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LAYING A GHOST By GEORGE F. DUYSTERS • / ' Vi . .V . ' ' * * V V • HEIR TO THRONE OF GREAT BRITAIN msmoNv .i * -VVA ; * % " W*- f M (Copy rtght.) I had come all the way from Montana to make my fortune in New Y6rk city. On being driven to the boarding house in a formerly aristocratic portion of the city to which I had been recom­ mended. I learned that the place had been closed up. Noticing a sign on the opposite side of the street, I crossed "over and mounted the stairs. I rang the bell here, heard footsteps within ere the echoes had died away, and the door was opened by a young girl, who asked me what I wished. Por a moment I hesitated, but, recov; ering speech, told her my predica­ ment. She looked at me and then at my trunk. She seemed at least par­ tially satisfied by this scrutiny, for she * said: "Wait a minute and I'll call ma." This proved to be unnecessary, for "ma" had followed her to the door, and at that moment loomed up be­ hind her. She was a tall, pale woman with jet black hair and. a face in which all features seemed lost in a maze of wrinkles. "Step inside a minute," she said, "and Elizabeth will watch your trunk." She ushered me into a parlor and proceeded to cross-examine m£ in a manner that would have donfe credit to a lawyer. Where was I from? How did I come? When did I ar­ rive? Who recommended me to Mrs. Belton? What was my busi­ ness? All of which I answered truth­ fully. Her daughter stood in the hall and listened attentively. Appar­ ently satisfied with her examination Of her unexpected guest, the landlady said: "You can have the second floor, front, that's the best room we got We haven't any other boarders just now, but may have some later." "All right," I replied, "anything will 4k> for me to-night." I went out to get my trunk, and as X was bringing it in I overheard a discussion between the daughter and "ma." The daughter said: "He sh:u. mot sleep in that room--it's an out­ age! It's no better than murder!" Then the mother's voice, somewhat hesitating: "But he's young and strong, Elizabeth, and maybe he ain't afraid of ghosts." • "What's that about ghosts?" 1 *»ked. The elder woman was evidently em ' Iptrrassed. 1 "Oh," she said, "they l / the room's haunted." :' I laughed. "That doesn't frighten aae. I have always had a great lbag- ittg to see a ghost." Ther<£ was a serious, anxious look tb<rdaughter's big brown eyes. *>You don't know what it 13,' she ex- laimed. "We ourselves have never (Keen or heard any ghost, though we five In this house, but evory man who slept in that room has been found dead the next morning, and the man­ ner of his death has never been dis­ covered. The door was locked on the Ifcside and no sound ~7&e heard. The physicians could never find out what lad killed them. So this house has been known as the haunted house. We have lost all our lodgers, and no one •ill come here any more/' ' "Yes," added the elder woman, fold­ ing her hands, "this house is all my husband left me. He used to do a good business trading with the West Indies in the fruit line, but with a mortgage, two years' taxes unpaid, Mid no income, I don't know what ^re're going to do." : I confess I was at first somewhat figgered by the peculiarity of this unted room. I had a supreme con­ tempt for ghosts in general, but the possibility of not wakin_ up the fol­ lowing morning was disagreeable. j The faces of both mother and daugh­ ter plainly showed that tLey spoke the truth, and there was a pathos in t>eir voices that strongly inclined me £* help them. The woman spoke up as If seized fifth a sudden hope. • "Young man," she said, "I'll tell you Hfiat I'll do. If you'll sleep in that room to-night and find out about the ghost, taking your chances after know, tng all the facts and having fair warn­ ing, I'll give you board and rent free f|tr a year, and thank you besides." ' "It's a bargain," I exclaizned; "I'll 4o it." . I Beized my trunk and carried 1t up the stairway te the second floor. If The woman preceded me, and, Striking a match, lit the four jets of a chandelier that hung from the cen­ ter of the ceiling. I sat down on one of the old-fash­ ioned plush covered chairs when she had gone to think the matter over quietly. I had not given the ghost theory a moment's consideration, but that there was some strange mystery about the room in which I found my­ self was beyond a doubt. I went over every possible theory. No one would be fool enough to lf>H m© for my money or valuables, for I had none. My trunk contained some clothing, a few old books, and a shotgun. I had no fear of the two women, I believed them to be entirely honest. I went over every story I had ever read. I recalled trap doors, canopies that descended and smothered the Oc­ cupants of the bed, panels that could be moved noiselessly. I determined to make a thorough examination of the room and watch the night out. If alive In the morning I would hold the lady to her bargain. If not, well, on.) doesn't herd cattle and hunt in Mon­ tana without taking risks. I opened my trunk, took out my shotgun, fitted it together, and insert­ ed a couple of No. 4 shells. If ghosts could stand that at close quarters I was quite willing to yield them the palm. Laying my gun on the bed, I looked carefully about the room. I sounded the walls carefully on. every side, looked in and under the bed, and then, sharpening a small piece of wood into a wedge, I thrust it under the door leading into the hall­ way, thus rendering it impossible for anyone to enter even with a false key. A big clock in the room interested me. At a distance it resembled an old English clock, such as I had seen in many farm houses in the west, but a closer examination convinced me it was oriental work of some kind. It stood in one corner of the room, near one of the windows, and was about five feet high. The carpet on the floor was light blue in color, and there were no cross seams to indicate any possibility of a trap door. I was puzzied, but 1 did not propose to take any risks. I pushed a comfortable arm chair against the wall between the two windows, and, with my shotgun across my knees, awaited the arrival of the ghost I preferred to meet him or her in light rather than in dark­ ness, If I must, so I left the gas burn­ ing. I heard a distant clock strike 12, and was reminded by it that this was the proper time for specters to ap­ pear. All was quiet, however, within. A couple of wearisome hours passed, and the distant clock struck two. I was beginning to feel ridiculous. I got up, walked around the room two or three times, and was just about to re­ sume my seat when a curious sound within the room struck my ear. It seemed to come from the tall clock in the corner, and sounded as if its bell had been tapped very lightly. This was followed by a single tick-tack, and I saw by a reflection of the light upon the brass that the pendulum was mov. ing slightly. The next Instant there issued from a space between the bottom of the door of the clock and the base what I for an instant took to be a thin stream of blood; I con­ fess a slight chill ran over me from head to foot, but in far less time than I 'can tell it the stream of blood resolved itself into a crimson-colored snake about 18 inches in length, which began to wriggle over the carpet toward me. There was no time to think, I lifted my gun and blew the snake into rags. The report sounded deafening in the closed room. Almost Immediately an­ other snake somewhat larger than the first one crept out of the clock. I gave this one the other barrel, and then, not knowing how many more there might be, I rapidly reloaded my gun. I heard a woman shriek, footsteps coming along the street, and loud raps at the door below; then somebody called my name from outside. I dared not, however, remove my eyes from the clock. A man's voice called out: 'Open the door;* what Is the matter?" "You had better not try to open the door yet," I answered. "I am killing the ghosts, and heaven only knows how many more there may be." As no other snake came out I ap­ proached the clock and smashed in the glass door with the muzzle of my gun. Twined about the pendulum in a wrig­ gling, writhing mass were a dozen or more small snakes about the thickness of a lead pencil and a few Inches in length. Stepping back two or three feet I fired into the lot, and then with the butt of my gun crushed some which still seemed to show signs of life. By this time there was a furious hammering upon the door of my room. I kicked away the wedge and turned the key, and a policeman entered, fol­ lowed at a distance by my landlady and tier daughter and a few curious neighbors more or less dressed. "What on earth," began the officer, but I answered by pointing to two crimson bodies on the carpet, one of which was still moving, though almost torn to pieces by the shot. "There are your ghosts," I said, ad­ dressing myself to the landlady, "but as I am not sure we have them all, you had better tlot come into the room. I don't know what kind of reptiles these are, .but from the shape of the head I, know them to be deadly venomous." The policeman, who knew the story of the house, simply ejaculated: "Good God!" and beat a retreat toward the door. At my request an ax was handed in to me. I broke the clock into kindling wood and hammered the works flat, but found only one more of the progeny, scarcely larger than a match, in a crack of the wooi~77ork. I need not say that I didn't sleep In the room that night, for there was no certainty -that the clock held the only nest. At daylight all the furniture in the room was carried out, ripped up, and a thorough search made, but noth­ ing more was found. The remnants of the snakes were sent to Washing­ ton where a learned professor of the Smithsonian pronounced them the deadliest species of viper known In the island of Martinique. Undoubtedly the reptiles had nest­ ed in this clock before it was sent on from the West Indies, and had for more than a year lived upon the mice which were plentiful in the old house, coming out at night, as is their habit, to Bting to death any one who might be sleeping in the bed. My landlady held to her bargain, and even more. 'She not only gave me board and lodging free, but six months later the hjuid of her daughter. There have been no more ghosts at No. 259, though I confess .t was a long time before I had the courage to Bleep in the second story front room. Makes Plea For the Sparrow Bird Said to Be Active Enemy of Pes­ tiferous Insects. Ordinarily, the sparrow is not an In­ sect eater, but it has a most hospit­ able crop when it comes to the various pests of the flowers. Por that reason, among others, the farmer's rose gar­ den suffers small hurt from the vari­ ous troubles that for long years seemed to infect it. Nowadays, he pays no attention to the red and green spiders and the little green lice that are sure to make their appearance at a critical period in the rose's spring history, for he has come to know that the sparrow will do his work for him more effectually that he could for him­ self. The sparrow is prompter than the most energetic bill collector, and he cleans the bushes leaf by leaf and bud by bud with the utmost patience and industry. And so with the sweet peas. When their small enemies ap­ pear--and they make their appear­ ance with the first buds--the sparrow is waiting for them, and with a cheer­ ful industry worthy of emulation, cleans the vines and tender flower shoots, and puts them in order for those who would otherwise have a great deal of trouble with them, and all the pay he asks for is to build his nest in the gutters or in the eaves, or in the corners of awnings over the windows. And If you don't like the nests in the awnings, you have only to lower and raise them up again-- and before you can eat dinner the nests will be replaced more snugly than before. Such is the merit of in­ dustry * and genuine optimism.--Joel Chandler Harris, In Magazine. Uncle Remus' Tiger Shooting Records. By accounting for seven tigers with his own gun during a recent shoot in Gwalior Lord Minto, viceroy of India, has accomplished a feat of which the most successful big game shooters might well be proud, although he has not rivaled the sensational perform­ ances of a Mr. Walker, who when deputy commissioner at Nlmar, actu­ ally killed four tigers in ten minutes. F. C. Selous, who has a phenomenal record as a slaughterer of big game, once brought down three full grown iion3 in four shots, while his bag in­ cludes more than a hundred elephants, nearly all of which he shot on foot, and twice as many buffaloes. In four years (1877 to 1880) Mr. Selous killed 100 buffaloes, 20 ele­ phants, 13 lions, and over 500 other big game, ranging from giraffes (18) to zebras and antelopes. Sir Robert Harvey's guns have wrought terrible havoc in many parts of the world, from 'Africa and India to Iceland. From stereograph,copyright, by Underwood A Underwood.N. T. New photograph of his roya^ highness, the prince of Wales, who will be in Canada this summer, and the princess of Wales. The prince recently made a trip to several of the principal European capitals. A FOOL OR ARTIST? HAVE WIDE CHOICE MONET DESTROYS HIS PAINTINGS AND RAISES QUESTION. Canvasses Were Not Up to His Ideals, 8o with Knife and Brush He Wipe* Out $100,000 Worth of Pictures. as advertised, M. Monet's action showed him to be an artist and not a mere manufacturer. "Such action is not unprecedented," he said. "Degas, for example, destroy* ed three-fourths of his production. It is a pity, perhaps, that some other painters do not do the same." Paris.--Pictures with a market value of $100,000, representing three years of constant labor, were destroyed the other day by Claude Monet, a French impressionist master, because he had come to the conclusion that they were unsatisfactory. The pictures destroyed had already been seen by friends of the artist and by leading critics, who pronounced them to be among the best works M. Monet ever accomplished. They were to be the feature of an exhibition of this master's work, which was announced to open soon in the galleries of Durand Ruel. The ex­ hibition, which had already been ad­ vertised in the French papers, had aroused unusual Interest among artists and amateurs, as it had been a long time since any new works by M. Monet were placed on public exhibi­ tion. At the last moment, when he was reviewing the pictures and superin­ tending ,the framing, the artist became discouraged. He declared none of his new works were worthy to pass on to posterity. With a knife and a paint brush he destroyed them all, despite the pro­ tests of those who witnessed his act. Pictures by M. Monet are currently selling from $6,000 to $10,000 each. The artist's action has aroused con­ sternation in the art world. It has also raised the ethical question as to the artist's right thus to destroy his handi­ work. The pictures were unique In that they constituted a series of remark; able studies, reflecting water under different light effects. M. Duran Ruel, senior member of the firm which in recent years has acted as agents for Monet, said that while he was disappointed in that he would be unable to hold the exhibition CONVENTION OF HOBOE8. Wandering Willies to Meet on Banks of Black River. South Bend, Ind.--South Haven, a little town between South Bend and St. Joseph, Mich., on the Three-I rail­ road. is to have a convention of tramps on June 5. Word to this ef­ fect has gone out to all the hoboes In the middle west, and they are already headed this way to take part In the proceedings, which promise to interest not only the members of the "profes­ sion" but also members of the police department of this and all surrounding cities. The convention site will be along Black river, two miles out of South Haven. South Bend, Kalamazoo, Niles and St. Joseph have already felt the re­ sult of the calling of the wanderlust disciples to this vicinity, scores of them having apparently decided to re­ main in this neighborhood until after the close of the session, which, if ail arrangements are carried out, will be directed by Dr. Ben Reitman of Chi­ cago. According to the police of Kalama­ zoo, 150 vagrants were in that city the other day, and for the first time in years the knights of the road were re­ fused lodging in the city jail. ; Chief Allen haB ordered patrolmen and de­ tectives to keep the railroad yards clear and to run every vagrant out of town. "Kelley, the Mush," who took part in the Chicago meeting of tramps con­ ducted by Reitman, refused to obey orders, being determined to remain in Kalamazoo until he Baw fit to leave. He was immediately locked up and the jailer instructed to see that he did not leave the bastlle until he was will­ ing to move on. , . DODGING FREE-LUNCH LAW. it- Disturbed the Boy's Slumber. True and False Friendship. Noah Webster distinguished between true and falBe friendship as follows: "True friendship is a noble and virtu­ ous attachment, springing from a pure source, a respect for worth or amiable qualities. False friendship may sub­ sist between bad men, as between thieves and pirates. This is a tempo­ rary attachment, springing from inter­ est, and may change in a moment to enmity abd rancor. WA8TED SARCASM. *- Inconvenience of Using the Backlog as a Sleeping Place. An old mountain preacher used to tell of a lawyer, a friend of his, who lived at the county seat of a moun­ tain county. Back in the hills some where lived one of his clients, whom he had occasionally entertained with the ready hospitality of Kentucky. : When he left, the client always in­ vited the lawyer to come to see him when in his neighborhood. Business called the lawyer back Into of beds, but well filled with partly dried cornstalks. He was bidden to make his bed on the fodder. * His overcoat furnished inadequate protection. After a short Rap, he wakened, stiff with cold. He remem­ bered the big fireplace with the back­ log, and decided to go down-stairs and start the fire. The coals brightened as he stirred them and added kindling. The sparks and smoke began their ascent, when the guest noticed a strange commotion the hills one winter day, and late in at the back of the fireplace. This the afternoon he found himself in the vicinity of his client. He decided to accept the oft-repeated invitation. After inquiry, he found the shack- one of the poorest he had ever seen. As there was no sign of barn or shed, he blanketed his horse and hitched fefm In the lee of the house. His warm welcome was genuine, but supper was In accord with the sur- roundings, and at bedtime he «ras con­ ducted to the loft, which he found bare stopped when the oldest son of the family, covered with soot and ashes, scrambled from the backlog, where he had gone to sleep for the night.-- Youth's Companion. Saloons Find It Easy to Evade Mary­ land's New Statute. Baltimore, Md.--If the law recently passed by the legislature forbidding saloons furnishing free lunch to pa­ trons can be enforced the old gratui­ tous gastronomic routes--as a patron described them--will have to be abandoned. The law expressly says that nothing but crackers and cheese can be fur­ nished in saloons free of charge, and consequently the man who depended on the food given "free" by the sa- loonfe for his midday lunch will be obliged to patronize the regular lunch­ rooms, the proprietors of which were anxious for the law to be passed and still more anxious for its enforcement. Whether It can be enforced literally or not is as yet an open question, and one that will probably be answered In the negative, for not only is the con­ stitutionality of the law doubted by many legal men, but there are some thousands of ways in which it can be evaded. One of the ways which has not been generally practiced as yet is for the saloon man to Inform his patrons that he is selling beer at four cents a glass and Is charging one cent for the lunch. Of course, the average pa- FASHIONABLE FABRICS SUITABLE FOR MATRONS. tron will pay his five cents in toto, and even after he pays the one cent for the lunch there can be no law enacted, attended or enforced compelling him to eat unless he wants to. On the majority of the "free" lunch counters throughout the central sec­ tion of the city the following sign U displayed: * x Lunch 5 cents a Portion. : Pay at the Bar. • ...» The evasive purpose of the sign Is well understood by the patrons, and It can be safely said that not two out of a thousand make any pretense of "paying at the bar," nor are they re­ minded that they are in debt for the food. Present Season's Fashions Kindly for the Woman No Longer In the First Bloom of Youth- Silks Come First. This is a most kindly fashion sea- sou to the matron, for never have lines in gowns been less trying to the mo- tronly figure nor fabrics better suited to the slight tendency to obesity which is very apt to appear when the woman passes 40. First, as to fabrics. The most de­ sirable effect to obtain in your house gown, party frock, dinner robe--every piece of wearing apparel save the most decided tailored modes--is straight- ness, and for this purpose the home dressmaker must select the clinging fabrics. In expensive goods this Includes all the very soft silks, in which I wish to Include particularly the crepe-finished foulards, which are exquisite in color­ ings and designs, and cost about one dollar a yard. Another good silk Is the chiffon fou­ lard, and still another the soft-finished messaline. There are also innumerable gauzes and chiffon cloths with silk and satin stripes in beautiful -colorings. Taffeta silk, unless in a very soft, satiny finish at a high price, Is prac­ tically out of the running. JNext to silk In point of popularity for the matronly figure come the soft nets, filet, princess and chantilly pat­ terns in lace. These, whether in black or white, are made over a white silk foundation. Incidentally, a well- known modiste states that the ma­ tronly figure requires for summer frocks a lining of finest habitue, never taffeta, to secure sl^fnfdrneBB. In wash materials the best fabric for clinging gowns is mull either in •Ilk or the clever mercerized imitations woman will find that a Louis or cuta-^t* way coat, finished with deep points, i excellent for her use. The newest * coats have only one or two buttons, an excellent feature for warm weather. Some excellent modes for matrons' are shown in this connection. One of the smartest is the princess skirt With double-breasted empire jacket. The skirt has a shaped panel down the front, and is cut in seven gores. The house gown pictured is gray messaline, banded with darker gray silk and braid, and shows pn£ of the most desirable uses of the plaited -skirt.--Boston Globe. RULES FOR HEALTHFUL SLCtft. £ Matter of Importance That It Too Frequently Neglected. Some people think that as long as they sleep it does not matter how they do it, or when. This is a mistake, as the rule? of hygiene are as clearly" marked for our night, as for our day habits. Most of us have improved in our sleeping hygiene. We no longer snug­ gle down in billowy feather beds and pull another one on top of us for extra warmth. Instead we have a hair mattress, or the best substitute within our means. It is a mistake, by the way, to think that a mattress to be healthful must be very hard. A medium degree of softness is to be aimed at, as to the average person a couch like unto the soft side of a board is a rest destroyer, and means aching bones In the morn­ ing. Single beds, which are more used each year, are another step forward in hygienic sleeping. Especially are they essential in the nursery or where children must sleep in the same room as their parents. The more open a bedstead the greater the circulation of air, therefore the more refreshing the slumber. Be warm, but not smothered in a 'weight of covers. Its lightness is one of the strongest recommendations for the eiderdown quilt. Fresh air is absolutely necessary If hygienic sleeping is to be had. NEW FREAK IN MILLINERY. Elaborately Trimmed Confection Worn on Side of Head. The hat that is jammed down over the head In a way to obscure one side of the face, if not to produce a total eclipse of ope eye and ear, is the latest manifestation of headgear. Thia hat is of moderated size; the left side rolls up high and abruptly. Wide hands ef foliage or flowers are seen on many of the smartest high Cut Trees to 8a ve Hats. Fort Worth, Tex.--Since the "Merry Widow" hat came into style the wom­ en of Fort Worth find the branches of trees on the residence streets too low. At a meeting of the City Federation of Women's Clubs of this city, a resolu­ tion was adopted calling upon the street commissioner to trim all trees on the streets of the city to a height of six feet, so that the hats would not be harmed by the branches. r Virtue'® Mark. Beauty is the" mark God sets on virtue. Every natural action Is grace­ ful. Every heroic act 1b also decent and causes the place and the bystand­ ers to shine.--Ralph Waldo Emerson. First Wedding in Church. of silk. The woman with a tendency to embonpoint should Bedulously avoid stiff, wiry materials of any sort, and her skirts, in particular, should be made to hang»loosely around the waist or rather over the hip line. The skin­ tight skirt is extremely trying to the stout woman. Many women who are either very short, or too stout for their height, ask me whether they dare to wear a bordered or trimmed skirt That depends entirely upon the ad­ justment of. the border or trimming. Vandyke points in the border are cer­ tainly less trying than the straight or scalloped effect, and three graduated folds, or bands, of trimming cloBe to the foot of the skirt, are less trying than either a broad, solid band or trim­ ming which is arranged to run almost to the kpees. The princess gown, made from soft, clinging material, is much better for the matronly figure than the two-piece dress with the connecting girdle. In fact, the princess, with the suggestion of a short waist line or empire girdle ip. the back, is a real boon to the stout woman, provided she does not make it skin-tight. A princess frock laid in fine tucks over a chemisette of lace or net is far better for the motherly figure than one absolutely tight-fitting, in heavier fab­ ric, however carefully it may be tai­ lored and fitted. A word as to coats. The mature crown afternoon iuats. A becoming model seen recently was of fine mauve straw and had the high crown and narrow bHm like many of its kind. The crown was encircled by a wide band and shaded mauve hyacinths. At the high turned left side there was a rich cluster of feathers and ribbon. On a wide brim, rather low crown hat of fine black chip there was a double wreath of pale pink roses around the crown with a black feather at the side. The under brim was faced with pale turquoise blue. Shaded purple pansles were arranged in a wide band around a purple chip hat seen at an uptown milliner's, and Russian vio­ lets" appeared on one on the street- Chicago Journal. TIES OF NARROW RIBBON. Passenger--Is there a cemetery about here? Porter--No, sir. Passenger--Then what do you do with the people who die here waltlvi tor trains? West Chester, Pa.--Miss Helen Weeks Smith, daugKtef of Harry G. Smith of Kennett Square, was mar­ ried to J. Shindel Kamp of Ridley Park, in the old Goshen Baptist church. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Joseph Evands, pastor for nearly half a century. The bride wore a traveling gown of blue serge with hat to match, trimmed in orchids. She was attend- as maid of honor, and a brother, George F. Smith, was best man. After a reception the couple left on an ex­ tended trip through the south and west, and on their return will reside In the suburbs of Philadelphia. "There are some •women who designed by nature for widows, jmt as there are others designed for grand­ mothers, and yet others for old maids." --"The Good Comrade," by Una Sil ed by her sister, Miss Elizabeth Smith,' berrad. Most Simple and Becoming Garniture for the Neck. Narrow ribbon ties with lace tassel ends are a becoming neck finish and can be made in an hour and at a very slight cost. Half inch satin rib­ bon is used and a yard is sufficient for one such neck garniture. Cut the rib­ bon in half and hem two ends to meet at the back of the neck, either to hook or to fasten evenly with a collar pin. Then knot the front ends sailor fash- Ion to fall somewhat loosely in the front and leave pendant ends of the ribbon two or two and a half inches long. Trim each of these ends with a lace tassel made In the following man­ ner: Take a piece of real or imitation Valenciennes lace insertion two inch­ es wide and use two pieces of it four or five inches long. Sew half inch Valenciennes edging straight across the bottom and up the two sides of each length of the lace insertion, turning the corners flat and' then plait the pieces in knife plaits lust the width of the velvet ribiwt* Fasten the top of the plaiting as it is gath­ ered up into its half inch folds to the joining with a piece of the velvet doubled and sewn on perfectly fiat and smooth to look like ttya top orna­ ment of a tassel. These odd little neck trimmings are really very fetching and give a pretty touch of color to a white shirt waist or blouse. They have a tailor like air, yet the lace makes them more feminine than many of the other neck­ ties which have enjoyed a season of- popularlty. Bright colored ribbons are liked better than somber ones. Qpuze ribbon of a delicate yet firm quality is suitable for such ties and will be used for wear with summer shirt waist suits. v„,. An Eyebrow Darkener. One of the best of such tonics is made from an ounce of red vaseline, half a dram of tincture of catharidea and eight drops each of oils of laven­ der and rosemary. This is rubbed into the brows night and morning, the stroke being always in the direction in which the hair Bhould grow. At least ! five minutes at : vcted to each brow. • • iM J. . . . „ »i U