. . . . . . . . ON THE TRAIL OF THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY . ByVILLIAM ; T. ELLIS "II Dist/nllutshed / Amerlr.an Journllllst Is Trllvl'lInll Around the World lor the Purpose ollnvesUlllltJnlf the AmorlcAn Foreln Missionary from II Purely Disinterested. "r.II"\lAnd rlon'Sed/Hlan / Standpoint. IllustrAted with DrAwlnll' lII1d from Photor.raphs. No "l < .nockers" at Mission . in the Philippine Islands _ Ir ! V17 , 1\Innlln , P. t.-"Thl'rt' nrt' no l\IIocle. ( 'rs nt mlsdonarles In the 1'hllll.plne8. . " 'l'h\111 a 1\Imlln newspnpm' 1I1UIl col. IUlIlally ( } dlngnosctl the ml8slonnry . IJltuutJon In the Islands , My own In. : \I llgatlolJs vOI'lfied thlA uplnlon : the I l'I'ltlC'lsm ot missions riml mIssionaries I whldl Is so general In the part cltlcs of lhe far enst Is consplclIOlHI for its IIl1sl'nco In Mnnlla. 'rho mlsslolJarles appcar to bo on the best of terl\1s with ( ' \(1I' 'bodr , frol11 the guvernOl' seneral down , One of the most popular dinner dubs In the cll ' Is the QIIIll clllb , to which most of the llromlnent men In Mnnlla beloug , and which wns organ. Iwd b ' two mhlllonarlfl ! . Nol \lnUl the recent visit of Dr. Charles Cllth. IIl'l't Hall and Sccretar ' Lloyd , of the Protl'stant ElllscOIJnI board when they wOl'e guests of the club , was any thin/ / : IIko a rellglolls topic o\'en treated In the nHer dinner speeches. 'I'hls Sllg. ! ; C'sts a notable fact abolll the Philip. I IJaIl' , mlsslopnrles. The man II' not swnl10wed II } ) In the minister. So fnr I . na I met them personnlly , I founll tho. mlsslollarles sharing the chat'nctor. laUra of most of the othcr Amorlcnns 111 the Islnnds : strunguonslblo , f 'l1Imctt'lcnl men , serlulIsly clIgngel 111 the business oC making the bestna. tlon Ilossible out of the Filipinos. Catho lIe.Protestant N elghborllneso. IlItlslI1uch an the HO\l1l\n Cnthollc chlln'h hns been III the Islands fOl' 300 - - tht' ! ! 1I11erlorlly oC the Flllliino to the AtJlntlc-anrl ho undollbtedly Is nu. porlor to , JnlllLnolC , Chlncsc , Malay or ( ndlan-Is dllo to the civilizing Inl1u. ence of the Homan Catholic church. Thllt the United Slntes has been nblo t do moro for the Islnnds pulltlcnllY In less thlln ten years thnn Great Dl'ltaln hns done for India In n hUll' drml 'ears , mllst largely he credltl ( : to the church' that brought the FII. I Illln08 ollt of savagery. " 'Itl : the abllses thnt crept Into the church In the Islands this nrtlclo Is not concerned : but It must bo IJolnttd out thnt It was not ngnlnst the Amerl. can t 'po of Homan Catholicism that the Filipinos revoltml. On all sides It Is agreed that the church In the Islauds should bo brought uv to the Amorlcan standnrd. COlloornlDI : the handful oC American prlcsts who hnvo gene to the Phlllll1'lnos , I henrd only pralso , Crom lonslgnor Agius down to the cfvllhm "man of the stroot" There III ! ; ronl need Cor moro. Fnlllng this , the church nuthorltles look with , most hOIJeClllnoss to the IJresont movement for the educntfon of J'0\1I1g Filipinos to the prlesthoOlI In the Unltml States. Laclt of suit. nblo priests Is the chief need of the church In the Islnmls , In order to remedy comlllfons which cnnnot exist In the light oC the Increllslnsly.clrcu. Illled neWUlnpors , , of wldesproad pop. ular edllcatlon , and of a steadily gl'OW' - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ; : - : : : . harles M. Alexander In Manila. Mrs. Alexander Is Standing at ca " < 'arB , and most of the natlvos al'O , at It.ast nomlnall ) ' , members of thnt com. munloll , I expccted to find bitterness and flcrlmony between the Roman Catholics unit the Protestnnts. Dut this Is not the case , and for two rea. sons. The first Is that the Protestant mlsslonarlcs hnvo worked with tact mul quietness and Itn.vo endeavored to avoid arousing antngonlsms and soc. tarln11 bitterness. The second is that the old church organlmtton has its hands fu11 with the Agllpn ' schism , which claims not : onlr more than 2,000,000 adherents , but also a largo part of the church propertJ. In the islands , 'l'hls quos. tion Is noW being fought out In the courts. In the meantime , the two wings of Catholicism me manifesting .no lIttle bitterness toward ellch othor. 'Archblshop Agius , the Apostolic dQle- gatt' , could not find terms with which to characterlzo AgllpllY , when I bronched the matter to hln . And from what I could ascertain I QUSIJccl thnt ho Is pretty nenrly cor. rect In TCgnrlUug Agllpay us a selfish schemer , an oPllorlunlst , nnd a poll. tlclnn. Agllpar , who 1'0130 to power on the tldo of OPIJosltion to the friars , merel ) ' represents the idea of revolt 3galnst old and evJl conditions. lIe seems to stI1nd for nothlng-or rather for anything and cver 'thlng-In a theological way ; in ono district ho Ilroresses himself us steadfastly devoted - voted to all the historic teachings and practlceo of Rome ; In another , ho Is prnctfcal1Y n Protestant , attucking church rites anll dlstrlbntlng Dfblos. So bitter Is the strlfo between the Roman CaUlollcs and the AgllIJllyans that nelthor pays much attention to the Protestants , who go unmolested on their way , adding great numbers to the ProteBtant churches. Many recruits - cruits , I am tuhl , como to the missionaries - sionaries tram the J lpaynn fold , h:1\'lng discovered the unsatflfactory , condition of the lattor. Not a few ot the earliest adherents of the Pro. testant mlsslonarlcR became such from po1fUcal moUves : an'Ullng to show rcbeUfon a alnst the Spnnlsh friars. Manylcf these early fell aw y , lIut 60mo have become IntoUfgent workers In the Protestant churches. Good Words for the Filipino. A fl1rther word should bo written concern\ltg UIO Roman Catholic churcll In the lell1ndl5 , bof ro IJnsslng on te the dlstlnctivoly mlllslQlary propn. . canda. . . . It Is . to ho bOl'no In mind thaI . . . . . . _ . . . . . I Ing Amorlcan spirit. Next comes the need for the rehabllltntion of church edifices , which are still In n ruinous condition , us a result of the wnr. Ap. lll\rently none of the money 11l\Id by the Amel'lcan government to lho frlarf for their lands 10 bolng used for the churches In the Islands. Looking Out for the American. A peculiar slluntlon was created h : Manila by the advent of BO 1I11ln American men , mostly Protestants. Ir bohal [ of these , churches have beO ! e tabllshed In Manila by the Presb ' terlans , Protestant 1'plscopallans ' : Mothodlsts and Disciples. All 01 these are centers of vigorous rellglom lulluences. DI' . S. D. Hossltor , tlu Presb 'terlan 111BtOl' , hils won for him Bel [ nn envlablo place In the lIre 0 Manila , und BIshop Drent , of the gills copal church , Is b ' all clasacs regard till as ono of the great 1I10n of th4 Islands. ' 1'ho Methodist lllLstor Is I 'oung man und now.comor , but tilt church Is a popular ono. r. 1101110 Stunz's retul'll to the states becausl of Illness removed a forceful person ality from the Philippines. The Epls cOl1l\IIans have lJuflt St. Mary'a anI St. John's cathCllrnl , the nnest 111011 ern eccleslastlcnl structure In Manila An adjunct of this la the Columbll club , a handsomely oqulpped club house , run on IIboral and gcntlemunl ; lines by the members , and hnvlnl ntJout It no taint of 11l\ll'onago 01' th , elcomosynar ' spirit. Its 1I10mbor arc men from nll wulks In lIro. It dll fers Crom pthcr hlghgrado club chlon ' In that Gambling and drlnldn are tnbooed. Altogether It Is b ' fa the most succcssful Institution of th 60rt I have ever soon. BIshop Dront hns 15 workl'rs assl elated with him , Illid aOf\'lcl's fo , \ morlcans are malntnhlOtl In seven I.laces. . 'rho distinctively mllmlonllr : wOl'I ; : of the church hns been all\101 whollr confined to the lIon.Chrlstl ! ! tribes. For Manila's Men , Some Interesting statistics concorl InJ ; the Amorlcan men In 1\lnnlla wel recently sathered lJy the Young Men Christian association. Of the 3'U , American 'O\lIIg mon In Manila. 83 1 cent. nl'o unmarrlnd. or the tOtl nmnbor , 3fll have Filipino wl\'os ( I lIve with FllIlllno won\on. 'rho ethel I j are dlstrlbutoll as folloWB : Plvo lii1 drell nnd I1I.ty.f1\o nro living ! . ! Aml'rlC'Rn Immcs127 : are 1I\'lng ! : i meslioa : Slt : 1\1'0 rO\lmlnl . ' ! ; . In FlllpI , [ . - . . . . - - . ' " . , - . . . . . lall1ll1'n ; 203 are living In boteln : Sr : ! 1\1'0 101l1l0rs ! ; 61 are In Dl1Ihld prison. AIJIJI\rently , the nverngo Amerlcnn does not find the almoslhero [ of the Islands cCJllduclvo to church going. A COllnt wns made , upon a recent Sun. dny , of all the Amorlcan mon In at : tondnnce upon the city's 20 ehurchos , Homan Catholic Ulld Prolestunt , and the u Jrcv.ate number was found to he 411i. At the Columbia club were 81 and nt the Lunotn sacred concert were 3JG. ! Ovcr ngllinst these 89 : ! ( among whom were doubtless mnny dupll. catcH ) who were under religious or "wholesomo" Infiuences , may ho placod.1 the count of IGnG In attendance upon baseball games , races , etc. At two ulmllar reRorts where the count could not lJo made , the estfmaled numbur wns 2tiO more. 'I'hls docs not mean that Malliln fp nn Immoral city : In truth , I war amazed at the quietness nnd orderll- ncss of It , nnd ut the manlfostly high churactel' of the peoplo. So far as I cuuld 1\0certl\llI , the attaclcs upon lho morallt . of Amerlcnlls In the Philip , pines have been cruel exaggoratlons. Whllo they upparently do not lenn strongly to church.goluS , the men of Manlln. J'ct mnnlfest an alert Into rest In the moral welfare of the city. The project to bullll n hundred thousand dollar Young 1\1en's Christian assocla. tlOII building , with lodglnss for n hun. dred men , was made a civic matter , ; I and [ JIIshed through onthuslastlcally. I The y , 1\1. \ C. A. , by the way , WM tha ! first Proteotant agency at work In the I Islands , nnd Its splendid servlco for i the soldiers , now supplemented by I work for civilians , has continued to this day , wInnIng warmeat 11Jrniso In I all quartcrs. Churcheo Get Together. I The first outatnndlns fnct concorn. Ing the dlstlnctlvoly mlnslonnry work of the Islands by the Protestant churches Is the plan of cooperation which was lately ndopted. Profiting by the experlenco of other mf'sslon fields , the donomlnntlons early got together to apportion. the territory , so ! that dUllllcation and conflict might bo a\'olded. In order also to present n IInlted front for Protestantism , n com. mon name , "Evangelical churches , " was adopted , In place of the varied antI confnslng denominational appol. lations , From the I1rst there hns been sllbstantlal unity and cooporatlon nmons the mlnslonarles ; who are , as already Indicated , n superior body of sonslble , capable men , I In the divIsion of the IsInnds among the denominations , the Methodists have the greater part of Luzon , north of 1\1anlla \ , and the Presbytorlans the southel'll portlou of the same 1 land as well as four ether Islands. The Dls. clples of Chrlsl also have four Btn. tfons In the most 1I0rlherly pnrt of Luzon. Since 1900 the Daptlsts have occupied Negros , northern and souen- ern Panay and the Island of Romblon , with 17 missionarIes and 17 natl\'o congregntlons , Congregationalists are located on the Island of Mindanao , whCl'o they work In close coopor"tloll with the PreGb 'torlans , 'l'ho Episcopalians - palians have a work for the pag-an Igorrotes , and also for the Chinese , I Methodists lIItowlso have n mission I among the Chlneso. The UnIted. . Bl'ethren al'o strongly established I abont San li'ernando , Spiritualists and cilrlslfan Scientists have work In lnnlla. 'rho totnl Protestant memborshlp of the Islands , reported to the Evangell. cal Union Inst } 'ellr , was 15,000 , ex- cluslvo of 10,000 probationers record. cd In the Methodist church. The Inst. , I named bed ) ' Is wItnessIng nn oxtrnor. ; dlnnry growth ; with only nine Americans engaged In the Fllfliino I work-It now reports , according to ! Rev. M. A. Hader , presiding ehlor , no less than 18,000 members , Including probationers. A curious fact about Its I congregations , and these of the other missions , Is that two.thlrds of thom I nro men , and of this 11umber three- I quarters are } 'oung men. There nro . : :00 : licensed natlvo workers In the , Methot1fat church , only n few of whom recelvo any finnncial asslstanco. 'l'hls clmrncterlstlc uf Independence and seU.support runs through all the . Protestnnt mIssions. 'rho real buhe of their chur.ches throu hout the Islands Ims bcen lJullt lJ ' the natives UlOl\1selfes , l ducatlonnl and eleemosynary of. fo'l ) on tl10lfIrt of the missions In. . cludes the Presb .terlan hospitals nt 110110 und DCl\1agueto and the Silliman hltlustrllll Instltuto for Doys at the latter lllaco , the Protestnnt EIJlscopal Dispensary and Sottlom nt House In Manila , the Methodist hospltlll and schuols , the Jaro lIulllstrlal achool or I. the lluptIsts with nbout 300 students 11 and various training schools for na : tlvo worlccrs and periodical rollglous IJllbllcutions malntalnod by the dlt. tet'ont denominations. ( Cop'rlght , b ) ' Joscph B , Bowlcs , ) Saloons for Women. " \\'hen ! WIHI In Borlln , " said n clo'g ) 'lIIan , " I had onollgh curiosity to visit oue of the peculiar ualoona for wOll1on thnt. ther huvo there. 'l'ho place Interustcd me , und I am bound to Imy that It was decentlr conductod. Berlin hi the only clt ) . In the world that hus these InstItutlol\s. In our countr ' , where the women are nearly nll teetotalers , wo don't need them. In England they don'lneod them becauslJ EnlI1h ! ! wOlllen of the lower classes enter the pUblic houses nnd lean against the bill' and s\p \ their boer with as much nonchalance ne Uloh husbands. "In this female saloon In Borll ! ' about 25 Cemales were gaUlored. 1'ho luolced 11001' , but rrslloctablo. Some were smoklnclgarottet1 and clgaff -somo relld the Impors , unll In n cor ner 1lIlUo Jrollil : urgued noisily o\'el an nrtlclo In 11 fashion nmgazlno nmcl1 ns mcn anmo In their own sn ' . . 1001\5 , oYJr. ! . PQII ! 9 ' " , . . , ' , . ' . . , I' . . . . FROG FOUND IN ROCK POCKET , May Do ao Much as Three Hundred Years Old , New Yorlt.-Uecalled to lIfo nfter Iosslbly , three conturlos of Innocuous desuetude In the rocle.rlblJed enrth , Itamoses I. , nn unclent and npparontly ostlmnblo tOlld , now reposes In a 1'0' tund jnr on the del ! : rJf Dr. Dllmnr , curator of the Bronx Zoologlcril parle , and probably will be the subject of lI1uch Interostlng scientific Inquiry. As might be mqJ ctml for ono or his IIg0 , who was virtually dead for so long without Imowlng It , H.1Inoses Is n trlflo near.slghted nnd somowhnt deaC , hut otherwlso he 5eems to bo hea1l1I } ' , - - , - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - Frog Found In Rock In Montana. and he wlgglos his feet nnd cars In qulto an amlnlJle fashion. Clmrlos Van Zundt , who owns a sll. \'er mlno near Dutle , Mont. , nnd Ed. wllrd King , his superintendent , were slnlclng a shaft seven months ago , when UIO ' encountered Rameses , as ho Is now called , fully 200 feet below the Hurfllce. Ho was cozily ensconsed In a ) locltet of rocl ; : , the only crack In which had been cnused by the mining operations. It wns that fact that caused the surprise when they found the toad wsa Illlve , although exceed- Ingb' somnolent. Ho was nearly blind then from having been so long In the dRrk , h t he WIlS breathing. Having heard theorlos of suspended anhnatfon , 1\11' : Vnn Zandt tool Ra- mesos to his bosom , warmed him up 11. bit , Ilnd then deposited him In a jar hermollcally seuled. Ho lcupt him so uutll a few da 's ngo , when he sent him on to the Bronx menagerie , havIng - Ing lJacomo thoroughlr satisfied that the theory was plausIble. In the meanUme examination of the roclt where Hameses was found re. vealed nothing In the way of n. fissure that coulll have been made beoro the slnldng of the shaft , and the belief Is that the toad crawled Into a crevice that closed after him , perhllps In lIre. historic times , at least so far as thIs countrr is concel'Iled. Dr. Dltmar sllid that he had Inves. Ugated the matter and had 110 reason to dOllbt Its truth. "Thore arc 110 rUls In the rocJ at all , " he said. "I1.1Hl It Is woU'Inown ; : that If a toad crawls Into a darl and cold IJlace , such ns thnt where he was found , the ordinary functions o [ )10 ) ma ) ' bec01\10 suspendo\l \ Indefialtel ' . 'l'hls toad wns found several hundred feet below the surface of the earth , and thel'C Is no telling how long ho ilia ) ' ha vo been there , It might ha vo been 300 ) 'ears 01' e\'en more. " NEW BENNINGTON MONUMENT. Shaft to Sailors Killed In Gunboat Ex. ploslon Dedicated. Snn Franclsco-On Januar ' 7 , offi. cers , sailors and soldiers to the nmn- bel' o [ several thousand , reJresenting ( the Ilrlllr nnd navy of the United States , dedicated n bqautlful granite monument to the members of the 57 of their comrades who were It1lled In ! I \ . . . . . . . . - - - ' - - - : - . . - _ - Bennington Monument at San Diego , California. the eXIIoslon ! or the gunhollt Denning- ton's bolll'\'s In the harbor of San Diego , Cn ! . , .1I11 ' 21 , 1905. This monument Is G4 Ccet high and was OI'ected b ' ' IJOl1ll11ll' sllbscrlJlIon ) on the Illllt of Jround sel IIsldo as the las resllng lllace of the Bennington bo 's. Ilstnnds on lIlt' summit uf pt. Lomll , dlrectl . nbove I ol'l Hoaecrans and overlooks the har of Slln 1)I0go , the ocenn. IJUl'ts oC Mexico nnd the moun. lllinouli regions of sou thoi'll ClllICornla , 'rho unvelllng of this tribute WIlS an Important mill Iolomn ol'caslol1 , a hol. Iday ! wlng lJ\"oclalmed In the city oC San Diego , l' xcllralon tmlnt ! were rUI1 from aU the nelghbol'lnJ ; townll. At least 7,000 oll1col't ! and lIIon Imrllcl. patod III the unveiling corl'II10nlel ! , Concrete for Viaducts. Concrete m'ches IU'O IlOlng conBld. I ercd In BuCfnlo for vlnduct construe. , ton ! , sn 's Coment. Age , 1l WnK fuulIII that the metal glrdel'lI used horeto. fOl'o have become cOl'rllgated II ' the . gns from 10comotl\'eH , which deus not nrrecl concroto. It Is the convlclfon that much mone ' wOllld havu 110011 : savClI hall concrete beOlI nllolltod Ions ag . I' . . I : , , ' 1 / , 1 [ ' lln IF IJ I II TITI n ll 1 'W CO ) If n m1 i j , I II I I . II' II'I I - - , lI I:1.lJV'GlNl ) 117112iVl : B.J1I..L. GOU0T QE : ' 60TlJl7 CO'ZENN.E'I " -I The American woman Is m03t nlert and enthusiastic , nnd has 11 fine Intuition - tuition when It comen to matters of dress. Just now she Is busy lookln ! : wIth a happ ' forethought , after the question or wherowlthal she shaH be clothed. The Ceatures thllt cannot be overlooked are omlJodled In Innumerable dlfferont , designs. ThuB the skeleton bodIce , which roaUy deservea a name moro In kueplnJ ; with Its dalntlne:3s : , la everywhere In ovldence. It la about all that Is to bo found In two.plece dresses for Indoor wear. Its U80 proclaims that the IIngerlo waist will bo needed morning , noon and night. Princess gowns come In for as much conslderntlon , if not moro , than ever boCoro. Into man } " of thorn , thQ bretello Idea In the wnlst portion Is Intro- duced. 'When the entlro gown Is of ono mlltorial or color , n chemlsetto and lnce cuffs are added In whlto or cream. This touch of white Is the most be. coming and "Cetchlng" addition that o\'er wns taken up by tile feminine world , In the two.pleco snits for the strcet , skIrts are clearIng lengtil or shorter , pleated , fitted nbout the hips nnd fiarlng freely from the thigh down. Whatn1'lty that the great establishments who provIde for every ether need In the world of women , don't hnve department of Instruction In the wearing of clothes , or tholr adjustment , at least. The obiJervor Is forced to the conclusion - clusion that money Is a little worse than thrown' nwny by the womnn who lavishes It all her appnrol and has no style or carrlago of person , to harmonize - I monize with her finery. A day or so ago , n girl In n well.tallorod blue cloth gown entered a street car , and , ns usunl , all eycs clanced at the newcomer. , She was not unusually pretty , but all femlnlno eyes did moro than glance her - _ " way. A seCt little round crowned felt hat was adjusted upon her carefully , " dressed hnlr , at just the right nngle. A graceful and full cluster of coque f feathers and a chou of velvet were Its solo trImmIngA muff and scarf of . . . hlack lynx were worn with a grace which was not marred by a lltllo con. sclousness or its possession , by the trim , welhgroomed girl. Ono cannot claim nnything , In such an outfit , to command the very respectful attention at . . , women far morc richly dressed. But. by comparison , she was without doubt - ' . the best dressed woman , In a ver ' well dressed lIttle company. - Thirty minutes later , n lady preceded the writer on the pavement. She had a round figure which was to bo envied , entirely spoiled , however. llY n "aloppy" carrlago. A magnificent fur coat , shapely and ' ell made , enveloped - veloped her. but It sugg-ested instantly , an Indian's blanket. She cOl dn't , have worn it worse , A handsome plumed turban had lost its balance , np- lIarently , and was hangingon by a hat pin presumablr , reinforced by a veil tied In a raggOlI lenot at the back. No one looltcd at her twice. She was , ! not worth while , A woman who Isn't energotlc enough to wear her clothes , well , or doesn't know how to , isn't to be envied her l1nory. She would look better In the most IncoI1s1)lcuous .of belongIngs. , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ uu.UUU.Uh _ _ _ _ . . . , . Gorgeous Costume Worn by Par l.iian Beauty A perfectly plain tailor gown In cloth Is being thrust aside for only simplest morning wear , according to a ParIs letter to Vogue. For afternoon the tailored costume Is enriched wIth most elaborate braidings and nllk embroideries - broideries In self color , the coats beIng - Ing a mass of handwork , making- the cost of the costume something fearful to contemplate. At the races the. . . other day beautiful Mme. Salvago. launched II. long tight redlnloto In baby lamb , its fronts poInted , its sides slnshed open , while the back breadth , only slightly curving Into the waIstline - line , falls longer ag-aln in cascading outline , It hns long close sleeves , and long lines of black silk braId down all the seams and on all the edges , while the base of the tails and of the pointed fronts , as well as bust and sleeve tops , are completelr covered wllh heavy , highly raised blnl'k silk embroidery mixed with soutache. On the fronts and all down the sleo\'e lengths there wore black sfll < tassels. 'rhls cent was lined with whllo chiffon shingles , bordered - dered wit , a pretty l'olorec1 em. broidery , and It was worn open to show a pille canarr.colored suede waistcoat embroidered In colors , nnd a Ufht.f1tUng , 10l\g cnnnrr.colored CIOUl nltlrt bordore ( } wIth a band of sable. Her ha1 wns a tall HUHenot In rough blllck silk felt with a narrow brim rolled up ver ' much on one side , the whole rather big of crown and sitting low nbout her head , The hat was circled - cled with n band of sable and at ono side there was a large black tuft of nlgrettes , This hat sat a very lIttle bit back on the hend , showing the on. circling bmld of hull' which pressed low about the hend ! lnd ended In a lJul1ch oC IJutCu on' each sldo of u black coli. PARADISE AIGRETTE. - -unu . . For the , ; 11'1 who can lJocomlngh wenr II. InrJe : hnt 0111' f1Iustratlon pic tureu II. elH\rmlng model In blnek slltin t .ced with hyacinth blue satin. Th ( large pnradillo algrotto In s\me colol blue Is b. autlt ll1r llllCd It blaok. /r Long and Graceful Are the New Skirts All skirts are now extremely long , \ I and In most cases exceedingly grace- I CuI In ontllne , but whereas before thIs J II. willo I1nro about the feet has been sought after In oven the most supple ' ; and slinky materials , now al1 ruU1es and flounces nre done away with , even . , the stiff taffeta 110unces on the up1)or pettlcont beIng abolished. In front the ; .j hem must lie on the groune ) just ' I enough to malee It 1)06slblo to walk without stepping on the mn.terlal , i while on the sides some inches have been added to the accepted lentth or . Inst year , and In the bnck , too , the q train Is a decided feature of the skIrt. Naturnlly , when all m\lst bo done to \ glvo height and slenderness to the . figure , raids , tucles , plaits , ruffies nnd fiounces dlsnppear as though they had never been In existence. This does . , not mean , however , that nll trimmIng Is a thing of the past , for the elaborate hand embroidery was novel' more beautiful than that on many of the now cst evening models. Wldo bands of solid embroidery with gold , silver and steel spangles and palo colored irldoscent pullettes Introduced in the pattern Ill' lJelng placed about the very burder of the skirt help to lcoep the matorlal well down and clinging without any ugly sllnldness , and servo to Ilccentuato all long and slender lines. This ombroldery may also bo carried up on the skirt In long IJolnts , . or on 11. net gown lines of rhlnostones or pallettes may lJo carrlod down the skirt from the belt to merge Into the wi do embroidered band at the end. Long Mousquetalre Sleeve. - The long mousqlletalro sleeve of wrlnltled lace or chHCon , that outlines the arm closely from the sleeve cap . . . . to well over the hllnd , Is smartly In. ' l' ' , dorsed on both sides of the sea. . This la II. particularly good chalco for womell whose arll1s look best when i- tholr olltllnes are softened by gauzy , shl'oudlngs , whlIo the unbroken IIno from shoulder to waist tends to malee the Ilrm appear longoI' and moro slon. dol' thnll docs the usual aloeve ar- rangomont. , . i Mlrolr Velvets. I Blllck mlrolr velvets and slmlInr J fnbrlcs are made up In Imitation of I broadtail for wear with light colored I gowns. Lot It bo understood , however - ever , that furs are not In hIgh favor ; the ) ' are maI'o fashlonablo and moro . luxurious than over , but , as hn8 been , said , this Is'a senson of unusual novel _ ) tlos , and the Imitation of fur by vor ' r fine matorlnls 60ems to cntch . the cJlto fancy. . .