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Thin Sklnnedness. "The most unpleasant kind of van ity to meet with," writes a reader, "Is thin skinnednesa. The thin-skinned person la always on the lookout (or Blights and takes every allusion to himself. His amour propre must be consulted on every occasion, thereby making every one around constrained and unnatural for fear of hurting him He Is a wet blanket every where, and one cannot help a feeling of relief whenever he leaves."—Home Chat The Two Kinds of Vanity. "There are two kinds of vanity," points out one reader. "The super ficial 'powder puff' feminine vanity, the masculine 'swagger,' are always apparent and comparatively harm less. But the people who will never brook interference, never own to a fault, who are never in the wrong, nevqr dOubt themselves, never change In opinion and who always 'do every thing for the best,' these are the vain ones indeed. Their vanity is not always apparent at first, but it is all the more harmful because It lies deep."—Home Chat. Business Woman's Card The bachelor maid—or matron— compelled to use a personal card in her dally work, has now a peat little calling card exactly like her broth er's in size and with her name and address engraved in the simplest script. Old English and fancy let tering are. not considered good form for the business card, for there are forms and conventionalities for busi ness as well as social life. For these neat little cards the bachelor woman has her dainty card case of exquisite ly finished pin seal or morocco leath er, or of gun metal decorated with her monogram in oxidized silver.—Wash ington Star. I The Girl Who "Arrives." The prompt girl. The willing girl. The one who 1b courteous, thought ful and tactful. The girl who knows when silence Is •golden." She who does not make her own In- ! rtrawberrles for this. Fill an earthenware dish with tho fruit. If the canned variety is used, allow only the Juice i 1 that adheres to the fruit. For the berries no water or Juice will be necessary. Cover the latter fruit with a layer of ) sugar. For the canned It tho sweetness must depend | upon how rich it Is, but a little lemon Juice will add zest j to the dish and take away the excessive sweetness. Cover J tho fruit with a baking powder biscuit crust rolled half an ) Inch thick; slit the top and press the edges well down over | the edge to prevent the Juices from running out. Bake j In a moderate oven until the crust is thoroughly done.— | Anna W. Morrison, In Ladles' World. 9ur Cut-out Recipe. | u\jste In Tow Scrap-boo~ tersst the one and only thing In lift. The girl who can get along with "the cranks" BO that they cease to be cranky to her. The girl who can mount the busi ness ladder without losing her head. The one who never misses a chance to make a friend and placate an en emy.'—New Haven Register. Women in Agriculture. We heard a v. ell-known lecturer Bay, not long since, that woman was rapidly usurping every vocation be longing by right to man, and that her latest "usurpation" was in the prov ince of agriculture." But the gentle man was In gross error, for woman'B right to this work goes back to Bibli cal times. The Book of books tells us about the virtuous woman, whoso price is "far above rubles," that "she consldereth a field, and buy It; with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard; she glrdeth her loins with strength and streugtheneth her arms." Women within the last decade have been remarkably successful as farm " ers, and many more are forging rap- Idly ahead as horticulturists. Statis tics show that more than 60,000 women In our country are actively engaged In the cultivation of fruit, and many of the orange, olive, peach and apricot orchards of California are owned or managed by women. One of the most successful of theße is Mrs Harriet Strong. She owns many large orange groves and ships dozens of carloads of oranges every season. Another young woman In California, a former school-teacher, has built up an immense business In both wholesale and retail plant trade, and a woman In South Carolina makes a handsome income growing plant bulbs, which she ships to North ern florists. We beard of a young college woman of the East who went West and took up 160 acres of Gov ernment land, hired a man to fence In ber homestead and build a one-room bouse on it. She paid him to Itve there during the winter months and the summer she spent there herself with a camping party. She made the required improvements and lived the ' time allotted by the Government. Kow she has a beautiful home there, with trees and flowers, and makes a livelihood at truck farming. All this merely goes to show that woman Is able and capable, in any Held of endeavor, It she cares to pat y ber hand to the wheel.—Virginia Cobbe, la the Indiana Parmer. - * Etiquette In City of Madrid. Prom what we saw and what hap pened to us, I made up a page of Spanish etiquette. It la probably not correct, but I offer It as the result of our experiences. Other people may have had different Impressions. If you are of the female sex, never wear a short skirt, a sailor or English wslking hat. unless you are willing to have people stare at you and some times call after you. If you have red hair dye It, or be prepared to be sa luted as "Rubla." Never bow to a man unless he lifts bis hat first If you are a man, you may dress as an Englishman, an operatic tenor or a chorus singer from "Carmen." with out exciting remark. Never wear glasses; if you are blind, take a dog on a string. When you sit down at the table, or arise, always bow and say, "Buenas;" this is imperative. You may jostle people without apol ogy, but never speak to any one without saying "your grace," be he noble, friend or beggar. "Will your grace do me the favor to bring me my coffee at 9 o'clock to-morrow?" would strike an American bellboy with dis may. But it Is the literal transla tion of the Spanish request Never tell a beggar to clear out, but say that you have your purse at home and that you will remember blm to-mor rom; or gently murmur that God will reward him, whereat he will smile, thank you and depart. These same beggars, which spring up on every side, seem to have a code of etiquette we could not fathom. After two or three days, there were a few who begged only from me, two or three others who besought Jean. Evi dently we were understood to be patrons of certain beggars, who, out of a crowd of mendicants, were the only ones to approach us, who would take their dole with thanks, or if we said "To-morrow," would, smiling back away at once.—Outing. A plain lace net with a tiny edge of color makes charming little jabota All colors, from the lightest to the darkest, are popular for walking hats. One of the modish colors Is cendre, a rather deeper shade than ashes of roses. The purse oval In shape like the scarab and colored to imttate It is a now Idea. , Some of the new veils are of the color of straw, with thick, heavy chenille dots. Sleeves mußt be close, but not so close at the elbows as they were dur ing the winter. There is no prettier fashion In this season of colors than the matching of one'B gowns and frocks with ho siery. Hatpins are enormous about the head aaa terrifically long about the pin, necessarily, with hats the size they are now. There Is now no doubt that the waist line, which has BO long been hovering near the empire line, Is rap idly descending. Black pipings, black cord edges, black girdles and jet buttons are found together on many Bimple little goWns and suits. The voiles are less talked of among the fabrics than for some seasons, but their usefulness for general all around wear Insures them against re tirement. The patent leather hat 1s the latest comer at the milliner's. It Is made in scuttle bonnet for automoblllsts, and In mushroomß, sailors and sim ilar shapes. Lingerie dresses are being made of the sheerest mull without a bit of lace of any kind, but covered with a bold floral design done In white and richly raised. Knew His Boss. A reporter of the Cincinnati En quirer—John R. McLean's newspaper —was once sent into a small town In Southwestern Ohio to get the story of a woman evangelist who had been greatly talked about The reporter attended one of her meetings aad oc cupied a front teat When those who wished to be saved were asked to arise, he kept his seat and used his note book. The woman approached*, and, taking him by the hand, said: "Come to Jesus." 'Madame," said the newspaper, "I'm here solely on business to report ' your work.* "Brother," said she, "u.ere la no bus iness so Important as God's." "Well, maybe aot," said the reporter; "but i you don't know John McLean."—Ar- ' gonauU - New York City.—The blouM wmou Is closed at the front yet is not a plain shirt waist Is one which over? wom an finds desirable. This model al lows a choice of the new long, close I fitting sleeves and of slightly fuller I &MC Id three-quarter length and also Includes the fashionable Dutch col lar. In the illustration It is shown made of handkerchief linen with col lar and sloeves embroidered, but it Will be found available for any sea sonable material that is thin enough to be tucked successfully, and It is equally desirable for the separate blouse and the entire gown. The blouse Is made with fronts and back. It is tucked in extremely becoming lines and the closing is made with buttons and buttonholes at the left of the front. The Dutch collar finishes the neck. The long Bleeves are made in one piece and fit the arms exceptionally well, but the three-quarter sleeves are slightly full and are gathered into straight cuffs. The quantity of material required for the medium size is four and sev en-eighth yards twenty-one or twen ty-four, three and one-fourth» yards thirty-two or two and five-eighth yards forty-four inches wide to make with long sleeves; three and seven eighth yardß twenty-one or twenty four. two and seven-eighth yards thirty-two or two and one-eighth yards forty-four to make with three quarter sleeves. Point d'Esprit Vrtls. The new lace veils are decidedly becoming. Their foundation Is beat described as a point d'esprit, the net quite fine and the spots, which are very close together, mere pin dots. These are bordered on three sides with lace four Inches deep woven In the veil. They come In all colors. A Touch of Color. * A pretty touch of color is intro duced Into the pongee gown by mesas of the Persian nets. ... . . , I GIOMJT Surface, i Ribbon* like dress materials ha*» ■ a satiny, glossy surfaoe. Fabric Shoe Favored. The new fabric shoe is one of the most attractive of the new footwear. The shoes are shown in all the popu lar shades of cravenetted cloth, with the flowers of the same eolor, but satin striped. No more luxurious shoe could be imaglnod. Misses' Seven Gored Skirt. The skirt that includes pleated side panels is one of the very latest tbat has appeared and It is exceedingly graceful and satisfactory from every point of view. There Is stlU ths close fit over the hips, while com fortable flare Is provided at the lower edge and consequently greater grace In walking. This model Is adapted to the suit, to the separate skirt snd to the entire dress and to every sea sonable material tbat isheavy enough to be made In so slmpla a style The skirt is made in seven gores. The side-front gores are lapped over the side-back gores above the panels and the closing Is made Invisibly at the left side. The panels are pleated and joined to the turned under edges of the gores, which completely con ceal the seams. The quantity of material required for the sixteen year size Is seven and one-fourth yards twenty-four or twenty-seven, five and five-eighth yards thirty-two or three and flve elghth yards forty-four inches wide. Ottoman Silk Frocks. The hfeavy ribbed silk that used to . be called bengaline and is now called Ottoman, and which came Into fash* lon last season, la out In a new and softer weave for afternoon frocks. A Braided Oorday. A Corday In line hair braid, trimmed solely with a twist of black tails drawn through an Immense Jet buckle, taking almost all tka front of Urn bat, m atrlklac modeL •V STENCILLED HANGINGS. One girl hu stencilled the li«n fngs, bedstead, stand and bureau cov ers for bar own room. Tbe delicti la a conventionalised yellow poppy that run Into burnt tone* near the edge. The bedspread haa not only a border but la scattered with the figures, which are changed In shape frequent ly to arokl tedious repetition. TU pound la light ecru. The valla are BO re red with a fabric paper that looks tike graaa cloth and haa no border. •—New York Son. PRACTICAL DOILY BETB. 'Among; the moat practical dolly lets for polished dining tablee are the damaak ones with scalloped edges. The scalloping goes fast once one Is uncustomed to It Plate, tumbler and finger bowl dodlea of the kind come In the linen departments ready stamped for the work. Some aeen recently were In thlatle, shamrock and rose patterns, tha designs form ing borders around the various round pieces. There wers centre pieces to match.—New York Sun. *- KEEP KNIVES CLEAN. A- table may be beautifully set and decorated, but unless the knives are In good condition the general appear ance will be spoiled. The blades of the knlvea should be clesned with soft flannel. If they are a little rusty use wood ashes rubbed on a newly cut piece of Irish potato. Thta will remove spots where nothing else will. Never dip the ivory handles in hot water, as the heat turns them yel low. Keep the best set, which is only used for company. In a box, wrapped first fn tissue paper, then a covering of linen. This will keep out the dust and dampness.—New Haven Register. SAVING THE FINGERS. Pretty nearly everybody is making, or learning to make, Irish crochet lace, so that any Information on this Interesting subject is usually received with The inexperienced find that the sharp end of the crochet needle pricks their fingers and that they, for this reason, cannot keep up the work very long 'at a time. The best way to overcome this difficulty Is to wear a tiny piece of court plaster ov4r the tip of the finger where the needle touches. It will not Interfere with the guidance of the needle, as a thimble might do, but it will pre vent the finger from becoming sore and will protect it from possibility of callousness.—New Haven Register. TO CLEAN LINOLEUM. A floor covering of good Unolenm for the kitchen should holds its own for at least five years. The way to prolong its period of usefulness is to keep it clean; dirt ground Into the finished surface by the tresd of feet Is the floor covering's greatest ene my Linoleum needs no soap, ammonia or strong cleaning agents. A simple wiping with a cloth juat moist with warm water 1B all needed. In one country home I have seen them use milk Instead of or mixed with the water; but the owner had i herd of thirty cows. Once or twice a year give the linoleum a wiping of good furniture polish to renew Its smooth surface.- —Country Lite U America. r Egg Salad—Young lettuce, French dressing, hard-boiled eggs, cut up. Plaoe on aalad. Sour Milk Cakea —One pint aour milk, one teaspoonful of soda, a lit tle salt, two eggs and flour to make a thin batter. Bake on hot griddles. LemOn Bherbert—One tablespoon ful of gelatine, one-quarter of boil ing water, one pint of sugar, Juice of six lemons. Soak the gelatine in hot water, add the sugar and when all la dlaaolved add the fruit juice, etraln, and freese without stirring. Chocolate Cake—Two cupa of augar, one cup of butter, one cup of chocolate, grated up, one-half cap of milk, two of flour; four eggs, two teaspoonfula of cream tartar, one of eoda, or three heaping teaspoonfula of baking powder, Bake In moderate ovea. A broom .atraw will tell yon when done. Baked Bananas Remove akin from alx bananas, cnt in halves, lengthwise. Put in a shallow pan or an old platter. Mix two tableapoona melted butter, one-third cup ainr and two tablespoons of lemon juice. Baste bananas with one-half of mix ture. Bake twenty minutes In a slow oven/ basting till done with the re maning half of mixture. Boiled Icing—One cup of granu lated augar, one-third of a cup of boiling water, white of one egg. and one aaltapoonful of cream ot tartar. Boil the sugar and water without stirrlqg until the syrup taken up on a skewer will thread or rope. When nearly -at that point beat the egg stilt, add the cream of tartar and pour the boiling syrup over the egg in a fine stream, beating well. Whan it thlckena and la perfectly amootb, pour It over the cake before It gttfltac anoogb to drop. • Sood Ho ads Virginia In the Campaign. " Good road* la tha alogan of tha people or Virginia. In all parts of the State the matter la being brought to the ateatlon of the voters, who are declaring against the mud tax. v Greenville County has. through tha board of supervisors, petitioned tha |u£ge to order an election for tha la sne of good road bonds In that coun ty to the value of (£O,OOO. There is good reaaon to believe that tha people will vote for the bond lssne. In Culpeper County, where tha road work waa held up by some sort ot flnke In the election In the county, the people who have aeen the bene fits of the Improvement started, have already raised 94600, tbe money to be uaed to complete the work begun soma time ago in connection with State aid to the road work. Augusta County, which was rathen slow In auguratlng the work, haa un der aurvey two additional highways —one cf ten miles and one of four miles—as Indicating the Interest which the people of that county feel and the beneflta they are deriving from Improved highways. The peo ple living along the lines of the pro posed new roads have already sub scribed (1000 a mile to be expended in that work, the money to be used In connection with the road fund from the State. Roanoke County la also coming to the front Within the last few days 96000 have been collected on a fund ef 116,000 to be expended on the roada In that county, this money to augnment that received from tha State. About 600 men are employed In the varioua convict road ganga in the State at this time. There are demands for more from many of the counties, and aa soon as the men can be gotten together they will be sent out ( Who Should Pay For Roads? / In readjusting the cost of roads, the aim should be to shift more of the burden upon the cities. In some of the Statea more than half the pie live In citiea, and In these days of automobiles tbe roads are worn quite as much by people who travel through the country in high power machlnea as by country people who use ordin ary vehlclea; yet, except on State r6ads, the city users pay nothing to ward the high cost of building and repairing roada under modern con dltlona. In former times when most of the people lived In the country, all peo ple contributed to tbe construction of highways; In fact, the local super viaor would call on every able-bodied cltlaen between twenty-one and forty five years of age for ten days' manual labor per year on the road. When the labor tax was changed to money it waa placed on the game basis and the burden put upon the towns. It waa that users Vbuld be nearly all residents of the town; but in days of automobile touring the principal users of the roads may reside many, miles away. The remedy suggested by Martin Dodge, the director of the Office of Public Roada Inquiry, is that all the property owners in every city, >aa well at in every country, shall pay a money tax Into a general fund which shall be devoted exclusively to high way improvement in rural districts. In some Statea the same general re sult la being obtained by such an ex tension of the State owned and butlt roads that the system penetrates In every direction and includes year by year more and more of the leading highways. The road question la no longer a country problem, but applies to all claaaes, and for that reason all classes should be made to share If the cost.—American Cultivator. Virginia Roads. Much encouragement for the move ment for tbe improvement of the highways of Virginia Is given in the fact that ninety of the 100 countiea of that State have complied with the conditions for obtaining a share of the fund appropriated by the General Assembly, tbe condition being that each county must provide for good roads an amount of money equal to that received from the general fund. It la true that the combined moneys will by no means suffice to give all the improved highways that are needed. But tbe construction in each county of only a few miles of first class up-to-date roads may be surely expected to be an Incentive to other appropriations upon a similar baa is until the Commonwealth finds certain returns in Increased population, ad vanced prices for real estate and gen eral betterment in a complete net work of Improved highways. Notable in this connection Is the reported offer by the Chamber of Commerce, of Peteraburg. of 9500 a mile for each mile of road to be con structed within a given time In Din widdle, Chesterfield and Prince George eoqnUea, the starting point to be at the city's corporation line.— Manufacturers' Record. Early Mining Tea. Yhgjgpat cogent argument against HdkjßKl morning cup of tea la that, cases at all events, the tea |gr'awallowed before the mouth and teeth are cleansed, and a poisoning process In the v system might thus easily be begun.—Lancet. ■ ■ ■■ 1 ■■ ——a Last year the British Admiralty abolished tha use of carrier pigeons, aa the remit of the demonstrated suc cess of wireless telegraphy. Tha French Admiralty la about to adopt tha sane course. ■
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