MODES cf 5he MOMENT
ARIS. We are all In a fe
ver of excitement oyer
the next models, and
shopping expeditions oc
cupy our thoughts. The
two great rival shops, the
Prlntemps and the Gallerle Lafayette,
which stand side by side, are holding
sale at sensational reductions,
writes a correspondent. Every wom
an goes with her purse stuffed with
tiny "patterns," and we spent most of
tour spare-lime trying on each other's
lhats. What a charm there is in try
ing on a hat that belongs to some one
jyou know, or to anrone at all!
A hat that may make you look pret-
itler than you have ever looked be
fore ! No wonder that the milliners'
tohops are besiezged! What heart
burnings, too, when the hat one has
bought becomes antiquated after
brief month of popularity!
! If our best friend tells us that we
lare over-hatted or that 6he "does not
Jike hat hat," we feel that friend
ehip is a failure and life Is no longer
jworth the living!
j We are very practical In Paris
e leave It to the English and Amer
leans to buy as recklessly as their
means will allow. For us thrift has
ivirtues, and we look before we leap,
ljust now we mar select, for Instance,
a black satin hat, but when we pause
to reflect we discover that If the said
hat be lined with velvet It will be in-
finitely more practlc l because we can
wear It further into .e winter! It Is
often better to spend a little more
and get what will lr. it a longer time.
' Feathers are of ell millinery trim
mings the most economical, but the
wily milliners have '"ound fresh temp
tations for us on that score. The
latest craze Is for everything striped
and speckled, and "Panther skin,"
Which is being mule into sets of
etoles and muffs, hr.s extended the fa-
ivorite design to feathers and the new
est velvet We have gray and black
feathers, black and white pea-hen
ifeathers, and every possible mixture
iof this kind, with a dash of scarlet
or a splash of vivid blue thrown in.
In a large gray hat, in which a large
crown of gray ostrich feathers tipped
iwith pink forms the trimming, one
(very large star-like bloom of pink vel
vet will form a deepening note of
rose. Gold Is again being profusely
used. A -hat with a large crown of
black velvet will have a brim of trans
parent gold lace edged with velvet,
and a small branch of gold roses with
powder-blue or rose-pink centers will
form the only ornament
I I hope my readers may glean some
useful hints from these descriptions.
It is easy to renovate the large last
winter's hats by lining them with pale
flesh-pink or pale blue satin. Feath
ers may be dyed or retlnted, but to
dye feathers black is often to waste
them absolutely, as black dyes burn
more than others. A last year's large
hat will be trimmed high; to make it
.look Parisian It must be trimmed low.
A large velvet flower or ornament or
a cordon of single blooms round the
crown will effect this purpose. For the
toques alone we must reserve Alsa
tian or windmill bows, high aigrettes,
and sucb-llke. Gold flowers and
gold passementerie look charming on
large hats, oxidized silver on the
emaller ones.
The delicious summer-Ilk weather
we have been enjoying in Paris for
the last few days has sent all the fur
trimmed hats out of the shop windors.
Y' caa admire white velvet rfgantlo
edelweiss or lilies, rootless aigrettes
mnd white plumes. One of the new
Mt ornaments for hata, laxje and
if
small, is a fringe of chenlle or ot
wooden beads round the brim! I saw
a hat with a fringe of tubular wooden
beads that looked exactly like a min
iature Swiss chalet 1 For large and
medium sized hats the cachepeigne
consists of a very largo bow of rib
bon or a clump of flowers.
Furs are a serious consideration,
and so ruinous as to price that one
hardly dares to look at the prices
given. They form squares, stripes and
lozenges, according to the way in
which they are cut and pieced togeth
er. I have Just seen some gigantic
flat muffs and wide stoles of sealskin
that were treated as one might treat
velvet or plush. The Idea may be
novel it is not pretty! Pure white
ermine, called ermine demouchette, Is
edged with a band of the same ermine
with the tails left in. White stoles
are probably of "clipped" rabbit skin,
but they look effective edged with
bands of chinchilla, skunk or flox.
Silk plush Is made up most effec
tively to Imitate ermine. It is soft
and silky in texture and will make
up into the most effective stoles and
mantles. It will also be useful to
make theater muffs. Fashions die out
so rapidly that we resurrect them in
a few months. Woman's caprices
rule the world of fashion, and we no
sooner have something pretty than wo
run It to earth!
The dresses we affect for evening
wear are perforce expensive. We have
a satin fourreau, which In its turn
is trimmed with lace or embroidery,
and over this again we have the
tunic and bodice of silk muslin, which
will veil the under dress most effec
tively, giving schemes of color we
would never have thought of a year
ago. Every detail is costly, from the
rainbow-shot gold rat's tall piping
cord with which we outline lace or
embroidery on net, to the artistic
belts, buckles and buttons which form
part and parcel of our gowns. Peltry,
now so precious, is used to outline
the chemisettes and collars of gold
and silver net with which our gowns
are stll provided, or a narrow band
of fur edges a square-cut bodice. A
little fur is far more becoming than a
deep band, and the wide hem of skunk'
seen on many of our new short cos
tumes is certainly very ugly. How
ever, we do not care to look pretty
proofs of wealth are what we crave
for most, forgetful of the fact that
wealth may be most inartistic. There
is a strong current in favor of short
coats, which the dressmakers are try
ing hard to bring in. These coats
look best in serge or in the new hair
striped velveteens. Satin-faced zlbe
line la a most bewitchlngly silky fab
ric; It is, moreover, very warm, but
not so durable as cloth. Black zlbe
llne makes up splendidly, and if it is
trimmed with heavy corded embroi
dery It is really a most elegant dress.
Black and black and white are in
favor, and some of our most elegant
women have decided to adopt the fur
coat and frocks for visiting wear. I
am Inclined to think the Idea a very
sensible one, as in cold weather it is
best to slip off a heavy coat in a warm
drawing room, and appear In all the
glory of a smart gown, such as one I
have Just seen. The skirt was of
black satin with a knee-deep piece of
black muslin velvet; the bodice, hlgh
walsted and belted, was of velvet for
the lower part and a deep yoke of
satin formed Vandyke on the velvet;
the neck showed a small yokelet of
white and gold lace outlined with a
gold cord and tassels, and the sleeves
were the kimono ones, also trimmed
with gold.
A most elegant dress worn by one
of our prettiest actresses at the Palais
Royal Is a typical smart dinner dress,
of gray panne velvet, the waist is very
smart and points of Indian cachemir
design In soft silk are let into the bod
ice. Over this was worn a tunic of
gray moussellne de sole, which was
very much opened at the sides so that
parts of the cachemir design showed
the cachemlre silk veiled and unveil
ed; the tunic was edged with tiny
steel buttons and a narrow edge of
black el vet. A large rosette of scar
let silk fastened the waistband.
The illustration shows the most ef
fective method of arranging the new
velvet scarf. Just now so much in
vogue.
Chinese Embroidery,
"A wonderful achievement of daz
zling beauty!" Sich Is the cry of ad
miration of an English writer on de
scribing a superb bedspread In rich
brocade embroidered in the eighth
century by a Chinese princess. The
device, she continues, consisted of at
least 3,000 pairs of mandarin ducks,
sporting amid sprays of rare flowers
and foliage, scattered all over the silk
ground, on which sparkled a shower
of beads made of native precious
stones. Had the early Chinese em
broiderer less taste. Imagination, skill
and Industry than her American sis
ters of the twentieth century?
For Blunted 8clssora.
When your scissors become blunted
and require sharpening, take an or
dinary knife, upon which place the
scissors as If In the act of cutting. By
drawing the steel along the blades la
this manner several time, you will
bring your scissors again Into good
condition.
GLEANINGS FROM THE OPERA
Society Woman Forgot Nam of Play
but She Enjoyed Herseif Im
mensely In Gossiping.
"Well, did you enjoy your evening.
my dear?"
"Indeed I did. John. I went to the
opera."
"Oh, what did you hear?"
"Rather, what didn't I hear?
heard that Ruth Jackson was engaged
to Tom Harris, the' one who got drunk
at the golf club ball last year. And
that Jack Courtney and Edith Pascoe
have quarreled and are not going to
be married after all. Then I heard
that the Singletons have a baby, and
Mrs. Singleton wants It called Peter
Garibaldi, after her mother's stepfa
ther; but Mr. Singleton wants It
called Primus, because it's the first
Then I heard that Baron von Schmeldt
Is not a baron at all, and that the
Johnsons "
"But "
"Don t Interrupt. I thought yon
wanted to know what I heard?"
"So I did, but "
"Keen aulet then. Well. I also
heard "
"What I meant was, what opera
did you hear?"
"Oh. I don't remember. I saw the
name on the program."
FAR LOOK FOR SMALL THINGS
He Often when I look up at the
atara In the firmament I cannot help
thinking how small, how insignificant
I am after all.
She Gracious! Doesn't that thought
ever strike you except when you look
at the stars In the firmament?
Exasperating.
All afternoon Mr. Stubb had been
moving pictures from one room to an
other and his only reward was dust
and perspiration.
"Hurry up, John," chided Mrs.
Stubb, impatiently. "You will never
finish at that rate."
Mr. Stubb removed the cobwebs
from his florid brow.
"Woman, do you think I'm a ma
chine?"
"Gracious, how funny!"
"Madam, may I ask what la funny?"
"Why, dear, if you were a machine
you would be a moving-picture ma
chine."
And then and there Mr. Stubb
washed his hands and started for the
club.
An Expert's Opinion.
A student in a medical college, whll
learning the use of the ophthalmo
scope, was told to examine a man's
eye and report upon the condition of
it. The doctor-to-be adjusted the in
strument and looked long and search
lngly Into the subject's left optic.
"Most remarkable," he ejaculated,
with a surprised look. Readjusting
the ophthalmoscope, he again careful
ly scrutinized the eye. "Very extraor
dinary, Indeed," he exclaimed.
never heard of such an eye. This
must be some new disease. Have you
ever had an expert's opinion on it?"
"Once," was the laconic reply. "The
man who put it in said it was a fine
bit of glass." Tit-Bits.
The Inventive Parent,
Woodbury I noticed that
pop had electric lights put
Knew
on bia
lawn last summer.
Seaforth Yes, and he also had a
baby sling put on his lawn mower. He
figured if his baby was wakeful, so
he would have to walk with it, that
he might as well push the lawn mow
er and cut the grass at the same time.
I have often seen him come from the
house at midnight, turn on the lights,
put the baby in the sling and start out
on his double Job.
Impossible Employment
Seymour Did you have steady em
ployment during the time you wert
living in South America?
Ashley Steady employment? What
are you talking about, man? Don't
you know that such a thing as steady
employment is a physical Impossibility
In South America?
Seymour No; why should it be?
Ashley Why? Simply because therf
are so many earthquakes there.
A Criticism.
First Angel What is that spirit fua
lng about?
Second angel She says her hatpins
stick out beyond her halo. Harper!
Bazar.
Or Did He Escape?
T met Miss Elderly and Miss 8er
going for a tramp yesterday."
'Which one of them got hlmF
HOPE ALWAYS THE BEST FOOD
What the Doctor Suggests, Not What
He Gives, Has Greatest Effect
, on Patient.
"Doctor," said one of those self-centered
ladles who are always extract
ing opinions gratis from the medical
profession, "what do you consider the
best food as a constancy?"
"Hope, madam," returned the doc
tor, promptly, "at all times and in all
places. Not a senseless optimism, but
a self-respecting hope. Heaven and
Nature Intended It to be the chief
pabulum of the race." , The table
dared not smile, and the doctor, hav
ing secured a few minutes' immunity,
declined "wholesome" prefaces, and
fell upon a robust breakfast of bacon
and eggs, waffles and hot rolls. The
lady regarded him wistfully, for tie
doctor ate with appetizing gusto. A
stomach long trained on other peo
ple's theories concerning edibles was
not to be trifled with, so she was fain
to- Batisfy herself upon a tasteless
cereal, and then nibbled a little dry
toast and sipped a woeful substitute
for coffee. But the doctor is nothing
If not humane, so, between his waf
fles he looked across at her pleasantly
and began: "I said that because what
a doctor actually does or gives is in
finitely less in its effect than what
he suggests. This Is a truth old as
Hippocrates and Galen, though, per
haps, only In this age are we begin
ning definitely and intelligently to
utilize it Happiness is the substance
and aim of life and living, and hope"
Is nine tenths, say of happiness; its
greatest factor; therefore beware of
unconsciously dispensing with hope."
Harper's Weekly.
TALE OF REIGN OF TERROR
Pathos of Little Nicole's Execution
Overcame and Nearly Killed
Spectator of Iron Nerve.
M. Lenotre's book on the experi
ences of the Gascon royalist, the
Baron de Batz an English version of
which has Just appeared was first
published in Paris some years ago,
and It is surprising that it was not
translatetd before 1910. De Batz was
one of the strangest figures of the
French revolution. He is said to have
used his enormous wealth in bringing
about distrust among the revolution
ary leaders and la crippling finance,
and thus had much to do with the end
of the butchery. There was one ter
rible Incident of the executions pre
ceding the fall of Robespierre thus
narrated by M. Lenotre in this vol
ume:
"A certain man of great strength
and hardness one of those athletic
people who are all muscle and have
no nerves wagered that he would
watch the execution at close quarters
without flinching. Whether he stood
with the executioner or not I do not
know. For a long time he bore It un
moved; but when little Nicole came
upon the scaffold, and arranged her
self upon the plank, and said gently
to the executioner: 'Monsieur, shall I
be all right like that?' his head swam
and his sight failed him, his Immense
strength gave way, and he fell to the
ground. For a moment he was
thought to be dead and was carried
home."
Light Attracts Customer.
In the downtown section of a city
the theater audiences come and go
through two avenues leading to car
lines. A haberdasher has a shop in
side street between these two chan
nels of travel, at a much more reason
able rent than he would have to pay
on the avenues. Study of the condi
tions convinced him that the theater
goers took those avenues, not because
they were especially convenient, nor
as a matter of habit, but simply be
cause they were light When he put
up an electric sign big enough to light
his section of the dark side street he
diverted enouEh travel past his win
dows every night to Increase mate
rially the daily sales. Saturday Eve
ning Post
Happy at 103.
William Head, who yesterday cele
brated at Windsor Workhouse his
hundred and third birthday, when
asked if he would like to go for his
usual walk into the village of Old
Windsor replied: "No, thank you. As
this is my birthday I prefer to spend
It at, home." He looks upon the
workhouse as his home, and spent a
happy day there. He rose at 7 o'clock
and had his usual pipe before break
fast Then the master brought him
two presents of tobacco which had ar
rived for him. For dinner the old man
had boiled beef, vegetables and bread.
He spent the afternoon with his
friends at the workhouse, and having
had a good tea, went to bed at J
o'clock. London Daily Mall.
One Thing Certain.
The tourist from Chicago usually
makes herself seen and heard. On
lady of such tendencies announced to
a surprised audience in a London
boarding house that her husband had
written to say that he was going to
buy an automobile. "I don't know
whether he'll go In for a towering-car
or a runnlng-around," said the voluble
lady. "But one thing is certain, we'll
have our own garbage."
Checkmated.
-1 am very sorry to see yon down
and out old man. How did you com
to this condition?"
"I started out to astoniih th
world."
"And then V
"Instead, the world astonished me."
and
BEIIX$
WHY THEY CHANGED SUBJECT
Discussion Over Sweet Little Honey
suckle-Covered Cottage la
Dropped Abruptly.
"Yes," said he, "life is so lonely."
"It is lonely sometimes," she an
swered.
"Vvouldn't it be sweet to have a lit
tle cottage covered with ivy and hon
eysuckle and roses?"
"Oh, wouldn't it?"
"And when a fellow cornea home
tired from business to have a nice
little wife to meet him at the door
with a kiss?"
"Ye-e-e-s!"
"And then the winter nights, the
blazing fire in the cosy parlor, and
you I mean a wife at the piano
singing in the gloaming. It would be
lovely."
"I think it would be sweet!"
"And then "
At this point a careworn woman
came round the corner with a pair of
twins In a perambulator. A dead si
lence fell upon the pair; the air
Then they changed the subject
Studies of the Vernacular,.
"Sayllz, hoozat?" said the girl
at
the notion counter.
"Hoozoo?" queried the girl at the
glove counter.
"Jessa zlffew dlddeno!"
"Lookeermin, wotcha mean?"
"Fewdon't knowliz, wotchablushin
bout?" "Alntablushln!"
"Yartoo!"
"Minjones yunobetter!"
"Swat yar!"
"Hoojoo mean, anyhow?"
"Fellerspoke wennypass choorcoun-
ter."
"Dlddunsee anyfeller."
"Diddunteerim, either, didja?"
"Coursenot"
"Awkumoff!"
"Sayookids," interrupted the floor
walker, "qultcherchlnlner I'll repor
chal" Caesar's Lament
The wild beasts gnashed their teeth
md roared like a circus calliope; the
gladiators shouted hoarsely; the arena
was knee-deep with gore.
In the amphitheater the pleasure
seeking populace clamored tumiiltu-
ously.
"More blood! More death!" they
yelled ferociously.
Great Caesar In his private box
heard their cry and sighed.'
"Would that I might grant their
prayer," he muttered. "If. only
and imploringly be raised his eyes
heavenward "I could pull off an auto
mobile cup race!"
Great Caesar wept
For with all his boasted power he
was unable to hasten the flight of
time.
AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION
Caroline So you do not believe in
early marriages? You think a man
ought to have made his way first, I
suppose.
Hobart To tell the truth, what
weighs chiefly with me is that the
later one marries the less Ume one
baa to outlive one's Illusions.
Reason for Ajax's Madness.
AJax had defied the ''ghtning. "How
ever, there's very little in it for me
with nobody wanting the picture
rights," he sighed discontentedly.
It was by such advanced Ideas,
though he held them but vaguely,
that he at length got himself consid
ered mad. Puck.
Charitable.
Td have you know, sir," snorted
th loud-voiced Individual, "that I'm
a self-made man."
"Oh, very well." retorted the other,
calmly, Til accept your apology."
c
Sarsaparilla
Acts directly and peculiarly
on the blood; purifies, enriches
and revitalizes it, and in this
way builds up the whole sys
tern. Take it. Get it today.
In usual liquid form or in chocolate
coated tabids called Sarsataba.
AS TOLD IN PLAIN ENGLISH
Real Truth About Young Man With
"Excelsior" Banner, and That
Lamb of Mary's.
"ExcelBlor" Is a poem about a
young man who walked one winter
evening through a village In the Alps.
The hotel keeper Btood In his door
and told him the rooms were all
taken, but anyhow the young man
knew he didn't have enough money
for tips. Po he went on. He carried
a banner reading "Excelsior." One
theory Is that he was a drummer for
an upholstery house and the other is
that he was a demented breakfast
food inventor. He was -found next
morning near the top of the moun
tain and his relatives were notified.
Mary had a lamb that she spoiled
by overfeeding and cuiMllng. She
took it to school with her one day
and the lamb bothered the spelling
class, so the teacher kicked it out of
the front door. Not having any sense
of direction, it blatted around the
schoolyard until finally the teacher
sent Mary home with it and told her
if she ever brought it again there
would be trouble. Next spring Ma
ry's father sold the lamb on the ris
ing market.
Mnthen trill nnd Mrs. lnio-s'8 Soothltl
Byrup tiio tk-8t remedy to use lot their cliuareo
luriun me teeming perioa.
A New Napoleon Statue.
Gen. Nlox recently discovered In
he State statue repository a bronze
statue of Napoleon I by Seurre, of
which the Invalided only possesses a
plaster replica. Yesterday work waa
commenced In the courtyard of the
Invalldes on the removal of the plas
ter statue, which is to be replaced in
a few days by the bronze original.
Paris Press.
Pettit's fye Salve First Sold in 1807,
over 100 years ago; sales increase
yearly; wonderful remedy; cured mil
lions weak eyes. All druggists ot
Howard Bros., Buffalo, N. Y.
Depended on the Dog.
A very small boy waa trying to lead
a big St Bernard dog up the road
"Where are you going to take tiu
dog, my little man?" inquired a passer
by. "I I'm going to see where
where he wants to go first" waa thi
breathless reply.
Coroner' Verdict In India.
For qualntness it would be hard ti
beat the verdict returned In India oi
a man whose fate it had been to aa
sauge a tiger's appetite. "That Pand
so died of tiger eating him. Then
was no other cause of death."
For That Heartburn
and smothering sensation
after eating you really
ought to take Hostetters'
Stomach Bitters. It acts
quickly, tones the stomach
and aids digestion, thus re
moving the cause of the
trouble. Always keep a
bottle handy for just such
cases. It is also for Indi
gestion, Dyspepsia, Consti
pation, Liver troubles, Colds,
Grippe and Malaria. Try
it today.
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Boxing Children' Ear.
Medical men are fully aware of the
lamentable consequences that often
result from the pernicious habit of
boxing chlldrens' ears or otherwise
striking them on the head or face. It
is, however, high time that laymen,
and especially teachers, should b
made aroualnted with these results.
Bad BLOOD
"Before I began using Cascarets I had
bad complexion, pimples on my face,
and my food was not digested as it should
have been. Now I am entirely well, and
the pimples have all disappeared from my
face. I can truthfully say that CascareU
are just as advertised; I have Uken only
two boxes of them."
Clarence R. Griffin. Sheridan. Ind.
PWant, Pilatabla. Potint. Tutt Good.
Do Good. Narar Siekrn. Wken or Gripe,
10e.Z6e.i0g. Narer cold In bulk. The ran.
tna tablat tampod C C C GuuutMd ta
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