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Many C'liiiriuliiK > ovt ltli < M In ! roilitroil
Till * Mcnion ,
"Framing a picture must be just as much
a innttcr of fine choice and deliberation as
fitting a hat to t.ie head of a benutlful wo
man. " nali ! the connoisseur. "Doth are affaire
of high seriousness not to be > entered upon
In any light , haphazard manner. Certain tra
ditions In art , however , obtain which give
ono a sort of basis upon which to work. Kor
Instance , with very few exceptions , paint
ings , both In oils and water colnra , require
gilt frames , but the adaptation of the almost
Infinite variety of these to any particular
picture calls for the nicest discrimination.
"This quiet , peaceful landscape , for exam
ple , you will notice Is In the mo < H quiet , un-
flllgiced frame. Where- the prevailing Idea
In a picture la that of repose a tranquil un-
net , a still moonlight or the vast nnd nllent
sea -the saint ) Idea mu.it bo carried out In an
entirely plain and unobtrusive frame. Where
one or two bold figures appear ns In thH pic
ture , the frame also takes on a certain bold
ness which you will see Indicated by this
rather heavy ornamentation in the center
nf the moulding. You will notice however ,
tlmt It Is so foctisscd as to Inevitably lead the
eye to th < > picture Itself. As pictures grow
more varied In color , more complicated In
A ItRltN'IIAHDT IIONN'ET.
composition and bolder In execution , we eai
use more and more "noisy ' frames , aa wi
cnll them. The most ornate frame wouh
attract nn attention to Itself when around a
ItuhriiH. The perfect harmony Is , of course
obtained when the artist himself designs the
frame that Is to enclose his work of art , ns
for example , In this photograph from a mura
decoration by Puvla do Chnvnnnes , which 1
Hurroundcd by n frame of his own designing. '
FRAMING IN GREEN.
A careful survoy. however , of the many
now and lovely schemes ready to liaml
would seem to make such a demand upon
an artist this season almost an act of su
pererogation , for they certainly appear
adapted ta every phase of color and feeling.
Among the many charming effects In wood ,
none Is nt the snino time more striking nnd
entirely pleasing than a frame almost a
fool broad In dark , lustreless green. A
narrow gilt oval In graceful scroll work
forms the Inner finish of the frame , with
a narrow margin of gilt at the outer edge.
A reproduction of the Greuzo "crucho ens-
see" In sepia ( without mat ) In this frame
produces an effect rich and harmonious to
n degree. This was nn Imported frame , nnd
wns hardly recognizable as wood. The
American green molding , however. Is
lighter In shade , more highly polished and
- altogether crude In comparison.
Grcon , In fact. Is to bo very much to the
fore this senson In tin1 framing of pictures ,
nnd scorns singularly well adapted to cer
tain styles of nit. The low-browed , full-
mouthed dnmosels of Burno Jones , for ex
ample , with their amazing and fascinating
breadth between the eyes , never deemed sc
nt homo ns In their dark green mats , and
/ ' ilmplo oak frames , stained also a dark
Ashes of roses , grays and other tints also
appear tn exquisite varieties In wood.
THE USE OF BROCADES.
Another novelty In the way of framing Is
the use of rich brocades and how cnilnentl )
A HOHSB SHOW SUGGESTION.
nillntilo It seems for tlio gay court scenes
that constitute tlio subject of so many
eighteenth century pictures , A narrow ami
Irn-K'Jlar shapeil moldlnc next the picture ,
n nroacl uaml of brocade , then a flnUU In
Kill In fantastic scroll work design , Square *
of tin-so elegant brocades are Imported In all
Bliailcn and nro selected with reference to
the color and subject of picture- , light green
and yellow blending specially with the scpla
tints , wlillp pink , blue and other shades are
vastly becoming to the fashionable Uames In
darker colors.
1'rotty photographs of Watteaus. I.ancrets.
Grouze , etc. , ono llnds extiiilnltely framed
1 gilt In tlu > shape of on open fan.
Generally speaking , the largo ami beautiful
foreign photographs are being framed this
autumn without mats or margin , the oval
predominating as to shape , ami everywhere
ono not Ices the revival of the narrow , grace
ful acroll-llko Louis XV affnlra. Thu oval
alu-ayn prvsuppotcfl an expensive mold , an
U rtiiulrru to bo cut In four curves , which
are dovetailed and cl'ieil together , The or
namental work ot luch A dcaluu 1 * uado ia
comnoal'lon. and then the whole must lie
glided ami burnished , requiring a great deal
of skilled haml work. The graceful Moron
tlno frames carved entirely from wood ar
also tmifh In vogue for pictures small enotig
to allow them to lie cut from a single plec
of wood. The larger ones , however , Im
proved Impractical for this climate , whcr
i ho extremes of heat and cold soon wor
their dissolution.
The revival of the miniature Is probably
ret'pons'lblo ' for the many charming smal
framoa In gilt , bronze and old gold exac
copies of n former day that now flood th
smarter > ! iops , nnd that will rut a prett >
flgiiie among the approaching liolltlny gift :
Enlarged to the slzo of the cabinet photo
graph , they nro to bo found at prices vary
Ing from $1.7 ! " , to $25 , depending Upon 111
uclght \\orkmanohlp. . Even tie ! oiop !
devoted exclusively to the antltiuc revel In a
magnlllcent variety of so-called old Dutu !
frames , which , however , cannot be genuln
nntliiic3. ] Old deslgno arc made to do ilntj
on now forms , and the finely wrought re
potis : * } work combined with a pomewlin
dull wirfaco gives them a genuinely oh
Icolt and the price Is according , $18 being
about the lowest price nt > kcil for ono of thes
oniall frames. If ono Is really going In fo
a lianiltnmc cabinet frame , however , he wll
have plenty from which to choose. Consplcti
ous among many bljotis are wine stunning
novelties In ptcrllng silver. One of the love
Heat of these Isi In a ceorcoua flower dcslcn
glided. In the center of the top Is a hi
of white porcelain upon which Is enameled n
graceful yacht In blue , and In the centc
of the bottom pretty figures appear In the
tttino enamel. Another of there glided sllvc
frames Is ornamented with four largo Imlta
tlon emeralds In the varlo'is colors. Frame
of wild rhino otonc.1) and Imitation emerald
In Ecttlngo of sterling t'llver also servo tc
embellsi ! the counterfeit presentment ot face
moot lovely In themselves.
A IAI > V KIUMI CO It K A.
A Clint \\ltli Mr . I'nU Vc , the C'orcni
.MIiiNlcr'HVlf < - .
The moat picturesque figure In social llf
at the capital this winter Is Xlr . 1'ak Ye
the wlfo of Mr. Yo I'um Chin , the nc\
Corean minister. The Coreans have alway
been very ioptilar In Washington , so klmll
are their nature * ) , so tilmplc and charmln
their manners. Add to this the fact tha
any reception or dinner Is given a dlstlnc
character by the presence of the quaintl
dressed representatives of that far easier
kingdom , and their popularity Is casll
understood.
The last minister feared the free west
ern Ideas for h's ' wonienklnd , and left them
at home , where they were safe from th
corrupting Inllucnce , so that for fievera
years past there has been no woman nt th
Corean legation , a loss that has been mucl
felt.
felt.A
A correspondent of the I'hltadrlphla Time
sought an Interview with Mrs. I'ak Yo I
order to get a few of ht > r Impressions o
American life and manners , nnd during th
early part of this week rerclved a graciou
note from Mr. Ye Kol Sok , an attache o
the legation , saying that Mrs. Ye would h
pleased to grant an Interview. According ! )
dressed III her best gown and new benne
she called at Mrs. Yc'e house. It Is a larg
nnd handsome gray stuccoed building , b
no means now , overlooking Iowa Circle , on
of the flower-decked green , spots that mak
Washington's chief beauty.
Thn ilnnr wna nnnnpil hv n nnlltf * rnlnrr *
boy In neat livery , who led the way Into the
drawing room. Unfortunately It Is a din
tlnctly American residence , done up by ai
upholsterer who had rather a weakness for
vivid colors , and although the parlor was
very comfortable and bright , It has about I
no suggestion of eastern plcturesquencss
except for a little folding screen palntct
with queer pictures by some artlat In far
away-Corra. The wall paper la a vivid grcci
that would ho quite unbearable were It no
for the softening effect of the curtains am
portlcroa of soft brown brocade. A light
flowered carpet covers the floor with some
nlco skins scattered here and there. lacl
chair and sofa Is upholstered In some differ
ent color of satin damask. It Is a prettily-
shaped room , with a bow-window and a
rounded end and from It opens a back parlor
with conservatory attached. It Is very pleasant -
ant withal , and very sunny.
Presently the pollto servitor returned and
ushered Into the room with a deep bow a
> omiK gentlerran In an every day business
suit , surmounted by an unmistakably Orien
tal countenance. It was Mr. Tain E Yo , the
secretary of legation. He speak * English
and his : a particularly pleasant manner. He
told your correspondent that Mra , Yo would
bo right down.
The next arrival In the drawing room was
the minister's little son. a handsome , merry-
looking llttlo chap of G. who walked forward
with a very graceful bow , shook hands ana
said "How d'yo do" In English. A few min
utes later , with n real salaam that mint have
required lots of practice , the footman ush
ered In Mra. Yo.
She looked Just like a dellclously quaint
llttlo doll , or as If she had stepped dowi
from some painted panel or screen , and oddly
In contrast with her room. She Is onlv about
four and a half feet high and very blight.
Her dress was very queer and very -ilc-
ttircsqup. It was moro Ilko an empire gown
than any of our other fashions. Tim waist
was of soft green silk , finished with hands
of dark brown red , about the color of the
leaves on the trees outside. The surplice
waist was very short and below the waist
band fell a full skirt of robln's-cgg-bluo
silk. On her head she wore a queer black
silk hejid dress , a sort of cap with a long
end at the back , reaching to the waist , aboul
flvo Inches wide and ornamented with nar
row bands of red. forming geometrical fig
ures. She advanced smiling nnd offered
your correspondent ono of the tiniest bits of
hands Imaginable. Heal llttlo doll-baby
hanilH , to bo admired , but not used.
Mrs. Yo's manner la charming. U Is slm-
plo and gracious , yet dignified. She told her
secretary to say that bhe greatly regrclcd
that her Illness had
prevented her from seeIng -
Ing your correspondent before. Then sh
said she was so sorry when she met a pleas
ant friend not to bo able to talk English , nnd
shci smiled In n very bewitching fashion in
deed. She U n delicate llttlo woman. It
seems , and has been quite seriously 111 since
her arrival here about a month ago.
1'icsently she called attention with great
maternal prldo and also some amusement
to her llttlo son , who has had hl4 hair cut
short In Yanlieo fashion
and who wore a
stylish suit of knickerbockers and round
jacket , with ribbed stockings covering his
plump llttlo legs. When he arrived here he
was clothed like- his ancestors In colored
silks. Ho smiled and seemed very pleased
with tlu > change as much BO us any llttlo
American boy wearing his first trousers.
There Is , It seems , a curious custom In
Corca which permits women to go out at
night , but does not grant to men the same
privilege. Thus It Is claimed that latchkeys
are at n discount In tlmt country. The notion
at the back of thin Is very ancient. Man be
longs , they say , to the masculine principle
of the universe , which Is the sun ; theroforu ,
10 needs the sunlight. Woman Is of the
leminino principle represented by the moon ,
> nd therefore nro the moonbeams good for
her. There are n good many girls hero who
would like to persuade their mothers of this
fact on summer evenings , .Mrs. Yo said this
old Idea 1s not lived up to by ladles of rank ,
IOWOVIT , and a midnight promenade by a
Corraii lady would he
regarded as even more
eccentric conduct than In this country.
Mrs. Yo on being asked If she found any
great dlffcrenco hero from her life nt homo ,
aid , very Uttlf. The greatest difference- was
that at home ladles never go out except In
cloned chairs , and hero she drives out with
icr husband , Minister Ye I'utn Chin , In an
open carriage. This she finds great fun ,
Then she was asked If Him had heard that
he laht Corean lady hen1 had dreadful times
nt her receptions because everybody would
attend. That women on their way home
rom market would employ colored l.oys to
lold tholr heavy bankets otitsldo while they
attended the receptions , On ono occasion
a lady of the smart nut met her cook and
waitress ut ono of tha afternoon teas. Tlie
description iccuicd to umuto Mra. Yo very
much , and she laughed heartily , but said
she would have to find some way to select
her visitors.
in : viTV OFrun cur.oi.nVOMI : \ .
I'nlriT Tlmn tinIIly , nltli I lie Dig
nity mill Iliitilriir of the Iliisi * .
"As you POO hlo inco. " writes Huth Me-
Enery Stuart In an article on the Creole ? .
In the I.aill-s Homo Journal , "jou will
know that ho ( the Creole husband or father )
realizes that no flower upon the Illy-covered
nltar In half so fair or PO fit for the temple's
perfect adorning as hla blooming wife nml
budding daughters , who sit In line bcfldo
him. If ho does not think these things he Is
n dullard or , maybe , only half Creole. 1'er-
linr-9 his mother wan an American or Scotch.
And then ? Perhaps he would not think
them because they might not bo true. They
would bo other things , other things Just nu
fine and good , no doubt they might even
hnve rare beauty ot a different type but the
Creole woman la n flower. She la n mag
nolia or n Jasmine occasionally n camellia
or , especially when there Is n good warm
drop of Spanish blood In her veins , she Is a
red , red ros > a n royo too tr.vcet to pass un
touched but for her perfect dignity and a
piquant hauteur that Is as protective as
Miy thorn upon a roro'u stem.
"Properly ppeaklng , or rather , narrowly
tipeaklng , the Creole Is nn American , born of
French or Spanish parents , or of both , and ,
etrlctly , both parents fchould themselves be
foreign-born , but the Creole I often only
the great-great-grandson of n Creole , nnd
some of their famllloo of purest blood could
not reach the mother country without going
back through three or four American-born
generations. "
STKAMir. CHARTS.
Piuiiilv II. nililiiH' WomliTful 1'atlio-
1 OK I en I. Siift'luioiiM.
It seems btrango for a woman to Invade
the dissecting room , and througn art to lend
a helping hand to science , jet thlj Is the call
ing of Mlj.i Fannlo 11. Ellclns has cboi'eii and
followed successfully. The work Is In charts ,
color plates procesj and half-toned drawings
which the makes from directions photo
graphs , and from sketches or books. She Is
familiar with the use of the opthalmot'cope ' ,
larnyKoseopc , otoscope , microscope , und
camera-luclcla , nnd has frequent use for all
of them. Slie alto models nnd colors patho
logical { ipccimcna , in hard plartcr or papier
macha , with equal facility. In her studio
uie ! has a long table , on which s-ho makes
casts of any part of the human anatomy de-
slroJ.
Her work Is used by meJIcal students
In all our lending collegea. Ucfore Miss
Elklns gave her attention to the subject
the students were forced to make the neces-
jury observations from rawed slices of hu-
nanlty , frozen , or preserved In alcohol.
Vhcther the Increased number of the gentler
ex thronging the medical school had Its In-
uenco or not , this method tuddonly found
Isfuvor. Then ft Frenchman came to
ho resile , reproducing the sections In tinted
asts , but the work was not delicate or true
n color or detail , and found scant favor with
ho profi'wors. About tills tlmo Miss Elklns ,
who waa n teacher In tlio "Packer Institute , "
Jrooklyn , was called upon by her family
liyalclan to make iono : anatomical charts.
As Bho had always felt a keen IntvreH In
natomy , the charts proved no mnall success ,
nil the doctor chowcd hlo appreciation by
p Anting her to obtain other work. Very won
10 Irkiwmo routine of a teacher's life gave
ilaco to the Interests ) of science. The dec
era all wclcomo Miss Elklnu , assisting he *
n every way , her gentlu , womanly demeanor
Inning universal respect ,
Whi'iiovtr a physician has an unusual case
m wUhea lo put on record this llttlo woman
s his companion , sitting quietly by , with
uucll , water colora aud paper , doing her
work , while the doctor doc9TilfL | , All of tlio
medical Journals now publl&pd , have Illus-
( rations by Ml s IJIklns , lmt.\hn \ , triumph of
her career 1ms been her pathological speci
mens , which by far outclas , ' those of the
Frenchman , In ilcllrnle , nccur lo handling ,
each tiny ncrvo and vein bcljiR U plc-tcd with
a fidelity greatly delighting Ihojuodlcal men.
Almost every well known physician In the
country has hnil at one time oroyier , need of
Miss Klkltis' services , and hh < , ' , liad to pay
well for them , too. Despite Jicr rather un
usual calling , Miss Klklns Is v ry womanly
In appearance. She is rnthcr small , even fern
n woman , has dark hair , n , trlln figure and
Iiu\vinui ince. K'uscts ' unipuum iiig me uiiur-
aeter. She talks with Kre.it earnestness and
frequently alludes to the now Jidda which
are opening to women. On the walls of her
studio arc the exhibits which Imvo won for
.her the "Medal of Merit" nt the Cotton State
I ' International exhibition , held at Atlanta ,
Ga. , In 1S)5 ! ) , and the medal and sword at the
World's fair.
"Tho "World's Fair Sword" was granted
to her for best colors , accuracy and beauty.
A curious painting In her studio represents
the heart of a sheep , painted In color , after
being cut open , to show the valves of the
heart.
Tims It will bo seen that Miss Elklns takes
a higher Interest In eatables than the average
woman.
HO.S.V 1IOMIIM ll'S DAILY IMM : .
I2nrly to HIM ) nniL Knrly to It No Her
.Mftlmil of Work.
"My llfo Is that of a peasant , " \\rltes
llosa Honheur In a story of her life In the
Ladles' Homo" Journal. "I wake with the
day and lie down to sleep almcet at night
fall. Early In the morning 1 stroll In the
garden with my dogs or drive my pony cart
through the Forest of Fontalnebleau ( In the
midst of which Is her estate , Ily ) . Toward
! ) o'clock I take my scat before the easel and
work until half-past eleven. Then I break
fast quite simply , and afterward smoke my
HOUSE WAISTS.
THE LATEST IN FUR CAPES.
cigarette , ia I run through ; the dally papers.
I resume my work at 1 pjclock , and at p 1
go out for a walk. I love to see the sun sink
behind the trees of the forcat. My dinner Is
na elruplo as my breakfast. I finish the day
by reading. The books I prefer are those of
travel , hunting or historical works. Often
I read the bible.
"Before commencing a picture I study my
subject exhaustively , prefacing this work
with conscientious studies from nature. I
look for the exact sky and the exact ground
that will suitably frame the mibject , and not
until then do I commence work on the
canvas. The ever-present deslro to bring
myself nearer to truth , and an Incessant re
search after simplicity nro my two guides.
I have never grown tired of study. It Is
today , and It has been during my whole
life , n happiness to me , for It Is with persla-
tcnt work nlono that we can approach the
ur-BOlvablc problem of ever-changing nature ,
the problem which more than any other ele
vates our eoul and entertains In us thoughts
of justice , of goodness , of charity.
TWO HU.MAItKAIII.K WO.MHX.
One n riiiuiiiloi llrrry 1'lcl.or nitd ( lie
OIliiT i\i-rlM ill Corn IIiiHklniv.
Mrs. L. II. Adams , aged 7f > , living nt
North Sterling , about sixteen miles from
Norwich Conn. , holds the record as a
huiklcbcrry picker. On account ( if the
warm , wet autumn1 weather the huckleberry
season was greatly prolonged this year , jo
that a belated ciop of fine , good , perfect
fruit v.-ea gathered In Ostolier. Mrs. Adams
recently computed her pecuniary gains from
her bcrrj-picking labors. She found that
.she had gathered just 50S quarts of the
fiult during the sea.ion nnd re-celvcd from
Its sale from $35 to ? ! 0. To earn that sum
ho dally tiudgcd two mlle along u lonely
country road to the- rugged berry fields , nnd
gathered on nn nvcrago sixteen and one-
half quarts of berries a day. On ono of
her trips she fell In with a pugnacious
blacKsnake , five feet long , and promptly
dispatched It.
An ambitious and energetic woman Is
Mrs. J. Allen Grlswold of the country town
of Sprague , seven miles north of Norwich.
To Mrs. Grlswold her husband made a
crafty buslnt-Es proposition the other morn
ing , which that lady promptly accepted ,
and all that day he chuckled slyly , think
ing how shrewdly he had contrived It. The
proposal was this : If she husked forty
bushels of field corn In the shock In ten
hours ho agreed to pay her ? f , and . " cento
extra for every bushel husked by her In
excess of that amount.
Mrs. Grlswold took an easy stool Into the
cornfield with her husband , clasped a hick
ory husking pin to her middle finger , nnd ,
having dexterously flung a bundle of corn-
stallt : ! to the ground , seated herself on the
stool and proceeded to bulc , She husked
corn all day at whirlwind-ppecd , going
through bundle after bundjc. , arf If by magic ,
while red and yellow ears cjiaspd each other
over her shoulder as her nefty ( tossed them
Into her rapidly filling basket ; The neigh-
bora , who slyly watched licr working away
nt her stint , declared they' ' Had never seen
Biich lightning-like corn shilling before. It
was neat , orderly , accurate "work on her
part , too. At the end of ten hours Mro.
Grlawold had her load of corn ears driven to
the house , and jubilantly reported to the
crestfallen husband. She hail Jtnsked exactly
forty-one bushels of mallxi u'nil
, Mr. Gris-
wohl , without a protest , paid 'her ' J5.05. Ho
had ceased to chuckle and congratulate him
self on hla shrewdness some time about tha
middle of the afternoon. .Mrus'GrlawoM baa
no doubt oho can break her own record.
A ni.ixn in .si. M ; . * , . WO.IIAV.
She ( 'on iluc * IN Hm-i-NHf iilj , .Mcr
UnlfrprlHi * In llr'oolil ) n.
Mrs. Catherine Chflstlnu McDonald of
Brooklyn Is ono of the very few , If not
the only blind woman In this country ,
who owns and personally manages a large
mercantile business. She Is a dealer In
pianos , organs and other musical Instru
ments , owns her stock , and U her own
business manager.
In appearance Mrs. McDonald Is a well-
preserved woman of about 00. Her hair
Is Iron gray and she wears uniokod spec
tacles. One meeting her on the direct
would never think her blind. For , though
she carries a ulendeii walking cane , nho 1ms
not the appearance of feeling her way , but
iitau It as If to support a weak ankle or
uouio slight lumencfca. Speaking of h6r llfu
and bllndntps , uhe vald :
"I have been blind since I was 8 years
old , and It was caused by dlBobedlcnco to
my mother. It wsu in Germany before my
father came to tlilw country. My mother
had bail uomo winter dresses inudo ( or
my elster and me , hut when they came
home found the linings not thick enough so
forbndo our putting them on. I disobeyed
and after putting on the gown took a pair
of sclMors to snip off n thread. The
scissors slipped and one of the points en
tered my left eye. For the first two days
I suffered no p.tln nor wns my sight Ini-
palled , but after that the pnln In both
eyes was excruciating , and. although the
beit physicians were consulted and my eyw
op < Tatul on I became totally blind. Soon
after this my mother died nnd my father
moved with my three elstetB and mo to
this country.
INSTITUTION TRAINING.
"A few months later 1 entered the Schoo
for the Illlnd , In Boston , where I rcmalne
MUS. C. C. M'DONAliD.
for ton years. While there 1 became ai
Intimate friend of Laura Hrldgomnn , am
to me she always attributed her splrltua
sight and conversion. After leaving thl
school I supported myself and helped to edu
cate a younger sister by leaching the pliinu
I had plenty of pupils , many of them til :
ented , and every year .it the close if tin
season t would give a public recital , a
which I played. 1 was qultu well Knj'vii ,
think. In the local musical world , as "Kate
Hill , the Illlnd Pianist '
"Then Mr. McDonald lost his first wife. '
Here she stopped , nutl soinnthl'ig lU. ! > [
blush stole Into her pink chcens. "I hat
never thought of being married , hut he In
Histed that he could not live alone. ? o we
were married. He only lived n few years
and at his death left mo this business. 1
was all he had. 1 didn't ihlnit I could ton
duct the business alone , rn I too'c a jart
tier , which turned out to ho the vryors
thing 1 could have done. ) Ie twlst.-d mat
tcrs up In such a way that when wo fallei
I was left without a dollar.
"Some of mv good friends came to in )
aid , and , advising mo lo conduct 'he l > vol
ness myself , lent me a few hundred i'ol-
lars. From that little start I inivo bull
up the business to Its present loinfai table
proportions. It furnishes me n good 1'vlng '
permits my giving employment to sc\cra
clerks and workmen , occupies my time , an <
permits me to assist some of uiy brothers
? nd sisters In darkness who are icss for
tunate In the possession of this world's
goo Is.
"Yes , I do my own 'linking ' Mts'nois
alv ays go alone , and llml no difficulty. I
went to the World's fair In ' ' 'hlcago , whlcl
I enjoyed very much , as I did ilsony % ! fcls !
to Grand Uaplds , to California , to German }
and through Europe. "
To the astonished query , "Hid you go
alone ? Did no one go with you ? " Mrs. Me
Donald dnughed as at a good joke.
"No , indeed. It was not at all necessary
When I was crocking the Atlantic there wcix
several of my friends aboard , but they trav
eled drst-class while I went second. Thei
v.a separated very soon after landing. Yea
my frlcmh and relatives In Germany though
me quite wonderful at first , but they EOOI
bccamci accustomed to me and t know tha
I really WE almost as Independent as them
selves.
TO 11ENEFIT THE BLIND.
"I have but one music pupil these ilayu
A little gill of 8 yearn , to whom I am glvlnc
her musical education. She Is a talentci
child and her mother Is not well enough nf
to have her take music lessons. Yea. I made
my will several years agn and left this bus
Incss , and what llttlo other property I have
to be used for the benefit of the blind. But
now since the establishment of the Homo
for Blind Women In Brooklyn. I wish to
change my will BO that everything will go
tn that. As I have no children I call this
b'JBlncfd and the Homo my children and ut
my death would prefer the business to be
continued. If pofslblo , the proceed. ) going to
the Home. Of couise. If that fchould prove
Impracticable , the business will be wound
up In the usual manner. "
Mm. McDonald's home Is quite on tin
other sldo of Brooklyn from her store , and
she alwa ) makes the trip unattended.
Lack and forth , as aho does on
all other occasions , Indeed , she has
never found It neccrsary to have a
sulilo. She reads and tpeaks with the great-
cat ease , both German and Engllah. Her
penmanship is unusually distinct , although
ihc seldom writes anything beyond her sls-
? cturo. Instead she us > cj a typewriter. She
s regular In her habits , lies a large circle-
of Intimate friends , whom Elic visits quite
'roquently , and is a devoted church member.
Jho hau , since early childhood , been noted
for her charily , and bus since her husband's
death , fourteen yeara ago , given the greater
lart of her earnings to charltleu for the blind.
KtlHlllOII XllttN.
Caracal , beautifully noft and creamy white ,
s ono of the novelties In fur for thlJ Mnson
Vivid green la beloved by the Emerald
Islander : ] and popular this year the world
over.
over.Yellow
Yellow In all Its glory , In Ho varied tones
and saml-tones , Is to rage In dress and
millinery this winter.
T.io fashionable woman wears few elgaloe
thin reason , not alone with evening drcao
but with day gowns as well.
Lace nppllquo la ono of the popular and
rather expensive dress decorations since It
must bo arranged to B'llt each gown.
Short fur jackcto In mink , chinchilla , as
trakhan , seal , etc. . are very fashionable In
bolero , Eton , Htuulan , and similar t'tylcu. '
Suits In pllver-hluo cloth have bolero
Jackets of mink fur , with cclnturcs of
I'erelan eatln that show color mixtures of
blue , red , fawn , brown and gold.
Ono of Worth's latest gems In cloth Is
trimmed round the skirt to the knee with
two-Inch bias bands of velvet In n contract
ing color , and an Inch und a half space be
tween each one.
Satin , serge and tweed knickerbockers ,
mcdo with a removable flannel lining , are a
good substitute for the short flannel skirt ,
and are worn with ttreet costumes In cold
weather.
Tucks are etlll used on sklrtc , bodices nnd
t'leevea In many ways , nnd UICKJ can bo made
with far more effect than the simple style of
decoration might bo deemed capable of.
Not a few of the gray wool astrakhan ,
chinchilla and fine Parisian lamb bodices arc
finished off with cerise velvet collars , with
cointuro to match a charming color relief
to many faces ,
amart-looklng tailor-made costumes of
dark mllltary-bluo bourctto cloth have the
jacket bodices trimmed with rows of flat
gold bullion and fastened with handsome
buttona nf gold and blue enamel.
Silver fox stands next to sable In value ,
and w used for collars , cunx , tioas , intina
anil trimmings of various sorts. Blue fox
Is also fnbhlotiablc for the tame purpose , and
both white and , black fox are very much
worn.
Standard and fancy materials In black are
In high vogue this ( season , and will continue
In favor all winter. They are brought out In
silk , satin , wool , and flllk anil wool mlxturtf )
In designs most novel and attractive ,
Chinchilla toques are worn with gowns and
coat a ornamented with the BHIIIO fur , and
they are trimmed with rosettes of bright
ribbon , cream Inco and gray or black ostrich
feathers , Sahlo toquca with vlolotn are
another fancy.
.Shirt waliits of French flannel In plain
colon ) with black polka dots are decidedly
the thing for morning wear , and they are
made up exactly like the cotton ones worn
In summer , with a black satin atock collar
or a wide linen ono ,
A Medici collar cut Into squares and
stiffened o that they can hn turned down at
will Is a feature of the new cloth capes , and
Bomo of them are made more becoming anil
dressy by an liinlde frill of luce net In deep
enough to cover the uauarcii.
lied , the lmdo of the traditional British
coat , tieada the list of fauhlotiablo colora In
Knclntul JnM now , czarina hhio has bivikiti
out all over Franco rivaling UujsHii gray
In gcner.ll favor the soft , becoming refined
gray In cloth and velvet ( hat the young
cmprrM penned to favor next to blue and
creamwhiteduring her whorl brilliant stay
In Paris.
Metal ornaments In the gul.ie of fancy
buttona are largely patronized. I'letirh
dretamnkera are very piodlg.il of them , and
skirts no less than bodlcM display buttons
used excluilvely In nn orn.iment.il st\le. ,
The buttons are small and \ery artistic In
design nnll-headed , faoeted-grtn net , atul in
fine filigree nrfec'tti. Most of them are put
on In grout's.
Among trimming * square tabs are much
affected ; rovers and basques are finished with
them ; the hems of dress skirts are battlemented -
mented , and outstanding tabs are attnched to
straight collars and wrist frills. Most of
thi-so tabs are about two and one-halt tnchoa
long and not more than two Inches wide.
They nro detached rs a rule and ore scoured
to a moderately wide band which ttllps Inside
the collar of the bodlro.
The use of white satin , fur , gold braid and
rich laoei Is a decided feature of rich cloth
and velvet gowns for afternoon calls and re
ceptions , the white satin aeci soilri still con
sisting of full vest , rovers nnd collar. Many
women prefer the pure 8iiowhite satins to
any of the tints which have a glint of creamer
or yellow In the huelosa line , but this daz
zling pearl or Illy tint Is meat trying to the
complexion , but equal to the situation.
Very drosuy bodices for cloth gowns nro
made of alternate Inch w Ido strips of cloth
nnrt black or cream hn-o Imvrtloti , stitched
together by machine. The cntlro wnlst IP
of this combination and l i made plain In
the back and full In front , opening over
n fancy vott. or failenlng-on the nl > onldor
and under tie ! arm. The Mile under bodice
Is either In n pretty contrast of color or
matches the cloth. The sleeves are aim
nf thf > lnnl mill ninth nml Hut nntf
at the top la of plain cloth.
Kashlonablo dressmakers both hero and
abroad are making most liberal use of arti
ficial Ilowors t nt look exactly like natiire'c
own , to decorate evening toilets , nnd not n
few bo.llres are actually smothered with
rows. Large , eoft blooms entirely without
follnge are scon on ninny toilets , and tlie
apron front Introduced In dcml-tralnod evenIng -
Ing n'drto In trimmed with rose garlands , or
othorwl'o the llowerp nro arranged In empire
clustrri and Eel on nt equal distances down
each ddo of the front.
"Electric seal , " which Is rlmply rabbit
skin drcsied to rownblo the genuine real as
nearly ar possible , Is ono of the popular
cheap furs thl.i scaron , and the French tame
rabbit ly said to have the best fur. The
i&lno ore first dressed to make them soft
and pliable , then passed through n machine
whlcli trims down the coarsvr halro and
gives the fur glosn In the combing process
The dyeing If skillfully done by ovperts to
give the tame shading from light to dark
brown which wo find In the ponl. and nil
the iniporlltious hnlrs are plucked out by
electricity. In color nnd warmth there is
very llttlo choice between the real > eal and
fils clever Imitation.
Printnlnr N'otfM.
The princess of Wales has $ .10,000 per
annum for pin money , a largo proportion of
which she will expend In vh&rlty.
Mrs. Nansen will accompany her husband
lo London upon the occasion of his reading
n paper before the Royal Geographical so
ciety.
The supiomo court of Missouri has ap
pointed Mrs. JennieKdwnrds , widow of the
late Major John N. Edwards , to the office
of state librarian for n term of six years.
Mrs. Charles Dalton Is superintending the
stone carving for the Internal decorations
of St. Cuthbert's church , Kensington , Lon
don. The stone and wood carving Is being
done entirely by women.
Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst will send Prof. I ) .
It. Mayberk abroad nnd to the Orient to
select architectural designs for the new
building of the California State university ,
which she will erect ns a memorial to the
late Senator Hearst.
Krau Frrdholm , wifeof the Swedish con
sul at Constantinople , has been presented
by the sultan of Turkey with the Order of
Chcfakat In brilliants. It Is a magnificent
diamond star worn on white silk ribbon
with green and red edges.
Mlos Vivien Sartorls , granddaughter of
Gcncial Grant , will bo one of the most at-
tiactive debutantes at the national capital
this winter. She Is 17 years old , well ed
ucated , graceful and pretty. She was born
In London nnd ban received her education
from private governesses and tutors.
Mrs. Nathaniel T. Brltton , wife of Prof.
Brltton of Columbia college , who has done
so much for the Bronx Pnrk Botanical gar
den , Is now In Mexico , where she has gone
with n party , Including n number of pro
fessors from the College of Pharmacy. Mro.
Brltton , who la a skillful nnd scientific
botanist , will make collections of forna and
mosses her special line of work , upon which
she Is writing n book , soon to be published
Thu death of Darwin's widow. Ea > an exchange -
change , recalls the fact that the great
naturalist was fond of novels and often had
tils wife re-ad ono to him. In the evening ,
before the reading aloud began , he would
often Hu on the sofa and listen to his wife
[ daylng the piano. He was fond , too. of
Dackgammon , and played two gamca with
hU wlfo every night. "Kor many years '
t > ays his sou , "a score of the games whl h
each won was kept , and In this score ho
took the greatest Interest. Ho became ox.
.rcmely animated over these games , bit
terly lamenting his bad luck and exploding
with exaggeratc-.l mocK anger ai my
mother' * ) good fortune. "
Mary Scott Howland Is the Inventor of a
wonderful little powder box which always
accompanies Mine. Melba on her travels and
which bears tha great prlma donna's name ,
t weighs only two ouncrs , can bo carried In
i mutt or dress pocket and provides per
fectly for toilet wants when ono ds tem-
lorarlly away from home , out shopping or
it a place of amusement. The contents
consist of powder and a miniature puff , n
stick of rouge and an eyebrow pencil , and
everything Is separate and safely set-tired by
wo hinged covers , in ono of which a mirror
s placed.
Persons you mtti every day ,
OF BfllGHT'S DISEASE
or some trouble of ( he kidneys , urinary
or female organs.
WHAT CAN BE DONE ?
In such a ecnous condition you must
secure the best remedy you can find in
the market
AT ONCE.
There is only one absolutely sure
cure for these troubles , and that is
"It has stood the test of time. "
The Soft Glow of the Too floeo I
Is acquired by ladles who use I'OZZONI'H
Cauruixioif POWDUH , Try It ,
"It's Hot Stuff. "
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4
We arc having a ( Big Show )
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trouserings. Better inspect
them you'll be interested in
the price.
Pauls to order $4 to 812.
Suits to order $15 to $ . " > 0.
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