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EUGENE CITY GUARD. L u curuu rreprlet. EUGENE CITY. OREGON. SWEET JASMINE. Bow Tbt Frorraa Flow" BmM the Symbol of Manias. Long bofore orange blossoms became aotocloted with weddings the fragrant jasmine was commonly, used for tbe decorstion of bride. A very pretty leg end of ancient Tuscany toll bow tbia little blossom became the mbol of love. A traveler, returning from tbe worm coantriea of Alia, broogbt borne with bim a rare tropical plant tbe Ja mine which wae unknown In Tnacany. llo gave a atnall alip to a certain duke, who aet it among bia moat treairared plant, where it rooted and thrived un der tbe care of tbe gardener and aoon Crow to be good aized plant The ilukowas ao proud of bia rare possession that be gave atrict ordera to bia garden tr to guard tbe plant carefully and on to occonnt to give even alip not a flower to any penon. Tbe gardener wai a good young man, and be would have been faithful to bia charge bad be not happened to fall In love with tbe sweetest peasant maid In all Tuscany. Tbe maid waa poor and her lover waa not much richer, ao they were nnuble to marry. On tbe birthday of tbe pennant the gardener, baring nothing eh to give tbe maid of bia cholco, presented her with a boaquct of flower, and among the other elippinga In tbo bunco there waa one from tbe duke's cherished jasmine bush. Nothing could bo too good fur the gardener 'a maiden, ao in tbia one initanoe be re laxed hi core of the abrnb. Tbe girl, admiring the fresh bade of the eprlg, wlihed to preserve it, and ao placed It in tbe gronud, where it rooted and re mained freib and green all winter, thna symbolizing ber love for tbe gardener, and in the following apring It grew and waa covered with blossoms, The little bush flouriihed and the flower multi plied o uudor the malden'a care that aba wa able to aell many of tbe apriga for coniiderable anm, thu apreoding tbe unknown flower abroad ; and in a abort time, with epray of tbe precious love token on ber breast abe waa wed ded to the happy gardener. To tbia day tbe Tnacan girl preeerve tbe remembrance of the gardener' gift to hi weot heart by wearing nuaegay of awoet jnsmlne on tbeir wedding day, and they have a proverb which aay a young girl wearing auch a iprlg i rich enough to make tbe fortune of a poor husband. Philadelphia Press. Cardinal MaasotaaU's Maaaory. Cardinal Meizofantl bad a memory little (bort of miraculous. Dr. Ruaell, Lis biographer aaya that the cardinal (poke with the greateit eaie 80 lan guage; that he ipoke fairly well 8; that be used occailoually, but not with any fluency, 11 more; that be (poke im perfectly 8, and that be could read 11 more. Taking in addition the num ber of dlalecta be used, eorae 10 diverse from tbo mother tongue aa to constitute a different language, Dr. Bunnell say that the cardinal waa master of no lma than 111 dillerout lunguagoa and dia lect. Ilia Gorman waa ao excellent that be waa tukou for a native of Germany, while hi French and tuglish were equally pnro. Dr. Tboluck beard bim convene in German, Arablo, Spanish, F leuilsh, English, Latin, Greek, Swe dish and I'ortuKueko, at one of the pope'a receptions, and afterward Meaao i.inti gave him a poom In l'erslan and loft bim totuko a lesson in Cornish. He know several of tbe American Indian languages and nearly all the dlalecta of India. In spite of all these attainment, how aver, bo wa a very dull man, and bim aclf aaid tbnt he bad SO words for one idea, llo waa remarkable only fur the number of luugnage be knew, but waa not distinguished a a grammarian, a lexioograplior, a philosopher, a philolo gist or ethnologist, and added nothing to any department of tbe atuily of language, St. Louis Glube-Domoorat Aa Inportaol Oold Cola. Superintendent Beach of tbe atreet cleaning department some time luce found a i gold coin on a ourbstoue, and it proved to be a curiosity, worth a much a two ordinary $3 pieces, on account of ita having been "mlsa struck" that is, it bad not been placed squarely iu the die, and the milling on oue side waa aome dlxtauoe from the edge, while on the other side there waa nouo. On mentioning the faot to an em ployee in the San Franclsoo mint be wit told that the ooin wai a count erf oil, and that It waa practically impossible that a coin so disfigured could bava been Issued from any government mint When tba ooin waa produced, the mint employee, after patting it to all aorta of testa, bad to admit that it waa a gena ine ooin, (track at the Philadelphia mint, where every coin pasaea through tho band of four person who examine It for defect, and be said be would not bavo believed it possible fur anch a coin to escape them bad be not aeen it Portland Oregonlan. Declining Oar FrMoaaa. In a collection of tbe possessions of tba lata Robert Loni Stoveusou there i a letter (bowing tba difficulties which tven inch a mister of English as be ex porlcuced la writing onr language. "When I Invent a language," be writes, "there shall be a direct and indirect pronoun differently declined, and then writing will be some fun." This idea be illustrates as follow t Direct lie, bim, bia Indirect Tu, turn, tut lie adds in exemplification, "lis aeited turn by to throat, but tu at tbe lame moment caught bim by hi hair." A fellow would write hurricanes with an inflection like that Boston Herald. a It amf rwMoabr. Tbe London Globe tell a story lllus (rating tbe bsppy way luwhicb the late Sir Henry Punsunby parried indiscreet questions. "Ia it true," asked a Oor mm journalist, who wa being shown over the Indian room at Osborne, "that Princess ia to be married to Prince ?" Sir Henry eyed the correspond ent curiously, and, with a quiet smile replied, "I have not aeen tbe engage' ment announced." "But," urged the Teuton, "I bavo beard it on excellent authority." "In tbatoase," replied Sir Henry, with crushing civility, "yon fcuva no need of fur Ibar information on tlue(4" . .... . SWALLOWS CHARGE A SHIP. Bnadrede of Thonunde of tbe nirae Literally Overwbalas the Vessel, It la often said that one swallow joca not make a summer. It can ateu be truthfully asserted that oue awallow cannot cause a shipwreck, but what a multitude of awallow may do In thla ne la another thing. These birda came ear being responsible for running a Steamer on the rocks of the Kpanlab coast near Malaga. A Russian (team er, hailing from Odessa, baa for aome time Imhii engaged In the Mediterra nean trade, principally carrying pa mon gers between ICgliorn and Malaga. On one of the recent tripe it encountered ao adventure which will never be for gotten by either the crew or the poo scngers, Tbe passage bad been a etortny one, but the day of tbe occur rence waa unusually line. Though a rather heavy sea waa running most of tbe passcngera were on deck. Sudden- the lookout called: "Hurricane cloud leeward." At once there waa great consternation aboard, and a num ber of people sought safety below. 1 he Captain, however, after glancing at the barometer, gave It aa his opinion that it waa no hurricane cloud. The black man that they aaw hovering near the horizon waa, he thought, a particularly denae volume of ainoke from aoue ateauier. But tbe eolutlon of the mya tcry came much eooner than they bad expected. The threatening mass grew larger end larger, and aoon waa aoen to bear down In the direction of the vee eel with terrific speed. Everybody, both crew and passengers, became frightened at the tnysterlou cloud, which aoemcd to move with great ra pidity notwithstanding that a perfect calm prevailed. Then came the eolu tlon. Tho vast cloud that they had aeen waa composed of wallow. The fore runner, a amaii aetaeiiuieni or aome 10,000, awooped down on tbe deck, to tbe bewilderment of the people on board. Tbeae were aoon followed not by thonaanda but by hundred of thou sand. The bird literally overwbeun- ed tbe vessel. The man at the wheel lost bia bearing, and tbe wildcat dis order prevailed. Tbe bird poured Into every available owning, batebwaya, window, and everywhere else. They got tangled In tbe nie and aalla, and clustered about the rigging. Even the smokestack was ao filled up at one time that the Area were nearly extia gulahed. The mot amaalng part of the whole thing waa that the blrda did not evince any disposition to leave. To heighten the confusion the ateamer had got out of Its course and ran ashore. However, on account or going very alow no material damage waa dona, though the passengera were badly frlirhtcned. When tbe crew naa re covered from their amazement they be es n to clear tho deck and the vessel In general of these unexpected and not at all welcome guests, ine lapiain ordered the men to use shovel and whatever they could to throw the blrda overboard. After getting fairly In shape the vessel proceeded on Ita voyage. having been delayed Tor nearly eight hour on accouut of tbia alugular expe rience. Tbe Captain could not offer any theory aa to where thla vast army of awallows came from. All be said waa that the bird evidently were ex hausted from a prolonged night during the storm of the previous day, and aougbt rest on bia vessel. KIT CARSON'S SON. Be Lives Like a lltrmlt la tht Wildest Part or ins niorraa. In the wildest pert of the Sierras. where the ridge take a dip Into the Pacific Ocean at Santa Monica Bay, Cal., Uvea Samuel Larson, tbo aon of the fanioue Kit Carson, scout, soldier. and pioneer. For twenty years tho old maa has been bunea out or aignt and out of mind In thla more than hermlt'a retreat He has few acquaintances and no friends, save tho doien or more dogs setters, pointers, spaniels and Newfoundlands that lie around bis ahack and (table, or feed from hl( band on the meat he haa killed with hla gun. I.Ike many sons of great, original men, Sam Carson In no fashion or form In herits bia father'a propensities, except In hla Inalienable love for nature in ber wildest expressions. Tall and thin, but rugged aa the little peaka that leap Into the aky around him, be la as picturesque and full of color aa any hunter drawn by Cooper or Held. Ho never knew a day's lllnesa and never will. Ills taking off will come aome night when be Ilea down to sleep lit the mountain's heart and alumbei- forever. Out of the hunting season the eld man worka a wee bit of a ranch In the canon and sells the product lu Sauta Moulca. But he despises thla one link that binds him to civilisation and would aa aoon abandon It a ut. The Inte rior of hla hut la neat and suggestive ot hla lineage. Here are gathered relic of bia celebrated father, which should be worth much to any museum of Anier. lean history. Abraham nayward, the famous Quar terly reviewer, once thought that be would like to have soma ancestors, so be wslked straight to a picture dealer'. Selectiug a portrait of a cavalier In half armor, with features not qnite nnlike bta own, Mr. Hayward nude a bid for It, bat vjeemiiig the price asked too high, he went bis way. A few day later Mr. Hayward went to dine with Lord Houghton, and wa astonished to find the picture in the dining mom. Seeing that it attracted hla guest a attention, Lord Houghton said: "erygood pio tur that I Came Into my handa in a cu rlona way. Portrait of a M lines of the oommonweslUi period an ancestor of mine." "Ah, indeed I" (aid Mr. Hay ward. "He waa very near being aa an sstor af mine." oi. r. "sit" arson's so sam. LOVE AT NINE. What Iboeib old Bona roars without Aad tn about unruly, 11 awaathaart's atlln( eloao to ass And says aha lorn ma truly I What in I oiivr fur other's anils) Or fruwna, howefer plenty? Bba Inm mi, thounh aba's only nloa, And I am Dine and twenty. Xona know my Joy as I sit thera, Hur arms around ma twining. For so eallnd lore of willlab muul No mora will I ba plnlri. Ona can acnft without a doubt Tba lova that now Is initio, For lor nan ovr truer ba, Or purer, than at nlna. Dear lit tlx swaethmrt, may I B' Hotray tba lova I rhrrUh, stay no unwitting act of tulna Caona It to tola or purlah. No com pit mm! a swart aa this, Tbouffb frinwlnhlp may bs plnnt libers oua la truly lornl by nlna, And ba la nlna and twenty. Korbi-u r Poat-Ezprasa. A COQUETTE'S STORY, She w still yonng, and there wa a suggestion of coquetry about ber eye and mouth when she imiled in tbe fitful way that I bad noticed in the short time I bad known ber. There wo an Intima tion that she bad once been brighter of disposition, although there wa a eweet ness and gentleness in ber manner now that seemed to amply compensate for the listless, furnway air that wsa ever about ber. After a few mouth of ao aoaiutanoe that bad brought me to tbe belief that tbia creature wa oue of the rarest of Ood ' creations, I learned, by the inureet chance, that tbe girl bad a it orr that her diMposition bad not al way been the ideal one that bod so completely captivated ma Ouceortwloe I hinted, in the goutlest way possible, that the story should be told to me, but tba (treat, brown eyes of tbe girl filled with tear, and I at once thought of something elae to talk about Two or three mouth afterward, in tbe midst of a conversation, the young woman end deuly left the channel of our talk and aaid: "Yon never beard, did you, that I was onoe known aa 'the village oo- quotter " "Waa that your toryf" I laughed. "There is nothing funny about it. the airl returned soriously. "It hasn't been ao very long ago about two years, I think that I I changed. I was pret tier then than I am now, and in my vontbful folly I thought that It was my duty to play with the affection of allot the good fellows who were nice enough to think that tbey liked ma "Earl; in my toons the boy ot all tbe many of my acquaintance who was most devoted to me wu young uwen Kuna. He was a shy chap who did not boldly declare for me aa others did, bat in his quiet way he wu ever at my beck and call and ever ready to do any little serv ioe that my caprice might mggest He knew the flower I liked beet, be knew tbe candies that I thought the most toothsome, and no wet day did I fail to find my forgotten rubber coverings wait lug for mo when school wa over. Some how I thought only well of thi follow. Ho never teemed to me a a aweetheart. and once when he refused to take part in a game that every one wa pluyiug I reproved bim just a I would a brother. It did not occnr to me then ; now I know that what I aaid pleased him. It indi cated that I had an interest in him ; that I thought ot bim as one whom I might command and reprove as my fancy indi cated. I suppose that all girl are alike in this particular they never love the brotherly boys uy more than boy love the sisterly girls. Uwen coutiuoed his unvarying kindness throughout onr school day. When we were graduated, my biggest bouquet oame from bira, wa disappointed because be did not come dowu with the root to say that ha was glud or to make some other pretty speech of congratulation, but the other boye did this without flowers, and tbey made merry at our haute and ate all the good things until there wa neither time nor victual left. I forgot all about my devoted Owen in the hilarity of that evening, and whou one of tbe bold, handsome young fellowa of tbe crowd asked me to go to a concert with him tbe next evening I forgot that there might be another who would expect the favor of my company, aud tbe engage ment wa muda Owen came to soe me the next day, with more Bowers, and when there were no more good things to eat, and be murmured hi geutle eon gratulatiou with such earnestnosa that I almost loved him a we sat there to gether aloue. Ho was disappointed wheu I told him that I could not go to the concert with him, but he did not express bitternewi or denounce any oua. 'Some other time then, he said In a way that made me think that he did not care enough about it, but since then I have thought that it waa only bia way, I won't weary you with the detail of how, month in and month out, be wa unselfishly devoted ; how he did uot Join with the other in thoir vapid eouipli ments and ostentation attention ; how at length he cume to me and said goodby when be went out to Honolulu ou ventnre that he thought would yield a fortune, " 'Let me hope,' be said aa I iudif ferently extended my hand, Met me hope that when I oome buck yon will (till be here and (till as free as yon are now, For a moment I waa silent, and then with a half flippant air I (aid, 'Yon may hope.' After be was gone I folt rather sorry for my conduct iu send lug bim away, but when his letter be gan to come I saw that I had been for' given. It was not long before tbe regu lar correspondence became wearviug to me. There waa too much of the element of business in it ou his side, while I, here at home, with all my friends aud with familiar associations, was making the best of youth. Si I stopped writing and, after a time of patieut, one aided correspondence, be stopped too. "Months after I bad received my losi letter from poor Owru'a new home out (here in the heart of the I'aciflo I had a note from hia suter. Uwen hid coma back, and he wai UL Would I come to are him? I folt, for the Cist time in the long boy aud girl acquaintance, a genu Ine interest Of courxe I would so. would seem so gimd to see his real, hon est smile again; to feel the pressure o: bis great, warm, unaffected band, and to bear his unstudied, earnest oompli tucnta. I was sorry about stopping the letters, sod to make amend there wa oo other reason, I thought I would take extra pain with my toilet When I got to Owen' bouse, I found the place olosed and quiet, with tba air of asriona lU&ees about Thar waa trained our who moved Doislely snd kept every ona else on tiptoe. Then I Inroad for tba first time tbat tha poor fellow bad been brought borne to dial I will never tell you In the elmple Ian- riaga at my oommand what 1 felt, how fell, aa the truth cam over my dazed tenaoa. I tried to feel Indifferent and to express oommonplao condolence, not my word choked in my throat and my eyes gaxed stony at the wall ahead of ine. "Before I knew It I had been con itni.H in ii the ickroom. Hi eyes wel comed me for the voice thst could not ba reined, and a feeble motion or me uu gers directed me to a chair that was quite close to the bed. for a long time I sat there sileut I couia miu u in tn an v. and his weakness kept back any words of reproof or forgiveness that be might have wished to otter. I took tbe sick man baud. It was thin and cold ao cold that I sickened ss I touch ed it Thus I sat. looking back tne nn- , alterable garetliatcame to me irom me i deptha of a soul that wa already nau j in tbe beyond. Alter a urns vw opened hie lip aa if to speak. The nnrse hastened to bira and put ber ear close to the drawn, white face. Tbensheemiled and nodded. . . " 'He would like for you to kisa mm once,' the nurse wnisponw w mo. "Tba almple, startling requew cut into my very Lfo aud gave a strange re lief. The first time Owen had ever ask ed me fur a kisa I " 'On tbe forehead,' the nnrse wni- pered aa a caution to ma I pressed tne bsud tbot I held and leaned over tbe white pillow aud it pallid patieut Aa my face came close to bi a fuint (mile of tbe old kind came to the witberea lips, and a trace of color mounted ana blended with the cruol rainbow of death that encircled the eye. It seemed that be wa happy. A I came closer the smile grew rudiaut, and the color deep ened, while the great, bonesi eyes siow ly closed. I placed my lip to bil brow, and over each of hi. lowered lids I nrpssed a klra, When I raised iny head, I was haDoier. I looked at Owen. Tbe smile was still there, snd the color bad I faded a bit Involuntarily I pressed my bsnd to my mouth. My lip were damp. Tbe nurse crossed gently to the bed snd folded tbe tbin, drawn arms over tbe breast The ouly favor I had ever shown to my devoted lover waa given too late for bim to know. "St Louis Republic Eafllah Captain la Cblaaaa Banrtoa. In engaging the services of a oonipe- tout British officer to organise It navy tbe Chinese government L e., Li Hung Chang was obliged to resort to duplic ity in order to effect a somblsnoe or reconciliation between the naval service aud the mandarin system. After the ex perience gained in bis first term of serv ice in China Captain Lang declined to re-enter it without adequate substantive rank. Whether tbia stipulation wa made by tbe British board ot admiralty before giving him leave to serve or was Imposed by Captain Lang himself Is im material. Vi hat tbe viceroy bad to do waa to contrive a form of word which would sat Iffy the condition without dis turbing tbe Chinese official arrange ments. Captain Lang waa given the title of ouadiuiral with Ting, while all authori ty wa aocretly withheld from bim. So long aa Admiral Ting waa present Cap tain Lang did not discover hi true po sit inu. Hi advice wa followed; he waa on the most cordial terms with his oo admiral, and there was nothing to show he was not, do facto, commander in chief. A aoon, however, a an accident caused the two to be scpurutod the situ ation was revealed. Lang's order to hoist the admiral's flag was disobeyed, aud Commodore Liu assumed oommand of the fleet An appeal by telegram to Viceroy Li only brought stronger con firmation of tbe fact that Lung' Chi nese rank waa never intended to be oth er than a aham. uiackwood Alaga- aiuo. A Movol Mualo Laaaosw A highbinder, having to teaoh a chum in hia regiment to play tbe bag pipes, began to instruct bim in reading the niusio iu tbe following way: You see that chap with a white. rouud, open face?" poiutiug to a semi- breve between tbe lines. "Well, be moves slowly from that line to thia, while you boat oue aud take a long make twoof' bfm! and YTwto LI 1 . 1 . 1 aa fast If yon black bl face, be run four time aa fast a the white faced ene. Then, it you bend his knees or tie bis logs, be will bop four times faster than the white faced one. Now, when you blow tbe pipes, re member that tbe tighter these chap' legs are tied the faster tbey run, and the quicker tbey are sura to dance, " (ihugow Herald. Daatla of tho Toldlng Bad. The folding bed, once an Immensely popular institution, I losing Ita grip. Not ona is called Tor now where two or three year ago a doten were ordered. Two big factories we know of, which a very few year ago bad difficulty in keeping up with orders tor folding beds even by working night end day, are now tnakiug other line of furniture, and the folding bed production in all faotorira ll steadily declining. Tha accident which frequently occurred with the folding bed doubtless had tome bad In fluence on ita popularity, but tbia waa not the only disadvantage the multuiu in parra furniture had to contend against The beds were heavy, clumsy affairs, even under the most favorable condition. Many are hard to handle without a derrick or a yoke ot oxen, and they are also bard to keep clean. Then also there ia an increased call tor beds of bras and iron. Such beds are prac tically the only kind old In England, and tbey have steadily increased in pop. ularity In this country during tha last five year. Upholsterer. Ia tho Lawyer's Ootos. "I confess I waa startled," said a man from another city. "I wanted to ask a little legal advice, and I stepped into the first law oCioe I came to in a build ing I had been told waa full of good lawyer. A pleasant looking woman. " " tiuo( . - wa in. when she rose, bowed gravely, nnt itn tn twvt mitA thai. Mi.t , proietwionai (crioufflietw, uo you wiab to consult ui?' I was so rattltvi I stain. mcredoutsomethitiKabouthavlngmade - a mistake and backed out ot tbe room. Yet my own aister haa just taken an A. L, too," ba added pensively. Boston Transcript GOWKS AND GOWNING WOMEN OlVt MUCH TUHTION TO WHAT THEY WEAK. Fsnclss Fssslalas, Brief Olscs st I. tba H.P. thst lb. Be.dla. Pro. Ha.tf.1 t. Wearlei Wo-anklad. Oowlp fm 0uf 0,,,b,,,w Tor corraapondaace: r;. now if " danger In the v. IM rush that women are making with coat a that t he wearer will tiro of them before they have rcnlly bad the ruu that Hiey deserve. All sort of pivtty ef fect uru being se cured from Utile Jacket affairs made wl'h Jaunty tall Iu the ImcU and with shuit Eton front open over a loose ami t lalc orate front of much ljerultl.il nm.llu. j With the details of It construction In , nilud. tbe costume of this picture will not be a aevere test of the maker who ! seeks to copy It. aud the remil: l sure ' to be very handsome. Cill It a Louis XVI. dress If you wwrl to; Joii'll he correct In an doing, but you'll be equally ! correct and more expressive if yell ' style It an elegant Jacket bodice cos , tume. Ita materials are plain gra y at , In for the plain aklrt, and silver-gray and green brocade satin for the Jacket. The bitter has a rather long basque and a pointed yoke of guipure finished with a white chlfTon pulling. Hie ime being : used for the pert between the loose ; front. These art .decor.iie., u ji eled button and have white satlu ' UTTOJtl THAT DO SOT nfTTOX. ravers, tbe white satin being also em ployed for tbe folded stock collar. Deep bice nillles, beaded by a white chiffon puffing, finish the sleeves. To set off a coat properly, alx but tons suffice, two on either side of the front of the coat and the already mentioned sword belt pair, but, of course. If you have a bigger set you need not be shy about dlsposlug them liberally. In general, however, but tons do not appear without some pre tense that they fasten something, but all sorts of thing are buttoned that don't really need to be, as, for lu stance, tbe Innumerable tabs and things that depend from the collar or from the belt But when you've no belt and no tabs radiating from tbe collar you may think like Kip Van Winkle that this time docsu't count and put 'em ou without auy pretense that they fasten anything. An example of Just tbia sort of use appears In the next picture, where a baker'a dotcn cut steel fasteners fasteu nothing. They I are put upon a deep yoke of golden i brown velvet, whose points roach to the waist lu back aud frout The adjolu-, tng cloth parta (cloth of the same shade , aa the velvet) are edged with black uu oraio mat torma ornaments on tbe front of the skirt, Tbe melon sleeves are of cloth, with braided ! I8 It will be noticed thnt these sleeves , are only moderately Tull. and that Is ! all right, for sleeves may be smaller, but that doea not mean that they must be smaller, or that you are advised j to make them smaller, or tbat they I are likely to be Imperatively amaller for a long while yet. It only mean that If you are a little short on mate- rial you tbe sleeves and still be all right, or you may with safety plan a dress the sleeves of which are not of the stlck-out-straleht-frnm. the-houlder llne kind chiefly In vogue. Among such possible sleeves Is one made quite tight over tbe shoulder and without fullness on the arm. A series of ruffles set one above the other embellish the sleeve from th i to Just below the shoulder. This nac a , ucuiar wn is rather Queer hut ir m.. , . juu mram It that wav it's all right Quite aa fashlonablv'i! MM I, .k. J vur- . v . tut aon mat appears In tbe , rnird sketch which make. . woman ; lank nA , . - - vws iifn r rn-n ,w ..... 11 'acroaa the back. It s an 0.1.1 .uXTZ 1 look upon three woman " . aleeves In a small theater box. but not aa uncommon one. Thla dress la a particularly haadsoa) ona, Ita (klrt 9 V 0 MM I '""" WHICH WOMKX WIDKH. I rial - . . I i jvu uinr liii int. u a.,vu m ii.i. . . .i. ha bodice being from Utf tnm mac. -----" cut fame. - " . . alia fnuf .a- - dawwnniM (B4J Uiai v J LAWLKS( HI T PKHMISS1B1K SKIRT TB1M MINfl. atone buttons near the shoulders, and are edged with narrow velvet nillles. Tbe rest, Including the stock collar, of Ivory white, Loul XVI. silk, figured aud striped with lavender. A large lace bow trim the collar at the back, aud narrow lace rulllea edge the bal loon sh-cvea. Tbe up and down trimming seems to prevail In skirts, simulation of the uu der petticoat Itelng nude by the orna menting of the skirt down the front Tho only round and round trlinmlug used Is In flouncing with rich lace, or In bands or panels at the hem. But this law Is quite ns b nl.'u. as tlmt for buttons, and the trliiimln may follow any odd dmlgn so long ns there Is not too much of It. In the next alien II the bcuded passeinenterie neither augecbts 1 nettleout or ovemklrt, but a pattern peculiarly Ita own. A usni hcikiu, brown striped woolen goods Is I be fabric here. Its bloine vwilst faMtens at the aide and bns a draped front ar ranged In pleata at the left Me near the bolt and at the oppoxite fdiouMers. passementerie ornaments holding them In plnce. The sleeves aw I'l n sugut modification of the IS'tO model, nnd are trimmed with braid at wrists anl shoulders where a double brown satlti outline: mark the soiun. The In-lt Is of brown velvet with piisementerle :lnlu!i. A method that with many modifica tions Is frequently employed to te lleve tbe severity of an absolutely plain skirt Is next pictured. It here consists of adding to a skirt of green cloth a tabller of black moire. This bodice Is ot green cloth, fastens diagonally and la ornamcutcd with velvet straps aud buckles In addition to a deep cape-like collar of moire and wide sharply point ed revere, all machine stitched near the edge. A full ruff of black chiffon, together with a buckle In front, fulla lu a Jabot on the bodice, and a fob-chat-elalne of buckles and velvet depends from the waist. At the present moment green Is easily the most popular color, and It seems likely to continue In favor all through the spring and summer. A new combination of material Is aeen In a skirt made open over a petticoat 1 1!: T? , except for a shield affair that Is half atomacher and half bib. This hangs J "bout the neck like the bib to an apron and the point of It cornea well below the walBt line In stomacher fashion. The bib Is of the same material and color a the outer part of the skirt. Its point Is weighted with a bow or another ma terial aud color, and a belt correspond ing to this bow Is about the waist, passing over the bib. The bib Itself hangs free. The effect Is quaint aud well, some folks would rather have things quaint than really pretty. An entirely new sort of skirt hangs In sharp folds from the waist, each fold really having a blade edge, and right on this edge about half way between tbe waist and the bottom of the fold where It touches the floor Is set a big butterfly bow of tulle tbat stands out pertly and that Is lu color a contrast to the material of the skirt. This seems a simple Idea, but the effect when the folds awlrl and turn Is of a pretty flock of errant butterflies flitting In and out among the shadow of the dress, and that's not simple. CooTrirtt vml Tha Krai Miatreaa or Balmoral. The ruler of Balmoral castle is not the queen, but the housekeeper, a Mrs. Mussens, a typical personage of her c ass gowned always in rustling black ilk, luce trimmed apron and white cap. the and the queen are said to be excel lent friends, and many a gossip have they had together when affaire of state have been laid aside. Mrs. Mnssens also stands high in the favor ot tbe little Battenbergs, who are sure to seek her ont as soon aa they have anded at the castle, for she fairly idol ise the little ones and keeps many a treasure iu her apartments with which to regale them. To the world at large Mrs. Musseni ia a holy terror. Her word i low, and the enforce, it at the point ot the bayonet oroomswea. It i aid that once the queen wanted a certain SJl whom alia k.j .i . 1 lu tha Z .11" ' ,M7' (le,a'1l . wu. uia iinnNn. u tuunl( out me house f.eepPr rni0U8tra,ed ,e'ng her maiestv " WM 1n" order and ahe rll. WIDELY FLA III NO AT TOP AND BOTTOM. I SSL"?.??.""- tyndue " , " s-een waa wise enough not to in.,.t, and "dear Mr. M WM w ba dy Strand M.gaiino. UNITING FOE NEW MOVEMENT FOR A Ut I CAN UNIOH N Tor the Furpoas of rormod to Aet M ArbltT 11 rbltnu. . tlo aad Foralja Di,pIUfc A movement of gnat Salvador. It ia tarkdU o-rnnn. whleh km .. 'ft..' T ii . ou lnni. Parliuinentarv nartv i,..i. for its object the mlntitn.T.N trul Amerioa of the reisn JZ? tary bodie for tbe rule of aJsH presideute. But this movement haiiitun aim, which I to brim, .w? tution of a Latiu-Ameri,... with Hnloontaa f,A lf-t .nrf Hi.nth A,.,...... .... , . m'4 vntrarl tptioiiav. ...... . ' " ""Kiiersoj co interest are uppermost in u,' mind. This congrec on it tn. bling (hall choose a diet which permanent aud shall act . ..' between all Latin-Anicricaj, 1 having qnestiona at istme inJl aelveur The diet shall. whnt.J Latin-American country U il! by a European nnt ion, luititl erai tarin war against thBoJenj ! tion, barring out its goods, 1 For example, all Latin AmeJ be asked to cease importing tnj laud till ahe abandon! httikJ Venezuelan territory. AH UtiiL' can countries are to be atked ton5 wj vuuiptDio mo iicaragni bo prevent other couutriti tna J any ground for intervening in jj Atuurico) uu uijjr preiczt. The time ha come, in tbeopa the organizers of this uorei Latin America to present i ; powerful frout against tbe wail The design of Europe, md k. of England, in this bemupboi say, ore auspicions, and ihctv United States be crippled bjw J and Central America would t tioned among tbe Eurouean tu' aciy oa una uvku uoue who ASa is therefore necessary, they decbp! Latin America not to depend a&! forcement of the Monroe doctrine v United States, wbicb in timeoftrl may be unable to compel obediea-, A propaganda of tbia idem',, made throughout South tni Cc America, and an effort ii bt:i L made iu Mexico to awaken popt terest in it There i no iota:; bring about a union with Sprit, i: der the old Iberian plan, for now regarded as the oppreaor i : Cuban people, whowillbetsiedt this leugue in case they Hcuitbc dependence. It is purely a Latin-Americu i ment, and looks to tbe forming afi ni aneu t oonfederation, each cottr dependent in local affain, but ti- dated with the other in any fai with boetile countries on Unotbc of tbo Atlantic New YorkWiS. WOULD BE UNIQUE Japan Boagaatod aa Arbltnlar W tbe 1'nltcd States aid Ealaal Henry Lubouchere, Engluii'if Radical, suggest that Japuttu tbe fairest arbitrator Great bait the United State could sir At si Venezuela dispute, Thesitpst deal of truth in this proporrixda might do almost a well, alti serious question whether eiaum Ihano ever heard of VeneztAui would take too long to tetci fc Amorionn uoiiirraiihv to hilW majosty of tbe Flowery Kingdom. lr, is a civilized power, not y w mnrtoiiired to England to Seeclear-I equities of the question to be ai Great Britain and the Unite! are tbe two greutest Christian pc Japan is a Buddhist power, hatiaU own form of Buddhism, tobenw-H tbe mikado as its spiritual M temporal head. Great Britain United States are both practical? publics. Japun isanabsolutemoMR fri ... I.1H Imvn the B!f-V spectacle of two Christian, bbB Pj iug uatioua appealing to -despot to help them keep the p offer a righteous solution ol i problem and to prevent about W ouo gooa unriHiiaus - nntlmr'i thrrmts. This WOOU unique event iu tbe history of W New York Recorder, CALIFORNIA'S CARNAL Bar lea Palaca Is Built, and lb. m Success. rnKtnrnta'm Inn tiulace il al plished faot, and her ice csrni just been opened, and she for some of the laurels hitberton; lized by Canada. It is o strikuU' .v- ...t.l ...hob of Cut1 k. t,A varied attractioa fers that while an ice carnival ii (Wing in one part the orange be harvested iu another pnrt The ice carnival is being Truckee. The ice palace is bnUio . j ...... ...... rpneereo v11 uer auu wire uuin", ... mi i;.i tfrtrnreuU" the night. A week ago the icew was tun inches thick. The skating rinks in g i nA sleicliing airswj a big toboggan slide is blldl'1;lllli be California'a first ice earn v i f attracting much attention all state and in neighboring state. Cowa Profitable at S to 8 yf,"1B-J It seems evident that the annual product and the great r a obtained from a cow w ll . " -i. . irtl come at from five to eigm j i that young animals gi k((f than older ones. How long cow Is another quesu- -- - , v long as Bhe pays ror ner - some more, says Profes-or Hoard's Dairyman. Trlmm.na Orspej ",, For trimming grai - - n4 f ter. they may De cui "-' , with no splitting, by f " V.S very.harp knife in quick blo f si netUV "'"i1 2 JJ the be I1 cut off more loWiy "J out nanaiing vu h0.r - 1 Re . Good Farm"-- -t a Gooa ar ray to be a g1 i .. trV a The only way to be a gou ( your father Is to try auu . ter one than he was. k t forty years ago wouio o - ber In these progreal to' Inonf iTlar t lung pr ne The uuld all all! anrs (the I arc ongh idy er a Jto c i ban ter t l6tO0 bbei Ihtl: Href tB" s 3 Dry J Sill en lei ? b ara ilad ft -,--