TIIK OMAHA SUNDAY BKE: MAY 12. 1007. New Styles in Linen Gowns I I Important Items of the ummr L I . ,1 . .. . Inw.lv BM th KM I uuini Him w' -... - new linens, both In colur mid In quality, that It la difficult to con tent oneself with on. or two frocks In the delectable materials. Moreover, th linen frock answer ao many purposes todny. It la to be boueht In all grades of elab era.tl.in. frnm the most severe of tailored coat ami skirt aulta to the most ornata of embroidered and lac trimmed prlnccssn or empire gowns, and In between these two extremes are a host of pretty dressy c'mt and tiklrt fn ks, Jumper frocka, etc. .String colir linens and llnena In the Jreamy biscuit shadings are particularly popular this scn'nn ami mora of the smart tailored coat a and rklrts of linen are turned out In thee shades than In any other. White col lara and cuffi may be ered by hand In wafer dota of contrast Ingr color rive (toed result) without calling for much needlerraft or time. Buttons nvered with linen and embroid ered with dota. attire or circles of contract ing color are another of the easily achieved detalla which give Individuality and dla tlnrtinn to a aim pie frock. I.lnens with embroidered dota sprinkled over their aurfacea have been shown thla season, but have not taken renarksbly well, though one area an occasional frork of dotted linen with the dota In aclf-color. The allk llnena "tolie do sole" hnrdly come under the head of linen, but are offered In beautiful coloring and qualities and are favorltea with the French niakera. Toll de sole In wide Pckln stripea of pale blue and white, roae and white, almond green and white, etc., la especially modlah, but though one aces thla material In lm- THREE LINEN GOWNS, EMBROIDERED AND LACE TRIMMED. W o 0 so readily to tubbing aa coats, but the elaborate added or not, but aome of the best tailors ' advise tailored collara and cuffa, faced with whit French pique, and thla touch of white doea make a coat more becoming and adda to Ita appearance of coolness. White linen la of course always liked for mat and skirt suits, as are the soft dull blues, and this year the darker tans and browns are conaklerably In demand, khaki and saddle brown In particular, although the latter will undoubtedly look best on broiling midsummer days. e tailored Unen coats are fitted or fitting in the back, loose In front and whatever length Is best suited to the arer, although the preference is (or nparatlvely short coats. For the dressier coat and skirt suit, the loose falling coat varying In length from . V. Mala., Ilntk Co. w.l 1 VlnH I. wn V'lV . 1 1 nil UD'U I. IUV ...to as tb preference. Borne very attractive 1st Importations, however, show fitted ooaU of half length and belted ooats with half length or even three-quarter length aklrts, and rumor has it that these longer coats and coats defining the figure will lead the late seaaon in Paris. Tiy do not, of course, lend themselves do the short loose laborate Unen gown goes to the cleanser rather than to the laundry nowadays. Soutache braiding) plays an important part In the ornamentation of the somewhat elaborate linen coat and skirt costume and is a trifle newer than hand embroidery, though It has by no means elbowed the latter aside. Often the two are combined, and an effective trimming. Illustrated In th blue Unen model sketched here, la made with soutache braiding, whose design is In ce-taJoi parts filled In with heavy, thickly set, embroidered knota. Thla particular model, which was an extremely chio one, was of dull blue linen braided and embroidered In white. The loose Jtla coat with Its jaunty lines and its gStractlv details was supplemented by an elaborately braided skirt, as is the case In most of the French models of tbjs class, but many women prefer a sampler skirt trimming. White Unen coats and skirts trimmed with narrow Irish crochet Innertion and band embroidery are made up upon very simple lines with loose, rollarless. short sleeved coats and plainly gored skirts. The heavy openwork Insertion outlines all th seama and a very narrow correspond ing edge finishes the borders of the coat. English eyelet work and heavy blind embroidery are usually combined in the bold designs which are embroidered by band on the runt fronts around the neck, on the cuffs and around the skirt bottom. Bmall round medallions of Irish crochet In the heavy roae design whose petals are r para to are often Introduced throughout the embroidery design, being set Into the linen with openwork stitrhery. The bold Breton embroideries In red and blue are greatly liked In Paris for the trim ming of string color 'and white linens, and some pretty French models In Unen have I English openwork embroidery In color on white or taring coir. Such embroidery In brown upon natural toned linen Is con sidered very smart and dull Copenhagen blue on strlre; color Is very effective. Similar embroideries In aelf-tone are used upon llnena In all eolora One of the Jon Uriels of our llr.en and was In a Uvely jj.ade of rose Unen and was embroidered 1".y hand In self-tones, the embroidery bordering the V shaped back and front of the blouse and forming a panel down the Reenter front of the plaited aklrt. A very striking French frock of linen, in the bright c-nion iT.mi. naoe Known, aa cassia, waa ' coldered In buttonholed scallops and fcfllsh openwork with white. Cluny lsce is as popular as Irish ince for th trimmlrg of linen and Is newer, while krisome flirt lsces with hand darned de f I are the handsomest thing that can be l upon the dressy linen frock. he Jumper or gulmpe frock of linen Is ( demlc and deslcnrrs are puisllng their ) tins to devise models for such frocka '. Itch will have originality and set them I pve the Commonplace. Hand embroidery ys Its role here, at upon the fancy coats, there are attractive little gulmpe I ecus 01 iinrn innimcu miireiy in littl. I ripping and buttons and selling for A st reaaooable prices. M Kn openwork trimmlrg. formed by put Vlng two rarrow hands of the linen two and a half or three inches apart and Join ing them by little straps alternating with open spaces of the same width of th straps Is excellent for the Unen gulmpe frock. ac4 aarrow bands of Unen embroid- ported models, It seems Impossible to pro cure it here. Princess effects In linens run the scale of pretentiousness from the simple little gulmpe frocks, with blouse and skirt cut separate, but having a princess effect, owing to a box plait running unbroken from gulmpe to hem, to such elaborate creations of linen lace and hand embroid ery as th princess model sketched for this page. Many Unen gowns, so-called, are of lace rather' than of Unen, the Unen being used chiefly in th shapa of hand embroid ered motifs set into th lace. $ The Iaverted Rake. Ther 1 a man in Pittsburg who will be married in a short while, and will occupy th house a few rooms of which he has used during his bachelor -days. He takes th greatest pleasure in showing his Inti mate friends about th place, and Is espe cially delighted at th astonishment they express when his own "den" is reached. H has always been a quiet, studious fel low but as refitted the room gives the appearance of the lounging place of a regular rounder. Thar are ranks of long pipe, photographs of actresses are stuck about th ohlmney glass, a shelf of beer steles runs all th way around th room, and a few ferolnln gloves, handkerchiefs and fans are scattered about. "Great Scott, Jack I" the last visitor gasped, "where did you get this outfit, and why?" "Bought out a college fellow," was the complacent reply. "Just think how pleased that dear little girl will be when she sees all this truck and thinks how much wick cdneaa ah has won me away froral" Harper's Weekly. Special ale off Oiina Cabinets Again we were fortunate in securing the en tire SAMPLE STOCK of one of the leading manufacturers of CHINA CABINETS. These samples have served the purpose at the factory as display pieces. We secured the entire stock at a big bargain and propose to give our patrons the benefit of our good fortune. . There are no two pieces alike. Every piece is the best example of the manufacturer's product and for excellent value cannot be excelled. We quote only a few of the many bargains this sale offers. Come tomorrow or the day after, as this stock will so quickly at these prices. $17.0 Golden Oak China Cabinet, tj PA 24 inches wide, CO inches high . . . laS J J $20.75 Golden Oak China Cabinet, full swell front, all quartered and polished, IP 'JC 35 inches wide, 58 inches high ! J $38.00 Golden Oak China Cabinet, Sheraton design, all quartered and pol- f ished, 40 in. wide, 63 in. high 1 $30.00 Fumed Oak China Cabinet, Mission de sign, leaded glass, top section, y PA 33 in. wide, 63 in. high If.JU $31,00 Fumed Oak China Cabinet, Mission de sign, one mirror back, 39 in. Q Cf wide, 62 in. high lO JU $32.00 Fumed Oak China Cabinet, Mission de sign, top section, leaded glass, Q CA 31 in. wide, 64 in. high lZfDJ $22.50 "Weathered Oak China Cabinet, Mission design, top section leaded glass, 'Z J C 26 in. wide, 53 in. high 1s f D $ 16.50 Weathered Oak China Cabi- C net, 40 in. wide, 60 in. high H' $36.00 Early English China Cabinet, Mission design, top section leaded glass, T CA 41 in. wide, 62 in.' high IJU $39 00 Early English China Cabinet, Mission design, top section leaded glass, JPA 43 in. wide, 58 in. high J" $65.00 Early English China Cabinet, full Bwell front, claw foot and full mir- Z 7 J? f tot back, 38 in. wide, 64 in. high. m f $40.00 Mahogany China Cabinet, (T r claw foot, 48 in. wide, 73 in. high. . .pD itfiy not yet a nice efiina eaSlnct jA that pesent one rt'M hnammt tfie fiovde and make tfie one to rtfiom ifoa five it ftajyij tfihee times a day. tftis baCe an ojyftotunitif to 4eeue yne at a $f keduetion. thehe ae many to select fiiom aiid you can get a niee me o 7 .5 and the efioiee&t one made 75 Start Life Anew When You Clean House Make up our mind that you are going to stop be ing a drudge, chained up in the kitchen. Resolve to spend more time In the parlor, out of doors and with your family. Put in a McDougaJl Kitchen Cabinet, and let it do half your kitchen work. You can' afford one. It'i no more costly, and it pay for itself over and over again. No thrifty woman can afford to be without one. But don't make the mistake of buying a poor kitchen cabinet one that will warn, collect dirt and vermin and fall to pieces. Hundreds of women are throwing such cabinet away and buying the McDougall. It's cheaper to buy the genuine McDougall right at the start; not expensive. From $7.50 to $27.50. Lace Curtain and Portiere Sale The present remarkable LACE CURTAIN AN J) PORTIERE sale, lasting until next SATURDAY night, has proved the most successful of all our sales. By securing many unapproachable bargains by the big importer's close-out we have given our patrons bargains long to be remembered. This entire stock has and will continue to contribute toward making this a lasting event. The last shipment of this stock has arrived and will be placed on sale together with the balance of the stock, beginning Monday morning at 8:00 o'clock. Prudent buyers cannot afford to miss this opportunity to secure the latest styles of Lace Curtains and Portieres at y regular value. Dentelle Arabian, Novelty Arabian, Ca ble Net, Colored Net, Brussels Net, Irish Point, Scotch Madras, Novelty Cable Net, worth from $7.60 C 7 C to $11.50; sale price, per pr.J. Brussels Net, Scotch Madras, Cable Net, Irish Point, worth from $6.60 to $11.00 sale J. CI C price n(,JD Ruffled Swiss and Nottingham Cur tains, worth from $1.25 to $2.25; sale price, per pair. 75c Snowflake, Ruffled Swiss and Notting ham Curtains, worth from $1.60 to $3.00 sale price, per Q" pair JDC Nottingham, Irish Point, Novelty Bat tenberg. Ruffled Net, Arabian, Cable Net, Snowflake, Cluny, worth from $4.00 to $6.00 Bale price, y r per pair .JJ Extra Heavy Tapestry and Annure Portieres, 60 Inches wide, all colors; worth from $5.00 to $7.00; T sale price, per pair ,&D Point Fillet, Duchess, hand-made Bat tenberg. Saxony, Brussels, Ivory Bat tenberg, Marie Antoinette Curtalna, worth from $16 to $20.00; Q O C sale price, per pair J, JO Mercerized Tapestry, heavy border ef fects, worth from $10.00 to $13.00; sale price, per "7 C pair 0.1 D Odd pair Portieres, all colors and Quality, at prices far below the cost of manufacture. MilIrP Stewart eatoo 413-15-17 South 16th Street. Mrs. Taft Points Women the Way o Highest Happiness Woaaaa's Hobleat Career. LX, women. It Is true, are not called upon to preside over a horn or to rear children, but all broad-minded women admit that this Is th loftiest type of use fulness." Thla aentenc from an Interview with Mra William Howard Taft, wtr of th secre tary of war, by a representative of th Philadelphia North American, gives th. keynote of th character and tdeala of th wife of the most noted member of Presi dent Roosevelt's official family. Mrs. Taft was discussing college education for women when shs gav utterance to th sentence quoted In the foregoing. Her self a woman of high culture, she Is a Ann believer In advanced learning for hr sax. But Mrs. Taft has no patlenc with that cult of th "n.w woman" who believes that marriage and mot he-hood do not an awer the bwt Ideals, and who find them aulves "wedded to their art" or some other unappwlatlv. and unresponsive thing. "Higher education for women," Mrs. Taft laughed; "well, my daughter haa elected to take a full college courae at Bryn Mawr, and la now studying diligently In order to enter the college next autumn. I believe In th best and moat thorough education posslhl for every one men and women and It la a source of deep grati fication that all my children sr. studious. "My Idea about higher education for women la that It makes them great in soul aa well as In Intellect. It never seemed to me that It should make them poor Imita tions of men. I am old-fashioned enough to think that woman la the complement of man. and that what Is most feminine about her is most attractive to man. And, there for, of th greatest utility to the world. "I could never sc. sny fundamental su periority or Inferiority. Th. only superi ority lies in th. way la which the responsi bilities of life are discharged. Judged by this standard some womea are superior to men, and soma husbands fall very much below their wives, some brothers below their sister. "Education for women and aa much aa thty can obtain, to my mind, possesses larger advantages than th. commercial on. of providing a mean of making, when It Is necessary, a good livelihood. Thla, I do not deny, la a potent advantage, but fur th. aggregate woman, th. mission Is to preside over a home and to fulfill the highest obligations of womanhood. "Education, which really educates heart, mind and body, glvea the grace and ability and the exalted aense of duty necessary to fill that hlg-h destiny In th. home. "It doea not seem to me that college edu cation make a girl either unfit for do mestic obligations or maaculine In her tastes. AH women, it la true, are not called on to preald. over a home, or to rear children, but all broad-minded women admit that thla la th loftleat type of use fulness. Few women willingly renounce that moral greatnesa which makea a woman a queen, even In the humblest home, for Intellectual or profesaional triumph. "Aa for masculinity developing from a college courae, why every sensible grl wants to b. great as a woman, not as a man, and she will sedulously avoid all that Inclines to mannlshness." Personally, Mrs. Taft is as attractive as she is Intellectual. She la fair, alrnder and girlish-looking, and it seems incredible that sh. has a son old enough to b. In college. She is frank and vlvacloua. though she posseseea dignity to a marked degree and the self-poise neceeaary for th. successful hostess. She poesesse that Invaluable cunjlty of th. wit. of a polltlclan-an excellent mem ory. She has, likewise, the habit of being cordial. All social leaders admit that cor diality of manner mui be cultivated, aince It is Impoealbls to be really glad to see utter strangers or to take an Interest In very commonplace people. Mrs. Taft has mastered thla art most completely. Informally and In her home, the wife of the secretary of war la seea at her best. She is an excerient illustration of her text that culture and accomplish metita. perfect a woman In the dlscharg. of her domestic dutte. Her home la paramount In rplt of her deep Interest In many Intellectual pursuits; her frank devotion to her hus band and children Is th most attractive aide of her character. There are three Taft children. Th. eld est, Robert Alphonso Taft. ia In his lth year. To the great Joy of hla mother, he baa selected the hereditary profession, Ian, as his life work. The only daughter. Miss Helen Herroo Taft. named for her mother, la the pride Of th. household. She' la an exceptionally brilliant girt, tall and slat-ly In appear ance and devoted to books. Sh. Is 14 past. Oharlla la the classmate cf Que ruin Roosevelt, at the Force public school, and within two weeks of being th. same age, 10 years. XsaUekrl's lettlcoat Bow. "Petticoat Row" Is the mor famous title by which Centra street In Nantucket Is known. Although It Is the principal busi ness street, th little shop with which It is lined are all run by women. Th. attention of the summer visitor sauntering along th well waahed side walk Is first attracted to a sign, modestly tacked p by the door of a store and bear ing the brief Inscription, "H. G. Sheffield, Buttons and Trimmings." Miss Sheffield Is called by th Nantucket correspondent of th Boston Herald "the Nestor of th business women of Nantucket." Her ability in that line seems to hav. been 4 ell demonstrated, for years ago she purchased a sixuble block, where she makes her home and conducts her business, rent ing the remainder of her building at a good profit. When th. women folk of Nan tucket lack ar.y Utile notion or want to match a peculiar kind of button they al ways go to "Hannah'a" and find what they are looking for. Opposite Miss Sheffield's store is a mil linery shop conducted by Miss Ella F. Sylvia, who a year ago purchased th busi ness from tie Misses Coffin, two maiden women who spent the best part of their lives on Petticoat Row. Next comes La Mod, a store 4 here fancy work, dress goods, etc., are always on sale by Mrs. M. A. Husaey, who knows how to meet the Nantucket trad with exactly th. kind of gooda that it demands, and doea a thriving business. Miss Nellie Keane occupies tb. stor. ad Joining Iji Mode with a line of millinery that Is certainly a credit to Nantucket. And ao the Hat goea on to the very end of Petticoat Row. Llvlas; by th Book. Ther. ia a little girl In New York being brought up according to the very atricteat of modern scientific Ideae. Although the up-to-date methods apply to her sleeping, playing, dress, exercise and many other things as well, It Is their effect upon ber eating which s.ems to make th. greatest Impression upon th. poor littl. rule-rlddea damsel. I'p to the age of I ah. waa per mitted to cat a prescribed list of articles, severely limited; during the next year her menu was widened by a certain number of ethers, aud now that ss Is uavcllng toward her fifth birthday a few mora have been added. Nothing new is allowed, how ever, without a consultation of the volume which serves as a guide. Th other day th little girl was lunching with her mother at the house of a friend. A dish which looked attractive, but which was not within the child's acquaintance, was placed upon the table. "Oh, . mother," she exclaimed, looking up with eyes (n which hope and doubt mingled, "is Is that In the bonk?" Womts as Mall Carriers. Postmaster Fenton of Boise City, Idaho, In authority for the statement that the Boise postofflce has all other postofflces In the country beaten in on. reaped, and that Is the employment of women as rural car riers. There are four rural routes out of Boise and three of these routes are carried by women now. Beginning May 1 Mollie Stewart, who for years haa claimed the undisputed title of champion broncho buster and trick rider of th northwest, took up the duties of de livering the mall for rural route No. X the heaviest route out of Hols. Sh. is the third woman to break into the work here. Her route Is twenty-alx miles In length. It Is on the south side of the river and takes In all the terrltpry covered by the Rlden baugh canal. Miss Stewart starts on her dally Jaunt nt T o'clock In the morning and csrrles a heavy mall, having on her route about 225 boxes. Rout. No. t has been carried for th. laat month by Mra. I jura Wiseman. This route la twenty-six mile In lergth; down the valley road and back by the foothills road. She serves 19n patrons dally. Mrs. Susan Hoagland haa been carrying a rural rout, for the local poatoffice for three months now. She carries No. 4. which In cludes the territory covered by the New York canal. About '.DO patrons are served. Hhede I ala ad's Woman Jailer. In In thi? quiet old village of East Greenwich, where th. ancient penal Institu tion officially known as th Kent county Jail doses laaily rear the shore of th bay, Mrs. Eivelyn G Smith holds the unique position of Jailer and has the distinction of btlng the only woman at the head of an Institu tion of this sort In th. New England atates. The Kent county Jail waa erected about 1-0 years ago, relutes the Providence Jour nal, and for th greater part of that time has been handed down in Mra. Smlth'a tainlly Uk. as ancient heirloom. It la lE. only home that th present keeper has ever known, and In spit, of th seeming Incongruity of her sex snd position, sfio enjoys tha work and thus far has experi enced less trouble with unruly prisoners than have men in similar positions.. The Jail consists of a large two snd a half story house of the boxlike type that Is found all over Rhode Island as landmarks of a century ago. In the rear of the old fashioned house Is a large wing constructed of brick, which contains the cells. Tb wing waa built-about seventeen years ago and took the place of a fram structure of the same size and shape. Mrs. Smith owes her present position to an Incident that happened In th. hazy his tory of sixty-five years ago. At that time the Kent county Jail was placed In charg of Earl Place, a irranduncle of Mrs. Smith. He held the title for a couple of years, when It was passed along to hi brother, Jonathan Place, who waa Mrs. Smith's grandfather. When he died his son, John S. Place, Inherited his property and th title of official Jailer. John S. Place. Mra. Smlth'a father, re tained the title during his lifetime, with the exception of a few years, when he travelel for his health, and thus It was that the present keeper .became acquainted with tha duties at a very early age. His daughter waa united In marriage with Jothan S. Smith, and when her father died thirty-five years ago her husband was ap pointed to succeed him. He held the posi tion for eight years, and as there were no more male helta to the title, It was thought thnt It would puss out of the family. 8in after her husband died Mrs. Smith began to make preparations to remove from what had always been her home, when she was approached hy the officials of Kent county and requested to aaume charge of the place on her own responsibility. Dur ing the falling health of her hushand she had practical control of the Jail, and the county officials expressed th. belief that with ber intimate knowledge of the needs of the Institution she would be able to di rect Ita ar?alrf better than a man who larked th. knowledg. and experience. She coi.sonted to the arrangement and alnce that time has had absolute control cf all that pertains to the Jail. Leaves From Fash Ion's ot Book. The little nine-Inch ao,uare handkerchiefs with colored hemstitched borders, which have been such a fad the ltiat year, make dsinly back bows. A small piece must b. cut out of thesa for th knot, and then th two ends are pleated and sewn together. The linen costume in both white and colors Is destined for an unprecedented vogue this summer, and here, too, embroid ery has preference over any other mode of decoration, and over the plain or self, trimmed creation which was so largely th mod. last season. One of the newest things In smart neck wear la the butterfly bow of whit, lawn, I lies, bows are easily made and most ef fective, worn with the embroidered linen collar on a tailor made shirtwaist. On great advantage Is that all eons of odd and ends of laces may be utilised Ito trim th bows. I Lace Is little used on the heavy linens, but is seen In even greater profusion than ever on tha mulls, batlmes and other thin materials, while th costume of fine, soft linen is also used In profusion, but always In a flat effect. LJnen in its Very qusllty forbids the accession of many frills and Is alwaya at Its best developed with ma chin stitching and handsome .mhroldery. Th plnnfore styles admit or some fas cinating nsea of the more delicate forms Of embroidery, and the Increasing dainti ness of the lingerie waist, which, In spit of dire proimoBtlcHtlons hi to Its speedy elimination from the fsshion list, is mora in favor than ever, haa given excus for more and yet m re exquisite specimens of needlework. Hand-made Jabots are much worn. They are in all lengths, the lingerie jabot ex tending from th. neck to the belt some times. They can be made of Irish crochet, cluny or Valenciennes lace, all of which wash well. The strip of Inwertlon down th center should be two or three Inches wide; narrow lace is pleated or gathered on th edge, and at the nerk Is a luce bow with a knot of aome light allk. It Ij getting to he a positive craze, th f:id of making the costume mutch, and th Idea, Instead of becoming rather old-fash-lonvd. grows more and more in favor. It has come to pass now that each irown must have Its complete setting of all things to match. And this fever f'ir matching the gown Is not confined to the house nor to the street, but It has extended to th. KOif field, the croquet ground, the hathlntr befleh and all the other sports. Mrs. Roosevelt has yielded to the golden brown mo'le, snd her latest evening gown Is of an exquisite aatln. which shimmers In gaslight like the rays of the setting sun. It Is embellished with heavy oriental lace with the deslvn outlined in golden and gemmed threads and a most artUtio t'uch is a cluswr of autumn leaves, merely flecked w'th Jewels, which mnke a half chnnlet for th hair. Pronze slippers wlh a big Tuscan gold buckle ere Just th thing for such a toilet. Mrs. Roosevelt wore this Kwn st her now furu.ua must rale, at which the Indian opera "Pol" was produced, and she never hoked more gtrlixh and charmlna; Another effectlv costume is of black broedcloth with a cutaway coat and embroidered linen blouse. Th. skirt clears th. ground hy a good three Inches and Is untrimmei save by three wide bias folds. The coat Is lined with grass green satin and a hint of this color stiows on th collar aud cuffa