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(CopyrJKhC 0S. by W. G. Chapman.)
(Copyright In Great Britain.)
The-aiilm&l-capturlng season is pret
ty near over, and we have had a meet
ing of all the white men connected
with the expedition and decided to
break up the camp and take our ani
mals to the coast and sail back to
Kurope and to the Stales.
It wf5 rfoollPd that Pa and I and
the cowboy and the negro dwarf be
longing to a tribe we have besa trying
to joi-itc should start for the coast
ia the airship, and the rest of the
crowd should go with the cages, and
all round up at a place on the coast
in three weeks, when we could catch
a boat for Hamburg. Germany. So
7e got the airship ready and made gas
enough to lest us a week, and filled
the tank that furnishes the rower for
the screw wheel with gasoline, and ia
u ccuple of days we were ready to let
her go Gallagher.
It was a sad parting for Pa, cause
all the captured animals wanted to
shake hands with hini, and some of
acted more human than seie of the
white men, and when the cages were
all hitched up and ready to move, and
the negroes had been paid off, and
Kiven a drink of rum and a zebra sand
wich, Mr. Hagenbach embraced Pa
and Pa got up on the framework of
the ship and took hold of the gear,
and we got on and Pa told them to cut
her loose, and a little after daylight
we sailed away towards the coast, and
left te bunch we had been with so
long with moistened eyes. Pa sa
luted the crowd and th rowed a kiss
to the big ourang-outang, which had
become almost like a brother to Pa.
the driver whipped up the horses and
oxen hitched to the cages, and as the
procession rattled along to the main
road going south. Pa said "Good-by,
till we meet again," and just then the
wind changed and in spite of all Pa
could do the airship turned towards
the north and rua like a scared wolf
tho wrong way.
The precession had got out of sight
or Pa would have palled the string
that lets the gas escape and come
down to the ground, but he realized
that if we laaded alone we would
starve fo death, and be eaten by wild
animals, so he let her sail, right away
from where we wanted to go, and we
nil said our prayers and prayed for
tho wind to change.
Gee. but we sailed over a beautiful
country for en hour or two. hills and
valleys and all kinds of animals in
sight all the time, but now we didn't
want any more animals cause we had
no place to keep them. But the ani
mals all seemed lo want us. The lions
we passed over would roar at us, the
tigers would snarl, the hyenas would
laugh at Pa. the zebras on the plains
ve passed over would race along with
tis and kick up their heels like colts
ia a pasture, and the cowboy stood
straddle of the bamboo frame and
just itched to throw his lasso over a
fine zebra, but Pa told him lo let 'em
alone, cause we didn't want to be de
tained. We passed over rivers whero hippo
potamuses were as thick as suckers
in a spring freshet, and they looked
at us as though they wouldn't do a
thing lo the airship if we landed iri
their midst.
We passed over rhinoceroses with
horns bigger than any we had ever
seen, and we passed over a herd of
more than 100 elephants, and they all
eive us the laugh.
We passed over gnus, and spring
boks and deer of all kinds, and when
they heard the propeller of the air
ship rattle they would look up and
snort and run away in all directions.
Some giraffes were feeding in the tree-
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tops at one grove and Pa let the ship
down a little so we could count the
spots en them, and I had a syphon of
seltzer water and I squirted it in the
face of a big giraffe, and he sneezed like
a cat that has got a dose of smelling
salts, and then the whole herd stam
peded in a sort of hippity-hop, and we
laughed at their awkwardness.
We sailed along over more animals
than we thought there were in the
world, and over thatched houses in
villages, where the negroes would
come out and take a-look at us, and
then fall on their knees, and we could
see their mouths work,as though they
were saying things.
Along towards noon Pa yelled to
the cowboy that we would have to
land pretty soon, and to get the drag
rope ready, cause we were going the
Stolen Money
Thief Returns Amount Taken with
More Than Compound Interest.
The happiest man in New York is
Adam Brede, chef in a lunchroom. -Over
20 years agOiBrede deposited 50
in the Seamans' Bank for Savings.
With a friend he attended a' festival
that night, and when he left the hall
he found that both his friend and his
bankbook had disappeared. The other
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wrong way to bit the coast, and the
first big village we-came in sight of
be wa3 'going to land and take our
chances.
Pretty soon a big village loomed
up ahead, on a high place near a river,
with more than 100 houses, and fields
cf corn and potatoes and grain all
around it, and one big house like
about 40 hay stacks all in one, and
Pa gave the word to stand by, and
wheni we got near the village the
whole population came out beating
tom-toms, and waving their shirts,
and Pa pulled the string, some of the
gas escaped, and we came down in a
sort of plaza right in the center of
the village, and tied the drag rope to
a tree, and anchored the gas bag at
both. ends.
The crowd of negroes stood back in
amazement, and waited for the king
of the tribe to come out of the big
shack, and while he was getting ready
to show up we looked around at the
preparations for a feast which we
bad noticed.
It was a regular barbecue, and the
little dwarf we had brought along be
gan to sniff at the stuff that was be
ing roasted over the fire, and Pa
l Squirted the Bottle of Seltzer Water in the Face of the Big Giraffe.
looked at him and asked him what
the layout was all about, and the
dwarf, who had learned to speak a
little English, got on his knees and
told Pa the skyship had landed in the
midst of his own tribe, where he had
been stolen from a year ago by an
other tribe, and that the feast was a
cannibal feast, got up in honor of the
tribal Thanksgiving, and that the
bodies roasting were members of an
other tribe that had been captured in
a battle, and the dwarf got up and be
gan to talk to his old friends and
neighbors, and he evidently told them
we were great people, having rescued
him from the tribe that stole him, and
brought him hack home in the skyship
safe and sound.
The people began to kneel dawn
to Pa and worship him, but Pa said
it made him sick to smell that stuff
cooking, and he told us that he felt
our end had come, cause we had
landed in a cannibal country, and they
would cook us and eat us as sure as
cooking.
Pa said if they roasted him and
tried to eat him, they would find they
had a pretty tough proposition, but he
thought the cowboy and I would make
pretty good eating.
We got our Winchesters and revol
vers off the airship, and got ready to
fight if necessary, when suddenly all
of the negroes, dwarfs and full-grown
negroes got down on the ground, and
kissed the earth, all in two lines, and
up to the far end of the line, near the
king's house, out came the king of the
tribe, dressed like a vaudeville per
former, and he marched down between
the lines with stately tread towards
Pa and the cowboy and your little
Hennery.
He had on an old plug hat, 50 years
old at least, evidently only worn on
occasions of ceremony, and the rest of
him was naked, except a shirt made of
grass, which was buckled around his
waist, and he carried an empty to
mato can in one hand and a big oil
can. such as kerosene is shipped in,
in the other, and around his neck was
a lot of empty pint beer bottles strung
on a piece of copper wire, and he had
his nose and ears pierced and in the
holes he wore tin tags that came off
of plugs of tobacco.
He was a sight sure enough, but he
was as dignified as a southern negro
driving a hack. Pa kept his nerve
with him, rolled a cigarette, scratched a
match on the seat of his pants, and
lighted it, and blew smoke through his
nostrils, and looked mad, as he laid
his Winchester across his left arm.
Well Invested
night he encountered his friend, who
greeted him effusively, and said:
"Here Is that bankbook, Adam. It
has hurt my "conscience for 20 years,
but it was the means of saving my
life. After leaving New York I went
to Albany. From there I drifted out
to San Francisco, where I started a
fruit business. I prospered, and at the
end of 18 years was worth about f 50.
000. I arrived here last Sunday and
The cowboy was trembling, but he
bad bis gun ready, and I, was monkey
Ing with an automatic revolver, and
the king came right up to Pa, and
looked Pa over, and walked around
him, making signs. Then he looked at
the airship and gas bag, and sniffed at
the feast cooking, and finally bis eye j
fell on the dwarf, who had beer
mourned as dead, and he called the
dwarf one side to talk to him, and Pz
said to the dwarf: "Tell him we have
just dropped down from heaven to in
spect the tribe, and take an account
of stock." The king and the dwarl
talked awhile and then the king came
up to Pa and got down on his knees,
and in pigeon English, broken by sobs,
he informed Pa that he recognized
that Pa had been sent from heaven to
take the position of king of the tribe,
and he announced to the tribe that
gathered around him that he abdicated
in Pa's favor, and turned his tribe,
lands, stock and mines over to the
heaven-sent white man, and for them
to look upon Pa as king and escort
him to the palace and turn over tc
him all his property, wives, lvory cop
per and gold, and he would go jump
in the lake, and in token of abdication
he turned over to Pa the plug hat
and was taking off the beer bottles
from around his neck when Pa stopped
the deal and said he would take
charge of the' property and the pal
ace, but he would not have the wive
or the hat, and he would try to govern
the tribe so it would soon take its
place beside the kingdoms of Europe,
but the old king must sit on his right
hand as adviser and friend, and run
the family
The king agreed, and the tribe es
corted Pa and the cowboy and me tc
the palace, and placed Pa on the
throne, the cowboy on the left, the old
king on the right, and me at Pa's feet
and then about 100 of the king's wivei
came in with cow tails tied around
their waists and danced before Pa
and Pa covered his eyes and said tc
the cowboy: "Take this thing easy
and don't get rattled, and we will get
out of it some way, but I'll be cussed
if I eat any of that roasted nigger."
After they danced awhile a tom-totr
sounded afar off and the crowd started
for the feast, and some niggers
brought in a tray of meat for us, but
Pa said we Were vegetarians and the
great spirit would be offended if we
ate meat, and Pa made a sign of dis
tress, and they took away the boiled
ham of a colored person and brought
us some green corn and sweet pota
toes, and then they all drank some
thing out of gourds, and all got drunk
except the old king and Pa and the
the cowboy.
When everybody was good and
drunk Pa called us all into executive
session and took charge of the af
fairs of the tribe, and we were as
signed to a room as it was night, and
when we got in and shut the door, Pa
says to the cowboy: "How does this
compare with life with the Nigger
Indians?" And the cowboy said: "This
takes the cake," and Pa examined
the old king's valuables, and found gold
enough to pay the national debt, and
diamonds by the quart, as big as wal
nuts, and Pa said: "This sure looks
good to me, and we will tarry a while.
You plug up that gas bag so no guilty
gas can escape, and some day we will
load up with diamonds and things and
make a quick get-away."
Our Best Two Words.
The friends the foreigner had made
during his visit in New York were sad
at his departure. They sat about a
table at a cafe he had frequented,
talking of him. "Good sort," they
said. "Awfully sorry he's gone. Ot
course, he couldn't talk in our lan
guage, but he knew enough of it to
make him interesting. Two words:
'Have another.'"
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have been looking for you ever since."
He then handed over the bankbook
and $5,000 for interest
Rainbows.
The rainbow is caused by the rays
of sunlight' 'breaking up into their
seven colors when they strike the fall
ing raindrops. The observer must be
between the sun and the rain to see
the rainbow. When there is a double
rainbow the inner one is the primary
and the outer one, which is the fainter,
is the secondary one.
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It is the winter layer that makes the
profit.
The bare floor makes a poor bed for
the cow.
Indigestion is often caused in the
horse by feeding, too much corn.
Watch the young trees. Do not let
the field mice or rabbits girdle them.
In feeding hogs devise a system by
which every animal will get an even
show.
Shake up the cow's bedding every
day and remove all the lumps and wet
straw.
Watch ycur flock and be sure and
pick out all the hustlers for the breed
ing pens.
Steady diet of corn is not a good
thing for the colts. They need more
bone-making food.
There is more money in the small
than in the large flock in proportion
to the amount invested.
Plan to have a good garden this
year. It will bring health to the fam
ily and will save you money.
Don't cut off a limb unless you have
a good reason for doing so. Poor
pruning is almost worse than no pru
ning at all.
The pigs like to be comfortable as
well as the rest of the stock. Pro
vide plenty of good clean straw, and
see that there are no drafty cracks
in the pens to worry them.
Ventilation through a muslin-curtained
window and ventilation via the
numerous cracks and crevices marks
just the difference which there is be
twen well and sick chickens.
If the horses you are using on the
road have not been sharpshod yet,
attend to the matter at once. It is
easy for the horse to strain himself
and sustain an injury which is more
costly than many times the cost of
getting him fixed for the slippery road.
If you are shy on scratching room
for your hens try the plan of utilizing
one of the sheds where the wagons
stand. On nearly every farm there is
a shed of this kind which could be
fixed up as a scratching place for the
hens on days which were too cold for
them to get out.
As long as the demand for buggies
keeps up one million are made every
year there, must be horses to draw
them. Remember that when told that
the auto is going to put the horse out
of business. Dcn't be afraid to raise
good horses. There is always a de
mand for them.
The correct remedy for colic in
horses, if it is not of too long standing,
is to give a purge to remove the ir
ritating substance from the bowels.
and anodynes to relieve the pain. The
bladder, except in cases of long pro
tracted colic or inflammation of the
bowels, will take care of itself.
A good syrup for the hot cakes in
winter is made as follows. If you see
this before the wife does, tell her
about it: To one cupful of sugar,
graulated or brown, but preferably the
latter, take a half cupful of cold wa
ter. Put into a glass jar a day or
so before the syrup is needed for use,
and stir it occasionally with a spoon.
If the cover is tight, it may be sha
ken instead. A little vanilla may be
added if it is liked for a change. This
is much less work than the old cook
ing process, tastes just as well, and
does not "go back to sugar."
The growing of nut trees Is increas
ing In favor. You ought to have a few
on your farm. There is an increasing
demand for nuts of all kinds from the
cocoanut down. This increase Is due
In the main to two causes, namely, a
better appreciation of their appetizing
qualities and the numerous ways in
which they form a palatable addition
to the diet of the average family, and,
secondly, to their use by the vegetari
ans and persons of similar belief a
group small in proportion to the total
population, but still fairly large nu
merically who use nuts and more
particularly the peanut, as a substitute
for meat and other nitrogenous and
fatty foods.
Here is a siory a'tiout a goose which
goes to prove "that the goose is not al
ways as much of a goose as some folks
are disposed to think. It was printed
in the Farm Journal. Whether it is
vouched for by that paper as the truth,
and not a nature-fake story, we are
not able to say. But here is the
story: "A man who drives to town
almost daily with a light spring wa
gon ran over a goose in the road, the
front wheel going over the Kiddle of
his neck. Just as the goose had his
head at the right point the second
wheel went over that. The driver
looked back to see a dead goose, but
he was standing straight up, with
blood running off his head, looking
after the buggy in a rather discomfited
manner. The goose evidently came to
the conclusion that he had been
wronged, and planned a revenge. The
second'evening after the accident, the
goose, lying in wait in a fence cor
ner, came forth, and flew at the horse,
putting up a strong fight."
Feed your slop at nooni the mala'
ration morning and night '
Pullets who have not already begun
to lay will not begin now until spring.
Open up an account with the hens.
See whether they are giving you a
square deal. '
As a general rule, sticking to one
breed of chickens is better than trying
a half-dozen different varieties.
Calves dropped during the cold days
of winter should be blanketed to pro
tect from sudden changes of temper
ature. The dust bath for the hens. Place
the box in the sunny exposure in the
henhouse. My, how they will enjoy it
on bright days.
A pig that is in constant fear of the
boss of the herd will not be thrifty.
See to it that there is not too much
bullying among the herd.
A dry. bran sack makes a poor thing
to brush the cow's udder off with. It
raises the dust and doesn't clean the
udder. Use a damp cloth.
The fellow who is always doping
chickens to prevent their getting sick
is pretty apt to have sick chickens,
that sure do need medicine.
No methods are so perfect as to
need no readjustments or changes.
Are you sure you are managing your
flock to the best advantage?
Corn gets monotonous as a steady
diet, and hogs wUl become unthrifty
where the ration is not varied. Try
some of the silage for the hogs, if you
have it.
It is a good thing to separate the
pigs into lots of six or seven accord
ing to size and strength. They will
be easier to feed and will thrive bet
ter for so doing.
A circular piece of tin strung
through its center on each end of the
line from which the seed corn, bag
of nuts or dried fruit is hung in the
attic will keep rats or mice from
reaching them.
Where too many pigs are kept in
one pen they are apt to pile one upon
the other, causing the under ones Jto
become overheated. This leads them
to get to the outside to cool off, which
causes colds.
Last thing at night after, the hens
have gone to roost throw some wheat
into the litter so that madam hen
will get busy first thing in the morn
ing before you have time to get
around to feed them, and will warm
up over the search for the tempting
morsels.
If the plants have been in the house
window-box long enough to fill it with
roots, fertilizer must be applied either
In the form of bone-meal or rotted
manure, or preferably, by the addition
of weak liquid manure. This should
only be applied when the plants indi
cate their need by a check in growth.
Such a plan should afford satisfaction.
Scours in calves fed on skim milk
is caused by indigestion brought on,
as a rule, by over-feeding, but also by
feeding skim-milk in poor condition and
from dirty pails. Every feeder of
skim-milk to calves must sooner or
later learn this lesson. He must learn
that if the calf has the scours the
feeder is not doing his work right. In
the case of scours, reform your system
of feeding instead of purchasing the
many remedies advertised, and in
dairy farming one of the important
qualifications is the learning not only
of making but saving money.
Wrap the young trees with building
paper or with wood veneer if you
would provide the most effective pro
tection against mice and rabbits. Vari
ous paints and washes have been rec
ommended to prevent such attacks
but the majority of them are without
merit, and some of them are even
liable to kill young trees. Some of
the washes require renewal after every
hard rain. In experiments with a
wash of whale-oil soap, crude carbolic
acid and water, for apple trees, it
was found that in about 4S hours the
carbolic acid had so far evaporated
that mice renewed their work upon
the bark. Blood and grease, said to
give immunity from rabbit attacks,
would invite the attacks of field mice.
The discussion as to the merits of
the low-headed fruit tree over the
fruit tree that is trimmed to grow
high still continues. It would seem,
however, that the low-headed tree has
the advantage over the high-headed
one in that it is easier to prune, spray,
graft or bud, gather fruit from and
Is about as easy to cultivate. It
would seem as though nurserymen
ought to take the lead in advocating
low-headed trees, and those who prop
agate, advertise and push the sale of
such trees will reap the reward. A
nursery tree should have only those
limbs within one foot of the ground re
moved, instead of being mutilated and
"bean poled" four feet from the
ground. If the tr2 remains in the
nursery the second year the "leader"
should be topped at about two and
one-half feet and the side branches
be cut back to perhaps four inches;
this Is the proper way to form founda
tion branches for apple, pear, and
plum trees. With peach trees which
are always dug when one year old or
less, the side branches should never
be taken off in the nursery. They
should be left for the fruit grower to
develop into low-headed trees.
Rich Forests of Asia Minor.
Chief among the natural riches of
Asia Minor are the vast forests which
cover the interior mountain ranges
of the country. In the Vilayet of Smyr
na, for example, there are 1,000,000
acres of valuable woodland, which
comprise nearly one-eighth of the en
tire vilayet or province. The kinds of
timber consist chiefly in larch, oak,
boxwood, pine, cypress and cedar. In
the vilayet of Adana there are 1,200,
000 acres of forest and there is con
siderable timber, tar and resin export
ed from the port of llersina every
year.
In selecting tablecloths It is more
satisfactory to get the 72-inch width,
which gives a generous fall of 16
inches or so at the sides, which
dresses a table better than the nar
rower widths. Two and one-half yards
is very good measure for general use.
a convenient size for a small company
requiring an extra leaf. Three and
one-half yards are required for an ex
tended table, to drape over the ends
and correspond with the sides.
In he'mming tablecloths, a double
hemstitch above an inch-and-a-half
wide hem, makes a very fine finish.
The ends must be cut by the thread
to make the hem true. With napkins
to correspond and finished in the
same way, this makes a very fine
table set, if the linen is fine and
heavy, with a pretty pattern. If the
hemstitch is thought to be too elab
orate, the so-called French hem at the
ends does very nicely, turning a half
inch hem neatly and folding back, sew
a fine over-and-over stitch.
The care of table linen is of great
importance, if one would have the
table arrayed at its best. There must
be a pure white cloth without blemish
or wrinkle with satiny finish and with
as few folds as possible. A very good
way to wash napkins and tablecloths
for this effect is to first, pour slowly
a stream of boiling water over stains
and then let them soak in a good suds
made with white laundry soap for an
hour; then lightly rub out and just
scald in clear water; rinse in a light
bluing water and, during the whole
process wring by hand instead of by
wringer, to avoid the wrinkles that
are so hard to pres3 out. Do not
starch; stretch evenly and bang
straight on the line to dry.
In ironing the linen must be evenly
and- very well dampened. Fold the
tablecloth from side to side, just once,
and press dry from end to end, on
both sides. This will give the satin
finish. Fold together sidewise once
more and press both sides carefully,
then fold lengthwise as little as pos
sible, to lay in your sideboard drawer
for linen. To avoid the least folds,
some get boards, such as are used for
dress goods, and wind their long table
cloths smoothly over them, giving
them the appearance of new linen.
For the Tea Table.
The girl who wants to get a reputa
tion for delicious tea-making should
have on her tea table the various
frills that are now served with the aft
ernoon cup.
Cream in squat silver or cut glass
jugs is there for the grandfather, who
has never lost his old-fashioned taste
for creamed tea, and for granddaugh
ter, who takes it to be English. .
Lemon, the most generally used
flavoring, should be cut in thin slices
with the rind cut off and piled in over
lapping layers on a flat plate. Special
dishes are now shown for lemon. They
are flat plates of rock crystal, with a
silver rim. They resemble the crystal
butter dish, but are much smaller. A
tiny silver pickle fork lies across the
slices.
For the man who likes a few drops
of rum in his tea in addition to lemon,
a fine quality of Cuban rum is kept in
a liquor jug of glass or glass overlaid
with silver.
A fad of the moment is to serve
some sort of preserves in tea. The
Russians, for instance, are quite fond
of strawberry jam stirred into the
cup, and tomato preserves heavily
spiced with ginger is equally good.
These preserves make a charming ad
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This sketch shows in detail the fashionable and correct method of arrang
ing the new immense veil, it is made of Russian fish net The barrette at
the back is over three inches long.
Less Expensive Gowns.
There is one thing to be said in fa
vor of the expensive materials woven
for gowns this season: It takes little
of them to make a frock.
The total cost of the gown is not
much over half what it used to be
when a great deal mere material was
needed of every kind. The scanty
one-pieee frock .with its seam up the
back and front is not over two yards
around on the floor.
The bodice is merely a few inches
of drapery with or without a stock.
The sleeves are long in the day frocks
and do not amount to more' than four
inches in the evening ones.
The Closet
"There is one thing that to me is
the hallmark of neatness," said an ob
servant woman, "and that is a closet.
If it is in order, the clothes hung up
properly on hangers, the shoes in
their proper place in the shoe bag, in
stead of straggling here and there
about the floor, and the hats in boxes,
it is safe to put that person down as
neat. No mattei- how well kept a room
may be, it is the closet that tells the
tale. Things may be whisked from the
dition to, the tea table, if they are
served in the popular crystal marma
lade' jars set in a silver rim and with
a silver lid and special spoon.
Bits of candied ginger are also liked
in tea. These can be passed in bon
bon dishes, as can the round red and
white mints beloved of children, which
are the very latest fancy for giving a
delicate mlnty flavor to the afternoon
cup of tea.
To Hem Table Linen.
Every woman who has ever at
tempted to lay hems on napkins or
tablecloths or to hem them after they
are laid, knows the impossibility of
doing them quickly or well if the stif
fening is not first removed.
One way to get them In proper con
dition is to rub the linen between the
fingers and thumbs along the entire
length of the hem. This gets out the
stiffness and prevents needles from
breaking.
Another and better method is be
fore the linen, napkins particularly, is
cut apart, wet it along the line of di
vision and for about an inch on each
side with a small toothbrush dipped in
soapsuds. Not only will the thread
draw with few, if any breaks, but the
hem can be laid with much greater
ease.
Never attempt to cut linen by the
eye. It takes little more time to draw
a thread, and that Is easily made up
by the quickness and accuracy with
which the hem is laid.
In hemming all table linen, fold it
over twice to te desired depth of
hem, then turn back, crease and over
cast neatly on the wrong side. This
makes much neater effect than hem
ming in the usual way.
Pretty Linen for the Table.
There is nothing that makes a
luncheon so attractive as pretty table
linen, and the centerpiece is the most
important of all. It should be approx
imately 24 inches in diameter, plate
doilies ten inches and the smaller size
eight inches. The smaller ones are
needed for the glasses and the bread
and butter plates.
Heavy, firm linen, worked with mer
cerized cotton not too fine, should be
used.
Great care should be exercised in
embroidering it. and especially in re
gard to the padded, scalloped edge; if
it wears rough and shows a fringe of
threads the beauty of the piece is
spoiled.
All shades of gray are In high favor.
"White suede is a favorite evening
glove.
More fullness Is in evidence in new
skirts.
Wide insets of lace are seen ia
lingerie gowns.
Lambs wool is largely used for in
terlining coats.
Jewel fashions of the hour are high
ly extravagant.
Cuffs for spring turn-back and are
slightly pointed.
Cotton velvets will be much used
for tailor mades.
Arabian hoods in pale shades go
with theater cloaks.
bed and tables and chairs into the
closet so as to the casual observer all
may appear orderly. But when the
closet door is opened the truth will be
known."
Smart Tan Boots.
As the winter weather advances
there is a wider iopularity for the
smart tan boots that laces or buttons
six and eight inches above the ankle.
The extra heavy soles are not used as
much as they were for city streets.
They are kept for country roads. The
fashionable shoe has a sole of ordin
ary thickness. Is well arched, has a
slightly rounded toe and a high,
straight Spanish heel.
Wooden Candlesticks.
There is quite a return at present to
tho use of mahogany candlesticks for
the bedrooms and living room. They
are even used on supper tables.
The mahogany is old with a high
polish and stands quite high on a flat
base. The candles are used without
shades. A pair of them is a good fin
ish to a mahogany bookcase, also to a
mahogany desk.
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