IN CANDLE SHADES MANY AND BEAUTIFUL ABE THE DESIGNS SHOWN.

Dtcoratlona lor Olnnar Table Hava Navar Been Mora Elaborate and Novel Than Thoee Which Are at Prcacnt Shown. Durln: '.be early part of tha year, when there la urually cooalderable ar ^Ivl't In *he way of ebtcrtalnlna. the canUle nliade ounce In tor a apectaJ amount of attentioa. The variety In thcee faa<-lnatlDC little addttloca to tea or dinuer iiarty la already eo ireat that It would he difficult to find any thins really new Hut there are adaptations of the latest and the oldest forma of shade that possess all the charm of novelty, and many of ihcae an the prettiest and daintiest imaalnable Not all are Intended for the candles, some are deslroed ijlth special reference to the electrolier and the fancy of the dealfiner In this Instance has been allowed the most artistic scope. fashioned from crepe and Japaoeae paper, and from silk with bead trimming these shade* attract the feminine vtsllor to the departtienlal and speciality ahops and few can resist Investing lo the charming eoncelts that to the uninitiated appear Inslgalfeant. but that Indicate lust the requisite touch of completeness to the bosla-a* who understands their value and esthetic mission. The- Scotch plaid effect la quite the newest and Is made from paper In reaUatlc reproduction of the colors Of the best known clans.- A floral fancy

s welcomed

A woman who was la mourning wora recently at her daughter'! wadding a black ahadow-chackad valval, having a high stock and tucked yoke of onllned black chiffon. Thil waa an empire robe on modified lines. A hand of Jet ai*anglee outlined lha yoke, and meeting In the cent ter front the bands >>lned and formed a pane] that ran down and overlapped a long, narrow panel of similar Jet that waa the only decoration of the skin, this latter extending from the walet line to the hem of the skirt. Jet also went around the bottom of the bodice, slanting up the center back u> allow empire finish at the back. The sloevea had epaulettea of tbs vet vet covered with )et. and under these were the sleeves proper. They were tucked puffs of black chiffon finished at the bottom with a line of Jet The hat worn was a high-crowned and not large empire hat. haring the brim very much rolled at one over which drooped three large black ostrich plumes. The left brim wa so wide nor so much rolled. Several white gardenias were arranged under the brim, aad a single white gardenia was fastened at the front of her

HOW TO FRESHEN RIBBON.

Is the poppy shade 1 silk In a most effective the natural blossom. A the paper shade shows I lion as a pleasing raiiatt conventionalised flowers

The silk-edged shades for candles, lamps and electroliers are practically countless, the foundation being either of silk or of paper. A combination fruit dish of flower holder and candelabra Illustrates a new design in a silver centerpiece, the graceful lines and simplicity of the device constituting Its chief attraction. These are but a sampi the scores of charming effects are obtainable In all kinds of shades of which the bead fringed varict mains *s high to favor as for .lime past CHINTZES MUCH IN FAVOI

Chintzes of all kinds have been perfect erase among fashionable w< men for some time pash No bedro&m Is considered quite up-to-date unless the furniture Is covered with gay-col ored chintz and the curtains are made A new departure In Interior decora tlon Is to have the bedroom walls also covered with chintz to match the hangings. Chintz Is almost as easily put on the walls as paper, and the cf fact Is far more attractive. A bedroom whoch has just been finished for a woman was most attractively fitted up. The walls were bong with a pink and green flowered chintz, which was finished at. the top with a pink gimp put on with brass nails. The furniture was covered with sod the curtains made of the same material. Chintz la also used as a border with plain paper below In some bedrooms, where people do not want to g the expense of having the entire covered with a materia’ which la I tie more costly than ordinary wall paper.

Ribbon Is first dusted and then Ironed between tissue paper, clean ribbon, a mixture la made In the proportion of three ounces soft i three ounces honey, to a teacupful each of gin and water. The ribbon Is placed on a b | and scrubbed with the mixture; It U then rinsed by dipping several' times in as many lots of clean, cold water, and not squeexed out. but hung over a line t<g drip, then put between clean cloths and Ironed by drawing the ribbon from under the Iron; tide vents creasing and a stringy appearance at finish, the Iron should be kept still with pleasure upon lu Ribbon .Interwoven with tinsel Is best cleaned with bread crumbs and powdered blue, then shaken and rubbed with a clean cloth; Unset or gold Lace, with, rock ammonia. To wash colored ribbons, make a strong lather of cold water and fine •oap; wash the ribbons and rinse them several Umes, always In *o*py water, not clear water. When partly dry Iron between thin pieces of muslin, haring the ribbon

perfectly smooth.

Handkerchief Notes. One of the most striking colored handkerchiefs has a fine dark blue linen center and a white lines border pleaUfully strewn - with dark blue polka dots. For the most part, bow ever, the centers are white and the borders of pink. bine, lavender or red. The new pink shades seem specially popular. UtUe polka dota of linen set on to a plain white linen handkerclheT and hemstitched all round are among

chiefs are hemstitched In scallops. The effect It not bad. but hardly worth the trouble entailed. Valenciennes fttof Is as popalai among handkerchiefs ha upon every thing else. Charming little affairs arc made of the sheerest linen with eral rows of Valenciennes Insertion set into the border and an edge of the same delicate lace. Hint for Darning. A very good plan Is to tay a book cover or piece of pasteboard under the bole, which will enable yon tc draw the edges together.smoothly an>* flatly. A smgU piece of pasteboer held under the rent while darning h a great help sa a darning bah to (h< heal c< a stocking.

For a Photograph. The correct attire for having one's photograph taken this season la an evening gown cut decollete. Clad In a light colored frock of the newest filmy material, with trimming of sheer lace or hand embroidery, any woman may feci that so far as dress goes her Picture will be correct. The wearing of big picture hats, with plumes, ribbon* and velvet*, becomingly arranged. which waa such a fad a year or ao ago. is still In vogue. It depends entirely upon the peruoc posing, and though the majority of photograph* will be taken without these hats, the latter are an adjunct of picture taking that will probably always be considered good form. The use of furs, provided they are handsome ones, will aga'n be fashionable. for a boa. or even a collarette, placed carelessly around the seek lends a touch of elegance that Is greatly favored by the average woman. A fur cape or even a long coat thrown' open In front to show the evening costume win be permissible, though doubtless little worn for photographs. PRETTY COVT FOR BABY.

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Visitor* to Mexico nuJ othei tropical countries often have tbelr attention d to “the strangling eg"—n tree that commences Its growth as an epiphyte—that la, one form of plant life that grows perched on another—far up Te trunk or among the branches of another tree, usually on a palmetto or tome of the kinds of palms. The roots •f the strangling tree extend downward around the boat tree to the ground, gradually Joining making a tobellke mass cf roots times as much as six feet or

The baby's coat Is of light cloth with pipings of dark velvet, and she w a tight felt bonnet trimmed with ribbon and roses.

Green for Weddings. Green Is one of the favorite » of the moment U has been the predominate tint at several soar* • lately and one bride— as sari’s daughter—had her white bridal gown embroidered round the hem and bar

The veil Itself was << _ almost Indeed, a coffee odor. This Is novel departure In veils though veral bride* have had several tenches of delicate green Introduced os their wedding robe*. Whit* ostrich boas are likely to >tne prominently Into favor Shortly, and the demand for them from drapers wBb look ao Tar shear

When the attacked tree la a palm cath to It Is caused not so much by the binding around the trunk ms by ataad- ’ W out Its bnufbjs by the attacking When the attacked tree Is an exogen —that la, on* with wood and bark—the attacking roots bind so tightly as to cause a stoppage of the flow of the sap. Aa the tap of a tree Is really Its food (changed by the leaves so that It can be used) 'aad the flow of the food la thuTstopped, the attacked tree Is realty "stirred" to death. 80 death to the attacked tree Is caused either by •mothering or by starvation or by both. The peculiar manner In which the flattened roots extend down aud around the tree give them the appearance of some thick, alow flowing material running down the tree.—St. Nicholas

GRIM OLD CROMWELL.

s Illegal la OomweU’a _itd an ai old Purtt would not Bar* any gayety Christmas day. "Cromwell raid that holly and mlstle-

I'olor aad Light. The peculiar simplicity of the country darky lu the south Is Illustrated by a-story told by n congressman. An old negro had gone to a postoffice In Mississippi and offered for the mall a letter that wa* over the weight specified for a single stamp. “ThU la too heary,” raid the portmaster. “You will have to put another stamp on It" The old datky's eye* widened In astonishment. -mu anudder stamp ta^^jtany^Hjhker borar be aaked.-

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ordinance reqniilng the Atlantic CU^

Kailway Com pan;

operate safety gates a. its crossing of L «U street, in the City of C*pe May.

—id coasted by the inbabtuau at the City of Croe v-ay is City Condi assembled, end U is hereby eosetrd by the satboritv of the same. That the Atlantic City Railway Company, or k* i cessors. shall within atatv osys after pssssgr sod publication r* “- r - —*' erect, or cause lobe erec . ..... a*lr* at its crossing of Lafayette Mreet this city and that it shall com inn thereafter, maintain aad operate the by dosing and keeping them dosed d the time of the passing M trains on operated as to scenre safety to the pablic and with aa little inconvenience or possible to the Other uses of said street- ^ 8kc- a. And be it further ordained and eo acted by the antbority aforesaid. That for each sod every failure to amply with the provisions of thia ordinance they shall be — * twenty dollars * istrncuon. and a

quired by the above section.

that they had jk> real Christian slgnlflcance; they were a part of some pagan festival of the Druids. Accordingly be mad* a law that If you decorated your boora with mistletoe at Christmas yon got thirty days In JaO. "The terrible old fellow forbad*

mas was a religious, a serious time,« time for cbnrcbgotng aad prayer and reverence and for noth lag els*. Innocent family that la Cromwell's rat down to turkey and plum end wound up 'with Christmas gi got a month all round. “Duly for a time, though. The people rebelled. Willing a* tbs pnopl* had been to put on the gtogm of tbora dreadful old Puritan*, they Insisted on baring a little Joy on Christmas day, and Cromwell after a year or two had

In a letter to Cbertra Dickens. WiDde Collins intimated the fact that the great work’ upon which he had devoted eo much time waa finished, but that the finding of a suitable title had gccaatoned him much trouble. Eventually, feeling eomewhat run down In health, be left London for BroadsttJra, a ro eort whRM wee a favorite with both

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The History of -:Cape May County:rtoM THE ABORIGINAL TIMES TO THE PRESENT DAY EMBRACING AN account of the Aborigines; The Dutch in Delaware Bay; The Settlement of the Countv The Whaling; The Growth of the Village* The Revolution And Patriots: The Establishment of the New Government; The War of 1811. The Progress of the County and Soldiers of the War. By LEWIS TOWNSEND STEVENS 4M Page,. 48 Illustrations. 31 Chapters. 5 Appro.ices siar rosTpeiD oi rxciipt or tro, it LEWIS T. STEVENS, Publleher 610 Waahington St. Cape May, N. J.

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