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FASHIONS FOE MEN.
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LUXURIES AND NEOtSSITIES FOR
COMFORT AND STYLE.
Carious Tendency of » ho Fashions In Mas
culine Dno-Tht* Olrt Anocatrnl Love
ot Finery Crop* Oat 4a the Ntneteontb
Century Swell.
ENTLEMEN’S
■ dress, as the fashion
plates of the Century
show, was formerly
the most Important.
It wae not until wom
an's privileges were
broadened within the
past hundred years
that she was accorded
the position of precedence in the matter
ot adornment she now occupies. If this
la not the dearest of all woman's rights,
than the signs of the times are awry In
mo. e senses than one.
When the men wore the lace frills and
flowered coats, silk hose and cocked hats
then it was that the women were per
force content with several gowns in the
year. By this scheme of apparel in the
olden time femininity was kept in the
background. The French dandles of
Louis's reign wore the frills and furbe
lows, while the women looked on with
the adulation men are now wont to be
stow upon them as they appear decked
In the radiant creations of the costumer.
In course of events, however, by a
gradual concession to the women of a
primal right to the highly colored text
ures. the men were Anally induced to
give way to gratify to the fullest bent
»he love of dress In the gentler sex.
Every now and then fora number of
years past there bus been an effort made
to r. vivo Ane textures and short olothes
for men. That brave coterie ot the
dancing men of the McAllister set that
agreed to wear and dljl appear In at an
exclusive function several seasons ago,
knee-breeches, black silk stockings and
velvet coats, was the last pronounoed
indication that we were ever on the edge
of a renaissance of frippery and brocade
calculated to restore man's ascendancy
in dress.
This love of color in mankind may be
with equal cogency termed a relic of bar
barism—for the savage the world over
uses pigments on his surface—or It may
be accepted as the ultra-refinement of
higtier civilization.
There can be no doubt that the Im
portant change in the shape ot garments
will consist in all types of coats, from
sack-coats to ulsters, being of slightly
increased length. This tendency has
been current tor several seasons past, and
will be more noticeable In the compari
son of similar types ot coats made this
Spring and two' years ago, for the dif
ference. though marked now, has been
gradual.
The sack and cutaway coats will be
one and one-half inches longer, and the
particularly stylish topcoat of Spring
will be after the straight full cut of the
Covert co it, with its seam-and-stitohlng
finish, and in the light tun shades. But
it will he six Inches longer than the
regulation Covert. The Priuoe Albert
coat is shelved for the time being, and
is succeeded for quaul-formal wear by
the black, single-breasted frock of lack
lustre fabric, three-buttoned, with the
skirts not cut abruptly away, but given
a heavy rounded sweep much more dig
nified in effect.
The discerning clubman will ourb his
longing for fancy walstesats until the
washable fabrics ot early summer ap
pear. In trouserings he will find a
greater range ot seleetlon than last sea
son and a more promising boldness of
patterns. There will be many mixed
suits worn this Spring; that Is, the
black coat and waistcoat with trousers
not to match. There will be a large as
sortment of big broken plaids to choosa
from for this purpose. The trousers
will be out roorasome without being
made loose. Tha fore and aft orease Is
eow a “has been'* with the men of
swaegerdom.
The air of quietude Is maintained In
the suiting patterns, as. Indeed, pre
dominantly all through the lines ot
■doth fab: lc, with, however, a larger
scope of opportunity among the invit
ing and wider ra.ige of novelitles to
break away lrom tho confines of the
strictly decorous and subdued moods ot
the fashion-makers.
The more showy of the steel blues in
suitings of last season have been Im
proved upon. Beproduoed they will
this season be the staples, while the
Scotch mixtures In Angoras and diago
nal suitings in blendings of gray and
, 'ue, gray and white, and gray and
brown, will be well thought of for rloh-
ness and quietude.
When made up the single breasted
sack will be the favorite style of suit
ing ; four-button, with the upper button
hole snappily low down in deference to
the ample scarfiugs that will still pre
vail.
But more striking and Impregnated
■with the quality ot style, will be those
whipcord suits made this year In the
solid colors. The whlpoord has had an
evolution towards its acoeptation in this
form for general wear. Originally it
was used tor riding-trousers, then tor
regular trousers with frock coats for
wear at formal functions, such as even
ing weddings, afternoon teas, Ac. Then
It was made up In suitings, finally -re
sulting in those mouse-colored young
men at the horse show, with hats, over
gaiters, top coats, gloves and trousers
to match. The whipcords In solid colors
will be handsomer than in the mixed
weaves, and are in tan, dark brown,
mouse and blue-gray colorings. Thay
will be made with heavy strap-seams
and strap-seam down the side ot the
trousers.
It is, perhaps, opportune to predlot
that because the olothes tor regular
wear tend to be more striking In pattern,
that the general soheme of outing stuffs
will be correspondingly quieter than last
year, and that none of the deafening
effects of last season will find conspicu
ous favor.
The full-dress lawn oravats have been
the last articles la the neokwSar realm to
feel the Influence of this era ot bigness
that has, by the way, now reachad Its
limit. The whits lawn aravata are now
most desired In widths tram 1J£ to IK
U, Y. VmM.
tsi the Other Man Made a Dij Mistake
In Not Taking It.
If N UNOBTRUSIVE-LOOKING!
/\ man went Into a restaurant in a
AA small town, and calling the
/ Xwaiter, said;
/ “I want you to get me up the
/ best meal known to the history
of your deserving house. What have you
got, anything7"
The waiter recited, with elocutionary
•fleet, the bill of fare. The customer or
dered an elaborate, meal, and when he hod'
done eating, said to the waiter that he
should like to see the proprietor. Tho
customer said:
“Aliout a year ago I was In this house."
*1 ;•»
“ That’s what I was.”
“Hope you fouud everything satisfac
tory?"
“(lan’t say that I did. The truth is, I
ordered supper, and when I told you that I
could not pay. you said that you would
klok me out,"
“Well," said the proprietor, “and did
you pay? ”
“ No, I didn't."
“Then what did I do? ”
“ You kicked me out.”
“ And served you right. You bet I never
have a man arrested for beatiug me out of
a meal. I simply lift him."
“By that you mean that you kick hint, 1
suppose."
"That’s what I mean.”
“Well, now, I would like to advise you
not to kick me this time.”
“Idon’tioaro how much you advise, toi
If you dou’t pay 1 will kick you."
The customer got up and started out.
“ Look here,” demundod the proprietor,
* ain't you going to pay me!”
“ I cannot. I would like to accommodate
you, but I cannot do It. I am doing you a
genuine service, though, when I advise
you not to kick me.”
The proprietor jumped forward and gave
tho fellow a tremendous kick. The res
taurant man uttered a terriilo howl and
fell on the floor. The customer, smiling as
ho went, strolled down the street. Vretty
soon he was arrested and taken before tho
police judge. Tho restaurant man was
there with a crutch. He tolu the judge
how the fellow had attempted to beat him,
how ho hail kicked him and how he had
broken his foot.
“ I would like to say something, judge,"
•aid the man that hod boon kicked. “I was
Ik this man's house about a year ago, and
asked him to credit me for a meal. 1 was
in a desperate strait. He refused me. 1
went out and came book about an hour
afterward and ordered a rneul, ate it, and
was profoundly kicked. Several weeks
ago, when I found business was going to
bring me to this town, I went to a friend of
mine, a boiler maker, and got him to muke
a plate of boiler Iron to At me. He did so,
•ad I came hero. The ilrst morning after
my arrival I put on my plate and went to
thw nan's restaurant. I am disposed to
ba honest, and after I had eaten I sent for
the proprietor and advised him sincerely
not to kiok me. But he would not heed the
advice of a man that has had more exper
ience than ho has, and suffered in couse-
quenoe.”
The judge looked about until he found a
grave face, and then, putting It on, said:
“This man’s advloo was undoubtedly
good, and It would have been well had
you followed it. There is no law In this
state to punish a man for giving had ad
vice, even, and 'I don’t see how we can
hold a man for offering advice that Is
good. You may go, sir, and remember
that other men may attempt to kick you,
but that this court never will.—Arkansas
Traveler.
Thoroughly Fair-minded.
A short time ago one of St. Paul's promt,
nent dealers in musical instruments gave
•n opening, embracing an attractive en
tertainment, to the public. The succeeding
day a young toon denominated in circus
patois as a “ Eeub” walked leisurely into
the establishma-t, and said;
“Got any Ice cream on drought?"
“ This is not a refreshment bazaar," re
plied a salesman, softly.
“ I knowed that, but yer bad some in
here yesterday."
“ Oh, yes, that was an opening day, and
we did enter tala a large number of our
friends with cream. You should have been
•round.”
“ I warn't, though, but I kinder reckoned
you might have tome left over. Couldn’t
you manage to give -away some if a man
was to buy a musical instrument?” and
the youth picked up a $40 guitar,
thrummed it carelessly, at the same time
resting his basilisk eye on a $550 upright
piano.
think we oould; Charlie, see if there
Isn’t some cream in the back room for this
gentleman. Please walk right In, sir.”
The prospective oustomer walked In as
directed and was handed a nut-brown
chocolate ice.
“ Yer give some cake, too, yesterday, I
■nderstand.”
A plate of macroons, jelly cake and lady’s
fingers was promptly placed beside him,
after which he demanded a glass of ice
water. The repast over, he re-entered the
salesroom, wiping his mouth on the back
•I a big hand.
* Wall, I’m through,” he said.
“ Yes, sir, now what can I do for you?”
“ Of course I don’t propose to eat your
iream under false pretences. You’ve toted
squar with me an’ iTv tote squar with you.
You may give me one of them nickel-apiece
kazoos I seed in ther winder.”—fit. Paul
tttobe.
Who Did Govern Them, Then!
They begin the classes in some of the
public schools nowadays on the rudiments
of civil government at a very earlyutge.
And it seems that the young people ge- on
the whole, a pretty correct idea of the way
we are governed. A teacher, who, by the
way, is rather fond ot English things, was
orally Instructing a class the other day in
the foundations of political scienoe. She
had given her young pupils a very Inter
esting leoture about the British system of
government. And then she asked the boy
at the head ot the class:
“And, now, Johnnie, what are the men
called who govern or rule over us In this
country?”
“ Kings 1” said Johnnie promptly.
"Oh, no. Tell me, the next one, by whom
we are governed?"
“Queens!”
“No! Next boy.”
“Jaokel” said the a«xt boy.
tod ka wee out promoted to the head *
Instruction* for (lie Construction of
Automatic Fountain.
Take an ounce vial and All it about
three-quarters full of water, make a
hole In the cork and insert a smalt tubs
or a stout piece of straw. The opening
must be as small as
possible; the tube
must reach nearly
to the bottom of tho
vial and the cork
must bo pushed in
tight; now. If you
blow Into the tube
the air will be com
pressed in the up
per part of the bot
tle, and when your
lips are taken away
a little fountain will play from the tube
for a few moments. I will now show
you how the fountain can be produced
In a partial vacuum without compress
ing the air.
Now take a glass jar with the mouth
large„enough to go over the small vial
and heat tho inside over the llamo of a
lamp or candle; place the small vial on
a plate upon several layers of blotting
paper which have been soaked In water
for a moment, then take the heated jar
and Invert it over tho vial, pressing it
down as tightly as you can upon tho
blotting paper, and watch the result.
When you boated the inside of the jar
the air inside was expanded and partly
driven out. The blotting paper makes
a heremetical joint and the air con
tained in the upper part of the vial
foroee the water up through the tube to
the bottom of the jar aud it falls In a lit
tle oasoade down the sides.—N. Y. Her
ald.
Photography in Colors.
I have had uuother conversation with
frof. Llppman of theSorbonne, in which
I called his attention to the points
raised on his discovery of how to photo
graph colors. The colors are perma
nent—he made use of the word “ Axed "
—aud they aro only seen by reflection
\n looking at the plate and not through
St. One sees the colors well In daylight
or lamplight, but better in refleoted
than in dlreot artificial light. Thus the
Professor covered the back of a glass
plate on which he photographed a spec
trum aud held the face toward the whito
side of a paper lamp shade. In the light
It threw hack on them, the colors took
such a brightness as only to be compar
able to the prismatle hues of a well-cut
Goloonda diamond. When he held the
plate between my eye and the light I did
not see a trace of oolor on it.
He said his method had nothing In
common wlththe so-called chromo-litho
graph photography Invented by two
Frenchmen, M. Charles Cros and M.
Ducos de Hanron. Their coloring sys
tem is a printing process. If they
wanted, for instanoe, to do a red robe,
yellow turban, and green sash, they
would have three different plates, .one
with the turban done In a yellow pig
ment, another with the robe in a rod
one, aud a third with tho saeh In green.
These would be suooossive stamped up
on /. photograph; but the coloration
would not he due to the dlreot and sole
act on of light on tho negative.
M. Llppman thinks that he will be
able to reproduce composite hues, such
as are found In the human complexion
or a landscape, hut said he had never
tried and therefore oan assert nothing.
Bolontists, however, despaired more of
getttog the bright than the subdued
colors, the former of which he has been
able to catch and fix. I never saw any
effeots more neat and perfect than thoee
he has obtained. M. Llppman has been
at the Borbenne five years. He was
thrown In the way of his dtsoovery In
preparing a lecture on Newton’s theory
of light.—London News Farts Special.
The Bennington Monument.
The tower, 301 feet in height, which is
oalled the Bennington Monument, will
be dedicated next August, on the 18th of
tho month, with ceremonies to celebrate
the one hundredth year of Vermont as a
State of the Union. The Battle Monu
ment Association will hand the tower
and grounds over to the State. About
$90,000 has been expended. The United
States contributed $80,000, Vermont $16,-
000, Massachusetts $10,000, and New
Hampshire $5,000. In 1888 Vermont ap
propriated $10,000 more tor grounds and
approaches. The tower is not yet fin
ished within; $22,000 Is needed tor an
Iron stairway and additional work an
the land. With sublime patriotism the
three States from wbloh this monument
can be seen will allow the National
Treasury to complete the tr-yers to the
building of which It will then have con
tributed a good deal more than half,
namely. $62,000, as against $50,000. Yet
tho United States at large hug had n«
choice as regards the looatlon, style, or
arohlteot of the monument.
HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS,
To clean knives; out a small potato, dip It
in briokdust and rub them.
Greaso may be removed from silk by ap
plying magnesia to the wrong side.
Now iron should bo gradually heated at
first; it will not be so likely to crack.
In boiling eggs hard put them in boiling
water ten minutes, and then put them In
cold water. It will prevent tho yolks from
coloring.
In making steamed custards constant
stirring is necessary after putting in tho
thickening ingredients, to get a smooth,
creamy result.
Delicious sandwiches and cheap ones can
be made by mincing floe, raw beefsteak.
Season only with pepper and salt. These
are excellent for invalids.
To remove iron rust from linen, saturate
the spot with a strong solution of lemon
juice and salt aud hold over the nose of a
kettle filled witli boiling water, when tho
spot will almost instantly disappear.
The French method of administering
castor oil to childron Is to pour the oil into
a pan over a moderate Are, break an egg
Into It aud stir up; when it Is done, ilavor
with a little salt or sugar or currant jelly.
Some very careful and successful house
keepers insist that a frying pan should
never be washed. Their method Is to scout
It thoroughly with salt the moment It has
been -used aud set It away tor the next
aarvioe.
A Tragedy la Rlglt Lift.
“You say you love my daughter?"
“Madly."
The two men who stood facing each
other at the moment when this brief con
versation occurred were excellent speci
mens of American citizenship. The
wealthy banker, l’eter E. Gotrox, portly,
suave and well-groomed, and Jerolomon
Harkinson, the inventor, poor as yet in
this world's goods, but bearing on his
thoughtful brow the promise of great
achievements.
“Harkinson,” smd the baukor, “I was
poor once myself. I respect a man none
the less on account of his lack of money,
but I cannot throw my only daughter
away on a man of no financial standing.
You are an Inventor. If, within threo
months, you have invented a machine ap
pliance, or whatnot, that is worth $50,000,
Gladys shall be yours. I would gladly give
you more time, but in)’ wife Is insisting
every day upon my buying Gladys a
prince.”
For ninety weary days, and an equal
number of sleepless nights, Jerolomon
Harkinson toiled until tho product of his
genius stood complete—a dying machine
that postlvely would Ay. Then he invited
tho banker to bo his guest on the Initial
journey of tho “Aerial Queen.”
Floating above tin? city at an elevation of
1,000 feet, tho two men, the man of money
and tho man of genius, clasped hands. For
a moment not n word was spoken. Then
the capitalist broke tho silence:
“ My boy,” said ho, “ fame is yours. And
fortune."
“ And Gladys?"
“ Yes. But It is growing late. Let us
descend.”
The inventor gasped aud turned white.
“ I-I’m dinged,” he said, in broken tones,
“ if I didn’t forget all about that part of It.
There is no descending attachment to tho
dod-dasted machine!”—Indianapolis Jour
nal.
Prospecting.
” Marriage license here?" ho w’hispored
to tho County Clerk.
“ Yes.”
“ Get one any week day?”
“ Yes.”
“ Girl have to be bore?”
“No."
“ How soon can I get one after a he
agrees?”
" In fifteon minutes after you got here.”
“ Sure, pop?”
“ Yos. Any particular hurry about it?”
“ There is. There's seven of us after the
same girl, and she says ‘ yes ’ to me I've
got to be spliced inshlo of half an hour, or
she’ll change hor mind. I am just pros
pecting, you see. Be prepared for a cyclone
about two days hence."—Detroit Free
Press.
Unappreciated.
Queen Elizabeth started the style oi
wearing silk stockings and Marie Antoin
ette instituted tho custom of wearing
feathers in the hair.
A Wisconsin lady, the wife of a Secretary
In tho Brazilian War Department, has the
somewhat solitary distinction of being the
only newspaper woman in South America.
Tho late Mrs. Mary C. Bit aw .of Pittsburg,
Pa., has left the income of her property,
about $1,500, to Miss Alice B. Fletcher for
her lifetime to aid tier in her researches in
ethnology and archaeology among the In
dians.
Mrs. Quilty (who has presented Quilt}
with a pair of ear-muffs)—" Hov yez thlm
on yez, John?"
Mr. Quilty—“01 hov, Kathie; but th’ felly
thot sould yez thim specs chated yez.
Sorra th’ t’ing OI kin see!”—Judge.
Big Game.
Not very long ago Jordan L. Mott, Mr.
Einstein, who was a member of Congress
from New York City, and George D. Seeley,
the iron man, went south to look after
some southern investments. A delayed
train left them with a couple of hours to
spare at Itoanoko, Va., where the Norfolk
and Western connects with the Shenan
doah Valley. All three were very hungry.
Across the street they spied a restaurant,
and rapidly made for it., A regular Vir
ginia darkey was behind the counter and
all smiles as his three new customers came
In.
“ Have you anything to hat? ” said Mott.
“ Yes, sah! Plenty, sah.”
“Got any chicken?" continued Mott.
“ Yes, sah. Plenty, 8Ah. Good, too,” re
plied the piece of ebony behind the bar.
“Hav* you got ipiy fish?” asked Ein
stein.
“ No, sah. No fish. Out of season sah,”
replied the darkey.
“ Well, have you got any game?" said
Beeley, rather disgusted with the bill of
fare announced.
“Yes, sah,” replied the darkey. “Big
game and plenty of It.- Keno and faro in
the back room, sah.”—N. Y. Continent.
Not Right In HU Taste.
” Are those eggs fresh?” a woman asked
of a negro grocer.
" Dat’s whut da Is. Jedge Smif got some
o’ em las’ night, an' he come er roun’ yere
dis mawuin’ an’ ’lowed, he did, dat da wuz
de fust rale fresh algs he has seed fur er
year. Oh, dat white pusson Is de finest
jed«o o’aigs I eber seed In all my horned
days. W’y, here Is de jedge nd#.’’
“ Look here,” said the judge, “ those in
fernal eggs I got from you last night were
as rotten as the record of a chicken thief."
•* Huh,” the negro gasped.
“ You heard what I said, you old scoun
drel. Give me twenty-five cents or I will
maul you right here.”
The negro handed the money over, and
when the judge had gone, the black rascal
turned to the woman and said: “I has
seed er good many po’ judges o’ algs, but
dat gennerman Is de vrust I eber did see.
Dat man sholy kain't be right in his taste.”
Arkansaw Traveler.
Splrfiaal Rivalry.
“ Mr. Brown," said the Bev. Mr. Altar to
his deacon, “ I see that Jones's church has
had a revival and raised $5,000.”
“ Yes, sir.”
"Something must be done We must
get up a church fair and vote a cane to the
most popular policeman at 10 cents a vote.
We can't afford to be beaten In a matter ot
UOm InnxtrUuua.”—M. Y ffeoorder.
Mrs. Cora Bacon Foster of Houston, one
of the most successful real estate agents in
Texas, has immortalized herself by voting
at the recent election held in that city, on
tho ground of being a property holder.
She is tho first woman that ever votod in
Texas.
Mrs. Ely Goddard, one of tho leaders of
Now York society, makes a hobby of col
lecting decorative works of art from the
Orient. Her house is full of screens, rugs,
panels, draperies and porcelains. Bhe Is
particularly fond of Chinese brlc-a-brao,
but has a few rooms devoted to Japanese
works of art.
The Misses Ttainsford, tho daughters of
the llov. Dr. llainsford, aro onthuslastlo
members of the New York Biding Club.
Tho elder is a perfect horsewoman. She is
a tall, finely modeled woman, with blonde
hair, and she rides her fairy horse fear
lessly. Her sister, smallor and slenderer,
Is also an excellent horsowoman.
Mrs. Bayley of Manchester, Eng., is a
most courageous and enthusiastic fisher
man. Despite the inclomenoy of the
woather, which It would soom that only
hardonod gillies could endure, this lady
bravely faced the elements and landed on
ono trip six magnificent salmon, weighing
23, 22, and 20 pounds oaoh. Mr. Bayloy
succeeded in landing only four fish on this
occasion.
The daughter of the Bov. Dr. Henry Wil
son, tlw assistant rector of St. George’s
Episcopal Church in Now York, a cultured
young woman who has shone In fashion
able society, has joined tho Salvation
Army. This Is only the outgrowth of her
Interest In city mission work, and In don
ning 1 lie simple uniform of the army and
subjecting hcrsolf to its severe discipline,
she feels that she Is enlarging her circle of
-usefulness.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland Is very fond of
collecting old china, though this can
scarcely bo called a hobby of hers. She col
lects anything that Is pretty and dainty,
and is porticulurly fond of coral jewels and
ornaments. Of thoso she has a very valu
able collection, and some of tho pieces are
very handsome. She does not collect them
merely to look at, but frequently wears
them with one o! her handsome dinner or
reception gowns.
Mrs. S. V. B. Cruger, the wife of Col.
Cruger, the controller of Trinity corpora
tion, makes a hobby of collecting rare
tapestries and rugs. She has two of the
best spoeimons extant of tapestry screens
of the Louis XVI. period. The handsomest
screen In hor possession has three leaves
unequal height, the middle one boingthe
highest. The panels are of Aubusson
tapestry, covering three-fourths the length
of the frame. Pieces of pinto glass fill in
the vacant places.
Mrs. Whitney, wife of the ex-seoretary
of ttie navy, owns ono of the most valuable
collections of diamonds In New York. She
has an exquisite diamond necklace worth
thirty-five thousand dollars, and solitaires
as large as hazeLnuts. One single diamond,
set in a pin, is reputed to bo worth sixteen
thousand dollars. Tho entire collection Is
appraised at one hundred thousand dol
lars. Many of these gems were the gift of
Mrs. Wliitnoy’s brother, a Western oil
king, who adores his sister.
HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS.
To remove spots on velvet, the trimming
must be unpicked on one side, and put over
hot water to steam; then brush up the
nap.
When washing fine, white flannels, add a
tablospoouful of pulverized borax to a pail
ful of water. This will keep them soft and
white.
To banish red ants from tho pantries,
strew whole oloves around the shelves.
The same Is also a good moth extermina
tor.
A little borax put In water In whloh
searlot napkins and red bordered towels
are to bo washod will prevent them from
fading.
Old brass may be cleansed to look new
by pouring strong ammonia on It and
scrubbing with a scrub brush, Blase la
clonr water.
Warm water and castile soap, with a
thorough rinsing after thoy are taken out
of the suds, is excellent for washing whit*
silk handkerchiefs.
Equal parts of ammonia and turpentine
vill take paint out of olothing, even if
It Is hard and and dry. Saturate the spot
as often as necessary and wash out in soap
euds.
Balt your mice traps with
as the mice are very fond of them. Cam
phor is very objectionable to them, and If
placed lu drawers or trunks the mloe will
keep away.
In sweetening acid fruit, a little soda put
In first will lessen the amount of sugar re
quired and will not Injure the flavor of the
fruit unless too much Is used. Half a tea-
spoonful to a quarto! fruit is usually about
right.
Careful housekeepers will And the rav
elled threads from oldllnen the most satis
factory moans of stopping tiny breaks in
tablecloth or napkin, although linen floss
from the dinner’s may bo procured tor thl»
purposo. *
In judging as to the odor of meat pass a
clean knife, which has been dlpiied In hot
water, through it, and examine subse
quently as to tho odor of the knife. Tainted
meat ofton gives off a plainly perceptible
and disagreeable odor while being
cooked. Good meat is elostlo to the tough.
Meat that is wet and Happy should be dis
carded.
FAT FEES AND FORTUNES.
The fee given Rev. Dr. MoViokar at the
Astor-Willing wedding Is said to have been
$102)00.
Mark Twain, among other equally big in
vestments, has $170,000 sunk la a typeeet-
Ann of Austria was thirty-eight when eh*
was described os the handsomest queen of
Europe and when Bucldngham and Riche
lieu were her jealous admirers.
Pericles wedded the courtesan Aspasla
when she was thirty-six, and yet afterward
for thirty years or more she wielded an
undiminished reputation for beauty.
Blanca Capelin was thirty-eight when the
Grand Duke Franciscan of Floreno* fell
captivo to hor charms and made her his
wife, though ho was live years her junior.
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The beautiful and fascinating serpent of
old Nile, Cleopatra, In whoso history every
woman is Interested, was over thirty whei
Antony fell under her spells, and whloh
never lessened until ten years afterwartl.
Llvia was thirty-three when she won the
heart of Augustus, over whom she main
tained her charm until the end.
Louis XIV. wedded Mmo. de Malnterita
when she was forty three years of age.
Catherine II. of Russia was thirty-three
when she seized tho Empire of Russia and
captivated tho dashing General Orloff. Up
to the time of her death—sixty-seven—she
seemed to have retained the same bewitch
ing powers, for tho la-centurions were
hoartfolt among all thoso who had known
hor personally.
Turning to more modem history, where
it is possible to verify dates more accurate; -
ly, there is the extraordinary De Poictiers
who was thirty-six whon Henry II.—ther
Duke of Orleans—at that time just half her
age, became attached to and fascinated by
her. She was hold as tho first lady and
most beautiful woman at court up to the
period of tho monarch’s death and the ac-~
cession of Catherine of Mediois.
History Is full of the accounts <»*■■■, *
cinatlons of women who were
young. Holen of Troy wa’ siies-
when sho perpetrated tho .ise In
elopement on record, and as could
Troy lasted a decade, she•H humble
been very juvenile when nd as we
Paris restored her to her hrid:
as It may seom, tho long-S' to tell
received the fair Helen,
with unquestioning love a L
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Ninon, tho most celobi ...
beauty of her day, was tbit/V_
generations of the golden }o£r. ta iy
and, behold, old ladies! take coum^ ye
who still cling to youth, and emulate its
charms, Nl»_.n, was only seventy-two when
the Abfc - Ad Bemis Ml In love with her.
Trut \ is in tho case of this lady a rare
combination of culture, talents, and per
sonal attractiveness endowed tho possessor
seemingly with the gifts of eternal youth.
Milo. Mars, the French tragedienne, only
attained the zenith of hor beauty and pow
er between forty and fortir-ilvo. At that
period the loveliness of her iiands and arms
especially was celebrated' throughout Eu
rope. The famous Mme. Recamier was
thirty-eight when Barras was ousted from
power and sho without dispute was de
clared to bo the most beautiful woman in
Europe, which, rank sho held for fourteen
years. Among ail tho oxamplos given
there is no English woman. They were
nearly oil French women who retained
teoir beauty, probably from their bright
and lively dispositions and vivacity el!
manner.—St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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A LITTLE CHAFF.
Ly 1
ellont.—Life.
Kind words never die; unkind word*
don’t die either.—Somerville Journal.
The civil engineer is not monarch of ail
he surveys.—Boston Courier.
In the proud loxieoh of the modem farm
er there Is no such a word as HaiL—Boston
Courier.
A “ pound ” of precaution is worth sev
eral tons of hydrophobia cure Drake’s
Magazine.
YVe all respect those who know more
than we do; but wo don’t wish them to run
our business Puck.
The dosire for another dollar is tne
miser’s money-gram. It is* wrtten ailover
him N. O. Picayune.
When the self-made men are badly made
they are not pointed to as example* for
boys.—N. 0. Picayune.
Ladles seldom hit the nail on the head.
They are more apt to hit the nail on the fin
ger.—Drake’s Magazine.
Yos, wo are opposed'to strikes. We got
opposed to them when we were a school
boy.—Kentucky State Journal.
They talk of compelling the Miohigan
tramp to work. America is fast ceasing to
he a free country.—Boston Post.
If you want anything done, do it your-
self—that is, if you can't got somebody
else to do It.—N. Y. Sunday Times.
When spring comes, the wonderful
things wo are going to do will be put off
until cold weather gets here.—' ichieon
Globe.
A man with dark whiskers and a gray
beard need not necessarily be suspected of
dyeing, for his hair it? older than his beard.
—Washington Hatchet.
“ Eve,” said Adam, a few minutes after to
had eaten the core. “ Yes, Addle?” “I be
lieve wo are going to have trouble la our
midst.”—Brooklyn Life.
If you are told that you resemble a great
man say nothing. It may be that the re
semblance will cease the moment you open
your mouth.—Atchison Globe.
Mr. Brezey--" Just on your account
madam, I’ve been hiding my light under a
bushel for years! ” Mrs. Brezey—” 0 dear!
Extravagant as over I Why didn't you buy
a pint oup?”—New York Herald,
Littlo girl (timidly)—" Please, Mr. Btere-i
keeper, I want to get somo shoestrings."^
Storekeeper—” How long do you want
them?” Littlo girl—“I want them to keep
•ir, if you please.”—Journal of Education.
A lady, wroto to an editor for a receipt for
pies and tho editor replied that be would:
send the receipt as soon as he received the.
pies. That’s a new way to make pies bub
it’s a winner if It goes.—Fairhaven Herald.
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
When men live as if there were no God,
It beoomes expedient for them that there
should be none; and then they endeavor to
persuade themselves so.
Talking is like playing on the harp;
there Is as much in laying the hand on the
strings to stop tho vibrations as In twang
ing them to bring out the musio.