20 THE SUNDAY OREGOJSTIAN, PORTLAND, FEBRUARY 18, 1900. r I I J J I Li I Iff Z. -TV ' - ' . JT -J vjyf j Transmogrified, she thswaht Her tresses far to dark And rtftgttway bleached them tawny yellow; sne tosod the piquant, winarae spark M Iter bright eyes to tearful mellow. Sue long bewailed her Ave foot four. And wtofced to be majestic, stately; Htok boot beets added one Inch more. Ana a deft coiffure helped her greatly, use get a sytpfalike, graceful waist Or Mm of most persteteac lacing; OamwIwdoM masks and toilet paste AtortMiod healthy tlate debasing'. She Wrttr stwdted pose; he eaerotoed, messages, Delsarted, Pnrtl ffcsrt no mortal knews Jnet how she looked before efee started. Town Topics. SCANTILY MADE LINGERIE Ma ok Intensity Employed In Kcep- tng Paoe With the Radical Okansoa in ttador&rarments. KMW TORK. Feb. 12.-There Is no part of a woman's wardrobe that so delicately her elegance of taste as her Un it is in thte that the very re- t of coquetry, that Inherent marls of every born aristocrat, reveals Itself. The finest of Materials are invariably however simply the articles may be and much attention Is given to the of form. It Is an inaisputable foot (that fashions vary in underwear Just s sjr in gowns, and this clrcum stanoa is by no means one to be over tookot In the study of dress, as the set of a gown depends largely upon the ac eurato shape of the lingerie over which it to worn. This is the secret of the splen-, MA ajipearance that some women have, evun though their gowns are of the se verely plain, tailored type a secret that is unfathomable to others who spend no earn of money in fancifully trimmed, elab orate gowns, made by a fashionable mo dtol and in the very latest 'style, but, alas, worn over store-made underwear, of a kind entirely uneuited to the modelling of the toilet. What clinging, eel-like skirt could possibly preserve graceful lines, with a rather short, full-backed petticoat beneath It? How could the contour of " Wpb and back be clearly Indicated over such a disguise. tnoe the advent of the "mermaid skirt" underwear has undergone a radical change. Everything has been made al most inconveniently scant, for fear that the slightest undulation of the figure might be concealed, and now that dress sMrte are allowed some fullness, scientific domgnerti declare that underclothes should be skfcuper than ever, else the effect will be bunglesomo. The nether garments known as the "Loie Fnttor" are quite out of date. In their place are others of fine cambric and lace. oat bat little wider than knickerbockers and stashed up on the outside from knee to Ma. the edges of the slashing being narrowly hemmed, covered with a cascade of lace and brought together with short oaAs of satin ribbon, tied in small bows. The ribbon Is not stitched to the edges, bat fts,wn through button-holes supplied ar Hie purpose. The cascade of narrow mue osnttnnes around the lower edge. It mar headed at the bottom and up the fMas with several rows of lace Insertion WruumJIflnm IVsvUrni Bxeeedlnsly Scant. The chemise, like the drawers, are ex oosmaglr scant; In fact, some of the latest nwnnte would be uncomfortable to sit or "walk la. wore It not that they are open at the lower edge, after the manner of a man's night shirt. If they are made quite long, this edge may be ruffled all the way aiaaad with a flounc of fine cambric, emend with lace. The upper parts are de Mgatfaltr nutehed with little puffs of lawn, attamated with rows of lace insertion, In snatat Smntre effect. Two original models are shown here. They may be carried out lusmanbrlc. bishop s lawn, nainsook or dim Mr In both Instances, the lace is not narehr front ornament, but, passing all the war around the body, envelops the hast la a short Empire waist It Is the fashion at present among Pa ijaUa to wear the thin chemise next to the hair and the corset over the chemise. away auogetner with knit silk or aaderveste and drawers. The though delightful for summer wear. not guarantee sufficient warmth for winter wear among English and American women. However, a of compromise has heea effected in the Bast, where the alntfast of white and light-colored chem ises are being made of woen silk gauze, approvoalr scant and reaching to or below the knees. The entre deux about the bust h? of filmy knit silk, alternated with strips at sauce. It Is needless to say that the Ijiiisi r just described are particularly awatad for women who verge on belne t-mt who readily accept the "combi- and vest," which they wr atht tights, and which, they declare. apprecuory irom tne bulk of the very chic Imported chemises are with a sign of sheulder-stras. they begat they enctrcie the body Mis, mtmlght Kae at the armpits. They Bta stitched on to a ribbon beading an took r mare -aide, aad made targe enough ia pass eaattr oa and off over the head A. ffaWs ran through tale is tied in front. Bee hast. The tightening of the fans the body of the chemise . otherwise it is without gathers. Jf the nbbon is insaadeat to hold the garment In place, others looped through the beading at the sides are drawn up and tied on the shoulders. Corset covers are so small and fine that they could be drawn through a wedding ring. They are often made, jersey like, of silk gauze, but low-necked and finished off flatly with lace and beading. For slen der women they are more elaborate, being fitted at the right places with large bowa of wide ribbon and full doubled frills of fine muslin -and lace, often even to the ex tent of building up the figure. Changes In Corsets. As to the corsets proper, every few weeks brings in a new variety. Some are made girdle-like all of satin ribbon two inches wide, necessarily overlapping in places and at other places separating to give a glimpse of white beneath. In the "fleur de lis," the whalebones are cov ered with light-colored satin and the satin ribbon to match is simply tacked on over the bones. The front steels are covered with satin and clasped with silver hooks. The backs are finished with sller eyelets and laced with silver-tipped silk ribbons Another remarkably suple evening cor set is curiously made. After the "skele ton has been artlculatea over the proper sort of a wooden form," the spaces be tween the bones are accurately measured and detached pieces of fine but firm thread, lace are made in precise shapes to fill in the vacancies. The bones used are so slight as to be almost invisible. In shape, the corsets are a trifle higher busted and are longer over the hips than they were last ear. The waist is more accentuated. Tight lacing Is In vogue, but Is limited to the waist line. A separate lacing cord is used Just at the waist, so that it may be drawn very tight without compressing the rest of the figure. . In the matter of hosiery, a great many women of exclusive taste refuse to coun tenance anything but black. The wild rage for gaudy brilliant plaids and spots is somewhat abated. Now the fad is more for fancy stitching than for extravagant coloring, and the shades most In demand are tones to match the lining of the wear er's gown, provided It be dark, as It should be. PInhead dots or pin stripes are al lowable In place of open work. Suspender garters are U3ed almost to the exclusion of the showy ring garters that sold principally on account of their jeweled buckles. And It may be that the new buckling is the reason of the change, as the suspenders are now made into posi tive confections of soft shirred silk over the elastic terminated with rosettes which hide the catch at the top of the stocking. Those who are lncl ned to eccentric vaga ries in the question of details are offered an unlimited number of expensive trinkets, as substitutes for the simple rosette. Jew elers are showing handsomely wrought metal finishings for suspender garters, among which are some Jeweled pendants that drop from a jeweled clasp to match. The stones are assorted to the color of the silk, rubles being used with red, tur quoise with blue, etc. Skirts Carefully Fitted. Skirts that are made to order are more often of peau de sole than of taffeta. By means of darts and seams they are as carefully fitted to the figure as are the dress skirts aboie them. Scant fullness, If any. Is allowed at the back, the most popular petticoat having what is known as the habit back. "What is saved in ma-, terial at the top Is more than made up for at the bottom, where It Is applied with. a lavish hand. Plaited flounces are, in a measure, abolished, or serve merely as foundations for shaply circular ruffles. The latter hae been found to display to bet ter advantage the Intricate designs with which they are embellished, In lace ruch lngs, embroidery or applique. The skirt the illustration shows Is of straw-colored silk, to be worn under a spring suit of cream tan. The two cir cular ruffles at the bottom are really in tended to sustain the rippling flare at the bottom of the dress skirt, the effect of which would be simply limp, without th's substantial foundation. The trimming Is made up tiny ruchlngs of valenc'ennes lace edging, headed, with black velvet baby ribbon, and the black is repeated on the flounces in n scattering of chenille dots The ruchlngs that edge the ruffles are doubled and not headed with velvet. For evening wear, petticoats are made of organdie or even moussellne de sole. and actually lined with colored silk, with ruffles of the same silk underlj lng cloudy ruffles of moussellne and lace. They are further trimmed with bows of silk rib bon, and altogether they are most inde scribably lovely. Other skirts, all of silk, are finished with circular silk flounces, over which are full plaited ruffles of white point d'esprlt, the latter being gar nished with arabesques of colored ribbon ruchlng. to match the foundation. For wear with visiting gowns, the silk should match the lining of the costume, and black point d'esprlt be used instead of white. Nightrobes are marvelously constructed Any one who has decided to be guided by the latest Importations In this line must be predetermined to sacrifice bodily comfort at the altar of esthetlclsm. In the first place, the collars are large. flat, fichu-shaped affairs, scolloped at the edges and trimmed with a doub'e-plalted fr3l, calling Into requisition the long nwusea fluting irons, In the laundering thereof, such a big. full collar seems ever to be vested with smothering nro pensltlee that make one give credence to tne volition of Inanimate objects. Then the sleeves, which are full lencth. are silt open from wrist to shoulder, trimmed with much lace and left hansrinsr loose. with the malignant Intention of strangling. If the collar falls to smother. So are the extremes or a waking dream and a sleep lng-nlghtmare skillfully met! Xo el iRhttlrcss. One novel nightdress that Is not tortu ous because, -of its being beautiful has a deep yoke, extending well down over the shoulders, made of lace insertion, alter nated with strips of sheer nainsook. The? strips run up and down, and the yoke Is round behind, as it is in front. The. sleeves, which are shaped to the arm, are alao made of lace and nainsook, in up.nd down stripes. A tongtsaSh nain soo)c. edged "all the way arpund witlrlace. Is puckerea together at the middle and tucked to the center of the yoke behind. Theends-are then -brought forward under the arsis and knotled at the bust, at the center of the front, so that the scarf hides the whole lower edge of the yoke. In reality one edge of the scarf Is stitched to the bottom of the yoke. A ribbon tacked to the center of the yoke behind passes over and under the scarf, which it drapes up and ties. At the front the looped-over ends are ( crossed and tied with a ribbon that is attached to the yoke. This arrangement allows the scan. tobe laid out straight, and iroiied without having to be ripped. It makes a very graceful finish. The ends reach almost to the knees; they are crossed with rows of lace insertion. A strong attempt is noticeable In negli gee gowns to revive the pompadour styles. Faint pastel-colored silks are used and much Incrustation of lace. The necks are finished with wide, shawl-shaped collars, and are left open below, becoming ribbon bands of black velvet. The sleeves are tight fitting to the elbow, where they are decked with large flowing, shawl-shaped pieces that fall over an abundance of white lace. There Is an Indescribable air of com plete satisfaction about a woman who Is perfectly "under-gowned," as she puts the finishing touches to her toilet. The remaining illustration shows a cou ple of ballroom gowns that, because of their peculiar cut, would be quite Impos sible over any but the most adroitly shaped lingerie. The outer one is a close, clinging gown of oyster white satin The upper part, in the form of a long, straight tunic, is regularly covered with diamond shaped pieces of black chantilly lace. Slender Trains. The drop skirt of white silk Is made with a slender train that l'es quite flat on the ground. In shape, the train might best be described as resembling the flat vamp of a great shoe. It is covered with a cloud of white moussellne de fioie ruffles, all hemmed with narrow black velvet ribbon. Every second lace square at the bottom of the oversklrt is barred diagonally with black velvet, as are the tops of the sleeves and the moussellne drapery at the bust The other costume Is an artistic con ception by. Redfern. It la in pale, rose colored crepe de chine, over a shapely lin ing of pink taffeta, made separately! At the back are three semifull, tunlc-llke pieces of crepe de chine, falling over a circular flounce, simulating still another tunic and ending in a long, slender train. All of the edges are covered with gold guipure entre deux. The crepe de chine corsage, with its gold trimming, has a flat piece, folded into wide tucks, set in at the front and back. The girdle is of delicate, violet-mirrored velet. In the background Is a gorgeous cape of rose-colored panne, In a shawl-shaped piece, with a drapery of the same about the shoulders. Above the drapery Is a high, fancy collar, piped with fur. Three full-plaited flounces of rose-colored mous sellne de sole are applied to the bottom of the cape, under an incrustation of gold em broidery. The cape is caught together at the throat wtlh a bow of plaited mous sellne de sole, with long ends that cas cade down the edges of the front. ANITA DE CAMPI. KEW YORK SHOPS. Thin Summer Goods Already Being; Shown in Them. The thinnest of summer goods usually come In with the coldest weather, and they are so tempting, says a writer In the New York Times, that it looks as If the dry goods shops might be in league with the railroads, for every woman who sees the pretty light stuff feels like start ing at once for a warmer part of the coun try, where she can wear them. It is the same this jear as always there never were such pretty materials and de signs to be seen. A quantity of them are already in, and more will arrive this month. It is true that the exclusive de signs that come in now are often sold out, and the early buyer gets original gowns that the people who buy later cannot duplicate. Special shops have special de signs, and any one who gets at a b'g Broadway shop, for Instance, materials made from them will not And them else where. The organdies and the flowered designs are said to be "out" this year, for they were imitated to such an extent last sea son, and pretty, thin goods could be bought for such small prices, that the women who do not like tp wear what every one wears will have none of. them. The swlss' muslins are In, and they are In most charming designs. They are in. all qualities, and range from 40 cents to $1 50 a yard. Many In black are being sold to people who are not In mourning, for they make up charmingly, and nre more serviceable tljan the lighter shades. Tit mnnv nf fho tVltn trnnfla tfco HHIa tmmV. of black which has been found to add so & (r gp j' W M IK Ws&mmmf&J eaESBSMfc m mi i " ' --$P5i 4V T XBHWSavSSSw8' u w jmiw r " jr -on ? mnrwaa a J2kHavl yZ-lR mmoW- TMal T.I y) I IKS? j us . . -.' e$2 y, sz-s lgasqa u ' (' mWTSm . v Ag.wm&K mu w-m SFS!,k JKh ik jttmxtiBBGBBtou. yE&r2s Wsl5v ve&. .j&aa feg&'-8? 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The Invaluable shirt waist will come In In all Its glory as usual this year, but there are many people buying thin goods for entire'suits. TABLE DECORATIONS. Some Parisian Ideas of Valne'to Dinner-Givers. The latest Parisian idea In table decora tions Is a chain of orchids, with links formed of smllax. The flowers are laid on the- damask cloth encircling the des sert dishes and candlesticks, and they form an uncommonly effective flat decora- Xl&v tMtJto EVEMNG tlon, which is by many considered the cor rect form for dinner-table' ornamentation. When less costly decorations are desired, violets, mixed .with Ivy leaves and a few moss-covered twigs, make an exceedingly artistic combination, particularly in the winter, when flowers are limited in va riety. In contrast to the flat style the violets are arranged in Venetian glass bowls, on a mat of pale mauve brocade, and if some chrysanthemums In tall vases of Venetian axe interspersed the effect Is beautiful. A new way of adorning the table, and one which has met with much favor, is to place in front of each guest a little basket made of silver, crystal or china, filled with flowers. In the center of the table Is-a silver-trimmed mirror, on which are arranged plates of bon bons, sur rounded by garlands of flowers. For everyday use the well-cared-for pot of ferns, set In a pretty silver receptacle, is satisfactory to many housewives, and Is a style of table adornment that Is con stantly increasing in popularity. CARE OF THE HANDS. How They Can JBe Mndc Soft, White and Benutltnl. There are some hands which are so sensitive to outside influences that they flush almost like the face, becoming moist with fear or excitement, and cause their owners much Inconvenience and discom fort. For, hands of this description, Mc- Call's Magazine prescribes a wash as follows: ' A teaspoonful of borax, a teaspoonful of glycerine, and a teaspoonful of eau de cologne. Mix these Ingredients thorough ly together, and put Into a little china pot with a lid. Anoint the hands with the wash, after performing the last ablu tions of the evening, and allow It, as fat as possible, to dry on. t will render the flesh firm and prevent It cracking or flushing. For clammy, moist hands, rub lemon juice, eau de cologne, or any spirit thor- : 1 MA A m '.,A Nli : v1uffi ibW-JS iiiesSPf rcf r&X imf& Wm. - - , 1 ?.J mm oughly Into them, both Inside and outside, after washing, and use oatmeal Instead of soap occasionally. Vinegar Is also a use ful astringent in such & case. "Whea gloves are used for sleeping In it is bet ter to slit down the center of the palm, or even cut It away entirely. These remedies will be found equally good for the complexion, hands or the body gen erally. When the hands have been very badly stained, wash them first In hot water, and then rub the stains with lemon juice and salt, and apply the pumice stone. If the stains be very deep, and refuse to move after several washings, go to your druggist and ask him to make you up a lotion or wash, with oil of vitriol in its composition. This should only be dona as a last resource. A slow circulation is a great enemy to a white hand during the cold weather. For this reason It Is good to rub the hands and arms gently, especially after washing, and undervests of wool, with long sleeves, should be worn. However white a hand may be,- U3 appearance is utterly spoiled If the nails do not receive proper atten tion. They should be filed every day, and cleaned every time the hands are washed. 1 f fill eN X "' IA L $?V WIW,8SKrSlsr GOWNS. If the scarfskln be pushed gently down, hangnails will not put In an appearance; but If they do, on no account bite or pull them off; a sharp pair .of scissors must be used for the purpose. The tips of the fingers should be pressed between the thumb and finger upward to give them a good shape. HANDKERCHIEF BAGS. , Pleasing Novelties Worn With House and Street Costume!. New designs In handkerchief bags are being shown in tempting array In the shop windows of Eastern cities. The prettiest are to be worn with evening gowns. They are made of chiffon or crepe de chine, and are formed to represent a flower. Those which look like big, full-blown, pink roses hanging from a green stem are ex quisite The bag is made of pink silk, and the rose, which entirely covers It, has its curled petals of delicately shaded pink chiffon, and in the heart of the rose stamens of shining rhlnestone3 are seen mounted on trembling gilt wires. Then there are other handkerchief pockets ot crocheted silk in delicate pastel tints which glisten with mock jewels, and still others made of the new feather lace, which ! shows the lace design, outlined with tiny feathers. These pockets are made over silk, and are a pretty novelty. Many of the bags worn with shopping and calling costumes are carried in a curi ous way. They are fastened to a long link chain, which Is twisted around the wrlst, and the bag dangles from It. At first the link chains were worn as gir dles about the waist, and the bag was at tached at the side, but now they are used as wrist-chains. The chains are usually of silver? and those that are oxidized ara most In favor Bags swinging from bracelets Is another fashion. Not a Circumstance. The Chilliness of liquid air Seems more like warmth, 't is found. To those who meet that frigid stare Where Boston girls abound Elliotts Magazine. ')amV X XSiX Keep Ghosts Confined. Tell me the old, old story again; Tell it in whispers low; Speak of the Joys we reveled In then -Pleasures of hme ago. - Bit by my side as you did o yore, When the twilight ueed to fade. But don't. I pray you, speak oae word mora Of the plea your mother made. ' New York "World. WIVES AS BREADWINNERS Their Ability to Contribute to Sup port ot Household Insures Family Comfort. "For generations the accepted condition, among people of good breeding and refine ment, was that the wage-earning should bo done by the husband, and the admin istration of the domestic exchequer be left In the hands of the wife." writes Margaret Sangster, In Collier's Weekly. She goes on to say that among comfortably placed and, to some extent, luxuriously living, Americans, there is a remarkable change from former opinions on this subject of the wife's breadwlnnlng. Especially among artists, authors, journalists and othgr people who live by the exertion of the intellect rather than by mere manual labor, it Is common to find both wife and husband practicing their specialty, what ever It Is, and putting their earnings into a more or less co-operative purse. The wife, for example, has a. .gift for illustration, and her clever fingers eke out her good man's salary, so that luxu ries are possible whieh the two mint else forego. She writes bright quips and Jests, or charming short stories, and the crisp checks which come floating to her in the morning mail provide her own dress, or pay the school bills of Laddie, who Is growing stout and sturdy and needs more money spent on him every year. Possibility Overlooked- "I have heard," continues Miss Sang ster, "of an ardent lover who, preferring hi3 suit to a gifted woman, ventured to call her attention to the fact that their combined salaries would enable them to maintain a very attractive home, quite overlooking the possibility that, as a wife, the lady of his choice might prefer not directly to contribute to her own support. "The truth is that, In many cases, the wife's ability to supplement the hus band's earnings relieves her of a sort of work for which she may have no peculiar aptitude, or whiah she perhaps finds dis tasteful. An extra maid may be afforded to do various things about the housekeep ing, to wait upon the children, to attend to the endless mending of small trarments and the sewing on of buttons in short, to carry part of the burden of the ever lasting little, which weighs heavily on the housemistress, provided the wife can earn enough to pay for the added convenience. "When the period arrives In which grow ing children take precedence In parental calculations of every other necessity, when there are dancing lessons and music lessons and opportunities for culture In endless variety, for which continual pro vision must be made, the wife's share in the payment of bills may be no slight one. If she earn only her pin money, she may thus acquire and retain a pleasing senBe of Independence, and have an advantage over her opposite neighbor, to whom pin money Is an ever-vanishing mirage on the horizon. Twofold DiOlculty. "The difficulty about the matter la two fold. In their youth, married people pre sumably anticipate the coming of chil dren. For the sake of unborn children, It Is usually better that a mother should not be taxed mentally or physically by the relentless and Imperious requirements of a wage-earning vocation. Even If she carry on her writing, or her painting, or her exquisite needlecraft exclusivelv at .home, the demands it must needs make upon ner will not tell favorably, as a rule, on her offspring, in the second place, a husband is in peril of reversing the position he ought to assume as the protector of and provider for his wife, and of leaning on her, of sufferine her to un dertake tasks beyond her strength, and of. avtepuiiB irom ner sacrifices which she should never be allowed to make. "This, like many another problem, can not be arbitrarily legislated upon by out siders. Each family must resolve upon its own course of action. Most of us could get on very comfortably with a simpler style of living, and would be better off In the end, if we acknowledged fewer wanta" WOMAN'S CHARM. Dainty Appearance and Sympathetic Manner Slake It. Charm in woman does not wholly consist of beauty, prettiness or even moderate good looks. A daintily neat appearance and a sympathetic manner Is all that Is necessary. The charming woman is the woman who Is sympathetic alike to rich and poor, young and old. When with others, she Invariably puts herself In the background, and is more interested in listening to the recital of their sorrows and joys than In discoursing about her self. She is a good listener, "and this," says McCall's Magazine, In the course of an article on woman's charm, "Is, perhaps, the most Important point of all, because there are so many people who are only too ready to talk, and bo few who are willing to listen. Whether she is interest ed or no, she always tries to appear In terested. She is a good conversationalist, but she knows when to be silent. She changes her moods and her conversation to suit the people In whose company she happens to be. She Is always sympathet ic with those In trouble, merry with those who are gay, and ever ready to do a fellow-creature a good turn. But with all her changes of mood she Is perfectly natural and never in the least affeated or stilted In her conversation." GOOD EATERS DEPBND-ON-ABLB. But Gluttons Are Not At AH Desir able to Meet. "All men and women eat. If they don't they won't last long, and no one need worry as to whether they count for much or not. But good eaters are usually very depend-onrable. By good eaters I do not mean large eaters or greedy eaters, though J I may include some of both; but I mean the men and women who enjoy what they eat and show no disposition, either from dyspepsia or other form of indigestion, to quarrel with their food," writes John Gil mer Speed, in the Criterion. "Gluttons, however, are not very love ly. I sat at table once with a woman at a summer resort, who, every day for din ner, ate 12 ears of corn from the cob. That is more than the regulation mid-day feed for a horse. And In the operation she greased her hands and her cheeks, and every now and again her nose was deco. rated with the well-butteced grains. She was a sight, and at the end of the table she bred a famine that tt took waiters to relieve. And she was in repose not by any means a bad-looking woman, hut In ac tion at the table she was a kind of hu man cyelena. leaving desolation in her path. She had and three husbands, and is a wMew again. What became of the peer men I never knew. Maybe she ate them." XARRImD PARAGONS. Some Couples rVbe Claim to llrt Well en 12 a Week. T&ere are many married people to whom living on. $12 a week would seem an Im possibility: there are many for whom It would be haeoseibte It would be mere existence, even if they wore able to avoid seeking oharity. Yet among hundreds of writers of letters to the editor of the Philadelphia. North American there are men aad women who say they have ven tured Into matrimony wMh eniy this sum to depend upon, who assert that they axe happy and can save money. One remarkable couple, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Snyder, of FottsvUIe, Pa., declare that they married on 96 per week ani have no desire to return to single blessed ness. Mrs. Snyder gives this unique ac count of how they do it: "In, the first place," she ays. "man and wife must be suited to each other and pull in unison. On 98 a week we have accom plished many things, among them "The payment of 9S a month rent. "The saving of $10 & month. "The furnishing of a house, without as suming obUgatioBs that cannot be paid off. "The conduct of a plentiful table, which Includes on Us bitt of fare meat, at least onae and often, twice a day, and fresh. eggs, butter and milk. "The enjoyment of perfect domeetio con teat." AN IDBAL BOMB. May Wright Sewall's "Tramp Cham her," for Uteraxy Travelera. In Mrs. May Wright SewaM's home at Indianapolis there is a famous room called the "tramp chamber." One of the most conspicuous articles hi it la a book In which many of her "tramp" literal ? guests have scribbled pleasing sentiments. Several may be given, not only as inter esting in themselves, but as reflective of the hospitality ia this home. In part they are: Miss Harriet Hosmer I love to corns here and I bate to go. Miss Frances WUard I thank God that I have been a guest in this Ideal home. Mme. Modjeska It has been a great happiness to meet and know you, sweet hostess. James Lane Allen DeUotottS coffee for breakfast. Otis Skinner Thafs for remembrance. Rev. Anna Shaw This is one or. tno beautiful homes that make me feel there might be something better than being a maiden. Amooe other 'tramps" who have writ- ten in the book are Mme. Isabelle Bogelot. Mrs. Ormiston Chant. Mms Anthony, Mrs. Alice Freeman Palmer. Puaditl Kamabai. Mrs. Rath MeSnery Stuart. Stbeet Bub bard and Richard Moutton. A Modern. Woman's Heart. The riddle ot the Sphinx, men say, was bo the simplest art. Compared with that sewiMeriBg maze-a mod em womaas seart' Tla "eofiapleac." "powOKhwl," "involved" and "iBtertwtaed, Tls despair ana faselaaiiea to the modam manly rated. He studies it m essay, and m poem, tale and vl&r. He redoubles every efiert to trace Its devious war. Tor." he argaes, that "a weraaa ot suoa per- Dlexlsg style Must have a heart If aaj ot eompUca&ea gullet" The modern woman waieses, wife a smile she eaa't eeeeeal. "While the "pr&Mem." ef her feelings b pokes aad press with zeal. Whispering- "Will he yet dtseever, before the tale's alt toW, Perfect art Is snssie nature newest woman's 1 nearest eld?" Theceophy and Gosak. lore, Payohoiosy aad 1 "Caaee." From end to end I've traversed. I Can taUc of Nature's lows; PhilceopAles and "efegies," the seiences and art Taught me & thousand mysteries. They have not teueaed my heart 1 'Tla mind alese wMeh alters, to. the woman or the mas. But hearts are stiH eeestraeted upon the aame eMptas; And while I'm learned m ftgie, mathematics, Latin, Ck-eek, My heart's the suae eld traitor whoa it comes the uate to aeeakl And as mathematics teaahes ms. In oiam, Jadt- otal teae. To reduce all propooRlenfl to their fewest terms atone; And farther Bays, whoa A and B an equal, each to C, They're equal to eaok other-eo I Judge my eaas tofee That when Jaek leofca sp-aad tatters, sad then toebs down and sighs. My heart translates, euMe stately, the longing te his eyes. And whea the dear bey lays away his "prob lem" ea the shelf. He'll knew jsst hew I'm feeitas by the way aa feels hteneeKt Kyi Levett ia Brooklyn Eagle. "Autograph, Pleaael" At a meeting of an autograph society composed of young women, in Chicago, one particular celebrity who had remained obdurate to all requests for his signature was almost unanimously voted to be a "mean, old thing." The one girl who had not concurred in the general condemnation asserted that the others did not know how to manage this particular Hon "1 11 s'law you," she declared, and forthwith wrote and mailed to the celebrity a request com posed of only two words. They were, ' Au tograph, please." At the next regular meeting the girl appeared triumphant1 y waving a sheet of letter paper over her head. It was the reply of the celebrity. He seemed reproachful. All he wrote was: "You must be pressed for time," with bis signature following. Argonaut. Theusht She Knew BaeBgh. Miss Sarah B. Adams, of Norwalk, Conn., paid 9MM out of a snug little esta e, valued at MW to understand her gen ealogical tree. For that sum sbe was en abled to know her ancestral history from the time of the Revolutionary war and she says she would have willingly spent the rest oC It tracing her fore fathers back to the old Norman days, but Judge Seymour, of the probate court of Fairfield county, Connecticut, thought she knew sufficient and appointed a conserva tor of her property, so that she cou'a waste no more of It. Giving; Medicine to Baby. When giving medicine to baby, hold the point of the spoon against the roof of the child's month. It will then be almost im possible for him either to choke or to eject the fluid. JJL. .. -riSttfu.