WOMEN'S AND STORY PAGE
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AFTER one bai seen the beau
tiful old city of Prague with
its countless point of Inter
est, one wonders why it Is
that so few of our European
tourist turn their itepi In that direc
tion, writes Edna Machotka Chapln in
the Los Angeles Times. Surely no
other city has a more fascinating his
tory or more quaint and beautiful mon
uments of the middle ages. The his
tory of Bohemia Is comparatively un
familiar to most English and Ameri
can travelers, and In consequence one
of tlie most magnificent of the old Eu
ropean cities is often passed by for
those which are better known and bet
ter advertised. But the traveler who
does pay a visit to the "hundred-towered
Prague" will find himself well
repaid for bis trouble and will come
away with some unforgettable mind
pictures and Impressions.
The new section of the city, the
"Neustadt," presents a brilliant and
ever-varied street picture. Not only
the feminine half of humanity contrib
utes to the life and color, for the
streets are full of soldiers and army
officers In their striking uniforms.
In fact one Is not so much impressed
In European cities by the gay dresses
of the women as by that of the men,
for the officers are ever present and
truly wonderful to behold In their
faultlessly fitting and gorgeously col
ored regalia. And the several stu
dent factions bave bIbo each their dif
ferent ribbons or caps.
Crooked Streets of Old Town. .
The shops are very attractive and
have as pleasing an array of wares
and as well displayed as it would
be possible to find anywhere. The
three principal streets, Wenzeleplatz,
Gaben and Ferdinand, are wide and
beautiful, and one is the more lm
pressed by them on account of the
neighboring streets of the "Altstadt,"
or old town, which are truly a mar
vel of narrowness and crookedness.
(The unwary traveler will often wan
der up some much-twisted way only
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City Hall from
to And It end In a solid wall of bouBes
from which there Is apparently no
exit In a dark corner will be a low
archway leading to a narrow passage
underneath the houses from whence
one enters onto another street. A
stranger quickly loses his bearings,
and one cannot help thinking, as one
follows the sharp turnings of the dark
and high-walled streets, what lovely
places they must have made for rough
and unlawful deeds In the days when
Prague was a center for the most no
ble as well as the most Ignoble of Eu
rope's bold spirits. Here In the old
town one finds also the "Carollinlum,"
the oldest university on the conti
nent, founded by Karl IV in 1348, and
somber enough with Its high and
gloomy walls.
From the Wenxelsplats one follows
the Ferdinand Btrasse down to Maldau
river, which flows through the middle
of the city. Never shall I forget the
view which burst upon me as I came
abruptly onto the wide and beautiful
quay. At my feet flowed the wide
Btream, bordered on the other side by
low-hanging trees gorgeous In their
autumn foliage. White buildings
shone through the open spaces, mills
and factories using the river power for
their machines. Behind clustered the
roofs and spires of the "Kleln-Selte,"
the oldest portion of the city, and
above It all, a picture never to be for
gotten, rose a high hill crowned by the
great clustering buildings of the
Hradschln and the noble towers of
the St. Vitus cathedral rlelng against
the rosy evening sky. The Hradschln
Is the ancient palace of the Bohemian
kings, begun by Karl IV In the early
part of the fourteenth century and
later renovated by Maria Theresa. No
more magnificent site for palace
could possibly be found, and I stood
for many minutes spellbound by the
lovely picture.
Wonderful Old Bridge.
I crossed the river on the Karls
bruecke, the oldest of the seven
bridges which span the Moldau, and
the most beautiful. It also was built
by Karl IV, and Is a monument to
medieval architecture. At intervals
across the bridge are placed huge
statues of saints and ancient kings,
and there is also a beautiful gilded
statue of the crucifixion. Candles
burned before the saints and wreaths
of flowers, offerings of devout wor
hlpers, were at their feet. The moBt
famous of these statues Is that of
St. John of Nepomuk, to whose shrine
come thousands of pilgrims every
year.
Arriving on the other side of the
Moldau one Is carried back Into the
middle ages. The sidewalks are
barely wide enough to allow a single
person to pass, and the high walls of
old palaces, with heavy Iron doors
and gargoyles grinning from the cor
nices, rise on every side. Here In
the middle of the quarter, surrounded
on every side by buildings ancient
and modern, Is a gem of seventeenth
century architecture the Wallensteln
palace. The outside walls are plain
and uninviting, and one would not
believe that they Inclose such hand
some rooms. I walked unchallenged
through the doorway and Into a big
square court. Here a rosy-cheeked
German woman answered my sum
mons and consented to show me the
rooms which are open to the public.
View From Hradtchln.
The way to Hradschln led through
a tangle of narrow, twisted streets,
and Anally up a long flight of stone
stairs, which I climbed heroically with
out, but I am sure there semed to be
twice that many. But I felt more
than repaid for my trouble when I
reached the top and turned to look
at the beautiful view spread out be
low at the river, and, beyond, the
spires of Prague'B 105 churches. The
blue haze of the late afternoon shroud
ed the horizon, and the yellows and
reds of the autumn-clad trees along
the river made a brilliant spot of col
or In the foreground. The quaint
tower on the farther side of the Karls
bruecke lay directly beneath me, to
the right the handsome new Bohemian
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across the ELbc
National theater, and behind the build
ings and towers of "Altstadt" and "Jo
sephstadt" clustered In picturesque
confusion.
The buildings of the palace on
Hradschln are mostly empty now or
reserved for the use of the palace
guard, and there are comparatively
few of the 440 rooms which are open
to the public. My guide led the way
Into an Immense saal, the "Tourney
Hall," where tournaments on horse
back used to be held and which Is
snid to be the largest hall in Europe.
We then entered the throne room, a
large, high hall with a collection of
Prague student flags over the door
way. The council chamber, on the sec
ond floor, was one of the moat Inter
eating rooms In the palace.
Cathedral Is Magnificent.
After seeing several other rooms of
minor Interest, I left the palace build
ings and went down a narrow street
to the entrance to the cathedral. It
Is a beautiful structure In the purest
French Gothto style, with five grace
ful towers. It was begun In 1344 by
Karl IV, and even now, after six cen
turies, It Is still unfinished. The In
side is magnificent, and nearly every
Btone bears a history. Probably the
most celebrated of Its contents 1b the
beautiful silver coffin of St. John of
Nepomuk, weighing about four thou
sand two hundred pounds, and with
a large canopy held by four life-sited
silver angel figures glveu by Maria
Theresa. The legend goes that John
of Nepomuk was the father-confessor
of Johanna, wife of Wenzel IV. Wen
sel was jealous and suspicious of his
beautiful wife, and so he tried to force
John of Nepomuk to reveal to him
what she bad told In the confessional
This the priest refused to do, and even
after long Imprisonment and martyr
dom remained true to his vows. Fin
ally Wenzel In a rage had the priest's
tongue torn out and bis body was
thrown into the Moldau. Later It
was rescued, and the story says that
although the rest of the saint's re
mains are now SBhes, the tongue re
mains as fresh as It was In life.
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DIARY OF A LITTLE prwceI
Recently Found In French Archives
After Lad's Attack of Indigestion
Fsnelon Dictated Fable.
The diary of a schoolboy at the close
of the seventeenth century, and that
boy a prince, no less than the due de
Bourgoyne, grandson of Louis XIV,
has recently been found in the French
archives. This prince bad as bis tutor
the great Abbe Fenelon, who wrote
many fables and stories for his small
pupil. Jules le Maltre has published
some fragments from the prince's
diary, which have been translated for
Everyman. Under a date in January,
1690, "following Indigestion from eat
ing too much pastry with cream," the
little prince writes:
'To correct me for my greed, Mgr.
l'Abbe de Fenelon dictated to me this
morning a fable called 'A Voyage in
the Island of Delight.' It is a story of
traveler who having fared too well
In a marvelous island, becomes dis
gusted finally and returns to a sober
life. I shall do the same but not un
til I bave spent a long time In this
island, where I should love to go. I
read over again the description with
delight
'There are the mountains of com
pote, rocks of sugar candy and caramel,
and rivers of sirup, so that the Inhab
itants lick all the roads and suck their
fingers after dipping them In the
rivers. There are great trees from
which fall cakes that the wind carries
Into the mouths of travelers whenever
they open them. Farther off there are
mines of ham, sausages and peppery
ragouts, and streams of onion sauce.
The dew of the morning Is white
wine."
And to this the little prince has
added, "Ah, Monsieur l'Abbe, your tale
justifies my Indigestion!"
VERY CONVENIENT LUNCH BOX
Ordinary Pasteboard Cracker Box
May Be Utilized by Making Few
Additional Creases.
Have you ever started for school
or a picnic and bad nothing in which
to carry your lunch? I bave found
bow to make a simple lunch box
which Is very convenient, says a writer
In McCall'a Magazine. Take an or
dinary pasteboard cracker box and,
by making some additional creases
and cuts, transform It into a recepta
cle of a shape to fit a man's pocket,
and in which sandwiches may be con
veniently packed. If you will study
the diagram you will easily understand
Just bow to make it.
First crease end flaps on both sides
In center, as shown by lines; crease
part 2 in center, horizontally, and silt
flaps on crease of part 3 (diagram A).
Then silt flaps on crease between
parts 3 and 4, also make slits in part
1 about three-eighths of an inch apart,
Lunch Box Complete (A).
as Indicated by short perpendicular
lines. Lastly crease part 4 at line
running through the figure (diagram
A). Use a penknife to make creases
and cuts needed, but take care not to
cut too deeply tor a crease.
Bend at crease between parts 1 and
2, and at lines running through the
figures 2 and 4, to form right angles;
at the same time fold In the ends to in
sert the narrow tongues on part 2
through the slits made in part 1, and
slip the extensions on part S under
the edge of part 1, to hold in position
as shown in diagram B. The crease
between parts 2 and 3 and that on
A 3 A
nfl i ITT
Details of Lunoh Box (B).
the rounded flap of part 4 are not used
in the newly-shaped box. The box,
when completed, is a very convenient
shape for carrying a light lunch.
No Wonder.
Little Bobby wanted a birthday
party, to which his mother consented,
provided he asked his little friend
Peter. The boys bad had trouble,
but, rather than not have a party,
Bobby promised his mother to Invite
Peter. On the evening of the party,
when all the small guests had arrived
except Peter, the mother became aus
picious and sought her son.
"Bobby," she said, "did you InvtU
Peter to your party tonight?"
"Of course I did, mother."
"And did he say he would come?"
"No," explained Bobby. "I Invited
him to come all right, but I dared
blm to."
Drowned Hit Voice,
Teacher Tommy, I asked yo to
spell "candy" why don't you do RT
Hie Sister Please, miss, his
mouth's watering so he can't talk.
E HEAD OF THE HOUSE
Some Thoughts Concerning That Tims'
of Tribulation Known as "Mov
ing Day."
On moving day take a little tip
from mother and:
Don't expect to find everything In
its usual place until the van arrives.
Some teamsters are superstitious
about moving a gas range with a meal
cooking on top of It.
Don't kick If you can't find the low
er half of your favorite suit Prob
ably mother Is wearing It.
Don't object If mother rolls you out
of bed In the morning by pulling the
sheet from under you. She has doubt
less packed all the tablecloths.
Don't raise a row if your watch Is
missing. The baby has to bave some
thing to keep blm quiet.
Don't complain If you find your box
of choice cigars nearly empty. The
Iceman bad to be tipped yesterday for
helping to move the furniture so
mother could take up the rugs. It's
a safe gamble that the grocery boy
will get the rest of them today.
Don't be too fussy about what you
have for breakfast Tomorrow you
may bave to eat what you leave to
day.
Don't be surprised If you find the
house locked when you bring an un
expected friend home to dinner after
telling mother you will eat down
town yourself. You will find the
family at the restaurant around the
corner.
Don't wonder why mother Is a trifle
irritable when you return at midnight
from a pleasant evening at the club,
and find her still on the Job, doing
things she had asked you to do. Some
things get on a woman's nerves.
Don't be annoyed If there Is no
answer to your telephone call In the
middle of the afternoon. The phone
isn't out of order. The children are In
school and mother is out doing the
errands you promised to attend to and
forgot.
Don't grumble It the dinner looks
rather picked-uppish after you bave
said you didn't know whether you
would come home to It or not. Inde
cision has wrecked greater things
than dinners. Detroit Free Press.
Transmitting Light by Wire.
Deputy Consul General Carl E. Loop
of London reports that Dr. Archibald
M. Low, a consulting engineer,
claims to have discovered a novel
method for transmitting light by wire,
the contrivance including a transmit
ter, a receiver, and a connecting wire,
with the transmitter a screen divided
into a large number of selenium cells
whose electrical resistance varies ac
cording to the light striking It.
A synchronously running roller Is
passed over the screen and Includes
a number of alternating conductors
and Insulators, a motor driving the
rollers at high sped.
The Invention 1b referred to by the
Inventor as a kineOmatographio ap
plication of common electrical prin
ciples, and while It has been tested to
the equivalent of four miles, the in
ventor sees no reason why It should
not be effective for greater dis
tances.
Taking Up Italian.
Now that German is being ousted
from the curriculum of some of Eng
land's secondary schools, possibly
Italian may be Inserted In its place.
Such an alteration would have been
cordially welcomed by Gladstone. "A
favorite topic with Mr. Gladstone,
writes the present bead master of
Eton, "was the preference In English
education of German to Italian. He
used to deplore It, saying that when
he read Dante he felt that he was In
the hands of a master, but that the
Germans had produced no flrBt-rate
literature. Sometimes his Interlocu
tor would object that Goethe was a
first-rate writer. The rejoinder was
'Certainly not Goethe created a
world without any conception of
duty.' Sometimes a discussion would
arise on this point, but I never heard
that it reached any conclusion." Pall
Mall Gazette.
Before New Orleans Battle.
One hundred years ago the British
naval forces were beginning to ren
dezvous In the Gulf of Mexico, prepar
atory to the campaign before New Or
leans. Soon the calm waters of the
gulf were to be the scene of a great
gathering of men-of-war flying the
British flag. All the vessels of Ad
miral Cockburn's fleet, recently en
gaged In the Chesapeake bay opera
tions, were on their way to the gulf,
together with other warships, trans
ports and schooners, to the number
of 60 vessels. At the bead of the
fleet was the big warship Tonnant,
carrying the flag of Admiral Cock-
burn. On board the transports were
7,000 soldiers, who were to take part
In the expedition against the southern
city, and who were now In high good
humor at the prospect of escaping the
hardships of a winter campaign In
the North.
Safeguarding Wounds.
In the course of a letter urging the
Immediate adoption of compulsory an
tityphoid Inoculation In the British
army, Sir Almrotb E. Wright says that
the British army and navy and the
French military hospitals have at
ready been supplied with 180,000 doses
of an "antisepsis" vaccine, which It
is believed will be of great value Id
protecting the wounded from Infec
tion. When a wound heals by first
Intention, that Is. without suppuratiol
(the formation of pusl. Its seriousness
Is, as a rule, much diminished. Appar
ently the antisepsis vaccine tends U
promote this result
APT REPLY OF STAGE DRIVER
Deolare Himself to Be Most Abused
Person In Oregon and Companion
Agrses With Him.
Senator Harry Lane of Oregon,
though born In that state, comes of
southern ancestry, who emigrated to
the far West many years ago from
Carolina. His career has been varied
at one time a doctor, then later on
superintendent for the state Insane
asylum, then into the senate.
' Lane's grandfather, who was one
of the most prominent men In Oregon
In the old days, was also a senator,
and held that position at the break
ing out of the Civil war. Naturally,
this senator, whose name was Jo
'Lane, felt kindly toward the land of
"his birth', and these sentiments found
frequent expression on the floor. So
much so, Indeed, that when he reached
home he began to realize that he was
beginning to lose his great popular
lty, while many already regarded him
as an out-and-out rebel.
One day he took a seat In a stage
alongside of the driver, who did not
know the Identity of his companion,
In the course of the conversation
Lane remarked that he thought he
was the most abused man In the
state.
'Well, I don't know about that,1
Chuckled the driver as be flecked a
fly deftly from the nigh horse's flank,
but I do know that if you are any
worse abused than that rascal Jo
Lane, heaven help you." Washing
ton Star.
WAS GLAD TO HEAR IT.
The Proprietor If you can't keep
your work up we shall have to look
tor another man.
The Bookkeeper You'd better look
for two while you're at it. There's
more than enough work for three
here.
Various Graces for Various Places.
"Of course," said the young husband
who Is trying to be humble and take
instructions. "I'll admit that my ball
room and reception manners are pret
ty broad-gauge and fortissimo."
"They are," she commented, se
verely.
"But let me tell you one thing."
"What's that?"
'Tour Vere de Vere ways at the ball
park would queer our hopes of ever
winning a game if the home team
knew about 'em."
Struggle to Hide the Truth.
"What makes you Insist on always
dancing with that girl? Tou know
you dance badly."
"That's true," replied the deter
mined youth. "I think a lot of that
girl. If I dance with her Instead of
letting her sit down and watch me
at a distance, maybe I can keep her
from seeing what a fearful dancer I
really am."
Politic Economy.
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"Of course," said Meandering Mike,
"de great t'lng In taxation is to take
de money away from a neonle wldout
lettln' 'em realize dey're partln' wld'
It"
"Yes," replied Plodding Pete. "But
youse can't expect a perfectly digni
fied an' respectable government to
slip up on de publlo wit a sand-bag
or a bottle o' knock-out drops."
Critically Considered.
"I am glad that you favor serving
only soft drinks In the ball park."
"Yes," replied the man from a rough
town. "A soft drink bottle seems bet
ter constructed. It goes stralgbter and
lands harder when you toss it at an
umpire."
Exacting Standards,
"I m afraid Bliggtns hasn't a
powerful sense of humor."
"Oh, yes he has. The only trouble
Is that when Bliggtns makes a Joke
he isn't satisfied to get a laugh. He
thinks It's a failure If It doesn't hurt
somebody's feelings."
In Harmony.
"Do Mr. Bliggtns and his wife have
any disagreements about the extraor
dinary hats she wears?"
"No." replied Miss Cayenne; "they
seem in cheerful accord. He's glad
he doesn't have to wear 'em and she's
glad she doesn't have to pay for 'em."
Polite Fiction.
"Must you be going so soon, Mr.
Blinks r
"We would esteem It a favor."
"Respectfully yours."
"Strictly fresh eggs."
Dry Goods.
"Do yoo sell dry goods here?"
"No. sir; this Is a grocery."
"Sorry! I wanted to get some dried
apples." Boston Evening Transcript,
THERE'S NOTHING LIKE it
Dlbbs' Idea of Good Tims, to Get Up
Early and Go Fishing, Angen
Hie Friend Beansky.
"There Is nothing I enjoy more, said
Dlbbs, "than getting up early In the
morning and going fishing. The morn
ing air Is fresh and sweet and it is
pleasant to visit the spot where the
water Is calm and deep and limpid."
But," interjected Beansky, "very
few of us have time to go fishing these
strenuous days."
"Sunday. I go on- Sunday. I look
forward all week to going fishing on
Sunday. I am up before daylight and
away, full of eagerness and impa
tience."
"What!" howled Beansky. "Sunday!
Get up early Sunday morning! There
are lots of things I'd rather do than
get up early on Sunday morning, and
one of them is to He in bed. I look
forward all week to not getting up on
Sunday morning. That's the one day
on which I wouldn't got up early on
any account
"I think it is an outrage when that
fiend of a neighbor of mine wakes me
up at nine o'clock on Sunday morning.
No man should be allowed to go around
and wake the loud echoes on Sunday
morning wben all decent people should
be In bed.
"And getting up before dayllghtl
You don't mean to tell me you do thatl
You must have the most tolerant peo
ple on earth in your neighborhood. Our
neighborhood wouldn't stand for that
for a minute. Coming in at daylight Is
all right, but going forth at that hour
would never do.
"I never woke a man up at daybreak
In my life except once and that was
after he had kept me awake until one
o'clock with his infernal piano . the
night before. At daylight I called him
up on the 'phone and told him that I
had Just called him up to tell him
that his neighbors were still awake
after his abominable bedlam of three
hours before.
"And to get up at daybreak on Sun
day, when you are not supposed to get
up at all, with only the desire to catch
a few fish for an excuse! Your idea of
fun is certainly on the bias. It Isn't
fun to get up In the morning. Any day
In the week you can have that kind ol
Joy. Six days in the week! I should
think you could get along without it
on the seventh. People like you are
the cause of most of the trouble In
the world. I wouldn't have such a dis
position for anything." Chicago News
Where He Fell Down.
Harvey E. Carman, private secrt
tary to Representative Rucker, was
once a newspaper man, but got dis
couraged early in his career.
"I worried along as a reporter for a
week," says Mr. Garman. "I didn't get
anything very startling into the col
umns of my paper, It's true, but at the
end of the first week I thought my
fortune was made. One of my friends
told me of the Intended elopement ol
a girl of a prominent family. She was
going to marry a man much below hei
In social position. It was an event that
would set the town by the ears, and 1
told my city editor I had a sensation
to spring on a set date. After th
date had passed he aeked me about
It.
"'Oh, It's all off, now,' I answered
'The story is dead.'
'"What's the matter?' he asked
'What was it about?'
"I told him of the projected eloDe
taent and added: 'But there's nothing
in It now. The girl's father showed
up with a shotgun and spoiled the
story.'
"After the city editor had finished
commenting on my 'news sense,' " Mr
Garman Bald. "I determined to forsake
Journalism for politics." Baltimore
Mews.
Two Expeditions Saw Eclipse.
So far as is now known only two of
the many expeditions that had bean
organized to observe the eclipse of the
sun on August 21 reached their destl
nations. These were the observers
from the Royal observatory. Green
wlch, consisting of Messrs. Jones and
Davidson, who were stationed at
Minsk, Russia, and the expedition sent
out by the Joint permanent eclipse
committee of the Royal society and the
Royal Astronomical society, consisting
or Fathers Cortie and O'Connor and
Messrs. Atkinson and Gibbs, who took
up their station at Hernoesand, Swe
den.
Both parties had perfect weather, a
clear sky and secured fine nhotnin-anhs
of the corona and chromosphere. The
weenwlch party paid special attention
to the ultra-violet spectrum of the
chromosphere, and Father Cortie's
party restricted Itself to the yellow
and red regions of the spectrum. So It
Is hoped that a wide
chromospherie spectrum will bave
oeen obtained.
Tungsten In the United States.
The tungsten resource nf thn TTni.
ted States are probably considerably
larger than have been generally rea
lized. Many new denoslts hava Ym
discovered In various parts of the
western states, according to the Uni
ted States Geological
should prices advance, it is probable
mat me output could soon be In
creased much above the record year
or ism, wnen 1,821 tons were market
ed. Most of these new discoveries are
not sufficiently developed to show how
mrgo an output can De expected from
them; but it la probable that some
will prove to be of considerable ex
tent, and one or two new large pro
ducers would make a noticeable dif
ference in the American market Sim
ilar discoveries may a'so be expected
In other parts of the world.
INFLUENCE OF DRESS
FELT BY BOTH SEXES, ACCORD)
I NO TO OBSERVERS. ,
One Woman Asserts the Possession of
a New Hat Is Better for Her Than
Any Medicine Beauty as
Business Asset,
"Whenever I feel run down I always
buy a new hat," said a woman not long
ago with a laugh. "It 1b better
remedy than doctors and drugs, and is
usually less expensive.
In the case of women who are con
tinually "In the blues" this habit
might bave drastic results, but there
Is no doubt that the clothes we wear
have a very strong Influence over our
spirits.
Even a woman who does not care
much for dress is conscious of a little
Inward glow of satisfaction in the
knowledge that she is well and suit
ably attired. She holds herself bet
ter and with more confidence under
the stimulation of a pretty gown or
hat "Clothes make the man," so we
are told. It Is hardly realized how
much they are responsible for the
making or marring of a woman.
Shabby clothes that have seen much
wear and tear and much attention
from the needle and the brush are
very comfortable to wear once In a
while. When it becomes necessary to
don them day after day, with no hope
of their renewal, they slowly and In
sidiously begin to tell on the spirits
of their wearer. They give a feeling
of shabblness, and the confidence -and
right to a place in the world Is partly
lost. This is especially detrimental
to the business woman, for she la
taken very much at her own value In
the world of commerce.
It Is not necessarily a very expen
sive business to possess nice clothes.
A good tailored costume, though dear
er at the start, Is an economy, for it
wears and keeps its cut to the end.
By merely renewing collar and cuffs
occasionally and varying the blouse
with which It is worn, the costume al
ways remains fresh, and gives its
wearer the air of being well dressed.
It is not always the most expensive
and elaborate toilet that makes for
this much-desired effect
It is a vexed question whether
oeauty or clothes Improve a woman
most. Beauty is a very valuable asset
in life to a woman, but seen in an un
suitable setting it loses much of Its
charm, and will often be eclipsed by
the less attractive looks of a woman
who chooses her clothes well and
knows how to wear them. It Is gen
erally understood from a certain type
of novel and play that beauty shines
anywhere, under any conditions. Cer
tainly, nothing can actually take away
the contour of the face, the faultless
ness of the complexion or the beauty
of the figure, but all these may be
overlooked in some cases. The figure
may be hidden behind an ugly dress,
the complexion may be ruined by the
color scheme, and the contour of the
face lost under an unsuitable hat.
Famous Old People.
"Many famous Englishmen and nnt
a few distinguished Americans live to
a good old age, but France holds the
modern record for centenarians of re
nown," said a professional man.
"The 1915 list of celebrities above
the age of sixty, compiled for the New
York World almanac, has at the top
Francois Fertiault. the French nnpt.
who was one hundred years old on his
last birthday. About twenty veara
ago the great French chemist Chev
reul died at the age of one hundred and
iour, and there have been one or two
Frenchmen of distinction in recent
years who reached the centenary
mark.
"Next to Fertiault Is Sir Charles
Tupper, the Canadian, who Is ninety
four. Ex-Senator Henry G. Davis.
West Virginia, aged ninety-one, ap
pears in tne list Of the Southerners
who have attained advanced age
chronicled by the World almanac ia
John L. Williams, father of John Skel-
ton winiams.
Early Use of Pilot Balloons.
A note In the Monthly Weather Re
view calls attention to the fact that
the famous exploring expedition sent
out by the French government under
La Perouse in 1785 carried a few small
balloons, some of paper and some of
goldbeaters' skin, for use in studying
the winds In the upper atmosphere,
and that the Instructions prepared for
the expedition by the Academy of Scl
ences pointed out the special im
portance of using these balloons In
the trade wind region in order to as
certain at what altitude the direction
of the wind changes in that region.
Thus the recent soundings of the
trade wlndB carried out under the di
rection of Professor Hergesell appear
to have been anticipated by more than
century. Scientific American.
Boots That Were Trousers.
As leather is in such demand for
military purposes, it is fortunate that
present-day boots are made on a more
economical plan than those In vogue
at the time of the Peninsular war and
for many years after. Hessians, which
were then the fashion, absorbed what
would now be considered an unneces
sary amount of leather. These boots,
according to G. A. Sala, were "worn
over tight-fitting pantaloons, the up
peaking front almost touching the
knee, and bearing a silk tassel the
back part sloped to the calf, being full
below, and with a high beeL Such
was the correct form of footgear till
the Introduction ot trousers." Pall
Mall Gazette.