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dfortohqi^& Jt Oppose Fancy Dress Weddings. The English papers are beginning to remonstrate because of the "fancy dress nuptials," in which women wear directorie gowns and the children in attendance are dressed 'in any fear ful and degrading fashion" that may suggest Itself to those having charge of the wedding preparations. The bridegroom is the only person con nected with the wedding party who does not make himself ridiculous in some of these weddings.—Pittsburg Dispatch. rorkclbook Atomizers. » For the woman who travels or who shops in the city on a dusty, warffi day there is a pocket atomizer, which she can carry around with her. It has a screw arrangement which keeps the perfume securely Inside, no mat ter how much the rubber bulb may bo pressed. Women who are taking long motor rides are carrying these filled with pungent cologne. Nothing so re freshes the face and wrists after a dusty ride as a spray of aromatic cologne that is not too sweet.—Pub lic Ledger. Scolding. Perhaps most of the scolding done In the world is between husbands and wives or between parents and chil dren. - Pa>«nts must Instruct their children; the* m .at sometimes re prove them. They must often coun sel them. But they are in great dan ger of "provoking them to wrath"— In the wise Biblical phrase. Children have the keenest possible sense of justice; they are also very easily hurt; and when their minds are bruised the result is estrangement, and that Is as sad a thing as can ever be. An Imperious, scolding father or mother frightens the children away, drives them into all manner of eva sions and subterfuges: and brands their minds forever with the memory of cruel and blistering words.— Claudius Clear. Demand r'or Fnlse Hnir. The demand ftir women's hair in Europe has never been greater than Sunshine Cake.—For sunshine cake sift the flour and sugar the same as for angel rake, only lessening the flour to three-fourths of a cup. Add a pinch of salt to the whites of seven eggs, and heat until stiff and dry. Beat the yolks of iivo eggjj until lemon colored and thick, add the sußar and flour to the yolks, stir in lightly the whftes of the eggs- - and half a teaspoonful of cream of tartar, flavor with orange extract and bake the same as angel cake. Frost with yellow icing, flavored with orange, and decorate with bits of candied orange peel and leaves cut from angelica. Our Cut-out Recipe. ; Pas.e In Your Scrap-BoeSt. [ 1 - It is now. Men are going from town to town in France, Germany, Swit zerland and Rus3ia buying all i:bey can get. The finest liair in Europe is furnished by women in Brittany, I for the Breton women have luxuriant tresses, which never fall to bring a high price. Moßt of these women are poor, and are quite willing to sacri fice their hair, espt't'iaily as they wear bonnets.which completely cover their heads, and thus effectively hide them when shorn. France furnishes more black and brown hair than any other country. The women of Germany j and the north of Europe, as a rule, furnish fair and golden hair. Gray and white hair is always in demand, and if of good quality commands a high pries.—New York Tribune. j The Coat Gown. Two real French "gowns which are coats," as Miss Elizabeth White put it, caused several hundred women and three men to gasp as with one throat at a session of the Dress makers' Protective Association of America, at the Masonic Temple, Twenty-third street and Sixth avenue. The gowns were displayed on living models. Economical mothers make their children slips thai; look like those goNviis', only the gowns have more artistic lines over -he hips. It was easy to believe Miss White's ■tatenient that there was no under wear beneath. Miss White was attired In a gorg eous trained creation of yellow silk, which, though she insists that the sheath gown was "dead when it was born," certainly had a slit in the filled in with lace, Ivhich coyly revealed the fact that the wearer was French enough to discard petticoats. One of the "gowns which are coats" was of black velvet, heavily braided. It followed the lines of the figure ab eolutely, and the skirt is what might be called "skimpy." If it becomes the fashion, makers of dress materials needn't keep many looms running. "You'll take to it in time," said Was White. "If you don't this win ter, you will next. American women would probably wear a little dress under that, for Americans do as they Hke; but tor the French woman It is Sown and coat, and she wears noth ing under it but combinations and a «mall t slip. With sleeves coming a little way below the elbow—you wont see French women with sleeves down to their wrists—with a fur tip pet and muff and a large hat—that's the way the real French woman looks on the streets of Perls. Tou hs»e to go to the real French houses to get those models." Short skirts are the thing for next •easoa. "I nt« nine short skirts to one long one," said Miss White, de scribing her researches In Paris. "I saw six handsome walking suits at Paquin's, and every one short. And reason enough. When you hold up a skirt the style's gone. Women have known the comfort of walking in short skirts. and they'll not give them up. Girls wear them as short as they like; older women can have them short enough to escape the ground, "And It's a season foi thin people. The models In the French houses,"' raid Miss White impressively, "are all thin girls, and the dresses ar« pulled in to make them look thinner, i You see." she aided sadly, "we must all got thin." The hats accompanying the cos tumes at the demonstration were enormous. "It takes hair to support them," said Miss White, "The hair in Paris Is like this," and she pointed to her voluminous marcelled waves. "They have chignons, and I don't know what they don't have." The dresses shown were of mirage silk and of dull color?, which are to be fashionable. All followed the lin®s of the figure closely. "Fit your hips," was Miss White's parting word to her followers. "If you do that, you needn't think of much else."—New York Tribune. nigh Honor For Woman Doctor. It is a popular belief that In liberty, loving America women have the wid est opportunities to place themselves on a common footing with men. Women have been crowding the pro fessions. Onlv a few months ago two of our leading universities were agi tated in respect of admitting a woman as a speaker in the annual debate between the colleges. The champions of woman's right point proudly to the fact that 5,000,000 women In the United States are self-supporting. But, far as women havo advanced In this country, they seem in comparison to lag behind the women of Europe. This applies pirticnlarly to the higher callings. Finland has elected women to its Parliament; women physicians and professors compete successfully with men In Germany and France. A sign of the times now comes from Russia, where women are jubilant at the selection of L>r. Anna Dontcha kova to fill the chair of pathology in the University of Moscow. The radi cal nature of this step may be judged from the fact that the university bars women as students, so that Dr. Dont chakova has the distinction of being the only woman in the university. She was selected in preference to more than 100 men candidates. She is looked upon as one of the first pathologists in Europe.—New York Press. * "a Woven silk tights with feot come in pink, blue or brown. The intensely dark dyes of brown will achieve many of the fashionable street suits. A French jabot of hand embroidery and Irish lace comes in all white and white with colors. The excessively large crown and head size o" the coming hats render them 'practical when winds and storms may b& expected. V The new Shantung satin possesses all the qualities of suppleness, sheen and "drapabllity" that'arepso indis pensable for the newest of gowns. High-waisted effects are produced by broad sashes which start from' the shoulders, cross a* the bust and fasten under huge buckles at the back* Those gowns are not frequent that 1 display sleeves open up the back of the arm with a little frill of mousse line peeping out, but they are new and smart. Double revers are n feature of ■ some handsome coats, small ones of 1 fancy silk or embroidery overlapping 1 larger ones of heavier and more som ber material. Tassels, balls, aud braid ornaments, large and small, are dropped at every 1 conceivable appropriate spot on \ wraps and gowns, and they are usual ly graceful and beautiful. The wide tuck running from sboul i ders to waistline which is noted on t many of the tailored waists at pres , ent broadens the shoulders and gives , a pretty line to the ttgure. Though the strong vogue for cre i tonne was predicted to be of short i duration, there seems to be no dlmln i ution of its popularity when dinner I gowns of lovely supple satins, accom panied by psarls. are decorated with t this same unpretsntlour stuff, richly , embroidered. -New York City.—The drew that ia worn over a guimpe is one of the prettiest Included In the younger girl's wardrobe, and this season it is being shown in an exceptional num ber of attractive designs. This one Is extremely charming yet perfectly simple and can be made from chaHls as illustrated, from cashmere, from catuon Panama cloth or any similar simple wool fabric, or from pongee or some material of the sort if a more dressy frock is wanted. In this case the blouse Is trimmed on Its edges, and the trimming is extended over the centre front of the entire dress, but whether this last shall be used or omitted is entirely a matter for Indi vidual taste to decide. It consists of the over blouse and the skirt. The Bhoulder edges of the over blouse are Joined for a portion of their length, but ({ill apart prettily over the sleeves, and the under-arm edges can be seamed for their entire length or left open a-, portion of the way as liked. The quantity of material required for the medium slie (ten years) is three and a half yards twenty-four, three yards thirty-two or two and a half yards forty-four inches wide, with seven yards of banding.' All In the Sleeve. In the new sleeves lie the most novel of the waist features. They vary in length, fulness, shape and method of trimming. They are plain or full; tight from wrist to shoulder, or puffed, or capped, or ■lashed, and filled in with net or filet. They are extravagantly trimmed or perfectly unadorned. {Jcented Buttons. The latest fad Ip buttons made over molds is to have them scented. Sift powder under the material be fore making op the novel dress trim mings, then milady's costume breathes Just the faintest whiff of her favorite sachet. New Satin Raff. The latest neck ruffle Is merely 1 a satin pleated band with a bow and a ■lngle tulle frill at the neck Simplicity In Lingerie, A superfluity of trimming on stout women's lingerie is not desirable on account of its flufllness, yet the plump type usually likes dainty underwear quite as much as slender women, and so a description of a charming yet suitable model for the former will be interesting. Blouse or Shirt Waist. There is no waist quite so useful as the simple tailored one, and this model would be charming made from linen or soft finished pique, from the pon gee that is so serviceable and so fashionable, from the thinner madras and also from silk or from washable flannel. It makes a most satisfactory model whatever material may be, and it suits both the separate waist and the gown. The tucks that are stitched for their entire length give a tapering effect and the wide box pleat allows successful use of the or namental buttons that make such a feature of the late season. In this case white linen Is trimmed with big pearl buttons and worn with a collar of striped lavender and white. The waist Is made with a fitted lining, which can be used or omitted as liked, and consists of the fronts and back. There are tucks over the shoulders that are exceedingly be coming, and there are narrow tucks at both centre front and centre back. The closing is made invisibly at the left of the front. The sleeves are in regulation shirt waist style, with straight cuffs and the neck-band, over which can be worn any style of collar that may be Ukcd, finishes the neck. The quantity of material required for the medium size Is three and three-quarter yards twenty-tour, three and a half yards thirty-two or two and seven-eighth yards forty four Inches wide. / Waist Smart new Crepe de chins of heavy soft tex ture is, it is said, to be one of the leading materials for fall waists for tailor-madea Net of the snmo color as the gow,n is dsn to be used. The Classical Rondeau. The chaste and nrtlstic simplicity which is the characteristic feature of the Jewelry of tho moment is no where seen to greater advantage than In the classical bandeaux now so fashionable. 1 a* Pretty Finger Nails. To hare pretty finger nails it la necessary to keep them properly man icured. The nails should be filed in a curve which follows the shape of the end of the finger. After the nails have been filed the finger tips should be held in hot, soapy water until the cuticle is soft, when it may be easily pushed bar:: from the nail by means of an orangawood stick. To give the nails a delicate rose tint they should be polished by applying some good ointment or powder. In the interest of pretty nails it is a good habit to rub cold cream Into the cuticle every night, always rubbing the cuticle away Worn the nails. Another little habit is to always, when drying the hands, rub the cuticle back with the itowel. These little habits help ma terially to keep the nails In order and greatly lighten the weekly manfcur ing process. —lndianftjvUla News/ Varnished Floors. When varnished floors have be come blackened in spots and there aro numerous heel marks, they need a standing finish, and must be treated with extreme measures. The old fin ish must be first removed, and when the floor is revarnished see that the liquid is of good quality, and that several cpats are given. A waxed floor needs only another coat of wax and & thorough polishing. Grease spots can often be removed with turpentine. It is best to remove spots from rugs or carpets as soon as they are made. Spots made by sticky substances may be removed by sponging them with alcohol and salt, a pint of alcohol to a teaspoonful of salt. Grease or oil Bpots should be covered with wet ful ler's earth, and allowed to stand for two days and then brushed off. French chalk will remove fresh grease spots. Cover the spots well, then spread a brown paper over them and apply a moderately hot iron.—New York Evening Post. Mahogany Furnliurc. When mahogany furniture is in very bad condition the only method of restoring it is that of first remov ing the old finish, and the old meth od of scraping and sandpapering is the best one. After this is done, eith er wax, varnish, or oil may be ap plied. Dants in hard wood may be filled In with colored wax. White enamelled furniture may be cleaned with a cloth dampened in warm wat er and a little whiting if necessary. At the end it should be thoroughly rubbed dry with a soft cloth. Gilt furniture and gilt frames may be cleaned with a paste made of whiting and alcohol. This should be rubbed off before it hardens. Natural-col ored wicker furniture can be scrubbed with a brush and warm soap suds. Painted and enamelled wicker should be treated like white enamelled fur niture. This sort of ware, however, is quite unsatisfactory because the enamel chips and the paint wears off —New York Evening Post. weirfe/ Steamctf Steak.—Take about two pounds of round steak and cover with a dressing as for a chicken, then roll the steak up and tie It with a good string. Put it in a lard pall and cov er tightly. Set this pall In a kettle of water and steam for about three hours. Take fifom pall and thicken very little tho gravy In bottom of pall. Japanese Sandwich.—This is made of any kind of left-over fish, baked or boiled. Pick out every bit of skin or bone and flake in small pieces. Put into a saucepan with a little milk or cream to moisten, add a little bufter and dusting of pepper. Work to a paste while it is heating, then cool and spread on thin slices of buttered bread. Salad Dressing.—One egg, one tea spoonful of mustard, one teaspoonful of salt, two teaspoonfuls of pastry flour or cornstarch, one-half cup of sugar, piece of butter the size of |a walnut. Add these to a cup of boil ing milk, then add one cup of scalded vinegar. When stiffing in vinegar stir in gradually If lumpy, beat with egg beater. Add a pinch of cayenne pepper. Stuffed Peaches.—Wash and stone medium sized peaches, cover with salt and water, let stand over night; fill each centre with grated horse radish, celery seed and ginger root. Tie two halves together with a string, pack in jars. Turn over them a syr up made of one quart vinegar, one pound sugar and two teaspoons each of whole cloves, clnqgmon and all spice (in cheese cloth bags). Baked Apple Taploce.—One-halt enp (granulated or farina) tapioca, one quart boiling water cooked in a double boiler about fifteen minutes. | Add one cup sugar, one tablespoon butter, little grated nutmeg; butter an earthen pudding dish; pare, core and quarter six or eight tart apples, put in dish; pour the cooked tapioca over them and bake in oven until the apples can be pierced with a straw; when cool, eat with sugar or cream. .V JI. ; ■{. Roads Doomed by Autos. Logan Waller Page, director of the Office of Public Roads of the Depart ment of Agriculture, commissioned by President Roosevelt, is on his wax. to France to tell the highway engi neers of the world what, in his opin ion, the automobile is do'ng to mae» adam thoroughfores and what shodld* be done to counteract Its destructive effects. President Roosevelt summoned Di rector Page to the White Kouse and conferred with him about this high way problem. He learned that, an al most incalculable amount of damage was being done dally, and then ho Informed the director that it was hl» wish that the United States be strong ly represented at the coming interna tional road congress in Paris, and asked for the names of two other ex perts. Mr. Page named Colonel" Charles S. Bromwell, superintendent of buildings and grounds of the Dis trict, and Clifford Richardson, an' authority on bituminous road ma terial. They were appointed, and Mr. Page was made chairman of the dele gation. Although this congress will not as semble at Paris until October 11, Di rector Page decided to Rail somewhat early to Inspect some of the roads of England, Germany and France before the congress Is called to order. Ho wished to see if the speeding automo biles worked the same damage there as they do here and study tho rem edial work that is being done. Hero he has learned that by the tractive force of the rubber tires of the speed ing motor cars the surface binding dust of rock roads is drawn from Its resting place and Is sent swirling to the adjacent fields. Inasmuch as the Integrity of tho macadam road rests absolutely in this rock dust, which acts as a bind ing and surfacing crust, a dissipating of the surface leaves the road nothing but a mass of loose, round stones. The tests on the Conduit road, near Washington, D. C., prove this conten tion absolutely, and he carries with? him a collection of photographs taken during the progress of those tests. These pictures will be submitted to the congress. The greater question that will arise will be bow to overcome the effect of automobile traffic on hard roads with out restricting the automobile or pre venting Its development. Two solutions there are to that question: One, to find a material of which roads may be made which cre ates no diut, or, secondly, to so treat the roads already constructed that the dust will be retained upon them. That, of course, is now being done In many parts of the country by; spraying with calcium chloride and by the use of various bituminous preparations. Director Page and his associates will have much interesting informa tion to contribute along those lines, for within the past few months many miles of America's roads have been treated with these various prepara tions, many of the tests under the di rection of some expert from the Fed eral Office of Public Roads.—Wash» iugton Star. The Split IvOg Road Drag. There are thousands of highways in the rural districts, which while only being excuses for roads, may be put into shape by the use of the road drag, and It is important to know that farmers' bulletin, just issued by the Department of Agriculture, gives a description of the split log road drag for use on earth roads. Ths spilt log road drag Is by no means a now institution, but this fifteen-page pamphlet tells why It is sometimes a failure. For one thing. It is often made too heavy; it should be light enough for one man to lift easily. A dry cedar, elm or walnut log is the beat material for a drag—far better • han oak or hickory. Another mi»> ake is in the use of squared timbera instead of those with sharp edges, whereby the cutting effect of sharp edges is lost and the drag glides over instead of equalising the irregular ities in the surface of the road. By the ordinary process of dltcH cleaning, scraping, etc., it is estimated that road improvement costs from 120 to 9&0 per mile, while by the uso of the split log drag and plank ditch cleaner, ranges from $1.50 to $5 per mile, and a far better road is ths result. The advantages to be gained from the use of a road drag are emphasised in the bulletin thus: First, the main tenance of a smooth, serviceable'earth road, free from ruts and mudholes. Second, obtaining such road surface with the expenditure of little money and labor in Comparison with ths money and labor required for other methods. Third, the reduction of mud In wet weather and of dust in dry weather. This publication (Farmers' Bulletin 321) can be had free upon application to the Secretary , of Agriculture or to your member ot Congress.—lndiana Farmer. How Maine Fishers Caught Salmon. Mr. and Mrs. Gross had a funny, experience with an eight pou»d sol' mon at Green Lake recently. - After being hooked ths salmon jumped right Into the arms of Mrs. Gross and slid through to the bottom of the boat Mrs. Gross promptly sat on the fish and made good Its capture. —Kennebec Journal. An Old Story. "She tells me that theirs is a Pla tonic love. What doss that mean, •tubby?" "Means that we'll have to Itg up for a wedding resent In about two months."« —Louisviilu Courier- JearnaL -.-A .'„v>'*..l**
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