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8 THE "CREGHE” EXHIBIT AT THE PARIS SHOW. How the Children of the Poor Are Cared for in the Capital of the French. A Remarkable Institution Founded by Firniln Mirbcna—lts Success \Vq| Speedily So Great That >1 any Duplicate Creches Have Been Estab lished .Not Only In Paris, Hut in Most of the World’s Great Ofv ftlized Cities—Where Working Women Can Leave Their Babies While Enrnin Their Daily Bread—The Pust and the Present. (Copyright, 1900, by V. Grlbayedoff.) Paris, July 18 —Two men, oik a Parisian and th other an American, were stroll ing: through the exhibition the other morning. The man from the United States had devoted three solid days to an in spection of the s eat show, and h#d seen it pretty thoroughly. As they were pass ing a mammoth steam engine in Mich'n ery Hail, the American looked a| It for a minute and then turned toward his com panion. "Well, you are wonders, you French,” ! he said. ”1 used to have an idea that all you caivd about was to amuse yourselves, and that the only trades in which you are experts were the making of gimcracks— Tainting, sculpture, women's c oihes, feathers, etc., fan y things that Che world could get along juit aa well without. This exhibition has been a reve lation to me It shows me that you Frenchmen are the equals of any nation in the practical things of life. I#ook at that engine, for instance. There's no country In thp world that could produce its superior. And over there in the Champs de Mars Is the Eiffel tower, the biggest j thing ever made by man. ’ "Thank you.” replied the Frenchman modtetly. "I am sorry you had such a poor notion of U3 before, but 1 am glad S" u.B ( A Modern SSHsPtNSMvr - I iWjl CHILDREN - THt GXTMCRINO • fOWfIUNCS GLIMPSES OF THE EXHIBIT. you have changed your views. I hope lore of your people will come to under etand that we can do big things as well as small.*’ From the mass of colossal machinery on the ground floor, the men proceeded by a wide stairway to a gallery overhead. “Now," said the Frenchman, "you a~e going to see the an ipodes of what we have be n look! g at down there. Every thing on the floor below' tells of the prac tical purposes of life, the mechanical in ventions that enrich the world. Here the whole aspect is the reverse. This is the department where sentiment dominates— the sentiment of charity." The Creche. It was the part of the exposition reserved for the exhibit cf the ministry of the in te.'ior, in the particular depart ment known as "Public Help." A large portion of the section was devoted to the display of the famous French in stitution known as the "Creche." It was to this part that the Parisian led his THE CRECHE OF TO-DAY. American friend. "Look around here," he ■aid, "and you will find that the French are not always thinking exclusively cf amusing themselves." He was right. The exhibit displayed a line of charity that originated in France and has been imitated generally through out the world, but nowhere else has at tained the perfection that characterizes Us development in France. The "Creche" was founded In 1846, its originator being Firm in Marbeau, an emi nent French publicist and philanthropist, who, as the result of long years of study of social problems, concluded that there was urgent need in the community of im proved facilities for the rearing of the children of the poor. He was convinced that the abandonment of infants by their ■not he up, an evil that was shown by statis tics to be alarmingly general throughout the country, was the direct consequence of the fact that the working classes were us ually unable to give the required attention to their offspring. The crime of infanti cide was also believed to be largely trace able to the absence of public provision for the care of the children of the poor. What was needed, he felt, was an Institution to supplant, in a way, the overcrowded foundling asylums; one that would relieve the poor mother from the necessity of surrendering the custody and rearing of her child to strangers. When M. Marbeau organized such r.n Institution he styled it a "creche." in rev erent commemoration of the manger in which the infant Jesus was placed after his birth. The purpose of the new charity was to provide a place w here poor women could leave their children with perfect se curity when their dally employment mad 1 } It impossible to give their infants the con stant care necessary. How It \\ ns Introduced. The first of these homes was opened in a small house in the poorer section of Paris. When its objects became, known in the neighborhood, first one or two, then several poor women entered and Inspected Its arrangements critically, if not unsui tably. perhaps suspecting it was a snare $o entrap their babies. The gentle-faced, soft voiced Sisters of Charity soon mad% jit understood that a good man hgd ! equipped the house with no thought be i yond helping the poor in their struggle for | life, and assuring to France future g#ei - i otions of stronger, better and better ed j ucated citizens. Within a month ©r so the place was too small to accommodate all the children brought there every morn ing; and many a poor woman of the quar ter who had previously refused employ ment of any sort because she could not leave her babiea alone, confided her little one to the "Creche” and went out regular ly to her daily work. It was not long before the city authori ties. and public spirited citizens generally, came to realize the vast benefits accru ing to the community from the new insti tution. Similar houses were established all over Paris and throughout France, and found ardent imitators in all the countries of the world. In this ye*r of grace, there fore, the Creche must be regarded as one of the most useful and important forms of charity known in civilized lands. The exhibit shown at the exj>osition un der the auspices cf the ministry of the interior, t*lls the whole history and gen eral lesson of the Creche in a most Inter esting fashion. If you want to learn the entire system you are not obliged to ask any one for information. All you have to do is to look around. You will And a number of the best organized Creches in the world in min.la.ture models. They illustrate the procedure from begin ning to end. You see a neat looking build ing. such as is to be found in many* a Paris street, with its name indicated by a big plaque on facade. You eee a wo man "of the people" approaching, carry ing a baby in her arms. You see her en ter the vestibule, hand the little sample of humanity to a white bonneted sister, and get a number in return. You see the happy young mother turn and hurry aw iv from the building to the employment that calls her. while the sister, fondling the in fant lovingly in her arms, carries It to the domitory where It is placed in a crib numbered to correspond to the ticket giv en the mother. Further on you see the little ones at play, with toys and more of oiher things to amuse tlvin than would ever fall to their infant lot in the homes from which they have been brought Another scene shows the children enjoying a repast of hot soup or gruel, ar.d st 11 another de- plots a tiny tot in the infirmary depart ment rec< iving the care of a physician and the nurses, and watched over with as much solicitude as If it were a king's heir instead of a poor working woman’s baby. You pursue your inspection of the ob ject lesson, and next behold the mother, at the end of her day’s work, returning for her child, finding the little one happy and healthy, and starting home with the infant clasped in her arms, a picture of maternal love, gentleness and happiriess. A Keininder of tin* Past. These are some of the things, but not all, Illustrated by the Creche exhibit. As a whole, it is extremely interesting from the. varied phast it shows of universal infancy, past and present. It gives the visitor a peep at babyhood in the remot est comers of the civilized and barbaric world. It show’s how the future man is hampered or helped by the conditions that surround the first months of existence in different lands. It t* lla a pathetic story of infant deprivations among the very poor of various countries, and then lets the visitor draw his own dedu t’ons of the benefits conferred on humanity by the ! Crec he. | This comparison is accentuated by two ! lifelike figures in the exhibit. They rep- I lea nt two mothers of the same humble I social scale. One refuses to let her half | starved infant leave her for an instant, j but clutches the baby in her thin arms as she stands shivering in a snowstorm, begging with an outstretched palm of passersby. The other figure represents the working woman returning to her comfort able home with her laughing-faced baby that has been cared for at the Creche while she was at work. (satisfied of the advantag s of thl< g eat charity, the visitor makes inquiries and nscer alns the ample conditions gove n ing Hie beneficiaries of tho Creche. The rubs are as follow's: No woman not obliged to work for her living can put her cnild in the Creche; this work must necessitate the woman’s leaving her home for certain houri cvery THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. JULY 29, 1900. day; she must be respectable and honest; the child must not be under 15 months, not over 3 years; the child must have no contagious disease, and nfust either be vaccinated before entering or while in the institute; the mother must bring and fake away the child herself, and must visit the Creche twice a day to suckle the in fant until it |s weaned; the child must be clean and nea!y dressed; and the par ent must pay a small daily sum for its care. That is all. If those conditions are com plied with any working mother, for only a mite, can provide her Infant with care and maintenance that physiologists de clare has already worked wonders toward th physical and moral improvement of the race since Creches have been in ex istence. \ Comprehensive Exhibit. How different it must have been with the poor before Firmin Marbeau devised this great charity! That is a thought that ccmes to every one who visits the exhibit. The answer to the conjecture is right there before one’s eyes. It is a significant, pathetic picture. You are car ried vividly back to the* olden times by a str.ge-setting representing some phases of poverty three or four centuries ago. Right before you stands the facade of a twelfth century church. It is the nighttime, and the big doors of the church are shut. Be side the closed doors, on the steps of the church, is a stone crib, and in the crib is a sleeping baby. The infant had been carried there in the shadow of the dark ness by some unhappy mother, who, reaJ izlng herself too poor to care for it, had ktssed the child a final good-by, then placed it in the foundling cradle to be cared for by charity, to be brought up by the parish and to be a stranger to her ever after. You fill out the other pitiful details for yourself, beginning with the heartbroken mother hurrying back to her desolate home. But since your imagination can not supply ail details, the history of an other phase of the foundling’s life is out lined in an adjoining tableau, which rep resents the interior of a hospital of those days, showing how the poor of all ages were treated In the same comfortless ward. In one big bed you see. three wo men; one suffering from no Illness be yond poverty and dd age; another, a middle-aged woman, with impending death from consumption written indelibly on her emaciated face; and the third, scarcely more than a girl, lying In the same bed under treatment for a brok en arm. Nearby is another big bed, and In it are "half a dozen foundlings, all hud dled together, breathing the air of the unhealthy room, and to be otill further crowded the next day, when another abandoned waif i found in the stone crib on the steps of the old church. Thus io was with Quasimodo, whose sorrowful story Victor Hugo told so touchingly in the "Hunchback of No tre Fame.” The clever Frenchwoman who was authorized by the ministry of the in terior to arrange the historical expo sition of the development of charitable enterprises in France says that fiction has no way exaggerated the deplorable con ditions that used to exlt throughout Europe in the matter of the homes of the poor, and the scant oare provided for foundlings, She knows that the poor are vastly happier these days and that hu manity in general has benefited, tharuke to the organization of the Creche. “And.” she adds, ”the good that has been done by this French institution of charity is not by any means confined to France, for you find the Creches to-day in every part of the world; and it Is a matter of record that one of the most complete and model Creches In the world Is to be found In Buffalo, New York. Valerian Grlbayedoff. Senate Page* Called “Grafts. M From the Washington Star. "It is w'ell known. Indeed it is one of the legends of the Senate that 'Graft* is the proper name for all the senate pages, es pecially if their real name is not known or does not come to the mind instantly," explained an old official of the Senate to a reporter recently, "though the origin of the name is known by very few. It came about in this way. One of the fiist pages ever appointed by the Senate was Grafton D. Hanson. He served several years, preceding in the service the late Capt. Isaac Bassett by nearly ten years. For awhile Grnfton was the only page in the Senate chamber, and the calls for 'Graft,’ as he was called, were very nu merous and at times urgent. Asa new page came into the Senate from time to time the name 'Graft' was given them and used until their names were so well known that they could be remembered. The name 'Graft* has, therefore, hung on, few know* how or why, and though of late years it is not heard as often, there are some Senators, especially the older onee, who use It when they cannot remember the name of the page, they call him. Capt. Bassett often told me that the day after Daniel Webster had him appointed a |>age he called him ‘Graft,’ and that for his first three or four years as a page he was oftener addressed as ’Graft’ than Isaac or Ike. It may be of Interest to add that Grafton D. Hanson, though over SO years of age, is still living, active and very much In evidence, as many who have business with the Postmaster Generals office in the war department will testify. He loft the Senate in 1643. having been appointed a lieutenant in the army—Eighth United States Infantry. After serving through the Florida war he resigned. (Mr. Hanson has held the position of chief clerk of the paymaster general’s office for many years, and has served there as a clerk in the different grades for nearly half a century. Though he is one of the oldest officials connected with the war de partment, he never seems to forget the Impressions made on him by the political giants of his boyhood days, during his service in the Senate." —The finest collection of fur robes and cloaks in the world is the property of the wife of Li Hung Chang. Sl 18 (MINIS, DYSENTERY, DIARRHOEA, CHOLERA MORBUS. Internally Badway's Ready Relief In water will in a few moments cure Cramps, Spasms, Sour Stomach, Nausea, Henrtburn, Malarial Fevers, Sick Head ache, Colic, Flatulency and all Internal Fain”. Externally for Rheumatism, Neuralgia. Sciatica, Sprains, Bruises Mosquito Bites, Stings of Insects, Sunburns,Burns, Tooth ache, Headache, Pain. In the Back, the application of to the part or parts affected will in stantly relieve and soon cure the suf ferer of these complaints. Sold by all druggists. njIDWAY A CO., New York. f CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH ENNYROYAL PILLS Ortfffnal ami Only ttoaulno. /■aATySAFE. A *'• re.lsh.e l. Utile*. I'r uCflat s ,< JR*! tm < IIK Hl STEK'S ENGLISH to liKl* so l (inld inetftllia botoa se *1 blu ribbon, Tk no other. Refuno VVj Uaxrrou* Substitutions untl Ira lb*. / tfrT Uoao. Ruy of your Druggist. or seni 4*. >a Jr otompf for Partlculnm, Trettmoniuls i V •‘Relief for l.•tlle• ( ”tn lt lor, b? re *" L' tun* a nil# 10,4M0 lestlnmnlsls Bold by . * *ll Druggist*. 4 hlcheoter Chemical fo., Mwtlnß tblifipo Madloou Squam, PHIL A.. Pi! •vtt b; I*, >, 4 Ct., * hoi. i'lotguu, M* Or tutu. LUXURY IN MODERN DRESS. WOMtN SI’END MORE FOR THEIft CLOTHES TIfA.Y MBV. \ccording to the l p-to-Date Ta|lor, a Rich Youngnter fan Dress Fairly Well for From SI,OOO to a. Year \©tv-u-In > *, but if lie Has the Price, He Is Pretty Certain to Spend a Good Deul More—Some Facts and Fignrcs Gathered From Authentic Sources. Copyright, 1100, by R. Armstrong. New York, July 27.—Most of the time ot the mo’em w.m n of wealth, iuxury anJ fasldon, 1j spent he ween social dve - Hons and conferences with her dressmak er and milliner; this is a statement that none of them would attempt to refute and few would consider extraordinary. One woman, it is said, the wife of a multi-millionaire, is allowed only five thousand dollars a year for her clothes, and is unable to meet the demands of her costumers, paying a little to this tradesman and a little io that dressmak er In order to keep h r credit open. The man of her grade in society and wealth is constantly between his tailor and the deep blue sea. One of these same tailors, who dresses the jeunesse doree, ‘’the John nies.” as they are called in the more pic turesque vernacular of the day, is respon sible for the s atement that a man can dress neatly, if economical, on from one to two thousand a year. This for his tail or, only. Here is the economical wardrobe: 6 suits for knockabout wear at SSO each $ 200 3 afternoon frock suits at SIOO each. 300 1 cutaway go 2 dress suits at SOO 180 1 Tuxedo suit 80 Overcoat or cloak for dress suit .... so Spring overcoat 65 Heavy overcoat 00 3 whit© dress waist coats at $ 0 each 30 Total $1 235 <* • • V' • - *? s'* V.* ' '■■■' : ' -:= Jp|l^S|£ •^va^W h s^^l : % ! s v "**:'?% **iKPS f.tlWgfiifefMfe..-. ;■, HHp^. EXTREME.3 IN DRESS. ' The Picture to the Deft Shows Mrs. Theodore Sutro of New York Attired in a Gown Costing $400; the One to <he Right Shows Mrs. Sutro Clad in a Cheesecloth Gown, the Material for Which Cost Only 50 Cents. A sum total of over $1,200 for the bare externals of the wardrob-, which may be considerably increased if the gentleman drives, for he must then possess a driving coai worth sl_o and a tandem coat, for which he will be charged SBO. If he plays golf, he must have a golf vest of knitted silk, wool lin* and. the cost of w'hich is sk), and a coat for about the same price; in ad lit ort his golf knickerbockers are $lO a pair (he w'ill ne<d six pairs), and his golf caps (there will be several), will be charg ed at the rate of $3 each. That is his oulflt for one golf club; as the various clubs’ colors are differ ent, he will need a distinct outfit for each club of which he Is a member. All this, it should be borne in mind, Is a tailor’s careful estimate of the bare es sentials of dress. What a gentleman in the social whirl nn4* with a reassuring bank account may fancy is another and usually very substantial matter. $2.lK>O and More a Year. Here is a list of things not obtainable from the tailor that are used by the mod ern young man of luxury. It was made by the purchaser of a society man’s ward robe, and is guaranteed to be correct: 12 suits of silk underwear at not less less than $lB a suit $432 36 pairs of silk socks at $3 a pair 10S 12 pairs of shoes for usual wear at sls a pair 100 Bicycle, golf shoes, hunting boots, dancing pumps, riding boots, etc. etc 100 SB2O These figure bring the young man’s yearly expenditure for dress above $2,000. Such an incidental item of <ho toilet as suspenders may cost anyw'here from $3 up, and if the gentleman is particular In his choice of buckles for the same, he will have them of gold, a matter of SSO more. His evening shirts cost about $7 apiece. Tn bis shirt front, ho follows the fashion of having pearl studs, and thoe single stones arc $3,000, for pearls are ex pensive. If he likes the glitter of dia monds, the pearl may be surrounded with small diamonds. A doeskin waistcoast, which goes with evening dress, sells for $25, which is not excessive when it is un derstood that his ordinary waistcoats are sl2 each. In his evening waistcoat he w'ill likely hove Jeweled buttons, of ame thyst or some such stone, and they are still another Item of expense. As to his external clothes, he will have at least a dozen business or knockabout suits, for which a tailor will charge S3O apiece; he will have three dress suits and Tuxedoes; a couple of Prince Alberts and cutaway frocks will complete the regular outfit. They will be worn with severe re gard to "form." in observance of which men arc much more particular than women. llow tbe Mun of Fashion Wears Ills Clothes. His tweed suit will be worn until nooh, when he will don a Prince Albert for af ternoon wear; after 6 p. m. he will put on full evening dress, if his evening is to be spent with ladies; if his companions are to be men he will wear a Tuxedo Jacket. With his Tuxedo he will wear a black waistcoat. He must also have raincoats and topcoats for the different seasons. His heavy overcoat may represent any outlay from a hundred to several thou sand dollars, according to the quality of Its lining, which may be of fur. and then its price is regulated by the kind of skin that Is used. Then there are spring and Call overcoats, evening topevot or cloak, golf coats, and a pink hunting coat, a i poo coat and driving coat?. For driving he will wtar a paddock coat, of light gray, a high hat of the I Fame color, with b ack band; should his | vehicle be a brake, le may wear a derby, j On the trifles of his toilet a goodly sum . may be expended; the item of handker chiefs and gloves is not inconsiierabe. i His doeskin gloves are $3 a pair, and he must have dozers and dozens of white , ones for evening wear. His handkerchiefs are of while linen and embroidered initials and perhaps plaid colored borders for day j use. in his pockets he will have a good I c:gar or cigarette case, costing SIBO, a gold I match box, a gold knife, a SSO gold key j chain, a watch SSOO more, and a fob cost | ing s3*>> additional. His rings, it is row j ordained, must be of the sunk-in kind, and are set with the most valuable stones, emeralds, sapphires, rubies and diamonds, representing thousands of dol lar seach. Every well dressed man must have n seal ring with a crest, if he car ■ ries a cane, and be sure that he will, it ! will be gold topped, and will cost SIOO at least. When he retires at night he will wear a suit of silk pajamas, price S2O. and after rising he wiil go to his morning plunge in'a SSO silk bath robe. This is man as a dressed animal, as Carlyle was I pleased to call him. Women Are More Extra vagant. With women there is greater extrava gance in dress, richer fabrics, a multitude of accessories that make her attire costly beyond all ordinary calculation. Her furs may mean “the ransom of a king.” and her jewels the revenue of a kingdom. Dress is to her a pursuit, an accomplish ment. a weapon of attraction, an argument of envy and a spectacle of opulence run riot. It is almost an emotion. Many women are noted for particular fancies In their dress; Mrs. Clarence Makay affects big picture hats; Mrs. Will iam Astor has the finest laces. Mrs. Gecrge Gould’s pink pearls and sables are re markable, while Mrs. John Drexel is noted for her jewels, and especially her beauti ful collection of turquoise. Some women who apparently care little for dress will spend immense sums on their underclothing, using gorgeous laces and gold jewels for the trimmings and fas tenings. The dainty woman has ail her underclothes hand made, and a set of such lingerie costa not less than $35 to SSO, a sum that may be much increased by the quality and quantity of lace used. Her shoes are sls a pair and her corseie about S4O. In the latter, she will probably use gold eyelets ar.d fasteners, and the cost will be considerably more. Her pet ticoat of silk will represent at least S6O. Her tailor-made gowns cost from $l5O up; her reception and evening dresses from S2OO to S7OO, and lape may be additionally used that will run into the thousands of dollars. Her hats cost from SSO to SIOO apiece; the picture qnes are about the lat ter figure, and if handsome fur is exten-' sively used It will be several hundreds. When Mrs. Howard Gould’s dressmaker sued her recently, it will be remembered that a velvet waist was listed at SBO, a muslin dress at $225 and a few modest waists and dresses made the disputed ac count over a thousand dollars, which the dressmaker protested was not an excessive bill. Luxury in Jewelry. While the gown may be the feature of a woman’s street toilet, it really plays a minor part of her misnamed "full dress" costume which she wears at the opera, or the ball, or the dining. There Is very little but jewels in evidence about her waist, a flash and glitter of gems on a small support of fabric. Mrs. Astor’s stomacher of diamonds has long been con spicuous at the opera pageant, and Mrs. George Gould has one that is the feature of her toilet. How much may be spent cn trifles in jewelry may be estimated when a small diamond side-comb for the hair is worth SI,OOO. For jewels. Indeed, constitute the sum and substance of the %vealthy wo man’s attire; the stiff and costly brocades of other days have given place to an or dinary foundation for the jeweler’s as tronomical devices which are displayed on the firmament of lovely woman’s body. The superb cloth of gold w’e no longer see; the gold is in a more concrete form and sustains the weight of gems without number. Neither is the rare embroidery to be encountered nny more; everything in fabrics is but a background for the lapidary’s skillful fancies to invest riches with a material representation. It is not enough to know that one has Q)fI K cUBE Cures Dandruff, Falling Hair. Brittle q Hair and all Scalp Troubles, such as Itching, Eczema Eruptions, etc. Purely Vegetable, harmless and reliable. CURE GUARANTEED *ven after all other remedies have failed, or money refunded. A BANKER WRITES: ThsPlmneon n ,r,k Colnmhue, Ter. Feh g !<W. Coke Uan-irytM'Tire'* Ik tho very bet preparation for the hair that I ha.® ever uaed. Kimtlr semi me two full alie.l bottles hr eeprSM. R. ADKINS GKUEN. For Snle by all DrugcUti and Harbors. Trot tise oa hair and Scalp Troubles free on request. /• w. nitcnFte •.. . Chicago. Beware of Imitations. Tbe only hair preparation admitted to the Fans Exposition. For sale by Dippman Bros., Columhta Drug Cos. and Koigbfa Pharmacy, “•car*. oab t Ga, money these days, but it must be hung : around a woman’s neck and put on her person to glorify and extol. If Carlyle figures man as a clothed apimal, he took little heed of women as a jeweler’s sign, nnd as the gorgeous indicator of her family’s wealth. These are her modern uses. Regina Armstrong. WITH BITS OF BROKEN CHINA. Clever Women ire * l tilizing Frag nientn of Porcelain in the Neit Mo nnic Table*. New York, July 27.—T0 be surrounded with pretty things is to many women al most a necessity, and the very latest and most ingenious effort in this direction is the making up of broken bits of china into tops for card tables, or in jardinieres and vases. This new art is open to all. for the melancholy fact remains that in every home more or less china and porcelain come to an untimely end. When these things arc mended they are seldom thor oughly satisfactory; their value ie. to all purposes, gone. If laid aside they remain but unhappy remleiders of the catastrophy, and not every one has the courage to throw them away at once. Here, then, is where the table top comps to one's assistance. In the thought that the pieces will look well in the mosaic, there is something of a salve for the grief of the breakage; and with this purpose in vlew r they are speedily gathered up and put by* in a place of safe keeping. As soon as enough pieces have been collected to cover a square table top the work of arranging them should begin. This does not take long to accomplish. The pret tiest table to select for the purpose is a plain one. made of pine and enameled with white paint. Its* hight and shape of legs, as being suitable for a card table, should be considered. It is first necessary that a piece of molding, about half an inch in width, should be set on all about the ton of the table, and as its corners require to be well mitered, it is best to have this done by a carpenter. The table is then in readiness to receive its china top. First fill the entire space within the molding with putty, so that it rises to a hight about equal with the molding. The various bps of china are then taken up separately and pressed into the putty until the whole sur- face of the table is covered. When this is accomplished the effect produced is some thing like a mosaic, or a piece of crazy patch work. Of course, any particular scheme can be worked out in this way. For instance, a top made entirely of bits of blue and white china would be charm ing. Or, if one has enough pieces of a similar color, a star can be fashioned to radiate from the center. While china also can be blocked in to produce a smart ef fect. It is always a point to be remem bered that the putty hardens quickly and the pieces should therefore be first col lected and all set in at once, if possible, during the same day. As they sink the soft material naturally rises up between them and forms putty ridges that must be smoothed down until exactly even with the china. It Is now desirable to go over the surface with a coating of shellac, ap plied with a small camels’ hair brush. After this has been done it is a good scheme to put the whole thing away for a day or two, or until it has become perfectly solid and dry. The final touch, and *:ne that adds greatly, to the beauty of the top, is to cover all the lines of putty with the same sort of gilt used to regild old pic ture frames. This, too, should be done with a fine camels' hair brush. After this, a good washing wdth cold water Is about all that the table requires. Tlv* china shops are very good natured about encouraging this sort of work. In fact, an Instance is known where a prom inent firm in New York sent, upon appli cation, a whole barrelfull of broken bits to a young matron.who wanted to make such a top, but had not the fortitude to patiently wait the breakage of her own household gods. Among the collection were many exquisKe and distinctive things. Jardinieres and small vases are made through following the same process, only the execution is done upon perfectly plain earthen jars covered with putty Instead of a table top. These things give quite an air of extravagance to a summer ve randa, or even to a rather pretentious liv ing room. . Another burst of ingenuity seems to have centered itself in a now' plaster of paris plaque. It has come as a welcome way of preserving some of the exquisite colored heads and floral pictures which we yearly have sent to us on calendars. A little good taste and considerable nim bleness of fingers is all that is required, in addition to an agateware pie plate, some plaster of paris and water, a knife, a bit of tape and a curtain ring, with a pretty colored picture which has been neatly cut out from its background and n bottle of gilt paint. These various things are then handled in the following way: At first the plate should be filled with water, which, however, is soon toss ed out again, the object being simply to have a moist surface. The picture is then taken up and placed face, downward the center of the plate. As soon as it is seen that it adheres-to ii quite closely, the plaster of paris, which has previous ly been mixed with water until it is smooth and of the consistency of thick cream, is poured in upon it, and in a suf ficient quantity to fill the plate up to the very top. Here, then, the knife is useful in smoothing it over. At this point, also, a contrivance is arranged for hanging up the plaque in the future. The piece of tape with a curtain ring on one end of it is pressed down in the plaster, where It soon hardens into permanency. As soon as it is found that plaster is suffi ciently hard, the knife can be slipped around the edges of the plate to facilitate the whole turning out well. .When this is No Waste in the Kitchen I No waste of time or materials, for with a small quantity of extract, remnant, which by themselves would be InsdS and useless can be made into adehrii. coup, or savory dish. ” COMPANY’S EXTRACT OF BEEF for IMPROVED AND ECONOMIC COOKERY accomplished the picture will appear u though i had been painted upon the m,!! white surface of the paste. Should k any means, the plaster have slipped UII V der the picture, it can be readilv w iJa off while it is still fresh. The gilt paj!, is used to make a border about th, plaque. It appears well, either as a , band or when it is stippled a little. In the making of these plaques much of their success depends upon the choir, of the picture. By far the pretties: on e that has so far been seen was of a youne girl’s head crowned with a wealth of flaming poppies. All else that was par ticularly noticeable about her were her filmy green draperies. To further offset its beauty, the plaque was hung upon a sage green background. AUGUST ICES. Six Well Tried Recipes for Frozen Sweets. Pineapple Cream Served in the Shell- Select a well shaped ripe pineapple in per. feet condition. Cut off the upper end and remove all the flesh from the center, keep, ing the shell in good shape. Set the rind on the ice to become Chilled, and shred the pineapple, removing all core. To each pint of fruit allow three cupfuls of water and a pint of sugar. Boil all together for fifteen minutes, then add one teaspoonful of gelatine, dissolved in cold water, and press the whole through a cheesecloth. When cold add the juice of two lemon# and freeze to the consistency of mush. Then add one cupful of cream, whipped stiff. Pour into the pineapple shell, heap ing it lightly on top, then set the shell in the can of the freezer, or any pail of sufficient size w'hich ia tightly covered. Bury in ice and salt for an hour. Frozen Punch—Among frozen dainties there is nothing better than the punch de scribed. Peel six oranges and two lemons, squeezing out all the Juice of each one. Add one gill of rum, half a gill of brandy and one pound of pulverized sugar, stir ring until the sugar is dissolved. Then add one pint of water and half a pint of champagne. Pour the whole in the freezer and stir slowly and steadily until it be comes as thick as soft mush. Then re move the dasher and stand away for two hours. Serve in glasses. A Peach Mousse—This velvety cream can be made a very perfect dish for either luncheon or dinner. Prepare a dozen large ripe peaches, remove the stones, reduce them to a pulp and then strain. Soak one teaspoonful of gelatine in cold water, dis solve it in a teaspoonful of hot water, and add to the peach pulp. Then set the whole on ice to become cold. Sweeten one pint of cream whipped to a stiff froth, then fold in the peach pulp and pour into a mold. Cover tightly and pack in ice for three hours. Mint Sherbet.—This delicious ice serves well for an evening collation. To make it to perfection, macerate the leaves of a bunch of fresh mint, adding afterward ths Juice of two lemons. Cover and let stand for fifteen minutes. Put two cupsful of sugar and a pint of water in a porcelain kettle and stand over the fire. Stir un til the sugar dissolves, and then cook un til the sugar threads; remove from the fire. Add one-half cupful of orange juice and the prepared lemon. When cold, strain and add curacoa to taste; then freeze. Serve in glasses. A Bisque Ice Cream.—This is guaran teed to be a delightful dessert, it surpass es those generally made and can b® frozen in one large mold or any number of smaller ones. Make a custard with one quart of rich milk, six eggs and one large cup of sugar. Let it stand on lc® for twenty-four hours, then add one lea spoonful of vanilla and two wine glasses of sherry wine, also a dozen almond mac aroons which have been dried in the oven and crushed, but not rolled to a powder. Freeze after the usual method. Peach Souffle.—When peaches are in season don’t forget a souffle. To make this to perfection pare ripe peaches, of a good quantity, chop them in a wooden bowl with b silver kniftf and strain. To every pint of the Juice allow one pint of water, six eggs and one pound of sugar. Beat the eggs until light, then add them to the other ingredients and cook the whole in u double boiler until It becomes as thick as soft custard. Strain, set the dish in a pan of cold water and beat the mixture continuously until it becomes cold. Freeze and serve with cream slight ly sweetened ejul flavored with peach Mrs. Oliver Bell Bunco. Off tlie Track. This means disaster and death when ap plied to a fast express train. It is equal ly serious when it refers to people whose blood is disordered and who consequent ly have pimples and sores, bad stomachs, deranged kidneys, weak nerves and that tired feeling. Hood’s Sarsaparilla put® the wheels back on the track by making pure, rich blood and curing these trou bles. Constipation is cured by Hood’s Pins -25c. —and.