PAGE SIXTEEN. Em VERY girl who owns a dog is anxious that it shall be supplied with all the necessities, not to mention the luxuries, of a fashiop- dog existence, and so much atten- tion is now paid to the personal belongings of a pet dog, especially in the case of the small dogs, that there is al- most as much to consider in relation to fitting out the pet dog as in supplying the wants of his mistress. Fashionable dogs have not only a most correct equipment of blankets, coats, collars, &c., but also an array of motor togs that might do credit to the wardrobe of a human being addicted fo the sport of automobiling--a rainy day outfit, a complete assortment of boots and shoes, a special collection of playthings, an array of toilet articles in ivory and silver, a most elaborate travel ling outfit, and last, but not least, a lux- urious resting place for its idle hours at home, At the present moment there are a number of new designs for motoring and other coats for dogs which have come from Paris, and are being copied to order in this country also, which is the more satisfactory way, as the fit and color are then sure to be satisfactory. One of the most remarkable of the new designs has a full hood, which makes the dog look cloth the coat has oue piece of cloth above another, and each layer of cloth is cut smaller than the lower layer, making al smart finish at the edges of the coat. | Another most remarkable new motor coat for dogs has a very large rolling collar, which is trimmed with metal orna- ments like buttons, set on in groups of | three at equal intervals around the collar, The same ornaments are used down the middle of the back of the coat and down | each side of the front piece, This coat] is made also of cloth, with a fur lining, | cloth lined with cloth of another eer?' U1 ou wy TRAN or a shade. One of the most remarkable innovations in eanine finery is the cape coat, which bears a strange resemblance to the cape overcoats which were once so fashion-| able Tor men's evening wear. Triple | capes adorn the dog's coat, all of them | turning back from the face in a most | distinguished mauvner, In cold weather, | DRESS AND-CARI D H/T H A mn Ji | L.A SHAFER E PET OG » Fresh air and exercise are absolutely necessary to the wellbeing of dogs of al! kinds. Every dog should be taken out at least twice a day, and the more hours spent out of doors the better, except in very bad weather, when must be taken against puéumonia. It is better, however, that the precautions should be in the direction of warm wraps than in keeping the housed. If a dog is allowed to stay indoors and wot to take exercise it-frequently falls a victim to yellow jaundice. FRESH AIR NECESSARY. " When improperly exposed or changed from an overheated atmosphere to a cold one dogs frequently get pneumonia, which disease is quickly fatal to them. When a dog has pueumohia, to ease itself it sits up oh its hind feet and hangs its head on one side. It cannot le down, When it is found that a dog has pneu- monia or any of the serious troubles cited a good doctor should be consulted with- out 'a moment's delay. Indoors as well as ont of doors fresh air | i8 necessary to a dog, and if it is kept {housed up in an overheated flat' its blood Iwill be affected and the ruin of its coat {will inevitably follow, At night it should Laiso have fresh air and should sleep in a [place having a temperature of from 00 {degrees to 65 degrees. The mat on which {it sleeps should he changed at least twice a week. & In combing out the long hair of a dog {the greatest care must be taken not to pull it. The motion to be employed is | somewhat akin to kneading. A very however, it is possible to turtk the inner- most collar well up about the dog's ears, rather like the wolf who had eaten up Red Riding Hood's grandmother and was secking to deceive the public by appearing in her hood. The arrangement is a most|the chest. Narrow braid is used to trim comfortable one, however, and in dogs' the coat, a pattern being worked around | motor clothes, as in those for human|the borders of the collar aud the coat | beings, the style of the garment must itself. A narrow leather cord, or braid, is sometimes be a little bit sacrificed to the sometimes used for making this pattern comfort which it will afford. The hood has | instead of the braid. This cont is made a ruffle around the face and a square bow |9f Melton, 'in' tan, gray, &e.. with the like & Stiff cravat bow at the neck. The braiding in dark brown or blaek. It may coat which accompanies this hood folds also be made of a light weight leather well over the chest, so that the wind can- MOTOR GOGGLES OF MANY SHAPES not creep in there, and is fastencd with Motor goggles of various are the two' subst 'tial straps, It is considered | now on the market, and the important! most imp« int that the protection across | point in selecting one is to see that it is the chest wld be ample, - This cont and | complete. The choice depends on thelthe collar and any amount of ingenuity hood is made in leather, lined with fur, or [shape of thé dog's head and nose and] of cloth with fur lining. The cravat is of | something can be found comfortable for leather. With a hood made of leather the fovery dog, so varied are the designs, Some ruffle would be omitted. When made of jof the g leather that goes up from the nose, while others have two bands that go up on each side of the head and connect with bands coming around the ears. Collars are chosen, of course, This cont buttons with four straps across with view to their becomingness to the dog, and there no rule laid exactly what any breed of dog must wear. For the small, short haired dogs the cal- is down as to { lars with long hair ruches are very fash-| ionable. studded | with brass! Sometimes these are with jewels and sometimes little used pail, the latter being a newer, us shapes jewels have been some time. The dog's name and the owner's mono- mm in gold or silver usually appears on} i expended upon the | the monegram, for most wonderful 1 Among luxurions things dogs ecently iniported are the oggles have a band of | mskets, which have been devised in Paris. | straight Y PRACTICAL TALKS BY THE APRIL GRANDMOTHER 66 ¢ OUR American young girls: sit correctly . 1 | n either pose or lounge when-land cary the head thrown backward, ever conscious that the gaze | while are attitude that may conveniently of the public he exercised three times daily is that of That Critique | keeping the far cliffe's comment as she di-|from the top of the table while at meals lorgnette across the dinmond | To rest a cheek in the palm of a hand the evening in | [3X] stomach inn girl sways againgt one side of her chair, | grasps its arms with her hands, throws! otie arm across its back or props her chin is upon them.' Lady wn her knee-braced elbow she is in a fair was elbows as possible | way te contract the loonging habit which] ns ny English guest eriticised, rected her LS s . 1 "The remark of an old fushioned bean | horseshoe { she sat my | supported Inyz.a dining table is not only of ante-bellum auent the inherent and I bad to admit the justice {one of the etiquette laxities peculiar to criticism. Self-conscious débu-! the present degade, but it isd long siride the April Grand mother, "are apt to sit up like little ram- rods throughout an entire act or is infinitely more undiguitied days opera box, of her tantes,' who of as when' it was first vulgarity of the feminine person crosses her knees i8 quite as worthy continued onsideration to-day vitered. Yet the nmuber of refined zivls whe habitually sit with crossed | toward habitual lounging. "To sit correctly the soles of hoth feet voung and it|ghould rest' firmly npon the oor, the ¢l Lan to half re-|powy touch the hips and | knees well cline in a chair, leaning sidewise against (ho hands should on the lap. The! plaily i an arm or resting one hand on'the box| gy uiders will then assume their natural ticularly mil. The girls who lounge in this man- slope, and if the base of the spine nearly elder day yer are the most hopeless, as, unlike those | ag the rear of the chair seat it will jug even their iusteps, invariably sit with of the ramrod type, they do not realize bhackwalkd that But they at school the averag should nearly and with developed lie astounding in evidence of who, living in fear of exhibit to those gentlewouen an in vestful | knees meeting and toe tips deawn beneath! the moment the skire." be eusy to lean n neither at school nor . graceful at home have While" girl is permitted to™ sit on the edge of her chair and almost bend double as she curves her back above she | her writing Usually D { rests her unoccupied hand on the paper,| posture. Laen taught to sit correctly / NOVELTIES .IN DESK BOOKS. ESK books are of such infinite va- in blue, f such fascinatingly at- hears the day, month and yvenr date, and thus raising the left shoulder into and un-| that they natural position and further rounding the {charming gifts from one girl to anot! back, Whereas, when not actually injor to an older friend. use, the left hand should lie in the lap, Engagement are and the practice of so placing it palm | bossed silk, in satin or moire and in wal i npward--will heip to keep the back rus, pin seal, alligator, antique aud orvately lettered in cabors straight. Meanwhile the head should be|grgined leather. In the latter pelt ave paged with thick bent directly forward, instead of being | rought out shades like dull Indian red The covers, 1 together vith stn roe slightly inclined to left or to right, and| ih 'a darker tone of graining, verde bon str hie the chin held well away from the throat. {grained upon -green and tan on oiled merely cn "The kittenish pose of curling up on 8 'hrown sofa which so many young girls adopt 7 when reading will do an immense amount | of injury to the back as well as to the) eyes. If a girl is really fatigued | i i 1 i desk when Each satin smooth white page riety and tractive of appearance ave at short intervals®are casings for pho-d Ler tographs faken at various stages of Lis career Birthday bound tooo s and in fine books bound in ems autograph are soft leathers, rather elab work 1 satin delicately sogzest tha are not expected to = an | the contents, > Art needlework books containing and patterns for making an innumer variety knitting, and embroidery tan colored he {hakid painted floral desi [the cover joined wiih, ribbon sirings, Listed calling books are bound similarly! to those used for\registering engagements, | she land on their covers aire inscribed. the year should lie at full length, with lids closed, | ud month dates, in order that they may! * uutil thoroughly rested! but if she is in-} conveniently consulted when clined to stoutness she should be par-|S4TY. ticularly wary about lounging, and as| Diaries in all the fashionable light!knot tied. one means. of remiaining slender is to| weight leathers, in taupe colored! Rrides' books are the dainti st alfairs keep the spinal column erect, it is ob-|chamois and in conded silks are fitted op white satin or moire embroidered with vious that the back should held | with miniature padlocks, the key of which! gk of with ribben work in pompuderr straightly whenever its owner is in a|is 'attached te a chain worn about the gecigns. They carry silver letievicg on sitting Ap excellent way in owner's neck. the covers and contain special pages wpon which to acquive this vertical line is to| The baby's diary, in which admiring 'which the certificate may be posted, a practice balancing a small book on the [relatives eagerly inscribe all of his clever complete list of the attendabts, i crown of the head. This will force one | coolugs and doings as well as the ventsitTolitacan, mp kets and do nesfie stall. Sle to hold 'the head erectly and the spine |of his daily life, is covered with fine Xhite leather. silk or kid, equipped with strap will the good ex-'linen, silk or moire embroidered with fo "handles which fold about the velhm gmple. Auother method of JAlrning to get-we-iots aud stamped with Lis nan Mlarly © those op a lad bag" . of crocheting, pert are bound. 1a taupe vy linen wih be neces be posture, BUES SN, involuntarily imitate ing ot a {equipment ' | pwil "the They are to be had only at fashionable milliners and Thodistes, where they seem a fitting addition to the chiffons and plumes which are provided for the dog's Owners, Some of these baskets are of gilded the shape of a small peaked roof louse. Pale blue and white brocade was cane in used for the cushions of one of them, and of satin to basket, there "were tiny curtains An equally which was open on the side, was fitted match, elaborate with rose colored brocade: The tiny bro oe which frem the of the basket, tooned with garlands of tiny A ball gown could aot: have been i! curtams, were looped back Lop were foes artificial FONCS, elaborate, nor the wore delicate, nor ball have heen so expensive more would any gown, cousidering relative sizs maekin winy weather, weight, Booties for light and collars, plain collars and cuilars to mateh all be fashionable dog's trousseau, medi weight, hlankets toshes, heavy midwinter party wis of his mistress musi a "T'welve b } boon stgoaid a nemekintesh™ the fashionable nas quoted bei lenst possible fer ali dog n thi irs handkerchief THONG rammed and made to fit its small pocket, tesides wast net be forgotten, nor his silder rai ttes and his solid rubber ball tl dog is its be to consider diet. Dog V Fhe most important in taking care of should no more allowed to eat A Work Bags. $7 STITCH in time saves nine " is /\ very good old proverb, and it well if had and applied it the be girls would many aken it to heart 3 work of making Christmas presents, time like the present to start in, then there be Whe rush at the to get things finished and off in time for them 'hh their by Christmas morning. . It wake up on Christmas.and find our pile of presents neatly tied with ribbon and 10 know that our many been thinking of us ar this time when all troubles are pur aside and goo not end to res destination : ". is a very cheery fécling to have the year, i cheer and happiness ought to be in every howe ; heart as home made pr friends of but nothing goes so s.raight to the ents, ho matter how small, for what they lose in gnaniily hts aud t on them is quite repaid by the loving thong the time that had been « Ly offer them 3 wid Ion busy girls and boys the best evidenr A br of their 3 k love hat @ shy ve kil, or w ove clicose i, 18 very y nnd It. f of flowered rit hold that L about a yard Foil both hridge pensive to make ad ab ds arires pad, the in which you enough the » make ar the deep to wich ribben is felt in 1 ' pocke ther arcund Jenving enough put enrds. Run some ribbon the top to draw it up to stake ends to hang it oa the arm or from the The are pre dainty when finished, and, as they bridge, of course most useful A work bag is "useful for different silk, g their getiing all tangled up, an unfortu uate occurrence that is so apt to happen amd for waist se Very ty holding the spouls of thus: avoidi and a jocks meat made uy little and lined with chamois I ail} i some there is also a pocket for scissors he can be odd piece of silk eel te thimble; thas bag always A powder case a A408 and 8. 8 Inexpensive C Noj 1 c wi i 7 : . : lopen comb is used, which must' get down they wish than should children. Underjto stir up a sluggish liver, bu there [2P€D com v ! z ¥ " he skin to take out all the loose hairs. tordinary circunistances the diet for a dog must not be a bit of mercury in the ills, {10 ee includes, besides the cod liver oil, biscuits as mercury is deadly to dogs. =~ ' j after this has been done a soft brush is and underdone mutton, underdone beefi A toy dog should never get a chicken | Used to give the coat the finishing touch. lor a little scraped raw beef, occasionally (bone, a turkey bone or any splin- | It is not correct for all dogs to have a little fish, rice and milk or cream, tering bone, as the splinters are swal-| glossy coats. Good Pomeranians, for in- crackers and milk and sponge cake and|lowed by the dog and are fatal. It is {stance, have flafly rather than glossy cream. Richer eakes and bon bons, al-|lgafe to give the dog a large bone that hie | COALS. In caring for toy spaniels a most though they may' occasionally be given can gnaw. The dog should never be! important feature is the brushing out of to are even more dangerous 0 | permitted to take food at odd hours and the feathers on their ears and legs. * To its digestion than to that of a child. Dog sIfrom other places than home, as gas- | Dreserve these feathers and their coats differ in constitution as do human beings, tritis. will vesult from irregular and im-|as well the dogs should wear socks on Dogs are very prone to | their hind feet, xo that they will not he and it is necessary to watch them to see proper feeding, whether they are sliy feeders or not. Ifigastritis, aud the disease is frequently able to seratch the feathers and destroy their fluffiness, they too greedy they must be re-!fatal te them. strained; if they are shy feedérs they must | er > . - ial Amenities Jor Bhe School Girl ¥ Le helped along with a little cod liver) oil, which juostive organs are not of the strongesti IRLS have a good deal of license|about them but conspicuous In a way not these days in going about together, to be desired, hut they subject themselves to um-| Jolly girls out for a good time some- sant criticism if they do not remem | times forget that there are other persons as well mannered in public as 0 the world, and that thesé other per- Ley are at hone, { sons, in a theatre, for example, are very At matinecs. for instance, where groups Hear neighbors, with rights and privileges "young girls are frequently seen, and of their own, as well as their own way of a chaperon, there is tukiug their enjoyment. It is extremely great need of eareful comiuet, for persons, | {rying to such people to be seated near whether young or old, who are heedless Eirls who are heedless of every oma but make | themselves. Vegetable pills are also used [themselves not only disagreeable to those These heedless girls laugh and talk in i i loud, unladylike tones between the acts hristmas Gi and munch candy with avidity, During 1 pet dog, are bey do not dislike. As a dog's] it i& necessary to give them a little highly aonrishing food rather than a larger amount of food 'whieh is not so nourish- When dogs are not strong they are . ing. given a tonie be one grain of saccharated iron mixed IPor the small doz this may with their food at every meal All dogs, the toy shiggish livers, more so than any hinnman It ne i dose of Rochelle salts every week {his may be given in their food or especially dogs, have Pies her to be { . "i being, is usually to raey them days ORSAY a ten in wint and every in som. ut ner sometimes without put down their throats, using a cigarette funnel. Not given as quite one-half a paper as teaspoonful is dose for alof their manners in such a place sal dog fts. the play they often carry on conversstion in whispers which can be plainly heard to the great annoyance of their mneigl- bors, while many girls further disturb by being "wrigglers" --moving restlessly in their chairs, first an arm or a leg, or nervously fingering their programmes or their hats, There is also the girl who, having seen the play before, cannot keep quiet through a second performance, but in- sists on whispering the development of the plot, as it goes along, to her compan- ions, When the hero comes in she will tell what he is going to do and what the then little arc] "Phis case is made of a piece of silk or which the powder can brocade nine inches wide and fifteen inches | of when it is rubbed over thedoug. It is. lined. with a piece of white These cases are very easy to make | flannel the same size. The two are held and every girl is always delighted to re- | together by a binding of ribbon all around. ceive one. 'The covering may be made a48!One end of the ease is turned over far felnborate as one wishes. The male mem-{psnough to hold a spool of cotton and tacked ers of one's family are always the gerd fat each end and in three other places, est to provide for, as there are s0° few!making four even spaces for the spools. In {things that ove can make for a wun. OF{these are put a spool of coarse white cot- course, for the girl who bas a brother atiton, one of fine white cotton, one of black college nothing is more welcome thatiicotton and one of black silk. "Them a rib- Isofi cushions, the prettiest ones baviugibon like the binding is run through all the | herdine will do, and whenever there is the college crest stamped on the materiallspools and fastened at each end. suspense in the plot she will explain ex- and worked in outline, using the buttons} A whole paper of needles of the proper|aectly how it is all coming out. Not only face holes cut in the chamois, aut gooil POW 1 { | { | {conte { {face Needle Cases. HEN ot» for 1 wants to make ' ative is often to her, hole stitch on the outer edge. Almostigize is threaded on the silk or cotton of her companions hear these things, but any shop will stamp the different crests leach spool, the thread pulled well through! those sitting near are her vietims, and as | Then _ there is ulways the kuitrell Orlther, 50 there is no danger of its coming! it spoils the play for theni they do not ee aber of colors and stitches, and (O16 Ad the needles are quilted carefully | feel very kindly toward the offender, who Famin Bas never yet owned wore neck- into the flannel. The needles must be ar- [all the time is really quite unconscions of ties than he could wear. so fliis SHC I ranged in even rews running out from |peing objectionable. Si a that ane can Sh but shch Spool uerogs the case. As cach needle} Pray do not be this kind of girl. if | fake too much time and space is used the thread is pulled through all the P ribe them all: but. remember, girls, others, so no new threading 'is needed it the present that hae had many oe until the whole row has been used. It is 12 stitches pu is always uiore vals " d a Rs a thm Poy ht yin ice ne best to wind off at least one row of cotton much bus hfs come from a shop. .Soifrom the spools before putting them in the begert in time and by doing a little each case, as the cotton from full spobls is apt day. when Christmas comes there ought to get tangled, y be quite a little pile of presents to be L . Hetritintes A piece of ribbon must be sewed to the] middle of the end of the case opposite the : spools; then the case is-wolled around the ittle gift spools and tied with this ribbon, W ndmother or any elderly friend! it dificult to Christmas Cards. know what to wake that will be of any ERBONAL Christmas cards are {nse As women grow older they | growing in favor. Many of the shops are not only apt to be pretiy well Supplied | are making a specialty of having in- with all the dainty little trifles, but are dividual designs engraved or dome in lulso less inclined to use many of them. water colors with one's own verse added. A very 1 solution of the question of | Any size card can be ordered or a post what, to.mnke. is a needle case with the|card can 2 selected for conveying one's needles. ail threaded. It is a great con- greetings of the season. Some of the {vealence not to have to thread a needle, lesnecially when one's sight is not quite tettdrink done in gold and the design ex- SAY i ¢ be qi iste ly handay z 3 1 a : Ci 45d Eoym as it uscd