.
:
OTMKE-.w;'SOMiMBfr PDKMDSIBTOG aiid TODS mm YERHMM.
; ' i
13 yl Cre WH1 B U"ed Thi Summer 'or the MaklB ' A11 the Furniture of the Summer Veranda. SfZP-
S??- 5C2jUlT' i wall Ik a low. luxurious couch, also ofi
XV, tsJrh 'SeSyVr' T. crex. It 1 tilled with huge, downy rush- kingdom. Jt la of crex woven In u flows. swing baskets of growing ferns and ITt-r'
v-i.-. HAY jnvvwTQABMkWwi 7. -"v ons. and s lust the place In fling one 8 strong pattern, inn top oi me laoie la naima. tncir pots concerned ny crex oas- 4 A.V11JI AT
And now for (he lummcr girl, flweet
h a rose, arrayed In ad the bravery of
ter summer war nalnt she come. Not
content with being; herself vision of
beauty, ahe beautifies her aurmundlnita
to such an extent that the aettlnir In al
most aa lovely an the Jewel. For you
mn m anow mat tne veranda Is the sum
mer girl's camnlna around. Hera she
reigns, the lady paramount. Sha spares
no pains In making her little domain as
attractive an possible. From the edge of
the veranda roof droops a cool-looking
green and white striped awning for the
wise little lady known well that a becom
ing light Is most necessary to conquest.
Running round the front and sides of
the floor are low green boxes filled wlthi
growing vines and flowers, gay gera
niums, drooping fuehlas. flaunting nas
turtiums. The fashionable wear Just at
present for veranda furnishings Is crex.
which really Is prairie grass, woven Into
all sorts of uaetul and beautiful things.
If
So the floor coverlne is a rreat wide mat
of green crex. A swinging scat, big I
enough .for two, hangs by ropes from the
celling. It Is upholstered In gay looking
Oriental stuff and filled with Inviting
looking cushions. Pushed against the
wall Is a low, luxurious couch, also of
crex. It is tilled with huge, downy cush
ions, and Is Just tho place tu tllng one's
self when tired after a game of golf or
tennis. Then there Is a regular sleepy
hollow of a chair with wide arms, where
one can place one's cup or glass, and a
deep pocket for books, papers, etc. At
the back of this chair there are two
long pockets shaped like candy hags,
where stray golf sticks may repose. The
tea table must not be forgotten, for that
Is a very Important adjunct to the little
kingdom. Jt la of crex woven in a close,
strong pattern. The top of the table Is
for the tea tray, the under shelf Is for
cake, toast, muffins or whatever dainty
my lady may provide for her guests.
All the china Is of green glased ware.
The doyly covering the tea tray Is of
white linen, embroidered in ferns and
leaves. Who would not love to drink tea
from those dainty cups or oat bread and
butter from off those adorable little green
plates? Krom the roof of the veranda
swing baskets of growing ferns and
palms, their pots concealed by crex bas
kets. There Is also a small chest of
crex In which papers, work and tennis
racquets may be kept. In the midst of
all this luxury lives Her Majesty, tho
summer girl, and who Is there that would,
even if he could, dare to dispute her
sway? We could not get on without her.
the naughty, pretty, troublesome, ador
able summer girl.
' '
Journalists Should Begin and End
In the Country.
TIow to get a position on the staff of the
Tribune, or the Sun. the Times, or some
other good paper? Certainly, there Is no
rule at all about that. For my own part,
says lr. Albert Shaw, In the June Cosmo
politan. I am a great believer In country
training. I think newspaier work in a
smaller town or City affords the best op
portunity for I ho beginner to learn all
pa-its of' his trade. He will get on much
faster afterward in the city for having
learned all that a country newspaper of
fice can teach him. On trte other hand.
I am a great believer In the conn try as a
place for the able and self-resjx ctlng city
newspaper man who has grown weary of
the burdens and exactions of work in a
metropolitan newspaper office, and who
yearns for a little more chance, to develop
his own personality. I have known va
rious cases where such men, still young,
took what they had saved out of their
salaries, bought newspapers in smaller
cities or country towns, so..n heraum
leading men In their communities. learned
to keep early hours, and "lived happy
ever after."
I
V
The Poppy Chorus In "The Wizard of
Oa" -prides Itself on the Innovation of
poppy hats In Spring millinery. Within a
fortnight after the production of the ex
travaganza the avenue-milliner who man
ufactured the poppy hats worn in the
play was besieged with orders, for similar
hats, and within another ,inonth .the
' poppy headgear was a recognized fad.
The Poppy Hat Girl.
Whether or not "The Wizard of Oz"
is responsible for the poppy 'hat erase,
the fact remains that no poppy hats were
Been on the street prlpr to the production
of the Play here.
The hat waa designed by Julian Mitch
ell. It is made of china silk tluted to rep
resent the petala of this popular flower.
The bulb center Is of green china silk
and affords a striking contrast to the
scarlet petals. The stamens are of black
chenille, strongly wired on.
Although the hat appears to be a very
cumbersome affair Its weight Is less than
half a pound. Oddity Is not Its jtole rec
ommendation. Most women. be they
blondes or brunettes, find It strikingly becoming.
Actora Set
In Arehl-
Fashions
tecture
American millionaire are building their
country seats after the fashion of Old
World castles. Architects give the credit
I of the fad to the turrets and donjon-keeps
I Jff popular actresses. The unwritten law
1 ir1 he stage almost seems to be that a
S Jut successful season In America must be fol
lowed by the purchase somewhere of a
sehloss. Pattl set the precedent by estab
lishing; herself at Craig-y-noa. ejan do
a ,
Reazke retreated to the depths of Poland,
to his beautiful estate of Borovna. Bern
hardt took to an Island In the Mediterran
ean; and Calve ensconced herself In the
south of France on a rock that recalls
Gibraltar. Alluring word-pictures of these
castle homes prove tempting to the mil
lionaire whose greatest ambition Is to
eclipse neighboring Mr. Moneybags In the,
erection or a palace, nut only occasional
ly does American wealth get the better of
American common sense, and brlig to
pass such haunting absurdities, empha
sized . by Incongruous surroundings in
grounds and gateways.
When the American Imitation of the
British castle Is fashioned tactfully after
ancestral homes, and when good taste la
displayed throughout, the result is most
pleasing. Iriposing and massive stone en
trance ways' sentinel these suburban keeps:
and npt only the doorwiays but the domed
and turreted conservatories and all the
various details of the huge mansion, cor
respond in architecture with the striking
entranceway to the extensive grounds.
THE AGE LIMIT IN PUBLIC LIFE.
The assertion has recently been made
that nearly two-thirds rf the last House
of Representatives had. when (list elect
ed, reached or pasid the age of 40 years,
whereas almoRt all the members of the
present British Mouse of Commons were
under AO when first elected. The fact, if It
be one. simply proves that, as members
of the House of Commons are unpaid,
the seats in that body are mainly occu
pied by young men belonging to the aris
tocracy and the upper-middle class who
can afford the luxury of a legislative ca
reer. There Is no reason to believe that
in professional or business life English
men attain success at ail earlier age than
do Americans. Rather Is the contrary
the case. There are no counterparts In
England to Andrew Carnegie and John
D. Rockefeller, who must bo deemed as
tonishly young when we call to mind
that they started with nothing, and have
acquired hundreds of millions of dollars.
It Is certain that, as regards society in
the technical sense of tiu word, men and
women between tin ana 711 years of age
play more conspicuous parts In England
than they do on this side of the Atlantic.
Look, for example, at the activity of the
Duchess of Devonshire and Mrs. Ronalds
In London. They have had no recent
counterparts here. If we except Mrs. Har
riett Iane-Johnston. who accompanied
her uncle to the Court of St. James in tho
early fit ties. There seems to le. indeed,
no doubt that In Europe and In the United
States the limit of what may be termed
the age of usefulness In professional and
politic al life has been materially raised
in the course of a hundred years. In
the list of British prime ministers of the
eighteenth century, we should Inok In
vain for parallels to Palmerston and Glad
stone, and It would npw be very difficult
for young Americans "to acquire? the in
lluence In public life which Was attained
by Hamilton. Jefferson', Madison, and
Henry Clay at a very early age. As Mi.
Depew has pointed out. the most Influen
tial members of the United States Senate
on both the Republican and Democratic
sides are over 70. So far as the Senate Is
concerned, we seem to be reverting to the
Roman precedent It will Ik remembered
that by law a Roman had to be well ad
vanced In middle life before he was eligi
ble for' the consulate. There was no suon
thing as a young military commandejr.
The career of Alexander, of Hannlhal, or
of Napolean Bonaparte would have been
Impossible under the Roman republic. In
France, under the ancien regime, not only
the . marshals, but the generals, were old
men, except In the case of princes of the
blood, or of representatives of the very
highest aristocracy. The same thing is
true to-day of the Prussian army. The
case of von Moltke was typical. Harper's
Weekly.
'OT R LB
MPLETE WDTM
E TKMMED (&WE
The woman who wlshon to He strictly up
to date must follow the demands of
"Dame Fashion" and have her gown lav
ishly trimmed with lace, whlc R Is one of
tho most expensive of all dress trim
mings. Tho mon!ng frock, afternoon and even
ing gown must haxC'm!S'C"is or medal
lions of luce exquisitely arranged on the
skirt or bodice, infinitely charming Is the
rfttiv' bolero, very short at the hack,
and falling longer In front, with lace Intro
duced In the most cunning fashion about
the top and shoulders, representing more
lace than goods The beautiful Irish point
lace caps and c ollars and stoles are now
much In evidence.
Here Is a lovely robe of white voile over
an underskirt of white taffeta, plain flowc
Ing skirt adorned with two groupings
nve insertions i.r lace tach Insertion is
headed by tiny edged lace and fold of
goods.
The bodice has an Insertion abotvt the
low neck, below which is u two-lnc h tuck
ed Insertion of the goods. Extending about
the waist surplice fashion are two wirier
bands of Insertion, making an extremely
pretty effect.
The sleeves are soft nrl flowing, with
clusters f tiny lace about two inches
apart. "''
ART IN POT LIDS.
Among the fancies that have been de
veloped by collectors of the present day
Is one for the fancy lids of pots that once
contained potted meat, or fish, or po
made. No measure of antiquity, or qual
ity, or material Is claimed for these, hot
collectors an; with Justice able to cisltn
ror them a eerrain connection with art.
Very many of the articles that are col
lectcd with pains and at a not inconsider
able cost, barely escape the charge of
being grotesque, but u large proportion of
me poi jms are reproductions, In minia
ture, of really excellent pictures. Pas
toral scenes, shipping and seaside pict
ures, and views of well-known bulkllngs
scenes in Washington, lor Instance- are
popular subjects, and among the most
eoveicci are copies oi .Moriann s pictures.
For these as much as J.", has been asked,
but the ordinary pike is from 5o to 75
cents.
What It Means to Row Against
Harvard.
Some people seem to think that all you
have to do if you want to row in b race
against ll.irv.ud l.s to put in a few pleas
ant afternoons on the .New Haven harbor,
and then spend three JolLy weeks atj
Oalcrs Ferry where there are shaded 1
lawns, and the manager pays the bills.
They don't know anything about It. There
are six long. hard, gruelling, grinding
months of work that nobody ever sees,
or hears of, or knows anything about,
before a crew becomes tho "perfect ma
chine" It has to be to race these four
milts on the Thames.
Every day Is as full of hard, uphill,
heart-breaking work as a head coach and
a captain, who have been through it he
fore, and a little coxswain, who thinks he
knows things, can mako it. First there
Is floor work in the gym hours of it and
outdoor runs to get wind, and solid after
noons of pulling, an oar In the gym tank,
wiih critical coaches standing on the plat
form and telling you how to dy it. Then
weeks of struggle to get thp stroke and
train body and arms and legs and brain
to work together with the least waste of
energy. And then pair oar and barge row
ing on the New Haven harbor, und snell
Lace Trimmed Gown.
work when the warm weather comes,
through long, hot afternoons ' w hen it
seems as it' the only thing the coaches,
yelling at you t hrough. megaphones, want
is to let you know mat you are the "rot
tencst ' eight that ever tried to rcpreset-
til- University Ar.d
public roasts tti' yo
vihi are a hour 1 1" t
tried so et '.n a V iV
"Atkinson No. . n
i.'s'i'S .1,miiK f.ir
pnv
i in
Var-Jo'i
ate lectures and
.in i ferl that
t in i n who vr
slt iiti.it. - K.-o tl
.Iwui UUUtt, III.
FLAKING HATS, BEDECKED)- Will FRUITS OX FLOWERS, PERCI . ATOP THE SUMMER .GUI'S HEAD
o
.1 '.
t '.;
1 -
: i