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STYLISH AND PRETTY COSTUMES
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' Velvet Waist In the Popular Color ,
iJ [ Brown-Fancy Velvet Jacket and
Cloth lrt-Novel Lamp Shade
I Easy to Make-Some Recipes.
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} I Sleeves Running Riot.
I. . 'l'he'al'let In sleeves cOlltilllws to
I grow. The selection of mlulamc'H
; sleeve Is a point ! that , or all others ,
! confuses and dstracts ! her. The fash
i lunahle leeor to.d\r mar be close
fitting from the hand to the shoul er ,
It may have a tiny shoulder cap It
i i may be an enormous leg 0' mutton
It may be flnishdd at the elbow with
frills and furbelows , 01' it may have
\ a long gauntlet cuff , ai' a shorter one
It may he a pUffed shoulder cap with
, a lace undersleeve , 01' It may he noth
. Ing and everything all cast together
J In one mass , boasting 110 particular ]
fashlonl hut displaying aU the grace In
the wOI'ld.
" The long redlngol , fail or shirt ,
tight of bodice , and puffed as to
sleeves , and draped as to lapels has
In Its short semi ' season evolution utmost .
most ceased to he a coat , and has instead .
stead become a gown A beautiful
model Is shown in blue velvet , whose
front fastens very low In front , with
hut three llI1ttons. The skirt Is almost
absurdly full , falling in numherless
folds to the anliles The sleeve Is full
at the top and fastens closely about
the forearm with tiny jeweled but-
tons. The skirt of the costume worn
with this is trained aJHl flounced and
otherwise provided with fullness to
' match the .
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Novel Lamp Shades.
Printed nets make charming lamp
shndes. The odds and ends of a new
evening frock I1Hbe utlllzcd in manufacturing
( t ufacturlng a shalle
One of this sort consisted of black
) net , printed with pink ] and 1 lavender
' 4 orchids A background und lining of
t .1. lavender silk was first titled over the
s plain cardboard fmtnc. The leaves on
the net were outlined with silver
. . thread. The net was then applied
' " over the sl11t. The edges of the shade
t and the places where sections of net
, , and silk were joined together were
then outlined with Illlle lavender colored . I
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QI'ed chiffon ruclilng The fringe consisted .
sisted : "f glass hpnis . mntchln the i
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'J tint of the sl11t
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tif f Blouse of brown velvet , made with a
ti box plait In the middle of the front
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and gathered to a yoke : trimmed with
i 80utacho and huttons
The little pockets are trimmed with
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fancy ' galleon 'rho latter also trIms
thc odd revnrs , 01' cravat ends , whIch
are bordered with n narrow lace vu ! .
i lie and fastened at the top with fancy
buttons and little fans of lace. The
standing collar If ! also of lace.
The full sleeves ; are finished with
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fancy bands , horder(1d with the gal.
loon and flaring cliffs , similarly bor.
dered , the latto : failing over laces ruf-
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The girdle Is of velvet , ornamented
In front with gal loon . trinimed tabs
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To Launder Laces.
In mutt \ dering ( batten burg and renulflo
since laces it IH better not to Iron
them. Instead , pin n white haunch
cloth to the Ironing hoard , and over )
this Illlt a clean white piece of cheese-
cloth. Pin the lace down carefully at
all the scallops allli points ) , alld stallli
the board near H radiator 01' register
where the heat will dry It qlllcitly. The
results are far more satisfactory titan
using all iron , Hill ! the lace will lasf
twice as lUllg.
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Velvet and Cloth.
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Fancy velvet jacket and cloth skirt
In black , with vest of white cloth and
lace In sleeyes
Chop Suey Pickles.
One peck ) of green tomatoes six
large onions , six large green peppers ,
one cahbage. Chop the tomatoes and
cabbage , letting them stand over
night , with two small cups or salt
each. Strain and wash thoroughly
before adding the onions and peppers ,
the seeds of which must he removed
or It will he too peppery. Chop onions
and pepper ; , place all In a preserving
kettle with 5 cents' worth of each or
the following spices : Cinnamon ,
cloves , celery seed , mace and ( allspice ;
two pounds of brown sugar . one quart
of cider vinegar , 01' more If It gets
too thlcle Cook slowly for several
hours
Jam Pudding ,
Jam ' padding Is an improvement on
the plain ] suet IHHldlng. You make the
suet paste and roll It out twice aH long
all wide Spread It thick with a layer
of jam till within two Inches of the
end , roll and tie III In a cloth , and
boll for un hour and a half If there
Is n coarse pattern on the cloth It
marks the pudding ! and looks better
than when ] Jlaln , Bits of jam , together .
er with sliced bananas , covered with
platen custard , Is an easily Prepared ) !
and nice looking dish for Illncheon
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Corn Oysters.
To a pint of corn ) pulp ) ! add the well-
beaten yolks of two eggs , two tablespoonfuls -
spoonfuls of flout , half a teaspoonful
of salt and a snltspoon of black pepper '
per ; mix well , and when the fat for
frying is I ready , add the stiffly beaten
whites. Drop , oyster shape , from 'a
spoon Into hot fat and brown on hath
ddc. ! Spread with butter and eat hot
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Buttered Side Down.
Alll1l11 hq ; all It , Ihf' Ill'Hl of hl9 race ,
OI'IIIglhl' Jlmdll'o 1'I111\1WI1 ;
1'11'1"11 hhmH'1r alt \\'hl'l1 110 mulled \
. fl'olll gl'UI'I' ,
F011IIII hI' fill \ mattered side down ,
Bullerl'tl side 110WII
All of creation falls buttered ! side lIOWII
alocln ! take It tumble 'lwlxt morning null
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Caused ! by ! \\'ealhI' lIIal\/I fl'OWII ,
Gather out dust 111 their bolloll1wunl
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Bound \ to fall buttered Hldo.tl0WII ,
iluttere(1 side 110WII
All lhIIlHi ' 111111111'1111 fall blltlerl'll side
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Sense ! day : you flint ( \ yourself fullltH III
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Prettiest JI'I ! 1 III the 10WII ;
ruse ! 10 struggle , just unto the nho\'c ,
Apt' In fall buttered side dOWlI ,
. BUllcl'cl1 side ( 110WII
CUIIItI'H adhetents fall buttered site
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Skeleton His Cycle Companion.
1\1. Feeder 1\alll1l1l1\Olf , IL rich resident -
dent of Tomsic , Russia , recently liP'
geared In court on the extraordinary
charge : or stealing II skeleton from
'fomRk llnlyersltr. Residents on the
outskirts were astonished ( to see 1\1.
Knlmullwff , mounted on II tricycle , ,
with It complete skeleton perched on n
the saddle behind him. On the flesh ,
less skull hung It Parisian picture
hat. The m111lonalro'R face was g1'llYC
and ho paid no attention to the mol i
of howling street boys who ran aftel'
him. On the police ) being appealed to t
stop this indecent sight , they replie d 1
that there was nothing illegal In dls ,
playing affection for slwlotons. Soy ,
eral women fainted , hut. the fl'Clll1 c
cyclist and his grisly companion ! rod
on , and before they were stopped ha
completed seven circuits of the town -
half n. mile from the finish the attl ,
tulle ot the police ) changed , and con
stables pursued the machine . shout ,
lng , "Stol ) , thief ! ! " 'I'he cyclist , how '
ever , spurted anll , skeleton tumid / all
ran over a stout Policeman ] who tried t !
to liar his llI1th. It transpired that 1\1
Kalmullwff had 1II1111e a het that h (
wOllld ride 1'01llHI 'romsle seven time. t I y
accompanied by a skeleton , and hall
bribed n servant at the university Ie
steal the IIlwleton.
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Superstition Too Strong
The "Natural CluJ" ! of 1\1oscow ,
after an existence of thirteen years ,
has lately been dissolved under extraordinary '
ordinary clt'cul11stanccs It was formed
for the purpose \ \ of combating superstition .
tion and consisted of thirteen l11el11'
bel's. 'rho thirteenth annual dinner
took place at the ] louse of the presi
( lent . 1\1. Lovltoff. During sinner ,
while M. Lovltoff was making nn eloquent .
quent speech denouncing superstition ,
the electric light suddenly failed , and
the room vas Illllnged In darlmess
Suddenly a whirring sound ( was heard ,
and to the horror of the slwptlca'l company .
pany n luminous bird fluttered over
the table and brushed against / the
presldent.'s face. 'I'he ] materialistic
diners , too terrified even to strike a
match , rushed punlcstrlclccn down-
talr8 A t last I , when a courageous
servant , armed with n candle and It
poker , entered the lining room , ho
found IL but covered ( with IlIInlllolls
paint flittering against the window.
'rhe Intruder was removed , and the
thirteen returned , only to find that the
hired waiter hud disappeared ) with all \
the silver on the ta hlo ,
Remembers Unexpiated Crime.
In the Village cemetery or Angelica ,
N y" , stands II small shale stone dedicated .
cated to Ira Stevens , who was murdered .
derod S(1pt. : W. 18G:1 : , Recently a
bloody hand mark was discovered on
the hack oC the stone apparently \ or
recent origin Its appearance there Is
' ' , Stevens murdered
a mystery. \ was
with an elm club. His murderer waR
one John Rogers , n notorious card
sharper and "hud mall : ' Rogers was
I taken to BatavIa In the December fol.
lowing the murder , but during 11 terri
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hlo snowstOl'm cscu\lcd. \ It Is said that
hI Inter went to Australia , and there
became Imensl1h' wealthy
'rho clllh with which the murder
was committed was placed In the
grave . surd on the fl"flt " ul1nh'ol'snry a
small ,1m tree began to sprung
through1 the grolllHl , 'l'hlH tree now
stands towering to thin height oC nearly
seventy feet , IInlIt \ 1M Haiti that ouch
P'at' ou the nnllt\\I'HUlT of the murder
the hal'le on the tree tlll'11I1 blood red
UII II IJCI'lll'l.l1al reminder tiuit the pent ) '
ultr for the deed was never laid. ] . i
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Buried Cats by Husband
'rho'l1IlllO of nrl\\'l1Io 1 , near Haiti [ ,
more \Id. : . Is dlRtuI'helt IItHl trustees
lIr the hiss Methodist plscopnl
church are inclignnnt because I'1rs
Sam Rice has hllllod : her two pet } cats
In hu t church graveyard beside thin
tomb of her hl1shlll1d She has also
planted lilies of the \0.110) 00tho
restlllg place of her defunct feline dOl"
lings.
One of the church trustees saw a
newly made mound In the churchyard ,
and ns no interment permit had been
issued , he investigated , finding that
1\lrs. Rico had buried her cats In her
lot
'rhe board of trustecentered 11M' r
tcst. 1\1rs. Rico ignored I .It , simply , de'
daring the lot belonged to her and '
she wOIIIII bury who fund what alto 3
I pleased In It.
'rho law was invoked , but when ;
, 1\1rs Rico was summoned before u '
magistrate he dlsmlasell the case ,
there being no pl'ccedent to govern
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Loneliest Spot at Sea
'I'ho loneliest spot In the ocean , act
I cUl'dlng to Sir John hurray , while
talking with friends at the recent
geographical congress In New York , 1.
Is Rockall a British Possession In the ,
Atlantic ocean about 186 miles from
! Sl. Klldn , In the outer Hehrldes , and
, about 200 miles from the Scottish
conllt. It 18 Il rock about 2j0 [ feet In ; '
circumference , rising to a sheer height
of seventy feet from the surface ot
- the sea. It. Is surrounded by thirty
- fathoms of ' water , with neither shoal 9
nor beach No inhabitant has ever
j lived on this Islllnd. On only two oe
cnHlom ! , so far as known , haH man
set foot on It. It cannot ho lighted
nor buoyed for the benefit / or marlnera.
1 The difficulty of getting on III excced-
/ cd only hy the danger In getting ofr.
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Harp of Maric I"\n\Olncnc.
The harp that once Queen Marie
Antoinette played to admiring audi ! .
nces of courtiers and again to while
aWI1) the weary hours when she was
11 prisoner or state In Conclergle , Is I
Ir Broolcl'n. Miss Dagmlll' Langon
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berg , u young Swedish woman , In this
country scarce a year , Is its owner.
'I'hel'c Is no douht nn to the harp's
authenticity ; it has descended to Miss . I
Lungcnherg tlirough a long line oC an-
ceRtol'S "To those who might question
her , Miss Lungcnbrrg exhibits the certificate -
tlficate which proves all fur I1S any
document can prove ] that the harp waS
really once the treasured property or
"l.a Belle Austrlonne.-New York I
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Forgotten Sponge Killed Him
Ah Sing seems to have been n pretty ) I
ty rugged sort of a fellow , but nnnBy
he died. They had him at the City t ,
and County hospitals at San Francisco .
cisco since Nov. J , suffering , apparently .
h' , Crom a complication ] or disease" .
'I'ho surgeon took turns In operating }
upon him , and so far all Is known , the
original maladies were overcome ; but
finally Ah Sing Illed from the effects
of n sponge which the surgeon had ,
carelessly left within his anatomy
while conducting one or the opera.
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Dog Cemetery a Failure.
All SallIs' day In Paris revealed the
fact that the dog cemetery , estab-
IIshed here four years ago , has proved
a dismal fnllure Only a few wreathe
and several bunches of chrY8antbo-
mums ornamented the tombs on the ;
solemn day , IIIHI the few visitors to ( !
the cemetery seemed afraid oC being i
seen paying } their respects to the
graves of their deceased pets
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