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Will 'I ■' ■■ Reading Fortunes. One of the newest fads In enter taining at luncheons, teas, etc., is to engage the services of a woman who Is clever at reading fortunes by tea leaves. At a girls' tea party recently this amusement was the greatest hit of the. Afternoon, and now this wom an is in great demand at girl graduat ing functions, lunch parties, etc., and, in fact, any time or place where wom en congregate over the teacups and desire a novel amusement.—New York Telegram. Choice of Hats. Among the between season hats there are three really sensible, pretty shapes to choose from, all equally fashionable. There is the natty, smart turban in horsehair, crushed novelty braid or Jet for the elderly woman. A neat little high crowned narrow brimmed hat, becoming to the petite figure possessing small fea tures, but lacking height. And the bowl shaped toque or hat, named ac cording to Its sine—for it may be an Inverted bowl or an immense mush room—that will suit the tall figure. •—New York Telegram. The Real Home. The real home is built on a founda tion of love, and when it has this stable base it will endure, and the atmosphere of home will pervade it as the perfume lingers in the flower. "Home is where the heart is." and it matters not if it be a brownstone front, or an humble cot. We have seen homes, so-called, with every lux ury—a beautiful house, elegant furni ture, costly drapery and rare pictures —that had not the faintest atmos phere of home about them. They were abiding places, where the family lived and had their being, but did not merit the sacred appellation of home. The real home —that cherished spot whose gentle Influence follows the girls and boys through life, though they be many miles from It,* is, more ) often than not, an unpretentious place of abode, but within its sacred confines no Jarring words are ever heard, no unkind thoughts are ever known, and there, in that place. Is always a loving consideration for each I •)HKK "I CJravy.—Take two pounds of shin of beef, three slices of lean ham, two shallots, half a head of celery, one .a. § blade of mace, a bunch of sweet herbs, one carrot, a little g » salt and some whole peppers, one quart of water, a table flS ■ I' spoonful of catsup and one of soy. Cut the beef and ham or bacon Into small pieces and put them Into a stone Jar Q with alternate layers of the spices and herbs, the latter 2s >- chopped up. Pour In a quart of water and cover the Jar i with parafflne or buttered paper, tying down tightly to pre s vent the steam escaping. Set the jar tn a moderate oven 3 5 for eight or ten hours, then strain off the gravy. Add the 0 I catsup and soy. When cold carefully remove the fat from the top. other's little "hobbles" and peculiari ties of disposition. Here, after the burden and heat of the day, is found love and peace. And here the wan dering one, when tired of his fruit less battle with the world, finds a real haven of rest. JSuch a home is a hal lowed spot, and the sweet memory of It dwells forever in the heart of each member of its family. lndiana Farmer. . • » Alexandra's Ban on Diaries. Queen Alexandra has exacted a promise from her maids that they will not keep diaries. This Is like im posing a hardship cn posterity, for many Important conversations and little happenings of the courts of for mer days would have been iost to his tory it not been for the diaries of ladies in waiting with a keen sense of news values. Fanny Burney's diary of the court of George 111. is an interesting document and gains in value every year. Alexandra, like King Edward, is cautious nnd diplo matic. She knows that in court there are many conversations which in after years might make Interesting nnd none thfe less embarrassing read ing. So she has impressed upon her maids that any secrets they may feel Inclined to give to the world must be •Bet down after they have severed their connection with the court. These maids are all women of title, and several of them have strong lit erary tendencies. It is said the Queen exacted the promise after the dls ¥»very that one of her attendants had * diary contemning comments of both Alexandra and King Edward which were the reverse of complimentary to other reigning heads In Europe, and also on certain men at the head *>f the English Government. The Jueen Is said to have demanded the diary, together with a large bundle of notes for elaboration, and de stroyed them all, as an object lesson, la the presence of her full company waiting maids.—New York Press. Wln Who Itfnrry at Thirty-fly®. A German professor, after a long life spent in observation, says the Toman of thirty-five is the one moßt likely to find happiness in marriage. H« says when c. woman waits to be thirty-five for marriago she is prac tically proof against such an anti climax as divorce. Probably the pro- Xessor ia right, still there are few women of the temper to mako the experiment. At thirty-five there Is the chance that the woman will not And a husband at »1L Again, It U ■ ' i ■ easy to comprehend why happinesi awtits the woman who, after half hei life has passed, enters wedlock. When the woman of thirty-five goea to the altar It Is without one of the illusions of youth. She has had time to see the reverse side of romance; she is not filled with the belief that married life is one long, unbroken period of bliss. On the contrary, she knows that as soon as the honeymoon has waned she will descend to the commonplace. She knows that mar ried or single life in the main Is made up of cold, hard facts. She Is ready for sacrifice and she has lived long enough to understand the whims and oddities of man. Besides, in nine cases out of ten, the woman of thirty five marries for companionship and a home, and is fully alive to the value of both. So, after all, the Ger man professor has merely dwelt upon a truth which we all know.—New York Press. Dark Gowns For Evening. It is interesting to watch the wide spread acceptance of the decree that dark shades are for evening and light ones for day wear. The fashionable woman now buys a coat suit of Chinese blue cloth foi afternoon wear and one of intenß® peacock blue for her evening gown. Paris has always Insisted upon a brilliant contrast between the gown and the bare neck and arms, but the majority of people have stood for pastel tints in the evening. Since the former fashion has been adopted over here by well-dressed women the observers have Instantly seen the brilliancy of the result. It Is certainly true that the neck • nnd arms are made whiter and love- 1 Her by being placed against satin and velvet in intense dark tones. The English fashion of allowing the line of the material to come against the skin Is not adopted ovei here yet. The French method of drap ing the material with flesh-colored tulle Is the accepted thing. In many cases it must be admitted that the result Is quite startling. A brilliant dark tone of satin ending at the bust line, with the remaining inches of the bodice made of thlil flesh-colored tulle, whlct. is the only thing that drapes the shoulders, doei give the appearance of being un clothed from the satin up. The colors chosen for evening gowns now are black, peaceful blue, jftr_js.reen. bishop's violet, Amerij&o, ....... Beauty red, King's purple, cerise. In contrast to these the colon chosen for afternoon wear in coat suits, as well as kowns, are Chinese blue, old pink, malachite green, pale wistaria and white.—Philadelphia Ledger. J J ,,.„ •>*.„ i-V There is a growing possibility of pleated skirts again. . Gold tissue will be very much used for sleeves and yokes. Satin of the palest pink is the new color for evening wear. The "flower-pot" crown of 100 years ago bids fair to be a favorite millinery shape. It is said that llghx liued stock ings will be worn, even with dark shoes or slippers., Colored net over stiver or gold net forms sleeves and gulmpes In some recently Imported models. Colored foulard with a black dot In place of the more familiar white 1 dot has found favor in Paris. White braids, ornaments and but tons are being considerably used upon serge and cloths of light color. A new shade of blue has made its appearance In millinery under such names as Bosphorus and Danube. Embroidery in cross stitch and in bold colorings Is seen upon some of the smartest new models In linen and plqut. —7 The modish linens for the new sea son are very soft and rather heavy, in order that they may be readily adapted to the prescribed frock lines. Raffia has been woven Into extraor dinarily smart bags and belts, the straw often being oddly but delight fully studded with semi-precious stones whose color shows attractively upon the soft shade of the straw. Among the band trimmings in em broidered net are some tartan plaid effects produced by darning with coarse silks. The colors are delight fully blended and the trimmings would be distinctively effective on a . certain type of frock or blouse. *. * ' ~r* *•. New York Clty.-r-The dress that lit worn with a separate guimpe is such a pretty and becoming one that it Is the unquestioned favorite for the younger girls. This model Is made in princesse style and is eminently be- coming and attractive yet perfectly simple and youthful withal. It can be made from wool material, such as cashmere, albatross, henrtetta, broad cloth or light weight serge, It can be tnade from such silks as pongee and It Is just as well adapted to wubhable materials. In the Illustration there is an attractive bertba, but that fea ture Is optional, and if a plainer dress is wanted it can be omitted. The dress is made with the pleated prlncesse portion and the yoke that are Joined one to the other. The short sleeves are inserted in the arm holes and the bertha is arranged over the yoke. The guimpe U a plain one that can be faced with any fancy ma terial to form a yoke, while the sleeves are made to match or can be made of one material throughout, as liked. The quantity of material required for tho medium size (twelve years) Is ten yards twenty-four, six and one half yards thirty-two or four and seven-eighth yards forty-four Inches wide, with flve-elghth yard thirty-six inches wide and one and seven-eighth yards eighteen Inches wide to make collar and guimpe as illustrated, one and one-fourth yards thlrty-slx Inches wide when one material is used throughout. - 11 The Embroidered Panel. The woman ig fortunate who has a 1 1 panel of embroidery that can be used down the front of her gowns from /bust to hem. Thiß method is em ployed on nearly every new frock one sees. It may be of cloth or satin or some braided material, but It ia al ways there. If one has embroidery for It so much the better. It may be of any material if it I 3 in the color that the gown needs. Six Gored Skirt. The skirt that gives a panel effect at the front and at the back is one of the latest to have appeared and it has the very great merit of suiting the simple costume of street wear and the dressy one with long skirt equally well. This model can be treated in either way and also allows a choice of the Empire or natural waist line so that it becomes adapted to almost all occasions and to a variety of the new materials known as wool satin and Is trimmed with buttons, but it makes a charming model for the thinner, light fabrics of Indoor wear, such as pongee and foulard, crepe de Chine, crepe meteore and the like, and it can be trimmed with buttons and simulated buttonholes, as In this in stance, or in any way that fancy may suggest. The skirt is made with six gores and with a panel at the front and at the back. It can be closed at either the front or the back. When made in Empire style the seams should be boned from the upper edge to a com fortable depth and tbe upper edge under-faced, but when cut oft at the natural waist line it Is simply joined to the belt. The quantity of material required ' i for the medium size is eleven yard! i twenty-one or twenty-four, eight i yards thirty-two or four and seven eighth yards wide, ' width of skirt at lower edge four and one-elabth yards. ' Make Shoes Comfortable. Is there any woman who has not Buffered with half shoes and pumps that slip up and down on the heelT In spring the streets seem to be crowded with humanity with pained expressions on their faces, treading &3 though terra firma were a much more fragile substance than it is. A relief, however, has at last been dis covered by some wise person whom necessity transformed into an inven tor. Paste a piece of velvet Inside the heel of the shoe, of course, with the side of the nap toward the foot, and this will effectually prevent any slip ping or rubbing. It is very easy to do, costs but a very few cents, and any good liquid glue may be used, so that at last an effectual and easy pre ventative for slipping heels has been found.—Washington Star. To Clean Velveteen. The method employed to clean light and dark velveteen is a simple one. A lather of white soap is made. Into which the velveteen Is dipped, then placed on a board or table and scrubbed the way of the pile with a clean nail brush until all dirt has been removed, when it is rinsed in clean cold water, but not squeezed or wrung, as this would spoil the pile. It 1B dried in the air and some times the back Is drawn over a hot iron, but this is not absolutely neces sary. Light velvets are cleaned by gen tly rubbing with a flannel previously dipped in kerosene; or, if the mate rial be soiled in spots only, by rub bing with a piece of fat bacon or but ter, when the wrong side requires drawing over a hot iron In order to raise the pile.—New York Press. As to Sheets. Every good housewife is interested in the care of sheets, and many of them will like to hear a few sugges tions made by an economical and clever woman. She said: "I never have my sheets made with a small hem on one end. There is always a three-Inch hem on both ends—so there is no top or bot tom—and the sheets wear Just twice as long as they otherwise would. It is not difficult to do, for I always have my sheets made in the house by a seamstress, so they will be the right size. And, speaking of size, do you know what to do when ready-made linen sheets are too short for the beds?" Of course I did not, so she told me that a false hem might be added and either fagoted or hemstitched to the one already on the sheet. In this way the' sheet could be easily made as long as desired, and the epbroidery only added to the beauty of the sheet. This is certainly very useful infor mation, for many a mother has a tall boy who is constantly complaining that the sheets are too short. Tho addition of the false hem Is quickly done, and the extra material required does not form a very large item in the family expense account. New Haven Register. wiry Bncon Dressing. Cut one-half pound of bacon into slices, then Into small pieces; fry till the oil is a light brown; remove the pan from fire; add the juice of a lemon, a glass of strong vinegar and a saltspoonful of pepper; pour It over the salad with the scrapp of bacon. Brown. Bread Breakfast Pudding. —To two cups of hot milk, well salted, add one cup of dried brown bread crumbs and one tablespoon butter. Cook and beat steadily the first five minutes to keep free of lumps. Serve hot with milk. Pre pare any quantity of crumbs by dry ing In oven. Boiled Padding.—One cup of vine gar, one cup of butter, one cup of molasses, two teaspoonfuls of salera tus, citron and fruit to taste, two and one-half cups flour. Steam three hours. Sauce Three-quarters cup butter beaten to a cream, then add two cups powdered sugar. Beat well and stir In one tablespoonful corn starch, wet In one-half cup cold wat er. Cook until thick. Stuffed Steak.—Make a slit four Inches long In a thick round steak and make a cavity large enough for stuffing. Fill with bread stuffing and skewer the edges together. Rub the outside with hot pork fat and place In baking pan with a brown gravy. If you have no gravy use beef ex tract, one-third teaspoonful to one cup of hot water. Bake two and one half hours, basting frequently. Apple Cake.— Line a pie plate with short pastry, cut the apples into eighths and arrange close together in concentric circles until centre Is Reached. Sprinkle with sugar, dust with nutmeg and then spread evenly over the top a mixture of beaten egg with two tablespoonfuls of cream from the top of the milk Jar. Dot with bits of butter, bake quickly In a hot oven and serve while hot with ■ream- sood Ho ad & « Prizes For Good Roads. " If the good roads bill, to he pre- > sented at the present session of th* * . lowa Legislature becomes a law, it will be possible for counties In that State to receive as high as SIOOO m mile for improved roads. This re ward will be offered for roads mad* i with six inches of macadam, laid la two courses or layers. Other re wards ranging as low as $250 a mil* will %e available. f* The bill providing for these bon- |! uses or rewards is patterned after 1 the good roads law of Michigan. Ji reward of $250 a mile is offered for each mile of road which has a lower course of clay and sand five inches* thick, and an upper course of gravSl five Inches thick. A reward of SSOO • Is offered where the lower course 1s i five inches of gravel and the upper course three Inches. A reward of $750 a mile is given when the lower course contains four Inches of gravel and the upper course three Inches of crushed stone. One thousand dol- ( lars Is given where there & six mac adam, laid in two courses or layers. Other rewards ranging as low as $250 a mile will be available. ! Before commencing the road notice t must be filed with the State Highway department, and-request made for an allotment of the State reward. Also there must be filed with said depart ment a profile made by a competent surveyor, showing the road to be lm- »v proved; and application made to said department for outline plans and gen eral specifications. To be entitled to State reward, s total of at least a mil* or more In length of road, according —i to State specifications, must be built in a year and In the same township; the one mile may include pieces of road In different parts of the town ship. Applications are entered by the State Highway Commissioner in the order they are received, and allot ments are made to the extent of the appropriation by the C.ate for re wards fcr roads. Before payment the State Hlghwpy Commissioner has I to Inspect the road and find it up to the required standard and satisfac tory to him, and verify to the audi tor general who draws a warrant on the State Treasurer, payable to Ah* proper authorities: The law says: "No claim for Stat* reward for Improved roads of over two miles In any township in any one year shall be allowed by the Stats Highway Commissioner; "Provided, however, if any town ship or county shall have raised moil- \ ey by tax or by sale of bonds to build more than two miles of road, such as merits State reward, in a township ID a year, and the road built is approved j by the State Highway Commissioner, 4 and this road is kept in as good con- '1 ditlon as when approved by the com missioner, suß>i township or county shall have Its application number re main' upon the books of the depart ment and draw each year the maxi mum amount allowed to a township in a year until such time as ths township or county has received the amount due tov the class and amount {a] of road built, and, provided, money \] has been appropriated for the pur- \ poße. In case the rood building mon- 1 ey was raised by the sale of bonds, the State reward money shall be used only for the payment of th* principal of the bonds. "The State Highway Commissioner is given the authority to refuse to grant any further road reward to any township or county that has been re- warded by the State for Improving ( roads, that does not keep these State rewarded roads in proper repair, but, upon his refusal to any township or county tor an allotment of State re ward, it shall be the commissioner's duty to Inform such township or county of what repairs are necessary to place them in a position to again be eligible to receive State reward, and it these repairs are made satis factory to the commissioner, ho shall reinstate them to the eligible reward list." / • Japan's Good Roads. Japan is peculiarly well off In re spect of good highways. The To kaldo, which runs from Kioto to Toklo, is over 300 miles in length, and, as the writer can testify, Is ad mirably constructed. There 1B also the Nakasendo, which is even longer, and passes through some of the finest scenery In the world. The reason for , r Japan's excellence In the matter of \ roads Is that In the old days—not so very long ago —th«pdalmols, or ter ritorial ndbles, had to Journey to Toklo once a year in order to pay their respects to the sovereign. They traveled by road, with great retinues, and If the highways were not In per fect condition feudal justice wu meted out to the delinquents.—Lone don Chronicle. —> — 3 The Fanner Will Do the Rest. Give the farmer good roads, good mall service, speedy communications with the outside world, and he will ,do the rest. The Government can help him, has already helped him in many ways, but the farmer has a large voice in the Government, too. He will take care of that part of th* problem himself. Detroit Fro* Press. Governor Hnghes' Opinion. * Governor Hughes, of New York, ia his recommendations to the Stat* Legislature, states that the cost of new highways Is growing to the point that legislation to tax automobiles (or the repair of good roads shonld receive consideration. — Good Roads Magazine. j 1
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