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CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
Not mach time to stop and think. Days are flying, and so are the goods. Why wait, why stop? Why
think? No risk. Never any risk haying here. MONEY BACK IF YOU WANT IT. And if you don’t know
what to give—well, what can HELP YOU BETTER than seeing the thousand and one things here?
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING IS EASY if yoa go to the right place, and GO EARLY.
OVERCOATS
AND SUITS.
We don't want to ae you unless you
, rt , erfsctly tatlefled that we give you
•;;it OAHMENTB for the money
, :i you can gal el.ewhere
Ready for Instant Wear,
$7.50 to $30.00.
, 4t are you going to surprise him with
rl.lmas? Be you his wife, mother,
brother, son. father. employer—
r ,ug can be more appropriate anti
, , | would be more highly appreciated
• , a luxurious
Handsome Overcoat
or
A Substantial Suit
, < .it ties from the Metropolitan, and you
, r,ly on our clothea—they fit.
MEN’S
RAIN COATS.
7: ey are all-weather coata—keep you
a y w hen It ralna; looks like an overcoat
■ No rubber, no smell, no sogglneaa,
w.l-h—Just comfort. One of the
I. ’ yet brought out fur men, 11ti.50
to J_ HI.
MEN’S
HOUSE COATS.
!; h In colors. Hardly any patterns that
- 11 :, t like. Don't guess a< the site;
t. r . t..-*i measure or an old coat;
* . i.d for It If you want.
WOMAN’S
WORLD.
i know that ten year* ago very
? ? rode 1n the park unattended by i
& ' -in or drove In & cab or li*n.iixn
m ay - taidy Jcune In an article In
New York Journal. They were not
* w 4 <o time out or pay country via- i
• hems-elvce. arid certainly no girl,
tn* *: r wiio rived m the Mitred
ts of Belgravia (and never beyond)
‘ i w*nl to take a walk without some
-i c.iaperon. Ten yearn ago a girl
a. a a t came tack to her mother after
y in * B|ie would have been view
* with grave displeasure if he fre
u * I fhady corners, or "eat out” with
f *rtr.ers, and she was always withtn
wuen u :;red mother wished to go
t m-, and no correspondence bitween
young people of the oppos.te sex
e • Ou have taen allowed. even lender the
*• e*archlng maternal acrutiny. Ab
* . e deference Was paid to the maternal
c, ■ 1* on questions afTecting the char-
? or choice of friends, or the general
< t of life, and from this verdict
was no appJl.
toU rant spirit of to-day Is always
> to explain away actions and poei
' ; <f nn equiviMal character, so that
1 len y to relax the restraints and
{t ards of society to even the re
■ ♦ ontrol which still survives has
• ssful. and now. It* shadow alone
1 * lilt by bit, like stones In o
wail, little innovations have crept
1 • n> been granted, sm *ll
• overborne, and this year has
* * f • ecMpwe of a great anl hillowwl
1 *’lon in English society. The chap
•*h Ifr us, we are assured, how
*• 1 .1 > for a time, and we devoutly
• --urance Is warranted, but
We will not be audacious enough
•ll* t that she is dea-l and burled.
, k \. v* r. will have to show a aupor
vl nhty If she |s again galvan
-1 ? existence, but over her ashes
v ‘P respectful tear.
• r tin* disappearance of the viet
•l outward embodiment of this
k of English society is permanent
• M ory jt is impossible to decide In
ipltate manner. Ope signtfl
•ent of this year’s social hie
pregnant with gigantic issues*.
‘ the first time In which it has
" lallv recognised hi *1 permitted
; ng girls to go out without a
for at the few small dances
lxnV>n, all the girls came along
• mid*# of a great war. when sons.
*1 brothers, and father* were at
1 ’ nd while the dark shadow of
w * hanging over the land, the com
could not rejoice and he glad,
'p anxiety and great tension being
PO wav tag for any other fr. t **r • t
• f * bl when the strain was
removed, and victory hud crown** 1
’ n- and the tally. ar.d hourly, list
< uaitle* had ceased, it seemed pos
’ r " let the young people at home Hi
' nise'.ves jn n simple way, without
the form til l* * which are th *
* rv adjun**ts of a bondon season.
“ r< who had carefully guards
rfs. gave a ha If-hear ted consent.
" n anxious hen who watches her
‘1 g brood start to swim, possibly
f e same vague fears, not willing to
*’ •* them of a pleasure of which the
• -d been so barren. The “Rosebud
of America, which was inaugurated
has long ben the fashion on tha
f aid* of the Atlantic, where w# hava
** the system of complete lndepend
among young people In full awing.
‘ * eault there is perfectly satisfactory.
,h ta has been tha first twst of It in
-ountry, whars hUbaxto all tradition
BOYS’
CLOTHES.
All-wool Trousers. 50e to JIM. New
patterns—plaid and stripe*, light and
dark.
Double-breasted Jacket Suits, (3 50. All
wool. Had them made for us, got a bel
ter suit than was otherwise possible at
13 50. Sizes 8 to It.
MORE *5 AND ROO BOX OVERCOATS
In. They are eo popular that we can
hardly get enough.
DRESS SHIRTS.
Laundered Shirts. Sft-, 75c, 11.00 to |3.OC.
3 BROUGHTON Jf STREET, WEST ■
ONE PRICE AND PLAIN FIGURES
and experience have been In opposition to
It.
.It Is becoming more and more the fnsh.
lon In the circles that are called “smart.**
says the New York Tribune, for the host
-s to allow* to her guest?* and also to
herself complete Independent • of action. 1
An invitation nowadays mean* literally
“<*ome and eat ami drink and be merry
and do a* you choose.’’ An up-to-date
chatelaine considers that her duty lw done
If she provides for the omforts of her
guests, and there her responsibility for j
their wellb* ing ends.
Their amusements they must more or j
|e* provide for themselves, and wo# be
tide a sensitive visitor who has not
“caught on” to modern methods, and who
has “feelings'' that are easily hurt
“I love to go among those people now, '
remarked a society girl recently, “for tha
entire freedom from restraint Is delight
ful; but nt first I was gre.itly taken aback
by the way I was left to my own de
vices. and It makes me laugh to think
how I spent my first morning a* a house
guest in one of the smart houses. I was
told that my br* akfattc would be brought
to my room, and that everybody did as
he liked until luncheon. It seemed rath
er nice at first when a tempting little tray
was brought Into me after I had had my
bath, and I discussed my breakfast and
a novel in great comfort; but when I was
dressed and ready to Join the festivities
I felt rather at a loss, particularly as I
saw from my window my hostess canter
ing gjvly away with several of our party
for a morning ride. However. I picked
up courage after a while aud went down
stairs It was a huge house, and as I had
arrived the evening before, after dark.
I. of course, did not know my bearings,
but I met a friendly footman, who told
me some of the gue*l**wera in the morn
ing room, and showed me the way. There
1 found a couple of old ladies gossiping
over their embroidery. They were very
kind, and after talking with me a little
while they asked me If I would not like
to go out. waving that I would be sure to
find some of the party on the grounds.
Glad to escape. I hurried back to mv
room, and there I sat down and actually
ried. 1 felt so lonely nnd-out of It all
However. 1 soon brought common sense
to my aid. I realised that no noglert was
Intended; that It was undoubtedly the
customary way of treating a guest and
that If I wanted to have a good time I
must look out for mvseif Po I dried my
eyes, mad** myself look .s nice as possible
and was ready to greet cordially the rid
ing party when they returned at luncheon
time. After that I got on famously I
made my plans the evening before for
•he next morning, and found my hosteaa
most kind about furthering every ex
pressed wish, so that now. <l# I say. I
greatly prefer the modern fashion tew (he
obi conventional method* which are fr* -
quently so tiresome to the entertainer and
the entertained.”
In England at great houdba this feel
ing of Isolation to a stranger Is very pro
nounced. No one in ikes the slightest ef
fort to make any one of the large party
of invited guests feel at home, and a new
comer must form a circle, so to speak,
before she can hope to enjoy herself
“I thought." said a charming and clever
American woman, “when we were invited
to atop a week at the R 1' that I
would at least number Lady R among
my friendly acquaintances, but I really do
not think that if 1 had met her unexpo t
< dly a fortnight after my visit to her she
would have even recognised me. I saw so
little of her. The first evening I arrived
there I went up to her after dinner, and
explaining that I was very tired, ado o
glxed for going to my room so early. She
looked at me with faint surprise ‘But
why not?* she queried, and I recognised
that I hai commuted a solecism. After
that I went off without bidding good
night to any one. and felt that I was an
atom of too little consequence to ba
missed. I do not think there Is anything
to taka the conceit out of an American
women who esteems heraelf a aoclai light
at horns like a visit at a regular tiptop
fashionable English country houee “
Perhaps the fetish to which we women
THE .MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY. DECEMBER 9. 1900.
MEN’S
UNDERWEAR
AND
FURNISHINGS.
flood values and big assortment.
Thought for the personal comfort or
a lornmcn* of those to whom presents ore
sent be;.i vote.* the sentiment of t • giver
while their dally use secures constant
RBMKMRRANCB. A Christmas gift of
4 half dozen of Half 110.-e, n Unit of Fn
derwear tSilk. Wool. Merino, er lt.ilbrlg
gani, or such n coltectlon as can be made
from our unrivalled stock of Half Hose.
Underwear. Bulanins, Bath Robes. Dress
Shirts, Suspender-,. Neckwear. Uloves,
Handkerchiefs, Umbrellas, Canes, and
Men's and Boys' Hats anil Caps, etc.
attach th- moat undue Importance la so
cial position. write* "An American
Mother" In the December Lsdles’ Home
Journ.ll. "We set out with the crt-e.l th.it
we are all equal. ari<! then s|>cn<! much
of our live* in strujcK.tnir to f..r< e our
way Into eom- potty circle which U iwrrcil
a*:aln* ue. or to Iwr our own na.ilnat
some of our nelchtiora, Nothinsr could
be more ridiculous than the many founda
tions on which we American* base our
claims to aristocracy. The belief Is al
most universal that the |ioss'.lon of a
certain enormous number of millions con
stitutes a oaste which starsis on the level
of royalty. Hut short of those stupen
dous heap* of rrold. here, especially In
our Small towns and We are all
of us ready with our clhe at the new
rl h as If our own blool had been pure
as (hat of IMlmio for a thousand >eor*.
Our claim* to hljrh easte are often haa.jd
ti|>on some mythical Jud*e or l>aronet fir
111 the dim |Ust; or that we live In the
most pretentious house In the vtllaffr I
have known the |**e**!cm of a Grecian
(SWtlco to alve sootal ascendency to one
family over a town full of neighbors, ple
beian only In that they lial no porche
at all. So vague, yet so atrenuou*. are
our Ideas of caste."
When I accompany a man on a holiday
shopping lour, says a writer In (he Wo
man a Home Companion, I first make him
tell me who are to be. remembered, and
If there are married women omonK them
whose tastes are no* known to me I guide
that man strulght to the linen-counter
the very first thing It Is easier to lind
a needle In a haystdek than to find a
sine woman who has more nice linen
she wants, nnd linen Is such a nice gift!
This year (he art linen* are simple Ir
resistible. ami 1 hope l'|| have an opir
tunlty to buy stacks of them They have
never liefore treen made so e—pc tally for
the holiday trade, and they must not be
overlooked by those who love to alve
something pretty yet useful, and some
thing less common than books and hand
kerchiefs. • • • The newest thing*
imone the art linens are the embroidered
pillow to|s and lambrequins, and they
do make lovely Klfts, dear Mr. Man
gifts that will mike somebody remember
you with gratitude for ever and ever o
long afterward
The lines of fancy-leather goods are un
usually fine this season, and this is a de
partment to which It Is nearly always
sale to conduct Ihe man In search of
Christmas gifts, for really g'e-1 leather is
sure 10 be prised by Ihe artistic. The
new shales of leather pookrtboofcß and
belt* are esceedlngly pretty, and tfi.n
there Is the chatelaine but. Any woman
who does not already own one of the.e
handy contrivances, which has been
steadily crowing In popularity. Is very
sure to silently covet one for Christmas.
fthe was new to city way*, says IJp
plncott's Magaaine for December, and
when she found herself all alone among
strangers. In a Chicago depar'ment store,
she became somewhat confused. But.
nevertheless, she determined that she
would not ask advice. Klnalh' the flior
walker otrwerved this little w'oman, with
the word "country" plainly willten fl
her garb and face, standing motionless
In a certain part of the store, tie turned
away, but In a short time again saw
her watting patiently on tha very same
spot. When, after the lspwe of fifteen
mtnutes.she still was maintaining her po
sition th* floorwalker deemed It his duty
to ask her If he could assist her in any
manner.
■Well.” she said, timidly, "perhspa you
esn tell me when this elevator is going
up.'*
She was standing on one of the great
hot-air registers used for heating tha
store In winter!
If the earnest women In th- world, who
ere trying faithfully, bravelr. perelstenl
-17, to raise the gtatus of their sox in
public ettlgiarion: who are trying to prove
that women hava brains as wail as hearts;
MEN’S
UNDERWEAR.
of cotton, ribbed ami plain, fleece-lined,
isle each.
Shirts and Pants, natural wool and
whlte. (1 fO lo is no.
Pure Spun Silk. 11l 00 the aull.
MEN’S GLOVES.
Perrin's Cloves. $1 50 to 12 50
Men's Mocha Castor (.loves, overseam
and half pique, very heavy, drays and
tan-, 11.50.
Men's Cape mid Half Pique Cloves In
lans and browns—new stiadvs and excel
lent quality for tl.ro.
The best II to Clove of Ileal Mocha
Castor ever sold for nu n.
Woolen Cloves for Men* 26c to $lOO.
that they have sense as well as senti
ment. that they have rights aa well as
prlvileg. -. that they are to be respected
for their Judgment aa well as loved for
their grace- could put up one prayer
more fervent than the rest It would he:
"Good I .Old. preserve us from our friends,
who are our enemies," It Is not the op
position and prejudice of men that elands
In the way of woman's pragmas. It I*
the fool women who discredit their sex
and bring ridicule on woman and all her
works
111 all good truth, says Dorothy Dix In
the New York Journal. It has seemed ons
of the long.wt steps yel taken toward a
common-sens, millennium, when a moth
er would recognise her responsibility for
the way her children turned out. an I
not try to shove the blame off on Provi
dence when they went wrong. All
should have gone well with the Mothers*
Congress, and It should have la-en a
power In the land. If only It could have
la-en protected from the fatal attentions
of Its Indiscreet friends That, however,
seems to he always an lmtwslhlllty. On#
of them, an old maid, who has never ha l
to keep the baby quiet while she patch* •
her husband's trousers, addressed tbo
Mothers' Convention at Buffalo the other
,tay. She took a* her text the Iniquity
of the empty feed Irottle. which she de
clared to >e the root of all evil and :h*
l>arent of intemperan • With a l-atlc
that has never tmen paralleled outside of
II comic opera she argued that It was tha
bottle with nothing In It that shattered a
baby's faith In human nature, and was
at the bottom of that dark pes-lmlsm bo
characteristic of the present day Thus
early Initiated Into a life of dereif, with
Its principles undeffnlned In the very
cradle, and a morbid craving f..r some
thing to drink Inculcated by Its futile
pulling on a rubber mouthpiece, a child
was started on It* downward way. and
the descent Into a drunkard's grave was
so easy IK* wonder I* that any bottle
baby lias escaiwd.
If this were Intended for humor It would
t... dell.lons offered seriously, a- a in
form worthy the consideration of women
who had enough sen— to keep out of tho
fire it Is heart-breaking. It .overs a
noble movement with undeserved ridicule.
Nobody can tak. a convention seriously
that wastes Its time discussing the moral
effect of an empty bottle on a baby, or
resist the Inevitable conclusion that If
that Is the kind of sterilised nonsense
they offer each other they far belter h <d
stayed at home, where at least th*|r l*'k
of sense wouldn't have attracted public
attention or refle ted on other women
What are we to do towapl remedying
the cvtl, wrought by the sentimental
crank In our cluli*. and th* unreliable
geo-, in our office- and stores'* Hit down
on her hard In the clubs Hquelch her
plans that commit ua to Don gulxol* tw
suew Try to e.lu, ate the working worn in
Into seeing that she la the enemy of her
sex when he does poor work and that
she is hurting every woman who Is fight
ing her bait!' for dally bread. It I* tlmw
to real!*# that wn must lake some pre
cautionary measure against our friends,
who ate our enemies Thlsy have made
us rldpulou* In tho eye* of tho world
long enough
"Where Is Mary?" asked Ihe rhaperon
the other day. a* her various charges
came straggling Into the car In detach
ment* after tho Harvard-Yale foot!—II
match. "Behind. In the crowd." anewered
one of her companion# "I saw her Juat
before I got on th# train." A mlmita
later, say* tha New York Tribune, the
aamc question was asked, and aa Mary
was still mlsalng several of th# party
hastily searched the station. "But I saw
her not five minute* ago." wald the first
speaker, "she was right behind me " The
chaperon
would start In several minutes; U would
be very late at It was before they reach
ed New York and she did not feel a* If
ah* could detain the whole party; neither
did she deesn It proper to let them return
atone Another hurried search showed
cenoiuatvsiy that the missing maidsst was
MEN’S
HOSIERY.
Flint fUxurlt Cotton Half Ho***, two for
2.V to 7?h\
Fancy Half How 26c. Mr, 76c to %) 25.
BUk K ('••hnn ifl llu.f Hom* It to 10c.
Natural Wool Half Much*. 60c.
NECKWEAR.
Tecks ami Four* In’Hand*. 26c. 60c, ui>-
w .ink*.
Men’s
Collars and Cuffs.
Cottora—('urn* H: n.l 1. , iw.i f
Cuff a— < Air Us brand, 16c iair.
not In the station "Perhaps she got on
the wrong train." sugitet*d a brakemail
"What train could she t ike but this?"
qnerbsl ihe distracted chaperon. "The
Chicago Umlled e*pr-- Just went out."
grinned the unsympettilling railroad man
And that was what bud happened. Mary
had boarded Ihe express, and the train
had started before slw fntHifkout her up
take. Nothing, of course, ,4>u;d be line
hut lo telegraph lo the girl and to the
conductor, and to her parents, and await
results. Fortunately wn* had enough
money with her lo provide food and lodg
ing, If neeeeusary. and It wa not until
two days later that she arrived home, not
being able lo lenve the train until Die
th* next day and having to wall sotne
time for the return exp-ews.
Another Involuntaiy trip was that of an
aged woman who started not long ago
from Boston lo pay a visit to her tile *,
w ito lived on lu.nr IsDrwi Arriving at
New- Haven -he found that the dally sum
mer bruit to long Island had teen changed
lo setnl-weckly trl|<e. and a* there wa- .1
day lo spare she concluded to 1-uV visit
to a sister who lived In a n*lghtOfing
town. Ho. taking her ticket, she startol
on her we. -awl excursion. To her surprise
the trip sr.-med a long one, a fact that
was explained when she finally r-e -hed
the lost), and f.amd lliat she had Jour
neyed to M .In llhode Island. Insietid
l of M .in Conn#-ilcut A* It was very
lale there wita nothing for her to do hut
; to find a boarding house and stay over
night Th* next day she returned to New
lliiven. ■ J us tale would have It. she
arrived Juki on. hour too late for the
Diet Ho that when sho finally reached
her destination she had taken Juet a week
| to travel from Boston to Bong Diand.
Practical Joke*, says the ledtra ' Home
■ Journal, are rarely Indulged In by per
sons of nice perceptions, and tea-lng
ISMS** the bound* of good taste when It
censes to be a matter of pure fun on ll
spies liuiutsiil'esices is always Kel form.
"Whom la your letter from?" "What
mak< s your eye# •*> rl?" are interler
cnees with ones rightful privacy. A
closed door should be respected and give
assurance of seclusion.
tine who is •>> disloyal as to repeat lo
any outsider, however intimate, anything
to Ihe dlscredn of the family draerves t
forfeit all family rights and privileges.
There are no terms strong enough to
eofklemn the vanity of pirents who will
allow a daughter's charms, prospects and
advantages to be advertised 111 Ihe pub
lic prims.
Society requires that whatever the|r
private relations, husband and wife face
the world ae a unit, harmonious and with
Interests Identical.
erne thing go.xl form Imperatively de
mand*—that by no mis. hance, no lo*
of self-control. # *ll family discord# b.-
revealed to strangers, children or sec
van 14.
An uncontrolled vole# Is always unman
nerly and undignified
A r*adlne< to give up In little things la
toe moat tactful qppeal possible for a
turn of courtesy at other times when the
matter may be of Importance lo u*.
Personalities that are made to do duty
ar f.imlly Jokes nr* never funny to
strangers—
The following glimpses of greatness are
from Augustus J. C. Hare s Itecollecttons:
Talking of the Itwronesa Burdett-foutta
lord Houghton said; "Mis# Coutts likes
me. because I never proposed to her. Al
most all the younx men of good family
did; those who dal their duty by their
family always did Mr# Browne (Miss
Coutt*' companlonsi, used to see It coming
snd took heraelf out of the way for ten
minutes, but *he only went Into the next
room and left the door open, and then
the proposal took place, and Immediate
ly It was done M!*e Coutts coughed
and Mrs. Browne came In again
Mrs. Duncan Sttwari described Lady
Beaconaflaid aa originally a factory girl
Mr Lewis first saw her going to bar
factory, beautiful end with bar* feat. He
educated her and married her. died and
toft her vary rich, and than aha married
NIGHT SHIRTS.
Fan y Night Shirts. Me, ft)'', lo 111 Oil.
Plain Night Shirts, MV. 76c.
Dome! Night Shirts, S3c and It 75.
Handkerchiefs.
ll**mt4tchd, threa (or 26*. 15c.
: • . 6o\ sl<*>
Initial Handkerchief?, 75c and $1.50
bo* of *u.
Silk Handkerchiefs.
Mi n'i Initial Silk HllVlk* rchlcf*. 25c,
;#H'. 7 • . $1 <•
II ii R .v ii ii k '
7." II fl I®
Min a bilk Muffler*, $126. $l6O. $2 00.
$2.6*.
Disraeli. When asked why she married
h#>r -#w on| htmhaiwt, would *ny, a*
If It wan a f*ntlßr In h**r cop. “My d<*ar.
1 mail* lovt lo mo whfcta mv flrnt liun-
Imivl wn# alive, and therefore, 1 luww that
hr* rrally lovl me."
Th** I>u* do In TmMmittlf* wo* there,
I hn htd<*oti .irt of hlitori<* nann* UK
! ually nr*. Islul fai l>rd Lyon* wmw
inob! atnliMr*. InK hi* figure* If ilk** m
pumpkin with an npf)lo ori tho top. It la
dlfth lilt to Udlovo h* la a r|ev* r aa ha
la *uppoM*d to ta Ht la aomoHmre arfui*-
Ing, however.
Two day a tgo I wr*nt to Lady Alrll*'v,
1 where a I rg party w.ia eollected to he ir
| Mr. Browning read. I never heard any
| one. even a child or ten, read ao alro
! t axialy. It w.ia two of hla own i*o* ma
“flood New* tu Qhent" and “Ivan Ivano
wltch," tho toerer alwwya nuM horrible
nnd unaultable* for p-adlnir akwd. but
In thia raee rendered utterly unintelligible
by the melodramatic vo-l contortion* of
the reader.
An element of good lu<k aaya the New
York Tribune, ae*m to wftaeh Itaelf
to wome Inanimate a* well aa animate ob
ject a Thla la especially noflceable In
Jewelry. anl rnav a*-count for the half
hrea<lth e•■*#•*pea fr*m being loat that rome
pit •fa hav< h;*t <n the* !*•. h and at
ca*hor* rewrt* the-wt* extraordinarily
lucky happening* aoaieiimra eem Htt*
ithor? of th* marvHoua when one consid
er* how tiny trinket |h <nl how tend
-d tho urea of n Iwwt* i with It* ever hlft
lng aatida Yet each year bring* pa won
derful atari*** of almost In redtble treas
ure trove. Ulrica* there were * number
of wltneaaew to prove the truth of her
assertion, who would believe the story f
the porwww *f <• lu*kv thimble which
added ts its number of wonderful return#
! thla *en*on by the m<>wt apparently tm
|vKc|btn recovery. It t* a valuable lltita
bit of Jewelry for a thimble, gold, with
a rim of alternate diamond* and ruble#,
nnd jHohatdy. ju.#t for the tea*on of It*
oddity, It ha* ahwayw been returned ro
the owner, who has lowt It a number of
tlm*- Last summer, however, aha gave
ll up fur g*mm!. %v?ien after i morning
spent with her embroblery under nn um
brella on the b *ch. she f.u#>d it miming
AittNXigti #*he returned to the ;•
to will i # ahe di-overed her lore and fried
to locate the *|ot. who f-lt from the drift
that her fhlmt*:** gone forever. But
itw In k brought It buck to her In wafe-ty,
arid w> th** following manner A few tlnya
Afterward ahe waw .igun witting on th
hra- i and pity ran her flnuerw through
the dry. warm wand N- Ide her; weveral
timewwhe h(*l done wo, worn mat lenly she
felt w-ume; hitter bard, which wa* not a
pebble, iin *>n bringing It up to the wurfnre
|r proved to tw* the mlMwtng thimble!
Another almowt lncred||e find waw that
of a woman’s watch lout It, the Berk*
ehtr<“ it wa* i crystal ball consisting
of three the center containing the
work# of the tiny crystal, which fltn-d
over ea h side It was Aoat fr an the top
of .a coach on a very rainy duy when
the roads were heavy with mud. wo wh o
its owner missed It at dusk on the ar
rival of the co,* hing party at its destina
tion for the night she naturally gave It
up for good At 111, she thought It worth
while to take every chance, so she b**l *
notice of rewurl put up In the powtoftl •
and left th- m.ittcr In the charge of the
In iLord wnere (bey stopped Th* n*xi
day someone brought In the center pb* j
which was about the site of h quart* r !
of a dollar, and which h.d been found
In the road. A wr*k afterward the land*
lord s little niece plckei up one-half of
the crystal globe on her way to school i
Whereupon the landlord put up a second
notice advertising only for the remaining !
missing piece A day or fw<* later this, i
too. was brought to him by an old woman. !
who. U seem a had trudg'd over the road :
shortly after the coaching party hod pann
ed. and, stepping on something round and
being attracted by the shining glass, ha 1
pinked up the half and put It In her j
pocket, not noticing the rest, which had .
probably become separated by her heavy I
foot and had sunk into tha mud. Noth- j
U 4, however, was Injured; (be landlord 1
BATH ROBES
Turk!th T w Hug arul Kklrrdowtk—.
Franch Germin. Aiafrt.m, ant Atnarkan*
Sty laa turn as vatl**l a moat aa NtrktJwk
Thajr ar* on** of the brat gift* for men.
A luxury nt fir**, an every -day necraaity;
if ter he one** worn on* 14 *to $16.0®,
HOLIDAY
SUSPENDERS.
.it 25 and <■. fancy w, tie, extra strong
for Imikl service.
Plain and Fancy Bilk with calf-skin
end., 50c, 75c.
Sterling Silver Buckles, mounted tva
Silk Suspend. r |1 (in It 3, It ft) to M 10.
Umbrellas
and
Canes
Not the every-day sort, but hodllay um
brellas with line bundle*.
Umbrellas, 11 W to 113 50.
Canes, Bft; to |S SO.
Men’s and Boys’
Hats
Our Alpines and Derbies for Men and
Hoys come from the best American facto
ries only, are In all the popular shape*
and rolls’., and the prices range from
II 50 to |S 00.
Golf Capa and Cloth Hat* of aU thg
wanted kinds. 25c to *1 25.
had the parts cleaned and put together
by the k*< l Jeweler and In due tune tie
delighted owner bad tho pleanure of re
relvltig It. together wtth the atory of tte
remarkable adventure*
I The following from Tit Rita ehowa that
m llre<| wife now and then flashes of
hi. mc
“V(r ftmithers." said hh* wife. “If I re
member rightly, you have often said (hat
you dislike*! to see a woman constantly
getting heraelf Inlo print?”
“Id.” said Hrnlfhera poaltfvely
“You eonelderer! |( unwomanly and In
delb ate. I believe?”
“Very.”
“And you don’t see how any man could
| *ilow ble wife to do anything of the
kind?”
“Ye*. I think eo now.”
“Well Mr Hmtthers, In v|ew rtf all tha
fa te !n the < m , i fee| Justified |n ask
ing ym (or anew silk dress.”
“Anew silk dre*?”
Yes. f<r • ii** last eight years I have
I ha*! nothing l*etter than Murpeony calico,
nnd J warn something tatter. I’m tlre.l
•#f got ting Into print .”
The New York Evening Post ts author-
Imv* tw-gun t n;iv* money,’* said a young
woman to her companion on a train on
the Erie Railroad the other evening “My
husband Increal my allowance five dol
lars a wok, and I urn saving every fenny
of It putting It in a savings tank and
getting Interest on it. The country bank
where we live would not allow m* any
Interest, ao I lake it to New York luwt
(is soon as Hurry give# me Ihe money.
I have twenty dollars In bank now.”
Ity t*ir the f,.Mowing “Do you know. I
“How mu h interest do you get?” asked
her companion.
“Three per cent..” wn the reply.
**Tbot will ta sixty cards a year.” con
tinu'd her companion, “and you hava
inii'b* four rli*s fo New York lo vnaka
your rifpoeft That la forty cents each
tlrn* for railroad fur**, ten copta fur car
fare, and poasibly fifteen cents for lunch,
so It cost* you four dollars to make your
depaw! ta ”
’’You talk Jtist like a man.” was the
defioaltor’a Indignant comment “You
don’t count th pb astir** of walking up
to th* bunk clerk and laying down your
d'poait Just Ilk** a buotness m.n. That
1s worth a dollar. *’
Maurice Hewlett's newest heroine Is
four*! In "Richard Yea-an*l-Nay.” Her
description I* sa follows: There waa an
air of mingled atirprise and defiance about
her; she w#** a silent girl, sullen with
moat, bid wtth one moef sweetly apt aha
looked watchful, but waa really timid
looked cold, hut wn# secretly afire. I
gue*ed how within those reticent metn
tar* swift love ran like wfn**. but hr
cauwe of that proud, twave mask of here
I was slow tr understand her worth. <>od
help me, I thought her n thing of snow.
Her hair, which was long, was plaited
In two plaits round her neck Nke a scarf
and lh* two • nd# Joined between her
breast* thus defining a great teaiity of
hers anl maklnr a gold collar to her
gown. Bound her smooth throat was a
little *haln with a reel jewel; on her head
nnorher Jewel, a carbuncle, set In n flower,
with three heron’* plumes falling hack
from It.
The following sfd# light* ar* from tha
Chicago News Ufe Is a conundrum—ant
•very on# has to give It up.
A word lo the wise may he aufflefent.
but ho Is sometimes wiser who doesn't
speak tt
Breath Is the most useful thing In tha
long run.
It's a poor seed that Isn’t stronger than
the aotl.
When a man Is down hla enemies atop
kicking him and his friends begin.
When a man climb# up In his family
tree and looks down upon the passing
throng he has outlived hts usefulness.
A goodly portion of what the world oa tai
Oontinuod on Fags Twenty.
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