J-"
' mm OB a whole year hati liare heW th
centre of the ataff.
vn whnia mi theT have been
' the pivot of excitement In r
V limelight they hare been criticized, Jeerea
. t cnssed' anfl .aiscwed. Sheath klrt
f may come and go, aleeve wax and wane,
"i but each day brlnga a new nenMUftn in
- feminine oeaagear.
, my own Jurt at preeent, 1 11 refrain , from
1 commenting on the green naU the men are
v'aportlng!)
, And now, of courae. ai Is am way wiin
; women, we are flying from one extreme to
thn other. ' After extlnruUhlng onreelrea
f under hate which often left only the chin
. and the tip of one ear ai a clew to lden-
"ij .-- .-
aext floor to bareheaded, for a daah or
i fnr about the alae of a large powder pull
- and a ahooUng aigrette aet at a downward
angle represent the Terr. Tery, rery
, tateat toque.
I met one of theae diminutive hata on
ur fashionable Finn avenue ia nmw
day. "Poor thlng-abaent mlnded-came
1 hsr it"rn throush my
WUtr SlUIS vgv - -
mlDdj For coming breeaUy toward me was
a very emartly turned-out girl, with noth-
, tag. apparently, on her bead bu,t a bunch
of pheasant.' taUsatnck through her pom-
padour But on going; nearer I discovered
that on top of her bead and almost con-
' eealed by her hair, bruahed and pinned up
' to form the brim. wa. a little .aucer-llk.
' mound of fur. Being of the name color
f - aa lier hair, it waa almost indlstingulsh-
T'abte from It And on hastening to my
mllUner to tnqulra concerning this latest
. ..lit . . MMMnm 1 S .
. Si. nTidel of how it looked.
: jh pru- t ir.in.'ss
t ialr a. the brini. bruabing itup and then
4 pinning tt aecurely to the crown of fur.
And the aigrette, or whatever .hooting
, thine yon use a. trimming, must point
' dowa and back; never out
Never waa there a time when mow in-
. dlvlduallty was allowable in hat tnan to-
day. Big and
Uttle, of fur. felt
or
- , . . .
velvet. In color. "ck;
your own taate. and if a fair istnttf
discretion is used, yon cant go far wrong.
And although
V any amount of ridicule dnrin the last
-'aearon or two. no one can honestly deny
that m. of thU year", bat. are most be-
J coming and charming.
For instance, what is more flattering to
. fr-ah. voun face, with rosy cheeks and
fresh, voung face, with rosy cheeks and
Maht eves, tbsn the toque of .w.nsdowa
bright eyes.
and white fox which the younger set has
s claimea tor i
Jon the plnk-tlnted ears, with throat
pwatbed In the same snowy fur. and a
fc huge mutt to match, the debutante makes
& a fascinating picture. And with what a
rush have fur toques become "the fash-
t ion"! Made of every known ana un
. known fur. with aigrette or artificial flow-
er ae trimming, they are to be seen by
lithe hundred in vsrying degrees of smart-
v They are all built on much the aame
broad brimlew model, the large bead-olxe
beiug necessary. s" they are worn pressed
oown low on me neaa. un some voquei
i ent out lately from Paris long; fur tails
vbang down to trail on the shoulder, while
, then have a military sir with at.S
aigrettes aUnding up, .brush-like, u front
last toguei ere called. Others are built
i bell -shape, while tlie mushroom of inst
'..a im arlll As.lnnalln ann
and the
pill-box hat is In favor.
But the toque, over' which I-arU Is just
, i , . . .. . .
all. but a turban, and lf not built of fur.
r mt hn'lt nf fur
i kLw i, i-m
,L ?s ' .. iu
tea that H 9 els-
a Turkish ene at
' This aounds a bit Irish
trying to convey the id
. tiii.tiv.ia rnrrtin nnn n t,i
. ..i.. it: . f ,f, '.
' time, .haded chiffon, aometlmes the .mmie-t
1 roM rilver tissue wound rond .nd
, , rising at one side. It U worn rery low
S-4.B tb. head, quite concealing the hair at
S it'
v,
i ' Whalebone siu.uuu a ion.
. w n 1 t f A Art
Pundee realised only 10,000 a ton. which
ls considerably below last reason's average
price.
The decline ln the Industry Is aboirn hi
the fact that the American nhallnc flwt
which once numbered 7S6 vessels. ha now
. .. . ... . .
lauen to tniriy-iuree. last. year. Harvest
ot whalebone wa. wveutv odd tons. ..
: compared with ever one thousand tons
. some years ago. uondon Dully Mail.
Mied.
"Any complaints, corporal?"
said the
coiooei. making one morning a personal in-
soectloa '
spectwa. .v t , .. .t
-Yea, .Ir. Taate that, sir." aald the
corporal, promptly. 1 .-'
.-Th. k,ne, put;h.rMqnld tol. lips,
-Hiiy,- ne saia. "tnar. th best wup I
ever tasted !"
Yes. air - Mia the corporal. and the
want, to call it, cogec-Argonaut
, a rv r 5
; A Diminutive. V V
Mmm. id iml. iMi
.Mamma, said little rred, tbl. cat.-
clilm i awfully hard. Can't you get me
luwtor mw ss s i Mini ,.111111 1 - -
l RfiSErM ULJL:3 UJJ Mu uULUL-au i
one tt M gft
Ilea In the draping of the folda.
AIthongh. turb,ni and toque, are aD.
forbng of attentlon Jnst now
big hatg are qnlte holding their own. But
at ,Mt they Ktm fo flndlnf tneIr pt0ptr
pIaceH1. part of afternoon and erenlng
an(, pIaeM straight brima on large hata
-re now aedoln aeeDi the downward curr-
Jne or Biae-nsnng eoeci oeiog muca uv-
. ,,k . .i.0,f r. .lmniiclrr of
a a)ngIe T0M hoUSiDg an aigrette, or some-
th,ns equaly terett, which marked the
..ry Kl)30a madelB. IKm, to be dlsa,-
pearlng In favor of maaaed trimmlnga.
Quantitie of ostrich plnmea froth on elab-
orate bats, while uncurled ostrich reatnera,
maribon iwr fluffy aigrette aoften the out-
lln ind dlsirnlse the crown on other
-
models. Flowers are used In remarkable
profusion on thia Winter' hata, and very
Urge metallic buckles sr. a feature of the
seawn.
We have heard whispers for some time
.that the poke bonnet beloved of our grand-
Parents was again to come Into favor. At
ba. arrived.
Quaint and charming, with old-time sen-
tlment lingering In each fold, it la putting
In a tentative appearance at the thpatrea
1 other evening gatherings. Quite a de-
" nVSH .uu V.M. -
tbi. w.. roa.l, only hinted at for coming
-stxsse;
mMt wm WOD(Jcrfllt
fMtJjer of wUi0W. Tar,et,.
tled a
gfmt bow of MtJn ribbon
Other bonnet, on nok lino. war
nQM mon iU(r0l the ne! of the
gketch ..E..IDUt were invariably
-t..v ...
becoming, while the big. loose hooda, a
- .
nd lace, which the
Vautle. of 1008 are wearing over their
eTen, colffurM t0 j, or 0 er tn
-arable thing, in the way of heai
COTermg9 a ,u yeari
But the evening hours do not absorb all
the for e hea(L IJttle breatfast
w ara now eoMMefed a necesgary part
th. . . v"
" :ri.;taV 7. .
- i,,..;," "Z
IO' ome time that hat and gown
mo 1 UGKAPHS TAFCF.N RY PICF.ONS.
MODEST fiprmnn Anftnr h..
JX tectei a system of taking photo-
graphs by pigeons that Is likely to
revolutionize warfare In future, and to
exercise a great influence In many other
ways.
K, mpn f tht. i-n wn.r.nh
accurate and highly instructive nlcturea
can Uken of fortiflcatlona and of all
klnda of aPcret or jacceg(,ible places.
rr. nhrnnnor . rtnur-i.t ct rronh.r
Germany aa l0Dg ag0 ag 1840i aigtrlbuted
nnief , mo be doctora ,Q the
aurr)nn(iln8 l0 tbat they
fM , ong to h,m ,n ,
This j-stem before the days of the tele
phone and telegraph waa extremely use
ful, and proved a great success.
Dr. Julius Xeubronner, the son of this
n'DioM "KS"t. inherited a splendid col-
icciiuu oi earner pigeona irom uis iaiuer
and Ped to make new uses of them.
aDU Prceeaea to mase new uses or mem.
He cstabllsLed a sanitarium at Cronberg.
and placed hi. pigeons ln the stores of
8f,Teral druggists, so that they could aeDd
blm l)y pigeon small quantities of medicine
wb,ch hc ordered telephone. ,
On one occasion a pigeon, who was usual-
ly very prompt, ttpent a whole month be-
1V . ' . u?w" V.'
lore returning to tne doctor. He was very
T'"1" 10 nua 0Dl WQCre xae Dlra
been, spending his time, and so he fitted
.1,1- ... ' . ..u ..k
-Vv.. Vlllmu Bu BTerai u.ucr.
c tiny photocranhlc camera which took
flying at the speed of sixty feet a .second.
very Interesting pictures ln this way, and
he ho recently ereatlv Imnroved bts SDna-
ratus. The camera hanas from the
breast f the ulseon. being held in place
1 . .i..tt. 1 . 1 . ..
"- r'"'- uikuott vmbcu v.cr
-ck. The objective points .trslght down-
ward. A clockwork cause, the instan-
taneous shutter to open at regular inter-
vals of half a minute. Thirty picture.
can be taken, and this wiH cover a courae
of ten miles.
. " " uU -
talf 0UI,ces. and It has been proved that
pigeons can carry this weight for over a
bnaIV" " '
aithnn t. Vl
T".. '"
; . . . .C-
i-wnunc purposes, tne uermsa Minister
of War heaid of It and concluded that It
might be very useful to the arm, for tak-
Ing picture, of the ehemy'. fortiflcatlona. -
of t-- nosltloB . m... .ka
of the nosltloB tf til. foi. ... -v.
1 1 1 . . . -
tainlng mmtarjr informaUon of various
kinds. ' . . .
Copyright, 1008,
Ai,-, M , MaKer of Tle. If
E Uncurled Ostrich Feathen and
Cold Tawela Are PoDular Trim-
F The More You Jam Your Hat
nwn 'tW iU ik. M,.
yee fte More
f "Iwonable You Are. Nobce the
Latest Thing in Neck Ruffs.
n r .. t ... w.l
DH ,
r '"k Kibbon Kosebuds.
H Wonderful Creation of Green
Velvet Trimmed wilh Black Silk Frinot
1. .f W hM n U Zll
Th Figure Wear, a Nefl BrmUey Davfl
Collar.
,H d Ey Uyrn Q ,0 g
aCT "WB flp
Won, W.d Negl
J The Last Variation of the Theatre Bon-
net
. .
K. Bell-Shaped Toques of Fur Are Worn
11V DUIH UD V IC .
Tnmmed With Swcepmg Aigrette.
v. r--b h., Hm c.Ugh, .
Femmm. Fancy.
thlnr th., . ... v .
Droider an(1 dellcat(. .fh hm1M
. ..... '
a little nosesrav of oid.f.hinn.rt
-
rosebuds, forget-me-nota and violets all
iUv., iuii:i-uic-ddm ana violets ail
fashioned from ribbon, tucked in among the
lace ruffle, on one side. With ber chafln"
dUQ fa ",,."
beautiful,, embroidered and Z together
wth beading togetner
Black hats . .. . .
JTJZ llLtTJt
b, k d ... .!. !!.. 1
S wm.1? ar! ieen- Again the pen-
"" ""I " .IMmon. na Aer In-
"u'u -1
vi . .... .M
corns at ReinirtrtJ, .? "i "UUon
commander b4 Mm'., l . I '
a gerie f i.. , " nPP1'
mill, with Its fartori.. l f.Z ....
The result was nerfectlv "u"al"l
ninnt. ,in. .L . ' , " 8. ' The
trlcate water coarse w.t -I"!," .'
shops, was photographed In It.
- enurety.
You Like You Can Wear a Hat . .. f Vl'2s2iXBT 3" f W) fllT.ltrT - Av7tfV
Like This. A Yard Wide VvY J W J4 5 li ft
B-Or One Like T So Small "' WSST AXV ' ' I 1 lW liW.
I, Can Hardly Be Seen by the U VV' f f ' Wf ' A
Kisses That Cheapen and
w r
msses i nat Sweeten, 'is,,10 obta,u g00d VM tian tha
TUwhE.nMr0b".WT n0t. maD "IlTe ha "" to take a privilege to which he Moreover, pigeon, and the tiny photo
- . DOt B.mlle. ln UDCOn'ed has no rlgW. graphic apparatus that they bear are cheap.
awful depths of conscious guilt and re-
ww.v, uv realise t u e
pentance Into which the youthful maiden
- luiuieaiaieiv atter Her Brat kirn.
might almost be a blow, so fearfully
S"' aimost ue a Plow, so fearfully
aware Is sbe of Its existence for hours
after It, happening.
c.. . , ,
be blushes and flutters whenever eyes
er eyes
"re upon ber, and feels Oh
little Miss
Rosebud Ipnocence'-aa If that kUs were
Printed large ior all to read.
And without knowing exactly why, she
ice" aiao rnat.lt ought not to have hap'
ZZ. ZZ 'J W.B"T "P
' ""a lo" ne ana tne otIler P0
concerned are both vastly to blame.
Tf m)i, v it . .
- weuuoDeu mat, in ine con-
tused medley of feellnn that h.ot w
fned! For the first kiss, even when be-
ance, to a landmark in a girl", life.
Nothing la Quite the aame airalii
Child-
ish thing, are left for nvrmort lvhlml
in a word she haa arrived
nm I . .L . ... .
ut coarse, 07 me urat kiss, one under-
.lands the , Jlrst kiss that matters Th.
tint kls. from a lover. Una.
An th k (.., kte,,i i . v, ,hiMi.ii
or yUh .we6the.rt. need not be counted.
To glr! tBey were 3oat ,
of the rm ai th h.ndirorrhi.r th. f.n
firat on her .boulder. '
. mhM ,.. ku. ,,.
S? wb" "T" hwI ''-
The younger she to, the .terner the .oclal
code and Judgment of dear little Miss Rose-
,"pMDi bar. a. rtoht to kto. smfeaa'the
. , . .v
.T. ...... JT .
axsd,T '""P1"" l thef mind
ot.tuetMy brought up glrldom. ;
n l, tor. this reason that, beside, the
. - .. . . . . .. . 71 L . .
. t U.ior ll reason tnat, Desiaes tne
nleln fiattpivd rlattiie thkt braefs her?
Pleasing, nattered nutter tnat peejs ner.
Mis. Bosebud to Invariably, mor. or less
by American -Examiner. ' Great Britain
fil IfTS
V MvsCs
" that an JntelUgent observer could tell
,n,t wher tne Tar,ou. bunding, were sit-
ud nd .what was going on in them.
' Pictures taken in the same
7' Uni8 ot war' would how tb ar"
"ogement of a large army, the number
!' C"nnon P088"" . whether the
P preparing to attack and other
Important detail.. It Is certain that such
-
She persuade, herself that she must have
been behaving quite badly, that he cannot . flee them than balloon, and human balloon
reepect her properly, or' he never would 1st.. A '
bare dared I
.. T "
.t .he .boa
.absolutely right and
1, 1. t,. w
1 7
And tbat .he should .0 think and feel I.
desirable.
the tlma she la few
... ... . , . . . L
J sua tt ui pruuitui. reymra suca
ispsea or conauct wiin a somewnac more "! mlt"t K
lenient eye, and the fact that a kiss 1. fulness Is not entirely limited by this condi
oftenest the prelude to an engagement, a. tlon, for pigeon released from their own
well as Its leading theme, will hava dawned Don, w,n nanally fly over a large territory.
.. w
. .
1,18 P' ls tlut week, and
month. t. h.in.in. m.n . ..,
" -
' weir tram, for "When maiden, are
charming dam.ei drift, to the other ex-
. ..cic, ana come. 10 regara Kisses ana nv.
brace, much aa .be regard, the ro.e and
" vui Ki.-vuiupauy even lue uiiiuex
hftnk... .1. -. . ...
flirtatlons.
sft no longer regard, a kiss a. a pre-
cfnil. nHfll.ira r-m-octA ' t'u,. .
, " --- - v. r
,h io an h" a right to take it
Without even the excuse furnished by
Christmas customs and mlsUetoe boughs,
,he 'r Tom and Wc ""a Harry th,
righu of lawful. engaged lovers, although
ner own Bean sne .now. ner interest
."" l" ""'""'
and moonlight of the walk, .nd talkathat
lead to .A tadtooreet aa-iutatloo..
. witbont In the least desiring that old
beads ahonld grow on youug shoulders, oni
n out grieve wuen tnis is tne case. -
The fragrance Is being insensibly stolen
"lu E, h S'. , :
.h ' "
If nft, hull llM ta h. Ik
It ha. often been .aid. to tl
lmSSSSt.!i l
The consclousnes. of being loved is. In i
the greatest beautlner 'in the world.
blooms,
In. truth,?
me gTeaiesi wsoumr m toe wuriu. -
But to ...now nerscu Deievea. ana 10 anow
a loTCT mb0 pernapt 0oM not Ten aealr
to become mora than a Summer day admirer
Bight. Reserved,
must match absolutely in color and .hade.
It Is again permissible to wear a hat of
contrasting color.
Ruffs are made of all kinds of materials
and combinations of materials Ostrich
feathers are mixed with tulle, in perishable
charm The ruff to be seen on flgur. "F"
I a .".i,,.,., , .f,ioK ti. mt on. .Ida
2 ,u .lift. T. th. tLt lt til
and Uttle oatrlch tips on the end. of the
ribbon ties. SomeUme. Mtrieh flan are
sewed In among finely plaited tulle, which
gives the fluffiest effect
There Is nothing newer In vella than tbo
IMrectotre veil, which 1. veil and ruff com
bined. Th veil la drawn into a band of
a set of pictures would.be valuable to a
military commander.
A similar kin ol
A similar kind of work Is now done in
war by balloonlsts.
Thejr lnake Pernal observation, from
their balloon, and also take photographs.
But t balloon is sure to be ahot at, and
if it comes near enough to the grouna to
take a good photograph It Will probably
be .track. The pigeon flies nearer, the
ground than It Is safe for a balloon to
descend, and is a very dlfOcult object to
'i't- unereiore, xne pigeon la muca mure
and It would be more .atisfactory to sacri-
There are some dlfflcultie. in the way of
using pigeon, for this purpose. In order
to obtain picture, of the enemy', army, it
will generally be neces.ary to release the
hIimhi . nnlnt hM ther can flv
t o - . -
cov-rlnr miio, in their great circles.
n, NeubronulV ba. .hown photographs
Dr. ,M6MmerMi. " p'"''
of the Imperial park of Friedrlch.nof. to
.k. mi. . Wn -nitmlt.
w " . " , .
It 1. also believed tbat be ha. taken
P J '1.
" . . . . .IL
these the Government is keeping co iiaeu,
He has obtained some striking photo
graphs of Borne by hi. apparatus.
The moat interesting thine would be to
photograph the fortiflcatlona on the French
hallntrftjl that he haa done
, an" "i"!!!" ' ,,. ...w ,
tbuv The French hare a long .tretch of
open country to defend along their fron-
"pcu v. . XT .1,,.
"J' tVrretedVorts, whfch are
"h TtlfJ Z' aeon from
level with the earth, cannot -be Been from
any distance and are brought into action
bv-raising them by hydraulic machinery
.y Tk,..flH). . "
wne 0,9 flred- -The PbIlc ar
not allowed to approach anywhere near
tbem. A series ot photograph.' taken from
above would reveal ; the number, position
end approximately the atrengtu of these
r'VrJj" ... vli:Mv.
i.l.l,t k. ...Ill n tKa MRM..( fn.tlHn..
tlon. of the United Mates, tireat Britain
and all othr great Powers,
ins pigeon paoiugrnpuj miRnt bibo re-
veai tne poMiion 01 guue ana many uecans
of the CODstruetlou of new warship, lu th.
building yards, which the government, con-
f 8 Ca
Wear,
ribbon around the throat or end. in a
tnlck ruff made of the veiling. '
Uat Pn rely must hava reached the
J1"", ' . ' oevtt, never ba.. been
lmlDed anything more exaggerated and
roteque than aoine of them are! Bolls
"Rhinestones a, big a. door knobs. Tedd,
f
.
,
" Te Hand of God. "
- . - - ,
f ' ' ' r r J "
-
I - ' . l- -
i . ,
S f r ,v
I . -" ?- - ; v I
Rodin's Remarkable New ScuH.ure, Just - Received at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, Symbolizing the Act of the
Almighty in Creating the First Man from the DusL
: - ': . : . : -.v.v-,-......
11
r e a 8 Euer fo r
Ifterpoop aid Euei)ii7
4ats for ttye
T o r 17 i i? 5 r a t ? 9 t o
Beeon? Infinitesimal,
, ossa;k, flu55arf 5ur
HJsf? aijd pill Box
ir om of tl7?
popular SrallTod(?l8;
'
looking to make you Jump they all
adorn this season', hata. If you'r.
bard up for a novel hatpin Just use the
handle of your umbrella-if it Is big
enough I But pins .et with Jewels are
thing of great beauty, for the designer.
In preciou. stone, have worked with re-
Un Qf fltaeM of
. . . n,-ILJ-l,. - -l-l-,-,.-uJ