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STREET SCENES IN HAVANA. Picturesque and Unique Views in Out-of-the Way Monks. You are taken ashore from the ship at Havana by rowboats hooded with canvas against the sun, and the sturdy boatmen give the visitor the first im- pression of the real Cubans. They are an admixture of African and In- dian and Spaniard, with the blood of the African very evidently supreme among the lower classes. There is a frowzy crew of haekmen and hotel- runners bawling out an almost unin¬ telligible Spanish patois at the 1" ling as your welcome to “the pearl 'he Antilles,” and the Cuban cock m- presses your American nat ity upon you at once. Like other .en the world over he considers the eri- can as his legitimate prey, anu bile Cubans pay one price, and foreigners in general a figure one-third higher, the proverbially wealthy American must pay two-thirds more, as a gen¬ eral thing, unless he be an adept at parrying an overcharge. Havana is dilapidated and pictur- esque, and the traveler will find as much of the bizarre and unique in a stroll up the Prado and about the lesser streets as lie has perhaps ever en¬ countered in a like distance anywhere. To me the most interesting hour in the day in one of those antique towns is in the very early mormng, when the place is just getting awake and the hucksters are coming in. These country people arrive in all sorts of ways for the daily market. One group comes afoot, with tremend- ously heavy loads of fruits and vege¬ tables carelessly balanced on their heads or swung on their backs. Here bearing is a swarthy fellow leading a horse capacious reeded panniers of fruits and stalks of sugar-cane, which latter is a favorite natural confection l ky KS mm <? m it NATIVE WATER-CARRIER. with the masses, for a copper will buy a long stick of it. The fruits are mostly new to any one not tropic- traveled, and the familiar-looking bananas are tucked in with sapotes, mamayes, aguacates, chabacanos, mangoes, and a great variety of other products rarely ever seen outside those latitudes. This fellow will soon be shoutingouthis stock with loud-lunged persistency about the streets and into the patios of the houses, and will then sleep and smoke away the rest of the day. Lumbering wains come straining into town, drawn by heavy-necked yokes with restraining nose-hitches. A four-team of these cattle and their great cRrfc will alone block the average side-street, so the country ox-carts rarely get very far into town. When two of them meet there is an ably conducted debate on road rights and considerable native profanity. An am¬ bulating haystack adds a picturesque touch to the soene and a breath from the fields. As the diminitive horse under the load swings down the way the grass often brushes the houses on either side and crowds the foot-men to the extremity of the eighteen-inch sidewalks. An ox-cart, a load of hay acd a long-poled volante blankly re- garding each other in a narrow street, and each with an eloquent driver, is a “jam” combination excelled nowhere on lower Broadway. The Cubans are like every other Spanish-tinctured nationality ip their utter indifference to time. Theirs is a laud of manana indeed, and almost nothing can ever hurry them. Over in the railroad yards the crews oan sometimes be seen switching the trains back and forth by yokes of oxen, while the locomotive engine stands idly by, and the engineer and firemen smoke cigarettes in th© oab, Hours are consumed by this and like leisure and primitive pursuits, but no one is so foolish as to heat his by raving over the delay, as do nervous Americanos from the North, “How many cows there are tbe streets!” somebody exclaims, then he is calmly informed that f k \ \ m *T“ * - 1 L m a ¥ tl as? l! E i ill l- IS ■If < IP THE CATHEDRAL, HAVANA. morning’s milk is simply being deliv- eyed. A bunch of cattle and their driver stop before a house, and the port'ero comes out with a cup for the morning's that the supply. It is seen then door cows are being milked from to door by the dairymen tor this 1b the way the acute Cuban hov J wi ves have taken to assure for their tables a lacteal supply which is entirely fresh and absolutely pure. Otherwise the guile-loving vender might dilute the milk before delivering it to his -*is- watery tomers, fluid and the craftily juice of stir into’ *phe the sweet potato to color it up to a duly rich and creamy cast. Even with the cows milked before the door one must con- tinue to watch the milkman, for I have even heard of their having a rubber bag of water concealed under their loose frocks and connected with a rub- ber tube running down the inside of the sleeve, its tip being concealed in the hollow of the milking-hand. Only a gentle pressure upon the bag of water within is needed to thus cause both milk and water to flow’ into the cup at the same time. The milk-venders of Italy and India have also learnedtheir trade to perfection, for they practise this identical trick. Havana has many quiet nooks and corners which escape the American visitors. The walk from the Prado to jfi hj Jj M j x yXi j : s* t Mty, m |f(|| 'S ti La r m \ i m HI ft - a# mj' J - AIL \ \ \ I A NATIVE FRUIT-SELLER IN HAVANA. the little park of the Punta takes hardly more than a minute, yet this spot remains unknown to many. The Cathedral of Columbus may be approohed from it either by a walk along the parapets, on the water front, or by strolling through one of the nar¬ row streets lined with substantial warehouses. Following the quay there is the view of Cabana fortress across the bay, and of the masts and rigging of the ships in the harbor. Commerce had not yet spread its wings, and the shipping is not exten- t *| ; *%{ IK Jm , s . 1 h' -y£ Y ~ — — A HAVANA HUCKSTER. - sive. A pleasanter walk is through Cuba street, with glimpses into the barracks of the Spanish soldiers and ohanoe views of the home life of the people •hope. who dwell in their stores and Seeing the eoldiers iu the barracks one is tempted to ask if they are ever clean. And of the dwellers in Havana houses the question will j ) recur a thousand times; How oan ! they behind help feeling themselves prison- ers those wassfve doors grated windows? It is better to come to the Cathe- dral this way than to take a cab drive directly from the hotel. ingin a cab the two towers stand out just like the towers of innumerable other cathedrals, and the crumbling gray stones are as other time-eaten monuments. But coming upon the Cathedral out of some byway unex¬ pectedly, history the whole panorama of its may sweep across the mental vision in a flash. As for the sacred bones of Columbus, they are by com- mou report gone. They might have been removed openly with the consent of the United States Government if it had been asked. The ceremony would have been of historic interest, ■ \ /( n \ s! V I N lV ■ LI \ 4, ; *W • 3 POULTRY VENDEE. but the painful reflections to which it -would have given rise may exouse Captain-General Blanco for the mys-i terv with which the removal of those ashes was accomplished, Santo Do-! mingo can henceforth dispute with Madrid instead of with Havana the genuineness of the ashes. The Cathedral will lose none of its attractiveness if the disputed ashes are slab no longer in the urn or under the which was supposed to cover them. And good poetry and goodi that epitaph the writing tomb of will be the gainers! Columbus is no! longer Ob, subject to the inscription: Thousand rest tbou, image of the great Colon! centuries remain, guarded in the! urn, And in remembrance of our nation! Don Jose Garcia de Arboleya, a learned Spaniard who wrote a histori-’ cal and descriptive manual of Cuba! half a century ago, pathetically asked where the muses were when the^e linos were inscribed. He received no answer. Honeymoon on Bit. Blanc. An enterprising young couple from; Orleans have been spending their, honeymoon on the summit of Mt.‘ Blanc. It is recorded that the greatly 1 daring couple battled with terrific! snowstorms for nearly twelve hours, but in spite of all dangers and diffi-; culties they followed tenaciously the; route marked through the fields of ice, and at last stood proudly at the top of the mountain, 15,800 feet high. There they embraced and swore eter- 1 nal fidelity toward one another in the presence of their guides, who had as¬ suredly never before seen so daring a> bride and bridegroom. The descent, with its many dangers, was then ef¬ fected with success. On arriving at Chamounix, after nearly three days’ absence, they were given a magnifi¬ cent reception by the inhabitants and tourists. A big gun was fired in their honor, there was a pyrotechnic dis¬ play, and the inevitable triumphant music from a blaring brass band fol¬ lowed.—Boston Record. The Value of Exercise. Any one who does not take time for exercise will probably have to make time to be ill. Exercise gradually increases the physical powers and gives strength to resist sickness. Exercise does for the body what in¬ tellectual training does for the mind— educates and strengthens it. A sound and healthy body is the foundation of all that goes to make life a success. Exercise will enable you to obtain it. Next to sleep, light, brisk and varied exercise will rest the tired brain more than anything else. Metal rusts if not used, and th body becomes diseased if not exer- cised. Very Likely. Counsel appointed to defend ar Irishman challenged several of th* jury, who, his client said, had a preju¬ dice against him. “Are there anj more jurymen who have a prejudice against you?” whispered the barrister. “No, sir, the jury’s awlroight; but Oi want been you to challenge the Judge. I’ve convicted under him several times already, and loikely he’s be¬ ginning to have a prejudice agaiuai me.”—Tit-Bits. Politeness. “Pausing the other day at a push¬ cart standing by the sidewalk to buy dropped an apple,” said Mr. Xobbleton, “1 a nickel, which fell between the curb and the wheel of the cart, an inconvenient place from which to re¬ cover it. As I stooped to pick it up, the vendor said: lion’t,’ and he handed me a nickel from his own pocket. He would pick it up.”—New York Sun. Japanese air cushions are made oi paper and cotton, take up,when empty, no more room than a pair of gloves, and cost only one-third as much as rubber cushions. SHOOTINC KLONDIKE RAPIDS, Many Dangers Presented Even to tlie Water Traveler. There are dangers en route to the Klondike, even when the water route is followed*. The river steamer, in shooting the dangerous White Horse rapids and Miles Canyon on its way <»jK3SEn& kt AT 01 CX " ^r- 'Jtf m SHOOTING THE WHITE HORSE RAPIDS. from Lake Bennett to Dawson, goes through many difficulties. On enter¬ ing the canyon with its huge wall-like sides, there is an abrupt turn, and it is most difficult to prevent the steam¬ er dashing against the rocks as the turn is made. The illustration rep¬ resents the steamer Goddard on her way to Dawson City. She just grazed her side against the sheer rugged cliffs as she entered, but the captain brought her round in a straight line with the can¬ yon, and no damage resulted. The engines were kept at full speed to give her steerage way, and as she tore down the river the excitement was intense. After fifteen minutes of suspense, during which five miles of swift water was traversed, the steam- ar took her last leap in the foaming White Horse, and entered the lower branches of the Sixty Mile. Then on she went through Lake Lebarge to the Pelly River. Though the waters were unknown, and the rocks and i sandbars not shown an any chart, the japtain, with an apparently instinc¬ tive knowledge and with consummate judgment, ing each treacherous cleared every obstacle, not¬ future place for use in trips. Two Shades. Two misty shades met in illimitable space. “Ah,” cried one, “why sighest thou?” “I sigh,” replied the other, “over the sad decline of a decaying stage.” “You do!” cried the first. “How 3trange! For, know you, this lament- ible decline sorely afflicts me as well.” “To think,” moaned the other, “that at this very moment a make-up aose—save the mark!—doth move the groundlings to ardent admiration. Was ever anything so grotesque, so Bippant, so coarse?” “Never,” cried the first; “it passes belief. This Cyrano’s nose seemeth more like the gibing fancy of a Christ¬ mas mummy than the staid accessory of a play.” “I am glad,” said the wailing one, “to find such quick and touching sym¬ pathy. May I ask your name?” “I,” proudly replied the other, “am Richard’s hump. And you?” “I am Trilby’s foot.” And they drifted away together.— Cleveland Plain Dealer. An Offset. “This is Mr. Pneer, is it not?” “Yes, sir.” “You have rented a house fronting on Mulberry square, I believe?” “I have.” “Well, my name is Ferguson. I have rente’d the house next to yours, and by a queer mistake the man I sent to clean it up so I could move into it went to the wrong place and cleaned up yours. His bill, which I settled, is quite moderate—only $1.50—and I thought that if the work proved satis¬ factory on inspection perhaps you would not object to assuming the pay¬ ment of that amount.” “Not at all, sir, but I shall charge you $1.50 for one day’s occupancy of my house. That, I think, makes us even, sir.”—Chicago Tribune. Hint For the Careful Mother. A careful mother, already “fore¬ armed” for possible catastrophes when jubilant children and lighted candles are apt to come into conjunction, rec¬ ommends having a large woolen blan¬ ket near at hand during the lighting of the Christmas tree. Wilhelmina is to Wed. Queen Wilhelmina of Holland is to marry her cousin, Prince William of Wied. It is a love match, and, while it does not particularly please the courtiers and royal match-makers, who wanted the young Queen to wed some monarch or heir apparent, the gentle Wilhelmina is happy. Prince William of Wied is the second son of Prince William Adolphus Maximilian Charles, whose family domain is at Neuweid, Rhenish Prussia. i 8 $ 4 V ft Ml ill C '"I WILLIAM OF WIED. He was born March 26, 1876, and is therefore in his twenty-third year. As Prince of Wied he would have attracted little attention in European court cir¬ cles; as the consort of Queen ilhelm- ina he will be the first gentleman in the kingdom of Holland. Only the Queen herself will takepreceience of him, and his place will be beside her at all court and other official ceremonies. He .will share her income, and his children will inherit her throne. In a word he wiif occupy in Holland the same posi¬ tion that Prince Albert occupied in England as consort to Queen *S ictoria. THE REALM OF FASHION. A Necessity For Winter. A necessity for the winter’s ward¬ robe is the shirt waist of fine French flannel, the choice of patterns in this serviceable fabric being large and varied. As here illustrated, by May Manton, £1- ■?- \V J m K_ o . //] mm LADIES’ SHIRT WAIST. brown and mode shades formed a fancy bayadere stripe, and the fronts are closed with smooth shining brass buttons almost as large as ten cent pieces. At each side of the narrow box plait in centre front are five back¬ ward turning side plaits that overlap each other at the neck, and cause pretty fulness across the bust. Over¬ lapping plaits at the waist line arrange the fronts in a becoming pouch that is decidedly up to date. The back is arranged at the top in seven small even¬ ly spaced box plaits that are gradu¬ ated to taper perceptably at the waist line, where they are grouped closely together. The top is joined to the lower edge of a pointed yoke which can be made with or without a centre seam as pre¬ ferred. Shoulder seams join the yoke to the fronts and single under-arm seams join the fronts to the back. A «** L\ V A * Ew / 1 \ J h \ ’tern ^|pl|plf|§ ipT, jt mm m L jssfelf 55 HHj m \ \ jggfg§§ h|L ' m f ywm & LADIES’ HOME GOWN. collar band finishes the neck over which may be worn a stock or white linen collar with bow tied as here shown. The shirt sleeves have be¬ coming fulness gathered at the top and the small openings at the wrists are edged with a plaiting of silk or ribbon. The straight cuffs have rounded ends in latest style and a belt of ribbon with fancy metal clasp is worn around the waist. To make the waist in the medium size will require four yards of twenty- seven-iuch material. The Collar For the Shirt Waist. The turn-over linen collar has a firm hold on popular favor, but the latest designs are cut to turn up in the back and down in front and on the sides. These will be worn with the silk shirt waists of the winter. These waists are simply made with clusters of cord¬ ed tucks. A model always popular has three box-plaits down the front, but this season the plaits are made of corded tucks. Prune and yellow seem to be the popular colors for shirt waists; yellow, trimmed with rows of mauve or purple velvet ribbon, is lovely. A Simple But Stylish Gown. A very simple but stylish gown is illustrated in the large engraving in figured French flannel, showing wavy black lines on a very blue gray ground. Narrow black satin ribbon is used in decorating and a half girdle of wider ribbon is tied in a graceful bow with ends at the front, The graduated gathered flounce that forms the lower part of skirt is one of the most popu¬ lar modes introduced this season. The gown has a Princess back correctly fitted with curved centre seam, side- back and under-arm gores, that com¬ plete the close adjustment. The fronts have easy fulness gathered at the neck and close iu centre front with buttons ' and buttonholes, the ribbon girdle in¬ serted at the under-arm seams confin¬ ing the fulness at waist line. The standing collar that finishes the neck is topped with a circular turn over portion that ripples becomingly. The two seamed sleeves meet the require- ments of size as decreed by fashion for this season, the trimmingof velvet at the top being arranged to meet that on front of waist. The wrists are eomp 0V ^\ ff te ® bands. f ' vi , tu pointea »“• «■* Ihe lower edge of gown is shaped low and round to front while short in centre back. The graduated lower portion of flounce being quite narrow in front and extending to half the length, of Stt.ii t in back. The flounce is made with a narrow heading and the foot is trimmed with three evenly spaced rows of black satin ribbon. To make this gown for a lady of medium size will require eight and one-half yards of material thirty-six inches es wide witte. Ribbons For the Hats. The wealth of ribbons used on the newest models of gowns and lingerie is to be ofiset by the paucity of this garniture ou millinery, if the models shown are indicative of the later-sea¬ son styles. Still, as the first hats shown are always of a dressy descrip¬ tion, ribbons may play a prominent part in trimmings for every-day hats. Narrow laces will have the preference j as gerie. ornamentation Ruffles on all the new lin- ; of lawn are used where j a deep trimming- is necessary, but ! Trimmed are edged with fine narrow laces. skirt chemise are much in I demand, the top usually being edged with a narrow garniture similar to the wide trimming that edges the bottom. Rfmodelling East Season’s Furs. Last season’s fur capes are made very smart by sloping off the front edges to give the round shape so much sought after, and sewing a frill of chiffon or real lace on the inside edge. Ermine capes are especially pretty finished in this way, and cream lace with sable is always effective. Ornaments For the Bonnets. Roman pearls and Rhinestones are again used on some of the imported bonnets and toques, and specimens of a mock turquoise are combined with Rhinestones and Roman pearls, mak¬ ing beautiful ornaments. Graceful anil Generally Becoming. This style of skirt is exceedingly graceful and very generally becoming to stout as well as slim figures. As here illustrated, gray poplin was the material used, gathered satin ribbon in the same shade edging the flounce and foot of front, while jet passe¬ menterie forms the attractive decor¬ ation. The skirt has a narrow front gore and two wide circular portions that meet in a seam at the centre back. The placket may be finished in centre back or be made at the left front seam under the flounce. Short darts fit the top closely over the hips and the fulness in back is laid in backward turning plaits at each side of the centre seam, where passementerie loops and olives unite them according to the prevailing mode. The skirt is of fashionable length and measures about four yards at the foot. The circular flounce is applied over the lower edge and ripple's slightly at the front edges, where it is graduated to very narrow width at the top. The front gore presents a panel effect that is exceedingly stylish. The skirt may be suitably made of any seasonable material in 3ilk or wool, and a charm¬ ing effect is produced when the front ->/ III mm w am mi m SlillilfegpP ,#■<4 vs SKIRT WITH CIRCULAR FLOUNCE EXTENDING TO WAIST IN FRONT. is of a contrasting fabric in coloring. The decoration be as plain or as elaborate as de- the variety of trimming this being almost unlimited, To make this skirt for a lady of size will require six and yards of material forty- inches wide. 0 >F LAUGH >i iin' Her Peaceful Steady—Could Not Something Worth Remembering, Sh0 . . . Her lips the sacred kisses of a godlet Invite; would envied by that Her figure be j^ * n( j she’s the only heiress to a stack yellow gold. accomplishments and But spite of her ottSfhSb ttoSow from the bow blank despair, Her steady is a fellow of a peaceful of mind, And she’s ostracized by girlies whom soldiers left behind. —Denver Post, Could Not Stand Himself. “Toby Boggs cau’t stand his society a single evening.” “Well—he knows himself than we do.”—Chicago P.ecord. A Possible Relief. “I am troubled greatly by said the parishioner. “Possibly I ought to preach night,” suggested the pastor but nevertheless Post. The l’olnt of View. “They looked at me when I did that specialty of mine.” “That’s right. It’s the first time my life that I ever saxy a whole ence yawn at once.”—•Detroit Press. Those Kxorbitunt Fees. Papa—“We must cut down our ily expenses.” Mamma—“Well.” Papa—“Can't Robbie be induced accept a regular salary for taking mediciue?”—Detroit Journal. Something; Worth Remembering. “Please don’t wash me to-night, mamma.” “Why not, George?” “Because I’ve been playing Tommy Osborn’s white mice and want to remember Plain Dealer. Theory v*. Practice. “It seems to me,” said the bachelor, “that I would let the child’s inclina¬ tions determine what he should eat. Let Nature guide him.” “Humph!” said the child’s father; “if we did that, his bill-of-fare would include matches and shoe-blacking.” —Puck. Why, Certainly. “In London they call a store a shop, don’t they?” “Yes.” “And an elevator’s a lift, isn’t it?” “Yes.” “Then I suppose they call an ele¬ vator boy in a store a shoplifter?”— Chicago Daily Tribune. Why She Gave It Up. “I thought Mamie was determined to have a college education.” “She was.” “And yet I understand she ha given it up. Why ?” “Oh, her father insisted that she must go to Vassar or Wellesley in¬ stead of to some co-educatioual insti¬ tution.”—Chicago Post. A Serious Address. sjg| Jn 9 m f m L v - College Football Captain (formerly war volunteer) — “Now, men, and par¬ ticularly those among you who fought Spaniards with me, remember—you ain’t got any cinch to-day like we had charging against the Spanish, who couldn’t hit any of you, but you’re going against the fierce American football player and real danger. Conr- age, now, and let no man give up th© ball while he has an arm or limb hanging to him.” (Cheers and hur¬ rahs.) A Blasical Criticism. “That musician,” said the man who is always endeavoring to tell some¬ thing wonderful, “was a prodigy. He composed music when he was five years old.” “Ye3,” answered Miss Cayenne. “And that isn’t all. It is even sus¬ pected that his best work was done at that age.”—Washington Star. A Theory. “I wonder,” said Mr. Blykins in a pensive tone, “why it is that children are always so anxious to forsake all their joyous freedom from care and be grown men.” “Maybe,” answered hi3 young son, “it’s because grown men get attention and sympathy when they have a stom¬ ach-ache, instead of being laughed at. ” —Washington Star. A Water-Color. Showman—“This, ladies and gentle¬ men, is the most realistic picture of the Spanish navy extant.” Uncle Reuben—“Why, that looks like—like”- Showman—“Liko blue water, Bir." Uncle Reuben—“Well, where’s tha Spanish navy?” Showman—“Under the water, sir. Please step aside and let the rest of the crowd Bee.”—Judge. Pinning Him Mown. “Of course,” he said in an off-hand way, “it goes without saying that a beautiful girl like you must have had many offers of marriage.” She blushed prettily, and her eves seemed to say “Of course,” but she did not answer otherwise. “And of course,” he went on, “I wouldn’t think of asking who any of the men were or anything about them, but I am interested iu knowing ifow they do it.” Then she roused herself. “See here,” she said. “Are you trying to get pointers for a proposal to me or to some other girl?” Thus it was that she pinned him down, as it were, and brought him to the point.—Chicago Post*