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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, - PORTLAND, JANUARY 2, 1900. . Mi ifiKffl KP SMI I ill r ml KMmMml w n mstmHmmzz Her Little Hand In. His. He held her band. In bis. And she was passing- fair; She did not say him nay. And no one else was there. He Bald eome "words to her That made -her sigh, and they Had never met before She did not draw away! He looked Into her eyes. Her "blushes -went and came; He, talked to her of loe. And did not know her nasor ,He told her she was bora To shatter hearts, to rule; He was a. palmist, she Was Just a little fool."' S. X. Klser In Chicago Times-Herald. MADE OUT OF PLUG HATS 33ms Irrcvcdent, Irrepressible Man - .Flippantly Alludes to "Woman's Costly Blaclc Panne Gowns. 2CEW YORK, Jan. 22. A detail of fash ion .that 1b affording much amusement to the Irrepressible brother. Is the fact, as . ie expresses it, that "women are making dresses out of men's plug hats." The truth of the matter Is that the new black "panne," which is undeniably the most snodlsh fabric of the season, is identical with the glossy silk that covers the hats worn by the sterner sex. To he sure, the material is not manufactured In black alone; on the contrary. It is offered In the most exquisite evening shades, though in black it is most popular, threatening even to outvie the much-doted over Jet-spangled fabric Nothing could be Imagined that would more strongly emphasize a beauti ful figure than an untrlmmed princess gown of black panne, well-molded to the form; clinging like dampened drapery to the "body, almost to the "knees, and thence 6werving out slightly and emerging behind In a long slender train. At the top, such a gown is cut abruptly off, just above the "bust-line, -all the way around, leaving the shoulders perfectly bare, save foro. single strand of jet that "has no other purppe than to accentuate the whitenses I nf thft Kkin. The decolletact) is competed . w . flTwr. flram, m riOR. hnn'.nh.i by a drapery, drawn In close, horizontal folds, straight around the body under the arms, and having the ends twisted Into a cabbage rosette that Is. snuggled Into the hollow of the left shoulder. Gowns all of panne are so glossy and so collante that they look positively wet, and It is not to be wonderea at that someone lias conceived the idea of trimming them with spray-like fringes of beads, In crys tal jet or colors, that are allowed to drip from the elbows and lash about the bot tom of the skirt, over rippling billows of mousseline -de sote. Like all no elty fab rics, panne Is undeniably expensive, be ing very narrow, and -a good quality cost ing, not less than 53 a yard. Prices range upward and downward from, this; a cotton backed panne Is sold for ?1 50 or less. It is not desirable though, as It holds and shows every 'crease, while the better qual ity, which Is more lustrous than satin and light almost as liberty silk. Is, like foulard satin, so supple that It can be crumpled In the hand, and, after being softly shaken out, will not show a wrinkle. Often Trimmed With. Velvet. Though panne is really a species of vel vet, It is more often trimmed with velvet than with any other tissue and, reversing this, velvet is frequently trimmed with panne. A visiting gown of violet velvet has a sheath-shaped skirt, trimmed with narrow bias bands of black panne. The front gore of the skirt is very narrow at the top, but spreads considerably from the knees down. The seams at either side are concealed Tinder three rows of the panne which, "when they reach the bottom of the skirt, continue all the way around the demitraln, outlining an open tunic, as It were, and leaving a front panel. Down -the front of the panel the bias strip Is applied In diamond shapes, in a single row from top to bottom, and a row of diamond shapes, placed at Tight angles, runs along the bottom of the panel just above the edge. All of the .trimming on the panel is caught down with jet nailheads, set quite dose together, and a small jet ornament marks the center of each square. The waist, also of violet velvet, is uniquely trimmed with panne folds. At the top is -a -wide velvet collar, crossed In lattice fashion, with strips of panne, like those on the skirt. The collar is really more like a yoke placed on the outside than like an ordinary collar, as it has no opening at the front or back, but fastens invisibly on the shoulder. It ends in an even row of points across the bust, be low whioh falls a heavy fringe of mixed jet and chenille. Behind, the collar ends In a single wide point, notched squarely at the tip It is latticed like the front, and the center of each little square is marked with a jet ornament The stand ing collar Is made of closely-tucked pale blue velvet The sleeves, made long and tight, are of violet velvet, trimmed at the bottom with several rows of panne, and all of the rest of the bodice, from the deep yoke down to the waist line is cov- I ered with a wide, draped girdle of black panne, tightened around "the body and ornamented near the front with three large Dresden buttons, tipped with gold. The bolero shape seems to have taken the heart of womankind by storm. It may be either in fur or In lace, cut short or long, scolloped or straight, low-necked or double-breasted. A visiting "gown nowadays is hardly complete without a bolero effect of some kind to finish It off. Two very stunning Imported gowns prove no exception to this rule. One is a tight-fitting costume In Delft blue vel vet, with a clpse skirt tapering into. a demitraln. .At the bottom jof the skirt is a four-Inch band of marten. The vel vet bodice is tight-fitting and, worn with It, Is a bolero of Venice lace, with the edges in irregular outline. The bolero s sleeveless and open at the top, In !orseshoeshape, over a Yoke of marten. The flatter is finished with a high storm coftarof the same -fur, -with a small twist of. blue- velvet passing around the neck and tying in a little bow -under the chin. Drawn close around the waist is a sash of blue crepe de chine, matching the tint of the velvet and trimmed at the bottom with a heavy fringe of silk in a lighter Lshfuie. ,The sash is rtied hi a knot at me siaeantr, leu jiansmsm itwastraignt panels. "Armarten nfuffSsxarrSaw1th this costume, and the hat Is of "folded Tjlue velvet, trimmed with a pair of fancy, .multi-colored wings. Made Princess. The other toilet la of gray cloth, made princess In form and adjusted by wide plaits, flatly stitched at the edges, and running the full length of the gown. From the knees down, the plaits are left un stitched and give a. fanlike flare, when the wearer walks. The cunning bolero may be cop'ed in any kind of fur; the one depicted Is In chinchilla. It is short and double-breasted and cut out at the bottom in large scollops. An almost round scollop closes it across the bust, where It Is fastened with two large onyx: buttons tipped flth gold. A single rever folds back above the fastening, and a high storm collar of chinchilla, lined with sable, rolls lip about the ears. The muff Is of sable, to match the facing of the collar. - Extravagant f urw. wraps of vall A sorts were never more In vogue. Mile. Cleo de Merode? leads the fad in Paris, wearing a long cloak, made entirely of broadtail. It is made with a loose back and has the under-arm seams slightly sloped in to the body. Curiously enough, there Is over each seam a heavily-stitched strap ping of the same fur. It Is very pretty. and very warm, enveloping her, as it does, from above her ears to -the-ground, and they say itTis -extremely becoming to Tier style of beauty LIkeso many of the most modish garments; jrisiornament ed -with buttons that, as ihey bid fair to become the rage here in a short time, are well worth describing. In size, they are similar to the buttons known as "cartwheels," ,but the surface Instead of being flat, ,is rounded out In cabochon shape, and tie edge ,1s encircled With a little band, of gold. They are "i"', .zZSr XT i' "?? amethyst, turquolse-and sham emer- made.of a variety of stones, crystal, pearl, taia 'on account or their size,, they are KJ- ; fasvi&fl BOLEROS OF rather sparingly used. For example, in stead of having a whole row towards the front of a long fur coat, the buttons would be set on in well-separated groups of two or three. The girdle, .plays an, important part in the newly arrived fashions, as well as in those that are ye,t to come. The exag geratedly wide .girdle or corselet is in' the most approed .style, but, It might be added, Is very trying, excepting to an extremely long-walsted, slender figure, as It has a tendency to shorten and widen the appearance of the body. A stout or j stubby woman should, by all means, be ware of It. This is a caution well worth reiterating, because the corselet looks so alluring upon the slight models that one is apt to forget. For Stont Women. For the short-waisted, rather stout type of femininity, however, an improving gir dle has been devised. It begins at the waist line and extends downward, being quite narrow at the, sides and shaped into a sharp point at the front, and a blunt point be"hlnd. The wide corselet, on the other hand, which is of an even width all the way around, begins at the waist line and extends upward. Both styles of gir dle are shown on this page, in an illus tration of two charming visiting gowns that have lately been "signed" by a leading modiste. The first, which is in wood-colored cloth, has a box.-plaited skirt, with each plait neatly stitched down to below the knees. Below the center It is encircled with a design carried out in stitching. It Is be low this ornamentation that the plaits are left unstitched. The long, open bolero is made entirely of mink, with wide ro vers of the fur, turning back over the shoulders. The girdle Is of brown panne, a trifle darker than the cloth, with the points at the front and back carefully featherboned. The sleeves are' made of panne and elaborately embellished with cloth applique. The softly draped front that shows between the reyers Is of delicate turquoise blue crepe de chine, and the blue crepe stock is covered in front ly a -large bow of white mousseline de sole, that Is fastened under the chin. The muff is of white fox fur. In the same Illustration Is a wide-girdled gown, designed to meet the requirements of a tob-slender figure. The fabric em ployed rIs an elephant-gray cloth, stitched with white sewing 'silk. A -band of the stitching, made of closely applied rows, Is worked Into the skirt near the bot tom. The stitching is repeated around two oval-shaped pieces of gray velvet that trim the top of the front breadth at either side, concealing the placket, and again on the -edges' of, the cloth bolero, "where It is, turned, in oval shapes at the corners. T,he cloth bolero is short and opened wide"? to dfsclose an assimilated under, T)olero and" vest In one, made of gray velvet, 'that is converted into a sem blance of plaid by being "latticed" with the same white silk stitching. The wrinkled girdle and stock collar are of white taffeta, while the sharp ears that spring from the outside bolero collar and the revers are of gray velvet. The latter are embroidered with white chenille. The toque is of chinchilla, trimmed directly In front with a great windmill bow of gray, mirrored velvet. The costume is lined throughout with white taffeta. ANITA DE CAMPI. PERFUMES AGAIN IN VOGUE. Used in Various Forms, and Also Most Extravagantly. Perfumes are fahionable once more. Not only do women distribute sachets through the contents of their wardrobes, moisten their handkerchiefs with essences and sleep on delicately odorous pillows, but the tinted rice powders sold at toilet counters are all impregnated with a charming perfume that transmits tothe skin a fragrance rare as that of June roses. According to the fashionable ethics of the toilet, the lady of quality who feels a true artistic Interest in scents abjures all save perhaps the Russian violet, and gives a great deal of scientific attention to what she calls 4 her private mixture This is any concentrated essence she pre fers, modified with some precious oil ex-' tracted from a spice nr bean, and the Whole diluted with alcohol or fixed with the strong and sure ess-bpnquet All the compounding is done in the privacy of her own room, and not even her maid servant Is trusted with the names or the proportions of the extracts used In the mixture. "Angels' Breath," "Moonlight Reverie," "Mme. Butterfly" and "Morn- JLACE OR "FLR. lng Mist" are" a few of. the titles to these mysterious mixtures. Very little perfume is used any longer on the hair, for every essence contains a certain per cent of alcohol, that, If ap plied with any regularity, will whiten the youngest locks, so there has been found a ready sale for the small scented pljlows that French women use at night and when napping, In order to convey a fresh odor to the hair without doing the locks any Injury. The pillows are -flat, thin, satin-covered sachets, encased In fine white linen slips, and meant for use upon I S3 v l l a v r i&sf l W ' VJtlBXf thVbig down-sfuffeo1 bed nillow. They are filled with flower "petals, cured so as to retain their original odor. From Paris, besides thfcsachets, have recently come the "tinted, scented pow- ders that are designed exclusively for the perfuming of clothes. When a maid servant now lays out her mistress' cos- tume, she fills the pouch, of a little suedo and sliver bellows with a rose. nlnk. lilac, -eky-ljlue, or cream-white powder, and, fliolding up- th6 bodice, stays, skirt, gloves ffnd wrap in .turn, .blows into them an al i"mos 'imperceptible cloud of the powder. BEAUTY'S BETE NOIB, Embonpoint Should Be Avoided by Women Valuing? Good Looks. The first duty of the woman who values her good looks Is not to allow herself to grow either too stout or too thin, The great enemy of beauty, most often encoun tered by women of the leisure classes, Is embonpoint. All the conditions of their life tend to foster It getting up late, eating generously all kinds of rich foods, walking little, having no more serious occupation than -visiting their friends or their dress makers. All this luxury and ease of life tend to engender obesity. "Women," says the New Tork Herald, In discussing this matter, "who are In clined to be too stout should avoid all en ervating luxuries and habits. They should get up early, dress themselves without the aid of a maid, and take lots of active. Jolly exercise In the open air. "A great many women think dancing during the party season takes the place of outdoor exercise. This Is a great mis take. It does nothing of .the sort. On the contrary, dancing in heated ballrooms, In overscented and germ-fllled atmos pheres, Is quite as likely to prove Injurious as beneficial. , "The woman who is inclined to obesity must eschew all kinds of fattening foods, such as wheat, corn and graham breads, breakfast cereals of all kinds, pork in all forms, and all meats containing a super abundance Of fat; flsh preserved In oil, such as salman, sardines, anchovies; veg etables containing staTch or sugar, such asrpeas, beans, carrots', oyster plant, egg plantFand potatoes; macaroni, noodles, spaghetti. vermlcejl,-and sweets, puddings and pastry iof, all descriptions. However, it islnuch better for the woman who wants to reduce her weight to increase the ex penditure rather than to limit the receipts of her system. "It Is a good old rule that tells us we should always arise from the table feeling as though we could eat more. But above all other things, cultivate your mind, de velop your intellect. It is undeniable that there exists a strong bond between Intel ligence and beauty. Intelligence is said tt be the beauty of ugliness, but It la also the most vital and lasting charm of the beautiful woman." EXPENSIVE LUXURIES. Fur Rugs All the Rase, and Some Fetch Tremendous Prices. Fur rugs are expensive luxuries, and this Is the season when they find the greatest sale in the East. The orders for perfect lion skins are sometimes very hard to fill, but the very highest of prices are paid for these rugs -with the beautiful heads attached. An order for a fine Lich tensteln Hartebeste, or African deer head, may take a year to fill. Special prices are charged on such an order, as the re mainder of the animal is rendered use less even for museum collections, and $250 to 5500 Is not an unusual price. Rug skins without the heads do not bring one-quarter the price of those with the heads attached. The most perfect Hon skin, having a rich color, halndsome mane, all the claws, mounted, with the full whiskered head attached, brings as high as $3000, and no fine ones are to be had for less than $1000, Nearly all of them have some Imperfections, because the supersti tious natives usually cut off the heads, or the whiskers, ears, and sometimes the claws, before they sell them to traders, .having a suprstitIon that If these goout of the country in which they live, the en tire species will become extinct The favorite head rugs next to the lions are the tigers, the white and cinnamon bears, Russian grizzly, leopard, jaguar, wild cat, lynx, fox, ocelot and panther, coating from ?150 upward. Buffalo skins have become scarce at 5250 apiece, whl'e the beautiful heads alone now bring as high as $1000. POPULAR OPERA COLORS. Maguifhent Gowns Worn by lira. A(or at the Metropolitan. By far the most popular color seen In the audiences at the opera this season lg gray, the second In favor being flame color and the third black. Previous to Mrs, John Jacob Astor's departure for abroad she appeared at the performances of "Romeo etxJulIette," "Carmen" and "The Marriage of Figaro," and her gray gown wornrat the first-named opera and the beautiful black gown repeated at the two last-named performances were con spicuous for their quiet yet striking ele gance. The gray costume was of tulle over taffeta, arid made with full pleated sjclrt and simple rounded yoke. The entire front of the bod ce was closely draped with, silver-gray tulle heally spangled. At the left side,' hear the "shoulder, was a Jarge knot of cerise panne velvet. Mrs. Astor's black gOwn was of lace shimmering under a profusion of spangles. ThS bodice was made with scalloped neck, and narrow bretelles of jetted bands, from which the sleeves were suspended A very narrow iet frincre. wired to keeD In ehane. bordered the scallops of the bodice, and THE GIRDLE PLAYS AN IMPORTANT PART IN DRESS. weighted the sleeves at the top. The lat ter were sheath-fitting, and pointed over the hand. With this 'costume, short white gloves with black stitching were worn, The coiffure was extremely high. A band of jetted velvet surrounded the loose coll on the extreme top of the head, and two long black-spangled gauze chrysanthemum petals were held in position against the coll by a diamond crescent. Harper s Bazar. AFTER MANY YEARS. Parisians Revive Plcturesane Fash ion of Second Empire. Parisians have revived a picturesque fashion of the second empire. When Eu genie first held her court in Paris, skating was popular and the empress was fired by an ambition to learn the art. Unfor tunately court etiquette stood in the way of skating lessons, and forbade that an empress should be held up and guided by a skating teacher. Cartier, then the greatest of French skaters, solved the problem for the empress, and Introduced a new fashion by inventing the skating baton. It was a strong rod, padded and covered with brllliant-hued velvet The ends were held by expert skaters: and the empress, holding the center of the rod, could be supported and guided without touching her teachers. -She soon learned to skate, but the baton became a fashion. Later some of the batons were decorated elaborately with richly ornamented ends and flutter ing streamers. The fashion went out with the empire, and was not revived until this season. Quite recently the baton appeared at the exclusive Cercle des Patlneurs, in the Bois, and was adopted with favor. A Base Imposter. In the lodee of Sway-Backed Susan. Leader of the Ute four hundred, Ali the kings and queens of faehton That the fragTant tribe could boast of Gathered for a festal blowout There was Dick and Mrs. Bull Elk, Bulbous-Nose and his best equawlet. Miss The-GIrl-"Who-Has-No-Sox-Oii, Beasye Knocte-the-Fellows-Sllly, Pollye Ellyn Sklns-the-Rabblt. Sleepy Kim and Chicken Swlper, Colonel Skunk-That-Splkes-The-Breezes, Mam'aell Don't-You-"WIsh-You-Had-Me, And a lot of other flyers From the gllden coop or fashion. 'Twaa the annual dinner given By fair Sway-Backed Sue In honor Of the death of her last husband, Who was angellzed quite sudden By an expert quick-shot paleface 'Round whose henhouse he was snooping. In the channg-dlsh the dog meat From a blooded bull pup .simmered; On the coals the tripe was broiling, And the heavenly aroma Percolating through the wigwam Started every nose to twitching. Thrilled with fond anticipation. Gaily sped the dance du ventre To the beating of the tom-tom. And the beaded perspiration Stood upon the smoke-cured faces Like the warts upon the hop toad. Suddenly a shriek of horror Marked with streak of Indignation Burst from out of Sway-Backed Susan, And she swatted Messfeur Bull Elk On the ear and swiftly kicked him Through the portal of the teepee Out Into the shimmering moonlight! He had claimed to be a blue-blood A society example, Lacking not a high-flown feature. And as such had won her faor. But? she'd then and there discovered That he was a base imposter, For to her he had admitted In a literary confab That he'd not read "David Harum." Denver Post Orierin of Silver "Weddings. The first silver wedding dates back to the time of Hught' Capet Two servants of his had grown gray In his service, a mah and a woman. Calling the woman, he said: "Your service is great, greater than this man's, whose service Is great enough, for the woman always finds work harder than a man, and, therefore, I will give you a reward. At your age, I know of none better than a dowry and a husband. The dowry is here; this farm, from thi3 time forth belongs to you. If this man, who has worked with you five and twenty years, Is willing to marry you, then the husband Is ready." "Your majsty," said the old peasant, "how is it possible that we should marry, having already silver hairs?" "Then it shall be a silver weddlng'and the king gave the couple silver enough to keep them In plenty. This soon be came known all over rFance, and- raised such enthusiasm that it became a fashion, after 25 years of married life, to celebrate a silver wedding. THE FLIGHT OF FASHION. 1S98. 1800. 1O0O. He and Sac. When a man la a loer he ceases to care For the glories that others Invite him to-share; There Is one and one only whose smile makes him glad. Though the world Bounds his praises, her frown makes him sad; She has only to nod. and he runs to obey. For her he reserves his attentions; Her whims are his laws and he wishes to slay All others whose names she but mentions. "When a girl is In loe she's afraid she may show The dear one some sign that will give him to know; She talks about others Tom, Harry and Dick- She flirts for the purpose of making him sick, And when they are married forgets the old way That won all his loe and attentions; She tells him she loves him, by night and by day. And bates every woman he mentions. S. E. Klser In Chicago Times-Herald. HOW TO COOK "HUBBIES" Really Delicious, "When Skillfully Seasoned and Prepared Over a Well-Resmlated Fire. MA good many husbands," according to the Philadelphia Telegraph," are spoiled by mismanagement in cooking, and so are not tender and good. Some women keep them too constantly in hot water; others freeze them; others roast them; others put them in a stew, and others keep them constantly In a pickle. It cannot be sup posed that any husband will bo good and tender' managed 'In this way; but, as a class, husbands are really delicious, when properly treated. "In selecting your husband you should not be guided by the silvery appearance, as in buying mackerel; nor by the gblden tint, as if you wanted salmon. Be sure and select him yourself, as tastes differ. Do not go to the market for him, as those brought to the door are always best It -is far better to have none than not to know how to cook them properly. It does not make so much difference what you cook him in as how you cook him. "See that the linen In which he is wrapped is white and nicely mended, with the required number of strings and but tons. Do not keep him In the kettle by force; he will stay there himself If proper care 13 taken. If he sputters or fizzes, do not be anxious. Some husbands do this; add a little sugar in the form of what confectioners call kisses, but no vinegar or pepper, on any account. A little spice Improves them, but It must be used with judgment "Do not try him with anything sharp, to see if he Is becoming tender. Stir him gently the while, le3t he stay too long in the kettle and become flat and tasteless. If thus treated you will find him very digestible, agreeing nicely with you, and he will keep as long as you want." MIDDLE AGE ABOLISHED. "Women Now Mature at GO, While at 30 They Are "Young Things." One of the most remarkable social de velopments of these latter days is the evo lution of the mature heroine of romance. Formerly this post waa allotted to the young girl, or the young married wom- nn. In those times, moreover, me aujeu- tfve of outh would not nave Daen ap- niififl to the maiden who had passed her 25th year, and only in tne spirit oi me grossest flattery to tne matron wno nau seen her three decades. It is typical of the age that this explanatory note should be necessary. Now the expression "voune" is Durely relative. In a recent issue, tne lonaon worm discusses this matter at some lengtn. Amonc other things it sajs: "The period i . .A awa lf.o.t. of middle age has been entirely abolished. Where almost everybody Is younger than somebody else, It is only the few who are proud of their extreme antiquity who can be regarded with any degree of certainty as old. At 30 the girl of today no longer retires on the shelf as a failure, to pass the rest of her life In the humiliating position of the maiden aunt, who devotes herself to the children, or revenges ner self on the poor. She is merely prepar- ing to start on a new phase or lire, wun a more definite plan and a clearer vision. Very oftn she marries and begins afresh at 40. Sometimes she has been known to be so greatly daring a3 to enter on matri mony for the first time, when she has passed her 50th year. "For the matron the range Is even more extended. At 30 she Is quite a young thing gay, frivolous, skittish, to whom society and flirtation are the chief objects in life. Ten years more bring her to her prime. It Is the period of fascination, of adventure, of Impulse; the woman of 40 is capable of anything. She 13 the ob ject of the wildest plans, the center of the most daring romance. At 50 she is probably marrying for the second time. Three-score wllPflnd her approaching the altar for her third wedding, and if she lives long enough, she may even reappear at a later date to bring her record up to four." LIFE AT CAPE TOWN. Trials of Housekeepers In the South African Metropolis. An American woman who Is visiting at Cape Town, South Africa, writes to the Boston Transcript concerning many every day customs there that have interest for American women. For example, probably American housekeepers will be thankful that they are not required to pay such prices for table dainties and necessities as those that confront riTransvaal house wife. Eggs are &i cents a dozen during a part of the year, and strawberries are never lower than 36 cents for a basket holding 90 berries. In well-cared-for gardens, flowers bloom all the year, but where they are not close ly tended and covered from the hot sun, they are apt to wither. They are most beautiful during June, July and August South Africa's winter season. In Cape Town the finest dwellings are in the sub urbs, where there are Immense forest trees principally pine, bordering long avenues that are like a dream of pleas ure to bicyclists, as well as to pedestrians, for, naturally, they are always cool. American housekeepers would find many drawbacks, principally in the care of table supplies, which are never delivered the day on which they are ordered, unless one's home Is very near to a shop. And there I are. ed many holidays on which nothing wilt bo delivered that one Is obliged provide beforehand for them. When holiday occurs Monday, It is very d'si greeable to keep meat, etc., from Satua day till Tuesday morning. The dry goods shops are as fine a3 thos in any ordinary city of the United State! I Their display of goods Is handsome, val uame and often exquisite; all Importe of course; nothing to speak of Is manufad tured there. The majority of houses ar of one story. Including the old Dutcl farmhouses, many of which have thatche Toofs. some with grass and moss growl on top. i SIMPLY HAD TO TELL. But Then She DMn't Really Knoi She "Vns Telling. A newly married couple were hone-j mooning in the country when the firs batch of letters from home arrtved. unj the Husband teaslngly proposed to opel one addressed- to his wife. "Certainly not," she said, firmly. "But, Phlllippa," he pretended to monstrate, "surely you are not going have any secret3 from me now that are married?" "I shall not have any secrets from yov but Phyllis might" his wife said. "Tl letter is hers, not mine. I shall probablj let you read it after I have, but not til I am sure that Phyllis has told me not lng but what she would be willing for yof to know. "Still, doesn't it imply a lack of conf dence when a wife won't show her lette to her husband?" "Not at all. The lack of confidence showr. by the husband when he demand to see his wife's letters." This was unanswerable, and the hus band sank back in his chair with amuse! delight in his wife's perfect unconsclot ness of having said a good thing. Presently she added: "I told you so. Here Is something PhyS lis wouldn't want jou to know." "Then why are you going to tell me?" "I'm not going to tell you what It la You are only to know therIs something you can't know at present." "Phyllis Is engaged," he remarked. "And what If she Is? You are not tl know to whom." "To Radcliff," hazarded her husband. "I didn't say so." "But you don't say she i3nt" "How could I say she isn't when she"- "Is! I really think, my dear, you mlgt as well have let me read that letter.'1 Collier's "Weekly. "WOMAN INFERIOR TO MAN. Thus Declares a Scientist in tlxe Loi don Humanitarian. Professor Paolo Mantegazza, la tfci London Humanitarian, adduces a numbe of experiments to show the Inferiority woman's Intellect to that of man's. "Woman has always been, is now, anl will always be." he says, "les3 Intelllger than man, and the general characteristll of her mind 13 that of being infantile. I the long run of Intellectual evolution si always stops at the stations nearest to tt point of departure. Of course, with a bet ter education, she will be able in the ft ture to make a greater contribution to He erature. to science and to the fine arts! but I believe that the distance whicli aej arates -her from us will always be same, since the progress of. man will kee pace with that of woman, each sex pre serving all the while Its own bram anl the peculiar Idlosyncracles of the Intellect "The ODDressIon In which woman ha been held until now Is not sufficient to plain her Inferiority. Oppression from th , atromr can onlv originate from snrDrls bt It can never last a lone: time. Thos: ho gtand high above others are place there by the right, the beautiful right might, which, if not the most just an lawful Ideal, Is yet the most natural an logical. Among savage tribes woman subjected to man because she Is phy icaiiy weaKer; in civilized states Decaus 1 t .1t.J 1, , TC l.n 4S sue is luieueciuuuy weuKer. vv ccb bug la become stronger tomorrow she wou'd oc cupy the first place, without any need new doctrines or of new laws." LIMIT TO ALL THINGS. His Wlfe'j Economy Commendablt Until Applied to Him. Mrs. Newlywed My dear, as you sail we must do everything possible to econd , mlze. I have been at work turning my o! dresses, and can make most of them another year. It won't take me over sl weeks to get through, and then 111 re shape and retrim my old bonnets. Mr. Newlywed That's very sensible, must say. Mrs. Newlywed I have also been trylnl some waxed thread and a coarse need on my old shoes, and I believe they'll IaJ six months longer; and Ive turned that oil carpet we bought at second hand. given It a thorough washing, so that it wis do very nicely; and Im going to man some curtains for the upstairs windows, avoid buying new ones. Mr. Newlywed Eminently sensible, m dear. Mr3. Newlywed And I've sent off tl washer-woman and discharged the hlrcl slrl. I will do all the work myself. Mr. Newlywed You'r an angel, my lovq Mrs. Newlywed And I took that box Imported cigars you bought and trade! them for two boxes of cheaper ones. Mr. Newlywed Now. see here I Ecor omy Is a good thing, but there Is no neel of your becoming an unreasoning, rana? leal monomaniac on the subject. rte- York Weekly. PREFERRED WILD BEASTS. Hlnrrufninelcr. the Lion Tames Dared "Sot Face His Fran. Frau HIngstermeler, the wife of Her HInsstermeler, the lion tamer, says LIfq was what me be termed to put It mlldlyn a virago, and held HIngstermeler in aba solute subjection. The lion tamer returned to the family caravan one evening In a state or hilar lty, which made him feel that he had bet ter nostDone an interview with hl9 bette half until his condition had worn off. Hi therefore concluded not to sleep In thS family quarters. The next morning his wife called him tl account, and he explained that he hal been having a little jomncation ana ail not wish to disturb her slumbers on return. "Where did you sleep?" she demandec "In the cage with the lions," he re plied meekly. "Coward!" hissed Mrs. Hingstermeie with a look as of one robbed of her jus dues. Nctv Way to Thread a Needle An ingenious woman has suggested Improvement In the method of ho'dmg needle for the purpose of threading If It Is to be held between the third ai little fingers of the left hand Instead by the thumb and forefinger, palm uppea most The advantage of this 13 that tt thumb and first finger can be used to gril the smallest end of the thread as soon it protrudes from the eye, a method prq ferable to that of letting go the tnrea and endeavoring to get hold of te with the right hand. This presents tt weight of the cotton from dragging end out of the eye again. Made Love on Brielc. The oldest known love letter In the worJ Is In the British museum. It Is a prd posal of marriage for tne nana of al Egyptian princess and it was written years ago. It is in the form of an scribed brick, and is therefore not only tl oldest, but the most substantial love lei ter In existence.