JJP%4N WOMAN'S| REALM S U I" Feminine Financing, The woman who can resist the al lurements of the displays that the stores are making In their various de partments this season, and not spend more money than she had originally set aside for shopping expenses has enviable strength of mind. There are so many little things that cost only a trifle, but give such a needed touch to this or that gown or suit, that one can exhaust a well-filled purse beftore realizing to what a sum the trifles are mounting.—Philadelphia Record. Wins Damages in France Not slnre the Stelnhcfl murder trial has Paris been so excited ahout a court proceeding as the gay eity has become over the breach of promise suit successfully pushed by Madamoi selle Barette. in the civil court of St. Etienne. The, amount awarded in recompense for the Idamage to her heart was only 2000 francs, or S4OO, but the interesting feature of the pro ceeding, to the Parisians, was the fact that the action ever was begrn. Such cases are rare there. The ground fpr the suit was the plaintiff's allegation that her fiance broke off a two years' engagement on the day the banns were published. A legal au thority says the action is the first, for breach of promise in -which damages ever have been given in France.— New York Press. Blue and Lavender. i Designers have combined in their desire for blue and lavender, used to gether in a gown or a wrap. The evening frocks are usually in these two colors whenever a woman can "•» Tomato Sauce.—For steaks, entrees and pork and beans: 73 S i| To a half pint of tomato Juice, heated to the scalding point, 5 !' add a bay leaf, a slice of onion and a small pinch of buklns ~ Z soda. Cook for ten minutes, stir in half a teaspoonful of «? g / granulated sugar, strain and add a teaspoonful of minced ss * ]! parsley. Have blended smoothly one tablespoonful each of " • butter and flour, ovct which pour gradually the seasoned to ex O r.i m C 3 a 5 « n ■ • a- S = s CD a. wear them. One fabric in lavender is draped into another fabric of blue, or two shades of blue and two of lavender are bo deftly laid over each other that the effect Is like a soap bubble. Blue and lavender envies and beads are used for embroidering lace crepe de chine, and liberty silW. .A/ chiffon of one color Is d*opt«Jd under a net of the other color, and tulle, embroidered with the bugles, Is draped over both. The wonderful liberty crepes and silks which are so fashionable for gowns are used in a confused mass, so that It takes the keenest observer to know where one tone ends and an •ther begins.—New York Times. Clieerfillness at Meals. A thousand little windows arc •pened by the cursory conversation at the breakfast table through which to look into the deeps and shallows of the home. Sometimes the only meeting place of a family of growing boys and girls 1& at the table. Yet, as a rule, how much is left to be desired In the way of cheerfulness and conversation dur ing the mealtimes of most large fam ilies. There is only one way to create a revolution in the family conscious of having dull, silent and uninteresting meals. It is for each member of It to turn over a new leaf. Each one must come to the table prepared to show his or her best side, the side too often withheld from family life, be it be stowed never so abundantly else where. Every member of the family must realize, as evening closes in and the varicolored threads of the busy are gathered together, that there must be a little unselfish effort made by each one if the unity Is tb r be pre ferred and the family life kept har monious. The cheerfulness that tells most at family meals finds expression In light, pleasant, happy talk. Do not bring your troubles to the table, but Inter esting stories, anecdotes and the hap penings of the corner of the world in which your work is situated. I! the father brings home pleasant things to talk about, his business life will be real and glowing to those who love and believe in him and csn see life only through his eyes. To be cheer ful is not to be artificial, neither is it forcing insincerity upon those around you. Cheerfulness Is a form of un selfishness, a difficult, noble' form which is too seldom given the appre ciation it deserves.—New York Press. Riding Astride. "Riding astride is not so generally adopted by women in America as in said Charles T. Krauss, fcead riding master at Duriand's Academy, when approached on the subject of correct form in horseback riding, "and I predict that it never will become popular. Out tf forty* Ave ladles who participate" la ear grand fete recently, only one rode astride, and she remarked afterward that she wished she hadn't. I agree with that sentiment. It Is not a graceful pose, and to my mind there Is nothing more beautiful than a graceful woman on horseback, "In England riding astride is ex tremely prevalent among women, and we do see much of it among the very young girls out in the park, but as a rule American women go in for grace and charm, and they are not willing to sacrifice'lt for fad or fancy. "We are quite In favor of children riding astride, as it Is Easier for their lithesome figures, but when they grow a little older we advise the side sad-, die. The English contend that it is a physical advantage, and i?bt so tiring or taxing on the system to ride astride, but our American physicians do not agree with this idea. On ,the contrary, they contend that It is phy sically bad and not to be recommend ed. They also declare that horseback riding is the most joyous and health glvins ecerclsc one may indulge in. "Has the automobile craze lessened the popularity of thq horse? Oh, no. Despite many predictions, equestrian ism has steadily increased in popu larity. Thousands are interested to day where only a score or more were interested a few years ago. During a busy ,day we send out to the Park, the drives and the ring over 600 hnrses. We are now forming our classes for the winter. It Is our busiest season, and there seems to be a growing en tliusiasm."—New York Times. Sponklng of Good Taste. Oood taste abounds. It Is all about us and around, yet. if (ho truth bo al mittod, it Is equally and sadly lacking on every side. , Taste is such a personal thing and good taste such an arbitrary term that the more mention of taste dis tinctions calls forth the old, old de fense that there is no standard ol taste as there Ib none of beauty. It was long ago conceded by artists and those In a position to know that beauty has set Its standard—lts most decided standard. Taste has taken like stand and proclaimed a distinct dividing line in favor of good and against the indifferent and poor. There are even degrees of each. What Is good taste? It Is some thing like "charm" In a story, a trifle hard to define, but we recognize it at once when It Is present; Its absence palls and sickens us. In dressing good taste holds a posi tion similar to that In other arts. In entertaining there are the so-called "canons of good taste" that make Ill bred actions impossible to the cul tured classes, and In household decor ation there is the unmistakable evi dence of "good taste" that we hetfr of and that indicates the rank and'edu cation of the householder. In dress ing there are hallmarks that distin guish and earmarks that condemn. There is a positive yearning among the Initiated to impart knowledge to those who are outside of the beautiful gate. The creator of the gown mar velous and Its appropriate accessory will find his productions more satisfy ing to himself when there is apprecia tion of them broadcast. Much of the dispute about taste arises through the accessory. A thing is not likely to be bad alone, but place the reasonable looking coat the most unreasonable of hats and choke the owner in an impossible collar or tie and see what their vietlm looks like. The cruel deed is not done for her; she Is the author of hefown de feat., " Her observation is untrained, her eye uncultivated. While the charm and the science of good taste In dressing may not be di dactically taught, there are helps by the way and by the wayside. It Is an evsslve study; each new case brought before the notice of the novice may disprove her lately acquired theories, but constant practice on .the broad highway and in the drawing room will train the eye and the mind as to the whys and wherefores of good dressing. Self-study is a branch not to be scorned In this observation lesson. Before the long mirror may be made such personal comment and such thor ough search that some good, and great good, must eventually come of 1L There is, too. wtthln the boudoir and with no more foreign subject for study than the personal self, a posi tive right, a freedom, to make critical comment that approaches the unkind In more public places.— New York Preaa. New York City.—Tlio shirt waist that ig made with a yoke Is one of the smartest Just now, and this one is ex* zeptlonally pretty. Tbe yoke Is cut to form tabs that give a novel effect, and the sleeves with their deep culls nre new f.:.J comfortable end smart. In this instance the material Is plaid silk piped with a plain color and trimmed with little silk buttons, but the waist 1h equally well adapted to wool, silk and washable fabrics. If the full sleeves are not liked plain ones can be substituted as show In the back view. Moire silk and cashmero promise to be favorites /or separate waists, a»rl either would lie attractive made after this model. Als.o the waist la well suited to the entire ?own. The closing can lie mude eith er at the front or tin- hack as liked. When made at the back It Is designed to be in visible, when made N at the front It can be effected either by means of buttons and buttonholes worked through the box pleat, or by means of buttonholes worked in a fly. The walst v consists of front and hack portions. When made with closing at the back, the backs are made separately, but when the front closing Is preferred the back 1b seam less. The tucks in the fronts are stitched for a portion of their length only, but the full length box pleat gives long lines at b«th front and Plaids Conspicuous. Plaids are again* conspicuous. Great variety is offered at the ribbon counter. Dresden colorings having wide, irregular borders attract the lover of pinks and blues. Evening Costumes. Ribbons after the pattern of old faahioned brocades will help those who are desirous of using this domin ant Parisian note In evening cos- .back. The full sleeves are finished with deep cuffs. The plain Bleevo are cut In one piece each. Straight Pleated Skirt. Short cr apron draperies are verj fashionable Jußt now and this one wit# polios at the sides, is extremel} becoming. It is arranged over i pleated skirt, and this skirt is at/ ■ tached to a smoothly fitted yoke. II can be made either with a sllghtlj raised or the natural waist line. It this case the skirt is made of cash mere with bands of satin, but it wll: be found available for almost ever} seasonable material. Fine wools ar exceedingly light In weight, and everything that can be pleated suc cessfully is appropriate. Made ic floor length and of silk voile with satin it would become verj much ntore elaborate in effect. Mad« from French serge and finished with stitched •hems only It would become a simple, practical skirt adapted to cvery-day wear. The skirt consists of the founda tion, the pleated portion and the drap ery. The foundation Is gored am. snugly fitted. The pleated portion if straight and laid in backward-turn ing pleats, and the drapery Is ar ranged over it. There are also twe box pleats at the back and the closing is made invisibly between the two When the natural waist line Is de sired the foundation and the drapers nre cut off,.on indicated lines and th« skirt Is Joined to a belt. The quantity of material required for the medium sixe la six and a quar ter yards twenty-four or twenty-coven, four and three-quarter yard* forty four or fifty-two inches wide with one yard twenty-seven inches wide for the bands. Smart Models. ThXenlraas gown la still seen among the smart models, but it is now fitted In at the waist llns, whore last season It dropped over with IMS dear definition. Table Flower Effects. Do not feel that you must buy out a hothouse and fruit stand In order to have a handsome dinner table. Wonderful effects can bo had with a few flowers and foliage. Also, do not turn your tablo into a jeweler's shop, —lndianapolis News. Baby'a Tray Cloth. The neatest tray cloth or tablecloth protector for baby who dines with the family is made from white oil cloth, but so covered with its own slip cover of heavy white linen as to be concealed from sight. Two pieces of hemstitched or scalloped linen— ▼ery heavy, smooth damask linen without a pattern is best—are sewn together along their edges so that there Is a side opening Into which to slip the oilcloth. One will be of little avail, unless every day is washday. This little comfort Is necessary in sixes, to sajr the least. —New York Times. Cleaning a Persian Cat Cats are very clean eaters, and al ways like to have their separate saucers, which should be of blue and white enamel, and kept spotless. A bowl Is best for the ordinary cat. but a Persian should have a plate, as they are not so likely to get their long hair into their food. • It is bad for these animals to lie about on cushions or near the fire, as they love to do, and they should be provided with an ordinary round bas ket. Their coats should really be brushed and combed every day, es pecially during the moulting season, as otherwise they swallow such a lot of the fur that comes out In cleaning themselves.—New York Press. Palms and Ferns, In cold weather it is a capital plan to wrap a silk handkerchief round that portion of the roots of the palm which protrude from the earth, while at night the plants should be drawn away from the window, or the latter covered for some distance from the floor with three or four thicknesses of newspaper, so as to exclude the draught. One great fault which Is oftfji the cause of failure in plant culture is that of changing the temnerature of the room too rapidly. To bring a plant straight into a drawing room from the nursery garden or green house is almost certain to affect its health. If possible, the first week after Its introduction into the house It should be kept in a perfectly equable temperature—between sixty two degrees and sixty-four degrees Fahrenheit. Draughts muit be avoided, while It is impossible to be too regular and Systematic In the matter of watering.—New York Presa Much Milk Wasted There is no reril necessity for the waste of milk that goes on In many households In city and country. The uses of milk are manifold, and say ing means only a little matter of look ing Into the variety of ways in which It may be used. Eggs poached In milk are more delicate for the family and 'more nourishing for the invalid, says an expert nurse. Breakfast rolls dipped In milk before reheating In the oven are made much more crisp and de sirable. A very dry loaf of hreaA soaked In milk and then rebaked will be so rejuvenated as to become al most a freshly baked loaf. For the dyspeptic member.i>f the family bread on' whltfh fast boiling milk Is poured will not be an Indiges tible supper. Indian meal should be boiled with milk as a healthy supner for little children, and eaten with cream as a fat producing diet for too thin chil dren. Rico and farina boiled In milk are more nourishing than the carelessly thrown together cereals cooked In water. In boiling Indian meal fpr fried mnsh milk or half milk as a molstener will facilitate the frying and produce a rich brown color and a delightful crlspness. Morning's milk yields more cream than evening's, and that taken at noon yields least of all.—Lndlanapollf New*. ObMM Relish.—So«id one (up of Milk, add three tablespoone of grated cheese; wkea tkmi la melted. stir In two »ad a half rolled crackers, pteoe of hatter the alee of aa English wal nut and a pfhoh of aalt. Serve hot aa a reliak wltto graham or rye broad. Frofcch Ttact—Boat three egga pntll very light and atlr with them not quite a pint of milk. Slice some nice white bread and dip tho alicee into the egg and milk, taking care that both aides are covered with the mixture. Then lay the alicoa on a pan well buttered and fry brown. Sprinkle powdered sugar and nutmeg on each piece and serve hot. Raaaii»4la«ayple Cocktail.— I Tp bo •erred oa a hot day In placo of soup. Cut three bananaa In thin round «U«oe, -Md the Jnlce and pulp of-one grated pineapple, the Juice of two oranges and juice of ono lemon. Guard against getting It too aweet Set to cool la tho icebox, and serve with a little shared Ice or a email piece ot 100 dropped la each gtaaa. pjtopf||pja The Value of Good Roads. 'BY GEORGE C. DKIHL. Within the next few years the Ques tion of good roads will be one of. If not the leading, commercial issue of :he day, cot excepting the tariff. The United States is far behind Europe in this character of internal improve ment, although excelling in most oth ers. The causes may be stated gen erally as follows: Imperfect Stat* laws; Inefficient and improper admin istration and management of roads; Ignorance on the part of local road builders of the principles and meth ods of road construction: ignorance of the qualities essential in road building materials and lack of facili ties for ascertaining such qualities; lack of sufficient research and experi mental work to devise changes or im provements in road materials or exist ing methods of construction sufficient to meet modern conditions, reduce cost or increase efficiency. The farmers and motorists, among many others, receive direct benefits from the construction of good road*; and although evervone practically re ceives direct or indirect benefits, tho most active agencies to secure good roads must be the farmers and motor ists. It will be, but a few years be fore wo will stop using the terms farmers and motorists, and say, rather, farmers and tourists; as with a properly developed system of pood roads the farmer will find it more economical to market his produce with motor vehicles. The Federal goad roads department states that the direct saving to the farmers of this country from properly constructed roads would be $250,- 000,000 annually; that there would be a saving of over $10,000,000 In marketing the wheat crop alone; of over $12,000,000 In marketing the corn crop; and of $5,000,000 in mar keting the cotton crop. However great the money value of good may appear to be. it is not as import ant as the educational and social ad vantages to be derived thereform by the residents of rural communities. Bad roads restrict educational facili ties, limit the rural free delivery ser vice, and prevent the proper develop ment of social life in the country. Good roads permit of grade schools in the country, extend the rural free delivery service, and check the exo dus of young men and women from the farm to the city. Already In lo calities where roads have been im proved we see the movement from the city to the farm. Motorists rnd farmers by frequent good roads conventions, by continuing campaigns of education, and by in dividual and organized activity, can bring about sufficient appropriations by towns, counties, States and nation. It is a part of their duty to see,that these moneys are expended wisely, under competent direction, and in ac cordance with systematic and well organized plans. The system now in operation in the State of New York can be commended highly to many, of her sister particularly In the matter of classification of roada outside of cities and villages. These ,roads are divided Into State, county and town roads. The State roads are tfie main traffic lines connecting the larger centres of population. They comprise four per cent, of the total mileage of the State, and are to be constructed and maintained di rectly by the State, and at State ex pense. The county roads are those which form within each county a properly developed system of main market roads, taking Into account their use for the purposes of common traffic and travel. These roads com prise about six per cent, of the total mileage of the State and are con structed under State supervision and at the Joint expense of the State, county and town. The town roadi comprise the rest of the roads of the State, constituting kbout ninety pei cent, of the total mileage. They are built and maintained under the di rection of the local authorities, but with State supervision, the cost being borne jointly by the State and town —From Recreation. Baltimore Fire in Europe . A false report emanating from Pari*, the effect of which was that one-half of the city of Baltimore, Md., was In ashea, was printed widely in Qaragaajr. The lon by Are waa es timated At 1(0,000,000, and the re ported disaster evoked sympathetic editorials In the newspapers, which also in many cases reprinted the story of Baltimore's conflagration o! some rears ago. Many Americans, some of the* from Baltimore, made anxious visits to the American Embassy snd th« newspaper offices in Berlin Inquiring for details. There was a fire in Baltimore with a loss of something like a quarter oi a million dollars. No person wai harmed and the blase attracted M particular attention outside of thai city on this side of the Atlantic. — New York Times. Safest Season. "And you consider autumn the besl month for calling in your profes sion ?"4nterrogitt*d the housewife, ss she banded out the pampkin pie. "Ah. yea. mum." said Tratfcfal Tim, as he tipped hla hat, "it Is daa dat de lawa mower has heea laid away and de sssow shovel isn't wwrfe tag ySC"—Chieatfe MM.

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