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"I HE STRANGE GUEST. lie brought n brunch of olive Thin stranger guest of mine; Could I deny him eiilniiicc. Who bore lint peaceful sign? Ah, no! 1 binle him welcome, I net him tnciii nml wiiii1: lint while he drunk n'ml feasted. How laughed bin eye divine! I took tin' brunch of olive (The Horillicut plant tlmt crown). And from the eiirven celling I hung it with the rose. , "Hnt why to ine thin token, Who never lucked repoce? Why thin to me," I questioned. "Who know no feud nor foes?" lie smiled beneath the olive Thin strangest stranger guest. A brnnch from off the thoru-trva )Ind told liln errnnd bent; For since my Iioiihh he entered There's ne'er a benrt nt rent. To mock me with the olive! lint Love doth love bin jest. UNEXPECTED $10,000. Willie Sniilli was If) pretty, vlvu clous, ninliltloim, but Just now the very much discouraged owner of the Smllli pluntatlon iind its encumbrances. Two weeks before she linil been Htiiiiiiioneil from her school nt Staunton by the death of her grandfather, mid, ns there was no other relative, bad entered at once Into possession of the properly, A few days after the funeral the own er of the mortgage bad made an osten Bible visit of condolence, but bad so Interpolated his expressions of syin pathy with matters of practical signlll- cance that when he left Willie wns for the first time aware that she was only the nominal owner of her plantation, At first she was stunned, for she had nlroady begun to make plans for the Improvement and extension of the an cestral acres. The poor cabins of the negro tenants were to be replaced by new ones, neglected fields Were to be again fenced and brought Iht'o'cultlva tlon, and belter methods and better ' machinery were to ha used. Iler grand father had been easy-going nd Im practicable, but she had supposed that her schooling and the house expenses had been met by the rents paid him by negro tenants.' Now she knew tlmt the mortgage had been gradually Increased to meet the deficits. This morning she was In the kitchen helping Aunt Chloe with the Ironing, but her thoughts were'1 busy with the formidable problems of the future. There were the expenses and the In terest to be met, and, worst of nil. there was $100 still due her school nt Staun ton. She could not see any possible way to pay It. for the season had been bad, and the renters, Instead of paying what they owed, were beginning to clamor for advances on the next year's crops; and the creditor had delicately hinted that her grand fat her had al ready raised the mortgage out of all proportion to its security. In anxious succession her mind went over her own accomplishments In search of some thing that would be money -producing. She was fond of scribbling, and was fairly good at drawing and music, and had won a school reputation as a lin guist. Hut she was too honest and practical to overrate these accomplish ments. They were good things to know, but would not help her nt this crisis. No, she must struggle ns best she could until the creditor foreclosed; then she would go out and seek a place among the wage earners. "Heycr's yo' mall, .Mis' Willie," called Uncle Tobe's voice through the open window, nml a black band was thrust In with a package of letters. She look them and glanced over the postmarks carelessly. Most of them were from school friends at Staunton. Several were circulars, and one was one front l,eadvllle, Col. She selected this and examined It curiously. She bud no correspondents In any part of the Wesl. Inside was a check and a short letter, with the printed address of a Leadvllle banking bouse. The letter read; "Willie Smith, Talbottom, On.: We are requested to forward yon the In closed check for ten thousand dollars ($10,0110). Please acknowledge receipt, and oblige, yours truly. "WALDRON & CO." Mho stared at It for n moment, then hurriedly examined the check. Yes, It was for $10,000, made In favor of Willie Smith. Itul. of course, It was n mis take. If she had any relatives In the world, they were so far removed as to have been overlooked, and certainly none of them was rich enough to semi her $10,001). Talbottom was n small, unprogres 6lve town, whose straggling arms reached out drowsily to the line fence or the Smith plantation. Willie cross ed two fields and went down n short lane, and was then In the principal street. There was but one bank, and its cashier was nn old friend of her grandfather's. She went directly to him and explained her errand. "I reckon It's all right, Willie," said the old man, after be bad carefully ex amined the envelope and Its contents. "It's directed to Willie Smith. Talbot tom, nml you're the only Willie Smith I know. And Waldron & Co. nre all right. Our house has dealt with them. And I'm bound to say, my dear," put ting don n tin papers and looking at her beamingly, "I'm plumb glad for this windfall. I can almost hear yo' grand father chuckle In his grave." "Hut It can't be mine." Insisted Wil lie. "I don't even know that I have a relative In all the world." "Somebody yo" family has lost sight of." said the cashier genially. "Now. there's a man over In Jasper County got a fortune from a cousin be hasn't beard from In thirty years. I reckon this Is something that way. It's likely jo' mother's cousin or somelwdy ele. Anyhow. It'i all right, and I'm willing to take the check. ' Will you have the money, or leave It on deposit?" "I wish I felt more sure," hesitated Willie. "Well, suppose I telegraph to Wal dron & Co. Can you come In again this afternoon '!" "Yes." When she returned In the afternoon the cashier handed her u slip of paper. It read; ".Merchants' Hank, Talbottom, (in. Oiitloiuen: Nothing to explain. We forwarded check to Willie Smith. Tal bottom, as reiiiested. If the parly pre senting It can be Identified you may cash same with perfect safety. Yours, "WALDUOX & CO." "So you see It Is all light." said the cashier. "Now, you will please Indorse the (heck." WRIie did so with a sudden feeling of exultation. "How will you have It?" briskly. "Suppose you give me $(l,(Hi0. That will pay off t lie mortgage and make some necessary repairs, J lie rest i win deposit with you. And -and suppose you let me have a check book; It will be more convenient." The next few hours were momentous ones in the youinr girl's life. The mort gage was paid, ami visits were made to grocery and harwware and seed stores, and to painters and carpenters and stone masons; and before she went home a check was on Its way to the principal of her school ut Staunton. In the morning men came out and made estimates, and they were follow ed by painters and carpenters and la borers, who began to repair the old family mansion, and to surround the neglected Ileitis with substantial fences, and to build new cabins under the mng ultioeiit live oaks that grew along one side of the plantation. '. aViUIu spent most of her time out doors wntchlirg.'tho work and making occasional suggestions. The new cabins were surrounded by generous truck patches- mid -when they were finished she was careful to rent them only to Industrious, reliable negroes. In this she was greatly assisted by the cashier, who came out frequently to watch the progress of the work and whose advice was always valuable. One day a brisk, prepossessing young man stepped Into the Talbottom post- Ollice.-it :,.':; "Any letters here for Willie Smith?" be asked. "No. she called after them not nn hour ngo." "She?" curiously. "Yes. Oenornlly her man Tobe gets them, but she happened to be lu town this morning. You're one of the men working out there, I suppose?" "No, not exactly." lie left the postofllce and walked across the street to the bank. Has Willie Smith presented n check here for $10,000 recently?" he asked. "Miss Willie Smith has," replied the cashier. "1 beg your pardon, I meant Miss Willie Smith. You see, out West, we get In the habit of dropping ceremony." The old cashier looked at hi in thoughtfully. "So yon nre a Westerner, nre you?" he asked. I was, but expect to be a Southerner now," said the young man iraiiKiy. My mother left this country nearly thirty years ngo, but I have often heard her describe her old home. When I made my pile I concluded to come down here and look around; and If I liked the place to stay permanently." The cashier's face cleared Instantly. "Cloud!" he exclaimed. "You can't help liking such a grand country. All It lacks Is money and energy, ltut what part of the est are you from.'' Leiidvllle, Col." Ah, I began to suspect It. You have been connected with the bouse of Wal dron iV Co., and called In to see If the check reached lis destination all light." Ho came from behind the coun ter and took the young man's hand warmly. "I am right glad to see you, sub. Yo' house never sent out a better check than that In nil Its life. Miss Willie has paid off a mortgage on her plantation, mid is making wonderful Improvements, sub wonderful! And do you know," lowering his voice, "If It hadn't been for that check I achally believe she'd been forced to go off and look for work achally forced, sub." "Indeed! That would have been too bad," said the young man, "but " "There's no but now," Interrupted the cashier cheerfully. "Her future's as clear as n June sky. If I'd received the check myself I wouldn't have been half as much pleased. Miss Willie's a line girl a gem In n land that Is full of jewels. You must excuse my enthu siasm, sub," apologetically, "but In a sort of way yo' house seems to have had a hand In the good fortune. Hut come Into my private room and we'll talk over the country. You're to be one of us now. and maybe I can give you some points on buying a place. And I'll tell you about Miss Willie and her plans." Here a new thought seemed to strike him. "How'd you like to go out and see her yo'self ?" he asked abruptly. "We close early, and I generally go that way for a walk. She'll be glad to see anyone from Waldron & Co." "Nothing would please me better." "Very well. You'll take dinner with me, and If I can be of any assistance in you' plans do not hesitate to use me. Now. there's the Calhoun plantation. Joins Miss Willie and Just now can be bad for a song. And. really. It's the best thing you can do In the whole country. But you haven't told uie yo' name yet, sub!" "Smith er. Call me Hamilton Smith." "A good name, sub a good name. We have Smiths In every county In the South, but I toll them a good thing can not be too common. My mother was a Smith." He led the way Into bis private room and motioned the young man to an easy chair by nn open window. Then he-set l led himself In mi easy chair and gave a glowing picture of the Calhoun (limitation. The young man mild little, but on his face was an expression of ,.inlnglcd amusement ami Indecision. And this amused Indecision remained with him and even appeared In Ills voice until! they went out to the Calhoun plautn-j Hon. Hut when they returned,' hue in i the evening, It hud wholly disappeared. ! "Miss Willie Is an exceptionally line I girl," he said, with suppressed cillhusl- j asm, "and If 1 am not mistaken tlie1 community will yet be proud -of her plantation. She seems to have the fac ulty of knowing' Just what shir .wants and Just how to go about doing it. I could not have planned the Improve meuis better myself. Miss Willie told , Chinese laundry places lu this city are me she wauled to plant trees along her the result of the ltcady Money assocla bank of the liver, which runs between Hons; that Is, the money necessary to the plmilatloiis, mid that It would j start them came from the Iteaily be nice If the owner on the other side ' Money. The plan Is not unlike the could be Induced to do the saiue.' Are you sure i he place can be bought?" abruptly. The Calhoun place? Certainly, and for a song." "Well. I want It. I suppose It's too latetoget It to-night."' regretfully; "but If you'll arrange for Its purchase early In tlie morning, so that tlie papers can be made out before noon, I'll lie Infill- neiy oi.iigeu. Aim I ii uuiKe it worm , m.oiit oil Monday, that being their off your while." day. nml gossip. All who have spare "Hut you haven't seen the place yet?", moIll.y ,,, It , ,m()1 nuthorlze exposiui.neu tiiecasiin-r in amazement. "Yes, I have-across the. river, you know. Hesides, I'm willing to lake your worn ror it. ir you can imve ev erything settled before noon I Will go over after dinner ami talk with -Miss Willie about the shade trees. And. do you know," with animation, "I've been thinking that (lioso bluffs above the live oak grove wllhbo a line place to throw a bridge across tlie river. I won-, dor If Miss Willie will like the Idea.",. The next day'the good people of Tal bottom were stirred to riuwonted excite ment by the' news 'tliirt An -Energetic stranger had bought the old Judge Oil houn plantation, .aid .".that, -.unlimited Improvements were . ,coi...,ipl.ed: And eve..wl.lle .1,1 report was being circulated from mouth to mouth, It was followed by rumors of lavish contracts n..,! pn.r,,.r,..n.. .nnd,. with H. tnvviia. nennle of the town. Deeldeillv the strniiL-ei- w.m nn or.llnn rv nin. i And evidently Willie thought so, too, lmt "'"count of the business proposi for she would flash covert. Inquiring I ,,ml '"volved.. Honesty Is best because glances nt him from under her iRl j It pnys. as for iiiimy other reasons. In dark eyelashes, and sometimes would hmhirsn dealings Chinese nre very listen with almost bated breath, won-, s""ll-t- ,,"""u nw M ny othn deiing what daring scheme would be '"'"'''" proposed next. He was so different "Tu-' Culnnmnn knows that If he bor from any man she bad ever inet-so r(nv8 1,0 ",ust ua.v bl"'k' a,"l ""it te energetic and Impulsive and'chlvnlroiis. She could not help liking him, and she could not withstand bis Impetuosity any more thau the reeds of the liver could withstand the current In spring time. She offered objections to the building of the bridge and he overruled them In a single Impetuous speech. She did not like the Idea of assuming nil the expenses of Improving the river, but did not dare expostulate for fear of the quizzical look which she knew would come Into his merry eyes. In side of a month she began to feel that he was ns much at home on her planta tion as he was on bis own, but she could see no way to prevent lt. Ami, Indeed, she dlO not want to. In the fall their engagement was definite ly announced, and all Talbottom said It was the most suitable match of the year. A few weeks before the marriage he carefully overhauled bis papers. There were many letters addressed simply to Willie Smith; some were to Willie II. Smith, and a few to William Hamilton Smith, All of them were destroyed. "It Isn't well to keep papers," lie soliloquized, as the last one was re duced to ashes. "Some folks see them." New York Ledger. The Man ami the Snake. The reputed fascination of the ser pent's eye Is the motive of a story In Mr. Ambrose Hierce's volume of tales entitled "In the Midst of Life." Mr, Hrayton was the guest of a friend, an eminent zoologist, whose specialty, of which he had a fine collection, was snakes. Stretched upon a sofa lu his owu room, Mr. Hrayton glanced from the book he was carelessly scanning while awaiting the summons to dinner, and saw, lu the shadow under his bed, two small points of light about an Inch apart. He gave them no special thought and resumed his rending. In a few minutes he gave an involun tary start, and stared Into the obscurity under the bed. His gaze disclosed the colls of n large sorient; the pcluts o( light were Its eyes, but were no longer ' merely luminous points; they looked In to his own with a malign significance. Hrayton was a brave man, but this seemed an occasion when discretion was the better part of valor. He would beat a retreat nnd backward, so ns not to disturb the reptile; but Instead of the movement his will had shaped, his right foot was placed lu advance of hit left. j The snake did not move, but Its eyea seemed to become larger and more him. j Inous. There were strange noises In Hrayton's ears as, with reluctant steps, ' tie could not refrain from drawing nearer the bed. Suddenly something struck him a hard blow upon the face. 1 He bad fallen to the floor. The zoologist, startled by a terrific scream friu above, rushed to his friend's room. There lay Brayton, senseless. As he bent over him he glanced under the bed. "How did this thing get here?" he; exclaimed, and pulling out the snake, flung It to the center of the room, where It lay without motion. It was a stuffed snake; Its eyes were two shoebuttons. How time files from the date oa which a man distinguishes himself CHINESE ARE THRIFTY FELLOWS ! ; ' j ,or "' '"" lrrowel Coplt.I unit Alwuy Uepay llio Lon. "In some respects, the much-abused Chinamen," said Hong Sing Long, one of tlie Interpreter and general ngenu of tlie Chinese Six Companies, to a Star reporter, "are way In advance of the ordinary worklngmnn, and particularly so lu regard to their ltcady Money As sociation." I long Sing Long spends most of his time lu New York, though he visit Washington several times each year, lie Is an educated Chliiaman and has bad the advantage of several years at Harvard ami besides has been gradu ated as a lawyer. "Willi the exception of one, all of the . building associations, which I am told have qulic a clientele here, mid which were originally started 111 Philadelphia. The Chinese plan is to start Ready Moneys as often as u party of Chinese Iind they have any surplus money on hand, the Idea being to keep the money moving alocg. It Is the custom of tlie laundry boys, for Chluameii always speak of each other as h;ys. to gather -, (im. , p,.,..,,,,.,. lls , ,,,.,,. ,,, ,.,. As soon as the pool j I11V ,,. .,.,, m. , ,, lt Is sold to the largest bidder. If there Is more than one applicant for It. "As a general thing'there Is but one applicant and be gels It, at a rate of Interest agreed upon. It starts him In business mid lu a few weeks he begins paying back. Now and then there la no demand for the money. It theu goes to the' cities where It Is needed. Just now the Chinamen are starting laun dries In a number of small towns of the (South, mid my errand here uow Is to i f"1 7" Mo""y fuud9 t0 I ",,,IM ' ?' t V"" , , ., . ,R"fe' 1 f : ""'J f,t,w " " new thing. It '' "" years old.' They have found 0,,t ,l,lrt ''OHesly ts the best policy! not on account of the moral 'or religious 'l'lestion Involved as you understand lt. consequences of not doing so are very serious, much more serious than it la with Americans or Europeans. He knows this before he gets the money and does not take lt unless he means to pay back. The man who acts as secre tary of the Heady Money Is also the treasurer. He takes pretty good care to give a good account of his stewardship. for his happiness depends upon his cou- duct. The Chinese Heady Moneys fre quently close up In a week, though or dinarily they last longer. Each trans action Is a separate one. A man may be u member of n dozen or have all of his money lu one. "The great nil vantage of the Ready Money Is that it gives everyone who wants lt money to. open up business for himself whenever he sees the oppor tunity. There Is no waiting no secur ity Is needed except a promise to pny. The payment never fails, except for good reasons, such as accident or sick ness. In fact, it docs not pay to fall to pay, for It will cost more In the long run. When your civilization is Ti.OOO years old, you will know more than you do now, and will understand things that now seem to be wonderful lu us." Washington Star. lilir Cotton t resses. Of the many cotton presses which were in operation lu Now Orleans sixty years ngo the two principal ones were the Levee cotton press and the Orleans cotton press. They were largo and massive buildings, each occupying, like most of the others, a square of ground. The Levee cotton press was built In 1S32 by a company bearing the same name nt a cost of $300,000, and was two stories high. It compressed some 200,- 000 bales of cotton a year. The Orleans press, also fronting on the river, oc cupied an area of 002 feet by 30S, tho building nearly covering the wholo space. This press, whlcn was begun In 1 1833 and completed In 1S35, cost over j $753,000, compressed nbout 150.000 bales per annum, nml could store 25.0CO MICS 01 "on' 1,s '"uonse lengtn save it a very Imposing appearanco from the river. Alligators Twenty Fret Long. Alligators were formerly one of the chief animal life tenants of Bed River and the bayous of Louisiana, where, be fore steamboat navigation came to In terrupt them, they could be seen by hundreds huddled together on the t anks or massed on the flouting or stationary I logs especially of Red River waking I the solitudes of the forest with their bull - like bellowing. Their length was generally between eight and twelve feet, although they sometimes grew to be twenty feet long. Their hides were once used extensively for the making of shoes, but the leather, not proving of sufficiently close texture to keep water out, shoemaking from this material was abandoned. Likes and Dislikes of KirJs. It is said that birds are nearly as sen. sitlve In their likes aud dislikes as dogs. Some people can never gain the friend ship of a caged bird. A bird has to learn by experience that It Is safe with a human belug before lt will respond to kind treatment. No man ever disappeared that some one did not Invent a woman story on him. GOTHAM SOCIETY QUEEN. Ms US. WILLIAM C. WHITNEY 111 soon succeed to the va cant throne of queen of Cloth- nnis soetety. Such at least seems to be the understanding among those who nre familiar with fashionable Intelli gence. Since the decllue and fall of Mrs. Vlllluiii Aslor Oothaui society has been quoeulcss. It wus thought for a time that young Mrs. John Jacob Astor would lie elevated, but the fact that she Is a I'hlladelplilau ruined her hopes. Mrs. O. 11. 1'. Helmoiit. recently Mrs. W. K. Vniulerbllt. aspired and was crushed. She will live nbroad hereaf ter. Mrs. Cornelius Vondervllt cannot AT MIIB, W1I.I.IAM C. .WIIITXKVV assume the headship of the butterflies on account of her husband's illness. Mr. Whitney's new wife Is Just tliejMikv fr the crown. ., She Is 3l. eiitranclngly beautiful., and ns the w.lfe of Captain Randolph had entree to the very best drawing rooms of aristocratic Kngland. She Is eminently fitted for leader; of the smart set by reason of her wenfth. 'fam ily and experience. As mistress of the big Whitney mansion nt the corner of Fifth avenue and' Fifty-seventh 'street she will be. brilliant. Chop Wood for a HiiRhnnd. There was a novel wood-cutting eon test in the Seventh Ward of Williams port. Pa., the other day, lu which live young women took part. The girls nre all employed In the Lycoming rubber factory, and, having a holiday, they turned their time to good account, be sides settling a much-disputed ques tion as to which was the most entitled to a husbnud. The girls are Bess Mayers, Flora Mahl, Lillle Ma hi, LIIHe Duulap, Hello Gouldy and Mary Hus- sell, all pretty, vivacious young women. who earn their owu living and make good wages In the rubber factory. In a banter the other day one of the girls proposed that they have a wood-chopping contest, and the one who proved WOOD-CIIOI'PINO MATCH. herself to bo the champion cutter should be entitled to a husband, while the others. It was agreed, must wait two years before Joining fortunes with her best beau. The girls, each with a brand-new ax, bedecked with red, white and blue rlb- Iwns, marched Into the back yard of Widow Hartman's home and made an assault on the woodpile. Widow Hartman Is a helpless Invalid, she hav ing fallen nnd hurt herself quite badly last winter. Her daughter Lou works lu the rubber factory, too. and she was one of the movers lu the wood-cutting scheme, although she took no part In the contest. Five loads of hemlock slab wood, cut to stove lengths, had been delivered at Widow Hartman's place the day before the girls paying for it so there was plenty of material for them on which to test their strength and skill. Hut the way the ribboned axes flew and tongues wagged wasonly equaled by the shower of split sticks that gradually piled themselves up around each chopplng block William Raskins and Joseph Sciiell were there ns referees. One of the young men, however, had a more direct Interest lu the contest than being Judge, for one of the girls was his sweetheart, and. according to the com pact, If she proved one of the losers In the contest be would be compelled to wait two long years before she could become his wife. For four hours the wood-chopping went on; the girls got red in the face; they rolled np their sleeves until their plump, pink arms were bared almost to the shoulders. nnd whacked away at the hemlock blocks as though their lives instead of a husband depended upon It Finally 12 o'clock came, and at the end of that time there were five weary, perspiring girls and five big piles of nicely split hemlock wood for Widow Hartman. But for the life of them the referees could not decide between the piles of wood cut by Miss Dunlap and Miss Russell as to which was the larger. And. Indeed, after raking over all the sticks and counting them separately, v ' v :'3jr;'-;v's? i''"i'-vv;MvU.'; .V. - ;:' L ftSMiv; '.( V iff WIP th discovery was made that the tv . girls had cut exactly alike. The con test was declared a draw. And now all the marriageable young men of the seventh ward nre casting their eyes with favor In the direction of these fair young women who so gallantly demon strated their ability to cut firewood. l.'untrcr in Mock Marr'ose". Not a few giddy girls think lt Is a huge joke to parilclpnte in a mock mar riage, yet such events have often led to etioiis embarrassments. Marriage Is a matter too serious to be trilled wltli. Judges In the courts have fre quently been called upon to dissolve the ties thus thoughtlessly entered Into, sometimes. It Is sad to relate, with the connivance of ministers of the gospel and magistrates who ought to know better than to piny the part they do In these affairs, if a clergyman were to announce that a baptizing pool would be opened some "veiling, eltl er In the church or elsewhere, and that be would perforin the rite of baptism as a public entertainment on the fattest woman or the tallest man In the neighborhood, there would be no more sacrilege thnn there Is In a mock wedding gotten up for n public show. rlnce to Keen a Iticycle. An Ingenious English woman has de signed a cabinet for tlie bicycle In the form of a hall table and hatstnud. This cabinet can be made of any wood and finished to suit any style or color. The sunken panels nre 11 lied lu with Japan ese lent her paper, both m the doors and on each side of the mirror back. All the ordinary requirements of the en trance hall are supplied, but 'naturally the interior required a good deal of skillful nrmngcment'to afford- the great est amount of accommodation wltr the least possible space. The flap In the cabinet above the opening doors Is caiiixet roil iiicvci.k. hinged, to throw back, so that the bi cycle can go in without any alteration of the handle bars. Theu the floor Is fitted with grooves nnd draws out alto gether, to be used as a "homo trainer," while lu Its proper place In the cabinet It serves to keep the bicycle In position. There is plenty of room Inside for all the bicycle belongings, as well as the cleaning apparatus. How to Keep Wrinkles Axtny. A simple preventive against the ap pearance of wrinkles Is this: Saturate a soft towel In very hot water, wring It nnd apply lt to the face, keeping It there for at least twenty minutes. Then dry the face very gently. This must be done Just before going to bed. When traveling, if the skin is very sensitive, do not bathe the face except nt night nnd In the morning, nnd then throw a few drops of tincture of benzonl Info the water, so that It may be made soft nnd agreeable to the skin. Ladies' Home Journal. Grace Howo McKinlcy. Niece of the Fresident-elect, who will take a prominent part In Washington society during the next administration. Boston Tost. Wniotcoat for Fair Weirern, Vests of cream lace over white satin are very dressy, and are particularly chic with the all black braided tailor made gown. Pretty serviceable vest fronts are made of gay plaid silks or striped vel vets. These are finished with the full pouf. which Is held In place by small enameled buttons. For morning shopping excursion noth ing is smarter than the bright little scarlet waistcoat of smooth cloth, but toned high to the throat wiu dull gold or old silver buttons. Any sort of excessive decoration is not considered too much for the little vest, which seems to be a necessary part of every gown, whether it is made with or without a, jacket. I JPt