MISS DE
American women are given the palm
tr interior decorations, for they have
the courage of their convictions and dare
to hjt Affinal In tVA AmloliU.
bomee.
Fotunate is the woman who. with her
Inheritance of blood, also Inherited faded
tapestries, carved oaks, black mahoga
nies, old gilded frames and chairs, bed
steads and tables made by Chippendale.
Adams and Sheraton.
Man V fl. V Vnrlr fnmllv Kn.
irom the early Dloneer davs. trMmurMt
twi- A Zl ' - " juiku nuioum; ana marquetry CUD
that do not 00JD8 from a Fifth avenueboards treasured in New York? to-day by
Tried to Get Real Gout,
CoL Harry Hall, the Pennsylvania wit,
is back in Washington for the session.
He has been 111 this summer and the doc
tors have finally dlaanosed his case as
one of "suppressed gout"
; "I asked them what to do," said Col.
Hall, "and they told me to drink as
Novel Design
, Tkis aorel design, la wiater hat is o bine moire velvet. Tk brim
is rolled aad widens toward the baek, where it is eat t Tho brim is
faeed with fray and white breasts. A narrow band of feathers oiroles
the low orown.
M1IBB6M -ASSETS
PRETTY ROOIVfS IN RFAl JTIRl n aivi
WOUFZTS RECEPTIOlf ROOlC
auction room and that have a rare his
torical value aside from the monetary one
of their beauty and age.
Chairs and tables that come over wltn
i and these are simplicity personified. Later
Alt O TV A hA A J . 1 . m I -
which testifled to the falling off of the
Puritanical .feeling in the matter of lux
urious surrounding. The early colonists
of New Amsterdam left their mark In the
fashioning of Dutch furniture, and there
are many excellent examples of the old
Dutch mahogany and marquetry cup-1
much old Burgundy as I could and eat
terrapin ana canyasnack duck and all that
vi wiius. jinn, mej mougnc, WOUiU
neveiop my suppressed gout into the real
wing, ana tney eouia treat gout all right
"The trouble is," continued Col. Hall.
pensively, "an all wise Providence has
nxeu ii av i c&nnoi live up 10 my ainio-
in Winter Hats
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Christmas Gifts
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Brains and hands are busy these dayt
devising new and original Christmas gifts.
It is a mistake
to think, that one must
always give a useful present
Verv nftsn
It is the useless little luxuries whlrh .
most appreciated. The necessary things
roosi peopie manage somehow or other
to secure, but the unnecessary thins are
extravagant and these have io be avoided
by the majority. Bo in choosing a gift
bear this In mind and (selectisome pretty
trifle Which the receiver Would never
IlilnK of indulging in on her own account
Take. lor instance, the woman whn
though she cannot afford to buy them,
dearly loves dainty accessories to her toilet--'
"What could be more welcome to
her than' a cake of rood soaD. a. box of
powder and a bottle of perfume? All of
these things when made bv rood firms
coma in dainty boxes.
tf or the girl who wears turn-over collars
4b te weft vitr
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WITH
MISS DE WOLFE'S BEDROOM.
there Is a pretty box. It i made of card
board, covered with linen or silk, aild
made into box shape. Ten Inches by four,
with a depth of two Inches, Is a good
size. Two pieces, ten inches bv four, two
ten inches by two and two four inches
by two give the requisite number of
pieces.
me eoges may be bound with narrow
ribbon, or the linen may be ud in a piece
to connect the different sides.
A useful present to the person who trav-
' els would be . a few nets of ah OA wrn nl
j These are small square of linen bound
with ribbon or tape; two hanging ends
about six inches In length are left, and
tney are to De used as tie strings, after
the shoe has been wrapped up. An ini
tialled handkerchief I. always a welcome
gift. And when In doubt buy gloves. They
are always sure of a cordial reception.
A Veil case will be most welcome to
the girl who likes to keep all her belong
ings in their proper plact s. It Is made of
a strip of white linen, with a tiny roll of
perfumed wadding In one end. The out
side is ornamented with embroidery, and
ribbons are placed at ono end to lie the
case.
Milk as Poison.
"I have sometimes wondered." said an
analyst, with a touch of satire, "why some
of thi famous prisoners of the past took
so much trouble ovt r their deadly drugs
when they might have chosen milk with
th same results.
"Milk when pure is harmless enough,
but It la strange what pain. people take
tfeatiade It poisonous. They rruy- i st
almanrler of Inimirttiea until it is a
perfect culture bed o bacteria.
"As a promoter of indigestion, milk Is
almost without a rh.il. People take It
with, ice in Bummer, with the result of
rendering certain elements In it more In
dlgestibl than leather. They take it with
acid fruits, a combination that would try
the digestion of a rhinoceros. Some have
even been known to try pickles in milk,
a. simply fatal mixture to any but cast
Iron digestion, and one from the effects
of which, people have died.
"Used as a beverage, milk should be
taken by Itself .and eirunk slowly, with
out admixture with anything except per
haps water. Unless It Is quite new It Is
safer to boil it." From Cassell's Journal.
HINTS TO GIRLS.
Fudae. that dainty sweet to the tooth
! of the college or any other, girl, has
taken on some new touches lately. The
base (s the same, and may be chocolate or
vanilla fudge, to which are added chipped
I fruits, candled or dry. Stoned dates, tigs,
oherrles, pineapple, candled nuts, pre
served ginger anything of the sort, only
I a little of each are chopped In bits and
! stirred In while the mixture is hot, but
Just after it 1ft taken from the stove.
A luncheon suggestion useful when to
matoes are In season and that yi New
York is all the year around Is ru serve
the oyster cocktails in tomato shells.
Seicjut euiaii flrm,tomatoe. have thm ice
cold, scoop cmt ,jear.aud,,JtUl wHh
oysters and seasoning.
Girls should heed the repeated warnings
ot physicians against the present fashion
of wearing low shoes In winter. Medical
men trace far more subtle diseases than
mere colds and bronchitis directly to the
chilling of the extremities.
An excellent toothpowder that Is Inex
pensive, pure, and efficient may be easily
made by any one. Mix two ounces of
pulverised borax with four ounces of pre
cipitated chalk; add one ounce each of
powdered myrrh and pulverized orris. Sift
through , fine boltingrcloth, and It Is "ready
for use. Tooth-powder bottles with ad
justable covers, such as shop powder is
put. up In, may be saved and filled with
this Home-made product.
Trunk covers are useful even to the
stay-at-homes. A simple kind Is a large
oblong of denfm one seen recently was
in red the edges buttonholed all round
In white. Harper's Uazaar.
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HINTS FOR HOMEMAKERS.
A frtmplp dessftt whose garnlshli.Rs lve
It quite the company touch starts with
some small light cakes baked In round
tins and nerved fresh from the oven, with
a hot chocolate sauee poured over them
and a spoonful of whipped cream placed
lightly on top of earn.
Bananas can be? sorved ns a vegetable it
thex, are used creen. Cut the fruit In
halves, stew 25 minutes in a very little
water, drain, cover with a cream sauce
such as is used with caulitler, and serve
hot.
The ripe fruit Is tldlelouu as t garnish
to meat. Cut round slices from ripe firm
bananas, fry. n butler, and lay a, tew on
to the table.
A new short cake Is made by cutting a
square sponge cake Into slices half an
inch thick, piling them solidly with cut
tip peaches, and coveting them with
whipped cream.
"Collar" Is the unusual nnma applied
In England to a preparation of meat that
is only slightly different from ono pften
served here. Kqual parts of cold cottked
ham and tongue are put through the meat
chopper, and afterward pounded to a
paste, a little dry mustard added, and the
whole heated. When warm press down
In a bowl, put on a weight, and let stand
to get cold, and pack into form. Slice
thin and serve at luncheon or supper.
Harper's Baiar.
FRKTS"la
EI RICA N HOMES j& &
the descendants of the first Dutch set
tlers. Three distinctively beautiful rooms in
New York show the arrangement of ex
quisite furniture, rare piotures and bric-a-brac
, strsi-. KasJsiyae?acaBesr"reoo f In-
Itself an education in the best forms ot.
.lannn.ia arl 'I'h. nanAlln. IK. MnnnMn '
work, the pictures over the fireplace that
one recognizes as rare examples of a
great Japanese artist now dead, and that
exquisite print of bird life seen to the left
of the cabinet are all fine. The bits of
Japanese ware, the tall vases, the thin
egg-like china, even the presentment of
BAD BREAKS.
Chaffer Tou can stop your auto very
qulckiy, can't youT I suppose it has an
eccentric brake.
Shaffer-Huh! It's had all kinds of
breaks, and they're all eccentric Phila
delphia Press.
A Collar of Oriental Embroidery
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A pretty collar is made of cream batisto and Irish laee. The thro
overlapping; pieces are bound with soft eream silk and the tie is also
of silk. The lace appears in crocheted rosettes in front and a shaped
collar in the back. ,
MEW VSOE,
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the quaint little china dog, finding HM
very good Indeed away from Mourmet
country, make this a room to desire.
In Miss De Wolfe's drawing room tr
many treasures, and each is perfectly
placed so as to make the whole a charm- . ,
Ing dertght.- - . -
. Here are to be found the strong traeea
of the feminine spirit that rules this beau
tiful home, and where nearly every "bit"
In that room has a history.
Simplicity is the keynote of th bed
chamber, despite the finely carved four
posts.' The walls are chlnts covered, and
the room is a room of rooms to dream
In.
SUMMED VP.
The Widow I want a man to do odd
jobs about the hous, run on errands, on
that never answers back and la always
ready to do my bidding.
Applicant You're looking for a hus
band, ma'am. New Tork Lift.