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r. H OF- tilt ui .:i heels in fashion. !'!. craze for iiygb mnl :i t lilct l.'s 1 ."s i ".)' much inward the suppresMoii till' 1 iff I. wliidl, according in '.'iny I'M tors, not only 1 -I't ;-i . i tli ivimit''h fee!, but U bad fur the g n cral heal'h ly reason of tic unnatural f: t r i i ri a the body :uis"il by tin' weight 1 .flii;; thrown vn to the t -ill of .Now, however, for ;i while tin- high heel Is to Ik- In favor again, says the Loudon Express, owing to the new. fashion of the short shirt, which hardy reaches to the ankle. It is thought that -the high heel lUereas-'s tlic ap parent size of the foot. High hods arc more generally worn In Paris than In any other city in the world; hut In Vienna. where Ihey were much in vogue some time ago, th; tailor-made restuni" has boon the means of bringing in tb (square tut I. A T v - "vt Tin: lace cat unci: more. The Pompadour style of tragown has brought in again a pretty conceit fr Avearhig in th.o hair with it the lace cap or snood. This Is merely a small triangle of old lace which is fastened here and there on the ton of the hair a, "with a jeweled pin and tied either hi',rh 5 up on the right side just under the ear ' or taicn hehind and pinned hclow tlie knot of hair at the hack. Lace is so becoming to the face that it is a won der greater use is net made of.it as a hearess; perhaps it is the old-fashioned name of cap which militates gnlr.st it, yet what's in a name? For instead of adding on to the apparent a;.''' of the wearer it detracts therefrom, lie ins both youthful and becoming. In "ihe oiuhtocnih cc:itury lace fillets in Ihe hair were universally worn by the N young matron of fashion; then in early and mid-Victorian days the cap became t-he badge of sedate matronhood and spinste-rhocd, and all over thirty yiars of age were expected to wear it and consider themselves henceforth as pas Fee, which, of course, the bachelor maid of to-day never would do, and so the can had to retire. Philadelphia Telegraph. TREATMENT OF BRIMS, riateaux and bergeres and other flat or sonu-mit nais, writes me iaris correspondent of the Millinery Trade Review, are being very materially transformed. One of the latest ideas is to roll the brim over on both sides to ns to form a point at the back, while the front it assumes almost a square J)ape. This is called the comet de 'plaisle, after a certain kind of thin biscuit which has been known to many generations of French children as plaisir, probably because it is all sur face and contains a minimum of nutri ment. The point is generally kept in position by a piece of ribbon tied round it and arranged underneath in a knot composed of many loops. Flowers clustered low are frequently added at the side, partly resting on the rolled over brim, partly on a eache-piegnc; some, however, have an ostrich feather fastened at the point, tip forward. An other arrangement consists in folding lilt? "1 1UI vu I'vui .-.v.,..-. i.nvi jjillkewise the point at the back, the ef i,lVct in front being that of a square poke similar to the preceding. Under these circumstances there is no room for a cache-peigne, and the trimming lies on the ton on the over-turned brim. A ROYAL ARTIST. The fuss which has bc?n made over the -tneture of a friend exhibited by , Che Duchess of Argyll reminds one that Vhe late Sir Edgar Koehni, who was a ood judge, had a very high opinion Jot the duchess' talents as an artist and especially as a sculptor. She was his nunil and used often to visit his studio. She has a very practical studio nt.' Kensington Palace, where she has oxeeuted most of her works, including Alio nictnre referred to above, th? sit . ' thf? statue of the late Queen which faces the Round Tond, the statue of tlie late Queen 'which sh? did for Man chester Cathedral, and the bust of atiX ,ato QUCf11 'hlch stands in the n,,cery of the Institute of Water Col c', I in Ticcadiily. 'Yvhe Duclics'3 of Argyll lias been fa-M-ored by tin.1, and at the present day f.he hardly looks over thirty. Her figure has preserved its grace and slim r.ess. Her features are good; she has ihe long, straight nose and large eyes of the royal family. Her hair 13 soft md abuiHlant. felie is a tnorougn mis- -ess of the art of dress and Is the -0 .1.- ....... r. 1 r,lr,lnll Cllft has a certain amount of dramatic power and looked magnificent in the .",blennx vivants which rrincess F.ea Irice used to arrange at Kalmoral and Osborne in the last reign. Her musical talents have excited the admiration of so competent a critic as Ilerr Johannes Wolff, the v: ii i sr. Like nil in t liii ; -I.on ! UTII.ITV PARASOLS. Lvr s. pretty arc t!i l.t:! ' miii-!i;i-. for iiioruing ti'.e. No longer, '.a ord'-r to be fervlee.llilc, ll!i:t our wear, abh be pl illl. l'or llisl.'lh 'e, oi.e p.ira fol fur inorr.lt)' Is of green Ilk, pin spotted in wiiite. At the rd.'e there I a brojul I and or lain white si!!; laid In tiny tuck. About the Up .-u th,. t ,p Is an nrratig.'ineiit v.iiite .--aihi rib bon. 1 i '!;ii,;: like n 1 1 : 1 T c; en ne. I'iit that prim pn tthie for you? Anotlier, in the popuht" green and blue ;!!,, with little cri.s.'-bars of w!,!;e in it, has a de p boi'iler of the plain bic silk, over whh-h the top proper fa IN in a loes, edge, like a deep fold, of plain given. It 1 ,ok. ;.s if then- were n (hen lorl.-r clTeei of plain i!uc and green i:i foil's and then a phi id top. It Is vey pretty and dalnt.v. yet quite th: pra"tieal thin; for inorn- lug and p at-tical tisc.-L'liii.uielplii.i Telegraph. In th'- United Stain? the i:;;'Jo:ity of librarians are woiiin Mi s (iwcudollre S-tcwart. of Cali fornia, is Lvturing in Lotalm on Amer ican ways of housekeeping. It is not necessary to use the com plexion, brush daily. U:ed too fredy. it may coarsen the shin. Once a week Is suMicicnt. Adolphine Kok, the first woman ever ad:nitted to practice law at the bar of Holland, lias just passed her examina tion, her husband, also : lawyer, act ing as her sponsor. A patent on .an improvement on a typewriter was di vised by MNs Emma I). Mil's. Tlie Invention necessitated the construction of s'ucial tools and these she made alsr:. The House of Commons ordered war medals to be presented to the live mcrie u women nur.-es win served . . ., on tr.o ucspuai snip .ua.n.' in aouin African and Chinese waters. An important attachment to tlie sew ing machine was invented by Miss Helen Ulanchard, and the hand refilg erator and lunch box is the work or Miss Phillips, of Dorchester, Mass. When applying cold cream to the skin, rub on with a slow rotary mo tion, using a slight pressure. Take time and lay in a stock of patience when setting out on the journey alter beauty. The Italian Minister of Marine has decorated with a silver medal for vidor Luigia Felieiotti, a girl seventeen -rears of age, for two conspicuously brave deeds. She first rescued from drown ing at Torto Recanati, her native place, a man much her senior, and after ward swam out from the shore to per form a similar service for a girl who had fallen out of a small boat. The belt is a prominent feature of the most swagger summer toilettes. Th? new full skirt, with its very much fuller back, is now seen every where. Wide cuffs and collars so wide as to be almost cape-like are the favor ites of fashion. Patent leather ties, with the high military heel, are holding first place for walking shoes. A wiiLp girdle, with sash ends, is an exceedingly smart and much-liked fin ish for summer bodices. r.lack and white are still the favor ites for the most desirable costumes, but tan and brown are close seconds. Before the end of the summer lace open-work hosiery is to be superseded by the filmiest of plain silk or lisle hose. The general outlines of the newest skirts are a full back, smooth over the hips, falling from there full to the ground. The cape and capelef effects are the necessary accompaniments to the large hats in vogue, to provide a becomingly broad basis for the head. The restaurant gown and picture hat to match are now indispensable to the complete feminine wardrube, so popu lar has dining in public become. Linen 'suits of ecru, white, green and blue, with an instep length skirt and long-skirted, slightly blousod coat, will be among the smartest of the sum mer. Black patent leather and red morocco belts about four Inches broad, perfectly plain and with a very simple buckle, are among the now tailor gown acces sories. A nine-inch knotted fringe, as an edge finish for the deep shoulder col lar of a smart taffeta walking suit, is an advance idea that promises to he quite popular. For the flower-trimmed hat the "iinvo elindcs of lavender .ire flip fnsh- n)ab!e fad. adorned with lilacs, wis j u-ria or a larger blcssc-ia that rt-eiu-' lies the azalea. h ke.-nly Is w 'l'.iih r. 9 ir txms I'DNIMii: I.O.'.S. It N t!: : oTM beiiten f, dd r that N '! I lie.itel- nj:d ) s tl: o.-., of thin !'"!. '.er lira t compels th fanner to fee .1 v. Th" ;,..s of r im fodder N :i wavtc u.' a portion of tin corn crop. V the fodder, when prop.'ily pre' ici ved, !i i. early coral in value to th' L.aln. fi ih'.e; no f; rni' 1 e f can wa'te ,fi', rd t his r.'MHHiY Hl've If in:y of the hens wish to go on the -t and remain let theni do so. There no better way to get a lcn in good 1 i.ving condition than to let her remain en th i;e.-t two weeks and then break her up. When hens ,, on th" nest with ; ll'.e intention of hatching out a broad j ih-ey .:( do so because they arc out of lion for laying. To attoir.pt In break them up r.f once N to violate natural laws, and nothing' will be ge.iiu d by it, as such ln-ns will lay only a few eggs anl then become broody nuiil'i. When they are on the nest give th'M.i but little food, ,a meal once in two day.-; being su.'lit icuL Mirror and Farmer. A WHITE WHITEWASH. Each soring there is a number o' inquiries regarding ihe formula of tlie .whitewash used by ihe United State Covoniment on lighthouses and other buildings which It is desired to keep whit This whitewash is more t-x-pcn-lvo and troublesome to make than 1 1 o nrilinnvv lrtmlj lmf It i.u. n ! i-il. i liancy and a whiteness which it re tains, and in these respects differs from the ordinary mixture. Take a half-bu.-hel of good stone lime and slake It in boiling water, keeping it covered. After straining add a half-pock of salt, dissolved In warm water, three pounds of ground rice, boiled to a thin paste, one pound of dear glue, dis solved in warm water, and one-half pound of powdered Spanish whiting. Mix together thoroughly end let it stand for a week. When wanted for application, heat and apply as hot as It is possible ta handle it, using a :dean brush for the purpose. It is besi upt in an iron receptacle. CRASS FOR CHICKS. There is scarcely one thing so ,con lucive to the health of young chicks is a pint of ground whore grass or "lover grows abundantly. The little fellows run about gathering a sprig hero or a worm or bug there, all the ;ime growing and gaining strength and vigor. Chicks that stay where the grass grows are always thrifty," never have gapes, and invariably grow rapid ly. They learn early in life to hustle, md after they have reached maturity the habit does not forsake them. A woodland makes a delightful spot for rearing chicks, the shade, the insect life and the grass all combining to aid the growth and develop the health of the chick. The only objection to such a place is the danger from wild ani mals and hawks, but this is not always the case, -and when possible, we should advise selecting a rolling, sparsely timbered woodland. In any event, ihough, select a spot where grass grows abundantly. Home and Farm. KICKING BLOCK FOR HORSES. Nearly all the present methods of endeavoring to prevent a horse from kicking are more or less dangerous to the safety of the animal, and in the case of a valuable animal this is al- most as much of a consideration as the safety of tlie owner or the groom. The most common method in vogue is the use of the chain and log, but it Is an almost everyday occurrence for an ani mal to be ruined for life by this de vice. An exceedingly simple metliod. and one which Is claimed to bo very ef fective, was recently the subject of a patent granted to (ieorge Lewis. The general appearance of this device is shown in the accompanying cut. The rear part"is hard and unyielding, con structed preferably of wood and in the shape of a letter "U" and the fore part consists of a strap which holds the block in place, making a snug tit around the horse's foot at the fetlock joint. The instant a horse attempts to rabe his heeds in an endeavor to kick, the effect of the device Is to place the foot :r hoof inion the floor and to practical ly prevent him from kicking. In a short time a kicking horse gis up the effort '.and is entirely brikon of the habit. Tlie device also prevents the horse from pawing, capping his hoek bruising his legs, and from in various iuh"r ways injuring and disaVlin:; h.'m-telL-rhiladdphia IteeoeJ. i , , ... x CUA,"!D WIHES ttf'iulic 1 lor AW m r!i. ii I I r . . tl p f t.tnsi In I.hkIiiiiiI, Ci:nd wi.v-i nr.' required wh -revrf telegraph or tch phone wires, unpro tected with n pel mai.i i,t iitsiilaili.. oo ci ing, cro. a.hoM'. or are liable t fail upon or be blow n onto the deetrb' coiidueti i s of a tramway. Kadi guard wir.' should be well grounded at otic point at least, and at Intervals of not la : than live .pa:n. The cart 1 1 con nection should l" mane by connect in; the wire through the support to I hi? rails by means of a copper bond. Cuard wires should, In g"iieial, be of gaivauizul sted, hut may h- of I ttoi. z or h :ed drawn copper in oistiicts whei't s! el hhabl. to '?;ccssiv corro si.jti. In general these wires nilt be histalied at a minimum height of twenty-four indies above the trolley wire. Where there is but one' t roll -y two wirej parallel to this one on cadi side, at u horizontal distance of eight inch's from tlie trolley win1 are necessary. If there are two trolley wires not more than twelve fict apart, but the tele graph wires do not weigh more than o) pounds per mile, two guard wires-r.i-e smlicieut, stretdied a minimum distance of twenty-four inches aboc tli.' former, and on th' outside at horizontal db tar.ee of eight Inches from Ihe trolley wire. If the telegi pli wires weigh 10?) pounds or more per mile, tills latter rrrang: -incut is sndieient if the Irolle.v wires are not more thin fifteen Indie's apart. Where tin; trolley wires ar? separated by a distance of from fifteen to forty-eight inches, three wires ::r-. required parallel to Ihe trolley two on the outeidc, a horizontal distance of eight indies, and the other midway between the two tralieys, all at a mini mum distance of twtnl.v-fuur Inches above the trolley wire. If Ihe distance be; ween tlie wires is over forty-eight Inches, and the telegraph wires weigh more than 100 pounds per mile, two rruard wires are required for each troh ley wire as for a single wire, tlitard wires are also required where tele graph wires do not cross the trolley wire, but are apt to be blown vgainst !t. Where a telegraph wire may fail upon rn arm or span wire, and so slide down jm to a trolley wire, guard hook must: Vie provided. New York Evening Pest. funny Tilings Done In .liijinn. Tlie do funny things in Japan. For Instant c, in their seeond-ciass railway carrhMes white strips are painted across the glass of the windows. This was because when the railroads first began f;o run the Japs, unused to glass window's, kept forgetting and trying to poke their heads out without raising the window. The bill for broken glass '.mounted to a large sum in the course of a year, until some one con ceived the bright idea of painting twe white oands across the windows about half way down. These bauds call at tention to the fact that there is some thing f olid there, and broken windows are now no more common there than on railroads in other countries. Stagi- management in Japan is some what tccentric. When, in the courso of the play, one of the' characters is killed il man in black rushes on the stage and holds a large cloak before the supposed corpse, who arises and runs ofi'. This is a necessary proceed ing, as a Japanese play begins at 10 o'clock in the morning and last for twenty'four hours, with no shift of scenery, and it would not do to have the supposed corpse lying about the stage til that time. Teople go to the play provisioned for a day and take their children with them. In the in tervals between the acts the children climb Tin the stage and make a piny groMno" of it. sometimes giving very clever imitations of the actors who have j -fit gone off. New York Press. Slvtr Miles an Flour by Unlloon. A biwloon. with the aeronaut Mo landri ttnd three other passengers, re cently r ccompllslied an all-night voy age of -loO miles, having left Paris at ft on Saturday 'evening, and having descended at Aries, in the south of France-, after breakfast on Sunday. The travelers attained an altitude of 0000 feet, where they encountered a wind that blew them along at sixty miles rn hour and a temperature that sent their thermometer down to live degree". Fahrenheit (twenty-seven de grees of frost) and froze their bcttlcs of Vichy water. Not liking the look of the Mer'nter ranean they decided to descend. They fell nrf.rly two miles in ten minutes, and beyond being quite deaf when They rtached terra firma were none the wo?so for tho trip. New York Press. 'Hie rtpcoril Wind Sto-m. WhPt is believed to be one of the longest and hardest blows on record is reported in the' Monthly Weather Re view iis occurring at Point Reyes, on the California coast. For forty-eight hours tl'e wind had an average vel ocity of seventy-two miles; for the suc ceeding twenty-four hours the velocity was seventy-right miles, followed for twelve Tours with an eighty-four mi'e wind, culminating in a six-hour blow of an average of eighty-eight miles. The maximum velocity of the storm was 102 miles per hour, or a,miie in thirty-five seconds. This is probably r. riT ''h-h wind. s 7 (I fi" Ak.Itv ; I J '.! on croitini; Tin: lawn. No lawn c.-.n Kt.aii.l cropping eo'iti-t. f.aliy without fertilizer. Woo,! n-hea make tlic best fei'iiiizer for lawns tint abound largely in white clover, whl'n all lawns nic benefited by n mhviniu of woodadi"s and superphosphate. In tlic fail the lawn should be wdl dressed with line stable manute. A NEW ANNUAL. One of the nawest aunurd.-i Ihat i:r:y b" started from ,.,! n n spring with every a-uratice of success 1 longs to lii hardy, much enduring ohiss of nnnuais-th See.hh.-a family. TliO newest of the i.'e.:.'j;osa.; is the "Royal Velvet Novelty." Each well-rounded head of bloom is a bouquet in Itself. The royal purple tinting of the distinct: f'orels with the white stamens standing out in line contrast, make a gorgeous ( !Tect when this blooms la masses. Philadelphia Record. OLD ORCHARDS. Old orchards are a problem. It will not pay to graft them. Those worth saving should be trimmed closely anil scraped, washing the trunks with strong lye or lime wash. Plow and manure next spring. Spraying also helps to renovate an old tree. Another way is what has been called "killing gradual ly." The old tree is cut back recklessly without expecting the wounds to heal. The cutting stimulates fruiting and the tree gives a crop or two of nice, large fruit. It is then cut away some more, and so on until the crops cease to pay. after which the tree is grubbed out. The method to ho preferred depends on the condition of the trees. Orders for young trees should be placed before the rush of business at the nurseries. It is a good plan to save some seeds of tipple and other .roe fruit "and raise a few seedlings. When budded or graft ed they will come handy to replace dead trees and for new plantings. Creen's Fruit Grower. USING BORDEAUX MIXTURE. As fruit growers become more fa miliar with tho uses of Bordeaux mix ture they more thoroughly appreciate its value, although experiments during the past season demonstrate that it has been used stronger than is necessary except where tlie plants have been in fested unusually bad. The most de sirable formula is four pounds of cop per sulphate and four pounds of un slaked lime to forty gallons of water. Place tlie copper in an old bag and hang it in a few gallons of water un til dissolved. The lime should he slaked nnd then strained into the cop per solution, at tho same time adding the balance of the water. When tha mixture is to be used it should lie kepi stirred, so that the ingredients will be well mixed. As the mixture is given it is used mainly for scale, and when it is to bo used on insects, such as po tato bugs, Paris green may be added fit the rate of one pound to lot) gallons of the Bordeaux. Indianapolis News. GRAFTING SEEDLXGS. Those who have peach seedlings two years or more old can graft them. Cleft-graft below tlie surface of the ground and pack moist, firm soil firmly about the stock and scion, leaving one to two buds above the surface. No wax 1s needed. If the i-tock is not large enough to hold scion firm, tie same as for buds. If the stock is large enough cut below the collar to keep from suck cring, as many seedlings will. 1 have grafted thousands of seedling peaches with apricot, almond, peach and plum. Save scions the same as for other graft ing. Graft any time in the spring, be fore tho stocks start to grow much, if any. One can also graft suckers around old trees by banking the soil up nicely about the scions. Strong suckers from healthy roots will soon make bearing trees. I have grafted many apples and pears below the surface, getting good results. Scions for grafting be low the surface must lie longer than those used in top grafting. Rural New Torker. I When you throw dull care to the j wind, be sure It is Mowing strongly I away frcn- you. , t ML; K-:.. VCv :''.- - r-i .: ..;.;..:, v';.'.,'t''vV-T'- ' 1'i ,: - v'-n vo v-y :,' .