A GIRL'S POCKET MONEY.
, . LL up-tc-date education points
* * \ to self-reliance and individual-
'ity. ' The girl of the past could
be gentle , clinging , dependent ; the
girl of ( lie future must be stroug , capa
ble sind fearless. Hence , she chafes
when , as so often happens , she is
placed In a position of utter irresponsi
bility with regard to money matters.
She dislikes the fact that she must ask
for every penny that she spends. She
has no pleasure 5u giving , for she can
make no sacrifices.
In this very discontent may be found
one of the answers to the question
which so many parents are asking :
"Why do our daughters go out from
homos where they are needed to ac
cept positions in the business world
often uncongenial ? " The girl's answer
is , usually : "I must be iudepeudent , "
and if you will look closely into her
life and study her problems you will
find that the iudepeudeuce for which
she longs is not liceus'e to do that
which is unconventional , nor does it
always include ambitious visions of a
career , but is rather the sense of free
dom which an assured income , however -
over small , gives.
If it is not too late begin when she
is little , this daughter of yours , and
give her something , if it is but 10 cents
a week , for her very own. Let it Be
understood that it is all her spending
money. If spent on Monday uo goodies
until the next Monday. Let her have
her own pocketbook , and , if she will ,
give her tiny mite to Sunday school or
pet charity. Increase the amoupt as
she grows older , including gradually
small articles of dress. When , how
ever , she becomes a young woman her
.allowance should , if possible , cover all
her needs. If she can start a bank ac
count you will be surprised to find the
interest she will display in saving.
Do not think it will make her penuri
ous. There is no generosity in giving
that which costs the giver nothing. An
allowance will add to the happiness ,
the self-respect and self-poise of your
daughter. Woman's Home Compan
ion.
The Latest Fail.
The monogram glove is the latest
traxt' in London and has just reached
America. It cannot be called a pretty
fashion , but as it is decreed to be the
thing , the thing it will certainly prove
( o be. Gloves made to order with
monograms are devoid of stitching ,
and the mouogram is embroidered in
Ihe center of the bjjck of the baud.
Those which are purchased from stock
and then embroidered have the mono
gram set between the thumb seam and
MOXOOKAM GT.OVE.
lirst row of stitching , and others have
it placed on the wrist below the stitch-
'ng. This latter position is not alto
gether a very advantageous one , as a
glove usually wrinkles so much at the
wrist that the monogram is apt to lose
its prominence and the small amount of
bojiuty it might otherwise possess. The
most popular if the now fad may be
said to be popular so soon are the self-
jolored embroidered monograms.
Those decorations are so striking , even
! a self-coloring , that few will be brave
enough to hazard so striking a contrast
\ 5s white or black , or vice versa.
Facrcd Personal Property.
lu some homes one feels that one
should have a sign "private property"
attached to all one's personal beloug-
Mugs. There is a disregard of meuui
j.'t tuum that fills the visitor with a
wonder that is not admiring. Sisters
wear one another's hats , borrow one
mother's gloves , and even use the same
brush nnd comb. Husband and wife
have towels in common , and the state
I
of affairs leads one to almost believe in
the hackneyed story of "the family
toothbrush. "
What a riotous time the germs and
microbes must have in such a home ,
and how very uncomfortable it te for
anybody else. One's belongings should
be used by the owner , and by the owner
only , and the most intimate friend
should feel that he has no right to
make use of one of them even for "just
once. " Harper's Bazar.
I'roper Set of Nc\v Skirts.
To give the new clinging skirts the
proper set iu the back a small cushion
bustle should be worn. One of these
made of silk or brocade to match your
consols and tilled with cotton , fastened
lo the Dorset on each side of the lacing
underneath just below the small of
the back gives the desired spring to j
the skirt , and also makes the corset
more comfortable , as it prevents the !
bones pressing against your body.
The Art of IcttsrVritinsr. .
To hold and to keep a friend by the
slender chain of written words may be
a little trouble , but it is a trouble that
brings a great reward. It is worth
considerable thinking and some study
ing , too , this giving of pleasure to the
dear ones away from us. The taking
of notes , the clipping from papers of
little items of interest , become a
source of pleasure and mental profit to j
> * * fc J
us as well as to them. The prompt re
ply , the appreciative commenting on
points' in some little epistle , the little
chats by the way as we go down the
pages , the special meaning of the letter
intended for just that one friend to
whom it is sent , make it a treasure
indeed to the one who receives it , as
the giving of ourselves , the breathing
of our spiritual essence , keeps our
image fresh in the mind a'nd dear to
tke heart of our abseut friend. Good
Housekeeping.
Spanish Woman's Weapon.
The women of Spain and of the
Latin - American
countries are not con
fined tothe hatpin as
a weapon of defense.
As their husbands
carry stilettos , so for
the use of women
scissors have been
made which serve
the double purpose of
cutting cloth or an
enemy.
As the cut shows
where the scissors are
closed they form a
perfect stiletto or
dagger. When not in
use for one purpose
rtl' tlm nflint"
f j V * . l J \ * \J 1.U 4. LIA V till
carried in a sheatl
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STILETTO.
Too 3Iuch Furniture
There are many girls who , by the
way , are exceedingly happy , whose
married life is one long study of the
science of economy , with its various
brunches of "ways aud means" and
"how to make two ends meet" aud "the
possibility of $1 doing the duty of $ r >
There is not , however , the study of
economy in money matters alone , but
there are also the economy of labor ,
the economy of time and the economy
of health to be considered.
When we start housekeeping and be
gin to buy the necessary furniture for
our future dwelling-places , we women ,
one aud all , have the same intense de
sire to make our homes as beautiful
and ploasaut to look upon as lies in
our power to do , says a writer iu the
New York Press. Unless we can af
ford to keep plenty of domestics it is
well to avoid furniture that has much
carving upon it. Simple decorative de
signs have a better "bred" air about
thorn , aud , what is more important , are
much easier to make clean and keep
so. Nothing looks worse -than little
heaps of dust accumulated" in difficult
corners of an elaborately ornamented
piece of woodwork , especially if it be
longs to the cheap and common order
of things. It docs not follow by any
means that furniture must be costly to
be beautiful , but it is well when pur
chasing to remember that it is not only
the amount of money paid that con
stitutes "saving. " Therefore , one must
exorcise the greatest discretion.
Crowding rooms with furniture is not
ouly a sign of bad taste , but it is posi
tively unhealthy. All the space taken
up by chattels means so much less air
for breathing purposes.
Be Stylish , but ifensible.
A prominent fashion writer tolls UM
that "all dress skirts are made very
long in front and at the sides , aud lay
well on the floor at the back , " says the
Union Signal. "For this style a special
-walk must be cultivated , so as to fores
the dress forward to prevent stepping
on the edge. "
Miry Jane , in her country home ,
roads the decree , aud forthwith pro
ceeds to lengthen her skirts for house ,
street and church. In the city , Marion
Mildred obeys the same mandate , and
the folds of her newest gown gather up
a variety of bacteria-laden garbage
that would shock even the blase eye
of a microscope. Bridge in the kitchen ,
determines that her "Sunday best"
shall trail , too , and so she brings into
the family apartments her share of
refuse matter from street and park.
Thus the house harbors disease germs
from every quarter , and life becomes
a yet harder struggle against the uoi-
souie foe.
No sensible person objects to "style. "
All must admit its charm , but true
style is governed by suitability of tima
and occasion. The truly artistic is
never the inappropriate.
The Feminine Observer.
Lingerie as well as outer garments
is beginning to show the effects of the
rtiflle craze.
Smart women are wearing their
skirts outside their waists , with wide
crush belts.
There are some women who appar
ently consider going lo church merely
an excuse to wear the best frocks they
own.
It isn't hard to guess that a masculine
Ion wrote these words : "A man is
quiet when lie is dead ; a woman is dead
when she is quiet. "
The man who knows he makes mis
takes , but will never acknowledge
them , is going to have a lot of unneces
sary suffering in his career.
It is a very good rule to go by- that
the woman who talks a lot about other
people to you will not spare you when
she talks with other people. ;
A man never seems so helpless or so
ugly as \ \ hen some of his women folks
complain of feeling ill , and the only
thing he can do is to quarrel with them
about seeing a doctor.
HATS OP MANY KINDS.
ALMOST ENDLESS VARIETY AP
PROVED BY FASHION.
The Prevailing 3Iode Is Not of Any
Distinct Order to the Exclusion of
Others Shapes , Colors and Trim
mings Are kejjion Hair Dressing.
York correspondence :
women are oi
many minds , to
judge by the milli-
uery that is put for
ward for summer.
Variety as to colors ,
, shapes and trim
mings is usual at
this and other sea
sons , but ordinarily
there are certain
tendencies that
may be classed as
characteristic of the
present one looks in vain for the charac
teristics that are striking , generally exist
ing and of this day alone. The observa
tion that applies most generally is that
women are , growing their flower gardens
on their heads , but that is not an unusual
feature of headgear at this time of year.
More out of the ordinary is the fact that
no one sort of blossom is raised to the par
tial exclusion of others. Among the flow
ers that top the most stylish millinery arc-
big roses , wonderful violet and lilac col
ored orchids , pansies , violets and a lot °
other flowers 'named : nnd imna med. The
stylish dresser likes a great rose , the sort
that might satisfy a modest June if not
another bloomed that is , June in the mil
liner's window. Thank goodness ! outdoor
June has different notions. Most flowers
in the hat garden are exaggerated and ar
tificial affairs , and that is where the style
comes in , so milliners say. There are some
women , however , who do not give over en
tirely to artificiality , and there are a few
hats trimmed with adorable bunches of
wild roses , with foliage , or dainty yellow
primroses , as natural as if the dew were
on them.
In shapes there , is none more abundant
than the boat sort. It has a way of in
ducing a face to look oval in the chin
curve even when nothing else will do so ,
and the oval face is the fashion now. The
prow of the boat is narrow , rounded and
comes down between the eyebrows well
tucked forward. It is trimmed as a boat
should be , fore and aft , and often has a
veil tied about the brim. Though these
shapes are plentiful , they don't exclude
many other sorts. The wide effect , for in
stance , is as becoming and as fashionable
as ever. Hats are made setting squarely ,
well down on the forehead , and are trim
med in spreading Dutch fashion. Hats
of twisted fibre and straw lace lend them
selves to this arrangement , and. plumes
with quill ends crossed under a knot at
the forehead spread to the sides , or else
are replaced by a wide bow or some fancy
quills. As to quills , it is a wonder what a
lot of different kinds the season shows.
Another sort that is well represented is
the brimless hat , which has been called
turban , toque and lots of other names. It
is always pretty , and at the season when
it is nice to have a hat that shall be a
change from the winter headwear , and
that yet must not be too pronounced in
style or shape , it is a happy choice. Not
all are made with the wide effect , and
many have high side trimming. Some are
all around affairs , setting well down at the
sides and back of the head and showing
some of the hair at the forehead , either a
suggestion of fringe or the down-pushed
curves of the pompadour. For trimming
these there is used what may be consid
ered a result of the Audubon Society's
campaign ; that is , artificial wings made of
fanned taffeta that is chenilled in clever
turned brim close to the hair , the rest of
the trimming being on the top of the
crown at the side. Veils are not worn
with these close hats , or at least they
should not be so worn.
There is current another sort of close
hat that is a little newer than any of
these. It is no more than a bunch of flow
ers caught with a b'ow of ribbon. The
ends of the bow pass around the sides of
the head , and tie in a big fancy bow at
side or back. The bunch of flowers sits
at the front of the head just over the
pompadour , the softly knotted hair sup
ports the bow at the back and the hair
shows on the top of the head. Of course
there is a little foundation in the way of
a hat , but the general effect is as de
scribed and is very dainty and'airy.
It is noticeable that the hair is either
done high or half way down the head for
almost all the new hats , though when the
hat is to be well tipped on the forehead
the knot is made rather long , but does not
come down to the nape of the neck. This
CHOSEN FROM THE ODDITIES OF HEADWEAR.
looks as if women were still warding off
the chignon. The up-drawn back locks
are often puffed out softly to fill out the
contour of the head when the hat chosen
is one whose greatest dimension is its
length. Many hats of this kind are no
more than soft masses of flowers forget-
me-nots or violets with a twist or so of
ribbon , velvet or straw lace showing.
Tulle is much employed for this style of
hat and Is self-trimmed , folds lying softly
and smoothly about the head. Great pompons
pens of the tulle are set at the sides and
front and sometimes a long stemmed quill
is thrust through a bunch of these pompons
pens as if to hold them in place. Black
tulle is the rage for this sort of hat , but
white is much used , and a few hats are
shown in brilliant green , bright-blue and
in brown. The black is much the best ,
speaking generally. These hats , however ,
ure hardly as good an investment as they
\vere six weeks ago. Then they seemed
especially fine with their yards and yards
FIVE BRIMLESS HATS AND ONE SIDE-TIPPED MODEL.
mitation of bird making. Now that a
vell-knoNvn opera singer has asked women
lot to went * birds or even feathers on their
lats , fashionables may feel as if they
night to deny themselves. Taffeta and
: henille go a long way toward making
his self-denial bearable. Some turbans
ire made of twisted veiling , others of the
nuchfavom1closely folded tulle in all
: olors and combinations.
There is uo hat that lends itself to all
he different styles of hair dressing as
lees the toque. One may wear it pushed
[ own over a bare forehead , it may show
L trace of a bang or it may set high over a
riumphant pompadour. If the last is a
voman's preference , she is allowed to
iiount as high on top of the pompadour as
he likes , aud in silhouette the effect is
ometimes startling. Some brimmed hats ,
he brim turned close to the sides of the
Town , are trimmed in toque fashion with
; oed results. All sorts of fancy straws
ire used , and in all colors ; often a saucy
lompon is set on the outside of the up-
of pleated tulle so laid loose in turban-
like fashion that they had much bulk and
almost no detail. They were most attrac
tive then because they were finely suited
for immediate use. They will do service
in summer , too ; surely they will have to
do so since so many of them are now being
worn. Yet it is not a rash" hazard to
guess that moneyed women will turn to
something distinctly different for midsum
mer. Then the women with tulle tops will
be out of it. And the woman who cannot
follow their lead and purchase a new hat
in July or August will , perhaps , be wiser
if she avoids tulle now.
When one is looking at close hats it
seem1 ? as if they must be favorites , but on
looking a little further much is found to
draw one from this belief. For oue thing ,
there is a large number and great variety
of hats that are odd yet attractive. A
fe\v representatives of this class are put
in to-day's second group , and for young
women , especially those of strong features
or piquant expression , they make admira
ble headwear. But what will more gen
erally distract from the close hats is the
array of picture headgear. The brimmed
hats certainly make a fine showing , and
though most of them are for the garden
hat period , they are already on view. The
trimmed sailor , too , is a whole class by
itself. When trimmed with row on row
of gauzy scarfing , and finished off with an
audacious quill how do birds grow them
so long ! they are very pretty. An exag
geration of the Spanish brim hat is out
that looks very trig with its boxy effect.
Shortly curved and fluted brims are
weighted with bows , plumes and flowers.
These brims are uplifted at the back , as
a rule , and some of them show the hair
all around the forehead , the crown size
being tiny and the hat fitted to the head
by rosettes and bunches of flowers set
against the hair at sides and back. One
of the latest shapes is a revival of the
side-tilted brim and is pretty. The under
side of the brim is almost always overlaid
with straw lace , a band of straw of con
trasting color making a border. It is use
less to try to say much about color , be
cause all colors are shown. Violet hold !
its own , though already far from exclu
sive. There is a tendency among exqui
sites to have the hat in distinct harmonj
with the color of the gown , rather thai
in deliberate or startling contrast.
Since women's fancy turned to thought !
of spring hats , her ideas as to hairdressinj
have been dominated by a desire for pic
turesqueness. The bang that threatened
does not appear , and the stiff , high , con
ventional pompadour becomes more loose
and graceful. The knot of hair appear ;
still like a modestly submerged biscuu
surrounded by billows or pompadour , and
beautiful combs are still much worn. The
woman with a gleaming central part , with
glossy , smooth locks , and the front hair
drawu in a slight loop down at the ears is
attracting attention , too. The style is
severe and unbecoming to any but a deli
cate and regular face , but it seems a relief
from fluffs. Its sleekness sets off a fine
skin and handsome eyes , and the style dis
plays the color and' quality of the hair to
great advantage. As was hinted in the
foregoing , there are indications that the
chignon may not be altogether avoided. If
women take to looping their overdresses ,
it will likely come right into fashion , and
then won't they be sights ?
Copyright , 1899.
Telegraphic Blunders.
He was receiving a dispatch from
Albany , in which the sender was not
ovorcareful in the matter of spacing
his letters. Lawton took the address
as follows : "Dr. A. Wing , room car
agent , Central Depot , New York. "
# The dispatch came back with the
marginal report that there was no such
pe/sou at the address named. The oper
ator at Albany was called up and ex
planations followed , in consequence of
which the address was changed to
"Drawing-room car agent , Central
Depot. "
A still more absurd mistake was
once made in the same office , when a
telegram was received for "James W.
Giles , pie clerk , Brooklyn nasty yard. "
This was afterward amended to read :
"James W. Gillespie , clerk , Brooklyn
navy yard. " Pittsburg Dispatch.
Hindoo First Steps in English.
A n.itive has been caught at Calcutta
scaling the wall of the premises into
the compound of No. 3 Chowringhi ,
dressed in a complete suit of European
clothes. The man had , on the previ
ous evening , concealed himself inside
a shop , and had employed his time till
morning in fitting himself with a com
plete suit of clothes , including a white
shirt , with studs and links , and a red
tie , carefully put on , black socks , a
pair of boots , a watch and chain , hand
kerchief , and even a pocket-knife , with
a straw hat and stick. He even went
the length of writing his name inside
the hat. Ou being caught he said that
he wanted to learn English , and as a
preliminary step thought it best to
dress himself in sahib's clothes. Bom
bay Advocate of India.
Cureof Typhoid Fever.
An eminent physician states that ty
phoid fever can be washed out of the .
system by water. He gives his patients
what would amount to eight or ten
ounces an hour of sterilized water. In
case of cholera , where the system se
cretes a large amount of fluid , enor
mous quantities of hot water are of
jrreat benefit.
English wedding cakes are now im
ported by fashionable brides.
ABORIGINAL ETIQUETTE.
A Blanketed Indian's Lesson to Tome
Washington Women.
Five or six matrons had the entire
half of a Fourteenth street car corral
led unto themselves and their skirts
one afternoon recently. There was
plenty of room on their side of the car
for five or six more full-grown human
beings of either sex , but had this room
been taken up by other occupants of
seats the matrons wouldn't have had
enough skirt room the simplest calcu
lation in life , of course. Two men got
in , cast humble glances at the ample
manner in which all of the vacant space
was ornamented with brocaded and
plain skirts , and then clutched straps
resignedly. The matrons looked at the
two men haughtily , as much to say , "It
is good for your health to stand up , Of
thou cheap , 30c. man ! "
At the corner of L street three more
men got on the car. One of them was a
white man and the other two were In
dians one blanketed and in war paint ,
the other in plain store clothes. The
white man in charge of the two Indians
was humble , like his kind , and only
glanced hopelessly at the room taken
up by the matrons before he did the in
evitable thing , namely , clutch a strap
and grin. The Indian in store clothes
looked a bit harder at the large quanti
ties of room being absorbed by the
stout women and their skirts , but then
he , too , got holdvof a strap only his
heavy jaw came down pretty hard , and
he seemed to have to gulp a bit over it ,
as was natural enough. The blanketed
and war-painted Indian , however , didn't
apparently belong to a tribe that gulp
ed over things and let them go at that.
He was a tall , straight , fine-looking red
man , about 30 years old , and his face
was full of character. He was about
as nifty a looking buck as had been
seen on the Washington streets for ,
some time.
He examined the matron's side of the
car carefully and with an obvious eye
to measurement. Then he examined
each one of the matrons in turn. They
each and all looked a trifle nervous un
der his austere scrutiny. But they
didn't make any offer to move up and
give anybody a chance for his white
alley. The blanketed Indian was wait
ing for them to do just this thing. When
he saw there wasn't any move in them
he picked out a space between two es
pecially stout and aggressive-looking
holders of two or three seats each , and
he pointed with a long , bony finger at
the space. Then he made a simple
gesture with his open hand held hori
zontally. ' The gesture said as plain as
words : "Divide up there ; split ; I'm go
ing to sit down and enjoy myself. "
The two stout matrons divided in a
hurry and gathered up their skirts and
then all of them followed suit , not with
out savage glances at the ornately
blanketed red man. When they had
moved moderately close together there
was plenty of room on their side of the
car for the four men still standing up.
The four men sat down and looked deep
thankfulness in the direction of the r
fine-profiled Indian in the blanket.
Washington Post.
Refused a Raise in His Salary.
A writer in Ainslee's Magazine tells
how Irving M. Scott , the man who built
the Oregon , once refused a raise in his
salary. The firm was thou building
the Saginaw for the government. Don
ahue was at the Legislature much of
the time soon after Scott's arrival , and
affairs at the works were at sixes and
sevens. Brodie , the foreman , threat
ened to leave and did leave , and Scott ,
without authority , and although only
engaged as a draughtsman , took entire
charge and directed things for two
weeks until Donahue's return. He in
troduced system into the methods and
made affairs run along so smoothly
that Donahue was pleased and made
him permanent foreman.
About this time Donahue offered to
increase his wages , but Scott thought
over the matter and declined.
"If I break my year's contract with
you , " he said to Donahue , "I'll have to
take what you give me. I prefer to
keep my contract , and when it's up
you'll have to pay me what I'm worth. ' '
Donahue looked aghast. "You're the
first man , " he said , "that I've ever
known to refuse a raise of paj * . "
Results justified Scott's foresight. At
the end of the year he was re-engaged
and was paid just four times what
Donahue had offered him.
Xot Qualified.
The Rev. W. E. Barton tells , accord
ing to an exchange , the very pertinent
reason why he did not enlist in the
irmy. He came near having some mili-
: ary experience once , lie says. General
Uuster and his troops every spring and
"all passed by the Western to.vn where
10 lived.
They spent the winters in Louisiana ,
ind their summers in the Black Hills.
kVhen I was 13 years old , these troops
amped about thirteen miles from my
ionic , and word went about that Gen-
ral Custor wanted a boy to enlist as a
Irummer. I was just about the proper
ige , and I longed to go. I know a little i
> it about beating a drum , so I asked my
'jither to allow me to enlist.
"Yes , " he said , dryly , "if you want
o. "
I made some little preparations , such
is I thought necessary , and then went
o my father to get him to take me to
ieiieral Custer. He looked at me a
nonient. and then said , severely :
"When I said you might enlist , I
htT.ght you had sense enough not to.
t since you have not so much sense
- I thought , you are not fit to enlist. "
. - . > I did not join the army after all.
\ telegraph item appears in the morn-
: ii- papers headed , "Buried on Her
V. lUliug Day. " "That , " sigh the mari -
i * ti women to themselves when they
UP it , "is what happened to all of us. "
.Ive a business man plenty of rope
_ vl he'll form a cordage trust.