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Cabby's Revenge. i 'A stipendiary magistrate in a town In Yorkshire who was not given to err on the side of leniency, once had be- fore him a cab driver who was charg- j Od with furious driving. After severe comments on the man’s eon- duct a heavy fine was Imposed. A few days after the trial, the mag-1 longer Is irate, than who had usual been in detained the court, ratherj was hurrying along to catch ids train, when, seeing an empty eab handy, he hailed the driver and directed him to proceed to the station, telling him that he was pressed for time. hint.! The 1 driver, however, heedless of the kept to a very gentle trot. “I say, with' 1 say, rnv Ulan,” exclaimed the fare, his head out of the window, “drive faster than tins." “It ca ’t be done, sir,” replied the driver. “Ye see, if we drives faster we’re ’ cl up .afore the beak, and we gets fined; so we has to be careful.” He did not alter liis pace and neither did the “beak” catch tllC train.—Lon- don Titbits. 1 Stole Coal Trains. Three men were arrested near Nor- ristown, Penn., recently, for stealing coal-trains by greasing the track and then stealing the coal. 1,000,000 Sailors From One Ship. ThoU. 8, Receiving Ship Vermont, now over 50 years old, has been the school house for over 1.000,000 sailors in our navy. The age and the accomplishments of the Vermont arc much the same as Hostetter’s Stomach Bit¬ ters, which has been before the public for 50 years and has cured innumerable cases of malaria, fever and ague, besides dyspepsia, constipation, indigestion, blood disorders and kidney affections. There are more than 8.000 Christians in Bulandshardistrict, in India. 4 4 Only the First Step is Difficult The first step in Spring should be to cleanse Nature's house from Winter’s accumu¬ lations. Hood’s Sarsaparilla does this work easily. It is America’s Greatest Spring Medicine. It purifies the blood, as millons of people say. I It makes the weak strong, as nervous men and women gladly testify. It cures all blood diseases, as thousands of cured voluntarily write. It is just the medicine for you, as you will gladly say after you have given it a fair trial. ,l Bad BlOOd-” Although past 70 years of age I am thoroughly well. It was three bottles of Hood’s Sarsaparilla that made me so after sending over $60 in medical attendance. My trouble was a raw sore on |my Street, ankle.” Mrs. Mass. Louisa Mason, Court Lowell, Running I Sores-” children After Hoodis worrying four months gave niy Sarsa¬ parilla and it cured them of running sores. Hood’s Pills cured me of dyspepsia and constipation.” Mrs. Kate Ii. Thomas, 31 Governor St., Annapolis, Md. Consumptive 1 had consumptive cough cough - “ Five which years ago a re¬ duced me to a skeleton. Was advised to take Hood’s Sarsaparilla which I did and recovered normal health. I have been well ever since.” Math.da Bridgewater, Cor. Pearl and Chestnut Sts., Jeffersonville, Jnd. SoUafolliia Hood's Pi ll s cur e liv,-r ills, the non-irritating and . Viio only cathartic to take with Hoad’:: Sarsaparilla, DO YOU 1 ’ f - 1 of Clothes for 25 Cents? i If write us at once and we will i j so tell you how you c an get it. Star Tailors, 40 N. Forsyth St., Atlanta, C». Modern RHEUMATISM Science Recognizes &s a Disease of the Blood There is & popular idea. th&t thb disease tb caused by exposure to cold, and that some localities are infected with it more than others Such conditions of the frequently promote the development disease, but from the fact that this ailment runs in certain families, it is shown to be hered¬ itary, and consequently a disease oh the blood. Among the oldest and best known residents of Bluffs, III., is Adam Vangundy. He has always been prominently identified with the interests of that place. He was the first President of the Board of Trustees, aud for long time has been a Justice of the Peace. He says : “I had been a suf- * terer of rheumatism for a number of years and the pain at tunes was very intense. I tried all the proprietary medicines I could think or hear of, but “I finally placed *tny case with several physicians and doctored with . good. Finally, with them for some time, but they failed to do me any my hopes of relief nearly exhausted I read an article regarding Dr. Williams Pink Pins for Pale People, which induced me to try them. I was anxious to get rid of the terrible disease and bought two boxes of the pills, 1 began using them about March, 1897. After I had taken two boxes I was com¬ pletely cured, and the paii\ has never returned. I think it is the best medi¬ cine I have ever taken, and am willing at any time to testify to its good merits .”—Bluffs (HI) Times. The genuine sold only in pfctk- like Ades tff.s 50* per box TTr ANTED—C»se of bad health that RT P’A'N B If ftfffleterl with r"".- S Thompson S iZIwZCZ Eye Watar sore eyeB, use 8 flL’ JL' 1 ®S5. THE C T “—cuftts WHBtt ALL ELSeTaILS. wood. Use Best Cough Syrup. Tastes In time. Sold hy drugg is t* - i i (} You Will Never Know: ,, • how much money you ( ( ( are losing on your pur- ' , chases until you send Yl\ for our free catalogues, i W'" . Our 1890 impot ation X L/J; p. juauing, has arltv- I . K#AVil L^V'VT' cd - s ' nd sc.insumpz f 35T™": ( 0 I Manias, 0 < tv \ We issue catalogues ( 7 pC/iU ' Sewing Bedding^'sHve^are Machines, tip- : 1 JJ it'byFama^',Rehigi , 1 crators, Pictures. Tin , ♦ 7 Ware, Stoves, Mirrors, Pianos, Organs, etc. fit Suits, expressage paid to your station. * We publish 16-coior Lithographed Catalogue a Y free, furnish wadded Lining free and prepay i _ Y fr ^? ht ' Y wheels* no better burn than our Y Maryland. Some, how- gij&iPk it s h Y "„"; i . C0, H 0 m J , i 1 *,3.75 in,O' «si—£. m 0 V fora high-grade vvjieel? o Y All catalogues are free— which do you want ? $ Address this way: ❖ t..i: ♦ ♦ $• J nopt 301 ’ Baltimore, Iltl. O How Meals are Canned. Canned roast beef, so called, is not roasted, but boiled. The other kind of canned beef is boiled corned beef. Both kintis, if properly packed and cared for will keep for ages. The can¬ ning is simple, the process having un¬ dergone no radical change in twenty- five years. Large pieces of fresh meat are boiled in vats, after which the bones and gristle are removed. The meat is cut into convenient chunks, which are put into disinfected cans and sealed. A small hole is left in the top of each can, through which the hot air and gases are forced out in the retorts. Then the holes are sealed up with drops of solder. The cans are next placed in hot rooms, where fer¬ mentation develops in improperly packed cans. That is indicated by the swelling of the can covers. Such as those are destroyed. The others are sent to market. AN EXCELLENT COMBINATION, SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISE BASED ON MERITS, The Importance of Informing the Public of the Value of an Article Through the Leading Newspapers. The few remedies which have attained to wide-world fame, ns truly beneficial in ef¬ fect and giving satisfaction to millions of people everywhere, are the products of the knowledge of the most the eminent phy¬ sicians, and presented in form most acceptable of world’s to the human chemists: system by the skill the groat and one of the most successful examples is the Syrup of Figs manufactured by the Cali¬ fornia Fig anil Syrup Co. Unlike a host o| imitations cheap beneficial kubaLRutes, Syrup of Figs is permanently in its effects, and therefore lives and promotes good health, while inferior preparations are be¬ ing cast aside and forgotten. In olden times if a remedy gave temporary relief to individuals here and thord, laxative it was thought good, but now-a-days a remedy fhust give satisfaction to all. If you have never wiil used Syrup of Figs, give it a trial; you be pleased with it, aDd rec¬ ommend it to your friends or to any who suffer from constipation, over-feeding, colds, headaches, biliousness, or other ills resulting from an inactive condition of the kidneys, liver and bowels. In the process of manufacturing the pleasant family laxative made by the California Fig Syrup Co., and named Syrup of Figs, figs ure used, as they are pleasant to the taste; but the medicinal properties of tile remedy are obtained from au excellent combination of plauts known •to le medicinally laxative and to act most beneficially. As the true and original remeiy, Darned Svrup of Figs, is manufac¬ tured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, a knowledge of that fact wiil assist in avoiding the worthless imitations manu- fucturod by other parties. The Company ; la3 selected for years past the leading pub- lications of tbe United States through which to inform the public o£ the merits of its remedy. _ /_ or n--/ At drug- gists or direct OrWilliisms P\ediune to, Schmctddy, Quite Another Matter. “I am ready,” shouted the speaker, “to meet calmly auv emergency that : may arise.” At this moment theplat- m collapsed aud the speaker ex¬ hibited great perturbation. “How about that one?” they asked of him later. “That one did not arise.”— Indianapolis Journal. A BROTHERHOOD COLONY PECULIAR COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY IN MUSCOCEE COUNTY, GA. Kxperlment tn ^ChriMtian Socialism” *» Full Swine — 15 rot ho i'l v I.ove the Key- note Of the Colony-A K vi.ni«„,c ,,nd Printing Are the Chief occupation*, One of the most peculiar settle¬ ments which have been established in the United States has begun life at Commonwealth, Commonwealth Muscogee brand county, | Ga ,s as i,ew as the colony. In fac the colonists . founded Commonwealth. Its onglna- , tors were men ofsirong religions con- ructions, who intend to live out m the : actual life the principles ol Christ, i The scheme of! }s Arcadian in its nature. The law the colony is the law of love. Everybody works in the col- onv The results Consequence are held in com- mon. As a the colony >« “rnTtoimowwltk -*»<« - *«»!“» ' lilony “ “ t. founded two years ago, relates the Bun. In these two years the colon- ists, hardy and plucky pioneers from the northwest, ’ have transformed what was once a . barren piece • of ... land i into • . ft fertile anil prosperous farm. The ground is being tilled by scientific methods. Thousands of fruit trees have been set out. Diversified industries are springing up. The colony lias its school, its meeting house, its work¬ shops and printing office, and is con¬ templating the establishment of a nor¬ I mal school, of a large publishing house and a cotton cloth factory. The colonists are more than ordin¬ ary men. The colony has in its ranks college professors, who, leaving the : school-room, are testing their pet theories by actual experience. The colonists have 931 acres of laud. The farm was purchased by a committee which came south from Nebraska. The principal vocations are farming, fruit rasing, nursery work aud the building up of a publishing business. It is expected that cloth manufactur¬ ing will begin soon. The movement to start such a col- onv grew out of agitation made in the Wealth Makers of Lincoln, Neb., to which Goorge Howard Gibson, now editor of the Social Gospel, contribut- ed articles; in agitation in an! the King- dom by John Chipman, by the Rev. Ralph Albertson, who q xmkly c;teesr. nieut, was. pastor of a Congregational church in'the city of Springfield, Ohio. He is an eloquent preacher, an attrac- iiewiteiand five writer and a a man man of ot verv veiy versa- veisa tile talents. There are now eighty-nine persons in the colony. Eighty are members, the rest being visitors or applicants for membership, whose applications iiave not yet been acted upon. Pro¬ fessor Damon, the present president of the Christian Commonwealth, was for nineteen years professor of Greek, Latin aud history at the Methodist college at Napa, Cal. llie colony ii.xs & magazine entitled . the Social Gospel. It is a neat and attractive publication. Considering the exceedingly cramped facilities, the typograpical neatness of the jour- nal alone is remarkable. Published right out in the woods in a little one- story building, it is a magazine that j would do credit in general appearance to a good-sized publishing house. In the publication are given the latest news of the colony aud contributions from persons interested in the social- lstic movement. When the colonists went to Georgia they were poor. They went into the enterprise very much cramped finan- cially and the struggle has been a hard 011 e from the beginning. With very little money and no financial backing, strangers in a new country, they have fougiit hard for their existence. Ii It has been a matter uot of luxuries, but of meat and bread, of the actual neces- saries of lile. Ihe colonists have been obliged to live with exceeding frugality. Some of the members, but only a very few, could not endure the hardships. They left the colony. Others, who were once weak in the faith, have grown robust in the power of sacrifice. Shirking is the least of the troubles. The colonists have been hospitably received by the people of the com- muuity, who are interested in the ex- periment. With almost no unfriendly manifestations,there has been friendli- ness and courtesy from country neigh- bors and townspeople. In the matter of work the weak have the lightest burdens, for the colony, like every other community, lias its physically frail. For that matter everybody works. Even the children have their tasks, industry is madp honorable, The children seem very happy. The older children, without exception, are warm believers iu the brotherhood of life. Lack of capital compels the colon- ists to work to considerable disadvau- tage. Most of those who go to the colony carry little or nothing. Open doors are kept for the poor. The col- onists live for the most part on corn bread,cow peas, sweet potatoes and vegetables of their own raising. There is considerable intellectual work to do at the colony, work that will receive au impetus by the establishment of the proposed normal institute. Some of the families live about in cottages, doing all their own work, Some cook in a common kitchen and eat together, either from choice or be- cause house room is scarce. Harm- less amusements are believed in and encouraged. Culture is believed in most heartily. The view is taken that culture, like amusement, must be in- cidental and helpful to service. The following covenant is entered into by the applicant for a home at the Christian Commonwealth : “I accept as the law of my life Christ’s law that I shall love my neighbor ns inyself. I will use, hold or dispose of all my property, my la¬ bor and my income according to the dictates of love for the happiners of all who need. I will not withhold for any selfish ends aught that I have from the fullest service that love in- The Christian , . .. Commonwealth ., is . m- . corporated. It has its constitution and bylaws. It was originally incor¬ porated with thirty-three members. Features of the constitution and by- a " Iembel . 8 most 1)0 lovi „ Ki un ., 0 lfish ft T * ^ the movement, J / f eoloumta consented rules> and nd t al . e . hont tbe M rvice and , j ’ , , Med freeIy nd , ?««* , shal , n .• « 111 a be society as to eligibility and fitness membership Children ave evmy pnvilege except that of voting, a pi iv- the 7 ‘ 18 r*£LirffJ££Sff£ 2 i !’"»»» >'J » trial hat the person has had an open bv n special committee any one witb- drawing or being expel ed from 11 e societ y shall have no legal claim to reimbursement. No part of the real- belonging to the Christian Com- «ha ,, 1 , be encumbered , , . ex- „ ^ by a two-thirds Vote of ho mem- bers It takes a majority vote to con¬ stitute a debt. The official signature of the corporation is that of the presi¬ dent. The officers are chosen auuu- ally. The officers are president, vice- ,president, secretary, treasurer, direc¬ tor of labor, health officer and a board of management. The colonists have a lumber mill, where they make the necessary lum¬ ber to build their houses, factories, etc. Their printing outfit is valued at $ 2000 . A cotton factory is among their contemplated enterprises of the near future. The colonists put nearly all of the money they get into tools, implements and machinery. The nur¬ sery consists of 50,000 or 00,000 trees of different variety. The colonists have the power of starting branch colonies in Any state of the Union. In the colony every one works according to his ability "under the direction of the head of the departments. Mem¬ bers receive for their labor clothing, f b° d . medicine, medical attention aud 61 ““ ave been m criticisms of t it will kiU mmm on aziuess. no 11 , “ l^P ot 8 ^ ° dlvlde " e T" lre wlth f ^ A n other ’ ihat the n Rovernment is paternal uature _ The co]oll ists have answers fol . all these points. They say that Christian socialism will solve the problem of the day and will do away with nine-tenths of the crime. A NATURAL DRY DOCK. One Has Keen in Use in Maine for Some Time. We are indebted to T. Hodgson of Bedford, Province of Qvtebec, for a description of a natural dry dock and bbe m . u)U er in which it has been util- jzecb This dock is on the Maine side q£ tbe g t (j ro ; x river, between Calais and p aS eamaquoddy bay. At this point a small brook has cut a channel ■ of su fH c ient width through the river bank down to about the level of low £b j e ’ tbe difference in the levels at tbis plaC8 be i, lg nearly twenty-five feet. there was a considerable amount of sb i p pi llg owned in the neighbor- hood and docking facilities were ab- Rent| some i llgen i 0 us Yankee conclnd- ed tbftlbe WO uld utilize tbe cut made by tbe small streami especially as the high range of tide provided all the ap- pliances needed to fill aud empty the ( q dock. Starting several hundred feet fi-om the river, on a small tribu- tary, a cut was made across the bed of the stream extending into each bank, an d a ten-foot wall of stone laid iu cement was built. At the centre open- j tbe top of this wall was about 011 tj 1Q level of the stream, but at the sides itextaa ded above the highest tides. . Sil i s were bl id in the op.ening and a pair of ordinary lock gates were put in place, opening outward. A pipe controlled by a valve was laid in the cen f ve wa p level with the stream bed, anc j carried off any water intercepted j by uy tlie lijc low wall and ________________ the sills, and a ditch,cut above the level of high tide, provided an outlet 1, L for ' - the small " amolln t of water usually coming down the brook channel. A few well-bed- ( )ed cross timbers for supporting the keel of tie vessel completed this ser- viceable dry dock, The operation of the-dock was very simple. The vessel came up the river ou tll0 fl 00( ) tide and was hauled into j tbe ( ) of .]; auc ) held in position over the j keel b i oc ks as the tide ran out. As the water level lowered shores from tbe bau ks kept the vessel upright, and these are found sufficient for the class of vesselsusing this dock. When the tides had run out the gates were K luit aud the water was kept out until repairs were completed. To undock the ship the gates can be opened at j ow tide and the water thus admitted the rise of tide will float the ves- sel, and she can pass out and down stream on the ebb tide. This dock figs been in successful operation for some years, aud is an interesting ex- .ample of the utilization of existing natural conditions for seeming a much needed convenience. — Engineering News, I j “ Am Railing I disturbing for Railing. a train of thought?” asked the canvasser, with a cheerful assumption of comradeship and good humor. responded the “Disturbing it?” pro- feasor, looking up from his table of logarithms, “you are holding it up, sir!” And the abashed canvasser with- drew.—Detroit Free Press. H FOR (WOMAN'S BENEFIT. ■J Mi The Czarina’* Odd Present. The Czarina of Russia receiv ed an odd present the other day. It was a package,a few inches square, which, when the wrappings wt re removed, proved to be a little wooden box, with hinges of beaten silver and thtji most primitive fastenings of hoops aUd but¬ tons, also of beaten silver. Inside the box was a shawl of such fitted ex piisite material that although it coui- fortably in its small receptacle when folded, when shaken out measuf ed 10 yards si)liare. This wonderful shawl was 11 present from some women weav¬ ers in Orenburg, southeastern Russia. . The Coral Kins in Style. Tho coral ring is seen in the smart jewelerp!. It did not appear ah soon as the coral chain, hut promises to equal that ornament in popularity. It is set bund fashion, with three pr live stones, or with gray pearls or dia- monds. band of i diamonds A pretty andabandof fashion is to pearls. (wear a Many women, who hesitate to wear turquoise on account of its tendency to bring out the slightest tinge of red in the liauds, unhesitatingly wear strings and rings of coral, aud declare that the soft, dull pink of the stones gives the skin a snowy effect that even pearls cannot give, ■ The Flowered Toque. , Flowered toques, really .pvbtty though they are, are out of style \ for the moment. But a shaded rose coral plush toque is not infrequently massed to be seen trimmed with a closely garland of roses or several small tson- quets pf violets, in varying shades. These right jgarlands side are usually and worn side. at the or at the front Sometimes, too, a toque of tulle or velvet/ in white, File green, pale rose or blue, is trimmed with three or four very large four-leaved clovers in black velvet. Green velvet may be used to advantage for this trimming when the toque is silver white or Parma in shade. The giant clovers of i velvet are among the amusing creations of the setison that has been so far replete with novelties. Another extremely novel but rather heavy ornament 13 the Lc uise Quinza knot, formed en¬ tirely of small roses. Naturally enough, such an affair cannot boast the clear outline of the velvet knot, and for that reason is used sparingly. Athletic Miss Miles. Misis Celia Sherman Miles, the only daugliter of Major-General and Mrs. Nelsojn A. Miles, is one of exclusive the striking figures of Washington’s so¬ ciety this season. She is a most pre¬ possessing woman aud remarkable in mauyiways. She is a woman of diveis accomplishments. hor Beaid' S being one of the best se-, women wheel,] ijn is the enthusiastic Capital City, golf she devo ridel} a an J tes, ownjs several ability handsome and assists dogs, is a pianist of her mother fit all social functions. ^Slie is everykvliere regarded as an exception¬ ally Miss tjalejnted 'Miles young developed woman. her athletic trait on j the Western while frontier father , (where she was raised her secjtion Was on duty there. It was in that of tho country that she became infatu¬ ated with equestrianism. During the spring aud fall months she is fre¬ quently seen riding a spirited horse in Washington in company with ia her father and her two dogs—one Gor¬ don setter and the other a fox terrier. Porto P,ico has been complifiaented by a visit from this remarkable wom¬ an. While her father was campaign¬ ing in that island during the recent unpleasantness with Spain, she joined her father, in company with bar mother, aud spent several weeks inj the new possession.—Philadelphia Press. Love Affairs of College WomJ»n. One of the interesting fiveaninute papers contributed at a recent meet¬ ing of the New York State Fecferatiop to the discussion on the “(JolLegs Woman,” was that offered by Mrs. George H. Camefil, a ciub woraan <»f Butfalo, N. Y. The subject included the topics “What is she doing?” “Is| she a benefit to the community ini which she lives?” “Is she happy?” (Jamehll and “Doee she marry?” Mrs. found that she was a benefit to her environment, that she was happy, concluding her remarks as follows: “Does tho college woman marry? Much later in life than other rfomeu; often not at all. When she does marry, judgment as well as feeling ikarriedj in¬ fluences her choice, and her life is usually very i appv. Many be-l aj college woman does not marry, cause the multiplicity of her interests, 1 hei strength in her own resources make her very critical, and mgrriage is not the only solution of a woman’s fate, as it once was. Besides this, she loves her independence, salvation! i When, shje has worked out her own shje does not wish to surrender her- sef.f unless to one all her equal or supe¬ rior. he!-' Yet, with her consciousness of own individuality, the -college woman lias not lost her inheritance from Eve, and deep down in her heart she knows that the highest destiny for any woman is to merge herself ini the lives of those bound to her by tliel strongest, holiest ties; for by thus losing herself can she most truly find herself.”—Harper’s Bazar. Cross-Stitch Work. After a lapse of several years the cross-stitch embroidery again becomes the popular style of work for [ certain large cloths, such as table covers, por¬ tieres, lambrequins and sofa pillowl covers, observes a writer in the Pitts¬ burg Dispatch. It is an extremely simple mode and is within the ability e£ tiie beginner in embroidery, and ii can be carried out in worsted, linen, or, preferably, in silk of substantially heavy thread. there At the present time are many good cotton fabrics with open meshes that are adapted for this work. This can be seen by closely examining. Open canvas is a quality of cotton fabric that con be purchased in almost any dry goods store, and it can be had in various widths, according to its requirements. A coarse quality de¬ of canvas should be selected for the sign, as it is strong and bold iu treat¬ ment, and should therefore be em¬ broidered ou a fabric that is in keep¬ ing. After the design has been drawn, following as near as possible tbe pattern, the greater part of the cloth may be covered with several thicknesses of tissue paper, pasted on to keep the pencil lines from rubbing off, but if by handling they should come off too soon, it would be well to redraw them where necessary so as not to lose the line of the pattern. If linen is to be employed, there colors are sev¬ eral grades and a variety of to select, from, but for the best results silk should be used. Tho best silk for use on open can¬ vas is made in two qualities, known as English filling silk and common filling silk, and comes in a great va¬ riety of pleasing shades. (Jneen Wilhelmina’g Temper. A noble woman of the court of Hol¬ land, who lived for a long time among the courtiers of Wilhelm III, says that the Queen Wilhelmiua adores fine clothes, and relates an anecdote which implies that she is the pos¬ sessor of a fine temper. She says that as Wilhelmiua grew to young lady¬ hood the question of her toilets be¬ came a burning one for the queen mother, whose ultra-simple tastes were not in harmony with the tastes of‘her child. One day (and it was not long ago) the two royal person¬ ages, mother and daughter, were sit¬ ting on the veranda of the chateau when a merchant from La Hague ar¬ rived with several stuffs selected from his stores for the queen to choose from. Among them there were some brilliantly beautiful dress goods, aud the young queen looked with longing eyes upon the silken dress patterns which were spread out to display their artistic colors. The queen mother has arranged a piece of heavy alpaca in stiff folds over the back of a chair,and she said calmly; “First of all we will take this.” “No,” cried the youhg queen. “You may take it, perhaps, but I never shall wear alpaca, not even in the morning; I have a horror of alpaca!” The queen mother, who has strength¬ ened her German pklegmaticism by 20 years’ practice in the phlegn) of Hol¬ land, was unmoved, and replied calm¬ ly: “We will take this.” The young queen bounded from her chair. She pulled open the glass door which opens from the veranda into the salon, and perching herself on the threshold, she cried: “Thank heaven I shall soon be able to choose my dresses, my friends and (turning square upon the ladiqs of the court who sat at a little distance from the queen), my husband also. Ah! If yon imagine for a moment that I do not know what you are plotting, all of you!”—Philadelphia Inquirer. Fad and Fancy. Colonial designs are the latest in silver candelabra, They are made with plain gilt or enamelled borders. Black satin is a favorite material for waists for afternoon or* home wear. Usually they have corded or tucked vests of white satin. Burnt orange, turquoise and bright red, all with yoke3 or vests of white to relieve them, are among the favor¬ ite colors in waists sent over by our Parisian cousins. Colored handkerchiefs are really coming in vogue again, it seems, It is so reported every now and then, and they are to be seen in the shops, but women are actually beginning to carry them now. In evening dress,a style much used bv high class modistes is a princess shape, perfectly smooth and close- fitting over the hips, the bodice por¬ tion low at the neck, with a rippling bertha drapery at the edge. The dancing gown of today is na fragile as it is costly. Tulle aud chif¬ fon, chiffon and tulle, varied by ex¬ amples in mousseline de soie and net, spangled for preference, meet one’s eye on every hand when entering a fashionable ballroom. They have brought out a charm in England which combines all the lucky emblems. Thera is a circlet of gpld, and inside this there are three smaller circlets of crystal, in one of which is a four-leafed clover, another the lucky pig and in another a mushroom. For evening wear,as evening wraps, or for driving, the long coats of cloth, heavily lined, are delightfully com¬ fortable and stylish. A long coat for \x a Iking is always tiresome, difficult to lift, and it is almost impossible to keep the gown beneath it out of the dust. If there is such a thing as a woman who has time enough at her disposal ■to devote some of it to embroidery, she can give au air of individuality to her gowns by embroidering the collar. For instance, 'the white collar of a gown of heliotrope silk or moire can be embroidered with flowers of shades matching or harmonizing and will bo very lovely. Utilizing Eiffel Tower. A novel use has been found for the Eiffel tower. The Paris chief of po¬ lice has placed on its summit certain agents, whose sole duty it is to note all those chimneys which throw up a denser volume of smoke than is al¬ lowed by la«, \