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"Mm By Hugh Pendexter >-\. f>z ?'<• -^;visT ' >; ^<W l» ̂ 1 ; « (Copyright, by Joseph B. Bowles.) 5, \ It was Alva Blnger's funeral. Al- thbujgh tie had died in Otisvllle, an ad- Joining town, all his jpeighbore in Dis­ trict No. 6 gave up the day to Recent black and grave contemplation to who would be the next to require their kindly services and sorrowful at­ tendance. As school-teacher in No. 6 I was expected to be present at the obse- qoles, and in company with my host, Methuel Currier, drove silently and slowly through the clouds of dust "Alva's baby grandson will miss him," I remarked, recalling how a splendid boy, the only one to disre­ gard the pathds of the day, had kicked his sturdy legs In a kindly matron's arms and had refused to recognise death. As the different carriages radiated from the cemetery the lagging pace gave way before a tight rein and the fan of mourners disappeared in by- ; ways and cross-roads, each intent on , arriving home in good season for the , evening chores. And I was interested to observe that Obed Splodgett was to be our guest at the supper table. 1 had seen him once or twice before and had been impressed by the habitual, cheery expression on his rugged face and had come to associate him with things amiable; and in a community where life is sometimes viewed in a somber light I anticipated pleasure in studying him at close range. "Qim'me th' heel piece, Meth," he said, heartily, as we drew up to the table; and my host placed the tough­ est slice of the loaf on his plate, to which Mrs. Currier added burned, rind pieces of pork. "Many at th' funeral?" asked Si, the hired man, who had remained at home to care for the live stock. "Yas," affirmed Mr. Splodgett, "an' I shouldn't be surprised if we had an­ other soon. Sister Lurinda dg#amed of a burryin' last week an' th' hearse was comin' from this way." Si shuddered and moved his chair le escape a draught from the window V'j, 'm« Heft Him." h tfe while Mrs. Currier pleated her apron and mused: "Why, who can it be? "We're all well here, I believe. Ye- don't feel sick, do ye, Methuel?" "Naw, I don't, an' I ain't goln' ter," snapped her husband. "What ye try- to* ter pin it onter me fer?" "Ye might be sick an' not know It," reminded Si, reassuringly. As we pushed back our chairs and Teturned to the sitting room Obed re­ marked: "Wal, won't that younker thave a hard time of it! I'm only afraid he won't grow up ter appreciate •a' enjoy it That's th' way with babies, half of 'em don't see th' value of their trials. So he> goin' onter th' poor farm." ( "I ain't said that," growled Mr. Cur­ ator, frowning at the bowl of his pipe. **It may come ter that, an' mebbe not 3Rer a week he's ter stay with one of th' neighbors over there. Mebbe •they'll keep him right along. Mr. Currier was a bit rough in or­ dering Si to look after the cattle. Then he said: "It's tough, but mebbe it's got ter be as ye say, Obed. Ye *ee, there won't be only a few dollars left from th' foreclosure sale of Alva's farm. Th* best I can do, if those folks -won't adopt th' baby, is ter board him on th' farm at th* expense of th* town an* save th' money agin th' day he <QUtts th' place ter hustle fer himself. He's a fine boy baby, too." "Mr. Splodgett cut his tobacco In pel­ lets that could not help but smoke illy. Apparently he was disappointed to 3earn the poor infant would some lime .emerge from pauperism, if he lived and if the other selectmen per­ mitted Mr. Currier to carry out his charitable purpose, with a few dollars in 'his pocket. For after allowing sev­ eral matches to burn his fingers he observed: "Liable ter make a boy wppish, something of a dude, ye know. 4er start him In life as a heir." *'*le <won't have more'n $40," remon­ strated Mr. Currier, "even if th' other selectmen agree ter my scheme." When 3 returned from school at noon the next day I found Mr. Currier harnessing his horse with every indi­ cation of being in a hurry. As he buckled the straps he told rue Mr. Splodgett had been thrown from his wagon shortly after leaving us the night before and had ibroken a leg. Sly host suggested that I accompany him on a visit to the injured man, and ft* I was curious to note if anything agreeable had occurred to mar Obed's pleasure in possessing a fractured limb I accepted the invitation. Wo found him propped up in a most uncomfortable chair, trying to read without his spectacles. "I've snapped At leg four times," he saluted, "but th* doctor thinks this is th' worst yet. An', d'ye know. I kind of feel as though lie'd made a botch of settin' th' bones. J Jest tapped my foot on th' floor be- jk<V I ' • • ' * L .•&: .. ." fore ye come In an' it hurt like sift. Guess I'm in fer a siege of it." "Ain't heard 'em talkin' on th' poor farm yet, have ye, Obed?" joked Mr. Currier. "Almost" the other grinned. "S'pose ye ll soon have an addition over there in th' Blnger baby, won't ye?" I enjoyed his frown as Mr. Currier replied: "Baby's been adopted." "Then he won't gor was the dis­ pirited query. "Wal, not fer another week," modi­ fied my host. "I should have said ho was only temporary adopted. Goin' a week from next Monday." Mr. Splodgett brightened perceptibly on being assured the baby's lease on respectability was not permanent and he chuckled at my host's short lived triumph and said: "Ye told me that before. That's nothin'. Th' fact re­ mains, he's got ter go. Wal, it'll be a good trainin' an' a lesson ter him." It was a relief to be at school on the Monday Mr. Currier went after the child to take it to the poor form. I did not care to see him when he passed through the district, and there­ fore, when I came home to dinner and learned he had not arrived, but was expected every minute, I tried to hurry through the meal and evade him. Just as I had refused pie, much to Si's amazement, and was leaving the table, a wagon drove into the yard and Mrs. Currier announced: "Here's Meth with th' baby." But it was not her husband; it was the optimistic Mr. Splodgett, half re­ clining on an Improvised couch, while his sister, a grim, wooden faced won*- an, Very deaf and seldom known to" speak, held the reins. "Meth here?" he inquired. "I can't come in. Had all I could do ter git Inter th' wagon. If th' fish peddler hadn't come along an' gim'me a boost I'd still be ter home, I guess. Most tipped over twice. Gee! but that leg frets me." Mrs. Currier had hardly explained her husband's absence when another wagon whirled into the yard and my heart sank as I saw the small bundle my host was so carefully holding in the hollow of his left arm. I had hoped the baby had found a perma­ nent home with his foster nwther of the week. Mr. Currier's face looked very sour as he tossed the lines to Si and said: "Hang this bein' s'lect- man an' cartin' babies ter th' poor house! I don't mind a growed-up pauper, 'cause they are usually shift* less an' jest as lief be there as any-< where. But this little cuss ain't done nothin' ter desarve It Anyway, we'll give him one more independent din­ ner before he comes ter takin' town charity. Hello, Obed. No use ter speak ter yer sister. Hitch, a# come in." "Lem'me see him, Meth. I can't gtt down, ye know," said Mr. Splodgett, his face now reflecting only pleasure. 'Ye might wait till ye git well an' call on him at th' jffcor farm," replied my host, grimly, yet resting one foot on the hub of the wheel, and holding up the crowing Infant in his arms. The wind blew back a corner , of the blanket so that the little face peeped out and Mr. Splodgett's countenance grew solemn. He gingerly pteked up one kicking, worsted covered loot between his rough thumb and finger and eyed it in deep surprise. "Lem'me heft him," he asked. The baby did net mind the transfer and lost no time in clutching one fat, dimpled hand in the grisly whiskers that tickled his chin. "Smells like new milk," remarked Mr. Splodgett apologetically with a red face as he raised his head. But I could swear he kissed the little cheek. His sister's inexpressive face stole a bit of animation as she snatched the tiny form from his awkward lap and gently patted the brown hair and rearranged the blanket with deft fin­ gers. Then she asked in her usual monotonous voice, "Shall we go back now, Obed?" "Hold on!" cried Mr. Currier, as Obed nodded and the wagon began to turn. "Ye've forgot th' baby!" "No, we ain't," grinned Obed sheep­ ishly. "We've got him. We're goin' ter take him home. I'd planned on it right along. Only I didn't wanter come between him an' this experience. When he's older he'll enjoy thinkin' it over. Better pull th' blanket over him more, Lurinda, or else lem'me hold him. Gee lang, there." And that night nature was gladder and the woods and hills more desirable for Obed's having lived, and I could look through the years and see a quaint old man in No. 6 no longer braving rainstorms, but being ruled by the iron hand of a youngster. Unjust Suspicions. Mrs. Shrill--Two or three family matters referred to on postal cards which I received have become public property, and I'd just like to know how it happened. Postal Clerk--I guess you must have left the> cards lying around the house. "Oh! Think J $id, do y^s? Are you sure those cards were not read by somebody here?" "Very sure, ma'am; there Isn't a woman in this office."--N. Y. Weekly. -£-- - "Human Natur"* (With a Difference). "Here's a story of a man that stole a whole bank." "Human natur"!" An' a man that married seven wom­ en--an* they all a-llvin'." "Human natur'!" "And while I'm about it, I might as well tell you that one of yer mules is stole--likewise the beaver hat you bought to go to meetln' Sun­ day!" "The devil you Bay! O, the vlllany of man! O, the wretched hu­ man creeturs goin' roun' on two legs!"--Atlanta Constitution. Medical schools should be of course, as far as possible from doc tors and hospitals. s i •"•in'in ii i- , I^NOT TAKE THE CATA|^(e ^STATEMENT NR IT. 1 CASE OF A MAILORD1 JGGY The Purchaser Was Ashamed to Use ^And Sold It to His Hlfp* ̂ ||c!"i:y;Man---It Pays te Buy v ^ at Home. (Copyright, by Alfred a Clark.) . The East Bad of London is an ex­ ample of what the city does for hu­ manity in creating poverty, misery, disease, drunkenness and crime. Jef­ ferson was right when he Bald: "Great cities are great sores upon the body politic." Is it any wonder that lovers of their kind are horror-stricken at the grinding of these gigantic mills whose grist is the bodies and souls of men? But there Is another movement con­ nected with this current setting city­ ward which, like K, is full of grave menace to the welfare of humanity. This is the dry rot now invading thou­ sands of villages and towns. It is not lack of capital or business energy in the towns, or discrimination in freights or exhaustion of the soil in the surrounding country that is bring­ ing about this change, but a new and dangerous form of competition, and the caprices of those who buy. Go into these towns and you will find them at a standstill or going back­ ward. Inquire of their business men or commercial travelers and you will learn that business Is not as good as formerly and that the prospect is for a continued shrinkage in trade. An observant commercial traveler said to the writer: "1 believe the day of the village and town is over. The big fish are everywhere eating up the lit­ tle fish. A few small lines of business that cannot be done by mail, such as timekeeper than that famous w&teh of Capt Cuttle's. Another friend bought a buggy at $34 and was elated over his purchase until it came and he saw that the top was a very ordin­ ary article of oil cloth, instead of leather, and he was so ashamed of it that he sold it ai a loss to his hired man and bought a better one in a neighboring town. A lady and her two daughters bought shoes from'the catalogue and when asked why they had trouble with their feet said it was because of ill-fitting shoes. But such Instances of the bad effects of buy­ ing "sight unseen" are daily occurring all over the country. It is only natur­ al and inevitable that such things should happen. Let us see what will be the effect of this formidable diversion of trade, if carried to its logical conclusion. Nearly all the business houses of the smaller towns will become bankrupt, the value of town property will de­ cline, churches and schools will re­ ceive a feeble support and the towns, instead of being centers of business and social activity, will almost cease to exist. The country in general will become like many portions of the south where the large plantations, by getting their supplies in the cities, have kept the neighboring towns down to the cross-roads type--dreary, unpainted little places of a half dozen ramshackle houses. The evil effects of this loss of trade and destruction of the value of town property will re­ act upon the value of farm property by cutting off the home market. They will add to the taxes on lands by re­ ducing taxable values in the towns. Surely it is not to the Interest of any* body, except the bloated corporations carrying on the mall order business, to see the towns and villages fall into decays A live town is not only of value to the lands surrounding It, but its well stocked business houses are a convenience and a benefit to the buyer. Even if money could, in the long run, be saved by ordering every­ thing from the city/ the'inconvenience ,|ffiilu'jn'ii"r Mi.; mi i RENT® SHOULD BE ATTENDECTTC - AT ONCE. > i I Time Saved and a Better Job Done If .Cfeiay In Necessary Work : Avoided--Pressing of Darns r*'/ 3' ;"' When Finished. %abit will cut the j^sperl# ff^fa tfftf tree of national life and drop you and your community into the bottomless pit of business stagnation. Are you wielding the saw that means certain dis­ aster to you and your community? barbering, blacksmithing or the serv­ ing of soft drinks and ice cream may survive, but such lines of trade can­ not sustain a decent town." The cause of this widespread loss of busi­ ness is the aggressive and destructive competition of the catalogue houses in the big citiee. It has been possible for 40 years or more to buy of some houses in the cities, if one felt- that the merchants of his town were ex­ acting too much profit, but this effort of the mail order houses to cut the retailer altogether is a new thing, the growth of the past few years. Start­ ing with a few lines of trade, this form of competition has come to cover .almost everything that can be sold in a country town and it Is even asserted that a savings bank department is to be added by one of the catalogue houses. The claim that the mail order houses of Chicago are doing an an­ nual business of over $200,000,000 may seem large, but one house alone has sold goods to the amount of $29,000,- 000 in the past six months and is now incubating a new plan to Increase its enormous business by selling shares of stock to thousands of people in the hope of making them regular cus­ tomers. The skillfully worded advertisement and the big catalogue, with its pic­ tures of articles in a hundred lines of trade, are very alluring to buyers, most of whom are not familiar with prices and qualities. Some of the articles below the usual prices are of an inferior quality, while the average price is usually fully up to what would be paid to the home dealer. As was shown last winter in a speech in-con­ gress, articles for the mall order trade are often misbranded at the request of the mail order people with delib­ erate intent to deceive. One of the instances given by this congressman was of some thousands of finger rings stamped "fourteen carats" when they were in reality only ten. The buyer who orders from his catalogue, or from an advertisement, does not see the articles till they come and is often disappointed in the quality of the most of them, but there Is no redress as there would be if he bought at home. He does not like to own that he is disappointed, so he makes the best of it and tries to per­ suade himself that he has saved money. In many instances he is not well enough informed in values to know that he could have bought as cheaply and selected much more sat­ isfactorily at home. On a rural route with which I am familiar and over which most of the incoming letters are from mail order houses and the outgoing ones carry back money or-, ders, lives a friend of mine who bought a watch from the catalogue at what he considered a rare bargain. The watch came, to be sure, but it did not go, that is at the right speed, and, although money enough' was •pent on it to shring the price up to ft good figure, if was no better as ft •'• 1 " -'if and uncertainty of it would always make such shoppthg unsatisfactory. Ordering from a catalogue is a leap in the dark, except in the case of a few articles whose color, shape and quality are always the same. To the man who pan soberly look on both sides of the question and who can put himself in the place of "the other fellow" the query will oome: Is it best from mere whim, or even for a certainty of saving from one to half a dozen dollars in a year to turn my back on the old, convenient ways of doing business, and to do my part toward ruining the business of my old acquaintances and friends, and of destroying the value of property in the town Where my friends live? F. B. MILLER. RICHEST WOMAN IN BRITAIN. Miss Emily Charlotte Talbot e# Wales Has Distinction. It will probably surprise most peo­ ple to learn that at the present mo­ ment the wealthiest British woman living Is a Welshwoman; more, that she is single. Miss Emily Charlotte Talbot was one of the three children of Mr. Christopher Talbot, a popular M. P. of the mid-Victorian era. The only son died in early youth, and MIbs Talbot's sister, somewhat younger than herself, became the wife, Just 40 years ago, of Mr. Fletcher of Saltoun. Miss Talbot remained at home, keep­ ing house for her father at beautiful Margam Abbey, Glamorganshire, and on his death, which took place some 16 years ago, his devoted elder daugh­ ter found herself left his sole execu­ trix, and owner of all the Talbot real estate, valued at about a million and a half sterling, as &lsp of a reversion­ ary interest in ft huge trust toad in consols. Didn't 8uit Him. « People who patronize the cars run­ ning out to Forest Hills are familiar with Conductor Crowley, the man who wears six service stripes on his sleeve, says a writer In the Boston Herald. On the afternoon of election day In November one^of his passengers was an old man who had been imbibing enough to make him go to sleep in the corner of the car. Just befcire it reached Dudley street the conductor announced with his usual rich roll of the r, "Clr-r-cuif and Guild." "Yer a liar! It's John B. Moran!" shouted the sleepy one, waking up sudO^ty.. „ ' S"1/-".'4 r.'"'1 -'€t: ••"••V'-. l#w Wetrlo CHftM^;^ new metric chart representing geographically measures of the inter­ national metric system of weights and measures has been prepared by the bureau of standards of the department of commerce and labor, and will be furnished free to Any school teaching the system. Rents will look much better when mended If they are attended to at once, because the longer they are left the more ragged the edge becomes. Lay the garment right side down ftnd put the edges of the rent as close together as possible; cut a piece of tissue rather larger than the space that is torn and lay on the top. Take a piece of thin woolen mate­ rial the same size as the tissue and as near the color of the cloth aa possible; lay that on top of the tissue and when placed exactly in the right position iron with a hot Iron, until the patch adheres to the garment The heat will cause the tissue to dissolve, forming a kind of glue. If the material Is of light weight goods it will be best to use a patch of the same, but if the material is heavy, such as is used In men's suits or coats, a lighter patch will be much better. * A clean cut in heavy material may be mended by putting the two edges firmly together and basting them to a piece of paper on the right side. This work is done between the cloth. Take a thread and insert the needle about three-eighths of an inch from the edge and carry it between the doth to about half an inch the other side of the cut and draw the thread through; put the needle In where it came out and carry it to the other side about one-half an inch beyond the edge in a slightly slanting position. Continue to do this until the whole cut is darned. Be careful not to pull too tight Darn it in the same way 1q the opposite direction. It is difficult to use this method of mending if the edges are the least bit frayed, and on thin materials it must be done with the greatest care, using the finest needle and thread possible. All darns should be pressed when finished. To do this lay the right side down on an ironing board and on the wrong side lay a damp cloth and press with a hot Iron until perfectly dry. ;*• vft i ' • - ",-SSf • *•'- I' FOR FARI Y SPRINH abrupt to which we have held I V" OxXVinU for so long a time, but which is not t* Baked Celery with Cheese. Three cupfuls celery, cut into inch pieces, one cup-ful stale bread crumbs, three-quarters of a cupful grated cheese, one-half cupful milk, two ta- blespoonfuls of butter, one table- spoonful flour. Cook the celery in boiling salted water until tender, drain thoroughly and set aside half a cupful of the liquid. Melt one tatfe- spoonful of butter, add the flour, and mix smooth, turn in the milk and the half cupful of celery liquid. Bring to a boll and cook three min­ utes, stirring constantly; add half a cupful of the cheese, stir until it melts, then mix in the celery, adding salt, paprika, or cayenne. Melt the remaining tablespoonful of butter and moisten the bread crumbs with Put the celery and crumbs into a Ing dish in alternate layers, having the last layer crust, and sprinkle the remainder of the cheese over the top. Bake on the upper rack of the oven until a medium brown, and serve hot SMART DESIGNS IN THE SEPA­ RATE SHIRT WAISTS. ' • Showings Are Larger and More Varied Have Appeared for 8ev- , Y iral 8easons--Girdles Brought into Prominence. , separate waist, ever since tlie aay of Its origin, has been a subject of exceptional Interest, and all efforts to supplant it have proved ineffectual. It Is too convenient; in fact, com­ bines too many alluring characteris­ tics ia its make-up to be easily set aside, and, while It may never again enjoy the same prestige that first marked its appearance, It is doubtful if we are ever again left without some modification of the shirt waist. Whife^jthe entire costume is now considered more drfeftsy, the spring showing of separate blouses is unde­ niably larger and more varied than for several seasons. For early spring days smart designs are developed in flannel, always of the unshrinkable quality. These are trimmed either with bias or plain bands of self material, with fancy braids, rufflings and emplecements, or with tucks and shirrs, fancy buttons, straps and various more or less odd devices, fashioned out of contrasting cloths or' silks. The same careful attention to de­ tail, the same perfect fit, and correct lines required in the most pretentious creation are exacted of the separate waist, to be wholly in vogue for the coming season. The girdle, too, is'an important fac­ tor. It is generally* made of a soft, pliable silk, is about three inches wide in the back and five in front, where it is brought into a buckle or slide of that depth, or else is kept in shape by two bones set about an inch apart. This is an inhovation from thej velvet. -be found in the newest models. One very modish design noticfei among these flannel waists was Of viyella plaided in dull blue and green checked off with hair-lines of lighter blue and green. The material wis gathered to a pointed yoke back and front, and drawn taut down into ft crushed belt of satin of the exact shade of green shown in the plajkl. Down the front is a double box plait, cut on the cross of the goods, on which are two tiny folds of satin* stitched through the center. The yoke is outlined with folds, the fronts cut in rounded points overlapping each other and decorated with three tiny buttons. At the base of the col­ lar is a tiny butterfly bow of satin. The sleeves show rather more fulness than those of the past season, this at both top and bottom, and have some­ what the straight up-and-down effect ascribed to the originally designed waists, and also they have the typicil shirt-waist cuffs. \ 5? Tiny pockets in all manner Of odd designs are very much in evidence, al­ though they are in reality but a trav­ esty on the name, never by anj? chance being other than mere patches and therefor^ entirely ornamental. Another special feature in tailored waists is the frilled bosom plait, » style universally becoming and smart. A pretty design of this order is de­ veloped in pale blue flannel set In broad side plaits each edged with • quilling of satin ribbon of the cloth shade; the bosom plait, which Is also given two narrow side plaits, and which conceals the fastening, is like­ wise frilled. The sleeves are short puffs with cuffs which reach only to the elbow, each given three plaits edged with a frill of ribbon similar to those on the waist proper. The girdle is of blue velvet, and the lace stock is bordered at the top with a fold UN ;sC.. ^0, ' i;-' ̂ -V . ̂ v. TO MAKE HER TALLER. r and Jt A Sewing Lesson. • ••TO, apply Insertions by machine taste the lace on the materia?, then run a row of machine stitching as close to the edge as is possible; cut the goods from under the insertion, leaving sufficient edge to> turn back and sew down. Bloomer trousers may be finished without the rubber at the knee, to which many mothers object on ac­ count of Its interfering with the circu­ lation. As a substitute a narrow band may be used as a finish, and into it a short fitted lining, and the full bloomer should be stitched. For children from two to four years of age the animal plushes make serviceable and warm winter coats. Perhaps the most popular of these materials is the bearskin, which comes in a number of different colors. Ham Pie. Cover tpe sides and bottom of a dish with a good paste rolled out thin. Have ready some slices of cold boil­ ed ham (about half an inch thick) some eggs boiled hard and sliced and a large young fowl cleaned and cut up, put a layer of ham at the bot­ tom, then the fowl, then the eggs, next another layer of ham. Sprinkle pepper over and pour In some water or better some veal gravy. Cover the pie with crust, and bake. The addition of mushrooms jgrea$ Improvement ' J , • PeAch Shorteakt. Sift together a pint and a half of flour, two tablespoonfuls of sugar (less if preferred), two teaspoonfuls of salt. Rub hi with the tips of the fingers two tablespoonfuls of butter, then add one beaten egg and milk to make a soft dpugh. Cut out like bis­ cuit and bake in a quick oven. When baked split In two, spread lightly with butter and fill with the sweetened peaches from a quart can and whipped cream, a layer of peaches first and cream on top. Pretty Fashions. shott cap sleeves that ars tb be worn on jumper waists and eton jack­ ets this spring may be slashed and fastened across with tiny black velvet bows, and the jacket fronts held to­ gether the same way. . A becoming dog collar to wear with an evening gown is made of six strands of very narrow black velvet ribbon, feather boned, and decorated with tiny jet buckles. The fastening is at the back, under a row of little bows or buckles. " •is# A New Pad. A fad has arrived and seized upon the feminine fancy, which is to have negligees, tea gownB, the coffee mati­ nees and accompanying petticoats the same tint as the boudoir color scheme. For instance should king roseB be tbe wallpaper design, then all these dainty silk and mull garments are of the same rosy hue, and so on through the whole gamut of floral colors that can The Kind of Clothes a Little Woman Ought to Wear. Jnst teclt from 'Paris' the tiny mtte a woman was airing her views on ctotljes:' c"The American dSepasmaker takes tolo little account of height but lays all the stress on weight," she said. "Her clients are apt to be divided into two classes--stout and slender. The slender little woip&n pf five feet gets about the same treatment at, her bands as the slender young Amazon. dT five feet seven or eight. "A maline bow at the back of the neck is a wonderful improver to little persons--it adds height marvelously.' "Then there is the shoulder: Feel of my shoulder seam. It corresponds exactly with my shoulder line, but let it be a fraction of an inch too long and I am no longer petite, but a dwarf. ' "Heavy, coarse materials are. only for the tall. Fine, smooth surfaces are for us. And, there is this about the skirt: Fulness should begin at the hip, not below It--otherwise, the skirt becomes a mere flounce instead of a thing of lines. Between the waist­ line and the hips the skirt should be perfectly fitted. „ "The ,hat for a small person is more becoming if it matches the up­ permost part of the costume. If the bodice is a tint, the hat should be of the same complexion. In the case of a very small woman, waist and skirt of different tones or colors are not to be thought of. Even the gloves do their part in making or marring the picture. White opes with dark gowns dwarf the height, and so, too, do capes and othet- fussy shoulder ar­ rangements. Trimmed skfrts and braided effects are also ruled out" Pretty Gowns Seen In 8hops. A charming white frock is made of mousseline de sole, flowered with tiny roses, and trimmed with maltese lace and colored broideries and inser­ tions. Another, for evening wear, of the same diaphanous material, has little clusters of pink roses worked on it, and a berthe of green and gold em­ broidery, while green, and white satin •ribbons finish the sleeves. A very beautiful evening mantle is of pale biscuit Cloth, with a hood of valenciennes lace dyed to match the' color; a ruche of satin of the same shade with handsome cord ornaments and tassels embellish the neck, and there is kilted lace in the sleeves, and a ruching of pale green satin Inside the hem. LATE IDEA8 FOR TRIMMINGS, BOX FOR PRESERVING STRING* Pretty Ornamental Trifle Boudoir Table. fir . • 0*r illustration shows a. prettjri string box ornamented wfth eil^ broidered silk or linen. An ordinary round cardboard or thin wooden box may be used, with a hole pierced ill the center of the. lid. v „ '* The silk or whatever is used for' covering the sides should be em> broidered with the little design shows : in No. 4 and parts of No. 3; these are ' worked with China ribbon and tiny sequins. The silk Is then fixed round the sides of box with seccotine, turijr: Ing the edges over to the inside an# •/r- •*; 'X -I': A underneath, as they can then be co|| ered with the lining, which also miufl| be fixed in by seccotine. The spray No. 3 Is worked on a dp- . cle for the top- of lid with a row of " sequins or knot-stitches round; the • edge must be snipped and fixed down over the sides, straining the top quitajr smoothly. The piece that covers the sides of lid is embroidered with the' border 2; the upper edge must biP very evenly turned in before the strip is fixed, but the lower edge can b||.i snipped and turned under, then tn«r lid must be neatly lined. The lining may be firm colored pap,;/ per such as is used by bookbinders, o|»%; silk or sateen may be used. It mu^jt.: be cut exact to size and neatly fixe<P* in by the seccotine, of which as little as possible should be used, h**; % 'ii. Narrow Ruchinga of Ail Kinds Figure rOl' „ Prominently,;.,;' : ; •/ ^arrbw rachings of a?! %nre prominently among the trimmings of thin skirts, and valenciennes comes into pl>y frequently in this connec­ tion. Tiny ruchings and puffings of Bilk edged by braid or cording are also among the accepted embellish­ ments of dress, and are used to lend chic to the various models in silk and sailn finished cloths. For heavy linen dresses self-stitched bands, with appliques of lace and braid, are favorite decorations, while princess and empire lines seem ultra models for dressy costumes. Quite a delightful confection by Worth has a certain box plait in the front em­ broidered with a stitching of narrow soutache braid, with the bands around the neck and armholes also braided. The girdle, instead of being of linen, was a heavy folded affair in heavy taffetas, but of the same shade of the sown, and in the front of tbe girdle m - \ box plait passes, the square loops an£^ ends showing at each side of thf; plait. r~ * *jv". Dressy linen skirts, with blouses ofe embroidered suisse and picturesque ', ooats of lace, are charming outfits fori ' * Riviera wear that will continue thelt" I vogue throughout the summer. If J fact, the embroidered tub frocks arf^ ' - more attractive this season than evei^' some of them being quite fine euougk to be worn with elegant silk and:* cloth skirts without being incongruf OUS. •; . : How 8hoes Should Ftt > A shoe or a stocking that is to^A^if short, may so seriously 'deform a child's foot as to cause trouble ' „ t h r o u g h l i f e . • ' , < + * * < i Foot-gear ef all sorts should have^;7 above everything, length, breadth and •' thickness. The shoe ought to be at least halt an. inch longer than the foot, with the4 '• double sole broad enough to save th® uppers irom touching the ground. Given these essentials the closer 1$ ~ 4^ « - - • mm- * , r - * tspj,} - *5* 'y*ji > -Ojj.#• *sp ^ ifC* V*1 " * Sfi v ^2** <", * „ > M , j «J*v f * lii-irl* A... 4U.', v- t\L. .xJ ,.X ' £ 'k>,l