FOR WOMAN'S BENEFIT

The Craze for Veiling

The craze for vailing has reached

such a degree that one sees women

with three vails. One is the grenadine draped around the hat for no apparent purpose, then comes a thin white or

black veil, then a dotted veil with

few years amd the record of the patent

office for last year showed that our of

1600 applicants 574 were women and

To save Tears in the Nursery.

Many wise people have exclaimed: "Children need discipline." True, and

yet with young children to avoid a

Their opposition to a plan of pro-

Beared edge. The oculists are happy.

Feminine Mechanics.

English women are turning their attention to mechanics during the last

few years, and the record of the patent

office for the last year showed that out of

1600 applicants 574 were women, and

the greater number of the Inventions of women have been successful ones. Most of these Inventions are of small articles. 149 of them 'being Improvements for dress and 40 patents were

for cycling Inventions. An Enterprising Woman

Mias Celia Holbrook, a Massachusetts woman, has since the death of her father, two years ago. supported the family of one brother and three sisters by carrying on his blacksmith shop. In addition, she has a government contract to take the mall twice

a day to and from the railroad station and postoffice. During the summer months she carries the mailbag on her

bicycle. In the winter she makes the journey of a mile on foot. Miss Hol-

you may have a brick." Then going to the closet where the knew the cold

The Latest Nurse

In the line of trained nursing a new departure has been taken which will

appeal to the housekeeper who has struggled with the question of home

women while John got the suffrages

of 174 men and 22 women—-and the

place. The question was as to whether he was properly a worn in, and Lee

place, The question was as to whether

he was properly sworn in, and Lee

thought he was not, holding that a

woman might be sexton of a parish.

and adding, "It would be strange if a woman may herself fill the office andyet should be disqualified to vote for It." So he further decided that the women's votes were good. ''Women," he remarked, "have held much higher offices and. Indeed, almost all the offices of the kingdom, .as queen, mar-

and adding. "It would be strange if a

fices of the kingdom, .as queen, marshal, great chamberlain, great con-

stoner of sewers, keeper of a prison, and returning officer for members of Parliament." If this particular lady's attempt is successful it will be a significant mark of the new century, the end of which may be familiar with the . sight of lady barristers—« new race of ‘'bar-maids." as . Punch cells them. A hundred years hence' the toast of “Our Mothers-in-Law" may be quite

Pall Mall Gazette.

bicycle. In the winter she makes the journey of a mile on foot. Miss Hol-

cedure is overcome and yet they

scarcely know It. A dear young girl, relative to as

overtaxed mother, volunteered one evening to put the overtaxed mother's little ones to bed. It was a mild even Ing In spring. A little four-year-old boy. .who in the winter had had his bed warmed with a hot brick, cried out. “I want a brick! I want a brick!"

low went to sleep contentedly.

A woman who loves children and

nursing, or Its alternative. Convalescent nurses are trained to take care

their bed chamber to superintend their

of the patient during the last weeks of a fever, or other lingering sickness before he la well enough to go out and,

loves to see them happy, took two lit-

the brothers, her friend's children, to

their bed chamber to superintend their going to rest. The elder boy kneeled

yet demands companionship. The duties are light, consisting merely of

rending aloud, giving topics, keeping

of a fever, or other lingering sickness

before he is well enough to go out and yet demands companionship. The

the younger (four years younger than

his brother) began to cry, because

Elmer bad said his prayers first. The

mother was not at hand, and the good

the younger (four years younger than

his brother) began to cry, because

reading aloud, giving topics, keeping the depressed spirits up, seeing that

the Invalid does not overdo, and all

the hundred and one things which the

thought, she said: "We'll fix that;

Dudley may kneel down and say his prayers, and then Elmer may say his

Elmer had said his prayers first, The

mother was not at hand, and the good friend was at first perplexed, but,

brightening up after a moment's

occassion demands

Of course, the salary is not so great as it could be if more detailed atten-

friend was at first perplexed, but,

Dudley may kneel down and say his

prayers and then Elmer may say his

tion were required, but by means of this change many a nurse who could cot spend the time and money neces-

try to take the full course at a train-

ing school and hospital is enabled to

begin her duties in this way, while the boon to the average income is a great one, enabiling a nurse to be re-

tained during the trying weeks which

succeed a dangerous Illness, when

otherwise the family would be obligated often to do the hundred and one little

succeed a dangerous illness, when

A lilttle two-year-old demanded more salt on her food. The father, by whose side she sat, shook a saltcellet over the boy's plate taking pains to not invert It It was amusing to see the contented mien of the child after the performance. Surely It was better,

than to contradict of ruffle so young a

member of the human family.

things which a querulous patient de-

Christian Intelligencer

While.the salary of the expert nurse is from $25 a week up. that of the 'Convalescent nurse Is about $8 or $10; and yet her work may be as satisfac-

than to contradict or ruffle so young a member of the human family.

tory as that of the other. New Yorkq Herald.

The Chinchilla in it's Lair

No fur seems quite so soft and fine and poetic to the average woman as

and poetic to the average woman as chinchilla. It has all the impractical

attributes to recommend it to the

elegante. Its color is so delicate that

stant care and expense. it is so soft and fine that the slightest ill usage.

fine pieces are difficult to buy even if

it soils quickly, and thus it is a con-

stant care and expense. It is so soft

and fine that the slightest ill usage

ruins it forever. It is expensive and

one is willing and able to pay exorbitant prices. It is not as costly as sable, tis true but it does not last so well, so the scales are pretty evenly

Irish lace Is very popular tor millinery as well as gown trimmings. There is a gold embroidery done on black net in a heavy way that suggests a cross patch, which Is in great favor An adorable petticoat lately shown was made of white gros grain silk with ruffles of blade velvet ribbon on

a circular flounce.

A lovely bathrobe is of crepe de

thine lined with albatross and made with a Watteau pleat in the back, a surplice front and “kimono" sleeves

One of the prettiest novelties is a

with a buttonhole and jewelled but

ton

Dainty waists .of India mull In pale tints are worn with the tailor-made

skirst and coats. They are finely

tucked and finished with a lace yoke

silk, pale turquiose velvet, and small

silver buttons, the lower half of the fronts faced back with narrow shaped

lapels of blue and white spotted velvet

sideration is it not painful to hear the chinchilla called brutally a little ro-

dent" to trap which the Imcha and

Amana Indiana of the Bolivian Andes devote the best part of their lives? This "rodent" looks “something tike a squlrrel and also like a rabbit" and likes high mountains. It prefers elevations

of from 6000 to 16,000 feet. The in-

chief of the tribe, who disposes of them and divides the proceeds among the tribesmen. One chief received .$80,000 at a single sale a few months ago.- These Indians, besides .trapping chinchillas, go to church, drink potato alcohol and—It seems loo dreadful to tell, but-the potato alcohol is said to be at the bottom of It—occasionally kill and cat some unwary traveler who

skirts and coats. They are finely tucked and finished with a lace yoke

belt and cuff.

A dainty gown is made of white silk, pale turqoise velvet, and small

silver buttons, the lower half of the

fronts faced back with nanpw aba&d

lapel* (

said that the surah silk .sc me years agowlU retnrr to favor with the spring. Taffeta hai been used ao long that people aw turning to the soft silk* In plain _*f tecta for variety. Tbe.Bagtan oVercoat, so {ashiosabh for men. appears among the tailor gar meats for women. In tact, there ba> never been a season when these epett

rt featt

The tide of feminism hs* at length invaded the. law. A ScoU lady baa m court of aaaakm to be

are giving way to the mere elaberafe enameled onea. Bacte are la the ahapi hM bed

«>'» r try th Hoad of this cense oa th* beach. Omaphell eaya of CUeOahttfie Lee la < )y$7 that "his fame mar have taeveam 1 s« from hie havtog had Urn mi M the fair sex. Hs certabOy ■ far the righto of wimaa atore sadly thaa aay Mmlflh JadM hi MmUbom.- « IWMH MM am I sere twe nanlialaa tmr the ed$ee ef i paetah adabm -ef Bl. Bato^h-a to toe t

York City.—The simple little frock that can be worn with or wHba gulmpe make* one of the both for light wool

and wasbiblc materials The pretty Xsnton model shown is made

mere, veiling, i The skirt Is sti

ton stuffs are Mtltabl-, as are cash-

g. albatross end the like, i straight, finished with .a

hem at the lofcer edge, end arranged In gathers at the waist, where It is,

atafT;

ed at the walat line. The pUsvron is stitched fa borlao-fal lines, then attached permanently to the right aidl and nooked over onto the toft. The fancy sleeves are made over a smooth lining. Tbe^underslegvea are gathered top and bottom and attached to the lining at each edge. The . lace cuffs an faced over the lama* portion, and thcifinished upf-.r sleeves are drawn over the whole. The neck la finished with a stock of satin, sdtcqed to match tbe plastron and finished with points of lace. To out this waist fiw a woman of medinm sise. . three abt} one-clgbth, yards of material twenty-one Inches wide, tbre; yards twenty-seven Inches wide, three yards tjlrxy-two Inches wide, or one and seven eighth yards forty-four. Inches wide, will be required. with one yard of all-over lace and three-quarter yard of moussellne to make as illustrated. amps Ar* Smart. A favorite .mode of smartening a cloth rostnmc,!* t0 trim tbe edge of a seam across tbc chest with s series of s not tbe strapping a lace front but occurs where tbe jsrket Is double breasted, and the little straps sre set on beneath tbe hemmed edge. They all have one worked button bole, which fastens over a button placed In tbe blouse. Only an 1

silted

straps are properly set on they resemble tbe ruugo of n ladder, which lack* one upright on tbe button side.

Igea. tbe fitted llni not as preferred,

pndonsshaped neck '* a flat collar, that u eminently nccomt

PlAiaad nsadkarehur. Tbc new fine cambric handkerchiefs

'5S.

lower j mens, consequently, they are Mid by ibrecs or by fours Instead of by tbe doxgn or half dosen. Quite the latest square 1 fashion !n moncbolrs Is tbe cambric or

ling and | lawn which shows a surface cut up hi-

j for ladleE' n*e are'rather more

ialr* lower

ling being tmed or

Around the Pom- j doxgn or half dosen.

BLOUSE ETON JACKET.

•WOMAJflS WAIST.

which, at the same time, can be laundered with esae. The lower edge of the walat is attached to the upper edge of the belt and tbe entire gown closes nt-the centre bscfc* The short aleeve* are gathered In puffs and finished with stralfbvbanda. TO cut Ibis fi

year* of age. four yards of material twenty-) wide, four and a quarter yards thirtytwo Inches wide, or two .and serenelgbth yards forty-four Inches wide, will be required. Two Mrilsa Canoat*. outer garment la more popular than tbc blouse with Eton effect The. fashionable May Blanton model shown In the large drawing la-kidtab!* atlko to tbe entire costume and to ths-sep-itrjtto wrap. The original Is ma'de of Bnsslan bloc broadcloth, with facings of white stitched with black, underaleeve*. of white Liberty satin, cuffs and collar of-velvet Aa iOosQated' It la worn closed by-mearis',bf“h*»dsonie buttons, but can be rttkd open to the walat when the weather'pepnlta. The fronts are smooth across the boulders, but drawn dawn te gathers at the 'waist line, wnere they pouch slightly over the belt, which 1s applied by stitching te the lower edge. The back is snug-ffttteg and Is Joined

to blocks, or chequered by sgUn-plsld-cd lines which crofs and-reezra the

* Tbs SbasUlar Chon. Tbc chon, or cabbage-Uke rosette of velvet or satin ribbon or loops of soft sQk. has appscred to a freak direction. It ornaments the left side of tbe bbdlpe worn by C ‘ “ ’ - ■ the

Polly's Plan "I can always work when I play." And, before I know it, it's done!" —The Churchman.

BarMlB* a Beaab. Fill an Iron shell quite fool of water, plug It very tightly, and then place It In a temperature cold enough to freeie the water—and what will happen. Llkn most bodies, the Iron will shrink at the cold,-and there will be eveff leas room tor the water; but water when :t

pelled or

olid will m I than It 1

leof.twi

either tbe plug wl - bomb will be t

one-fifteen tb more space

at first. One of. taro things must therefore qccnr; either the plug will be ex-

the

lan waT tost* was Mi*

out, Giorge Washington colonel of the Virginian troops. Musft

of i,u ibllliy u shown In bl* Hlfjffijifc of Fort Netesslt;. for tbongfc ft waq. . a fsllure for him. failure Is necessary' <k to .'nak<- up a character. " ' ' ‘

!■ a abort Ume Washington was , mace oi mmandcr-in-chief of the Vire

gin! in forces.

Wuen (bis war ended George Was^' InKt- n r- tlreJ" to his home at Mons^, Vernon, where he sp*-nt the n years In (be quiet plantation life he wa* married to Mrs. Curtis, i go<M and very’ nnble woman. I be was elected to the Continents gresB. and here begins his national e reer. .n 1775. when a cotnmandsr-ln-'jP chief was to be chosen for the United States. George Washington received

a unanimous vote.

Mocb Is known of bis great victoria of*Bunler Hill. Trenton and Yorkiown ■ In the revolutionary way. and the to- • vere winter ho rammed at Valley Forge.

illey Forge, j ided.WaM- 4|

ington r-slgned his office and retlndj^' U) Mount Vernon: but his country Hl|*-

needed htm.

Tbe United States were ohly botmd-.iu together by Congress, and Congieto^ 1 could not command tbe states. So-in' * 1789 the •tmstltntion was drawn np' and Washington elected president. Af'. .

gard for the feelings of others. ter g err | ng lwo terms, he went back ioi

2. Be as polite to your parent*. bu hcinfc

.hoolmatcs os.j mott concise description of.

eselTsj

• for Ctilldrca

e polite he feelit

is pol

rs. slgter e to strat

brothers, slgters end sc)

you are to strangers. 3. Look people fi

when you speak to them or they spesk

to you.

4. Do not bluntly contradict any

one.

.5. It la not discourteous to refuse to do wrong. 6. Whispering, laughing, chewing gum or -atlng at lectures, in school. «r at places of amusement. Is rude and

vulgar.

7. Be doubly careful

rudeness to strangers, such as out to them, laughing, or making re-

marks about them,

visitors.

8. In passing a pen. pencil, knife or pointer, hand tbe blunt end toward the one who receives It. 9. When a classmate is reciting, donot raise your hand until after be tabs

finished.

; and first In the hearts .of the- fellow j citizens."—The New Voice. .*,y.

m %V-uul-rful Craiary-

rntury wclldw ; Jennie Dgy

.-old an: s calllnj king re

Do nr*, stage st/] 01 thc 17th century

of suns, tbe s

pose of al

When you pass direct!/ li f any one or accidentally anne

say ‘'Excuse me," and never 6 “Thank yon” for the smalle

I. /wit M

ioy him

II to

lease

yon" for the smallest favor.

Gn no account say "thanks."—School

Rules of Santa Bart

■a AatanUfcad 'ha'Olrt Admiral.

bear this ornament successfully. The plnnlp sister is poaltlvely dlaflgnred by tbe rotund little ebon of fancy velvet.* It can be worn on or near the shoulder.

A modish veil now popular has an oval-shape figure la chenille on a tulle ground. Yon can have black chenille oral figures on a white ground or vice versa, as you prefer. The maanfacturcr also provides ns wJUr self-col-ored chenille dots on white or black mile veils. A graylsheffect Is .produced by placing dots'vif black very close together on a white ground. You an have oral figures, large or small 8lure. With ClmUr risstad Tlawwra. • Every indication points to conttn and even augmented, favor for

service had given his legs a decided, outward curvature, once had a singular adventure on this account with a

.ship'spet ^

The crew of the ship owned a largo

black spaniel, and /took great pains in teaching him to Jump. A man standing np would put one foot against hta other knee, thus maklng a hole for Nep. the dog, to make his leap through.- The dog always. J urn pel through the aperture readily, though If his trainer’s lega happened to be

abort. It was a tight squeeze. One day the admiral came aboard

from the flagship on a visit of Inspection. Happening to walk to the forward jjart of the ship, be^tood there fpr a few minutes conversing with the

officer who had attended him. Here he wafe spied by the dog. Nep

stood a moment surveying the admiral's bow leg* Suddenly the foglhade .a rush at the lega and a mad leap'

-through the tempting gap.

In astonishment at the black tornn-

do that had pease^'beneath him, the admiral whirled quickly about to sen

what waa the cause. The '

hta action aa a signal,

and jumped again.

Once more the admiral turned a-i again the dog Jumped. The bewildered face of the admiral and the serious attention of Nep to what be.itn-

iCteadvaa " ~

for the grev

! dog took

r a^ "eyfcore"

was bis bhslness were too much gravity of the bystanders, and, Ing the respect due to rank.

'collar that can be worn open or doted, as desired. The sleeves are turned nick to form cuff*, oenegth which the puffed under portions of satin, with wristbands of .reivst hre jolned tb a fitted lining that iffin be used as a plain coat sleeve. . ' To cut tkls Mouse tor a woman of icdlno a}se fopr and .threo-eigbtb -yards of .gpterial twenty-one inches wide, throe and a quarter, yards twau-ty-sereu "inches wide, tw* -and one-

shaped circular flonpee. The latest Im-j ptrto» —, ^ porution* show many variations. tooT th* apactotoro, tor they could

“— • graceful or elegant than'- tall

Itastrated.

plain front gore does away with th* dne objection to which flonnea are open, that of cartnQteg the height. The skirt ia cut In five gores and fits laid te an Inverted pleat. To cut this skirt top a

they all rbhred with laughter.

4 sailorjihowever, had presence of gated enough to break from the crowd and cateh the dog by the collar. He led him off, and Nep seemed to won- 1 dor why ha did not receive the praise

‘to* to such spirited efforts.

The excited admiral got but aa tru-

ths affair 1 from iy could hre-dly

tell him that his legs bad been toed q* a cIrena hoop for a' forecastle dog. perhaps to hta dying day the occurence aaa a mystery.—San Francisco Argonaut. j

Borvcs Its name, writes

Haines In the St. Nicholas; for it

been calculated that

firost Inventions and discoveries have had 'their origin in the 19tb century.' against the 15 or 1C of all past time.. To enumojate a few: If the telescope

reveals to ps myri spcctrofcope of th

19th tells us what substances com- __ these suns. and. most wonderful nil. the Wired! on and rate In'*

,ch in frovlng The

elds

which

mariper’s com-

place to Morse’s Moo-, perfected In 1844: wUOo

barometer and thennomecertalnly less wondertnl than

Bell's telephone and Edison’s phono- . graph. Dr. Rontgen s "X-ray*" which pierce tbe bidden recesses of natunb

pass easily yields trie telegraph, pt

t^e useful bi

ter a

u; »

Id air; the bacillus, or germ

■. foi

latest wonders. There were

quid I of dis-

less telegraphy:

a a notable group o

railroads In the ISth century, bat It waa after 1802. when Rlchaftl-Tra|feg thick took out tu England the flint * patent for a high-pressure engineAdapted tor motion on roads; and £*$-! 1829 tbe Rocket. Which was built fc]r||j

ion. drew 44 toha 20 miles an hour; f

ipetu

of railroad*. Hi

Robert Stephenson, drew 44 tohs

the'.rate of oi

gave

'-rate of over 20 miles an hour; thta'^ tho Impetus to the constTFCtiaw; /

• they bare- devil-J

oped to seen from tbe statistic* far ; 1898. which show that tbe railroads of tbe world cover'over 450.000 mile*, a wonderful record for lose- than Wj_ years. As to the use of steam in the. navigation of boats. Robert Fulton, aa, American, made hto successful trtal'^t of the-Clermont in 1807, and. to ttd'-.,' New Worid also belongs the hr— sending th* first steamship aen Atlantic In 1819. which used 1 pines 18 out of the 24 days' voj Tbc Royal William, built te IJ da. waa the first to cross the-* propelled all the way by steam, flrrt iron trensatiantlc steamship tbe Great Britain, which discarded paddle wheel end adopted tl propeller. Tbe steamship

launched last year, marks an epoch Ij steamship history Jules Verne's wildest flights of tonl being 704 feet long, outmeasuri ' famous Great Eastern, which-te vestment was a colossal fallarc. Aa to minor inventions. 1 matches hare done away with all pi vlons means of ll< of gas tor 111 and out has added greatly to our comv fort during the past 60 yean. , ' W 3 Surgery, has made wonderful ad-; ^ ranees In t^e jw."! 100 yean, ard oqg ■ of the greatest blessings of our tia^| to the us* of anesthetics -to altarl*

suffering.

Before 1846 th* only i sewing was th* needle, r human fingers, anil “Song of the Shirt" was a as .It waa pootif. At that period Ellas Howe, aa'd loan, flgtented the first ur^ i* la the wor-l. whlcu r toed'the entire-art of * homo and in the factory, no tote than 7000 patents J