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This corsage is of blue silk to be.
worn with a blue cloth skirt. It is
trimmed with bands of. white satin.
bound on each side with bluevelvet.
The bands are outlined with an em-
broidery of white silk with leather
stitched design. The yoke is made of
Shirred chiffon and comet ribbons. The
sleeves are trimmed the same as the
waist.
How to Lace the Corset.
Here is another boon for the stout
women who sufier from a surplus of
hips. etc, and who have too much
conscience or too hearty appetites to
lace. , Let them give ear to the new
theory of lacing their corsets by which
too solid flesh may be held in abey-
ance and yet no harm done physically.
The dies-smokers hate gotten this
new device from a physician who says
to pull out your corset laces as you
now have them. lay the eyelet sides of
the corsets vioa-vis, as though to be-
gin a. fresh orthodox lacing, and then,
taking one laccr, put it from beneath,
through an eyelet at the waist line on
that side of the corset lying at your
left.
Draw the lacer through as far as
the top eyelet, run through this
one and let the end four or five inches
long project. Now take the other
lacer and pass it through that eyelet
next below the one where the other
"_.-'-_{lacer, first went through and draw it
1-. down
to the bottom eyelet; run
through and let a five inch end hang.
Pick up the great length of the first
lacer and begin zigzagging it back and
forth through 'eylets on both sides of
the two sections of the corset until an
end hangs out opposite the first end
mentioned.
With the long portion of the second
lacer zigzag through the holes of both
pieces of corset to the bottom, where
an end must hang out opposite the
second end mentioned. - . .
When so laced up, put on the corsets,
hook them and see what will happen.
Simply pull on the top and bottom ,
ends of the laces that are not zigzag-
ged through, and the corset will first
draw in to fit about the waist and
ribs comfort-ably and without pressure.
At top and bottom, though, where,
over the bust and hips, the edges of
stays always project and add greatly,
to girch these edges will draw in per-
fectly tight and flat. ‘
No discomfort will be felt, and, so
lacing her stays, a woman can reduce
her hips and bust measurement :3
matter of three to five inches.
doing this the flesh is not rolled up
under her chin or thrust out in un
gainly lumps, because the stay is
easy at waist line and over ribs.
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Jenny Lind Off the Stage.
Jenny Lind the woman was greater
than Jenny Lind the singer. Th.1
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plicity of a child and the goodness "of
Dean Stanley; wrote that she had “the
' .x‘manners of a princess, with the sim-
an angel.” Her character showed it-
self. he added, "through a thousand
traits of humanity, gentleness.
thoughtfulness, wisdom, piety.”
At one of Dean Stanley’s services in
the cathedral she was'moved to tears
by the singing of the boy choirsters,
and had placed reserves for them at
her concert the next morning. When
she came on the platform she greeted
them with a smile of recognition
which the boys never forgot.
While she was singing in Copen-
hagen such was the excitement that
court and town begged her to give
them one more day of song. A gen-
tleman of musical culture had, with
his wife, anxiously looked forward to
her visit. When she came he was on
a sick bed. Jenny Lind heard of his.
desire and found «time to go to his
house and sing to him and his wife.
When she went to London Mendels
sohn asked her to sing to a friend oi
his who had long lain upon a bad 05
sickness. riize went and directed him
with songs. the remembrance of whit-:-
is still cherished by the family_..
Presbyterian. '
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“Fussy? Say, it the bunt-orbits.
’F’Ly'I'she'd lnslfi't upon b.3111: all 87"!!an
manicured—Cleveland Plain Dealer.
TEACHING BIRDS TO SlNG.
flow Cobblers In Germany Train Canaries
to Warble Sweetly. , .
Germanyjs fame in music extends
even to-the feathered tribe—those soft.
pearly, mellow notes that you hear
emanate from the throat of the Ger-
man canary. All our best canaries
come from that country, but they de-
generate very rapidly over here, so
that after alfew generations they sing
in that high, shrill, piercing voice
with which we are all too familiar.
That charming quality which seems to
isurprise you is the result of centuries
of cultivation, and the story of how
it is accomplished is really very inter-
esting to one familiar with it.
The little town of Andresberg, in the
Hartz mountains, is the great canary
center of the world, and all Of our best
songsters are imported from that
region. For generations the obsCurc
cobblers' therea-bouts have inherited
the business of raising canaries along
with the trade of repairing boots and
shoes, and they all have curious rude
devices for training their little fledg-
lings into the various notes for which
they are distinguished. Every autumn
a large fair is held, and premiums of
considerable value given the man who
can produce the best singers, or Who
hasi'in any way achieved a new variety
of note.
The stock notes are called the roller,
water, flute, and bell. 7T0 effect the
first, a large wooden wheel is kept
constantly revolving in the vicinity of
the birds by means of a pulley and
weights, and against the surface a
quill is made to press. This, as vou
may imagine, does not give rise to a
. very beautiful sound, but the birds’
effort to imitate it produces a very
pleasing note, indeed.
The water note is not unlike a trill.
The 'birds are initiated into this by
means of a. tin pan nailed to a post
firmly planted in the ground. Through
a pipe from above water is made to
drop, drop into the pan, and the vibra-
tions thus caused, rendered into bird
language, has quite a Patti-like effect.
To gain the. flute note, though I do
not see why they should not rather call
it the violin, they rub together two
bits of waxed end held taut by a sort
of rude framework.
The bell note explains itself, and as
the
bells, it naturally follows that this
variety of note should vary wfih their
respective birds. This is, indeed, the
case,
country can tell by which particular
dealer a bird was raised by the quality
of its bell note. These birds that you
hear will doubtless always retain their
beautiful voices and method. The next
generation, removed from their par-
ents’ cultivated environment, will not
sing so well, and in three or four gen-
erations the descendant will screech
and whistle ‘with the best American
canary going—Chicago Inter Ocean.
At the Inquest. .
“You knew the' deceased, I believe
you said?" asked the coroner of the
witness. ' - '
“Yes, sir. Our desks stood side by
side for six years.” .
I“Had you ever heard him intimate a
wish to die or declare that life was in;
supportable?”
“No, sir.”
“Can you suggest any reason for his
suicide?”
“I can only suggest what may possi-
bly prove to be the reason, sir.” '
“What is it?” '
“When he came in yesterday morn-
asked him the cause and .he replied
that on his way to the office he had
seen a wheelman wearing a red waist-
coat and a pair of bright green golf
stockings. He must have swallowed
the poison within five minutes after
that, sir.”
“That is 31].
Gentlemen of the jury, under thecir-
cumstances, the only verdict you can
render is justifiable suicide.”—Art in
Dress.
Running an Express Engine.
The general public has no idea what
the engine of an express train means.
It is no exaggeration to say that, while
the train is running, the engineer’s
whole soul is in his work, and that he
has no time to think of anything else
but his engine and the signals ahead.
An express train often travels at the
rate of sixty miles an hour, and then
signals will be passed every four, min«
utes, and it can readily be understood
that an engine travelling at that high
rate 'of speed will require constant at-
tention. - .
The strain on a man’s mind, working
an engine a long distace withoatstop-
ping, is” very great, and could not be
endured for many hours together; be-
sides, it would not be safe for an en-
gine to travel more than ‘180-2 miles
without being examined, and that dis-
tance is about the maximum any en-
gine runs on one journey
The Best Dipilntory. _
It was stated not long ago that the
Roentgen rays had been taken up
quite actively in the practice 'b'f derma-
tologists for the removal of skin blem-
ishes. This employment of the rays
has now been extended to the removal
of hair from the human skin. The use
of a current not exceeding two am-
peres at not more than 11 1-2 volts is
necessary. to avoid inflaming the flesh.
The tube should be kept from 20 to 25
centimetres from ,the place operated
on, and each operation should’ last
about ten minutes. _ From seventeen to
maga- quietly watched} wheeimaix
lose'i'control of his mount and go over
a wall, machine and an, and then re-
marked: “M well! And sothey can
various cobblers have different
and the connoisseurs of that.
ing he seemed very much depressed. I_
You may step do.wn..
thirty operations lullaby suffice—Ex.
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How to Wash Velveteen. l
Velveteen, if treated sight, washes
to perfection. Fill an enameled—not
zinc—bath three parts full of hot wa-
ter,- then shred in, finely as much‘
white curl soap aswill make a very:
soapy lather; take the material to be!
washed—if a dress, it should be un-
picked, though this is not absolutely
necessary—and Shake it backwards :
and forwards in the water until the ;
latter becomes dirty. 7 . ‘ . ‘
The velveteen must not be rubbed,‘
merely shaken to and fro through the l
suds. When the water begins to cool;
throw it tawny and repeat the same.
process, shredded soap and all with}
some fresh water, and while you are;
preparing the second 101: of lather,;
hang the dress or material over at
clothesline; do not leave it in a heap}-
vRepeat the shaking until the dress is.
thoroughly cleansed. Then rinse out!
several timesin tepid, and. finally, in:
acid Water. Do’not wring it. Stretch i
it out, if in the“ material across two,
clothesllnes; if a dress, pin it out to 5.
its full extent by the hem, using for
the purpose pins, not clothes pegs.
It will take a day or two to dry, and
When dry should simply be stretched
and knocked between the hands to -
raise the pile, or it can be ironed on
the wrong side if held by two people.
while a third irons, or pinned on the.
cock of two chairs, stretched as far as
it will go, and ironed from underneath,‘\
but it must on no account be ironed on ;
a table in the ordinary way, or it will ‘
no spoiled. It must be understood that 1
it is only velveteen,.not ve‘vet, which;
can be cleansed this way. The latter, i
:ontaining silk is only amenable to the 1
ordinary process of dry cleaning—’7
Philadelphia Times. -
A New Kind of Brush.
Dusting brushes increase in number,
18 do duster made of feathers and of]:
strong hemp. The latest addition tof
this family is a revolving brunt off
stout lit-idles, made for wiping out the
corners and interstices of carved fur-E
niture. It is an automatic eontri-;
vanes. .
the stubborn dust hole in the mahog—g
any, and by rotating the round handlei
more or less rapidly the wot is done;
and the corner wiped out clean as
quick as a wink. '
The pessementerie brush is a "now-
recruit in the reflment of oclothes
brushes, R is made with such dis-.
crimination that no teven the most:
the most delicate heading and trim-!
ming could be injured. Insertions and
overlayings of jet and iridescent (leads
that would be utterly ruined by a
whisk broom or ordinary clothes brush
application, lok brighter and happier.
for a dressing down with the passe-.5
menterie brush. Whose bristles are-
soft enough .not to scratch .110 heads;
yet sufficiently still? to penetrate the2
get the dust out of them. This passe-7'
menterie brush is also recommendedE
for brushing silk gowns and curtains I
of such delicate fabrics as, would be.
rulnedvby the coarsenbrushes. A new}
fringe brush, for brushing. out the}
fringe of handsome table ' cloths i%
noted, and also, most important of all,
is a contrivance for cleaning these var- ;
ious brushes and banishing dirt when,
it shall have alighted on them.—New
York Sun. ’
The Reversible Skirt.
Every sensible woman, whether a
golfer or not, is sure to include among
her most practical purchases a rever-
sible skirt. This garment is the inven-
tion of a gifted tailor'who makes a spe-
cialty of golfing suits, Amid his latest
masterpieces is a skirt that can abso-
lutely be worn inside out. The mate-
rial k a Scotch wool of any solid color
preferred on the one side and checked 7
on the other. It is made up with seams
so neatly andcunningly straped as to
show equally well either face of the
cloth.~ No lining, of course, is em-
ployed. The checked face is bordered
It the' bottom with a broad band of the
same, while the green or brown face
is bordered with a band of the same
color to match. The whole border is
stoutly stitched. A woven linen re-
versible band finishes the waist line,
and it is only necessary to turn the
pocket, an affair of a moment, when
the skirt is worn with the checked or
plain side out. With a percale or flan-
ued shirt waist and a leather belt this
skirt makes up the most approved,
simple, sensible and inexpensive out-
ing suit, yet devised—New York Sun.
Compliment to a Maine Woman.
An interesting incident has just
leaked out concerning the wife of one
of the Maine delegation. It is anent
the dinnerglven by President McKin-
ley to- President Dole of Hawaii, upon
which occasion Maine was largely rep-
resented. ..The day before the affair“
President McKinley was in New York.
He met one of the Maine delegation
there, and just as they parted the
Presidentsald: “I shall see you at the
dinner to-morrow evening.” .
“I’m sorry. but I can’t be there,”
replied the Maine man.
“That’s a shame,” said the Presi-
dent, “but your wife is coming???
“No; she won’tgo without me,” .was
the reply. ° _ ‘
“You'tell her that she must, that
the President says so," and the two
separated. '
About an, hour later a telegram was
received in. Washington by the wife
nor . party to-morrow night," .and
signed, ’“Winiam McKinley."—Lewis-
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E A le‘lANGE VILLAGE.
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~ in New unglm (1.
Hastings
amid the White Mountains, on the
boundary between Maine and New
trampshire, and is the most unique in .¢ f
is 'a little Village seamed
New England, perhaps in-the civilized :
world.
It contains three hundred inhabitants
' within the village proper. w th as many
more at work cutting andhauling lum-
ber to the village from the slopes of
the surrounding mountains. ‘lt has
tWOHa-rge manufacturing industries.
large store and boarding houses.
twenty-six residences. postofi‘ice. elm:-
tric‘plant lighting streets. store. (‘59..
railroad, telephone, fine school, reii;
ions societies and services, cxcelix-m
water system and sewerage—lush”: .
as many modern conveniences as an}
village of its size in New England
Yet it is neither city, townyplama Lula.
or even an incorporated place. 1
nothing.
Its inhabitants pay no taxes of‘any,
sort. Babies have been born there haw:
grown to manhood and become head~
and have never known
what it was to pay one cent for taxes.
There is, of course, a wild land tax
and a state tax on the mill property.
but these are paid by non-residents
and are something with which the in-
habitants have nothing to do. On the
other hand no- inhabitant can --vote.
They are, as a rule, well educated, the
daily papers have a large circulation
here, the people are well posted in cur-
rent events.
It is the most cosmopolitan village
in New England. Every nation on
earth is or has been represented here.
The most remarkable thing about
this most remarkable place is the en-
tire absence of crime. ,Notwlthstand»
ing this heterogenous population there
are no police, not even a constable.
There was a sort of constable there.
but his commission expired about a
year ago, and his duties had been so
light he did not consider it worth his
while to renew it. '
This is the only village in the .United
States to which there isno carriage
road. The only means of transporta-
tion to or from the outside world is
11' a railroad.
This territory was granted to Rich-
ard Batcheldor by the state of Massa-
chusetts about one hundred years ago.
Forty years ago (J. A. Hastings of
Bethel and D. R. Hastings of Frye-
burg, bought twenty thousand acres
here, practically the whole region. In
1861 they sold the right of way through
their territory. rho mill site at the vil-
lage and twenty acres to the \Vild Riv-
er Lumber (iompany of Island Pond
Vt. Tris company purchased at the
same time forty thousand acres of
timber in Bean’s Purchase, just across
the New Hampshire line.
They put in the big steam mill.
store, most of the houses, the electric
system, water system, sewers, etc.
They cut} their timber at Bean’s Pur-z
ichase and haul it by rail to their steam
mill here,-which saws sixty thousand
feet a day, when run to its full capac-
ity. _
Carl Storrs may be termed the father
of the settlement. as he holds every
public oflice so satiSfactorily that no
other man has been thought of in con-
nectionwith the positions. _
company’s agent, bookkeeper, paym-as ‘
He is the
ter, trial ‘justice, postmaster,
police,
etc.——Boston Globe. .
He Cured Her of Pertness.
The Duke of- Norfolk is an exceed-
ingly kind-hearted; quiet, unassuming
man, but on one occasion he gave a
postoffice 'young woman a severe
fright. She had got into the habit of
ruling the public with a rod of iron
and flavoring her remarks with a good
deal of impudcnce. The Duke saw
and heard much of this while he was
writing his telegram. When his turn
came the young woman took his tele-
gram-read it and dashed it back at
him, saying snappishly:
"Put your name to it. What’s your
1:211:19.” ‘
“That will do.”- said the Duke.
pointing to his signature. “Norfolk."
“That’s not the name of a man; that
.is the namumf a county," snapped the
clerk.
The. Duke. took the telegram and
prcccrdm to write another, which ran'
“Permanent Secretary G. P. 0., Lou-
“Cierk at this oflice exceedingly
insolent to the public; reprimand se-
verely; discharge on second complaint.
The Postmaster-General.”
A.s.'he handed it in he observed:
"This is official and will go free."—-
London Telegraph.
When Lost in the Woods.
Always carry a compass, as there is
no way of tclling‘the points of the
compass by mefins of bark or branches
that can be relied on. Remember the
direction in which your camp is, and
then if you got really lost. sit down.
build a fire, .and-make a big smoke.
This is supposing that you have come
panions, as no greenhorn should be
alone in camp. They Will look you up
the next day. and it is better to sit by
a fireand take it easy than it' is to run
all over the country. Every year men
are lost in the mountains who, if they
had kept cool and sat down and made
a smoke, would have been in camp by-
noon the next day. Instead of this
they lose their heads. travel clear oui
of the vicinity of the camp, and some-
times suifer terribly or die of starva-
tion before being found—Forest and
Storm.
“Yes, dear children,” said the teach-
er, “we must throw awn 3'. our naugh-tv
faults. They are like wot-my chest-
nut-s. Now, what do you do with a
worthy chestnut when you find one?
Jane may answer.” ,
“Please, Mafam, I give it to me little
brother. Petie.”-—Clevcland Plain
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