
himself mill-of 1\Irs. Littleton ,
Winning it Wife.
'fhere wasn't any ! Irs. Littleton at
thnt tlmo , but ho was determined there
should boo It has been said that the
greatest oratorical effort oC his lICe
was that put Corth when he Induced
his wUe to marry him , glvo up her lux.
urlous homo In Texas , and como to
Now York with him. lIe hnd made a
splenllid success as a lawyer , but had
lIttle money ; ho had no friends In New
Yorl. , and not oven a suggestion that
ho might obtain wOl'k. 1\11' . and 1\Irs.
Littleton , nevertheless , bade good.bye
to Dallas in 1890 and a short tlmo
later arrived in the city , which ( ho
: routhful brhtegl'oom-he was then but
2,1 'ears oill-hadclreamed of conq1ror.
Ing.
Ing.Tho
The young lawyer , despite his 'fehas
laurels , did not malte the strides hero
ho hall made In the s uthwest , but ho
was neither surprised nor dlspap.
pointed. He sousht worle In the offices -
fices ot various lawyers and finatl ob.
talned a position with the flrm of
Peck & FIeld. Later he found a 1I1aco
with Sheehan & C01llns. Still . later ho
becnmo attorney for the nroolelyn
Holghts Hallway company , and it was
, whllo there thnt his 'star began to
rise. Ho ntlractcd attention In the
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trial courts nnd wns regarlled as [
"comer" In criminal law.
Involved In "Big" CaEoes.
In 1899 he waB mndo nn asslstan
dlsh'lct attorney of Khl/s / count ) ' , anI
whllo serving In timt cnimclty. he hnl
ehargo of some of the most notabl ,
cnBos In the borough across the brldg (
Ho Ilrosecutoll "Flvo Hundred ani
Twenty POl' Cent" Mlllor and wa
chlof prosecutor in many ether prOIr.
Inent cascs. And durIng 1111 this Um
he ' 'as gradunlly oarnlng a reputatlo'
as an orator and after.dlnnor speatccl
He attracted particular attention bl
. cause ho WI1S of a IIlrrerent seho (
n from his competitors. Ho brougl !
) . east with him a southern cllarm (
manner that invarlabl ' mallo frlcnd
for him.
Ills real lIebut as an orator cam
during the camllalgn or 1900 , In the 01
Academ ' of Music , In BroolcIYI
Known liS a man who coulll maleo
fall' speech , ho was put down on 111
Irogramme as one of the tallenller
'fhreo Democrats of national pr0111
nonce were schcduled fOI' the ehler nl
dresses , and David D. Hili was ho
ntdell as the principal attraction. Wh (
his tUI'l\ came 1\11' . Llttloton-thon
o man o [ but 8 'ears-croat d a sons
II'lion from the IItart. It is no exa
u. geraUon to sa ' that he reall ' 'ole
10 trlfted the audience. Ills speech WI
te short. cleaI1nd to the point , and h
; h eloquence sUrrol1 the crowd to stern
in'of applaus . Instoall of toavlng tl
d hn11 everyone sta 'ed and IItilt olllO
theil' ' In.
110 junmed : wa )
ly Littleton became known outside
to n oolcI ) > n aller that. It wus tl1nt eero :
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the mnn to nominate Allen B. Parker
Cor the prosldonc ' III the St. Lonls
convontlon oC loot. Wlllinm 1" " ' . Shoo.
han he3l'd his ACl\lIemy oC 1\Iuslo
Bllee h , ntHl In loolclng for some Qne
to malee the supreme effort at the St.
Louis convention ho Huggestell Little.
ton.
Studied Address Carefully.
It Is not necessary to recnll the sen.
Biltlon caused hy 1\1t. \ . Llttleton'A speech
In St. Louis , but It Is Interesting to
rccall the Ilreparatlon made for the
alldress. Unl\leo \ most orators , Mr.
Littleton doen not Ilrofess to bo an
Impl'omptu spealwr. He can maleo an
1IIIIII'omptu spcech , but ho novel' do os
so If ho can help It. lIe prepares his
sentenceo with great care anll then
comilllts them to memor ' . In fact , ho
docs not have to put forth any efrort
to memorlzo thom. When he has writ.
ton a speech ho has learned It. 110
can repcat It with practically no varia.
tlon.
lie prolmred his St. I.ouls speech
weels..ahead o [ time. Ho rehcarsed it
at homb , and when ho needed a larger
place In which to train his vol co ho
went out to the cathedral in Gnrden
Clfy and practised for hours. After he
reached St. Louis ho wont to the con.
v.ntlon ono Sunday afternoon ,
and In tno prtsenco : or two \11' three of
his friends went through the specl1 :
two or three times to get the proper
pitch for his , 'olce. His oration
crented a sonsnUon and llUt him in.
stantly In the front. rank of American
orators.
Never a Seeker for Office.
Allhough possessing the allrlbutes of
a successful Iolltlclan and having political -
litical ambitions , 1\11' . Littleton has not
been u seelcel' for office. Ho was perman.
ent chairman of the Democratic stl1to
convcntlon In 1)02 ! ) and was borough
IlI'eslllent of nrooklyn in lJO.I ! and
1905 , Ho was urged to accept a renom.
InatlQn for borough president , but he
decllnel1. He had two reasons for doIng -
Ing so. One was that he wanted to
leave the office before ho had been
crlllcised : the olher was that he was ,
as ho publicly expressed it at the time ,
"unablo to malte both ends meot. "
Ho retired from lIubllc lICe to build
up a law practice , and ho has been
busily engaged In 1I0ing so ever since.
He leCt nroolct 'n a couple of years
ago and set up In Manhattan , and he
has been prominently beoro the pubUc
since in his legal capacity. In the mat.
tel' ot earnings he Is said to rantt wIth
the leading law . .ers of the city.
Not : , 'et 30 ) 'ears of age , he ma.y
truthully be said to have n gtowing
future , and his o1ose friends intimate
thnt it will not be alone in the field ot
law. After he has accumulated a com.
fortable fortune it Is said ho mny seck
again to re.enter pubtlc lICo.
Younger by many years than any
W l.lTTLI,1'ON
) . other lawyer who has In receut yearl
be.en In full charge of a case so 1m
portant as the Thaw trial , Mr. Little
ton will bo eagerly watched during hi :
conduct of that trlnl. His Menlls sa :
that his Ceporlence as n prosecutlnl
attorney in Texas nnd In Brooklyn wll
greatl ) ' aid him In his Jlght , and the ;
prollict that the pitting of. his ablllt :
against the cool , unerrIng metholls 0
District Aftorney Jerome will furnlsl
ono of the most Interesting contests 0
its Idnd seen In New , York In man ;
years.
It's Chief Use.
"Theso , " said the Invento1 : proudl )
"aro photographs of the finest aer !
Ilano the world has 'et seon. "
Wo studied lho remarlmble.lookln
object.
"And how Is It supposed to worle
wo asted.
"Oh , " he rejohlell , "It Isn't 8uPlose
a to worlt at all : but 'ou can see wll [
to splondld newspnllor and magazln
8. articles it will malee. " ,
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II.d. . Mrs. Evans' Claim.
I' . Mrs. Evans , ot JUchmoI1l1.0 !
'n Thames , Englal1ll , claims IIho Is tli
only woman ontltled to wear the AIm
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a. Balaclava , 1\1111 Inkermnn mfJl1als. pe
. mission having been granted on tl
g. . death of her ll\lsband , whom she a
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Comlanled through the Crimea. SI
: was often unller 11re.
115 Discovered Prehistoric Ruin ,
110 In SllI'uce cnn 'oll , lIcar Oller paln ( ; :
1'8 Colorado , PI'of. E. I , Hewitt has dl
covered n 1)1'ohlstorlc ruin s
oC stories' high , ono of the finest'exampl
rt , ot the cller dwelling ever Cound.
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The extraordinary slzo or many of the new hats and the profuse amonnt
of trImming on them would seem to be the limit of extravagance in these
two directions. Yet we need not look 'furthor bacle thl1n the sourCe and in- ,
splratlon of our present modes , to 1hHl onrEelv ! s Car behind the extremes of
those bygone days. Some of the hats worn by Marlo Antolnetto were made
of white straw braids , "the brims of whIch were three and a half feet across.
and the crowns seven and n half to nine Inches high. " 'fhese measurements
certainly look impossible nnd our present day hats dwindle Into common ) lace
insignificance by comparison. Our author tells us theao hats "wero prousely
t.rlmmed with fleld flowers , such as marguerites , bluets , poppies and grasses ,
dnd finished with largo bows and ties of many colored plaid ribbons , nine .
Inches wIde.
"NeH Gwynne , the actress , who amused Charles II. of England , wore hats
said to measure four feet across with straight brIms , smaH crowlls and londed .
with largeslzed ostrich plumes , "
Even In the matter of plumes we have not distanced the merry Ne1J.
1\1ary Stuart , Queen of Scotland , the romantic beauty whose character
has proven such a boon to tho. dlsputntlous historians , bequeathed to postQ.l'ity
a bonnet form that is unexcelled in gruce to this do.y. The Marlo Stuart bon. .
net Is too famitlar to need desCl'lptlon. It is a statel ' and beautiful headdress
which time will leave unchangell. ' ,
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Home Remedien for Minor
Ills and Afflictions
There are numerous minor ills
which appear so insignificant as to
render the calling of a physician unnecessary -
necessary , and yet these ills , neglected -
ed , may In the course of time . spread
to serious proporllons.
It simple home treatment docs not
cause the trouble to disappear , tben
maI'o skilled knowledge must bo can.
sutted.
For Instance , tartar may suddenly
110 discovered in some crevice of the
teeth. It will appear sometimes in
spite of faithful brushing. Should it
have collected In an ) ' quanut . there
must IQ a general housec1eanlng at
first. Take an orange stick anll dip the
end-not too sharpin a strong solu.
tlon of peroxide or h 'drogen ( it is
Imown b ' severnl nnmcs-dlox 'gen ,
hydrog n peroxide , h 'drogen dioxide ,
etc. ) . Then dip the wet point in Hnel ) '
powdered pumlco ston and scrub the
parts till perfectly white. Each morn.
Ing brush the teeth with a wash com.
posed or one lJart dloxygen nnd four
parts water.
Mouth sores , ulcers , gum bolts , etc"
create much anne 'ance at times. , Use
fl'eel ) ' the wash above mentioned. nut
if a qulclc cure is desired for an ulcer ,
drop into the cenler of it n pinch ot
powllered alum. It will bo bitter. and
dlsagreeablo for a few mlnutcs , but
the ulcer wJl ] disappear almost imme.
dlatelr. A pinch of borax In a glass of
water , used as n. wash , Is also effectlvo
and harmless. In the meantime , look
well to the condition of the stomach ,
where genernlly lIcs the source of the
. . troublo.
Speaking of the stomach , Its dlsor-
dol's very orton are evidenced by a
fotld breath. Should thlB be from impurities -
purities or disturbing gases. charcoat
w1l1 absorb tllem ver ) ' eCfectual ! ) ' .
Take It In tablet form frequently duro
Ing the day.
It Is on the chili : ' da 's or wInter
that the "frog" makcs known his un.
i. welcome presence In one's throat. It
Is oCten , to , tllUt a huskr voice Is
most untimely , as , for Instance , when
there is singing or realling 01' much
spenldng to be donb. Lemon juice Is
u ed b ' some to clear the voice , but
Its effects are on1y temllOrnr ' , and it
Is ( \ rathcr severe trentment for the
delicate membranes of the throat. The
white of an esg beaten to a stiff frotb
is an old.fashloned but an excellent
remed ) ' to relieve such congestions ,
and If so dcslred lemon julee may be
added to it. Usual1y a cup of hot blacli
coffee Is effective. Another remedy If
) . a tablespoonful of gl 'cerlne in tW (
tabl08poonuls of whisky , and , sUll an
other , Inhallng the steam from a wea
solution of ammonia and boiling water
For strained or inflamed c 'es mak !
a solution of boric acid and warm wa
tel' , or oC h 'drogen leroxhte and warn
water , and bathe the e'es br the lIBI
of an e 'e.cup. A medicine dropper II
good for this IHll'llose , th ugh 11101'1
tedious to handle.
, Marabou Scarves.
The mnrabou neck rumes are - In :
mensely smart. They como Ina ]
widths and at all llrlces , the handson :
cst being the white ones to be worl
around the shoulders for dressy occr
slons. For luncheon wear they ar
charming with a gown of Ilale gra
and with a l at trimmed with a marr
bou scarf.
:0 ,
is. Women Farmers.
Ix On the farms of Norway durin
es IllanUng tlmo moro women than me
nro seen In the fields.
Flowered Cretonnes . G30d
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"I never did any fancy work tilt . J'
these lovely flowered cretonnes came
in , " said one member of the sewing
bee , as she Toole another stitch In the
queer.looklng bag. she was making.
"I have to sew on something that gets
done quickly. "
"That Is just what I'm 1001cing for , "
broke in the q clate member , who
was reading the latest novel to the
others while they worked. '
"Put that book down , " command'ed _
th active member , "and I'll ahow 'ou
how to make a pall' of cretonne bed
slippers this very minute. " The girl , _
or the eretonno bag volunteered to
lend a yard pf materIal tbat she
'
t'\
couldn't use that artocnoon. and the / '
hostess brought forth a common 'old .
lcnltted slipper as a pattorn. Then the i
active member cut out a pall' oC
cretonne tope by the old slipper and
told the associate member to seam
them up the bacle. A linIng of plain
collon cloth was cut the same site ,
the edges turned In and stitched on
the sewIng machine , and the sUppers
were ready to be overhanded to a pall' \
of cork soles.
"Now get some coarse linen lace
next time you go 1I0wn town. " com.
mandell the active member , "and sew
It round the tops. "
It was done so qUlclely that every
girl there resolved to go into cretonne
fancy work Immediately. At the next
meeting one was fouml making flow.
ered bngs for soiled handleerchlefs. A
yard of the material was gathered at
ench end on to an , embroidery rIng
wound with ribbon to match. When
the rings were held together the cree
tonne formed a delightfully capacious
bag. Another was making smaH table
covers , with centers of the cretonne
and a broad border or plain sateen to
match the color of the flowers. A
third was malcing a Bet of over-
draperIes for her sister's chamber win.
Iows , to be hung strnlght down over .
the otd muslin curtains. Still another
had Invented a set of bureau scarfs ,
with an edge ot coarse Cluny laco.
"And the beauly of it nH Is that
'ou can 110 most of It on the machine , " J
said the assoclato member , as she J
I bastCll busily at n' cretonne pillow
cover. ' . . . . . . .
Fashion for Children.
For a smaH child about four years
,
of I\ge there is a charmingly simple
plaited frock of the fine nnvy blue
Berge , with a smart patent leather
. belt In black 01' red , amI ornamental \
stltchings on the collar and currs. Au. \ t
. other pretty plaited frocle which would , ' l'
fit a girl about ten years of ago Is
) , made of green and blue tweed piped -
- with green velvet , and this is worn ,
with a loose belt of tan.colored cloth
thnt looks like suede kid. The dalnl ) '
vest Is of creamy gulpuro and valen.
clonnes lace Insertions I1rranged alternately -
nately In stripes , and tlloro Is a lIttle
crnvat bow of sreen velvet nt the
throat. For enl'ly autumn wenr o t
of doors there is a neat costume of !
navy blue serge with a plaltOd skirt.
and a Norfolk cant. '
Satin Blouses.
SaUn blouses In the darker shades
are cho."mlng made up with heavy
white lace cllemlsQttes and decorated
with jeweled , gold or silver buckles :
and as these separate waists are often
worn with tbo cloth visiting costume
n their tint matches the satin hat rather
. than that of the gown.
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