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She Couldn't Stay Awny.
There was sadnegs and gloom up In heaven.
For the gates had been left ajar.
And a beautiful acfrel had otolen out
And sailed away on a star.
Bo Id St. Fetcr was angry.
And a frown'was on ha face.
And ho "wondered who would come next day
To fill the vacant place.
But that night, when all was silent.
And the lights were burning low,
A little tap was heard at the Bate.
And a voice said, toft and slow:
Oh, good St. Peter, let me In;
I am sorry I went today.
Ca earth they were bavins a bargain sale.
And I just couldn't Etay away."
The Seraph. In Town Topics.
HINTS FOR EASTER-TIDE
Modistes Rosily Enquired on Even
ing Toilettes nnd llanclnc Goirus
Fushlon'a Minor Yagrarles.
NEW YORK. March 2S. Fancy hav
ing a ball sown made at this sea
Eon of. the year, yet I am reliably In
formed that the foremost modistes are
"busily engaged in making the most ex
quisite evening toilettes; perhaps the
word dancing gown is hardly a suitable
expression, for In these beautiful frocks
women, excepting the younger ones, who
are always Inclined to frolic, contemplate
posing and appearing to the best advan
tage rather than indulging In actual exer
cise. For girls the frocks are made of a
comfortable length, smooth about the up
per part and frou-frouing, with flounce
after flounce of diaphanous fabric about
the foot.
Grand dames give more attention to the
tillhouette. rendered graceful by a long,
slender train, and where plaits and full
ness are indulged in they choose material
of some soft kind that clings sveltly
enough to suggest the contour of'. the
form beneath. Dignity is more In vogue
than gaiety, and. the coquettish woman of
the ,world fears to disorder her coiffure
and thinks too much of the details of her
toilet to risk having them disarranged.
She makes herself amiable and agreeable.
In, a thousand graceful ways, but always
remembers that she Is playing the part of
the aristocrat.
One has ample occasion to take a full
survey leisurely of the poems of fresh
sees, of distinction and elegance the art
works of the modistes at the dances of
today. Some of the combinations of tulle,
wide-meshed lace and panne velvet, scat
tered with tiny spangles and sprinkled
with Jets of crystal, are simply adorable.
Entirely new stvles are seen and modes
of decoration that are novel to a degree.
Worth Description.
One costume. In particular, that has not
yet been worn, but that 13 being made
for an after Easter function, is worthy of
u. description. The foundation is of white
satin, mado in princess form. It Is cut oft
Just below the arms all the way around.
Starting at this bust line, beneath a double
band of Jetted black entre-deux. Is a 6cani
empire of cream lace falling the full
length of the gown, i.ie lace Is striped
perpendicularly with bands of black
laco entredeux, matching the two
that encircle the bust at the top
of the gown. The up-and-down
stripes are placed at regular Inter
vals, separated, by their own width; the
most unique feature of the arrangement Is
that the entre-deux Is applique to the
lace, from the top to about the knees;
from here down It is left loose, and each
strip is terminated with a flno Jet fringe.
The whole thing elves a delightful undu
lation with the sllchtest movement of the
wearer. The gown Is made without shoul
der 6traps, but flattened low against each
shoulder Is a diamond-shaped piece of
Jet net; with a' fringe of Jet at its lower
edge.
A very girlish costume Is shown In an
Illustration on this page. It is made of
fine Venice lace over a lining of pale vio
let satin. In the hollow of the left shoul
der is an immense rosette of plaited vio
let moussellne de sole. The bottom of the
skirt, wnlch Is arranged for a separate
drop skirt. Is covered with a cloud of the
same moussellne. At the lower edge ot
the oversklrt, at one side, is another
rosette, matching the ono at the bust;
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both of these are centered on long and
narrrow gilt buckles.
Despite the prophesy of wide plaits, tha
princess predominates for evening gowns
and lace Is as much in fashion as ever.
Pne charming creation In princess form Is
of rosecolored satin, entirely encrusted
with cream gulpuro and re-embroldered
In fine pearl beads. It is decollete In
heart shape. The corsage crosses to tha
left side and fastens straight down under
a decorated arrangement of mousscllne do
sole roses, with stems and leaves falling
from the shoulder to the floor. A white
chantllly butterfly Is worn In the hair.
The gown is piped with marten at the
hem and at the neck slope.
Brides' Street Gowns.
Judging from the number of engage
ments that have lately been announced,
one might fancy that Cupid had built him
a nest in the church eaves. Many fash
ionable weddings will take place at the
close of Lenten time, and the trousseaus
that are being made arc unusually lovely.
Several of the street gowns for brides are
illustrated here. It will bo noticed in theso
that there Is a tendency towards Spanish
effect In the trimmlncs. The costume to
the left has a decidedly Spanish air. with
its trimming of white soutache and ball
fringe. The balls are made of white sl!k
crochet, and the trimming is applied regu
larly on the plaits of the skirt and Irreg
ularly on the spaces between the plaits.
The costume is of pastel blue, satin-fln-lshed
cloth. The bodice is slightly Moused
and opens narrowly In front over a smooth
guimpe and vest of silk cord lace, white
to match the soutache, and lined with
pastel blue taffeta. The toque frame ot
the hat Is covered with pastel blue tulle
and finished with two wide black Mercury
feathem.
The cunning bolero which Is, after all,
an adapatatlon of a Spanish style. Is
shown In the other figure. Pale wood-colored
cloth Is employed In the making. The
skirt Is long and rippling about the bot
tom, drawn smoothly back over the hips
and finished with a double Watteau plait,
down the back. An oversklrt Is simulated
by a strip of deep brown panne, cut in
Greek open-work and appliqued over
white silk. The bolero, which Is very
short and shaped up at tho back. Is
trimmed with a band of panne and silk to
match. It Is worn over a slightly full
bodice ot soft oll-bolled white taffeta,
covered with white moussellne do sole.
STREET GOWNS FOR BIUDES.
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Around the waist is a snug girdle of panne
fastened toward one side In front, with an
upright elide; below this slide the girdle
hangs In two short fringed ends.
Pretty Pearl-Colored Gown.
Pearl color, although it Is not, as last
year, the only shade popularly recog
nized, still has a host-of admirers. Some
of the pearl-colored gowns of this year.
especially those made up In panne, crcpo
du Chine, satin crepe, and shear wool mus
lin, are as pretty as any mat have graced
the wordrobes of brides for many years.
Ono that is admired by all who have seen
it is of gray wool muslin, built over white
taffeta. The skirt Is In box plaits, except
ing the front panel, which is left plain.
Encircling the skirt, but passing under
the plaits so that it showa only between
them, is a wide band of light mauve vel
vet ribbon. At each side of the front
panel, the ribbon Is twisted Into a rosette,
below which Is a fall of mauve silk fringe.
The bodice is made with a bolero, dotted
with mauve chenille. Around the neck Is
a deep, marine color, continuing down the
front in revets. The color is elaborately
appliqued with shaped pieces of violet
relvct between detached motifs of art
lace.. The tucked collar and chem'sctte,
showing in a narrow line between the re
vers. are of white moussellne de sole.
Tne girdle of mauve velvet Is a wrinkled
affair, made over a tight foundation. It
is deftly shaped with a sharp, upturned
point at each side of the upper edge, and
a single point turning down In front at
the lower edge. The lining is hooked
straight down the front, and the velvet
draping over this fastening is caught to
wards the left side with a velvet rosette,
from which hangs a fringe of mauve silk.
The hat is a Jaunty tarn shape, trimmed
with round bunches of violets and loops cf
white taffeta rlbobn. A dainty lace muff,
trimmed at the wrists with two wide cir
cular ruflles and decked with an immense
bunch of violets, accompanies the gown.
Convenient Toilettes.
A few of the latest toilets are conve
niently designed to serve for vnrylng oc
casions. A late Idea Is to have evening
gowns mado of thin, smooth-faced cloth,
in some neutral shade. The gowns aro
roundly decollete, very simply planned
'end supplied with separate, deep, round
yokes of the same cloth, finely tallor-
stltcned, in upstanding tucks, so close
together and so narrow that the fabric
resembles -corduroy or other corded mate
rial. One of these Is In citron-colored
ladles' cloth. Around the neck-slope Is a
circular flounce of the same cloth, lined
with silk to match. The skirt is mado
with a single plait at the back nnd plpe.1
with fur. The girdle, which covers halt
the bodice. Is of coral-coiored panne. At
the center of the back Is a huge but flat
rosette of the same panne, made to a
buckle that extends the full width of the
girdle. A wrinkled collar of coral panne,
finished with a rosette and buckle like
that on the girdle, is shaped In upturned
points at the sides of the upper edge and
ends In a sharp point at the base In front.
The detachable yoke Is stitched with coral
colored silk.
ANITA DE CAMPL
FASHIONABLE LIXGERIE.
No Limit Apparently to the Cost of
Modern Undergarments.
The evolution of undergarments, which
has been and Is still going on, is some
thing to man-el at, for In no other de
partments of drees Is the height of lux
ury more apparent than here. The simple
traditions which have been handed down
from our grandmothers, who taught us to
consider the hidden details of the toilet
first, and the outer garments afterward as
an evidence of self-respect, never would
bo recognized If they could look down on
tho fashionable lingerie of the day. These
precepts have assumed higher standards
of elegance and a growing tendency to
ward extravagance which seems to have
no limit.
That the new undergarments are beauti
ful to look upon and an Irresistible tempt
ation goes without saying, for all women
who arc truly feminine by Inclination find
this department most fascinating at all
time?, and never more so than It is now.
Fine laces, embroideries, dainty headings,
linen lawns, wash silk and nainsook, as
fine and sheer as a dainty handkerchief.
Illustrate the elegance In. materials em
ployed, which Is only a beginning, when
I you really appreciate tho fine handiwork
wnicn aaoms tnem.
The special point in the new lingerie Is
the fit, which has to be pretty nearly per
fect, when there Is so little room for su
perfluous material underneath the gowns.
Skirts both long and short are cut to fit
t the hips quite smoothly, with a few
i stltched-down plaits directly in the back.
i The back seam Is gored, which helps to
' give the desired flare. A. wide flounce,
I sometimes cut partially circular, and some
times straight and gathered, forms the
1 lower half. Tola la trimmed In everx. co
cetvable fashion that embroidery and lace
. WM av Mia uiuuucu uvn,
five Inches wide, falling one over the other.
" mo mwir ease or one sKirt, ana tne
deep flounce over these Is also finished
With B. lacA-tHmmw4 -.tffi .. yv? lrnntjt
of lace Insertion set In above.
BUMMER PARASOLS.
All Sorts of Pretty, Blsarre and Ex
pensive Dealsras.
..The new parasol Is a thing of beauty
and" a Joy' forever, sure enough, since It
has shown Itself so capable of variety In
design and daintiness In effect, say's the
New York Sun. There are so many kinds
that It Is difficult to einglo out the spe
cialties which are really new, but It Is
pretty safe to assert that the squaro para
sol, covered with one of the Irrepressible
Persian-patterned handkerchiefs. Is a con
spicuous novelty. It is anything rather
than pretty, but the woman, who likes
striking, bizarre effects In her Summer
outfit, will take to It very kindly, no
doubt.
The latest handle Is club shaped, but
there are all sorts" and kinds, of course.
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"I never ytt have kissed a maid."
Eald he, with voice that yearned;
"Then you znoy go. snd don't come back,"
Cried she, "till you have learned."
A handle decoration of fruit and flowers,
made of celluloid, tinted In the natural
colors. Is one of the cxtrcmo novelties.
There nre gold and silver-mounted wood
handles, set with real and Imitation Jew
els; handles of Ivory, coral and lapis lazu
li, and handles of light wood, which are
very pretty. Red and a pretty shade ot
purple are the rasmonaoie colors among
the plain parasoU of silk, seme of which
are finished with the ruche of whlto taf
feta silk, falling a llttlo below the edge.
For driving or walking In the morning,
the plain silk parasol Is the correct thing,
but there is a great variety of striped and
flowered silks, as well as foulards.
A plain white satin parasol, decorated
liberally with designs of applique lace Is
a desirable purchase, and then there Is an
endless number of variations carried out
In the transparent materials. Chiffon Is
tucked, shirred nnd ruched Into enape
and finished with ruffles, black Chantllly
lace and white chiffon are combined to
gether, the chiffon being accordion plait
ed between bands of Insertion. The center
of the parasol is sometimes of cream lace,
and the band below of tucked chiffon
edged with plaited ruffles finished with a
narrow cream lace' edge. Silk parasols
scalloped around the edge and trimmed
with white silk braid are a pretty novelty,
and then there are others made of bands
ot silk Joined together with open hem
stitching. SU3IHER WRAPS.
Great Variety of Shapes and Styles
for Ensuing Senson.
Tho new wraps for Summer show a
great variety of capes In Hcht cloth cov
ered with stitched bands arranged In soma
fancy design, and no end ot net chiffon,
lace and silk combinations for dress. Capes
of cloth applique on cream lace net made
over white silk and satin and finished with
plaltlngs ot chiffon matching the cloth are
really good style and very pretty. Taffeta
silk gulpuro over black forms another
style of cape, and cream lace with black
net and chiffon Is another variation.
The capes fit the shoulders closely, fall
moderately full below, and are finished
with medium high flaring collars. Some
thing novel in a carriage wrap Is a long
garment mado entirely of black satin rib
bon alternated with cream, lace Insertion.
In shape It Is a scant capo or dolman,
and there is a bertha effect around the
shoulders, mado of the rlbon, and laco
running around. This is fully a quarter
of a yard deep, and Is set on as If It were
outlining a yoke. The lining Is gathered
white chiffon with a five-Inch plaiting all
around the edge, but showing only the
little ruche on. the edgo from the right
side. Scarf ends ot lace, net or chiffon
are a feature of all the dressy wraps,
which In black net or lace over white silk
hays white chiffon scarf ends to fasten
them at the throat. These fall longer than
the garment Itself In many Instances.
SYMBOLIC COLORS.
Women Snrronnd Themselves With
Various-lined Influences.
According to the New York -World,
women are learning to develop them
selves and their virtues and their tal
ents by means of colors. The various
colors aro said to havo a wonderful In
fluence over emotional natures.
For Instance, the timid girl will show
you her room all draped in bright scar
let. Sho will havo the brightest shades
of red obtainable all about her: her
gowns will be red, and her reading lamp
even, shaded with It. When you ask
her the reason for this, she will tell you
that It is because red Is the courage color.
The hypersensltlvo creature, with great,
far-seeing eyes and a collection of books
on spiritism .and psychics, will always
manage to surround herself with hues ot
violet and purple. This is tho psychic
color, and she determines to develop her
paychlc faculties by having a great deal
of It about her The literary maid has
also her color. She will tell you that she
cannot write with proper enthusiasm
without being, surrounded by yellow, and
plenty "of It.
Green Is tho color for hope, blue for
truth, whlto foe purity. The up-to-dato
maid has the symbolic Hit at her fingers'
ends, and her own apartment Is sure to
display the result ot her recent divings
Into color lore.
LOW-KECKED- XIGHTGOWXS. "
They Will Be Much in Favor This
Spring-, and Expensive.
No negligee, no matter h6w costly, could
rival In dainty beauty the recently Import
ed nightgowns in the New York, shops.
They are said to look like the work of
fairies, and to be picture robes as well.
They are made of batiste, lawn or nain
sook of 'cobweb texture, and are decorated
with real laces; hand-wrought embroidery
and groups of the finest tucks.
The low-necked nightgown Is the model
most In favor this Spring. Elbow sleeves
are warn, and tho night robe Is often elab
orately trimmed about the hem. Empire
night dresses are quaintly picturesque, and
the fashion. One new model Is made of
white nainsook, with the very short wols't
finely plaited. This little waist Is fitted
In to the figure, and held in place -by whlto
lrbbons, which are run through beading
Just below the bust. The neck Is cut V
shape, and over the shoulders falls an
elaborate collar, mado entirely of laco.
Tho sleeves are of groups of tucks crossed
with bands of lace insertion. They are
rather close-fitting to the elbow, where
they are finished with a bow and a band
of ribbon run through beading. Below the
beading, there is a flaring frill of lace and
tucks. The hem of the gown is trimmed
with a flounce of the nainsook, edged with.
lace and headed with a group of tucks.
How Jfot to Lose Rings.
A good rulo to remember when one
has costly rings and the habit of taking
them off when the hands are washed,
which, by the way, should always be done
If ono wishes to take the proper care of
tho stones, is always to place them be
tween the lips, says the Criterion. If tho
habit Is once formed It becomes second
nature, and prevents adding another
Item to the columns of loss, relating to
tho rings left In hotels, strange dressing
rooms and other places. Said a woman
who has a magnificent collection of rings,
and who has- wisely exercised this habit
since Its Inception:
'I have never lost one or mislaid It,
and, what Is Just as Important, I have
never been through all the worrying anx
iety of believing I had lost some one or
all of them." The woman whose fingers
aro clothed with flashy brilliants up to
tho Joint may remonstrate that she has
no room be.tv.een her ruby lips. In which
iwy
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-VEXICB LACE AXD
there are two remedies one to enlarge
tho moutn, tne omer 10 reuutc " .u
ber of Tings to that proportion which
marks the woman of taste.
Latest Corset Variation.
The latest variation in the fashionable
corset dispenses entirely with a part of
the bust gusset, which changes the lines
materially, while It preserves tho natural
curves of the figure. This style of corset
is especially recommended to wear with
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Her Deficiency.
She could talk about the classics la a very
knowing wsy;
She was fine In mathematics and la art mads
some display:
She was cultured and accomplished' both la
poetry and song-.
But whene'er-she read & cook book well, she
somehow got It wrong.
Washington Star.
NEWYORKWOMAN'SSTUDY
Clever Idea, Prettily Carried Out,
Worth 'Adoption by Mistresses
of Refined Households.
One' of the' smallest end least attracttva
rooms In almost any house may be mado
Into an Inviting apartment by tho expendi
ture of a small amount of good taste and
a smaller amount of money, says a New
York exchange. Such a room, situated
on tho north side of the house and once
used as a repository for trunks, was. It
explains, recently converted Into a charm
ing study by the resourceful mistress. The
walls and ceilings of this room, sloping
and irregularly angled, wero admirably
adapted for a well-chcsen display of pic
tures. They were first covered with n
sage-green cartridge paper. The only
relief afforded to the unbroken color was
a narrow band of yellow tulips as a bor
der, to break the line between tho celling
and side walls. The floor was covered
with grcen-flgurcd matting. In a finely
woven deslsn. On the side of the room
where the celling sloped a trifle, was
placed a green denlm-covered couch, with
plenty of pillows. The walls at the back
and head of the couch wero hung wltn
light draperies, yellow tulips and green
leaves on a cream ground. Portieres of
the yellow material were hung In the
doorways and curtains cf -the same at the
windows. The effect of tho bright yellow
on the dull background of green was very
pretty.
Sketches and engravings In white and
black frames, framed and unframed pho
tographs and unframed pictures were
grouped artistically on the walls. Book
shelves were built Into a nicho in tha
wall and painted a cream white. They
were hung with curtains of yellow silk.
On the top shelf were placed a row ot
quaintly shaped Wedgewood Jars. The
furniture was of white wood, the one arm
chair being upholstered In green denim
like the couch.
PET ECOXOMIES.
Queer Snvlncs of Some Women, Our
Grandmothers Included.
Many otherwise generous people are
fond ot small actions of a miserly nature
which astonish their intimate friends.
There te a woman, says the PhlladelDhla
Inquirer, who never or seldom buys bast
ing cotton, but uses odd lengths of thread
left over or pulled out. Another saves
burned matches and strips of paper to
light lamps, with, and a third only buys
pins about once -In a lifetime, borrowing
from her friends in between times.
Our grandmothers were famous savers,
ns can be seen by"a peep Into old attics,
where chests and bundles congregate.
"Put anything away for seven years and
it will be sure to come Into style again,"
was a popular proverb. Some women are
using old fringes, flowers, ribbons nnd
muslins that have been lying In boxes
three times seven years. But these an
tique things wear poorly, Just as the
clothes of dead people are said to soon fall
Into holes, because, doubtless, they aro
already frail and thin.
These small habits are survivals of early
Puritan, pioneer or peasant days, when
money was so scarce that some people
never saw It at all, but exchanged farm
produce and dally labor and livestock.
There are still some persons so benighted
that they never have light except in kitch
en and library, but these often have to
pay a surgeon's bill as a result of near
sighted mistakes.
INTERESTED IX WOMAX'S WORK.
Russia's Empress and Queen 31nr
Khrrlta Both Favor It.
The young Empress of Russia, if sho
VIOLET SATIX G OWX.
lived in America, would perhaps have
been a leader of tho suffrage movement.
She is said to believe that most. If not
nil, the great reforms which havo taken
placed In the world have been brought
about. If only Indirectly, by wyicn. Un
der her imperial patronage societies for
the higher culture of women are not only
growing dally more numerous In St. Pet
ersburg, but they are rapidly spreading
throughout Russia.
Since her Majesty has become so much
Interested In women's work and clubs, the
Caar has ordered that full reports of all
such proceedings shall be prepared for the
perusal of the Emprees. Ono of the Czars
secretaries attends all women's meetings.
In the capacity of reporter, and writes
down every word In shorthand, so that,
should the Czarina desire It. a full account
can at once be produced for her Inspec
tion. Her Majesty is something of an
anglomaniac: she has ordained that pres
entations shall be made in the English
fashion, the sovereign offering her hand
to be kissed and not shaken, as was tha
custom of the Dowager Empress.
Marghcrita, Queen of Italy, although
not ostensibly in favor ot equal suffrage,
does all she can to encourage women's
work. The gold medals recently presented
to her ladles In waiting who have com
pleted 30 years of service were designed
by a woman.
AWKWARD IIAXD5.
How to Make Thrm Graceful nnd
AIo Benntifnl.
A woman can never be beautiful so long
as her hands aro awkward and ungainly.
The woman with beautiful hands has ob
served several rules in their care, says
tho New York World. Sne has her gloves
made to order. If she can afford It. It
sho cannot do this, she takes care to buy
gloves that are large rather than small
for her. She Is sure to visit her manicure
two or three times a week, or she has
learned how to manicure her own nails.
If her hands have become misshapen
through wearing too tight gloves, she
visits a skilful masseuse and has the fault
corrected. A few exercises will work
wondera toward promoting grace in the
finger-tips and wrist. Stand with tho
arms qt right angles to the body, the
hands with the palms down. Bend tno
hands from the wrist, first as far up as
they will go, then down. Repeat until
the wrists become a little tired, but never
until they aTe strained. Now close tha
hand tightly, until It has became a for
midable fist, then throw out the fingers
sharply, spreading them as far as they
will stretch. These two simple exercises
will produce great suppleness and ease ot
tho finger Joints, and tend to Increase tha
circulation.
Tight sleeves are as Injurious as tight
gloves. When you see a woman who Is
wearing her sleeves so tight that they
bind, look to her hands. Tbey will be. red
nnd puffy, with the veins swelled and the
texture of the skin coarse and dark. Tha
hands respond readily to emollients. It
they aro chapped, or the skin Is broken,
rub In a little camphor cream with ths
tips of the Angers very gently. Rub in
the cream at night. Just before retiring
and put on afterward a pair of whlto
chamois or ordinary kid gloves, from
which the flngcr-tips have been cut. Never
wash the hands In cold water; always dty
them thoroughly and never use an Inferior
soap.
FORTUXD-TELLIXG FAD.
Ten-Cup Method of Onr Grandmoth
ers Improved Upon.
Any cups, given tea and tea leaves, or
even coffee grounds, will serve for telling
fortunes In the hands of an expert, but
this particular tea cup, described by the
Philadelphia Inquirer, makes seership
possible to anybody.
The cup and saucer come, packed with
tissue paper daintily In a box. with an
accompanying book of explanation. The
saucer is worked with circles and tho
cup is divided by geometrical lines, di
verging from the center inside. L e., the
bottom, and crossed by circles like a
globe. In the spaces thus formed are
stars and the sign of the zodiac The
sun Is Indicated in the bottom of the cup.
inside, to shed light on the bank of tea
leaves in whatsoever square they lie.
The book accompanying the cup and
saucer Is entertaining and amusing. If not
very illuminating, giving, as it does, at
the start interpretations of our grand
mothers, to whom everything was tho
"sign ot a token." They had no such
tea cups, but they "knew things," never
theless. Besides lodging in the" squares,
the tea leaves sometimes assume certain
forms, when they have special signifi
cance, for grandmothers held, so the book
says, that "tha human figure" Indicates
"good omens."
"Squares a Journey."
"A heart good news from afar."
"Birds good news at home."
"The mouse a mountain of trouble."
"Pot much fun and merriment at
home."
"Pipe peace, contentment, good will
"Old shoe a wedding and a Journey."
"Clothespin a continuous round of
pleasure."
Thus tho cup that cheers but not Ine
briates has new pleasure In store for
those who like to linger over it.
On Use of Flnner BotvI.
Finger-bowls aro passed after every
couise which .necessitates the use of
one's fingers, such" ns asparagus, broiled
lobster or fruit. After the plates ot tho
course have been removed, the servant
passes tho flnger-bowls, each of which is
placed on a small plate covered with a
fancy or plain hemstitched dolly. A slice
of lemon, a geranium, leaf or a few vio
lets may float In the water, which half
fills tho bowL This Imparts to It a dellcata
fragrance, which is conveyed to the finger
tips and completely obliterates all traces
of the food recently touched.
Tho servant places the flnger-bowl and
plate directly In front of the guest, all
other dishes having been previously re
moved. In using the finger-bowl remem
ber that it Is proper to clip only the tips
of tho fingers Into the water. Never try
to Immerse the whole hand. This Is a most
vulgar proceeding, and serves only to
exploit the ignorance of one who attempts
It. After dipping the fingers Into the water
pas3 them over the lips as delicately and
quietly as possible. Then dry both lips
and fingers, using tho napkin for this pur
pose. Womnn Bank Director.
"There may be others," remarked tha
bank cashier between bites, to a New
York Times man, "for I havo no tirao
to look up such things, but in a notice
received at the bank. I happened tc sea
in the list of directors elected at a bank
meeting at Portland. Conn., the other
day. the name of Mrs. Myra D. Pickering.
She is the first woman that I ever hap
pened to hear of who was a regularly
elected director of a national bank.
"I have heard of women engaged In tho
banking business in various parts of ths
country, and. If I am not mistaken, there
Is a state bank In Connecticut- that has a
female cashier. Thl3 Is, however, tha
first woman that I know of who Is a
regular member of the board ot director
of a banking establishment of this sort."
Veiled Hints.
When money 13 scarce, there seems
nothing that runs away with women's
share of It so fast as veils. The life ot
veils Is a very short-lived one. and often
a misadventure ruins them as soon as
bought- Yet to buy cheap ones Is worse
than useless, as they never look well from
tho day they are bought. The truest econ
omy Is to buy fine net by the yard. It
cuts to better advantage: you get foul
veils for the price of one, and It is ot a
far better quality and lasts longer than 11
you buy veiling sure and simple.
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