HANDICRAFT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS '

A- NEELY HALL and DOROTHY PERKINS vwvwwwv Kmi/ 1UU.) FOR A GIRL'S ROOM. What girl would not like to owo the eet of shelve: ahown In Fig. I. to hang upon the wall In her room? The shelf boards should be about threefourth* inch thick and ten inchea wide, by whatever length you wish to have them. Buy eight half-inch screw-eyes and screw one Into each corner of each shelf; and get some heavy wrapping-twine on which to string the corner spools The Illustrations show how the spools are strung, with a spool below the screw-eyes of the bottom shelf, and another above those of the lop shelf, with a knot tied upon the lower end of the cords, and a loop upon the . to hold the spools togethThe cords must be pulled tight, the loops tied close to the top spools, lo make the corner stiff. Even girl needs a work box like that shown in Fig. 5. The only car-

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X. using 1x2 Inch • furring strips," lap ping the ends, and re-enforcing «oonections with strips of tin (Figs. 2 and 2). Then bny enough chicken wire netting at the hardware store dorer the frame. F r hanging the screens In place, purchase a pair of books and a of acrew-eygs. for each, and screw th. eyes Into the top edge of the frame, and the hooks Into the top of the win dow frame. A wire covered backstop will not on ly save you boys lots of chasing after “passed bells" and 'foul*." but also give protection to adjoining property. Fig. 4 show* the completed framework. The Brst portion to build Is the front frame, which consist* of the two 2*4 uprights A. and three horisontal

PARISIAN FROCK OF REALLY IXQUISITE DESIGN.

Model May Be Made Up Into Dresses , for All Occasions—Pleln Soft Taf. feta* Probably th* Best Material to Use. Of all the fetching frocks that Part* baa sent over to America for oar use during the coming months, none will be used so much es the one In this pattern. It appaars with the Jacket below the waist Une. and pcplnm. as Illus-

trated.

These patterns ere shown with as little trimming as possible in order that the student of styles may get the full effect of the lines of a dreas. Trimming may be applied according to th* Cgure. but let me warn you that the way la which It is applied makes or mart your appearance. Frocks of this eon are made up Into drosses for all occasions, but the model I* e favorite for afternoon, call tag. and for th* theater. It la the thing tor morning wear about town. The matertal per excellence for the model I* silk, although satin, poplin and bengaline are all used for afternoon dresses of this eon. The new plain eoft taffetas, which are of pure silk and durable as well as eupple In fold sad graceful In line, are admirable, built In Ibis sort of gown, and trimmed around the skin with bias folds and with groups of little ruOes or corded shirred bauds Often the full uses of th* akin is eilghtly shirred over e cord at the bottom, and this gives a very quaint

look

n This Coiffure OriB'nateo by Ross Pachan tht Hsir Is Slightly Waved and Combed Backward. Leaving a Small Bang Over the Forehead and Temples. The Side of the Bang Is Curled. The Heir le Drawn to th* Back (Leaving the Ears Uncovered! and Twisted Into a Small KnoL

pentrr work necessary Is the fastening together of the cover boards with a couple of stripe nailed across them i shown in Fig. S. The box must be covered lo c real the roughness of (he boards, pntty figured cretonne looks well for ibr outside, and a plain colored lining is best for the Inside. Fig 4 shows bow a cloth pocket and elastic t*;>«■* should be tacked to the Inside of the cover; also how to make a spool rack by driving nails Into the cover and slipping rubber bauds over the nail head* (Fig. 6) to keep the spools from dropping off A bolster roil to encase the pillow is quite the proper thing for a girl'

piece* II Eight feet square 1* a good A at** for this frame, but make It wider If you can Cat a notch In each end of uprights A, also one lu the center of th* length, of the right width and *> depth for «b* borUontal member* B Jfrt f to III In Then place the uprights A upon the ground, and spike piece* B R- la their notches Before raising ibe frame, buy wire netting and staple*, end cover It. I * Ha** several boys raise and support i ' (he framework on the spot It ts to oo cupy. then quickly drive stakes (? into the ground, and connect them and up rights A with diagonals 1). and the end* of D and A with pieces F. Base sacks almost a* good as the best lo be bought, can be made of eight or ten ounce colton duck, stuffed with excelsior dig Cl. Fig t> showr a diagram for cutting the cloth Fsr a doubted coarse lln.-n thread Sew op all hut one end. lapping the edge-

Whether they came from the brain at some brilliant American or blow eomed ont of the long-trained genius of a French creator, the coat and dress and hat which here make up an exquisite costume proclaim the highest art. From the crown of the heed to the tipe of her toes the model pictured la correctly appareled in the choicest offering* of the season. The dress Is made of a sort satin gathered Into bands of a supple plush at the bottom, and an overskirt of the plush which fails In folds from the waist down. As In nearly all dresses of pile fabrics the bodice show* a combination of chKfon and aatln with

eerier fabric.

The coat is the shortest of the three fashionable lengths from which may choose. It la designed with a Jacket which falls to the lower edge of the belL The belt Is noticeably narrow and inconspicuous. The sleeves are full and gathered In-

soft cuff. A very clever and original touch appear* In the cuffs. They are merely bend* of the plush, edged with satin-covered cord and ex tended Into e pointed end. This end la slipped through a narrow band ol the plush which forms a slide like the end of a bow of ribbon. The neck Is finished with one of the many new high collnra. but It ia not dose-fitting. It la finished with a tie of the aatln-covered cord. Pearl but tons having a dark rim are used foi fastening the coat from neck to waist line. The eklrt portion Is atraight and gathered Into the belt at the aides - '

beck.

The list word In shopping begs and walking boots finish the details of a chic and entirely correct ensemble. JULIA BOTTOMLEY.

All neckwear apparently cloeea fronL The net chemisette*, however, frequently does in the beck.

Two Little Demi-Season Coats

bed. and a roll like that shown Fig. 7 1* not difficult to construct. Get two barrel hoops (or the ends, and three wooden strips one haL* Inch thick and one and one-half Inches wide with which to connect them (Fig. IB). The length of the strip* should equal the width of the bed the roll is made for The diameter of the hoops must be made >1 Inches from outside to outside. ilemove the hoop lastenlnge, turn in the ends until the right dismoter Is obtained, and renail iFIgm S and k). Connect the hoops with th# ■trip*, spicing these equlillstantly ‘ the inside. Twotbirds of the framework must be covered with cardboard, the other third Is left open Cardboard boxes

an to wear gathers directly from the waltt line. This makes her stout , ness all th* more apparent, while, on

the dress Where the skirt the caU]V jr i fuiine** lower down te-

le corded and shirred, or ruffled, the , , lerM ^ | mprc „| 0n —Ldllian Young

same Idea muat be carried out in the I , n Washington Star. Jacket A little ruffle at the waist |

line and on the edge of the ll.urtrated I D1ET , NG jq REDU CE WEIGHT

Lettuce. Dry Toaat and Minced Beet

Employed by One WomanOnion* for the Complexion.

A woman who wished to reduce her ' weight says that abe has done *o by subsisting almost solely on lettuce,

dry toast and minced beef.

; A gtrl to Improve her complexion has partaken largely of onion soup, and onions, too. as a vegetable. Some one had told her Ihst the South See Islanders, who hsve the best complexi tons le the world, live almost cntireiv ' on onions, and. well, this glrl'a com plexlon has Improved since her ex ■ pertinent Other women hsve startec | deep breathing exercises at Ihelr open windows, or shower baths followed by I the "salt rub." or are taking all kind* of kitchen phyalcs. such as narley and lemon water, thin gruel made with cream lone doctor describes this I "worth IS a cup" for the delicate I. ol bopage tea. camomile tea Imbibed to Induce sleep the last thing s' night. | And there is the pineapple Juice crate, which baa also caught on. A certain American offlrlal has bad • hand In this with his verdict that "It you have one foot lu the grave, and are a nervous wreck through altars* of tiiblgealion. drink plenty of pine apple Juice'. Il Is the very beat lonlr that nature has ever offered man. and ta even a better weapon against old age and decr.-ptltnde than the sou: milk diet of the Bulgarian peasants There t* a prejudlre against the sour milk, so much appreciated abroad and which taste* almost ex | actly like Junket You simply pour

Jacket, the front*, and above the fresh milk into open soup plates and sleeve cuffs would accompany ruf. stand them In a cool lard.-r until the Oes on the akin. Any other skirt milk has turned Into s Jelly, which trimming would be repealed in the happens pretty soon Partaken ow,,r ' •'th a little good cream browned Thla full gathered aklrt U often • brown breed crumbs and sugar aoui adapted to plump figure* by means milk Is very wholesome; really some of a shirred top from paut to hip*, thing of a delicacy, and hundreds oi and U ia also plaited oo such ng peasant* In mid Europe simply live

and move and have their being upon

Paris bends Gathered Frock*.

It 1

i mistake for a plump woo

POPULAR WHITE SERGE ' » om *n realties that her hair mighi

Just as well nave * pleasant odor as 1° suggest oil and perspiration, the following suggeMKm for a sachet will not go amts* It u a I round pad Juat the sire of the t hat crown, and it contain* a pier* ol cotton Into which has been baked l * very cool oven a bit of one * ow elusive perfume Be most sure u,i U "elusive " for no one would cal

Charming Little Frock That Will Bat ify the Bmall Wearer as Well

as Her Mother.

charming little suit of white serge designed In the style of the

sailor suit shows

Designed for wear during the *nnionths. In the colder climates these two little coals will serve throughout the winter In the warmer parts of the country. They are made ol faille silk, poplin, or similar silks woven with a heavy rep. but may be developed in any ox tbr soft firmly woven satins or m plain supple woolen The coat of rose-colored faille at the left U made with a long bodice with a snort plaited skirt eet on II. There U a wide belt of velvet, with a square hanging tab at the front, which hooks at one side. The plait* in the skirt portion are omitted at the front, leaving a plain panel which also lasiena at

th* left appears to be A combination of both dreaa and coat A box-plaltod skirt portion la set on to a long waUL A plain skirt irfset on over the pialt* at the aidea and beck and le with the short belt across the front This portion Is lined with a light thin silk ard finished about the edges with a piping. The coat fasten* at the left aide with books and ryes and U finished with soutache braid pul on In a Van Dyke pattern. The eleevrs tiro plain and moderately full, with clos^fittlng cuffs overlaid with a heavy laro. A collar to match Cntahe* the nock models shown with the coat*. That at the left ia of soft cream colored Bilk gathered In about the fair with several

distinctly by Its originality t b * ever rocognlted KYencb t o u c b Very simple I: i* comfortable a u d distinctly child Ish. It has a lo<>*« full blouse, a lit tie more rtxuuv than ■ b e usual sailor blouse and having a tmall sailor collar ol blue allk The bulb sleeve and

blouse are trimmed with the blue la! feta The short kilted skirl has an occasional wedgeshaped pii-ce cot from the bottom edge and la bouuu

with the biuu allk

to have their fell

■ping around with puckered non-* wondering what one ha* under b. bat. The covering of the sarbet u be Of fialural-colored or plain white linen eroeeatitchad in a simple d. sign A crochet edge will add much lo Its beauty and a crochet ring iwo sICea will give a place for safety pin* which are used lo hold the in place under the crown. H 0 i sachet In your new Sunday bonne and base your bull perfumed whil.

you wait—or pray

ANONYMOUS. Bullerton's father said: “ft doesn't matter whether K'a time tor ft now or not. He want* It Sew aad he * gey ing to keep oo asking tor It until he rets it. Too might a* well give it to him' So Bullerton got ft. One of Butlertoc's eertleet friends routes the following anecdote. Butler too * father and mother were visiting hU father and mother aad Bnlleno-.i was along. At dinner Bullerton held nr hU plate and requested a second helping of pie. "Why. Har^y!" exclaimed bis mother. "Ton shouldn't ask for thing* That's very naughty end Im-

polite."

They wouldn't know 1 wanted It If 1 didn't ask." eald Bullerton. ThaL Bullerton's boyhood friend said, was perfectly true, especially considering th* else of the first help ing and the extent of the meat courses that he had previously jMoaumed. ^ cation of the prlndpl* when'on leaving school he naked th* president of the local bnnk for a position as assistant cashier. It I* probable that be would have got the position If be could have demonstrated hi* fitness for IL Falling to do eo. he naked for a Job as offlee boy—and he got that Inside Of two weeks ft occurred to him that three dollars e week was an Insufficient wage. He asked for five dollars and there again be proved the soundness of hi* policy. They gave $3.50 and promised him four dollars at the end of the mouth If be could show that he was worth ft. But they got tired of being asked for Uses after a while and let him go Then Bullerton went to th* city and disappeared Aa the year* peased tt became generally understood around the little town through th* medium of his parents that Bullerton was dalng well—getting on. When he came back one aummer on a visit hi* appearance seemed to bear ont the report. He certainly looked prosperous. One of the envious fel low* of the town said that BuBerton must have asked a tailor lor credit and got It: but no on* paid any alien tlon to that slur on a rising young

man.

When Bullerton bad 1 week there was a ma* council, at which he a

the part of the Bellevue Construction. Investment and Improvement company of New Jersey, asked for a franchise for an electric street railway. Nobody knew who or what the company was. Nobody seemed to care The bank president who had given Bcller ton his start in life was then preelit of the council. He was perfectly satisfied with Bullerton's vague *» surance that the company was composed of men of unimpeachable financial standing, whose name* Bullerton at liberty to mention, sc the rest of the council were satisfied, too. and gave Bullerton what he asked for. Then Bullerton asked for desk room In the hank. He asked tor options on property along the proposed line* of the railroad. He aaked for the eaalat anc* of the editor of the local paper.

He got them all.

»e left for the city, having first disposed of his options at * ridiculous sacrifice to business men of the town who. with the assistance of the local paper, awoke to the almost assured fact that the town wm* on the eve of e greet boom. Then the news came that the Bellevue Construction, investment and Improvement com d II* franchise to a great capitalist and prices of real "state F.bortly after that th# cap Itallat visited the I own and seemed somewhat disappointed. The railway

la not built yet.

It would have been no surprise to th* town after that to learn that Bui lerton had married the daughter of a millionaire or had been appointed am bassador to Ureal Britain The old people died In courea of time. *o there was no longer say news of him. Finally one of the rUlaor-s of the town who bad occasion to visit the 'By resolved to look him up H# did •o - In financial citric# more pertlco larly Strange to any. Bullerton seemed to be unknown Ills name old not even appear In the city directory, so the clttien naturally coecleded that hi* old townsman had Bought n larger field for his activities He wna on hts way lo the railway station to take the train home when a man in shabby clothes and with a weeks growth of beard touched hts

g of the U

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re A, and notch the >olnl. betw een . I a unered stake I board, cl so tack paddu id uailma place sa'j edges of the barrel hoops l jpT>>. j um entire roU eitk F

“Pardon me." said this man "Toe ore a stranger to me and ft may aeera a liberty that i lake, but 1 find mya.-ll In a pecuniary embarrassment and If *ou could favor me with the loan of 25 cents 1 should appreciate ft.” There was something familiar ta the citizen, looking more osrly at the man. recognized Ku’lor I he was sever mere «ur prised in his life. But. after all. check ‘a not everything Supposed It Had Bettled. "We think." wrote the manufnc lurera >.f printing machinery, "that U | 1* about time you were paying earn* v press yon bought of us U ‘* now almost a year since you wasn't aware that t owed you srithinx.' anaarrod the owner of the Strlngtowa Bazoo "Too told me warn l ordered the preee that ft •uuld pay lor tUeUl la el' months."