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2G THE SUNDAY OHEGONIAN, POBTLANP, MARCH 18, 1900. WHAT'S A MAN TO DOT I'm sure I'm fond of blue eyes Till hazel eyes I ree; The black ejes are like new eyes. So bright they seem to be. The gray eye not a gay eje. But wondrous strong and true Affects me in a "way X Cannot explain to you. There's beauty In the brown eye, So gentle, calm and clear. '""" . "Before it any frown I" ' -r ' May show will disappear. And. yes. I really think I In ecstacy could glow About the pretty pink eye That fair Albinos show. I know a girl with bat's cjes. That useless seem till night; Another one with "cat's eyes," "Who fascinates me, quite. Another who ie "cros-ejed" She's "cute. when all is said; So I'm at such a loss I'd Perhaps not better wed. LUE VERNON. WITCHING SPRING STYLES Dainty Creations of Millinery Art Evoke Feminine Admiration Some Stunning Continues. NEW YORK, March 12. More and more Spring and Summer goods that are more and more beautiful arc daily being un loaded at the counters of the big btores, and they receive no dearth of admiration from crowds of women, who bravely face the weather for a first peep at the marvels of diaphanous beauty. Some of the new dainties are of such striking witchery as to elicit a soft chorus of excited "ohs" and "ahs" that would do credit as ap plause of a pyrotechnical display. The flow of wondering approbation Is, as a rule, somewhat abated at sight of the price tag, and the usual period that punc tuates a paragraph of enthusiastic praise comes in this guise: "Well, I declare. It ought to be beautiful at that figure!" All of the most expensive materials have a satin finish that is fairly lustrous. They outsatln satin, as it were. Panne Is rag lngly popular for girdles, plastrons, col lars, and even long-fringed sashes, but it Is not the newest tissue. A novelty in even stronger favor is the satin crepe that has a suppleness bejond description and a positively luminous surface. It is used for whole gowns, particularly those of the graceful princess variety, and is supposed to fall lightly over a separate silk lining, after the fashion of a tunic. As trimming, no end of delightful ap pliques are shown, from tiny entre deux of Japanese silk embroidery, to open worked embroidered bands of light-colored mousseline de sole, taffeta applique and flat satin cording, made up into lacey strips and motifs, and inserted with meshes of open-worked silk or chenille. Chenille alone Is destined to have quite a run, as a distinctly Summer drees trim ming. The effect of black chenille, in combination with faint organdie and mous seline de sole. Is remarkably lovely. An Example. For example, a pale pink mousseline has at the hollow of the left shoulder an im mense rosette of black rope chenille. Hanging from the rosette are streamers of chenille, a yard and a half long. At the "belt, a little to the left of the center in front, the streamers arc slightly looped and tacked down under another rosette, considerably smaller than the first, and from here the ends fall clear to the bot tom of the skirt. The costume is com pleted by a hat of wide black satin straw, crossed with chenille, airily trimmed on top with plumes of black tulle, and under neath with a facing of crushed French rose petals. Needle work that has been such a notice able feature of the best imported gowns this Winter Is quite as apparent and as charming upon the stuffs that are being prepared for Summer. The lassie who will take the hint in time may have an embroidered robe for the warm weather that will set her friends in a whirl of envy. The embroidery Is done In light colored silks, upon fine French organdies. A suggestion that might be offered to the cood needleswoman Is to buy an organdie with a clear ground apple green, corn color, lavender, cream or turquoise, having a scattering of small flowers printed over it. The embroidery can be done right over the flowers that are stamped Into the goods, the colors that are stamped In be ing closely followed. The material should be taken to the modiste and cut out before being em broidered, and part of the gown should be of plain, solid-colored organdie, matching the ground of the embroidered part. The full-plaited ruffle at the bottom of the skirt should be of plain , organdie. It should be cut out In scollops, at the upper edge, and, after being stitched on, should have the organdie cut away from beneath it. The puckered sleeves should be also of unembroldered organdie. A sash-like girdle of organdie should have the short ends drawn through a buckle and left hanging, weighted down with a heavy, long fringe of silks, assorted to match the silk In the embroidery. Organdies embroidered all In one color to match the grounu are perhaps less striking, but have moTe quiet elegance. They are trimmed with tiny ruchings of satin ribbon, in the same shade. Some of the more expensive moussellnes are man ufactured with satin dots and stripes woven rfght into them. Others are dotted with chenille. Ready to Re Applied. In lieu of hand embroidery the plecp3 of swles and delicate French batiste, em broidered by machine, are exceedingly at tractive, especially to the home dress makor, as they have all of the decorations cut out, and ready to be applied, and the trimming Is so arranged on the body of the goods that but little skill Is required In putting the gown together. It might almost be said to make Itself. The skirt is all ready to be hung; the dropsklrt lin ing is finished with a narrow ruffle; the revere and collar are shaped, and the only thing that remains to be done Is to model the bodice. The prices of these pretty robes range from ?25 upward. Challles have come back Into favor, with a hop. skip and jump. They will be ac counted In better style this Spring than ever before. And ciosely verging onto challie is a variety of thinner silk and ! wool mixtures, some of which are as transparent as lawns and dimities. Wool muslin is one of thee. It Is vaunted for Its lack of dressing, and Its clinging ten dency, that reveals the contour of the figure. In spite of folds and tucks. Light weight, soft-finished taffetas are shown in i quaint designs, with pastel-tinted grounds and tiny vines of flowers, or old-fashioned I sprigs and sprays. ! The foulards are ablaze with color. The ' grounds are well covered and the colors so multiple that although each shade em ployed Is of the most brilliant tone, com bined they neutralize one another, and the effect becomes harmonious. The trim mings of these Persian-like affairs are J vivid. Richness Is obtained by the use l of heavy Arabian lace, black panne or I velvet and gilt buttons. Several models ' show a trimming made up of tucked bands I of scarlet or apple-gron taffeta, entre . deux of lace, tiny black velvet buttons and i white satin stocks. Persian panne squares, with elaborate borders, make the most , adorable bodices. The collars are of white taffeta, veiled with Brussels lace, and soft full vests of silk and laco are I set In the open fronts. Above the lace ! the edges of the panne are caught loosely together with bows of panne ribbon, matching the border of the squares, each bow having a small, square, brilliant buckle for Its center. These bodices are almost tight-fitting. The backs are made In one piece, and the sleeves are tight. I without the least pucker at the top, and so cut tnat tne Doraer iorms a band around the elbow. The wrists are narrow, and from below the wrist the sleeve curves slightly out. The bell so formed Is faced with silk, covered flatly with lace, so that It may. If desired, be turned back Into a cuff. Pretty Silk Pcttlconts. Much net ot the finer sort will be worn for special occasions over colored silks, and a great many pretty silk petticoats, with corset covers to match, are already bring sold as foundations for summer frocks, of whatever transparent stuff one may wish to wear over them. They are shaped In dress form, and are substitutes for linings, not for lingerie. Despite the thinness of material em ployed for Spring gowning, coat shapes and boleros are by no means tabooed. The crlspness that Is necessary for the smart bits of jackets Is supplemented In the firm taffeta lining. A sketch on this page shows two new costumes, with the bodices in coat form. The one in the fore ground is made of thin, smooth-faced cloth. In a light, dull shade of tan. The cunning jacket Is called the "Premier Consul." A close vest of flowered taffeta is allowed to show beneath the short cloth coat. The fancifully shaped revers are of -white taffeta, decked with groups of buttons. The open fronts disclose a full-plaited jabot of white moussellno de sole, falling In half a dozen ruffles. Two little pocket laps are placed one on either side of the vest. The sleeves are tight fitting, and sewn Into the arroholes, with out gathers. The skirt, which Is lined thronghouV with oil-boiled taffeta, is clinging and narrow about the hips and back, and Is given a decided flare about the lower edge. It Is cut In a number of gores, and each gore Is widened abruptly out from below the knees, to give the ripple at the hem that Is required by fashion this season. The seams are strapped with cloth, run on with rows of stitching, placed, very close together, and done In white silk thread, and a row of buttons In groups of three Is placed on each side of the front gore. The hat Is of loose, yellow straw, trimmed with loops of wide white and beige taffeta ribbon. In the background of the same picture Is a toilet that depicts the very latest de velopment of the Louis XVI coat, carrldd out In crepe de chine. The gown is In that ravishing shade of purple called "petunia," and is made to a soft-finished silk lining, a few shades lighter. At the bottom of the skirt Is a full-plaited flounce of the crepe, cut In scollops at the heading, and having a bow of crepe, lined with taffeta, at each one of the upturned points formed between the scollops. The skirt Is wide at the bottom, and gored to extreme narrowness at the .top. Sort of Bolero. The corsage of crepe de Chine Is striped with perpendicular bands of cream lace, entre-deux. A sort of bolero Is fornted over the jacket "by a folder drapery of crepe, terminating under a coat collar, and reveres, made In one piece of lace over deep purple velvet. The full vest is made of mauve silk, covered with mousseline de sole, and the standing col lar Is of purple velvet, folded back in front into a stiff double bow. with an oval gilt buckle In the center. Tho tucked sleeves are of crepe de Chine, banded with lace and made over a tight foundation. It will be seen from the description of these two very chic Parisian creations that, although plaited skirts have come Into vogue, they have no monopoly on fashion, and that the more coquettish forms that reveal the graceful outline of the figure will remain In vogue, albeit with the modification of abundant full ness at the foot. How lavishly ribbons and lace are em ployed Is Intimated in the companion sketch, presenting Ihre smart gowns, that are uniquely garnltured. The first Is in gun-metal grey wool-moussellne. The skirt In two parts has an unllned overskirt of the. thin wool, weighted down at the bottom with a wide band of white guipure. Another narrower band of guipure is placed 10 inches above the lower band. The overskirt Is full length in front and shortened behind to allow the decided deml-traln of the underskirt to escape comfortably at the back. The drop-skirt Is made of thin silk, finished at the bottom with a shaped flounce of wool muslin that Is covered with whlto guipure. The whole smooth bodice. In bolero form, H made of white guipure, with the exception of the crinkled sleeves, that are In mousseline. The only note of color in the gown Is afforded by the large round cabochons of imitation emerald that are set in an antique silver belt, encircling the waist. The center figure Is gowned in Jight violet taffeta, shaded with silver. Tho gown Is In princess form and has the whole upper part of the bodice and sleeves i of art lace A rov of rosos, made of deep cream mousseline de sole, with Httlo yellow seed centers, covers the edge. of the lace In front. Several straps of pansy, purple velvet ribbon, slanting across the right shoulder, have the ends caught in under these flowers. At the bottom the princess Is trimmed with a wide ruffle of lace that is scooped out along its upper THREE STUNNING edge, so that It Is narrowest at the center of the back. The lace ruffle falls over two circular ruffles of taffeta. Only to the Seams. AH of this lace "and ruffle trimming reaches only to the seams of the front gore, the front of the princess being left untrlmmed to form a sort of panel. A range of white mousseline de sole roses heads the lace ruffle and covers the edges, where it is-sewn in at the seams. Flowers of this sort are among the Frenchlcst novelty trimmings for Summer. They are made, of course, without foliage, and are supposed to be sewn so closo together that at first glance they would pass for sellne ruchings. Larger, single look like huge rosettes are to 1 ones that be found In the millinery departments for the trimming of hats to match. ' The remaining costume Is In pearl colored foulara. with a sheeny surface. It Is cut out squarely In the neck over an emplecement and collar of white Irish point lace, lined with white satin. The shoulders and sleeves of foulard ore striped with appllqued ribbons of black velvet. Interspersed with bands of black chantllly lace, entre-deux. Two rows of the same entre-deux. --well separated, are placed around the bottom of the skirt. and have upright bars of black velvet IHKrtn iirlTiy hattraon thorn A wlllT i Trinnri of c.hnntlllv encircles the bust and continues In vest-shape down the front of the bodice. The toque accompanying the costumo is made entirely of clusters of green and purple grapes, mingled with pale green grape leaves. ANITA DE CAMPL DREADED BY MILLINERS. Nerr York Woman "Who Han a Mania for Tryln'g on Hats. "I was trying to convince myself In a Fifth-avenue millinery shop one day last week that a $16 hat was just as becoming as a $20 hat." said a woman to a New York Sun reporter, "but the salesgirl who was attending me, said: " 'Oh, dear; here's the flend and I am glad that I am busy so that she won't bother me.' " 'What do you mean by the fiend?' I asked. " 'Here she Is now. said the girl. I turned around and saw a woman n-hnM fnn hnj hppir fdmliinr tn mp fnr puffy mous t$k jsga ?ML V Ml I QUAINT several years, and when I learned her should be quite lour inches long and suit characteristics recalled the fact that liable to do after service on the bureau, had usuallv seenVhec In ".millinery stores. Clubs and spades are used as models to She-was a woman of good figure, stylish- ly aresseu wnn a wen-cut. x-ersian iamu coat Her hair was auburn, and I should guess that she might be anywhere from 33 to 45 years of age. " I want to see some of your new hats.' j she said to a shopgirl who was dlsen- gaged, and when she was out of earshot my girl said to me: " 'That woman Is known In every flrst class millinery shop in New York, and she is a public nuisance. She has a ma nia for trying on new hats and admiring herself in the glass. I first noticed her three years ago In Mme. Blank's shop be fore I came here. About once In five weeks she would come in to see our new hats. She always tried on eight or ten and studied her appearance In the glass with each hat. This meant a waste of at least an hour of the shopgirl's time. The woman never bought a hat. " 'After she had repeated the operation a few times Mme. $ianK suspecteu tnat ' she was employed by a rival to steal our styles and she made some Inquiries about her. She found that the woman was not employ! by any rival, and that she spent most of her time trying on hats because she was afflicted witlr a mania for it. When I came down to this shop I found that she was well known here as the SPRING COSTUMES. "Fiend." If you will watch her a few minutes you will see for yourself what she does. Of course, the shopgirl can't be rude to her, but she knows well enough that she Isn't going to make a sale.' "I watched the auburn-haired woman for a few minutes. She selected an ex pensive hat, examined it carefully, and then putting It on, she admired herself before the glass. She prinked and smirked and twisted her head so that she might get different views. Then she se lected another hat and went through the same programme. When she selected the third I left. There are probably lots of women who occasionally like to put on a pretty hat In a millinery store just to see how they look, but I never saw a worn- an who made a business of It as this. woman did. The shopgirl told me that every millinery shop In town dreaded her visits, and I don't doubt It." NOVEL IDEA IX "TALLIES." Pleasing: Devices for Keeping: Record of Card Games. Recently at a smart card club In New York bracelets and key rings were made to do service for tallies. The Idea was Ingenious. A Jeweler had been taken into the scheme, and for the women had simp ly bent heavy copper wire Into the shape of bracelets. At the ends they were twist ed In, a similar way to hooks and eyes and so fastened about the arm. For the men key rings were made, also of copper wire, somewhat lighter In weight. When tho party began, therefore, the guests were respectively presented with these trinkets; and as the game progressed lit tle bells were passed about to be hung on the bracelets or rings of the winners," while those that were so unfortunate as to lose the games had given to them small brass charms in the shape of crowns and little pigs. They were also slipped at once upon the rings. Throughout tha evening the jingling of these little things made a merry sound, nor was the Idea an expensive one to carry out. Over 70 COAT-SHAPED BODICES. people were present at the foregoing men tioned party and the whole of the tallies only cost a little over $10. Another pretty Idea is to make pin cush ions for tallies. Those for the women aro fashioned of bright red cloth and are In ! the shape of hearts and diamonds. They be made Into small, flat pocket plncush Ions for the men. For them black cloth Is used. Good-sized china-headed pins aro then passed about to record the games. White ones are used for those that win and black ones are given to the losers. After an exact pattern of these cushions is secured they can be quickly and simply made at home and their cost Is very small In comparison to their prcttlness. Miniature tambourines and banjos are again In favor to be used for tallies, and become before the close of the evening gaily decked with bright ribbons, usually red and yellow, which denote the successes and failures of the players. The custom seems to be to give the tombouritfes to the men and to have painted upon them fantastic pictures of ballet girls. The ban jos are given to the cirls and are often decorated with wreaths and Cupids. Both of these tallies hate attached to them long loops of ribbon, that they may be slipped over the shoulders and worn. It Is always a nuisance on such occasions to have to carry things about In the hands. REBUS PARTIES. Change From Cnrds nnil Dancing: at Social Gatherings. Entertainments which require Ingenuity on the part of the hostess and quick gues sing on the part of the guests, with prizes to the most expert guessers, are a wel come change from dancing and cards. Rebus parties, with musical subjects or titles of books, or a hidden auction, cause much merriment. Those who are famll lar with music will easily see the connec tions between the foIlowinK titles and their representations, as suggested by the New York World: "The Arrow and the Song," PInsuIt, a sheet-music song with an arrow drawn on tho cover in blue pencil. "The Broken Pitcher," by Pontet. an old broken china pitcher. "The Lord Chord." by Sullivan, represented by the word "lost" and a knot of cord fastened on cardboard. "Shells of the Ocean," by Cherry, a marine view and a collection of shells. "Star-Spangled Banner." the national flag. " 'Tls But a Little Faded Flower," by Thomas a faded violet tied to a card or ribbon. There may be similar representations of the following named songs: "Rosea From the South." by Strauss: "Anchored," by Watson: "Larboard Watch," by Will lams; "Banbury Cross." by Welllngs; "Lohengrin," by Wagner; "Take Back the Heart That Thou Gavcst," "Only a Lock of 'Hair." "Tho Palms," "Comln' Thro the Rye." "The Dally Question," "Monastery Bells." "Blue Eyes," hy Molloy; "White Wings," "I Cannot Sing the Old Songs," by Clarlbel: "Far Away." "Nothing but Leaves," and "Home Again." WILHELMINA'S COLOGNE BATH. Holland's Young Qneen Believers In Its Good Qualifies. Queen Wilhelmlna, of the Netherlands, uses an entire champagne bottle of eau de cologne every morning, and so Intent la the little majesty on getting her fill of her favorite toilette vinegar that she has the bottle opened In her very presence, sniffs it, assures herself of Its high quality by a test over a lamp, and then poura the contents into the bath with her own hand. Of course, this is not the regula tion tub, but a large marble affair, built Into the floor, and reached by five steps. so that tho room beneath Is only half a story high. The Queen remains seven minutes In the bath, using a certain English soap, little scented. Then she draws a waterproof cap over her hair and steps under a "shower," where the finest bay rum. takes the place of water. After that she Js rubbed down by her old, round and big armed nurse. Wilhelmlna has a beautiful, yet delicate complexion, which she believes will take care of itself If regularly treated as set forth and then left to Its own normal course. Preparatory to dinner, theater, reception or balls, she uses a Turkish tow el and plenty of warm water on her face and neck. , Soap for the hands only, day and evening'. Over Education. The Matrimonial School at Chicago has turned out an awful failure. A result of a visit to the school wca that both men and women looked for a higher standard in each other. Westminster Gazette.' Once Penelope was kind. Gentle. lolng and forgiving She and I both of one mind; And In peace and concord living. Each the other's comfort sought, As a wife and husband ought. But. In hopes to add thereby Sweeter syrup to our honey. We a course resolved to try At the School of Matrimony Xow each other's faults In turn Without pity we discern. If you ask me what has stirred Thus fond love to bitter strife, Tls the lectures that I heard On the "duties of a wife" While Penelope, alast Studied In the husband's class. London Punch. WHY MEN ARE PREFERRED Ed-ward Bok Gives Reasons for Bnsl- nesB Men's Disinclination to Employ the Gentler Sex. "I have recently been Interested In ascer taining the definite- reasons why employers have felt that the positions In their estab lishments were not most effectively filled by women," writes Edward Bok in the Ladles' Home Journal. "The reasons are as .varied as they are Interesting. The lack of physical en durance and the unreliability caused by physical considerations were the main causes. The lack of executive ability was ) given as the main reason In positions of trust, and the friction caused by the objec tion of women to receive orders from, one of their own sex. "Pending or Impending matrimonial en gagements were also a very pronounced cause. The proprieties also carao In for their share, the merchant not feeling that he could ask his female secretary or clerk to remain after business hours. The trader felt that he could not send a woman off on a mission which required hasty packing and preparations for travel at an hour's notice. In a number of cases women seemed to object, and wero Inclined to ac cuse their employers of forgetting their social amenities when they spoke sharply to thom. In these cases women always seemed to remember that they were wom en, and made their employers remember It, too. "Illness in the family, which would not necessitate a man's absence at the offlce. keeping the woman at home, was another reason. And so went on the reasons which made employers decide that they preferred men to women In their offices. And as I qarefully went over the reasons, each po!nted slmpjy to one thing the unnatural position of woman in business." HER MOST PRECIOUS GIFT. Duty of Woman to Acunire and Re. tnln a Beautlfnl Figure. A beautiful figure Is the most precious gift, after perfect health, that any woman can possess. It Is of far more value than a pretty face. It lasts much longer, and It does not betray the years, as must eventually even the most perfect features and the most lovely skin. With a perfect form, smartly gowned and well set up, a woman cannot fail to look charming. There are three classes of women from an artistic standpoint, who may lay claim to beauty of form. In the first class be long ail the daughters of Juno. They are great, tall, magnificent-looking creatures, whom some men describe as "full-bodied" women.-In the eecond class are the daugh ters of Venus. These women usually glvt the Impreesslon of Ideality. They are al ways well developed, graceful and general ly good to look at. In the third class are gathered the children of Psyche. Under this class come the women and maidens us ually described as having fragile, girlish looking figures. Of the three classes, some admire one and some another, but very beautiful women are found In all three. A woman who desires to make the very most of herself, says the New York Her ald, should study her own figure. Sho should find out Its gcod points, its better points. Its bad points and Its very bad points. She should then take It in hand, and by means of exercise, diet, gymnas tics, a good tailor and a first-class coreet maker, get herself up to the best possible advantage. A woman can really do more with her figure than she can with her face. If In clined to be too stout she should rig orously abstain from everything that en courages embonpoint, such as late hours, over-indulgence at table and leading lr general a lazy, Indolent existence. If she has not the courage to make these sacri fices she must say good-by to beauty of form. She will then join the overflowing ranks of women who, when they have passed the age of 30, make no further pre tensions to beauty of figure. If, on the contrary, her trouble be an un sightly leanness of body and limb, which makes It Impossible for her ever to appear In either becoming evening gown or smart tailor frock, she should, with the aid of both diet and gymnasium, set about devel oping her form to the utmost. It In her du ty to cover, with soft, firm curving flesh, the harsh outline of her angles. Some thin women think it useless to try to put on a little flesh. They say, hopelessly. "Oh, It's not my nature to be fat." They appear never to have learned that It is the very nature of a human being to possess a healthy, well-developed body. When they lack this gift of nature, their birthright, there is something wrong eome where. They should And out where It Is, and remedy It. VALUABLE HOME REMEDIES. Tilings TTint All Housewives Should Know About. Every housewife ought to know that common baking soda (bicarbonate of soda) Is the best and safest of all remedies for burns and scalds. It may be put on either dry or wet, and when applied promptly, the relief Is Instantaneous. Mustard Is an other valuable remedy. Two or three tea spoonfuls of ground mustard stirred Into half a pint of water Is the safest and sur est emetic and Is pleasanter to take and milder than salt and water. Equal parts of ground mustard (use less mustard. If the skin Is tender) and linseed meal, made Into a paste with hot water and allowed to simmer for a few moments on the stove (so that It may thoroughly retain the heat), and then spread on a piece of mus lin, with another piece laid over It, forms tho best sort of a mustard plaster. For all Internal pains and congestions there Is no remedy of such general util ity. It acts as a counter-Irritant 6"y drawing the blood to the surface; hence Jin severe cases of croup a small mustard plaster should be applied to tho back of the child's neck. The fame treatment will relieve almost any case of headache. A mustard plaster should bo moved about over the spot to be acted upon, for If left in one place, it Is liable to blister. KENTUCKY GIRL IX OFFICE. Clerk of House of Representative Through Present Turmoil. Think of a girl holding offlce In Ken tucky these days, says the Philadelphia North American. That is what Margaret Ingalls is doing and has been doing through all tho stress and storm of the conflict. She is Clerk of the Kentucky House of Representatives, the very body around which the battle has been waging, but she Is identified with no party, and though faction and feud are bitter there, the Southern chivalry toward women still lives, so that it might not go well with the aspiring politician bold enough to seek the girl clerk's place. She owes nothing to the Goebel party, nothing to the Taylorltes. and both sides know It. Merit brought the offlce to her, and merit olds It for her, but there ! wide 'personal popularity, too. and the fac tions have recognized and doffed the hat to her neutrality. Many a woman might falter in such a situation, but Miss Ingalls Is imperturbed. Born and reared In the little town of Paris, where feuds have been fierce and many, the crack of firearms early became a familiar sound to her ears, and It may be that the stern schooling of her younger days fitted her for the strenuous experi ence In which she has been tried, and found true. RUSSIAN INFANT BAPTISM. Long-Dravrn-Out Ceremony of Im mersions and Annointlngs. "I was fortunate enough." writes Trum bull White. In the Chicago Record, "to visit the Church of St. David, in Tiflls, Russia, just In time to attend a. baptismal ceremony. According to the rites of the Greek Church, as practiced in this ancient Georgian temple, the youngster in ques tion, a fine boy. 4 or 5 weeks old. had to be Immersed three times In a baptismal font filled with water, each time to be completely covered. In addition to various blessings and anointings with holy oil and several long prayers. "The benevolent - looking old priest proved himself a man of kindly thought fulness. While the family group around the baby was getting him properly un clad, for the ceremony requires that the child shall be naked, the priest surrepti tiously dipped his finger into the font, and I saw by hi3 face that It was too cold. Then he stepped behind a screen, where his samovar was steaming, emptied the hot water Into a pitcher, and while the family still kept busy over the baby he poured enough to temper the poOl that had been provided for the shorn lamb. The result was that the little fellow took his plunges without a murmur, and there by distinguished himself." FRETFUL WOMEN. Tliey Make Life a Torture for AH ,( Connected With Them. A great deal of precious life Is frittered, away worrying over trifles and things that cannot "be helped. There Is no such kill-joy In the home as the always-fretting, complaining woman, who sees only tho dark side of things, and upon whosa world, apparently, the sun never shines. Everything Is wrong and nothing Is ever right. Husband and children are made to suffer for the shortcomings of circum stances, and there Is for no one In the four walls of such a home one chance In a hundred for even the minimum of hap piness. Many a woman of this distressing type, says McCall's Magazine, began her mar ried life a cheerful, light-hearted girl. Sometimes It has been physical suffering that has robbed her of her courage, and sometimes disaster and bereavement which were almost too much to be borne. But, nevertheless, the pain Is not eased, the calamity averted, the lo'ss made good by repining and murmuring. Some of the sunniest and most heroic souls have been those who. have been racked with torture from which there was no relief bedridden Invalids and cripples confined to their wheeled chairs. Took Bit in Her Teeth. "When the wfle of Jim Keith tuk the bit in her teeth an' asserted that wlmmen was slave. Was opposed by our sex till they all was but wrecks headed down towards premature graves. She aroused such a storm with her howl fur reform that our wlmmen chafed under the gears. An the speeches she madejWOjJ of eloquent grade that moved eery critter to tears. 'But us men only laucaed. said the woman was daft, that a wheel had worked loose In her head. That her mania to shout 'd soon wear itself out, an" her cause be commendably dead; But we mlKhty soon found that same woman, waa bound fur to gle us a hefty ol rub Was quite plenty alarmed to dlskiver she'd formed the Wlmmen'a Protectorate Club. Every suftVirln' dame In the camp J'lned the same, an the meetln's was hid from our sight. Not a man beln' 'lowed to Jlne in the crowd with the hena 6n their cackelln' night; An we stormed an we ewore till our swear works was sore, but the gals never flick ered a flick. ' Only quietly said they was goln' ahead an' 't'd only exhaust us to kick. Purty soon when we'd meet at the bar down the street, where we loafed every night of our lives. We becan to discuss what waa novel to us, which the same was the style of our wives; They waa dressln up neat, was oncommonly sweet an' was keerful in cookln' our grub. An' we had to admit without question that it was a pleasln' result o' the club. All our houses was swept every momln" an' kept so attractive an' cheerful an" bright That the bar sort o' got as a dingy ol' spot aa a loafln resort after night; An I noticed when I was a pasaln' it by after while the great absence of bums. An the barkeeper set In a sort of a pet an a twlrlln' his Idle ol' thumbs. Xow you go on a tramp after night through the camp an' it ueema ruther lonesome an drear. But from homes all around the quite heavenly sound of laughter an song you kin hear. An' the man that was heard fur to. utter a word 'gainst the club or Ma'am President Keith Might escape with his life on account of his wife, but 't'd be by the ekln o' his teeth. Denver Post. How She Got Her Patterns. A resident in the London, suburbs no ticed that his cook had stuck up In her kitchen a map of South Africa, with tho British possessions colored red, the Trans vaal brown, the Orange Free State yellow and Portuguese territory green. "Do you take an Interest In the war, Mary?" he asked. "No, sir," replied the cook; "but I mean to 'ave a skirt like that brown bit. and blouses like them other colors, and I'm just keepln' the map to match the pat terns with, when I get an evenm off, slrr