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FASHIONS FOR NEW YEAR.
flit AND riUTMKAA HUE FORM
-14) % I IHM AUIU( K.
IlNMinra. or Wilait W lihnnt
Tull* 4rr Fur 11-hlct<l (hr Dtylf
nail II !• Qnitr I'oMtlilr to Add
*1 Ml I* • l4ia| War 'i
'lamniitic Novrltlfi In Hosier? and
Dauring *ll||rra
U ra|i* Tbnl %ti y < lrrr Woman
I an Makr nt Monte.
N*w Y>rk -1 --Cork plume*. thouf’i
pr.mr* fAvont* * of the hour, hove no ei
clutlve tlaim in the matter of decoration
lor owl. irull dove. ;mlr#a fowl. guinea
Four), white jeooae, ii*eon and turkey
feather* ar* all prenMd Into aervlre Two
> jy haiulxome fowl aiut fur aeta ara 11*
luHrai*l the nek One It built chiefly
of rc‘ fox irarni-he*! with owl plum-
On the left breaat of the eapt'a
front h email owl turnd U tn Hint ml, uni
•i dupl. ate of thla twin b* *meiy ornameota
trie muff Another eplendld example of
thi* happy cocnhmaUon 1 a white aa
t rah nan wrap with pmetfully mount e )
a ilia on both muff awl neck piece Into
the heads of these fashionable birds
gleam.n£ jewel eyes are mi And the
Mir
t!
An Artrakan Cape Trimmed With Guile
beak* are often nle of gun metai. tipped
with gold or ailver.
€ilories of the l.nng Uoak.
From short ai*l sweet neck comforters
to long and clinging evening and Kmplr*
p l*aeee la the natural trenwHton when
dliicuasing winter wraps. Verily the glory
of the long coat is more genuine ami
dtxxllng than ever lefure. and It Is a f*-
soil known that many women who at
tend afternoon entertainments refuse to
take ofT their gorgeous circulars or v#*l
vet cloak- at all. Slnea the whole rtch
li s* of their costumes He* In these outer
sheathings of chiffon, fur, spungles. tar*
and flower*
Two typl iilly fine wr.ipa are sketched
as a sort of euhatantlatlon of this asser
tion The tirst, to which the reader s at
tentlon is directed, is a mt grey pant'*
carriage coat, dged all about with ar.
Snrh wile h.ni of Hudson Bay Sable
Over lh*‘ shoulders turtle a collar of gold
tissue on w hi- h bla< k silk guipure Is laid,
and upon she guipure wee black and
silver f(Kinglea are applied. In front, over
the bust only, is this wrap fastened and
two Jeweled buckles serve as la tehee
The under sleeves are of the thinnest,
softest cream white silk muslin, frilled
upon straight ine.de cuffs of gold tlssu*
and the wrist bands and muff are of the
soft brown sable
In Interest.ng contrast is the Rejane
epe-ra coal, cut from ritn ophelta red
/ J 'll*| mi >
# 1 H
Gray Fox Garnished With Owl Plumage.
\ elver. Its broad and edging hand# are
of emit.© and it has numlerlesj* plerrot
frills of stiver chiffon, anew gnodi*. h>
tiie way. of which any isiry quae® might
rrssottaliljr w.eh to have a <wn. Chiffon
given both body and brlßlanca by the
insertion of sliver woof, is the nsorest
xidarusnon that words can give of Its
quality and beauty.
Here ftat It be said that never before
has chiffon prevailed to the extent notice
able this ataaoti. It Is the foundation not
only for the lace gowns, but of the lace
coats iid evening cape* os well, ('oats
there ara tndaed of solid lace, Hussion,
renabiotw e. guipure, mahese and Arabian
t at fall to the heels, and accordion ideat
ed chiffon Is the sole oul*r and Interlin
ing for these It form#* as well ail the
ft iff hi A full news of t\> dear little capes,
tluat have shoulder piecw and tall cottar*
of gntd thread stiffen'd la *e that look so
smart Srxi can be so readily put together
at home. SMow the shaped !ac collarette,
h .waver. •* an accompanying illustra
tion fbuws, and eighteen Incii ruche edged
fount* of chiffon must fail, showing, in
tt* aloud like mass**. tints of vkr that
awoord aymnatbeMoaHy with iha panna
or satin that under lbs the laca encrusts
uotis of the collar proper
Ms*qif Tull* kre lih p*-rallve.
One can hardly call the l >ig basque
tail an old farnii r fare, and vet we have
been Intimately uicernwd with It before
Hardly ten years the waist of every
gown displayed a *jII tha: a . .ivalry horse
might envy and brsldel afsl buttoned
gaily as one tnavn now only th*
women who get their gowns from th< Rue
de la Patx. before the luring thpal* in*
taken out. are displaying tal *d basque*
as yet. hut these are straws enough to
show wh.cn say the trade wtnd* of
fashion are Mowing It is the very, vary
modish thing to wear a loth skirt with
a basque of velvet of th* .-<*me *oftor *s
the petticoats. and with the tails of that
basque cut apoon-fhap* and ami falling to
the kne© It I- .!** smart to
hav* the back of the basque cut in two
A Hat Orey Panne Parriage Coat, Kdged
With II u< Is on li.y Seal.
short square t ill?* and weighted with gold
t*rwd and g H but ton-
None of the tnll- are box pleated nr
frilled In th* least him! white (ho velvet
waist and cloth - #cirt display great enter
prise and inspiration they are no more
admirable than the contrary combination
•if a silk velours or Knglish corduroy
"kirt with a wa -t of cloth
Artistic Imrnllnno.
While the question of novelties ■ up
we may a well mention painted chiffon
and Jeweled sllpp**ts ainorqf the Inventions
of artistic minds The dressing for dam y
feet in tin* evening grows every year
more luxurious, but n debut inte, who
would rather dance than cat and who
had a pair of ridiculously small feet to
bo shod for the waltz, can expend ten
dollars on each foot and yet not touch
the highest |>dnt of exfnivagaiice. Th‘-
)itghest po.ist is reached with i*lr of
hose mado solidly of Chantilly or Hiwnish
® .
J&fi
'4* m
<1 v /^|f
A Rcjane Opera Wrap.
thread lace. Only the toe* find soles, and
heels and ba k upper halve- of these
stockings are made of spun silk, all the
remainder Is la* r. pure costly black lace
Is the most delicate fern or trefoil put ter a
arranged In a det.un that contributes
greatly to the slender .peet of foot and
ankle I’pon the feet that w**r such hose
must be drawn a pir of very high heeled
paient leather slipi*ers |*w-ier<l at
Intervals with minute or
turquoise that ate set deep in the leather;
and at the |iuint where satin or lace
bows would lie fastened ,* sumll bow ol
A Ball and Opera Cnpe of Chiffon.
rhinestones is see In th* leather to
twinkle like dew drops at every motion
of the foot.
Dean.
The Yellow Yam.
Prom Ihe Home lu.| Tribune.
How dear to our hearts Is the yellow
yam late* as thought* of winter come
hack to our mind; the yellow yam later.
Use sugar coated,b;*kcr. the gravy sopped
taler und the. old fax tlo* -d kite! There’s
the goose that swim* In the smokehouse,
the 'possum so fat anil line, the ten and
dumplings and flapjack*, and the k<-ir "I
home-made win*-. Hut Ihe taler comes
flrat in our memory: wr think of It every
pop; the yellow yam tester, the sugar
coated tak#r with ila brown pork SOP,
THE MOHNING KEWS: SEN DAY. DECEMBER 2T,. 1900.
GRAPPLING WITH THE
MOTHER-IN-LAW GRIEVANCE.
No. Mrs Bliss aluminum kttchan
furniture, hardwood floors, gas l.qr* in
every r• om and an upstairs girl sre very
nfee tn housekecidng as far as they go,
but they evidently don t make married
happiness, that is. Where you ha*.• a
husband as selffah. straight through to
hl very boot heel*, a* Thomas Honey
moun." and Miss Fknily Lonely’* eye
glasses emitted q-arks of generous indig
nation.
I tear me Ml** Emily, what has that
much married young man been doing
now inquiTi-d the hostess of the o-ca
doo. cheerfully brewing t*a before a large
open Are. beside* which her guest sat
tos* ir>g her common sense short toes
"Ikrtnf*" repltefi Miss Emiiy wraih
fully, "ton't you all <u indelicate and
inconsiderate of him *o f(%t i aenwnt
on his wife's little Eden, a d<imlne*-r
--ing, elderly serient. who arrives with
three trunks, an obese looking satchel
and a receipt b*-*ok. to stop for goodness
knows how long in that pretty (Msceful
little Mime Thomas Honeymoon's mother
has already taken firm root In the best
front bedroom. crKtctaes the household!
■"
OBEETINO HKII MOTIIEB IN-I.AW
management, questl*>n ar.-l r*r*lers th*
-erv.ints. follows h< r i|aiixht*r-ln-l *• to
market and creates wholesale wretched
ness where honeymoon happiness used
lo reign "
"Molhers-ln-law always iks," smlle*l
Mrs. Bliss, "miles#—"
"If you will excuse me. I don't see any
thing to laugh at." sternly rebuked Miss
Kmtlv. "I regard Ihe slumtha* as IHtlo
sliort of tragb' Women'* heart* have
broken for less "
"Th*-r*-. there. Miss Krnlly. yovi mustn't
think nio hnit.il, Just h**aiise I was
about to remark that mothers-ln-law
will l>e tnothers-ln-1 1* Th*- tlrst year of
martied life Is always fraught with small
tragedn . slait don't believe I am not
sorry for our little bride neighbor. Do
you suppose 1 haven't seen what ts going
on at the Honeymoon's? Why, the poor
llttle girl has taken to wearing . brown
chirr-*' veil to hill* her tear pink Ibis I
-an tell you. she didn't look pbsssant
either last Hunday night when her hus
-
MOTHER'S GRAND Ot.p HIBCITT.
bund gave his arm down the street to
h.s mother, h'ruled the eld lady right In
to hls wife's own snug corner scat In
the pe ts* nisi held the hymn Ixvok for her.
He hunted up all the elder Mis Honey
moon's places in the Bibb- ami otherwise
Innocently allow**! poor Mary to tighten
her lips, screw hack th*- tears and feel
like a back nuniler, a deposed queen,
a valued employe out of a Job. t-'U t her -
more. Miss Krnlly. I'll wager that that
well meaning and obtuse Thomas Honey
moon doesn't m the lerast understand
why Mary's pretty velvet paws have sud
denly developed nasty, sharp claws; he
Is amazed at the vinegar In her speech,
'he Ire In her eye. and the sulky droop
of her mouth. He throws her Into silent
rag.- h> asking her If she Isn't well, by
a-xuiing hls mother that the housekeep
ing IS telling on hi* little wife, and by
logging the old lady to leave them a
lew of her flrte old receipt* and domestic
xw
“Remember, h-s I* all speculation on
my part, but It's wife to may that feel
ing iHThape dear Mary Isn't equal to
Ihe Sirutn of entertaining, he <-om* * home
extra *rarl> from the office to take Mother
driving and walking. Tnen when he vn-l
Mary or* tete-a-tete he tells her wlrat a
wonderful woman mother Is. and how he
utz everything h Ua* to Ute wonderful
upbrxtti e h him Mn-ltk- he
doenn't ,< tho. th‘* oourw i*
to roek- !*.*■ wl.-et mother rather kttt
nant n.t po*e-ive with ‘my h-.tr boy'
and fort.-. : nil :rw*t h l no <>n.T her .
t,ut M..r> while Mary tlsttrtra wttU
!'|y ji, i-> and woun.lxl bti-V All h
ran tin- v nr-- 1 uir .M-y mattse I. tha.
M.ry a> Mother, th. 1.0 ilvire*t aroenen
1,, the world, don t hit it off to ther ri
artly, and that inoe Mary ta the vounar
, ■ M I ■ thlaka tha'
m ,ht rite way and tre.il hta mother
wild tn.ee daughterly aff.rUots. and ao
ahe nuxlit
-lluh' anopted Mtaa Ixmely. atttinc
down her tea -up de< lalvely. "th.il a a!-
wai* the way the wife mull make the
aa. • and pn> ket h-r pride! Mra.
lit:,,. I am aatOOUhet at you''
"N-IW. nt here. M * I am *
daughter-In-law myetf I've trr.t!>pied
with ill*- ni.' her-ln iaw jtTievan.. in,! I
am wiillna to a.iy. riht here, amt now.
that any w.anai who handle, that try
nut but otn|.:*-x situation with taot, .ol
nature and daeh of humor, nan hold
the ar il .ferny to Iter marrtue liapfd
n,„ m the h dlow of her hand The little
bride acror- the wav l bthavlnr Juat aa
foollehly nnklrelly and w llfully a* r.tneiv
l, ne out of every hundred women elect
to he Irate In the tSreumaUuteea. The re
ault la. that -tie hurla her hueband'a
tendered felin*i'. Inaptree a hearty dta-
Ilke In the boe<an rtf hla mother, amt then
meanly retallat. - hy perauadlnar her own
mamma that she has been abused. Mary’s
mother will be asked to visit them next,
and pocr Thvma- llofievmoon will- l>e
nteely ground tv-tween the Upper and
aether m.i .-rnal mlllatone*.
"The reason I *.in't s>-mi*athlxe with
the wife Is l iii-e 1 married the young -st
son of hls navther aicl she was a widow
My Jolm was hls mother's | irl of xr<‘*t
price, lie stave*l with her for thirty-five
v.urs, made her entirely happy by lot
ting her coddle nn-l cosset ami spoil him.
and then flew right off nt a tangent and
marr ed me-OM Mrs Bliss didn't give
him up gracefully' either, but came to
the wedding looKtnv atvout as cheerful
as a rail bearer, told me I was pro
foundly to lie congratulated on ryarrylitx
st- sufe-rior a person as her son. gave
too a very m.duty little w**l l:--x gift and
She recelp- for John's favorite rough mix
ture.
"1 suppose She p-vor 01-l lady did fei-l
awfully lonely, and as she ha-l tw*v older
, sons already married, she had learned
the truth of tho couplet that—
"My son Is my son, till he get* him a
wife;
My daughter Is my daughter all the
day* of her life."
For theta Is no denying that when a
daughter weds, tier mother still remains
to her th*- dearest woman In the world,
her nearest triend, her roost trusted eon
lahnit; while the on who marries, rele
gate hls mother to the second place in
hts hrt amt at hi* hearthstone, and no
woman ever yet accepted with prompt
resignation a back seat in the affect loos
of the man *he loves, nor can she wet
come the Intruder who lake* her place.
"1 never thought of all this when Mrs.
Bits*. *r.. and 1 exchanged a few arctic
clvllHle* on my brld.-t! day. nrol I w*s
foolishly glad that John ami I were not
going to live In her town I.uxtitlosing
In my Itrst home, after a whole summer
of Itooeyipoon, 1 was fluttering about
hanging love-tn-a-cottae curtains of doi
ted Hwlss. when Ihe Anger of Fate uncurl
cl. Just as 1 * preparing to write
my own <l*r i a rent to * -*m-* to m* for
a long visit that cowardly John Oils*
taking advantage of the presence of a
few friends In to ten. announced with a
j. ,-vr assumption of gay conUdcnco that i
for HURRY-UP COOKING
is there anything to equal
LIEBIG
COMPANY'S EXTRACT
OP BEtF.
CHORUS or HOUSEWIVES
ANSWERS
hi* mother hid i-rottilwd to >|vt)4 the
text two week* with ua.
"The newa u alwatt ae welcome a
a billiard In h,.rlr.x 1 would then and
there have liked to treat thy huehnnd to
a fine die play of ronluatal flreworka,
which he teemed tw> imttitv tlvely to ex
pect, bait 1 'leelMed. Inetea I. I told a
rfal useful flb and aatd. 'How lovely!
and remarked. 'Juat what I wn* thinking
mywelf. dear.' for bleae you. Mtaa Krnlly,
wluat la the uae of -til rhla vaunted f.fnt
nin nwc.-tn.-aa ami ltttuKUm and dlplo
m-icy of our a unteaa we ue It In the
houra of darkeat nee.l
"I don’t aee how you did It, Mra Bllaa!"
ejaculated Mtaa Hmfly.
'Naturally, John could hardly believe
hi* ear*, hut when mother-ln-lvw arrived
my plot wrae fully matured She c-imr,
wteh elumay old-faahlon.d trunka that
choked up my second atory hall, with a
canary bird which owned a voice like a
prnny whlatle. with b.aa and band boxes
aalore. and I jtavt- her a rou-mx welcome
I could see that her manner rather
like that of a man-of-w ir a lien the decks
are clear**! for action, amt she was wall
in* for my first broadside before she
tired. She had been visit Inw Fred and
Henry, with whose wive* she Iras never
got a10e.,?, and ahe felt tiers. If In the
pink of tilthtlira condition I simply beam
ed. J had tha heat front bedroom ready,
the mslo*s merrily blaalnir. nd the
maid's -apron strltuts stood out like a
jouple of comet tails, ao lively did I
make her step around In my quest's
behalf
"I Initiated on hanylnr Tdcky-lard in
the parlor's bay window, and I made
John hand his mother In on his arm to
the dinner table, where her place was
tet on his rt*l>t. Hsvlnr heard of me
as a four-ln-hand drivln*. (roltlna ttlddv
girl before ntv marrl.tge she was plainly
prepared for me to smoke e xareties,
talk shin*, feed the dog at the table,
give my huabtuid sloppy coffee and other
wise afford her a w-hle held for I'ex
port une commiseration of the Injured
John, with much m -directed reformatory
work In my behalf
"I set her righteous fe.vrs and ripe
experience at naught hy whisking down
to early breakfast without a cur! irais-r.
by sturdily trimming my hats and darn
ing my stocking*, while I l-xge,| to li-sr
of John's baby 'lays or extolled hls mani
fold virtues 1 learned her crochet stitch,
was careful to have nil the messy odious
food she liked, and asked her advice
slvout everything I prals-d her pickle
receipt: I never quoted my own mother
once, arsl I was all printed ami waiting
when she and John ts-gaiv recalling the
dear dead day* when hot biscuit Were
biscuit and well worth the butter ami
maple syrup ts thrown away on lumps
of dough that masquerade as the rrol
thing
"1 tell you. Miss Kmliy. It cut deep
to hear my biscuits Impugned. Never
theless. I afraloglied humbly for tho
fl,.ky. feathery, snowy puffs, with gold
en brown tops, that appeared on my
t ible, and on the manufacture of which
I pride mvself: and right here began a
hit of stratogem 1 flatter myself was
worthy of Fete Fronje-I subtly begged
that my mother-in-law would render
■tear John ha|*p.v hy making some of the
Incomporahle Idscutts of hallow**!
memory
" She was plainly flattered, nrol he was
pleased, so the next morning John guessed
That he would not have any of hls
favorite egg <tt*h, nor chops and tracon.
but devoted the whole vigor of hls manly
appclße to ttie thorough appreciation of
at least four of mother* grand old bis
cuit It seems that he had always eaten
four every morning in hls bachelor 'lavs.
"I've never utter**! a word of criticism
of those biscuits, ami 1 am not going to
pick them to pieces now; because I am
under Immediate obligations to them for
having effectually silenced all Insidious
comparisons of my cookery, with the pies,
waffles, sauce*, etc., of my husband s
youth. The biscuit Incident is elos*sl and
is never referred to In our family. I lined
,ntv say that my inother-ln-law hod evl
■b iftly n<vt been practically Interest**! In
.■nokerv for a numlrar of years: she for
got that her hand h* 1 l*wt som- of its
. ulining, nnd slie looked very humble
while John, after struggling dutifully
with one of the massive creations, sur
mlx. | It was lale and hurrlcl away for
business. I might a*ld that my poor man
cam*- home early 1n the aftemoon from
hts office and secretly Implored some
[Otent draught from my medicine cabi
net. to allay a large burning lump in hls
cheat.
"After the biscuit episode my mother
in-law broke right down and began to
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HANGING THEIR BTOCKINOB.
Cut out the above picture and paste
It with flour past* on curd hoard. After
having palmed Ihe picture according to
the rhym**t directions given below, pre
serve the finished work, doing this each
week until vou have a complete set of
picture* setting forth the doings of | wro
th* Brown. Finally.' bind them all to
ge'her and you will have a pretty picture
l*ook. an*! doubly attractive because you
have .lone all the coloring vour*elf.
CM R I STM A B KVK AT GRANDMA 8
tYheo If* eight o’clock and Christmas
Ilka me. and from that moment, an
honest, genuine friendship grew up be
tween us I found her a truly sweet.
nice old lady, and I've never seen any
reason to change my opinion since She
found that I was taking the heist care of
her son. and was perfectly ready for him
to love and honor her. while 1 discovered
that ahe had certainly been a very de
voted parent, whom he ought to chertsn
to hla dying day. When the first visit was
at an end. she called me dear daughter
And John! Well. John paid me a h.ind
some compliment lie came back from
seeing hi* mother off with u haystack
of roses, and after telling me how proud
arsl happy he felt, said, "Dear. .lon t
you think we ought to hove your mot her
rlth us next month""
"My mother came, and John was a
perfect darling to her. so kind and sc
thoughtful that she had not a criticism
to make of him. because, you so*. Miss
Emily. I found out early In my married
life, what Mrs Thomas Honevmcon win
learn In hers, that It always pays lo
make the rtrst little sacrlfl.a-s Always
keep your ni in In debt f° r ihe
amiability you show in 3*-s flirr"
and he will rarely or never fail to pay
you back with Interest when the need
arts**.” Emily Holt.
iMtm fash nt tm Fon mb*.
The French I apltal Now cla Ihe
Styles In the Minor Details.
New York. Dec. 21 -Parts has this year
become the mentor of the minor fash.on*
for men. to a greater extent than ever
before. The slighter details of dr* ss, which
come under the business head of "men's
furnishings." are taken from the smart
Pari* shops, and the American wlm to
day keeps at the top of the fashion In
this respect spends m astonishing amount
of money on details for which the aver
age citizen s expenditure Is Inconsidera
ble.
In linen the French capital has long
set the fashions. The American men
who hove brought hack from the exposi
tion the latest French Ideas in the matter
of shirts, wear pirated troia -. eight
pleats on each side, for both .lay and
evening wear The pleats an- longitudinal
and are not unlike those worn by th
dandies of IHO and the succeeding years
Two atuds are worn, gold or pearlst the
latger the belter. In the case of the
pearls, which must be perfectly matched ,
The evening shirt Is. of course, white
and is all linen of line hendcrchlef P-x- j
ture. It fits in close to the llgurc, s..
thit the coat is enabled lo'follow th
lines of the farm without the distortion
of the rigid starched bosom. These shirts
are marked with u monogram on the
Sleeve. The cuffs are narrow; about two
Inches—and these nssllsh garments cost
apiece. For day w.-ar they are made
after the sane pattern In solid colors,
pink. blue, yellow, and varkrae shades
of buff These shirts are of Under liber,
and loud have lieen the lamentations or
those who have received them track from
tho violent hands of tho American laun
dry man.
rt..- Pari* li.in-lkcr.hlef. carried with
evening dies*. I* hlmv affair, of tie
finest white llm n To roene up to tin
standard It shculd Is* susceptible of iw**-
lt.g fieciv through an ordinary ring The
monogram is raubrol-lered In white r.il*.*l
work. In one corner This Utile suuar*
of cloth costs f. For *lay us.- th*- |>rop*-r
handkerchief Ir of rmaslrarred white linen,
th* barring being white raised work The
monogram is embroidered In colors, each
letter being of . different hue. In the
case of the polysyllabic Herman and liu>-
rian men of f*shion who *pent the sum
mer In Purls, the lettered corner of th*
handkerchief looked like an Impression
! isi pvilntlng.
Pa-huma'de hosiery this year comc*blg!i
in price Silk is the material and no man
I who encases ids feet in any boxer wrote
Itr in lb*- running With evening dres*
i >he ok* ara black, embroidered with
' taised w*ak, also in black silk. Home of
the socks worn In the dtiyttm*- are brll
hi.nt affairs of black silk w-tth riotous
stripes of many hu- s Among tha atrioter
I *k-vote*-s of fashion, however, the hosiery
; that Is black throughout 1* consider**l
th* I-*-*! form, whether for morning,
ufterturan or evening. These footings cost
on the average, |*> a dosett.
The neckwear there Is. as always, a
wide latitude The how m bin. k or dark
colors hohls its own. and the narrow
four-ln-hand in soll l hues is poiwil.tr.
Tile most elegant ft* to wear with a
frock ctsil Is a br*md bund of black silk
network over watered silk, w hich Is made
t.p into a puff These cost from SH to s!'*
apiece. They are plnmst with either a
distorted [- url. from the slxc of one's
j lltle fingertratl up, or with a |Xn of carved
| gold. I-.tl.uu*- has started and now con
trols a fashion of plain carved gold for
lra-n'a Jewelry, whether in scar (pins,
sleeve links or rings Precious ston*-s
have been driven out of the mark<-t, for
men. The latlh|u< scurfplns represent
a Greek mask,*a dragon, a gargoyle, or
a tigure of the an* lent Roman art model
In some case* the tb-a-i gold in relieved
by one or two tiny Jewels; usually rubles
The pins are heavy and very deep carved.
Sleeve links are on the same order, as
are also Ihe seal rings. As Is usually the
ease when one man Is the vogue In any
line of trade, these bits of gold are ex
With the stocking hung, how you hate
to leave,
To gto bill for a woo*., you Know.
When you'd rather, fur, stay down lie
low.
Rut Saint Nick always keep* away
TUI you're (mat aeleep. ao the old folk*
■ay.
On l*hrlttnaa Eve In Palm Box Town
Hear Mr* Brown with Mr. Brown.
And iMtrothy and lleggie go
Ka.-h year ino fiat ter how much anew)
To Grandma's, where fat Santa Claus
•lust love* to vtait—why? Because
The hearth U broad; the chimney flue
la hl|t enough to let him tlirough,
AuU then the young folk* hang about
I The Ho£
I and the Lilly
| llluarrate the dllTerenog
El between lard and
I WESSON
ODORLESS
I COOKING
j OIL
5 A Pt'RELY VEGETABLE PRODI’CT
■ Afilmi! far mav - 1--V disease w *h it tß d be
■ unclean and very indigestible.
E Wesson's Odorless Cooking Oil is (sit,
9 T~t and * lean It never becomes rancid
9 It qocs twice as far as lard or butter!
9 Wesson's Salad Oil is far better valie than
9 the nnevf ...Itr ml and ha* the tame flarot
9 Ask your friendly grocer for it.
pensive. a small searfpln coating XX and
u taitr of links Mo to toil.
Th* French fashion In colling cards
slktvvs a diminishing tendency. When M ,
yiar'a car*ls came out so amalt the ex.
peris prellctc*l a revolution that should
bring very lurg* pis'.eboania Into vag>■
but Instead tho man's carte de vtatte hn*
shrunk und Is now aU.ut 2’* Inches ,
and 1 Inch broad The proper tint Is pear
ly and tho letter.ng Is In Roman charac
ters and small.
Altoim the only new Parisian fad shat
Is not expensive Is In the nutter of cane.,
and tt IS now- being reflected In Oil
country. Man can not properly cxt ta
Part* without u square bamboo atlck
For. square bamboo, grows aoltd. Instead
of hollow. Is susceptible of a high pod h
and is found to *mly one. place in the
w.rrld. an Inland province of China TANARUS)
nwet the *bxnatid the Ingenious Chine***
arc now training the ordinary bamboo
to grow square, by subjecting tt to pr*-s
--sure, but the natural growth van be
. isdly distinguished from the forced. Ths
Square bumbara calk- Is small and light
and is ornamented wifi* a little, v< >
small gold work, with the owner's in tUI*
In s*iurtr gold letters on the aide. It h<s
no ferrtHe Tile cost Is from Pi tog?, a
cording b> the gold trimmings.
••tours Slsieerely.”
lin- day with you—'twas Paradise,
Cm** night—how fleet those Joyous hours
A thousand vows you trade me prls*.
And kisses, sweet as summer flowers.
Then absence for a little day.
And now. so soon, a note that merely
Home formal phrases does convey.
A note signed "Yours sinccialy."
"Sincerely!" Why. you laugti at nra
"Sincerely.” d*ar. mans somctMng more
Than you can know— fbr fast and free
Y'ou made me vows, that day of yore
Aid now to ease this heart of mice
A heart that loves you still. anl -le.trly,
You send I hi* cold, unfeeling line.
And end It all with "Yours sincerely."
It may b that I ask too much
And have no tight to tenderness;
To gentle, loving words and such
I>* ar vows as you did once profess:
Yet still, my dear. I'm more than tur*
That now you do not treat me fairly:
At l*a*t I should have someth tor tror*
Than this brief note, signed "You.-j sin
cerely."
Words are’but weak and feeble thing
Sometimes 'tls hard to know their mean
ing.
And vow* unto themselves take wing’
And love has many an errant leaning
i
Yet I like not the words you wrot.
Y'ou know how you can gUd me ran
<v*mo. sweet. Ind:te another note
And do not sign It "Yours sincerely "
E C H
A unique spplleation of electricity tv
cattle herding is lo be made on a large
.. :i l vv • ' '.i '.it- i i.r.i 'll- Wit •
This Will be the placing of sev.-ral r-tar
lights <m tliu mountains overlooking th
roneh. thus re phi-Ing the old system of
night riding to prevent thieving. Th
re, hr of each light will be armed wnh
" . - w *'-
vbleai with a signal code bv which he *'*a
flush Information to the other light ten
d'-rs and any or.c who may be out ani*vm
the cattle. Each light ti-islcr will also
have nt han*l a telephone connected with
the mum ranch, the pushing of the but
ton ringing an alarm bell AU parts of
the ranch will be provided with t<-lephon
statlotis and an electric light plant will
be installed at the ranch, all of Ihe build
logs being Illuminated with electricity.
T'ntll the loga are welMnimeA out
And every spark rXylngtfisbed. lest
The smoke should choke the Coming
Guest,
I
Hull vermllllon point the bricks
And black to gray the burning slicks;
Green for the "greens'' a-hanging down;
The mantel face print walnut brown.
The flames bright red, the smoke light
gray.
Andirons black; an.l 1 should say
A light blue gown for Dorothy.
Dark brown for Reggie, seems In ha
A likely color; for the rest
You aurety cun decide what'a beat.
Douglas <6. Do'jr.