ttte omaha rttntat bek: November 11. imc. For and About the Women Folks A " i ,v Kept Their hrin Secret. N ADMIRABLE example or womanly modeoty has com to Hunt in regard to three Boston nurses, who, some time ago, dls-tlne-nlslied themselves in a rail road wreck in Franc, and thus, without revealing their Identity, brought admira tion and fame upon the devotion and sacri fice of true American womanhood. Mlia I-eura E. Coleman, sometime super intendent of the Faulkner hospital. Jamaica Plain; Miss Francea Munroe and Miss Elizabeth Hoy la are the brave women who, while traveling In France, were able to render service in a railway accident when other medical help was not available. Near Fori their train was run Into by an express. The four cars In the rear of that occupied by the Uiree nurses wore wrecked. , Immediately the task of attending to the uttering was undertaken by the nurses, and, with a large list of casualties to care for, and without any medical assistance, thoy worked bravely until help arrived from Paris. After the affair the three nurses con tinued on their Journey without revealing their Identity, and It was only after the repeated efforts of the French government, through the American ambassador, that the three women were located and the gratitude of France expressed. Servants Decorated. A society for the suppression of the num ber 23, composed of 201 al-peace-wlth-the-world matrons, whose servants have stayed with thera for two years or more and which Is known as the German Housewives' so ciety, assembled In Tuxedo hall, at Madison .venue and Fifty-ninth street. New York City, to seo their backstairs wonders have srold badges pinned on them and to feed them Ice cream, coffee and cakes. There were thirty-six maids on the list to re ceive the long-service badges, but three didn't come because their mistresses were SLfraid the girls would get their feet wet. As a co-operative society for the dis couragement of quitters, relates the New York Sun, the German Housewives' society eems to have Helicon Home of Engle wood, N. J., soldered to the third rail. There was Rcsa Hahn, who has been the cook for Mrs. M. Weinberg of 25 West Beventy-Blxth street for more than ten years. Rosa got her gold badge in the form of a bee, ate the luncheon provided, faced the flashlight brigade and went back to the Weinberg home of her own free will. Also there was Lily Freund, superintend ent of the culinary department belonging to Dr. Willy Meyer, the Specialist, of "00 Madison avenue, and she went back quietly to the Meyer home after she had received tier badge to begin her ninth year of hon orable service. Emma Rahmlg. who has remained In the employ of Dr. Helen Loweneteln for four and a half years, even though the doctor does live In Morrlstown, N. J., came over to Manhattan to get her badge, but didn't go back. Emma announced a few days ago that she is going to be married. Dr. Low ensteln Is unable to leave her room and so was not present. The thirty-three mistresses who decided to lock the doors and accompany their maids to the hall were a bit late in ar riving. Cabs had to be telephoned for, canopies stretched from street doors to the cabs and carpets laid across the wet side walks. All this took time. Besides a few of the matrons couldn't And their cook's goloshes right off the reel and there were also delays In some houses caused by 'some Indecision on the part of the mistresses as to whether it would be wise to permit the servants to go out in such weather. But when the thirty-three had arrived and each matron had found a wAlte and gold wicker chair for her particular maid, the matrons stood with firm grips on the coat collars of their prizes while the vice president, Mrs. von Briesen of 1 East Forty-seventh street mounted the dais, gold bees In hand. Along the sidelines was about sixty feet of table filled with fancy oakes and flowers. The services were simple, so that no cook would be at all fatigued. Mrs. von Brlesen had a list of the time servers, and as she reached each name the girl walked proudly to the dais and got her gold bee nd a few words of encouragement, the tenor of which was: "For heaven's sake, stick! Marriage Is a failure. A rolling tone gathers no pretty moss. Look before you leap. Nothing succeeds like a bird In the hand." Heiress Worklasr In Slams. Heiress to millions. Miss Margerle Palmer Of Colorado Springs, eldest daughter of General William 8. Palmer, has renounced the fashionable world and become a worker among the poor of the London slums. She has entered the training school of a big London hospital, conoeallng her identity, it Is said, that she might better , pursue her chosen calling. Miss Palmer Inherits her philanthropic In stincts from her father, one of the pioneers of Colorado. General Palmer always has been Identified with the growth of the state and amassed millions In its progress from the territorial days. A large share of his money always has gone to charity and. edu cational work. Genera Palmer was one of the founders of Colorado Springs. It was his desire to build a town where wLlsky and gambling should be practically unknown. When the town was laid out sah deed to lots con tained a clause loitilduing the sale of al coholic drinks. Years Making- WedcMasj Gown. Miss Ethel Anson Steel, daughter of Mrs. William Stel of Creshelm. Mount Aire, Pa., was married recently in Grace church, Ger man town, Ta., to Wheeler Haxzard Pe k ham of New York and Paris. Years ago when the bride was a little child her mother decided she should be married in a complete gown of Venetian lace of the "RaphicKV. pettern, so named berause the great artist loved to paint the lovely fabric on the beautiful women In his portraits, and work on the dress was begun at that time. Nuns In Venice have almost a monopoly In Its making. Its fine, delicate and Intri cate design must be woven in a damp cel lar. It takes months for one nun to make a comparatively small piece, and a complete gown costs a fortune. Queens of Europe possess only small pieces of this gosamer llke fubrlc, and It was only Mrs. Steel's foresight which enabled her daughter to possess this priceless dress. With this gown the bride wore a necklace of sap phires and diamonds, a gift of the bride groom. Mrs. Theodore B. Ents.of St. Louis was the matron of honor. Miss Sophie B. Steel was maid of honor. The bridesmaids were Miss Helen Huchner of Lancaster and Miss Estells Steel, both cousins of the bride. New Business for Girls. The opening of a trade course In mil linery at the New York Young Women's Christian association draws attention to the growth of a comparatively new pro fession for women. "Many of the girls who have Joined this class have no intention of entering com mercial fields." said Mrs. Gertrudo Reeves, who has the new course In charge. "They are studying to fit themselves for teachers of millinery In the evening schools and cluba. "It Is a profession in which the demand greatly exceeds the supply and In which the demand Is constantly growing. Those who hold high school certificates are quali fied by this course to teach millinery classes In the public night schools. . "One hundred evenings are given to each such class In the year, fifty before Christ mas and fifty after. The teacher is paid $3 a night, so you see a girl can make quite a nice little income by such work and will have her days free. "Those not having the high school cer tificates can find all the employment they wish In teaching classes In working girls' clubs, where they are usually paid 2 for the evening. There Is also a demand for teachers to give private lessons In mil linery, though few have the time to de vote to such work as yet. "We have always had a millinery class suited to those who wish to make their own hats as a matter of economy and in which the pupils are also taught to sew and han dle crepe, drape mourning and bridal veils and make hats of raftla. "The trade course is entirely different from these afternoon classes. It is In tended for those who wish to study every department of the work thoroughly, in order to qualify as teachers or to pre side over the millinery workrooms. The pupils are In a class two hours every morning and have home work besides. "Besides taking up everything pertaining to making and covering frames of all de scriptions we make a special study of the . human face. Its lines and contours and the shapes In headgear most becoming to each. From studying a systematic series of draw ings and pictures of the head the pupils speedily grow very observant of the faces around them and notice a thousand little points they had never thought of before. "The best gift for the successful mKiner Is the power to observe correctly. The girl who seeing a pretty hat can tell how to re produce the effect she admires in It In other materials has a talent which will almost certainly assure her success In her pro fession. "Broadly speaking, any woman can learn to make a hat acceptably. I have had some Join the afternoon classes with an Idea that they might, perhaps, be able to mas ter the art sufficiently to make some of their own hats and who succeeded so , splendidly that they have afterward de cided to put their knowledge to account and have secured good positions in the large millinery establishments. For those who can make a really good hat, as well as for teachers, there Is always a demand. "Except In the-.rudlments. such as tying Ykws and fastening on the various orna ments after they are In place, the art of trimming cannot be. taught. A girl may be able to design and make a most betutU ful hat and yet have no Idea of how to place a single plume on It effectively. A teacher of millinery does not have to have talent as a trimmer, but she must, of course, be able to show her pupils how to manipulate the ribbons), flowers, etc. "By making ribbon flowers for the hair a woman can earn a nice little sum for pin money, and this branch Is taken up In all our millinery classes. We make roses In winter, violets and daisies toward spring. Some are In wreaths and sprays for trimmings, "The girls always consider this the most delightful part of their business and n ne of them has trouble In securing order for these pretty ornaments among her friends. One of my pupils made $15 In this way last year In spare moments. Most of the girls atso utilize" their knowledge of ribbon flower making to fashion Christmas gifts for their friends." Artificial Rabies. Artificial rubles, which are technically called reconstructed rubles, began to ar rive In the rough form in the Maiden Lane district several days ago, says the New York 8un, and yesterday the Board of Gen eral Appraisers was anked to classify the stnnns for rutonis purposes. The rr.uxh rubies r.re to be polished by New York lapidaries The polished rubles of the reconstructed type are classified with natural precious stones, which are dutiable at 10 per cent ad valorem The collector had decided 'tht the artificial rubies In the rouch come uner the head of non-rnntm rat' d manu facture dutiable at 20 per cent, and from" this ruling the Importers appealed to the Board of General Appraiser J While the natural ruby Is the highest priced of all gems, being In large sixes worth ten times as much ss a diamond, the artificial stones are made In the labora tories of Parisian chemists In great num bers at prices that are comparatively trilling. The artificial stones command higher prices, people in- the trade say, as a result of the government placing them In their cut and polished form In the same class with the rare and costly natural stones. Dealers with elastic consciences sell the artificial product for high prices as real rubies, with a semblance of the au thority of the government to back the claim. -6- To Clean Carvels. The following method of cleaning carpets appears In the Housekeeper for November. It has been thorougly tested and was se cured from a professional source: First, have the carpet cleaned In the usual man ner and tacked down on the floor where It Is to remain permanently, and It Is ready for the cleansing process. Take one and a half pounds of the best white laundry soap, one-half pound of white oak bark, three-fourths pound of borax, one-fourth pound of fuller's earth, one-half pint of wood alcohol, one-half pint of ammonia, one-half ounce of chloroform and four gal lons of water. Tie up the bark In a piece of thin material, and boil In two gallons of water for four hours. Keep boiling water at hand to replace that lost by evap oration. Now remove the bag, add the soap, shaved fine, the borax and the fuller's earth, and let simmer until all are dis solved; then add the other two gallons of water, which should be boiling hot, and when partly cool add the alcohol, ammonia and chloroform. This quantity will clean thirty yards of carpet. To clean dip out a cupful of the prepara tion, put it on ths carpet, spread it and scrub with an ordinary bristle scrubbing brush. The spot scrubbed will be covered with lather, but the carpet will not be wet through. When all the dirt has been re moved scrape the lather up Into a heap and take It up with a scraper which can be had of any house furnishing store, or a shingle with a smooth edge will answer very well. When the lather has been re moved go over the carpet with a sponge wrung out of clean water and dry with a cloth. A Suggestion to Woman's Clubs. "It may be gleaned from the resolutions on moral education adopted by the Federa tion of Women's Clubs," says the Portland Oregonlan, "that some of their members believe the .teaching of ethics in the pub lic schools might be Improved. The ques tion is open to debate. The effectiveness of ethical Instruction can be properly Judged only by its results. The crucial inquiry is this: "Do the public schools produce a reasonably moral state of mind and conduct In their pupils?' The most that we can fairly demand Is comparative excellence. To ask for perfection Is sim ply to display one's Ignorance of the con ditions that limit all human activity. "Some light on the question might per haps be attained by comparing the morals of citizens educated in the public schools with those of the more favored classes who attend private schools and "afterwards enjoy the beneficlcnt Influences of the colleges. Tills would amount to a comparison between the morals of our so called middle and lower classes and those of the upper classes, or millionaire so ciety. "Most of those Americans who belong to the second generation of the wealthy have been educated in private schools with a course In college to finish. It Is from among these men that the Individ uals arise, who occupy themselves In grab bing franchises, . bribing members of the legislature vand making perjured tax re turns to the assessor. They are also the ones whose scandalous violations of the marriage bond bring the nation into dis grace. It Is they who formerly supported 'Town Topics' and who continue to sup port publications even worse in character though not so notorious. Their lives. In too many cases, are a shameless riot, a continuous orgy. "Among the lower classes, on the other hand, who 'are educated In the public schools, we hear of no systematic and persistent" attempts to rob their fellow citizens. Their lives, though by no means above reproach, are not an open and cry ing scandal. Their reading, though often foolish, Is seldom wicked. Upon the whole, their morals compare very favorably with those of the upper classes who have en Joyed more select educational advantage. Therefore one almost feels like advising the Women's Clubs to direct their' Investi gations toward the private schools and colleges as a field where moral reform is vastly more called for than In the public schools." Trunks Filled with Curios. A collection of antique and modern Jew els of much Interest Is on view in Provi dence, R. I. It is n collection which came into the hands of Whittler & Tanner through the administrator, who Is a friend of the Benlor member of the firm, and is said to be one of the finest atsrc.atiotis of antique and modern Jewelry ever brought together in this country, the in ventory rending like a tale of "The Arabian Nights." It was collected by a wealthy Boston woman, who. for over half a century, de voted hercclf to securing, not only the rarest specimens of antique and modern Jewelry extant, hut also rare silks and textiles from the four corners of the earth. autographs from famous authors and not able men and women In fact, everything that caught her fancy. The administrators found trunks filled with silk gowns of almost every period of fashion; silk parasols, richly embroidered, one In white silk with a peacock with spread tall circling the cover; fans by the hundred with -carved ivory, lace and Jew eled gauze, exquisite lace handkerchiefs, Chinese and Japanese porcelains and all sorts of quaint and beautiful things. There were thirty-nine teachests filled with the Jewelry, while a large safe held tho diamonds. When the cases were removed from the Jewels in order to pack them they filled a bathtub. Many curious stories are told of this woman, who died last summer, but her name has not been divulged by those In the secret. She had a taste for barbaric splendor and delighted In curious devices and mechanical toys made of all sorts of stones. One of her fancies was for a set of tiger's claws, which her agent procured for her In India, and had mounted In twenty-karat gold of exquisite workman ship. This set of necklace, earrings and brooch Is Included In the present exhibition. A little English trunk was filled with crosses, one of the most beautiful being a pectoral cross set with diamonds and topazes. Then there were hundreds of pairs of ear rings from every land, some of Egyptian design and some such as our grandmothers wore huge circles and pendants set with precious stones. One pair had pt:lanls of exquisite pink topazes. In fact, et try piece rings, bracelets, brooches or chains- Included in this collection Is s.udde5 with diamonds, rubles, sapphires, emeralds, beryls, peridots, opals, hyacinths, topazes. tourmalines, Jargons, chysoberyls and other stones, some of which are seldom seen outside of museums. The collection is attracting the attention of connoisseurs and collectors from all over the country. w.eaves from Fashion's Notebook. One of the results of the prevalence of princess models of every kind Is the inven. tlon of the brassiere. This garment is de signed to give the long, unbroken line from the shoulder downwards. A white crepe de chine lounging robe had a Grecian border In gold, which came around the neck and down the front, and finished the bottom of the loose-flowing sleeves, a golden cord forming a classical girdle. Certain of the new buttons so closely re- .-v.iiu, a uniiuauiiiv iriH-iqume ring inai mey are really rarher startling when freely used n n a fww.tr . . i T . 1 1 . , .. . . - . .in; ifiuc jii iinimii mrquoiHe, ruby, sapphire, emerald and pink coral, sur rounded by rhlnestones. rP1111 et for mourn,n- wear Is handsomer ....... o.v., .u, ii ia acini Hinw in appliques or worked In elaborate and very flowing de signs on fine net. fleoulns. pointed and round, small beads and studdlngs are fre qtiently noticed In the same material. Studdlngs are specially popular. The corset cover as a separate garment Is seriously threatened by the chemise with a frilled skirt which Is a becoming and useful piece of lingerie. It Is considered more practical and convenient than the combination of three pieces, snd i so at tractive In nainsook, hand-embroidered and edged with German Valenciennes, or simply with button-holing, that few women can resist it. . ,A reputable authority foretells that long kid gloves will be as scarce and as popular next spring as they have been this sum mZL Q.n.1 aut"mn- In black, brown and white they will be in demand, but the man ufacturers will find it Impossible to fill all their orders. The gloves will go up In price of course, and they will probably have to be of Inferior quality. Tana and brown are sure to be very popular, but what will women do If they cannot obtain them" AL.5rtiS, HarPr' Bazar describes a Jparla:boUo"i out'5t for New York debutante. The girl had an afternoon coming-out dress,'T which is described as follows: The material was a soft, not too , hvavx. alllc. with a transparent yoke of lace The pretty bertha that trimmed the waist was edged with the fashionable evel"t and scallop embroidery, which also trimmed the three flounces that formed the skirt " The accompanying picture showed also that the sleeves were short puffs, edged with five or six rows of tiny frills, that the girdle was a round one trimmed with but tons, and that a pretty little ribbon bow fastened the bertha to the bodice. Chat About Women. JllnA Mav .(., . a r . . - "Jnoon, claims to Jrtf n,amP'on woman wrestler of the world. Til ,falr Juno s 22 years old. stands s.x 262 pounds baI"e 6et nd wela" Marie 8. Stone of Rock, Mass.. the first woman to be naturalized In her countv. has tken out papers as a citizen of the Unfed frSnfwSi: F1Snnd?aUUfUl yUD WOman Isabella Masslan. the explorer. Is to have the cross of the Legion of Honor given her by in.erlYonch "vment. She lately trav fled 2.500 miles i;l a Chinese cart through the desert of Gobi, and her various Journys through Asia have made her famous. Mrs. Caroline Bache Barnes, a great grandduugliter of Benjamin Franklin Is 79 years old. but never fails to take a dally spin on her bicycle, sometimes making a twenty-mile jaunt. Mrs. Barnes is a pro fessional woman In Vlneland N. J . where she resides. wnere In Persia the women when appearing in public dress in black and arc heavily veiled but at home wear the brightest and most gaudy of colors. Their petticoats are as voluminous and as short as those of ballet girls, which makes them look absurd They partly clothe their legs by loading' them with bangles. As there is no satisfactory way of htutlng their iiuUtna and with their short skirts they sjffer with cold In their at times, severe climate. They spend meat of their time on cold days with their legs tucked under the covers of the kursel, the native charroal brazier, and wear heavily wadded vests and jackets. MIffi, STEWART & BMTORTS sjyuv "AUBJ-WlW.Wgl' !?isf 1 JJ,,.U?"'JI ? T" Is still drawing crowds of anxious buyqrs, all striving to procure some of the great bargains which this sale offers. One of the strongest attractions for this week is the closing out of their immense stock of linoleums. This stock consists of an endless variety of designs of all grades of printed linoleum, which arc offered at but a fraction of their real worth all to be closed out to avoid the trouble and expense of moving. 83c Linoleum, 12-ft. wide, will be closed out at, f per square yard : Ol)C 85c Linoleum, 12-ft. wide, short lengths, will be closed out at, per square yard aC 85c Linoleum, 6-ft. wide, an imense stock to select P P from, at, per square yard. . , J 70c Linoleum, 6-ft. wide, beautiful style effects, A C at, per square yard jk 70c Linoleum, 6-ft. wide, quantity enough for small J C rooms and bath rooms, at, per square yard .JC ; "We still have about fifty Brussels Rugs the $18.00 quality, made in beautiful colors oriental, floral and me- Z5Q dallion designs, size 9x12, while they last 'All through our store you will find just such values in every department, which we are determined to dispose of before moving to our new store. There are many articles that are closed out at half their real value. It will take only a little of your time to investigate and you will be the gainer by many dollars. FURNI TURE, 'CARPETS, RUGS and DRAPERIES all are included in this Removal Sale. New Arrivals New Arrivals OF LACE CURTAINS, which were intended for our new store, but we were obliged to take them at once-the assortment consists of FLEMISH POINT, CLUNY, BRUSSELS NET and SAXONY BRUSSKLS-many of the designs are our own pri vate patterns all are exclusive and the best values we have ever been able to offer. Cluny lace Curtains' Cluny Lace y Curtains Brussels lace Curtains Saxony Brussels lace Curtains Flemish Point lace Curtains Three yards long, 48 inches wide, made with three-inch hem and eautif ul lace edge, real bargains, at, per J ' pair (Three yards'long, 50 inches wide, lace with fine inser- J8 00 tion, extra quality net, and a wide range of prices, per T pair, $10.00, $7.50, $6.00 and This lot consists of about fifteen different styles, all 3 yards long, 12-4 wide, plain center, with narrow, dainty borders, IF 00 others with very elaborate borders, specially ' good values this week at, per pair. '..v...; A fine array of patterns, all full length and width, i ff CO worked on very superior net, our own exclusive de- L'X signs, at, per pair, $30.00, $25.00, $17.50 and 11 U These are a two-toned lace ecru and cream, specially adapted for library or living rooms very effective with mis- 1 00 sion furniture and large variety of designs, pair, 11 Jr $15.00 and t&sA 9 1315-17-19 Farnam Street J Eellgious Notea William II. Baldwin, who has been presi dent ot the Boston Young Men's Christian association (or thirty-tight years, has Just celebrated his Mth birthday. He is in ths I.Mit or health and a remarkable man (or his age. Ethelbert Talbot, bishop of the diocese of central Pennsylvania, and the trrst mis sionary bishop of Wyoming and Idaho, has written his remlnic:enis of the life he led In the west. It will shortly be published. Rev. Dr. Gilbert T. Rowe, a Methodist preacher In Ashville, la prone to rather lonx-wlnded discourses and his cor.rrega tion has conveyed to him a request that ha restrict sermons to thirty minutes. In re ply the reverend gentleman says he will preach as long as he pleases or quit. Rev. Dr. Clifford, the noted English di vine, who has Just celebrated his 70th birthday, says he considers that at that ass a man is Just approaching bis best. In his speech at the birthday celebration he said: "It Is forty-nine years since I prenched my first sermon. At seven years of age I had to go to work at 4 o'clock In the morning, f ' W" fcw.al 4- r . vSnN mm: richest I Pieces. Boas and Muffa Furs." to dlMlnguuan (r go Into Neck furs the finest skin furriers call thera "Small RUkiti from lackets. fur com t h te but they constitute a lare part o( the fur trade. Every lady wears some small (urs, and every idea of price can be suited. Tor Health and Comfort nothing can be better pro tection to a sensitive throat or cheht than fur. Nothing can set off a cloth coat or suit tso well as a bit of fur. As a prospective purchaser of some small fur. either for yourseJf or us a gift, you will be Interested in our little book "Judrinf Pnrs" below. lit tlllLIi PDli you can Ox your own price and get value received lor what you pay. Just to show how nice a set can be bought for littlo money I.ere is a hundsume Sable Ruaslun Lynx lloa and Muff tsr The Boa U 7 f ri The Muff is the inches long with J7J.DI fiat style and head and tails. . . .w ' large size It Is literally true that we have several thousand dlnVr ent styles, sizes, varieties of (ur and prices to correapoud in the way of small furs. We alo have over 75 varieties of Ladies' Fur Jackets; and over 2 JO varieties of Men'a Fur ar,l Fwr- I.tneo. t'oate at prices that will suit; Jackets at o nd upwards: Men's Coats fn.m IA to UttJOO If it U a LAITPHIB TV it U a fur of saii.fj.cHon. IAJTFHE rxraS are sold by the leading dealer in every community. Write to us fur the book "Judging Fum" and we will also seud you the aJUruse of our Deareat dealer iti V. Ml ! f fil I'.f m thrT"' .worke twenty, twenty. lni,-3ndT tw?n,,-' hours without see- llnaU7w.Jranht fo? 5 eVr? o? ,?! anralr" kfitt & ? SSFffiS ,d, R?v been maJtinsr . iit.i. . ' . "t nas How Arlists Use Lines in Pen ond Ink WMil which he had been pastor seventy yeari LATPIIER, SKINNER & CO.. St. Paul. (Copyright, 1906, Herbert Kaufman.) rfiijTr.'Q . i. a , .. u v,.ii,a ui iiic n o.i juauillo.lv young I hearers aud give pleasure to o.d ways pusses though a period when his ambition is to become a um.cr, and this ambition receives fuel every time ho meets one who w.u an actor In that great tragedy of American history. He will sit by the hour und li.lcn while the veteran fights his battles over again, and if the veteran has a wound or two to show as proof of his prowess, he is exalted in the Juvenile mind to the pedestal of a hero. , This is the subject of tho sketch by Charles Dana Gibson which accompanies The Bee today. A handsome, manly little lad aits spellbound at the table which separates him from an aged warrior with an empty sleeve. The veteran is telling the boy how he lost the arm-at Antletaiii, the Wilderness, Gettysburg or Fredericks burg, whichever It may be. The child's interest pleases the veteran, who loves nothing belter than to tell the story or his campaigns, and especially of tho loss of that arm. With splendid coinplaceucy and pardonable pride he retells the hardships, the kljughter. the desperate fighting, the heroism, and the boy sees himself some day buttling (or his country and bis flag, and perhaps earning an empty sleeve also as his badge of honor. It is a study in contrasts, this picture of Glhaun's. No artist knows better than he what tine effects can be produced by plac ing la Juxtaposition extreme youth and ex treme age, aud ao one knows better than he how to emphaelsse the qualities that are characteristic of the one and the other. The ruggedness of age and the tenderness of youth are here drawn with the rklll of Gibson's master hand, and the way In which the effect Is produced should ic celve careful attention from the student. It is a matter of technique, about which volumes could be written without helping young artists to attain It, for practice la the only thing that will be reUly helpful. Practice from the living model will pro duce better results than endless copying of pictures. It was thus that Gibson himself climbed to the top of the ladder of fame. As he sketched living men and women and children he formed his own technique, learned all the little tricks of touch tbst are individual, aad became the master that he is. If an old mat) did not actually poso for this one-urnied veteran it was only be cause the artist had drawn so many old men from life that his mind was stored with (act s, which he could reproduced (roni memory, or whoso features lie could com bine in an ideal head. If the coat witli Its empty sleeve was not drawn from a model it was only because Gibson had been copy ing real coats so long that his memory was stored with their folds. iThe same is true of the boy and his sailor rult, (or which Gibson bad many models that his mind could turn back to and use all over again. It is Interesting to study the successive steps by which a picture llki this Is drawn and the proces should prove Instructive to the student. The picture was drawn In pencil, first in rough outline, then In mora detail. Ths faces and hands wer worked over until their forms satisfied ths artist, who then took his pen, a heavy, stront one, and drew ths outlines of the man's facie over the pencil lines. They art broken outlines, formed of heavy angular lines, and they melt Into the shading In a way that shows the whole faoe was drawn at one time; the outline of the nose was followed by the shadows and wrinkles upon It, and so on, for it will be observed there Is scarcely any actual outline In this faoe. The lines were drawn with extreme ra pidity, as Is evident from tho two Inter lacing xlgzags that form ths hollow of the left cheek. The face finished, the heaviest and black est lines forming the creases of the coat were drawn, the artist laying on hard with a big pen filled with Ink still working rap idly. Then the coat was covered swiftly with the lines that give It color and tex ture. 'The hand was probably drnwn lnt, but had been studied out carefully In pencil, for that suggestive position of the fingers holding, the empty sleeve Is no accident. The outline of the boy's face was then drawn and the hair followed. The f.ice was shaded with a fine pen. and the sailor coat was finished up with the same ra pidity which marked all the drawing. The student who tries to copy a picture of this sort should do It several times, never attempting to reproduce it line fur line, but in his own way to attain tho same effect. If he desires to be an artist he should follow in ths steps of the uaalsra and skeiUi front life. 1 Labor and Industry Fifteen million bushels Is the govern, mem estimate of the buckwheat oroo ills year. Borne flapjacks! 9 w" ..Ii' "P,P.le erP,' W.000.000 barrels prom. las? ?tVJm. y"r " mr' twk Chinose furniture trade workers In Vto- by m to"')? ' outnuniber EuropJai; The Canadian Bank of Commerce, W1a nipeg, estimstes that the farmers of tha Canadian Northweet will reoelve ovsJ $.iJ,oU( this year from three orupa alone- wheat, oats and barley. A pension plan for aged and disabled cui rloyes will be Introduced by the Boston and Maine railroad by January 1, at the ear liest, and probably. 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