43'

■Htw York CUy.—Tucked blou»ea are in tlw height of atyie. and are aUnply ofcarmlng. both in delicate, waah materlals and *uch toft alike andwooU

aa crepe de Chino, crepe Nlncn. peau de cynce. taffeta mouaaellnc. wool crepe, relllns and albatross. The very rretty May Manton model ahown is. made of white Persian lawn, with a finish of beading run with black Velret ribbon, nnd Is ucllned. but silk and, wcol fabrics are more satisfactory made over the fitted foundation. The lining Is snugly fitted and doses with the waist at the centre back. The front of the waist proper Is tucked at the upper portion to glle a triple polntd yoke effect, and again at the waist

able elbow length, but can be made long and the deep cuffs added when preferred. The upper portion* are becomingly full nnd toft puffs are farmed at the elbows, but between the two the sleeves ore tucked to -glre a dose' fit. The neck ns shown is collarless, but the stock can' be added when desired. To cut this blouse In the medium tixe three yards of material twenty-one

A loop and a ring also finish the row

,ld that finishes the narrow,

turned back cuff. Ooldas Broc»d..

Flower designs are beautiful upon rich brocades. They.rtral the geometric figures as patfenia and are much preferred for aatln-gxound brocades. Care 's taken toharc the flowers broad-

well spaced from one another, nvers arc raised sometimes In

velvet, sometimes by the broche process. Among rather new Ideas In velvet brocaded flowers are the chrysanthemum. carefully copied, nnd spikes of golden rod. In rich brown nnd amber the golden rod Is a superb speci-

men of a brocaded velvet.

ly opart, tt The flowe

Xew Ko*« B*w. Later nnd larger than the already fi rored Tore boa- for the hair Is the ne

sage or on a bah Indeed, three cf these bows are displayed on some bats- Most of us. however, would find a single one would give more chic. Tightly looped satiny ribbon In a very pale pink forms the centre, while the outer, looser petals are of more deeply shaded ribbon. This gorgeous rose Is the size of a corsage bead, nnd may be had In any color.

FoUBge H»U.

Very distinguished and usually pretty Is the dress toque ^imposed of foliage, j •* wreath of foil!

or having

finishing touch. White velvet foliage is very cressy. making a lovely era for a white dresa or one of dark

black velvet or even a handsome dark cloth costume. With green foliage s toque takes on more general usefulness, as It does also when the leaves are the lovely dead browns with their Innumerable though shaded lights of ashes

and goM-and bronze.

Keeping up v > small matter. Ox-blood, cardinal, jmegranate. Pompeiian. Turkish, merican Beauty, flame, scarlet, hunt-

I

BOUSE JACKET.

twenty-seven Inches wl half yard thirty-two Inches, or two yards forty-four Inches wide will •htr

reqmred.

come an economy, Inasmuch as. they take the place of waists that can be re-

latter part of the day r Manton model sbowi iwing is well-suited t

r May

in the large'draw,u B - -««.—• dimity, lawn, batiste jind all the Ur washable fabrics, but In al Is mtde of old blue eba!

with buck, the trimi

lug 1 row

and holding the cuff' are c buttons with a tracing of bl the waist U bUck lonls bowed at the centre front.

fronts are gathered at fan In soft folds that

ribbon belt.

and

The back U plain across but drawn down in gath-

in* pink anS the rest have all had their day; for-our latest favorite we have ^chosen pale cranberry red. Whllp It U good In very many goods — notably those for summer wear—It is Just now desired In velvet, a rich material which xplolts the shade tremendously.

Hisssa* Shirt Waist.

WaUU with deep tuck* at the shoulders are In the bright of atyle for young stria, as they are tor their elders. Pique, duck, ebambray. madras and Oxford make the favorite washable fabrics, but taffeta, peau de sole and such simple wodU albatross and are an In use for the cold r waists. The admirable model Is of white mercerized duck

me pea*.! buttons.

and U uullned. I foundation is advisable and woolen materials. ,

The lining U carefully fitted knd closes with the WsUt at the cekire back. On It are arranged the front and backs proper, laid In two deep

pe ififliessif

ENOWPDOW INVENTED BT A WO\MAN. A railway snowpl strange thing for « woman to Invent, but a New England woman's device has practical advantages which recommend lu use by railways and street car Hues. The chief feature of the apparatus Is that it will cut through a drift of crust or packed snow about as easy as an ordinary plow remove* a light drift. This Is accomplUhed by first disintegrating the Ice and snow with' the revolving cutters mounted la t when It If an of the s American. QUEEN'S FAVORITE FLOWER. The lily of the valley Is said to be Queen Alexandria's favorite flower, and In consequence Illy blossoms will doubtless be much In evidence at the coronation festivities In June. Some

lily of other t

the scripture

the valley, but apart from any consideration the plant Is a ns-

-e of colder climates than those of

. -ileatln regions i Norway

valley, or virgin's tears, as

plain

delicate

lated

ler. damper

is of northern Europe. *S Sweden,

and Denmark, the lily of the

called, grows In great abundThis reason may. perhaps, ex-

Alexandra's love of thrf

Is prol Ihood.

7 ROSA

BONHEUR.

To an American girl belongs the honor of being proclaimed the second Rosa Bonheur of the world. This American girl's name is Matilda Lotx.-In early girlhood Miss Lots showed Indications of tho talent that was to make her famous. When not drawing a horse or s cow on the school slate. Miss Lotx was Industriously sketcRlng a scene In a piggery or drawing a life-like representation of tho donxsstlc cat or dog. It was but natural, t&crstofe. that sAan 1 grew up painting should M her vocation, and animal palntlrg the special tom.

Afti

school of design I Lotx was scat . to Paris, where she studied for some time In Julian Academy. and later under Van Marcke.

ENTERTAINING A HOUSE PARTY. A hostess of experience, who has a reputation for having agreeable house

in

ribbon .iHr. MUI woolen materials. I she says, “it goes without saying that

it line that are

-in a succession of shirrs. Connecting the two are undcr-sm gores, that render the Jacket shapely and trim at the over the sljoulders falls a deep one. that gives a becoming cape • but which ran be omitted wb« Jacket is preferred plain. To cut this Jacket In the media

hut are stitched to yoke depth only. The sleeves are In shirt style with deep cuffs, and at the neck Is •‘worn a plain stock collar with a bat-wing tie. To cut this waist for a miss of fourteen years of age. three and tbrseelgbt yards of material twenty-one Inches'wide, twoand five-eighth yards

Hal ti yards thirty-two inches wide, or two end one-half yards forty-four Inches wide wm be required.

i are round the

should era In Garrick cape affects sack side the front ia loops and

tjventy-seven Inches wide, two yards thirty-two laches wide, or one and e-quarter Yards forty-tour inchea vrida will he required.

by the valuable advice of that artist. Her work Is marvelously lifelike. The oxen lu her paintings stand out from the canvas like living things. For the last sixteen years. Miss Lots "s lived abroad.—Philadelphia Prase. A PEAU DE 80IE SKIRT.

jr those who wear a good deal of black a skirt of peau de sole Is most useful, ami an old-faahloned skirt can be gored and-lengthened at the sides back and the addition quite conceiled by two or three shaped flounce*. Two of these ..frills of five and a half or six Inches deep can be cut from cod a half yards or new silk, or three narrower ones from three ygrd*. If the trills are rounded in front and left open and edged and beaded with a pretty silk trimming the skirt la most effective, but s good quality peau de sole Is desirable and can be nnllned to wear ever a glace slip. Such a skirt la wearable under a velvet coat and furs, with a shirt or vest or in the afternoon makes a home toilet with a dressy blouse of black allk or chiffon. It esa bt> utilized In many ways for an evening skirt, but It more important under a lace overakirt, amiss with a full aash of li fon and a smart chiffon blou ed with turquoise velvet I

try house, which, however capacious and comfortable, rarely, if ever, has a special apartment kept entirely for amusement*, a sort of grown-up playroom, where the children of a larger

feel perfectly untrammelled, and romp. Play games or dance without any fear of disastrous consequences. "After having a large party on my hands for three dreary days during a .fierce easterly gale. I realized the necessity of such a haven of refuge 'and had a room added to the house for the purpose. This I left comparatively bare, with a large, cheerful fireplace at one end. a stage for amateur theatricals, tableaux, etc., at the <*b*r. a*d a piano being, baaldaa a few ,solid chairs and tables, its only equipment. It has been dignified in the family by the nfme of "music room." but It is really nothing more nor lass than, aa I- have already uald. a Mg "Another friend of mine who has exmeed, has arranged very largi lighted, tm a fainy day i

finds it the greatest comfort, not only aa aa aid to entertaining her hous«

w in affording her ows

but also In si

family untrammelled

and p

space for exsr

me the means of p

pastime,

mall

i of providing an

winter amusement which has rather popular. This is simply a shingled wall about fifteen feet long and ten feet high In front of whlct a court Is Chalked out like squash The hall is batted against the wall, ~' has a.wtrs netting stretched the top. making it tan feel higher, and preventing the balls from over. This gives all the fun of i without the Indoor confine a concomitant which, In good winter weather, seems a pity, . J people are always happy If they are kept busy, and get bored as soos they have nothing to do. aad I find

« of a win

party la greatly trlflea"—New

G. f. QGIBORT Sanitary Engineer aygyasraag- ] hot water •A«Iwb'oOmTiNAT?0N PIXTURM | ffi STEAM HEATING Estimate* Cheerfully Furnlehecl. MNm'mMmn. IDS Jackson Street. CAPE MAY. N. J.

DF{y GOODS PHD DOSIORS Also a complete stock of heavy and light weight UNDERWEAR ffTOIX WRAPPERS A Specialty, -m

Wf charge noliIm for 'bowing good.. our »toA before going cbrwbe

MBS. M. A. CLARK

dependent York 'iribi

DISCOVERING FASHIONS.

There is one woman In New York Ity who declares she never goes forth

ies without first makli

to buy clothes without first making a tour of Inspection among the dyeing and cleaning window*. There, she maintain*, are the prettiest things to e seen, and also the most "possible"

ses.

The frocks and Jackets and boa* that fill the store*, the fashion platei which the humble dressmaker placei alluringly before one and the modeli which the expensive modistes airily display, may or may not be what real

Dim; thal

are pretty enough to be preserved and enough to need careful hand ling. Hence, says this woman, they

are admirable guides.

It Is quite true that what women ac tually wear Is sometimes quite different from what shops and fashion magazine* declare they "are wearing." In a great city like New York City nc more Instructive and author!tatlv*

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Groceries, Meats and Provisions.

41 Broadway, West Cape May.

VEWY. ' CHOICE POOPS OHLT

E. BEN STEAD,

Choice goods handled only. Strictly pure canned

PHOMFT PULI VEWY.

goods etc. Goods delivered to any part of the city.

C«r. BROADWAY -n* WYRTLS AVE.,

J. D. CRA_IGr,

—REl'AIRKB OF—

can be read than at ter. on the street, at

teas, club meetings, committee meet

r theate

At a conference no more exciting than a committee meeting to considei the work and wages of shop girls, there were two new shirt waists worn rere whole documents on the of the winter blouse. Both were quite baggy near the waist The I sharp corners Instead ones of a few months oed under a flap and ope was closed candidly with buttons One was a hlse velveteen, rather light with polka dots In a very pale choco late brown embroidered over It 11 was dosed with small velvet huttoni of the pale brown. The stock wore with It was of the same shade ol brown vdvet and turned over upon it was m fine white lawn collar with a hem of pale blue. One would have : department stores s long ore finding a blouse so truly ,” to use a word of our grand Yet once having been eecn nt was easy enough to copy. The other waist was of sage green snneL Plait* about half an Inch wide and about half an Inch apart were stitched down each of their edges with black. These went clear around the waist. In front French knots were n them and between uch a way that a narrow yoke waa formed, and ots were embroidered air the way down the middle fold, beneath which the fastening waa. The stock with this was of white silk, the embroidered with a small group of .black French knot*, and the turn over of white lawn had a fine line ol black embroidery above Its hemstitch Ing.—New York Muss. mmm , Boleros of Jetted lace, cut In broad tabs at the end make handsome addl one to lace or light Unted costumes White designs on colored grounds are the latest effects In fine handker chiefs. They come In many shade*

shadea. It la loi less, and has a

garniture of flowers

Collars of real Bruges guipure lace In white and ecru, are wide, and ex over the shoulders and pan way down the back. They can b« ora with evening gowns or recepUon Undulating brim hat* of rather largt size will be trimmed either In ostrich feathers or a profusion of fiowera. tb* latter being preferred, az ostrich trimming In truth suits only the wo who can have a number of hat* e fashion of decorating neckwear flowers has been revived, and this purpose a greed variety ol 1 blossoms, Including hello! ropes vlqjeta and small roses can be obtain ed. These are fastened in tiny cl a* term at the aide or hack of the stock

ir or ribbon.

new shape that seems to ban fbt the popular fancy has a slight I downward at both the back and the front. »K Is mads of mousselln* de sole. Roses of a delicate pink _ ' ta wrsaik affect aad knots of black ribbon are

far this *styl«.

gelding Jffachines & @rgans

420 Washington Street.

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SOUL AGENT FOR THE

‘PHONE «S.

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