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I have al I went to England." ! ready told you the facts upon which You are no spendthrift, I am glad he has based this letter." to iind; but the sums you mention are Quite useless to a man to take a wife, Cor although in your case the wife will be wealthy, there will be many tiauss which must, if only for de cency's sake, be paid for by you and by no other. Of course you will want to travel for two or three months be fore you make your final plans for ee:i?ment, and during that time you will appear to better advantage if you retrain from drawing upon your wife's Citie, so I will place a sum of money to your credit at Drexel's, and provide you with a cheque-book. You may re gard it as a loan and return it to me later, if you will; or you may accept Es as a gift just which you prefer." With these words - my uncle rose froai his seat and cast away the end cf his cigar, paying not the least at tendee to the thanks with which I greeted his extraordinary offer. "I must really smoke less tobacco," Le said; "tbat makes my eighth cigar to day, and it is not three ox-Ioek. I have Emc-iied more this week than I gener ally .smoke in a month i suppose be cause of the worry I've been subject to. By the Powers, I wish I knew that that girl was safe!" As my uncle turned to accompany me downstairs I noticed that the ex pression of his face betrayed consid- Sin2 muS of ite1! tomcd buoyancy. CHAPTER XXX. -CSfCLa POTVS. About threa weeks after the events re Is red ia the last chapter I sat writing in :i beautiful room which my uncle , had ordered to be specially arranged ' anj set apart for my use for so long cs I remained his guest, when Con stance unexpectedly entered and smi!-j ingly handed me a letter. Having ae- ' ceptod the missive and paid Its iair car rier with that which among lovers is accounted coin, I moved from the table to a settee near the window; for no one could have too much light who at tempted to decipher the caligraphy of ti:e Rev. Mr. Price, which consisted of a series of hastily scrawled symbols without the remotest resemblance to any known letter in brief, that kind of writing which breeds errors, blinds compositors, maddens proof-readers, ' and moves the irritable to profanity, It took me at the least ten minutes to acquaint myself with the writer's- meaning, and while I was so engaged j my faithful Connie sat on the floor at my feet and toyed with three sequins ) which had recently been attached to I my watehehain the identical coins al-1 lege j to have been found in the room ! which my uncle occupied the last time he stayed at Holdenhurst Hall. "Can you make .it all out?" asked Connie, looking up. - "All but a few words, dear," I ansT wered; and then proceeded to read the following letter alcud: N. , East Fifty-ninth Street, New York City, October 27, 18. Bear Miss Marsh: This day, the eve of my departure for England, I have received from the worthy rector of Holdenhurst Major,, the Rev. Mr. Silas Puller, my esteemed friend and former colleague, intelligence of a grave nature that my Christian con science will not permit me to conceal from you, though in acquainting you herewith I incur a risk of being cred ited with low and personal motives. The Rev. Mr. Fuller informs me that on the ult., an ola man, who had been for many years in the service of Mr. Robert Truman. . died very sud denly, from some unexplained cause, during an altercation with Mr, Ernest Truman- The altercation," which was In part overheard by another servant, Is supposed to have related to money. Circumstances attending the burial of the old outler are no less suspicious that the manner of his death, Inter ment having taken place by virtue of a certificate given by the local doctor, a personal friend of the Trumaus. A few of the more intelligent among the Inhabitants of Holdenhurst are ask- niv innr nurpncnnnn v i i 1 1 1 1 ! tv ivhv an ?nquest was not held, and arc- haz- arding various guesses as to what cir- cn t famUTrVioaJ! i VUL fcAAlV.tO l"V lulu",! . to conceal in avoiding so -rightful a course. ' ' ' .- Though to my lasting regret there laay neyer .be auy , love -between ns, I 1rust that my respect for your honor ' snd happiness is undiminished; and I .fcure yourself, ere it be too late, of the character "of the "man "you v have en gaged to marry, as I am unable to r: rm)tamnin a wuunnt tho mnct nninfnl fec-lui?8 yoiuvnlliar.ee with, aman upondeadly interest the varying expressions whom" vests the suspicion of m an- of her facea& a'clerk .at the MiUs Rlr.r.rhter or worse. Believe me, dear ' Building informed her of uncle Sam's vMisiiiavsh. alwavs vouv fn'thful condition. . Presently Connie restored HfrknrV EYAJTTRIGJV 21 Noucl. WALTER BLOOMFIELD beex Bossib's Sons. "What a mean, fmitefnl fellow Mr j Price is, to bo surel" exclaimed Cqi stance. I never liked the expression 1 of that man's face, nor Ms manner, but I am surmised bo should writ snrh a letter as that. What good can he hope to get from it?' "Don't you see, dear, how much he "Yes, Ernest, and please don't tell me again. I'm afraid I'm a little tired of speaking and thinking about these things" alluding to the sequins which she was turning round and round Avith her delicate white fingers. . "But sup pose Mr. Price could separate us, how would that benefit him? He knows I would not marry him in any case. I have told him so in plain words many a time." - - "Spiteful and mischievous as the man is, I don't in the least doubt, my dear Connie, but that he loves you as sin cerely as . his nature allows him to love. Indeed, it is difficult to conceive of any man not loving you who has once seen you, and It is the quality of never to entirely despair of achieving its object until that object is irrevoca bly lost. This letter was written yes terday, so by now Mr. Price is cu his way to England. Before he reaches Liverpool you. will be my wife, and when he learns that fact perhaps he will cease to Interest himself in our affairs. Only six days! Fancy that, : if that careworn old man was yet ac peti" quainted with it. The fear to which "Yes, fancy it! How sudden it has my uncle had several times given ex all been! I am in disgrace with my pression now being realized, it occurred friends for deserting them, and in de- to me that its ill effects upon my pow fending myself I have laid the blame j erful friend, said to be already severe, on you for monopolizing my time. I i might possibly be of a permanent char- I haJ?,asked t0 be bridesmaid "Who Is she?" I inquired. "Miss Christison you know who 1 mean; the young lady who can't marry , without losing her fortune.' "04yesrrTemembr her. take her place?" "Inez Juarrez." "Ycu must forgive Miss ' Who will j 1 Christison on account of her absurd and cruel circumstances.5 , "Of course, dear, but ' At that moment our conversation was interrupted by the loud and continuous ringing of electric bells within the house, and the hasty running of ser vants up and down the stairs. Con stance and I started to our feet and listened for a moment, and the" con fusion continuing we left the room to ascertain its cause. Outside the ; my papei'3 and devoted myself to Con door, upon the landing, we met my j stance. After nearly an hour had aunt Gertrude, who was descending : been spent in a profitless exchange o'f the stairs dressed for going out, and " opinions and the venturing of various I no sooner saw her face, veued though it was, than I perceived that she was painfully agitated. - "What is the matter?" we both asked, as with one voice. j "Oh, Connie, dear, don't stop me! A j clerk at Mills Building has just tele-j phoned to say that Sam has been seized with sudden illness, , and I am not to lose a moment in going , to him. I fear is dead, though they say he is "Dead! Impossible! An hour ago he was here and well!" s But aunt Gertrude could not hear the exclamations either of her sister or me, for she had scarcely paused in her de scent while imparting this terrible in formation. A world of confused and painful thoughts filled my mind, and a strange pallor overspread the face of the dear one at my side; the color faded from her lips, and but for my timely support she would have fallen. The next moment the street door was heard . rapidly paced up and down his room, to close, and the carriage containing incoherently talking to himself mean aunt Gertrude was driven rapidly while; and that altogether his behav- away. - Leading Constance back into the room, we both sat down upon a couch and regarded each other in silence. I consulted my watch; the hour wanted twenty minutes to midday. Uncle Sam had left home to go to his office at 10 o'clock, he being then in sound health and high spirits. Constance was the first to speak. "I can't belieVe, Ernie, dear," she said, "that anything very serious can be the matter, though Gertrude seems so frightened. How could there be?" But the unconcealed agitation of the fair speaker belied her words, and I was in no condition to support them -by argument. "Let us go. into Sam's study and inquire by the . telephone how he is now," she presently added. " srnnd . j ivi lo.iuiv. l. is x thought. But doesn't uncle keep his study locked?" "Ypr: hut. OPTtlA also has ia kev of it. a , i. , and I don't suppose she stayed to lock it in her haste." , - ? The suggestion was no sooner made than adopted, and the study door being open, as Connie had surmised, she en tered .and at once made her inquiry. I can never forget her appearance as she stood with the tube applied to her ear," her -youthful beauty showing hpr anxietv. -. while I watched . Wi'th i the tubf to it place, ad tljroyfiny uer arms around my neck, burst into tears in the manner of one whose fortitude fails at unexpected release from some supreme dread. "What has happened?' I asked, catching my breath. "Sam learned on arrival at his office that Miss Wolsey had died suddenly in Paris, and the news so upset him I that he talked incoherently for a time. and then had some scrt of seizure, greatly frightening his clerks; but h-i is conscious now and Gertie is with him." There are few tasks which the com plex relations of humankind impose Upon us more painful or difficult than being called to comfort a sorrowful one whose burden presses with equal "l gut upon ourseives, anu while endeavoring to pacify Constance, whose agitation arose entirely from the present circumstances of uncle Sam and . aunt Gertrude circumstances which, though I was by no means in different to them were in my case ob scured by consideration of the tragedy in Paris. Constance Marsh had never seen Annie Wolsey, nor was it until quite recent days that she had been in formed of the existence of tbat un happy woman; and not only that, but for other and stronger reasons it would have been absurd to expeet that Con stance should regard the death other: wise than as the welcome extinction of an unseen but potent power for mis chief. While recognizing this-to the full, I could not but think of the girl companion of my childhood; of how after Annie's brothers and sisters had one by one all been laid to rest in the shadow of Holdenhurst church she alone remained, and was the only de light of her widowed father's life; of how, later, she had fled from him who loved her so well, and how tire lessly he had sought her again until at last his efforts were crowned with success, though only to precipitate thp needless and awful waste of her young life. I thought aso of the cruel effect this disaster must necessarily have thoughts and speculations must have duced Connie to smile at jne through her tears, and to repeat those vows with which we had consoled each oth'er in previous difficulties that come what might, and we were both alive, nothing should again separate us. - - - Constance and I quitted the study and returned to my room. When asked to decipher Mr. Price's letter I was en gaged in 'making a fair copy of a list of my future wife's possessions, which uncle Sam had roughly drawn up for my use a heavy task, to which I had already devoted two whole days. Though not more than three-fourths of my transcript was completed I per ceived I was too disturbed to advan tageously apply myself to it again that day, and therefore hastily put away surmises, we decided to go together to Mills Building and ascertain by actual observation exactly upon what our anxiety wa3 founded, When we arrived at Mills Building we found my uncle's offices deserted by f.ll but cue clerk, and the usual business of the place suspended for the rest of the day. Telegraphic tape was automatically unwinding from a score or more cylinders, and falling unread into the baskets placed to receive it. On my uncle's desk, in an inner private room, lay a pile of correspondence, the greater part unopened. The clerk in charge was brushing his hat pre paratory to locking the doors an de parting, and had we been a few min utes later we should have found the office closed. From this individual we learned that Mr. Truman had become violently agitated immediately after reading a letter, the envelope of which bore the Paris postmark; that he had I ior had been so extremely different from his usual habit of self -possession that the people -"about him lcame alarmed. Mr. Truman's secretary, Mr. Fisk, who enjoyed his employer's con fidence more than anybody else, took the letter from Mr. Truman's unresist ing hands, and read it to ' ascertain H?hat had created this disturbance. The letter, which was very brief and couched In affectionate terms, ; stated that, the writer would that night seek oblivion in the waters of the Seine, and that she commended her son to his care. It bore the signature of Annie Wolsey. "And how is' Mr. Truman now?" I inquired. "Is he better, and has he gone home with Mrs. Truman?"' i "I think he is better than he was," replied tne cierK. " vv e were airam ne ' bad become crazy ana sen tor vv. Herrmann.-Dr. Herrmann, who ir- I ved before Mrs. Truman, said that m excitement, but that with proper treat ment there was no cause for alarm The doctor soon . afterwards took - his patient to Astor House, where he now is." "! - . ; To be continued. . i . The Water Yovrev of France. The water power now running to waste In . the drivers of France is cal- j dilated by a French . engineer, named Tavernier to be between 3,000,000 , horse power and 5.000,000 horse power. 1 and only 200,000 horse power of this enormous total; Jiaiet been utilized. J I I GOOD ROADS. The Great Highway. Connecticut's Highway Commission er, James il. Macdonnld, who is dne of the best informed good roads men' in the conntryf.p!edgps the support of the American Ebad Makers to any feasible plan for improving Ihe roads of the na tion. In his address, read before the rpcent convention held by the New York, and Chicago7 Road Association and ihe Ei;ie Chamber of Coirmerce, at Erie, Pa., he said: Perhaps thre is no section of high way in the United States tliat is quite so much an important factor s the road proposed from New York City up to and "through .Ponghkeepsie, follow ing the Hudson, with all its historic interests and magnificent scpnery. and thence on through" the southern tipr of New York, and out through the Pan handle of Pennsylvania. thence through to Chicae-o. III. Towns, citips and counties are all traversed in a very interesting wa j ; the town and the county are each passed through in their turn. Five States and thirty-three counties, with a total population of nearly twelve millions of people, are assisted into pleasant travel, thus mak ing a ereat moving panorama of inter est when this road has been improved as it is proposed. The ereat lakes of Illinois and MI la gan, this great necklace of pearls, the millions of tons of freight moving nooi their broad and expansive bosoms, represent - in no uncertain way tli largest commercial interests in 1ln Fnited States. With the infodnctio and the building of this great $100.000. - 000 canal, which has just been success fully inaugurated under ihe able direc tion of E. A. Bond, tliere will be an added impetus to the; question of waterways" and highways. . For quite a number of years th trend of the ponular mind has lten the imnrovement of railroads, so that it is quite, possible 'to-day to find your self comfortably seated in a Pullman vestibrtled oar carried along at the rate of a mile a minute. Indeed, we find on the other side a train recently tun at the fate of 140 miles an hour, and it is quite frequent that we har of the 100-mile an hour train. This will satisfy. I think, the most active business mind. We have onr ocpan steamers crossing, the Atlantic in less than six days. With the introduction of this canal, which was superseded originally by railroads, we are fio' turning our attention to this question of improving the main arteries of our highways throughout the country. It seems to me that our country oc cupies one of the most prominent Po tions to-day of any country in the world, and we only need imnroved highways to stand first among the na tions of the earth. In making am analogy . I have in mind the time when 1 was quite a young mnn. that grand ma was not only herself very busily engaged, but she had al:o the children of the honsehold busy, making patches and putting those "patches into blocks, and after she had cot together a large number of blocks,, then she put in the strips Which united and made a per fect whole or outside covering for the quilt. This country has been sewing together was the last 2S4 years and making the blocks for all lines of busi ness enterprise. Now a perfect con nection of all our large Interests would be the putting in of man's highway. Wc have' the very best pnblie service In steam and electric roads, and we have r.o peer on the waters cf lake, river or ocean, and I think we are ready to take up this great question of the improvement of the main arteries of the land, the roads of our country. Chance For an Inventor. The inventor who can discover a cheap process whereby earth and clay of a roadbed could be rendered impervious to water will be a public beenfactor. So long as an earth road is smooth, impervious to water and of easy grade, so lonrg it is the most de; sirable one for travel. In fact, it is an ideal highway forv public use so long as in that condition If it. may not be possible to construct and maintain an earth road that shall be in perfect condition at all times, yet any inexpensive ? method , that will shorten the length; of the bad periods materially is worthy of consideration. That this may be done so that the lengths of the periods during which the roadbed will be soft may be reduced to one-tenth Is now a demonstrated fact. The process whereby this end may be accomplished is very, very simple, and exceedingly inexpensive, costing less than $5 per mile per annum. Before describing the method of doing Jthis I will outline somejbf the basic princi ples that enter into' it .. - A roadbed saturated with a moisture content of 50 per cent, or more becomes safe and non-resistant, the wheels of vehicles and hoofs ;of horses sink into it; it is a mud road; withdraw the moisture to a 25 per cent -saturation and it begins to harden;' reduce the moisture to 10 per cent, or 15 per cent, and it becomes hard and firm. Water must enter the roadbed either by impact upon the surface, as when rain falls upon it,-or by capillary action from beneath. Now if by any process in the construction or treatment of the roadbed we can prevent the entrance of water beyond aU5 per cent, "satura tion, it is evident the roadway will re main solid. Water enters the road by percolation, or by -capillarity through the interstices or pores between the particles of earth composing it. Hence the proposition if if possible to so close these nores or interstices bv comDac- tion that the water will not find aceegs. Humo Not They. There was a young lady from Ipswich Who had two large molea on her lips which Prevented ail chaps Save the veriest yaps From kissing this lady from Ipswich. e, Indeed. Mr. Staylate "A.ter all, society is a deuced bore,' don't you know.'' Miss Weery (yawning)"Yes, some people's society." Philadelphia Public Ledger Would Be Prepared She "Suppose," dear, I find you haven't given me -"oney enaugh?" ' He "Then telegraph for more." : She "Have joa :i telegraph blankl" Detroit Free Press. . CouhlnH Have Beei- "I have always been a prominent figure," boasted the self-made man. . "Then you were never a sweet boy graduate or a bridegroom," replied his listener. Hoyston Post. Defective- "Ma, I don't like our new cook!" ex claimed Willie, disappointedly. "What's the matter with her, dear?" "She doesn't fry any holes in the fried cakes!" Detroit Free Press, 'Supplied hy the Neighbor?. "Do you keep any" cats?" asked the caller from the city. "Y-yes," replied the suburbanite. "The ground in the barnyard Is pretty well filled with 'em.' Chicago Trib une. ' His Worldly Goods. De Fly "Were you ever held upV Blazaway-"Wel! I was relieved of all I had." De Fly "Where was it?" Biazaway "At the altar." Detroit Free Press. Stopped, at Ilia "Jucle's" Green (looking for a trade) "How long have you owned that watch?" Brown "About two years." 'Green "Does it gain or lose?" Brown "Well, it lost thirty days not long ago." Chicago News. Woman' Way. Percy "Young Rapidgait had hard luck. He was disinherited recently." Harold "Cut off with a dollar, eh?" Percy "No; his mother did the disin heriting. He was cut off with ninety eight cents." Houston Chronicle. ITsin? lofty Language. Bystander"! es. peeled to see you shoot that Boston man wheu he gave you the liJ." Georgian "He didn't give me the lie. He only said that in his judg ment I was habitually untruthful." Somerville Journal. Thai's Always Attractive. "Well," remarked the man who was fond of uttering platitudes, "there's certainly nothing attractive in pov erty." f'Oh, I don't know," replied Bur roughs, '.'there's a V in it." Philadel phia Public Ledger. Too Contly Aspiration. Godfrey "I am sorry to hear that Squallop is in a bad way financially. What if the cause of it?" Scorjel "As nearly as I can learn, he has been trying to maintain an automobile position in society on a bicycle income." Chicago Tribune. Stern Parent. "Yes," said Barker, "it's leap year. Did Estelle propose to you?" "No," sighed young Larker. "But I heard you say, 'This is so sudden!'" "Yes, that was when her father made his appearance with a club." Chicago News. Perennial Blossom, This! Papa "Your mother , tells me you haven't been a very good boy to-day, Johnny." Johnny "Between us, pa, I think she's a little prejudiced against me. It was only the other day she told Aunt Kate I was just like you." Bos ton Transcript. - . Improvident Man "My husband is the most extrava gant man," wailed little Mrs. Bargain huut. "Yes?" said the- sympathetic friend. "Yes. He paid ?2 for a hat, when by looking around for a day or two he could probably have gotten one for $1.98." Pittsburg Post. ... What He Said. Tess "Yes, he was an old flame of mine. Did you tell him I was engaged to Jack Hansom?" Jess "Oh, yes." Tess "I suppose he wondered how soon I would be married to him." Jess "No; not 'how soon,' but 'how long.' "Philadelphia Press. - Perfidy. She "Jack played an awfully heart less trick on Flossie." He "How's that?" SfceVhyf they were engaged, yoa know, and last night, at the ball masque, Jack made up sa that Flossie didn't know him. He proposed and was"accepted again!" Puck. '" . The Yotmjc Papa." "Popley's baby is beginning to talk now." .' "Has he been boring you with some stories about it?" - "No; 'but I sat next to him at the lunch counter to-day, and I heard him say, absent-mindedly, to the waiter; Dimme a jink o' water, p'easei' Philadelphia ?reti, " "- IN A Poetry Parly. " '.When -the ser- makes it seem delightful to be again indoors, girls often like to .have suggestions for methods of making their meetings at tractive something besides the usual "talk and refreshments" what some eminent man of letters in a waggish way described as "giggle, gabble, gob ble and git." ' - " - -: A series' of little meetings, eac- in celebration of soie poet's birthday, or other anniversary, would be an excuse lor making some Interesting additions o; the usual program. Thus there ould be no great difficulty in arrang ing a Shakespeare party or a Milton party, in which quotations from the works of either poet were used in in vitations, dinner cards, bills of fare and so no. Or an American poet might be choseu. Oliver Wendell Holmes would furnish lines f a cheering nature fit for mild festivi ties; or you might introduce your guests to some of the beautiful poems of Celia Thaxter, or of Jean Ingelow, if. you do not mind going outside of our own land. From Books and Au thors n St. Nicholas. Unique Collect n. A New York woman has made a unique collection of teapots. During residence In Japan she "managed to. ac cumulate more than a thousand exam ples, of which no two are alike. There were black' pots and white, blue pots and gray, big pots, little ones, pots in glaze, in crackle, in yellow and browns and reds and blacks. One was like an old man, whose head formed the lid and could be set at any angle. Others were in the form of birds, beasls and fowls, fish, frogs and actually a beetle or two. Buddhq, even, was pressed in to service as a model. There were lotus-bud pots and other pots. in sem blance of a. teahouse. One enormous caldronlike affair held three gallons, but a-t least a dozen specimens would uot "Lavo "Contained a. r thimbleful. Among the teapots were several in the form of swans, correct to the last curl of neck and feather, and of a size to be hidden in the hand. The materials used for these treasures were Inlaid silver, hammered copper, iron most exquisitely wrought silver-gilt alloys and all the myriad sorts of Japanese pattern. Broxrns and Purples. The fashionable "colors this season, writes "Ninette" from Paris, are browns in every shade; a new "vert Empire," or vieux vert, a shade be tween moss and laurel green, and "bronze," a tint that is likely to be come the favorite in the fashion han dicap to be run this winter. Then comes the manifold shades of purple, containing a warm dosing of crimson in the dye; aubergine, amethyst, pansy and fuchsia-purple are the newest, especially the last named, that, in combination with crim son, rose-red, orange or heliotrope, look very rich and lovely. Hats naturally follow suit, and quills, ostrich feathers the latter more often shaded than not -and rich velvet flowers, dahlias, begonias, fuchsias the purple and red variety especially marigolds, breilles, d'ors, crimson and golden brown dahlias, small and compact, and the entire scale", of deep tinted roses are to be found on autumn and winter hats. Small velvet sunflowers are also sparingly employed in seasonable mil linery. Hats and large bonnets will be emi nently picturesque. A Word About Pars. Furs are a bit of a problem for the woman who wants to dress well on a moderate sum of money. They are expensive to begin with, and vary in style almost as often as frocks and hats do. There is a new cut in sleeves every winter, a different length, a variation in collar and some novelty in lining. , Furs used to be a real comfort. You packed them away with blankets and curtains, and borax powder to outwit moths, and air you had to do in the fall was to shake them, bang them put to air, and then be comfortable. But nowadays women begin in August to wonder how they "can get their furs up-to-date without bank rupting the family exchequer. For furriers are as heartless as plumbers and almost as essential to happiness. Of course this season's furs diUer a good deal from last season's, but here is a word of comfort, they suggest all sorts of practical schemes for the artistic remodelling of old garments. Almost all furs are trimmed or made up with other furs. Ermine Is- com bined with almost everything ; but seal, deer and baby calf skin; chin chilla Combines .with seal .nicely; especially the Russian chinchilla, which has a brownish cast. It is also used with deer and mink, with Tersian lamb and fine dog skin. Usually the light fur is the trimming; bu! squirrel, beaver, tibet and mole skin are all very smart trimmed vitb lamb or with monkey tklsu mil IIT-SH NA i i n " WOMAN'S i. , r r ." When furs . are not combined any one fur may be trimmed with sued leather, or for dressy occasions witlr embroidery. r This use. of leather is new, and you, have o idea what a. smart touch it gives an old coat put over collar. ' cuffs or set in ' a double breasted lailor vest. ' , -It comes In. all the dull Tegetabl dyes, in huutiug green, golf red, mahogany, bluet blue, navy blue ami every conceivable shade of brown, light and- dark. Sometimes it is . ein- broidered with outline work in gold thread or silk. - . " . . ; The embroideries most in vogue for fur trimmings aro straps f rom t old Chinese silk petticoats, to be , found in- any Chinese shop, bands from Persian towels, strips of Russian or Hungarian peasant work and air the rich Turkish, India and Japanese hand embroideries. The colors are selected to match the color scheme of fur and -lining as closely as possible. It would be very easy for a clever girl to imi tate Russian or Japanese embroidery and make her own trimming just to match her. coat. - There is one bit of good fortune" in this season's furs, they are fashionable all lengths, and both loose and tight fitting. . .You' are. iu the style whether your coat is a reefer blouse or basque, and your sleeves may have fulness at the shoulder, or a trifle at the elbow, and the stole effect of last winter is quite gone out. - x Nearly all coats, plain as well as faucy, have light linings this season, satin-brocade, damasse ; and broche silk and plain light twilled taffeta. As this was somehat the vogue in 1903-4, many women will unpack' their furs with a sense of dismay over. the soiled conditions of their pretty coat linings. But there is no need to worry, tor a Soiled lining that is still in good con dition otherwise can be made as good as new by the right sort of home clean ing. Liuings- for fur, coats .are fitted in after. the coat is quite finished and may be removed without any ripping beyond brush with a velvet whisk, then regularly wash in a luke warm suds of castile soap and borax, two teaspoonfuls of borax and a handful of soap shavings to a bowl of water, and let drip in the wind. When almost dry roil over a curtain pole, pull taut and pin, stand near the fire. Unroll the next morning and you will find to all intents and purposes a new coat lining. If the lining is in a pale tint, soak in cold borax water, two teaspoonfuls to a basin of water, for half an hour before washing. It is not impossible for the amateur rdressmaker to do over her own furs. with a hint or two about the work. Use always a seamless pattern; place it on the leather side, tack with pins, then cut without any seam allowance, using a sharp pen knife. The seams aro overhanded with fine stitches. It is wise to first cut a cambric pattern, see that it fits perfectly and make a stiff, paper pattern from that, as any wrong cutting in fur work is serious. In piecing, make sure that the nap of the fur ruus in the same direction and that your colors . are what furrier call "closs." For evening wear the palest Unit are chosen. :, There twill be a perfect cra20 for Irish lace and fur combined. Silks w!l hp doubt continue popular, but they will be of a heavier quality. ' Satins and cashmeres will be the most popular materials for both young and old. ."' Black will not be worn to any ex tent, excepting, possibly, the all-black evening gown. Leather enters conspicuously into the fashionable "motor" outfit both for coats and headgear. The envelope . bag, eagerly heralded by the shops, has found scant favor with femLainity. Close fitticg turbaaa of suede " trimmed, with quills or a harness buckle are also good style. In handles the tendency is away from braids and , straps and toward plain stiff handles, preferably flat. The new style of hairdresslng is not confined to one particular coiffure, but greatly depends on the becomlngness. Browp, green, dark blue or black leather tam-o'-shanters with patent leather visor are both smart and prac tical. Little change purses of pigskin aro on view, with long handles of " tb same length and variety as are seen on the "Peggy from Paris" bag. .Gloves of heavy kid,- some wltlji gauntlets, others loose at the, wrist, with strap and buckle to adjust them, are anions the essentials of a motor outfit ' - "''-" V'""" ' .' EM.
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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Jan. 5, 1905, edition 1
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