WE'VE GOT TO MOVE TO-DAY.
!
Wat, wife, it hex been done at lust, the
mortgage been foreclosed,
An' though tli times in perty bard, 'twas
sooner an 1 supposed.
I klml cr thought the squire would wuit
till things picked ti a hit,
Au' I could work uu' liny it o(I nil' imiko
mi end of it.
It wouldn't hike so very long 'fore I could
iiny it till.
lint squire he couldn't tee it o, an' no It
hed to fall:
I told hi in it would brou k our hearts to hev
to go away;
.Thet didn't do a hit o' good we've got to
move to-day!
'At Brut I couldn't realize jest what hed
come about;
Jt teemed to uie jest like a dreum, but
then I toon found out
Thet we hed IohI the deur old place 'twas
tad, but it was true
!An' then I started on the way to break
the news to you.
The pathway buck teemed awful long an'
awful hard to tread,
Although the flowers were bioomin' an'
birds sang tweet o'erhend.
I've traveled It so many times, I've loved
to go an' come.
But all of this was changed to-day I
wasn't goin' home!
'Twas kind o' hard to tee you smile when
I come up the rond;
'You didn't know thet 1 was bearin' tech a
heavy load;
'My back is perty strong an' good fer many
burdens yet,
But I never tied one bear me down jest
quite so much as thet,
Fer I knew how the awful news I hed no
power to keep
(Would make you bow your poor old head,
' an' weep, an' weep, an' weep;
I'd gladly given the rest o' life ef I hedn't
hed to say
The old home is no longer ours we've got
to move to-day!
'Twos here we come long years ago, when
you were first my bride; ,
Twas here our children come to us, 'twas
here our children died;
Their finger-murks are on the walls the
print o' chubby hands
Treasures dearer to our hearts than
wealth of all earth's lands.
'Twas here they lisped your name an'
mine in childish accents sweet;
Twas here we heard the welcome sound
o' tiny, putteriu' feet;
Twas here their Infant prayers were said
when tired with their play
But all these scenes we leave behind
we've got to move to-day!
Out there beneath the old elm tree thet
stands beneath the hill,
In the silent city of the dead thet lies so
cold an' still.
Three tiny graves hold sacred dust of
gems thet once were ours,
Now sparklin' in the klugdoin of the land
o' love mi' flowers.
We sit here in the wiudow, an'-we gnzo
upon thet spot,
Thet while we hev a heart to love will
never lie fergol;
Let's take a look together, wife; then we
must turn away;
It't perty hard to do it, but we've got to
move to-day!
Take down the plcters from the walls.
"You can't 7" Wat, I will then.
When we get into our new home we'll put
'em up aguin.
"It won't be this home'" Wat, I know,
but still, it will be home
We'll try au make it seen, dear wife,
while yet through life wt roam;
Fer I've got you an' you've got me I love
to Chink of thet
Let's not ferget behind all clouds the sun
is shiniu' yet,
An' afore we leave the old home, wife,
lot's both kneel down au' pray,
An' thank the Lord the last time here
we've got to move to-day!
We both air somewhat feeble, wife; our
' half hea long been white,
An' to leave home in our old age I cannot
think jest right,
But it won't be fer very long, an' we hev
still our love
To brighten our remaluln' days a blessin'
from above.
Borne time we'll lay our burdens down
ah, thet day we'll be glad
It won't be like it is to-day, so dreary an'
so tad;
An' we will smile upon our friends an' we
will gladly say: . v,
"Don't weep fer us; we're goin' home
' we'vt got to roov to-day!" t i
' 'Li r
BEAUTIFUL iU
. , ; ,MISS BOOZER.
j
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Several months ago I read a sensa
tional newspaper Itory about a beauti
ful woman from South Carolina who
had drifted Into a Turkish harem,
where she had been barbarously mur
dered by the m I u Ions of the cruel pasha
who was her lord and matter. v v
The sketch would have been Intensely
Interesting to tne If I bad been able
to accept It as a truthful narrative, but
It at fuck me as i fanciful -skit front
.dl.lnaaA a. A Wt0. .11 I f
fn'iiio iiii3K' u ' 17 rfl't r Vint-,, a uu
paid vnry little attention to It.
But It seems that the story was strict
ly n accordance with the facts, and the.
writer merely gate one Incident In a
tery remarkable life history." ' '
-The other day I was talking' with
Major Ton Williams, a gallant ex-Cm
federate who was with General Tierce
Toung'i cavalry; In South )QaroUn)a
when 8bennan marched through the
Bute
"Did yoti ever bear of (he beautiful
SI Iks Boozer?" naked the major.
I laughed heartily, tind told him brief
ly the substance of the newspaper ar
ticle concerning the lady In questlou.
The major's face assumed n thought
ful expression'1!! ho slowly whiffed his
cigar.
"That was not n fake, ns you seem
to think," he suld In his dcllberute way;
".Miss Boozer was uo fiction. In her
day she was the prettiest woman south
of the Potomac, anil the pasha was In
big luck when he got bold of her."
"Do you know anything nbout her?"
I asked In surprise.
"I should say I do," was the answer.
"If you have a few nilutites to spaio
I will tell you all about It."
I resumed my chair, and waited with
my curiosity pleasantly excited.
"Karly In '05," said the major, "I
was with General Young In South Car
olina. We were banging on Sherman's
flanks, doing what we could to worry
lit ui, without much success, I must ad
mit. You see, that clashing trooper,
Kllpa trick, was always on hand to hold
us In check, and we had a hard road
to travel. Our fellows were plucky
enough. They would ride and skirmish
all day, and dance all night, but they
were living on half rations, and were
no match for the Federal cavalry. Still,
we made Kllpatrlck bustle, and many
a night we routed him out of bed and
made him change his quarters In a hur
ry. "Before the fall of Columbia we spent
a few days there. One afternoon Gen
eral Young was standing with me on a
corner discussing the campaign when
he suddenly nudged me and pointed up
the street. - ,
"Only a few rods awaj', advancing
toward us, was the most dazzling vision
of loveliness that ever blinded the eyes
of mortal man! '
"We saw a girl of perhaps eighteen
summers, dressed In exquisite taste,
skipping along with a step so light
that It would not have crushed a flow
er. She was a radiant creature,' with
golden hair, brown eyes flashing under
long dark lashes, anil her complexlou
was absolutely transparent.
"Her faultless form and features, and
the mingled haughtiness and grace of
her manner and movements would
have attracted admiring attention In
a crowd of the world's fairest women,
and It Is no wonder that we rough sol
diers were struck dumb with speech
less nduiiruilou.
"The general was the first to recover.
In a husky whisper he requested me to
follow him. The Invitation was un
necessary. Little groups of officers
were coming In our direction from ev
ery quarter, and then was seen a
strange spectacle. Walking up tho
main street of the town was this par
alyzing beauty, and following her at a
respectful distance sauntered a score
of officers with clattering sabers and
jingling spurs.
"Yes, we continued our promenade
until the girl stepped Into a carriage
and was rapidly whirled out of sight.
"We returned to camp badly demor
alized. We had learned that our charm
er was a certain Miss Boozer, a belle
who was very popular In Confederate
military circles, and very unpopular
with her own sex.
"Nothing was said against her char
acter, but several persons looked at us
In a peculiar way when they spoke of
her.
"Our cavalry had to leave that night,
and some of the otllcers rode off with
heavy hearts. If they could huve se
cured Miss Boozer they would have re
mained and surrendered t Sherman.
"Two days later,' when we were
many tulles away, some of our fellows
Joined us and reported the capture of
Columbia. That did not Interest us
much. What we wanted to hear about
was the beautiful Miss Boozer. How
had she fared? That was the question.
"Kllpatrlck drove us northward, but
we were frequently overtaken by ref
ugees, and from them we learned that
our fuscluatlng siren bad captivated a
crowd of Federal generals and colonels
and was having a good time.
"You may Imagine our rage and de
spair when we learned that Miss Boozer
hud left Columbia with the Invaders.
She had departed under the protection
of one of tho officers, and traveled In
great state, riding In a line carriage
belonging to the fatber-iu-liiw of Gen
eral Wade Hampton.
"It was a long time after that before
1 heard any more about this wonderful
young woman. I am sorry to say that
I did not hear any good of her. She
found Wasldugtou and New York too
slow, and soon made her way to Farls,
where she lived In royal style as the
favorite of a prominent French states
man. Then she went to St. Petersburg
with n- Russian prince and repiained
several years. y ,, )' ;'
"In the course of time she returned to
Tarls, where, she enslaved a wealthy
Turkish pasb'a. The godless rascal
showered diamonds upon her and In
duced her to gQ, with lilm to his prov
ince as ths. star attraction of his harem.
"The fair South Carolinian retained
her" health, vivacity and beauty, and
successfully defied the ravages of time.
At the age of V) she was prettier and
younger looking than most women at
."But she made the mistake of her life
when she got the notion Into' her head
thftt she had civilized the pasha and
could disobey him vfitb Impunity. She
bribed her attendants and several times
slipped out at night to meet distinguish
ed foreigners, who had been auioug her
admirers In Paris.
"The sleepy-looking old Turk who
owued her body and soul was In reality
very- wide-awake old scoundrel. He
knew exactly what was going on. and
one nlgbt he art a trap for his pretty
bird. She was caught In disgrace, and
was locked np on bread and water for
awe.. 1.
"The pasha then took aupper with
her and jgare the half-famished crea
ture the choicest viands and the rarest
wines.' She felt sure that bt bad re
lented, but at tho hour of midnight her
tyrant took out his watt.h and gave her
live minutes to pray to the God of the
Christians before the executiouer took
her In charge.
"The frightened wouinii fell fainting
at the monster's feet, ami before she
fully recovered consciousness a gigan
tic Turk had severed hei head from
her body with one blow of ills keeu
wenpon.
"And that Is all I know about the
beautiful Miss Boozer," said the ma
Jor, lighting a fresh ' cigar. Wailaeo
Putnam Heed, In Chicago Tlmes-Hof.
aid.
NAUGHTINESS AT DINNERS.
It Is Beconvnn More Common la New
York's Swell Sot.
In view of the disclosures which
have been made regarding the Indecent
actions at the Seelcy dinner In New
York recently, It Is uot without Inter
est to note that the practice of having
as entertainers at - swell swlety din
ners members of the theatrical profes
slou, if possible the naughtiest mem
bers thereof, Is decidedly on the In
crease In the gay metropolis. Vaude
ville performers, "sketch" teams and
stars of the concert balls are no longei
fads at fashionable dinners. They are
fl xt tires Jtis-t as much a part of the.
menu as the oysters or the coffee. Dur
ing the holiday week fifty hostesses
obtained the dramatic Item of tliclt
dinners from one firm alone, "and I)
was. not such a remarkably good week,
either," said the senior member of thu
Arm.
This custom of entertaining guest
at dinner with professional talent htm
been growing In America for the past
fifteen years, nnd last winter found It
in the fullness of Its popularity. And
these entertainers come high. An art
ist who has made any kind of a bll
with n concert hall audience demands
anywhere from $50 to $1,5(10 for an
hour's work. Says one dramatic agent:
"Sooner or Inter most of the sen sou's
domestic and Imported naughtiness
gets,lnto the homes of the rich and the
fashionable. Generally the real wick
ed ones are booked to do their turns
before a small, selected eompnny of
guests Just the intimate friends of the
host or hostess, who cau be trusted to
keep what they have seen to them
selves. "Curious thing about It. too," the
agent went on; "our best business Is
done during Int. You wouldn't think
It, would you? But it's so. nnd bus
been for the last two or three years.
While society Is doing penance and
goes about lu sackcloth and ashes be
fore men, It Is being entertained In Its
drawing rooms and dining rooms by
artists whose work In the winter has
made them famous or infamous, which
ever way you want to liok at It.
"I am Inclined to believe that the ten
dency for what the world calls 'ques
tionable performances' Is growing.
That Is ns far an the private entertain
ments are concerned. The young folk
the buds who a few years ago were
satisfied with the parlor elocutionist
type crave something n bit stronger
now, especially In Lent. We gnve them
the best or the worst we had last
yeur, and I don't suppose they will be
content with any Sunday school benefit
this year."
Fulton's First Fare anil Passenger.
There was one little lucldent In Rob
ert Fulton's life about which few peo
ple know nnd which Fulton never for
got. It took place shortly before the
return trip of his famous boat's voy
age by steam up the Hudson river. At
the time all Albany flocked to the
wharf, says Harper's Round Tuble,
which relates the story, to see the
strange craft, but so timorous were
they that few cared to board her. One
gentleman, however, not only boarded
her, but sought out Fulton, whom he
found In the eablu, and the following
conversation took place:
"This Is Mr. Fulton, I presume?"
"Yes, sir."
"Do you return to New York with
this boat?"
"We shall try to got back, sir."
"Have you any objection to my re
turning with you?"
"If you wish to take the chances with
us, sir, I have no objection."
"What Is the fare?"
After a moment's hesitation, Fulton
replied, "Six dollars." And when that
amount was laid In his hand he gazed
at It a long time, and two big tears
rolled down his cheeks. Turning to
the passenger, he said:
' "Excuse me, sir, but this Is the first
peennlary reward I have received for
all my exertion in adapting steam to
navigation. I would gladly commemo
rate the occasion with a little dinner,
but I am too poor now even for that.
If we meet again, I trust It will not be
the esse."
As history relates, the voyage termi
nated successfully. Four years later
Fulton was sitting In the cabin of the
Clermont, then called the North River,
when a gentleman entered. Fulton
glanced at him, and then sprang up
and gladly shook his hand. ' It was his
first passenger; and over a pleasant lit
tle dinner Fulton entertained his guest
with the history of his success, and
ended with saying that the first actual
recognition of bia useful m-ss to his fel
low-men was the. $u paid td him by bia
first passenger.
A Boon lor Cooks.
' The country woman who has Invent
fd a kettle In which meats and vegeta
bles may be boiled without odor being
diffused through the bouse, should te
gratefully rewarded by her sister uf
ferers. The merit of the Invention lies
In the cover, which has a curved tube
or spout long enough to extend Into an
opening In the range pipe, and provid
ed with a circular piece of tin near the
end so that It may be fitted Into any
aperture. With this kettle one need
not eat her boiled dinner before meal
tlni -
IN 1 HE TOMBS'.
The Poct-crout Mrlnim Tears to tbi
Eye of Desperado's.
The "Poet Scout of the West, Capt
Jack Crawford, visited tho Tombs pris
on in New York the other day to rend
some of his compositions to the prison
ers. He was Introduced by the warder
on the bridge overlooking four tiers ol
culls. He said:
"I'm no preacher, boys. I came here
to talk to you plain, I suppose It Isn'r
exactly a square deal to level poetry at
men who cannot escape,. but still, If tin
rhymes don't always hit and the metei
lopes once In a while, don't lay It up
agin me. I speak from the heart."
The poet cleared his throat, brushed
back his long hair ami began to read
one of his poems, entitled Sunshine.
He stood there In the dim light looking
up at the long tiers of cells. White
faces peered down upon him from tha
narrow grated doors. The poet scout'i
voice ns he read was heard lu nil cor
ners of the old prison. The cynical look
faded from many a face and attention
and Interest took Its place.
After reading some pathetic selec
tions the scout told how, through the
Influence of his mother, he first began
to read to prisoners, thinking that be
might cheer them nnd bring brightness
Into their lives. He told them, too, of
the promise he hud made to her that
he would never drink and how be had
kept It. He then read the poem entitle
Mother's Prayers. There was a ring
In the rugged verse which set all of the
prisoners to thinking. The counte
nances of Murderers' Row lost their
hardened look. William J. Koerner, on
trial for the murder of his sweetheart,
was aroused from his apathy. Patrick
Gogglns, accused of taking the life of
an Innocent child, drew his coat sleeve
over his eyes. The Italian, who under
stood but one word "mother," crossed
himself and listened to the measured
tones of the poet. Here Is one of the
stanzas:
Mother, who in days of childhood
Prayed as only mothers pray:
"Guard his footsteps in the wildwood,
Let him not me led astray."
And wheu dangers hovered round me,
And my life was full of enres.
Then a sweet form passed before nie,
And I thought of mother's prayers.
There was a moment of silence, nnd
then the long corridors rang with
cheers. They cheered the poet three
times there, and when he went away
scores of hands reached forth from the
bars and waved goodby.
Singular Beliefs.
The Greeks and Romuus were ex
tremely credulous, and some of their
ideas. In mutters of natural history,
now seem grotesque. Bees were, per-;
haps, the commouesit subject for er
ror; It was quite generally believed that
they carried ballast about with them
In the shape of small pebbles, and that
they did not produce their young them
selves, but picked their eggs off flow
ers. Both these mistakes probably
arose from the fact that bees carry
pollen on their fet and legs. In the
first cose, this would be mistaken for
grains of sand or tiny pebbles; In the
second, for eggs. The belief that the
dead bodies of animals gave birth to
bees arose, doubtless, from bees build
ing, as they have been known to do
In modern times, In the hollow 'skele
ton of animals, when they could not
find hollow tres or rocks to answer
their purpose. Another strange Idea
was the one held by the G reeks that
storks, cranes, and similar birds were
wont to swallow a enrgo of stones be
fore starting on a long flight, in order
to adjust their balauoe correctly. Th j-ie
birds were supposed never to die; and
the same pleasing characteristic was
assigned to stags aud eagles a belief
brought about, no. doubt, by the ex
treme old age to 'which these animals
often attain. A curious superstition
which Is still more or less seen In the
Oriental fear of the "evil eye," was that
If a wolf saw you before you saw him
you were struck dumb! Other super
stitions were common. It was gener
ally supposed that bull's blood, If
drunk, was rank poLson: the raven'8
croak and the tree struck by light
ning portended certain disaster, as did
a twitching of the eyelid. The Romans
thought that the rainbow drank up the
waters from the earth, and dispensed
It again In rain; the Greeks, with more
poetic feeling, Imagined It "the swift
footed messenger of Uie gods," and
named It Iris.
Open Sand Molding.
Iron founders who know tho waste
of time In propnrlng beds for open
sand molding will appreciate die sug
gestion of an expert founder that a
pernuwont bed should be made of such
dimensions as to take In any work like
ly to be wasted, and that, If very large,
it should be provided with a 'cinder
bed, which should be low enough at
least' fifteen Inches from surface to
permit of long dabberc that arc often
required In loam plates. The straight
edges should be made of flat bars of
wrought iron with the upper edges
planed.
German Technical Schools.
The success of German manufac
tures, attributable lu so great a de
gree to technical schools. Is arousing
British manufacturers and artisan. to
a sense of tluxlr needs, and among re
rent contributions to the Halifax Tech
nical School was a donation of $500
from the London Cloth Workers' Com-
paay for the maintenance cf the t -tile
department, and a slmllnr sum to
ward Uie suiply of looms, etc., for the
weaving department.
A Resemblance
Mrs. Kuddler Do you know, George,
that everybody says the baby Is Just
like me?
Mr. Knddler Nonsense, Anne. The
baby Is now more than six months
ld and It has never spoken .a word.
3oatoa Transcript. ' ;
LIFTING STREET SKIRTS EASILY.
WHILE It Is considered bud
form for a woman to carry
her skirts when walking,
there are conditions and clreumstuuves
when she must do so. In the first place,
unless a woman of luxury, one Is not
exeusublo for wearing skirts that, In
consequence of their all-round exag
gerated length, are veritable street
sweepers. Walklug skirts should bo
mode Just to escape the ground, and
then they should lie allowed to bang
free, unless tho sldewulks or crossings
are too damp or otherwise dirty, wheu
It would, of course, bo most uncleanly
not to lift the skirts. The way to lift
them most effectually and conveniently
Is to throw the extra back fullness of
the skirt over the back of the band,
which should be closed and placed as
a handle at one side of the body, nnd
slightly bend the forearm forward. The
fullness of the skirt will thus be found
to remain In place, and will not cause
the fatigue to the baud aud wrist that
one experiences In the old way of hold
ing so much weight of material In the
hand.
She Is Heirets to Million.
Thomas G. Fenuell, a New York law
yer, Is looking for a young Australian
woman who Is said to have Just be
come heiress to $1,000,000 by the death
of her parents In a railroad accident.
Her maiden najne is Marie Josephine
lngalsbie, aud she lived In Sydney,
New South Wales. She Is 25, dark,
and has strong regular features. The
young woman is supiiosed to be In
or near New York City. In' 1802 she
fell lu love with William A. Allls, a civ
il engineer, and notwithstanding the
opposition of her father, a stock raiser,
eloped with Allis, and, after their wed-
ding lu Sydney, came to New York.
For a time she corresponded with her
parents and they responded, but they
have received no word from her for
six months. Letters to her have been
delivered, but she has reinaiiied silent,
and It Is feared that she has met with
foul play. Frank II. Pembeiton, a Syd
ney lawyer, has asked Lawyer Fennell
to make Inquiries for her, but Uius fur
he has obtained no clew to her where
abouts. The f'omeatlc Diplomat
The feminine domestic diplomat Is a
person of unlimited tact and good
sense. She has what not to do reduced
to a science, and, above all, she Is at
tractive. It Is observed:
That she Is never a martyr.
That she never apologises for the
food.
That she never describes her aches
and pains.
That she never dwells on unpleasant
reminiscences.
That she lets everyone have affairs
of their own.
That disorder of a temporary nature
does not visibly disturb her.
That she Is always polite and cor
dial to the children's friends.
That she never corrects her children
In the presence of any person, even the
family.
That when the family diatribe threat
ens she knows how and when to deftly
change the subject.
That she gets rid of a guest who
bores her by simply folding up a news
paper, and the other never suspects.
Care of the Wardrobe.
Never throw dress skirts across a
chair. It wrinkles and Injures them.
The -bodice of a dress, however, should
be thoroughly aired, and the back of
a chair Is as good a place as any to
stretch It on. If you have no chests of
: drawers long enough to lay evening
. dress klrt In without folding them,
) hau tliein In large bags of cambric lu
dark closets. Lay the bodices away In
j the drawers, stuffing out the sleeves.
puns, ana ine loops ot me uuws wiui
soft, crumpled tissue paper. Lay tis
sue paper over them after folding them
to Dreserve them from the dust, which
' nrllt nftnn atft tntn tho Iwiat tiigfla nn
boards.
Keep a stout clothes brush for cloth
dresses. But don't allow' the silk vel
vet on gowns to be touched by this
, brush. Keep a soft velvet brash or a
thick piece of flannel for removing
the dust from the velvet. The velvet
een facing and the silken frills on the
I bottom of the gown should be brushed
I out with a still wblsk of bristles, -which
MARIE JOSEPHINE 1NG ALSBIE.
will reach the gathers. To remove
grease spots from cloth dresses, lay a
linen cloth on the wroug side of the
dress under the spot, nnd scrub vigor
ously with benzine and ufterwurd with
alcohol diluted with one half of water.
After pressing the cloth on the wroug
side, all signs of the spot as well ns
the effect of the benx-lne will be gone.
A little gas Iron la a convenient article
to use for pressiug nt such a time. But
never let the benzine get anywhere
near a flame.
A Lnce Work Bntterflr.
Women fond of embroidering may oc
cupy themselves pleasantly of evening
In making an exceedingly unique nnd
at the same time beautiful tidy or sofa
pillow representing a butterfly In the
meshes of lnce. It Is not a difficult tnsk
when one knows how to do It. In the
first place the butterfly Is outlined
LACK BUTTKRKI-Y.
with linen braid that Is made for tho
lace work uow so much In vogue, and
the fllllng-lu stitches are of No. 00 (or
finer) linen thread, that comes In small
balls nt 4 or 5 cents each. One ball of
thread will make many butterflies.
Draw the pattern on a piece of mus
lin (colored paper muslin Is the best).
Baste, the braid over the pattern nnd
fill lu the wings with fancy stitches.
Do not prick the needle through the
muslin In any place excepting when
making the body of the butterfly,
which Is to be worked solid In an "ovcr-nnd-over"
stitch. For the two feelers
use flue cord covered with the over-and-over
stitch. When finished rip out the
basting threads aud cut away the mus
lin from under the wings trimming it
close to the body, so that uone of It may
show. Starch, nnd while damp Iron the
wings (until dry). thllt tllpy win be
uplifted. Pluce the butterfly on any
piece of work you wish to decorate.
Tight Phoes No Longer Worn.
The smallest sizes In ladles' . boots
and shoes are becoming less and less
asked for. The eager participation In
outdoor sports and vecreatlons whb;h
bus become a part of the dally routine
of the modern woman's life doubtless
accounts In a large measure for this
partial disappeorance of very smull
shoes. A tight shoe was not altogeth
er incompatible with the slow, short
strOll In the open air that at 'one time
sufficed, although the ordeal was some
what painful. Now nothing but easy,
well-flttiug footgear Is possible in the
eight-mile wnlk, on the golf links or
the bicycle. Although the cramped
foot lucased In the diminutive pointed
shoe is disappearing, there Is no rea
son why the root una its covering
should lose that daintiness which so
well becomes a woman.
Exerc sc.
Women could take much of the exer
cise they ueed In their regular duties If
they knew how. Going upstairs Is con
sidered one of the most , unhealthy
tilings a woman can do, but if she goes
up with head erect and chest out, the
propelling powei in the calf of the leg,
and down stairs stepping on the ball
of the foot she would find It a health
ful exercise. Pulling on rubbers and
shoes may be good exercise.
It Is not possible to walk in a shoe
with a pointed toe. This does not mean
that a square toe shoe must be worn,
but one which falls In with the line of
the foot. We walk on the large toe
nnd the two next It. The fourth and
fifth simply grasp the ground.
Bints for the Home.
' One of the best rules for hangingi
Is to have semltransparent stuffs at
the windows to admit light and me
dium weight portieres to admit air.
The very high sideboard for dining
room use has been relegated to obscur
lt, and low, broad ones, with swell
front, are now considered very much
better form. - . -
A late fancy Is to have fancy chairs
In wood or wicker enameled a bright
green. This would be a good scheme
to rejuvenate)- soiled porch chairs of
last summer and make them look Ilka
the latest style.
Fireplace- materials of unglazed, or
namental bricks are the very, latest for
hall, library or living-room, but are
particularly popular for the hall. The
large majority are fitted with andirons
for burning wood.
Fretwork, or grille, with pendent cur
tains over the doorway or In an arch,
adds very much to the looks of a room.
Agra, denim or Siberian, linen drape
nicely and Is very suitable as hang
ings for this purpose.
It any decoration Is to be done make
the walls and floors your first consider
ation. They are the background that
your whole decorative scheme rests on,
and If they are rich and In harmony
half the battle Is won.
The very latest way to hang curtains
Is to have a double rod and have each
half across the other to about six Inch
es from each side; they are then tied
back about two yards of the way up,
much higher than formerly.
Bear in mind when selecting youi
spherical lamp globe that yellow is ab
sorbed by light and, consequently,
looks much lighter with a light behind
it, so select a good deep shade. Blue,
on the other hand, gets much darker
and Intensifies In effect at night.