THE £©I©TS Of PASH'ON.

rlnl twenty-ouc inebej 1 une-clsbt yard* twerwide. six and onp-eltht

New York City.—Popular and generally beeotnlnir%i» tbe/Jton JackeU.are they do not anlt nil dgurea and there la a demand for the little cutaway that

close* but doe* not Up. and that cxtends sightly below the waist line. The admirable May Manton model Illustrated 1* adapted to corert doth. bUck or tan broadcloth, as wap a* to the-bUck cheviot of which the crlglMl I* made. A* shown the revers are

yard* of materia) twei wide, aeren and une-olgl

ty-seven inches wide. *lx and one-el yards thirty-two Inches wide or four and a half yards forty-four Inches

wide will be required.

To cut this waist for a'mlss of fourteen years Bf agc three and five-eight yards of tunterln! twenty-one Inches wide, two and a half yards thirty-two Inches wide, or two yard* forty-four Inches wide, with one yard of silk or velvet twenty-ofte Inches wide for girdle and-'collar.yw111 be required.

Jrii1e«eent Oray.

Iridescent gray 1* the natOMpplied td the color which li principally of n H^bt gray tone, but which shades away

lug play of ci . This Is a {

lone.

into dear light pink and pale The 'rose-colored and lettuce .

tlnu give a shlmmerlni It Is seen In taffeta*,

choice for a gown for wear of s

mer afternoons.

Popular Coatume For Girl*.

No summer fabric known Is daintier or launders more successfully than Persian Uwn. The charming little May Mailt on costume shown 'Illustrates the material trimmed with cream Valenciennes Insertion and with yoke of all-over Inserted tucking and Is essentially smart as well as childlike and simple. AU white U held In high favor and U always lordy In organdy. batiste. Swiss muslin and the as well os the Uwn. but figured colored materials are equally well suited to th4 design as are simple silk

and wool materials. ‘

The waUt U made In baby style and is full at the edge of the yoke and again at the waist line, while the

THIS HOT IS A WONDEB.

A PENNSYLVANIA LAO WHO 18 AS REMARKABLE AS HELEN KELLAR.

Whoa Fir. T. ImolligoBc. 1

r HU

* Had Ho Moro xt-Nutuml pop.till. Strain "

oid no

Thau «. Uood-

Mltll

iwak.aod—I* Aetlio and hoU-Hollant. The fame of Helen KelUr has to an extent overshadowed that of Tommy

Ht-

lelen V

>wed that of Tomm

Stringer, although In bU way the. Ill tie Pennsylvania boy U quite as Interesting and quite as remarkable as t

title southern Just a year

he blind

kindergarten

Sfi of July, I^nTtou .

r Wayncsbury, Penn. He waa like

th e I

tned |n Boston, on Tommy was born

He

r other healthy, happy baby in hit

But soon after the

if^hU mother he bad an attack

CUTIuy. aura ui.- ^ - - J - old, he was found both blind and deaf. HU father was a workingman with small means, and he felt absolutely powerless to help hla afflicted little boy. After a time the blind and deaf child wah Uken to the Alleghany bosplttl. He was a healthy little animat apparently, with no more intelligence than a good natured puppy. In thU condition be was finally brought to the kindergarten for the blind In the'ipring of 1891. Here he was at once put In the care of a special teacher, whose duty It was to give all her time to him. Although It seemed an almost hopeless task, an effort was to be made to rescue him from the prison Into which hU deafness and blindness had thrown him. He had never yet walked upright. In

r and Interpreter, MU* Helm S. r, of course goes with him. and

olds his own with hU

with

through her be holds his own with hU -u'ra HU graamsr school work hu Increased his self-relUnce, and he hu been-very anxious to keep up with the other boy*. They ou their pntt ate very considerate of Tommy. They In-

vite him to entei and sports, and good comrade.

The year before lut he had a trip to Wuhlngton. and although not then IS. ho showed the liveliest interest in everything at the capital. He had a delightful interview with Uie president and ImmedUtely accepted the Invitation of the latter to visit the White House. Tommy eagerly Inspected cry room, carefully examining all fittings and furnishings, announced “the blue room U the p« UecL" He had come to this decUlon undoubtedly on account of the silk

1 they Jlnd him a very

cvtho

1 at Ust the |

thoroughly enjoyed a

like, s and c<

to uve bU head from coming in conwlth unexpected obstacles. The sound he ever made was a pltlmoan, which sounded the same whether he meant it to express pleasure or pain. At times, when he felt especially disturbed, he would scream loudly and would strike out with hU hands and tear hU clothes. V Before any effort could be made to •ach Tommy’s mind hU body had to be put In order. Exercises were to develop hU flabby muscles, Jd up tissues. At last the efere rewarded. He could move unassisted, could feed himself and even dress and undress himself, lialike Helen Kellar or Laura Bridgnan. Tommy seemed very dull and apathetic. He was unwilling to make

any effort for himself, and h ers often feared that In must give up the attempt to

K

PEASANT WAIST AND PRINCESS SKIRT.

f

1 at the

faced with Lonislne moire and the trimming is a simple blad terle. but simple stitching or a band of stitched cloth or sflk can

be used as a finish.

The fronts arc fitted with darts and are turned back tofUnn revers. The back is sefim'ed * centre, to ensure a curve at the

line, and Include* - side-backs and un-der-arm gores. Tfie neck Is finished with a pointed Algloh collar that extends across the hack and fronts to meet the revers. The sleeves -are In bishop style with straight band cuffs. \ To cut this Jacket for a woman of medium else two and one eighth yards of material forty-four Inches wide or one and three-quarter yards fifty

Inches wide wlU be required.

„.„..fol frill, forming a bertha, out-

lines the fow round neck

the foil portion Is made over a body

lining which 1* cut away yoke, but such details mus to suit the material and the

The sleeves are In elbow length and terminate In graceful frills. The collar Is of moderate depth and. like the

yoke. Is unllned.

The skirt la finished with a deep

ie occasion.

Washington he had visit phla and had thoroughl;

visit to the mint

Without any dogmatic teaching Tommy has discovered the existence of a supreme God. For example. “The world Is very Urge. Men made houses and ships, but pien cannot make land. Who made the land?” waa a quesUon that came naturally from him. and as hla Inquiries are answered he Is gradually shaping a creed for himself. Mr. Anagnos says that as far as the achievement of results U concerned. Tommy's record surpasses that ol all other persons In his condition. That Is. he Is not second to. Laura Bridgman, Helen Kellar or Willie Robin. Instead of a helpless Idiot, a deformed

might have been, he Is

r-bright. Intelligent boy, with a face full of expression. With his bent toward science and his seal for Investigating. he may some time make

his mark in the worU

Tommy's education Is naturally expensive, since the time of one person must be given entirely to him. The 8700 of “ 1 trlbuted by BO Individuals and organ-

isations in dlffi

given to t and build

e end they o reach his

I before

[rasped the is.-and that

d by n the

Many, many months,

the drowsy little brain fact that things have ha these names may be r<

the letters of the alphabet made on fingers. But at length, by constant repetition, by Infinite love and pa-

tience. the first s<

was built* Tommy began t# realise the outer world. He walked over the bridge, and began to take ah Interest Soon he was one of the brightest children In the kindergarten. He underwent systematic training at the basla of which waa FroebelV principles of “natural development” Today, at 14 years of age. Tommy compares favorably with other boys of hla y« He la tall straight and strong He has a well-shaped head* and his premlon ir bright and cheerful. • mind Is full of Information, and he is constantly asking for “more, more"

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G. F. Q6IIBORT Sanitary Engineer

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WEST CAPE MAY. H. J

Kindergartens in various day and

lave been among the many little children

is he might have been, hi Intelligent boy. with a f

lion. rid. i U

e tlmi

i entlr . _

s part year was con-

. dividual* and organn different parts of-the counlergartens ' ’ "

ibath schools ha' itrlbutor*. and m

are regularly.saving their spare nlcs to send to Tommy Stringer, movement has begun to establish a permanent fund for Tommy, similar to that which was raised for Helen Kellar, for if he continues to develop rapidly as In the past, he will cerInly be able to return to the world a greater part of all that has boon showered on him. He Is interested in elcctrleitj. and asks extremely Intelligent questions about its practical application. His first ride in an automobile was an event In his life, and tho gift of a companion bicycle by a liberal friend led him to devise a kind of wooden bicycle wfcich he called a

“foot, car.”

all Tommy’s cleverness is oath disposition, which • appreciate all that

effect

ces bin

DUG DOWN TO FORT AMSTERDAM.

d place among the stylesjor young gtru as well as those designed'.for tbelr elders. It Is excellent for gowns of all sorts but lends Itself to the odd sktvt-for wear with peasant and shirt its. and to the bolero or Eton suit i singular success. All the ses and linen.

ed. but the' wn in the

Urge drawing Is made from Princess crepe U soft pastel tan.* and is trimmed with applique bands of Persian <-mbroidery in the duller “old" -tones, and Is worn with' a peasant

bodice of cream silk mnlL

The skirt Is cut In’fire iores and Is fitted over the hips by means of'darts that run to the upper edge of the bodice portion The fulness at the back is-laid-in an Inverted pleat that ensure* the. snug fit essential to correct style and provides ample folds and flare «< the lower portlsn. At the

lower eds-- U s shaped rircuh that adds greatly to the^el Is desired plain. The bodlc Is pointed back and front and straps , that are won over t ders add serve to bold It in | .To cot tills skirt for a mis teen years of age eight and

the skirt

Quincy

daughter) gave Ton

fitted with all the necessary Tommy was already faiAy expert in

Word.

training had been an Important part of his education.. But when he learned that the bench was to be sent to wifenlham, where he was to spend the summer, he ImmedUtely said: “Now I shall take all the care of Mr. Brown's house.” Consequently even on tLo hottest days, he waa to be found at his bench. He replaced worn door sills with new, made a new barnyard gate. He repUoed-loose boards In the flooring of the porch, made a hand railing for persons going up and down the stepa. An old smokehouse which was given him as hi* 'especial domain he Improved wonderfully. He took

out the ell frame on I

e excavations made for the foundations of the new custom house at Bowling Green hare laid bare traces of maronry which competent hUtorlan* believe are parts of the old Fort Amsterdam, erected soon after the Dutch bought th£ Island of Manhattan from the Indians in 1626. The Uborers found ^masonry 15 feet below the lowest fou cations of the buildings which,bad c cupled the south sld* -of Bowlli Green for the last century. They were under the Whitehall street roadway

and bulli

the steamship offices used to be. . In the process of removing the ordinary earth and sand which there underly the street, a strong wall was discovered. It was built of rock and bricks and tha Joints were of mortar by compounding bu with sand. Bits .of all through the mortar. The had been so much discolored In nturles that It was hard to tell what had been their color when they came from the kilns. The shape, howeer, waa that, of the Holland baked ' rick, of which many of the early uildfnga of New Amsterdam were tade. . But it was not without cotroboratlon that the conclusion was reached that

wall

i and swui i heNpnt i

prevent the cows

g the glass with their horns. He Invented a clever device for opening and shutUng another window. He put up shelves for holding tools, and other things connected with his work. He repaired a stone wall near the smokehouse, and In other ways Improved its surrounding*. He is a busy, energetic boy, and generally makes hi* own plans for work, and the' plans

hu made he «f

ie cleaned hi^t eked In boxes « of mejslf nal

always carries for home In the tool* very arc-

hil cher-

salls, screws

s and bench

that he out Be

summer he fully, pad i*hed bits

similar things, a* well as the ben< Itself. He examined the premise* carefully to make sure that he had left nothing behind, and, In short,

ly.^—. ■■""l—. ^,77“ showed himself more practical and frill at the lower edge-and Is laid In j,nslneu like than the Avsrage boy able yoke effect. j n the autumn of 1E99. when Tommy

ent '* rin * for bis 14th year, he wu \ placed in one of the public grammar

r 1 V“' .“J* *“ * sebaols near the kindergarten. In

o cut this co .rt of age .

w^^^TwIth three*** j

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inghold. which i

the new custom

the Dutch f the square

• 1* to

|tand was found a rounded piece of stone which was i recognised as un- * idly a part at the buttresses of

iclent fort. It was at

doub the i

ibtedl; same

depth below the present street level as the wall. The relative position of the two hu convinced antiquarians that

d. or

of it stood, until 1790, traces above ground

away to r - - ‘i ha'

whlel the a

iare but

were cleared

Dora for the buildings, recently given way to

®i society has

Another olland so-

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