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NEW CENTURY FASHIONS.
THEY %RF. Ml HR TO 111'. GHI> AT
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He* olufluuMry—llodfrra Arr Caf
Oarlljr Flat at ttor Sfrrk-kktrfa
Arr ho l.oiiv In Frnnt Thai Min)
\% n* n Trip la Hnlklnß—l.ralhrr
la Hi in a Krrrl) I artl \f Only for
IImI frames but for Trlaatalaw* aa
ell.
N York, Dec 2S Before wr know
tl (hr tw century will hr upon u ami
thr fHxhkXMi must in honor hound make
a larg* aid surpilslng change Mean-
Vhile there •rr plenty of |oo*l fowmi
and hat* Inautifiji at ill wotting for pur
cha - r*. and this la Just thr reason for
ha imtfUf thr I irKoivi corners and count
riv Thr drfi-M • wr are on thr streets
and *n onr friend * drawingroom* arr
atilt very conservative. \V hear womter*
alxuit tlir dra;cd ovrr dress and On*
lone tailed basque, hut thry arr not yet
all conquering and all pervading a* are
undecsleeve.** and strangely sh tt-l Eton*.
\N hat an Kton cun hr whrn It tries, la
aboard in a very expressive *k*t*h of a
braided example worn over * lace anl
crept da chine b*d> This is a pastel
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A FtiH Grey Pastel Press Stitched With Pule Yellow; Black PhifTon Hat With
Yellow and Wlot- Hose*.
l*lui Kton with n flat Russian lure braid
laid upon It ami all flu* edge* of the
braid a?* < nalti t< bed il'*wn w h h> tv y
•old thread Of courw this produrffl m
very rich and brilliant effect that Ik rnt
wall Into relief i(.ilrtM a black crene
waist spaced with hands of lace braid and
• lit thread The Kton itself I* of .ut quaint
and curium. cut •• the culr.ts* of nn
lAmason queen. Hut then th** whole ten
ilMicy in drei la slightly revolutionary
Indoor skirt are ho Ion*; In front thev
must be lifted l>efor* the wearers run
make one step. Numbers of house dres******
are rut cruelly flat In the neck and nil
the while street dresses art* raising the
dust with their absurdly elongated bark
breadth*.
% f oally f'oneelt.
t’ut an eye for example at the picture
A 6and*tonc Red Camel's Hair
At* Irish loidln Trimmed Wuh Rlack Chenille and Tellow lace.
of th# II icrey gown that efl* to *o
aw and int<>r#*i the* lit.lt* tot t*for* It.
11 the back of itn klrt t* |)lnrhol Into
tuck* that ui mutlo fa*t with conaplcuou*
•UicbirMt of lemon yellow iilk. There ar
low** of thl* about th* bottom
of the eklrt and the smart tads of the
ani/iri ccat In front the coat Is judicious
ly treated with atr.i| and rever facing<
of ftoht panne, and the whole opens
sweetly on a front of tumultuous, crisp
silk muslin ruffle* of the palest shade of
yellow'.
One whiff of dust, one dash of snow
and this < harming costume is ruined
Nevertheless pastel goods are unrlvale t
r* far and tb- gowns they make art
charming beyond compare. An Instance
of this Is given In the pretty fawn brown
ault of cloth that is as rich and smooth
a** satin. The only relief afforded Its
simple lines Is gltn by the band* of
Greek Key pattern embroidery done In
I'cretan colors and gold thread Tbs soft
front of the widely collared waist and
tin* puffs of the und*'-rale-eves art* of pearl
pink Liberty silk worked w.th dots of
Mack chenlHe and band* of the needle
work that garnishes the skirt.
Kaatney Clotbu.
fiwa the gracefully Impractical to the
equally (deaslng practical gowns Is just
a short step. Two simple but well planned
street costumes are given in a group to
snow bow it | done ilo*h of these
j wiiiwH arc made of what the rarlstun
idressmaker call fantasy cloths. The llrst
* I** a fine sandiMone rel rsmcl'N hair, un-
L d*rshot with hU< k In the woof aim! tts
skirt and that of the ccrnpaniott
dress show how dourly the#* garments
are cut about the hip* and how flaring
at thr foot. Th- red and black riia! a f
hair braia a hand of smooth red broad
tilth atltrhed >n with black ten Inches
above the foot and a hand of thr same,
similarly stitched, binds off the edges
of the hiuti Jh mh This Kton Is pro
vided with a storm collar of fine aatrakhati
and opens squarely over thr waist line
to reveal a waist coat of black antique
satin.
< or tames for Ike street.
All wool poplin, heavily corded. Is tha
material of tha second suit and this
n *f*rlal. those supposedly of purr wool,
.holds enough silk in Its woof to giva It
thr peculiar and attractive hlne that
all good Irish poplins should show Tea
gr*-en Is the color of the goods afford
ing a sympathetic background for the
v> • t and front panel of a heavy ecru
Imitation of Irish point lace. The lace
Is laid over silk of a warm cream ton*
ntid Nark silk chenille ts thr*ad*d In Its
edge* or. the skirt and utilized to give
an effect of short straits op the waist
The wide glr*ll- Is of Mack panne.
Hats of I.rather.
The nwwtisb ar. greatly eg cited over
the adaptation of leather to their millinery
stock, and though tom* women look a
tr.flr askance at the leather hat a grater
number purchase witliout question or
criticism. ‘*o.dlng firm to th* faith that
what Is fashionable must be right aval
acceptable not to sav lw When
Well made the l ithw t(X|U Is in coming
avid at first glance it is difficult to
Identify Its niatevial. The suede that the
I milliner uses has m surface as soft and
rich as latnne, though not so bright,
and the akin* are as pliant as thos*>
! employed In the making of the finest
undress*l evening cloves Delicate green
leather, when cut In wings, embroider
ed with gold ami flaring amarthly from
under a gold buckle arc worthy of high
esteem, nn*l a lroal lat of amolte grey
I* atlicr. w reathed with rich red velvet
roses, was one of the tno**t beautiful
seen at a recent smurf wedding recep
tion.
There is a tendency. Just a tendency
tow uni creating an allanrc ls*tw-*n hat
and gown; that l to say the carefully
well dressed woman does not wear with
a gown made with sloping shoulder*,
under sleeves and long basque tails a
saucy round toque or n flaring velvet
Bh* |- subtly mindful of the IWi
period that her shoulders and cuffs and
hasque tail* suggest, and her hot Is a
marquise; the crown is rolled up on the
sides and bent forward over her
•ye*. Mary Lhsm
Unit KIM. If LeT-OVKNI.
How One Mnnrt \\ ommm Kara* Her
l.h inu
"Well. I was the dl coverer of my own
field." said a woman worker the other
day. *Tt worried me to see the vegeta*
bias and fruits at my grocer's wither .tnd
finally dry up and bs thrown away. 1
thought the matter over and finally deter
mined that 1 would make him a proposi
tion. It was this, that he would allow
me to take all vegetables and fruits that
were not (rash enough to bring the best
prices aml preserve or pickle them on
shares. Ha to dispose o| them hi his
shop.
' tic was quite willing and now for two
years I have been making as many pickles
and pi* * . ve* a* I have the time to give
to the work. All of his left-overs arc
sent to me. and I make them up and
send them back to be sold at a fair price.
Hfat store has got the reputation of
having home-made pickles and preserve*,
and there Is always a good demand for
such things, so he is pleased not ony to
have nls mailable fruits and %egetablc
saved. but to sell the preserves and
pickles. 1 also makes wine* and cordial*
when ho receive# orders for them, but
THE 31QKMNG NEWS: SUNDAY. DECEMBER HO, 11*00.
LIEBIG
COMPANY’S EXTRACT
of Beef makes the difference
between a flat, flavorless dish
and a tidbit that would tempt
the most jaded appetite in the
world, t* a a a a *.*
not otherwise, and It Is thr same with
calrt’MS. i do the work, and as I mike
no outlay I am not worried when the
•ale* ar> m id. , t.either do I worry about
Iti not being good year for fruits tn*l
“egetahb* I art year my abate of th*-
protits was 1735. When you consider that
! made in Investment except toy vr./o
time and labor. I think that you will
agree that I did pretty well. Ilut you
must irimmlMT that I now do not go off
for a sumnur'e holiday, as most other wo
men. hi t remain in town during the sum
m-r and ko out at the season when there
are *he fewest vegetables 111 the market
"At present I make up 'left overs* from
six groceries, and I could get as many
more had I the time and were so situated
that I could take more h*dp. I do not.
however, think that 1 shall branch out
during the next two years, for family
reaaona. but when I do I Intend to get
as many grocers as I can find, aval have
n sort of preserve and pickle factory.
Hut I do not wish any one to fancy that
the vegetables 1 use are decayed or too
much wHherrd. for such is not the case.
I take them always on the second day,
some varied*a on the evening of the first,
and in Hum way they arc not only a#
fre#h as those used by the usual pr* serv
ers. but ba grocers are eomfedl.d to
have a fresh supply, and they themselves
say that when such a fii't bccom* •* known
In their trade It Is of the great* *t hr-nefii **
•*! think mv work Is anew one," sail
yet another woman, who had !*••• n an In
terested listener to th* first two speakers.
• My hustmnd Is a butcher, and ever since
I married him I have been worrying over
th* amount of meat that was waalen. It
A Kwn Colored l*atH Cloth with Band*
of IVrstan BmbroWary.
worried mo night and day. and 1 thought
that I had gome reisson to worry, he
cauro '• .ltd not have anythin* to spin-.
1 wan not wasteful, and hr said that hr
war ■" careful as any other butrher. and
that they all had to lore meat. Well.
cause every other butcher In the town
threw away meat, and what would have
been *oo*l roup bone*, bad they bear, used
io dm *' i iat rt > m t*> the lo -
on our own part, and 1 set to work to see
whst eould bv done with them It
didn't tak* me lon* after I had r. ad a
few adverttsements of soups and broths.
"1 told my huelMiid that l Intended
making all his unsalable meat Into soup
stock, and polling It tn his place for *a>.
He laiiKhed all me. but I was determined,
and he finally let me tvaxr my way. Now
he has all the meat that he has not roll
sent home, and 1 make tt up Into st**> k.
and putting It Into Jars, label It neatly
ami send It tank to the shop, to l sold
to those who wish such things. There
A Pastel Blue lln ion of Eccentric Tut.
are many women who are only too glad
to buy soup stock. It saves them a lot
of work and a large amount of gas or
other fuel. Many of my husbands
patron* any that they never thought they
could nfford to leave soup more than on *
or twice a week. If then, owing to the
time and fuel required to make the sto.*k
Of course by not having soup they often
threw away many things that otherwts*
could haw been used In making It. Now
they say tfb > never throw awwy a coil
vegetable, and that their soup coets them
nothing Iteyound the sma.l price of the
stock, and docs not take an)* longer to
cook than potatoes. He gets ready sale
for all that I can rmckf, and he says that
having such a thing for sale ha* drawn
a lot of new customers to his shop. In
any event the meat Is no longer wasted,
sud from wfrti he threw away. I now
muke several hundred dollars a year. The
work Is not disagreeable, and I leave often
thought that If some woman dependent
on her own everltons would give It a try.
she could muke|a good thing of It by do
dr.g up the meat of several hut hers "
Lafayette McLaw*
—The diamond tooth erase seems to le
Increasing, and a New York dentist de
clares he simply piled up orders during
bis stay in th# Frsucb capital.
WORTH** *1 (UK KbKTHAVT.
Tbe Great Tarta l>remaker He
•jnrde.l | as Ills Ma*ot.
New York lec. 2s A Jade *lepnant Is
always a rather unique hit of brtc-a-brac.
but when su< h u plec* has attached to it
the fiower of being a ma-cot It Is still
more d#*traNe. Huch an ornament was
lately r* < elved as a wedding gift by Mrs.
Baterlee. ne.‘ IMerrepont Morgan. It was
gent to her from Worth Brothers, tha
famous couturier** of Paris, in connec
tion with it the following story Is told.
Whenever he want into Worth's establish
ment Mr Pl*rie|iont Morgan’s keeu *-y*w
was always * aught by a small elephant
uiudelrd In Jvle. and which drew from
him the most enthusiastic admiration,
lor years It has beefi Clsimrl by the
family of Worth to have l*een their mas
eot. Again and again Mr Morgan used
all his wiles lo buy the treasure, hut
always r<- elved the answer: "No, Mr
Morgan, for should we part with the
elephant our lu k would vanish. It was
h*r#* in father a time, and even your
g*-n* r*> s **lf w< ikl never place with us
it hot her order should we let you carry
<•11 th*- *• *#;.By even the leader of
N**w York lliiaii e the longed-for object
could not l>e purcha^*|
When, howcv* r. Mr. Morgan recently
fda* *d hi order, umourdlng to IbO.tMb
with the Worth* for his daughter's
trousseau, their ardor wa* considerable
kindled T **v !*•*: red. norOover. to give
sofii*- pleasure in return, quite outside
that of producing well fitting and modish
gowns They, therefore, sent to China,
had the precious elephant reproduced In
*•' exquisitely colored a bit of Ja*le as
they could secure, awl sent N over to
M ** M • rgan as a wedding gift. The wish
also was expressed tlmt It would be to
her as great a mascot as theirs had been
to them And surely the Worths would
have M**n gratified at the success of
this bu of thought fulness on their part
had tliey seen the whole-soul aadsfac
tlrn With which the elephant was greeted
An elephant sound* always formldabbv;
this one 1* about six Inches long.
M.( K I l l s AMI MIHKORI.
-*l:%e of Trulls'* That linn* To-day
a! llie Fnahloaahle Woman * Girdle.
New York. Dec 21—It Is a revival of
an eighteenth century fashion, this use
of a small Jew# led hand mirror that l
worn a- a chatelaine ornament. In the
good old days of powder, and pitches,
and wig*-, and rouge * mirror v*t hand
w:*>. a nee* > |!y. The troublesome, war
jvtirvt often needed h touch of repairs,
which In th# frank days of Quc<-n Annie,
was unblurhlugly supplied Ivi this vlrtu-
if "
Uu 1
A Plyrhr Pendant and Two Coquetry
Minviri.
on* twentieth century the tiny mirror*
.in* worn only for ornament. so their
owners y, and very pretty ornaments
they arc.
There Is no limit to the price one can
pay fur on** of these little *vyes of truth,"
fur they are most oxqul-ttely enameled,
set with * ml-preriou.‘ stones and made
of gold or silver. Ivory, gun metal and
Cold, or hove tortoise shell hacks,
on which. In gold. a floral pat
tern. or the proprietor's Initials,
are delicately wrought. The finest
art of the French goldsmith Is
lavished on the framework of many mlr
roi*. and a small chain an*) hook at the
end of th** handle makes the trifle fast
at the belt of Its wearer.
Fort the t'hrlstma* trade chatelaine
mirror** of no slight artistic and Intrin
sic merit were framed In bits of old
brocade and bullion braid, and some of
those mo t closely copied after the eight
eenth century models have slid tig backs.
Info which court-plaster can be slipped.
Christmas not only b n**titcd fashion*
to the extent of Inttodudng the chatelaine
mirror, but also brought ffromtnently
forward the small and exquisite necklets
of chiseled gold that needl'd but a slight
advertisement to Insure their popularity.
Toe necklet imiat never he more than
a slender gold chain, clasping the base
of ihe throat. and from which a perfeet
little ornament muss hang. It Is the
preference Just now <o have these orna
ment* show few pr* clous stones Gold,
wi ought in some fine and peculiar de
sign. j* valued almost altove Jewel*,
especially when the gold shows a variety
of natural colors, or is feelingly treated
with enamel. Kvery necklet bears, as a
rule, u name th* name Is given the
pattern or figure In the |cndant. and on
the lid of the s.itln lined box In which
an oiraiment reposes the title of the con
tents Is lettered In gilt. There are. among
others, the Dragon fly, Springtime. Hope,
iCodfishTW
lan onion,Ti S
Ia fritter J-\
I can be fried v \/
I successively in /C, j i
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j.gj ind one will not par- \ *
like mthe .lighrmt \
H degree of the Hirer I I
■ of the other. Item / \
■ he u-d .511,1 ad r Ao 1
■ i(ain until the lut V*\
■ drupd. i:si|fel- M\ \
■ ing work. Ak your B mW
D frieadiy grocer tor MB % >
fiuj WeuotT. Cook.ng MM \ H
jg end Salad 0,1.. B Vm ■
LADY AMPTHILL’S BEAUTIFUL SONS.
faidy Ampthlll and Her Children.
Lady Ampthil) is not reckoned among
•h* famously beautiful young matrons
of London society, though she ha* suf
ficient g<d looks to command interest
In any society, and her fair features
come to her bv inheritance H**c picture,
taken bv Alice Hughes, has achieved
great popularity, however, owing to the
renowned loveliness of her children. Lady
Ampthlll Is one of the daughter* of the
old and noble bouse of Beauchamp, a fam
PICTURES OF PAINTBOX TOWN.
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Cut out the above picture and paste
It with flour paste on ranlbourd After
having painted the picture according to
the rhymed direction* given below, pre
serve the finished work, doing thl* racti
week until you have a complete vet f
picture* *etting forth the doing* of
Do rot t v l'r wn. Finally bind them all
togelhe- and you will have a pretty | -
ture book, and rloubly attractive briuie
you have done ail the coloring yourself.
81’NDAY MOUSING IS PAINT l!OX
TOWN.
Tliere'r dear little church out In Paint
Hex Town.
Where Iteglnald goer, ye*, and Dorothy
Brawn.
Kacli dear Sunday morning at half after
MOW TO M IKK COFFER.
It la Sarron Minded to Mnppo.r
There I* Only One Way.
Americana who have taken up the Eng
lt*h afternoon tea must now need* d<m
onatrute their Impartial hospitality by
showing equal favor to the Continental
afternoon coffee. It I, generally conced
ed that a* an Incendiary subject coffee
making ranks next to politic* and reitg.
lon, and mol coffee enthualaata hold
that there I* an “only way." The mlld
-1 eat mannered, broadest minded of wo
men Is apt to gasp with Indignation
when you promulgate your pel theory
that the moat delicate flavor la obi vine I
by putting ground coffee on the tire In
cold water, ami removing It in time 10
escape boiling point, even though you
protest, that aa and theory was “made in
Germany." The "only one way" enthus
iast overlooks the fact that various meth
ods produce various flavors, core, -spend.
lug to various mate*, and really good cof
fee may be mode In many different fash
ion*. boiling stwoy* excepted.
Ttvr Cubans moke ■ dellc.ou* coffic by
putting the freshly perched and ground
bean Into a flannel bag fastened to the
tvp itl an o4P.bc u Jar, and allowing cold
11 v that date their FTngllsh arcestry fr*m
the arrival of William the Norman, and
that through all their Ilr-tlsh generations
have been noted for brains and beauty
I.tdy Afnpih!U> bandsomt* brother, the
Seventh Kari Beauchamp, is the Govern
or of Nw South Wale*, and her hus
band. who was one of the most not*'d
mat* ur athlete *it and oarsmen and brilliant
graduated of Oxford, has l>e* n made Gov
ernor of Madras. True to her family tra-
ten.
And ihe> ,*ll still a* mice through the
ser ice end then
While ih, .'vest, solemn organ tone* tUe
on the air.
Sedately they march down the als.o do
th'.* pair.
And out in ihe open and down the
straight lane;
Then through the qualm village and go
hon e auiiln
A* you re* by the picture, some naughty
bo I boy*
Have oo.*i nuking a slide to Incrra-e
s*a. hath Joys!
Nolle, how gallantly K. g. doth appear.
As-lstlng Ills 'O.’-ln to saf. v! I fear
Tho*.- uoleini. young rascal* are think
ing 111. do.
“Why Isn't It proper on Sunday to
water to slowly lllier through. The 11.
quid 1 then heatid In a tightly sealed Ve*.
sel. Thl* method I* well worth nir .i'
A most novel recipe for coffee j* K | V ,-n
bv a young woman whose friends all
unite |n pronouncing her beverage it. rfee
tlon.
1 can ni rke g.* I coffee by anytMsly's
recipe.•• she says, "if | have pbnty of
, coffee to make u wiih. but my own par
lieular method 1 siutnbl.d on through In
dolen e and t> Irreverent disregard of
re 1 tradition. 1 make It exactly its
I do tcu. rinsing a china pen wkh boiling
water and puMlng Into It a liberal supnly
of the freshly glutted Iwrrle-. i add to
thl* rn ugh bollii g water to thoruugniy
saturate tin ground* met let It stand for
live or ten rolnu • * I then add ihe re
quired amount of boiling water. *tlr M up
from Ihe bottetn and it i ready lo serve.
*‘off re can be ground much coarser fori
thl* method than for the French coffee
pot, and It Is therefore always tnueh
clearer.
'Toffee lover* usua.ly view my |e-r- '
formal!. C* Kin much agligtlon.' until i
they have tasted the finished product j
w heraupon they marvel greatly. I think !
I can claim to be the least fussy of caff, . j
fleii.l* |(es;.|e* having plenty o' g.ssl
freshly ground coff.. there |* hul one
other eiawnnai. a perfectly light. ~H | „h- i
•olutely clean Vcwael to make It In. and • i
china j, always the beat and safest. I
dition. this charming wife of the pew
Indian governor has added to the aggre
gate of human beauty by her two aturdv
son*-, the elder of which Is one of the
lumous.v pretty chlklren of his day—Joho
Hugo would probably win a prise for good
looks a* a Juvenile beauty show, and he,
with hl fair young mother and stout two
veir-oM brother, make* a picture that Sir
Joshua Reynold* would have loved to
point.
A deen ofTee brown for the boy'* eof
and hat;
A* for Dorothy's garment—why. a dark
blue for that.
Her hat a deep red. with feathers d*rk
grey;
And the very same shade for her miff.
I should say.
Black rlus and black stocking* for chil
dren are seen.
The i hutch a faint grey, wrlth blind! of
grar* green.
Hemembcr. the slide doth reflect the aky
llxht:
8o palm It sky blue with daahet of
w hits.
And n w I am thinking that', all I need
tell.
When your work Is quite done I an sure
'twill look well.
—Douglas Z. Doty.
For blaek coffee Ihe cheapest Uouth
American varieties have an acid taste
which many p ■ ie like, but thofe who
use cream usually find this acid proper'.y
rather objectionable."
Where "frills" are desirable melons
flavor may lie given to coffee by rubbing
lump* of loaf sugar over orange lemon
rind. There I* a great dtfferenc* In Ihe
flavor of orange peel nnd thick thins are
ii> more ap Otto lump >f augar
rttbned on all vide* will absorb foltalder
be of the orange tang.
Apropos of frill*, there |* anew ono
for lea. which seems lo be vTry Bill*
known. A all -e of llm>- added *> the af
ternoon cup of ten gives a ddlM an-l
v< • v piquant flavor to that refreahlng
drink. Those who approve of the sliee
of lemon svould do well to pul the lime
| to the teat. K. A. B
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—A Maltese cat of Sheboygan. Wla.
| took a two and one-half hour* ride Inald*
the rim of a flywheel an<ff live*. It
1 Jumped In the wheel at the Ph'moulb Be
| frig, rating Company's plant. When the
engines were stopped she wfa alive and
• 11. eni-ept for it lit -Is largeness. The
Wheel is twelve feet In dttmeter. and
makes eighty-seven revolulons a min
ute Cup sequent ly, during |he tw o and
one-half hours the eat covcpwl a dl tau-a
> of about UO miles.