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THE "MOP"
AND THE PUP
By JOSEPH KOCHELI
Authi'f ol " 1 he Jviht to Live,1' Etc.)
O v ) i itf 1A, I' J.im-. u 1. lkM cl
TI:c tiny rays of st : n I ! lt ht lilt' ntig
through crevices of di cuying lumber
Illuminated with n sii;i!-i r gleni'i th.
i- pint, m isty sp;i v ii'i l.'i :n atti Dock
of tin' gro.it Sir. tli n cr.
Creeping thing.-, l.ild lilts 1111,1 till' !
I im!. overran t !i place hi r.nr.'
:-i .ii.?!i'. 1 'tijn tii.'iit nt' ; ti ri in 1 Mir
.ii'litics; h,it li'iriiu til'' r.lsht j'ist
P.1--0I, tin ir str: 1 ut sipi.al a.
l.usliii!, etui t In l:al seurrii d aeros.
corners witli u ni li nl tear, their
pi lit't.'.l, ug!y snouts ijui ring with
t'li- ill-. ;i !.! sci nt of i; a arch enemy.
v. hi) l .i ! t.iivi'ii pus
I'm' though il.m
tli-' sipialid space,
-.1 Ml.
an. I foi ld l.lim:
It nevertheless
shelter and re-
m i vt ,1 as a wi Iconic
til lit f"f t .VI), IMUpIl
1 In misery a
Man.
I- tv
"Mop
i a i i
niitcast. f .isi!iv Jnt. Simmon.;
lrvwti l.y tail poiieo a the
a la.m "w i:.i d." ami a i:og
if tli" hum ;;.''.. :v.l, hardy littl
unmaN peculiar tu tli" locality
in
vhiili i: icni its masti r existed.
Tl:i' l.rat i'f on.' nl' the gleaming
si. utts uf light piisii;i-iy awiKi- tl.o
i: "g, wl.ali strotchol am! capo 1 sle.'p
i '.y. at! 1 lili-ik il disi'iu.soi.iicdy at the
:t-;rl ititr el, ne nr. Hi' sri amide I tu
f i-hook an I s. latched Ms spot
t 1 1',: lo. thou softly patt.Ti'.l over,
ii'i-.l .:!i a pi-tit:- whine nosed the
l.i.:;'- ro.ighlv In ar b .1 neck.
At th" t'v;i h cf the cnl 1 little nm.li', i
tin' in. in. with a convulsive mm cniotit,
l:a 1 a li'W 1 lii:l.ti'i.t' I cj. unlet lull, at- i
t"iiip'ed to spring err. t. one arm, as If !
in il-fi-ii.". bent before him. hut with the
ttiiai oi' cutita. t Willi the luw haugim.;
timbers above ho n g,,lne 1 his mental !
b:ikm o. With a sickly, almost npolo- '
P'th' Miiilo In' tUitii 1 t i Ills c"g mill- 1
p itii 'ii. whii h suii-.-lit his caress with all !
tlio pi rsuasii-ni'-s nl' his canine nntr.re. '
"ll'iily em, what a drcim ! " t he m.i n
miii'i re, I, as ho rm fully nursed Ills ;
I . ' i i - I si.'.'p. "1'np. t'uimht Miie iley '
1 ! -1 : i I!i this Irltl." he C'llll'lseil to th"
!:;. wlii. Ii .'I'.iw .1 his apple: iatiun i.r
MiN .nl.'. I. a . l.y u'l.rtnr.il nnl-es, K.'
M'uw 1:1 ; t 'il he In, a li!..rnii tall. mi '
mi I Ii" 1 1 ' i :i 1 . 1 1' her -li'ts wuii 1. 1 have
I' a ' i I. Imt he km w he: tej- than to hark.
'I l.,i t mail" llnise, an I tmi.-e h;iillL'.ht pu- !
I., i 'I hey h:ni no ne f..r the pulieo,
tlie.-e two.
I i.' il i.i-ar ii' i. in I hey ri mat no.! in their
i lin Ml itv; then. Inilijer, an entnaloil hy
the liei i vsii ate, I f is'ile.; of many pro-
lulls limits, foreeil thi'Ill Ii) tlio street
ntiil its poh.-ihilitjes, to the 1 i 1 1 1 thev
ll lto I.
Si U I iniinu and i.'!ilin?;. with H.p i!o
i lose at l.is heels, thl'ull' h tl'.o (h viollS
aperliiies wlii. h le.l to this, olio of his
many places of concealment, the man
lin illy enieifie l tlirnimli a miller drain
pipe, ti.rioi e like, jrt carefully Mir
oyin' ihe uni T'l'indiiins. Near hy. a
lnme pile of liimher attractoi! hlni totho
hltadow of prol ni Mnir. o ei hani'lli-r
planks, and tin to ho miiii'Iv Mpiaite l,
tlio don on mianl clo.-e l.y, a clear ew
(it tlm street for a distance civlm; him
ample opportunity for hasty lll::hl If
lie. essary. l 'or a week ho had sin cess
fully rvailed the poli.o. Internal vp;
ii.im '. and the hardships of his life were
hut tlio mailer of conr.-o lo which ho
ha I l.e' ii horn.
The i Id dock. Mistering and s con h
im; il'ii iir: the heat of th" mi l lay. was
as yet do ct'ted. and thesnliry, ipiiel day
wore on. ( im o a huti Icr hoy Idled that
way, an empty basket swiimlm; on his
arm. Noi, the dun. he threw him a
lew scraps of moat adhering to t lie pa per
liliini:. The don devoured them (ircel
iiy. lint, though his eyes folio we 1 the buv
wistfully, lie did not leave his mianl
Hear the I'linh'T pile. A Utile later, a
pi epossessiiiii yonimster, iiilihlln;; at a
lame, siilistatulal-lookliiK saniiwich,
Ileal o.l the spot. A short, sharp, deelsh e i
rai l, and he tied preolpit atoly up thf
si l oot, n preien li'd vicious snapping of
toelh at his heels aecelerat ini his pace,
and tho Mop with a chin klo of sath-fao-lloii
niiinched the captured morsel. Man
and don presently eyed each other, f;riiii
ly hiiniorons, with mutual understand
lnj;. Sip h occurrences were tlio "1m k"
In the "nanii'." to ho taken philosophic,
till V-
The Moj) iIozpiI; hut a Rrowl from tho
l'up and ho was alert, tenso, his facull !.
on vli;p for instant action. It was, how
ever, hut the uroelini; to another iIok, a
misshapen, unly, ill-tenipored hritto, a
sickly white in color, scarred and
lnnrkP'l hy hat ties of the pit hero ho and
his half-starved kind foncht nightly In
that district for their lives, and the pe
cuniary R.iln of their owners. Close ho
liiiid him hloiiohol an Individual at ih?
sii;l t. of whom (ho Mop sounded a pe
culiar call. The no-.v arrival sharply
swimik on his heel and espied the fugi
tive, lie curtly nodded. "All rleht,
cully," ho called, "no copper wldin n
mile." Thus ursine I, the Mop joined
him us quickly as 1. 1.s Mhim;, cramped
limbs would pel tail. Me ;.d ires.-ed U.iu
as "S!i!:;.-or."
"An.t'ins-' now?" ho asked.
"Never a peep," answered R!ir?!;o:
"Wh it for ate youse under cover'.'"
'Mi'in' a th 1;( r- but they've got in"
to i;et," (.'Tinned the Mop.
'i'b'y i at on a strimjiilocoof the dm k,
th"ir conversation driilins Into a ilesul
tory nn hTtoiiH. Thry i llonily ohservcil
the play of . hil lren children who bore
the pale stamp of coiifiniii'; tenements,
now ri.mpini; nhniit. this, their c miaou
I'laymouud in the cool of the early
evening.
A tuuni'or of little ones clustered
Bin nit a child whos" dress mil limn-no-
conspicuously procla lined lmr not
i.r their class, arrested the Mop's at
tention for a moment, then his thinee
jjassfc! on.
lie would perliang have been. n-
easily pirehf iisirt had he overheard
Ik r rhatiorini; little tongue, as su
proudly to the nwed rlrclo of children
claimed th police sertioHiit of the dis
trict an her nnolo, und I'oacrlhed with
a si forior nlr how bIio had eluded his
vigilance and escaped from his pater
nal guardianship.
Tho spoiled darlin;; of the genial
Sergeant O'Donnor, brought to tho
precinct station tit her own insistent
demands to spend un afternoon, nwn
tired of cliinhlni; In and out of largn
arm chairs and of asklnK unanswer
able questions of bis-chested, (tnilllni?
blr.oooats, no, when the attention ot
every man In the place was occupied
with a "bud'' case of alcoholism Just
brought in, she had stolon away unob
served, and In pursuance of her con-1
sequent travels found herself the con-,
tor of an adinirim; circle, to w hom her i
uncle seemed almost a Kd.
The children called to the does In
play, and tho l'up responded by gayly J
hounding about them, w hile the other '
trotttd surlily over. The Slugger,'
watching them, not Iced the long pun
ishing Jaw of the l'up. "Why don't
youse liul.t le rupv ho a.skoU me
! Mop. "He's a good un."
"What for?" exclaimed the Mop.
; "(let him chawed up by a biilbnocked
I. rite w id half his brains? Not on yor
! life. I don't lu ej do money dat had,"
' ho concluded.
! "Well, It s ycr own " the Singlet
sprang abruptly forward. "Iiown, Tip,1
I down!" he snarled nt the "bull," and
1 cursed as It proved too late. As he
'spoke, the little stranger, frightened
at the menacing nosing of the unimiil,
; had thrust out her little foot to drivo
; him off. There wus n rush of tha
ugly brute, a Hock of children Hod
screaming away, and the little girl was
down, one ankle Inclosed in the jaws
of the beast, the teeth pressing
through the shoe Into the tender flesh.
Tho Mop reached her side in a mo
ment and slipped his hand under tier
head, and the little girl, too terrified
to cry out, looked appeallugly into his
face. lie swallowed hard anil Blip
pressed an oath, "t'hoke de mutt off,
somebody!" ho demanded of the
crowd which hail quickly collected.
"Th' h-I you will!" snapped tho
Slugger. "He lights tor night, and ho
don't get choked till then. Ml dope
him off. Chase up to Mick's saloon,
Sammy," he directed, "inf he'll give
e d" stuif." As Sammy cpn.l away,
he tattiel apologetically to the crowd.
"He'll be only a l..w minutes," ho
i.'tow.ed.
The little girl moaned, and the Mop,
w hit" face, 1, turned to the quivering
l'up by his side. "Nip him, boy," no
said, curtly, and with a ytlp of pleas
ure the spotted dog sp aug in ami
gripped the throat of tho while cur,
effectively stopping his wind. In a
moment the girl was free.
Then the Mop sprang off and away
- ho had hoard a warning cry but it
was too late. In the oxeiU'iiieiit, no
one had noticed the police, (summoned
and directed by the children who had
Med at the bulldog's attack, until they
were upon them. Into the crowd they
charged, plying their heavy sticks
with indiscriminate energy when they
! di.-covered that the injured little girl
I was the one they had been ordered to
' find by n distracted, irate sergeant.
One of them quickly carried hi r nvay,
; almost on a run, while another seize 1
I the Sli:gg( r, who was getting to his
feet and looking vengefuliy at the
Mop. "There's your man," and ho
pointed out the latter, "lie's wanted
! anyhow, and do dog's his," he lied
I with a vindictive sneer. The Mop,
' with a call to his dog, sprang for the
j edge of the pier, hut a police stick
'ixportly thrown between his legs
I tripped him heavily. In a moment he
! was fettered at the wrist ami being
'dragged along. lie didu t try to ex
, plain. "Vouse has pot tue wrong," he
asserted: "ask do girl."
Duo of his captors laughed harsh
ly. "She'll be right there to tell us
don't wurry," he answered; "you'll
wish idle wasn't."
As they led him through tho door
of tlio station, the Mop thought of tho
l'up ut his heels. They would im
pound tile little aniuinl and kill him.
There was but one thing to do. He
suddenly turned on him and witli a
swing of his leg kicked him through
the open doorway into the street,
"(lit," ho snapped, as he did so. Then
they would have handled him roughly,
but for the presence of the little girl
who, her Injured foot skillfully ban
daged by the attending surgeon, was
volubly explaining to a mystified uncle
a childish impression of dogs and
fights, and men who used bad words,
lie lit lirst comprehendeit little except
that she spoke kindly of the man be
fore him. Finally his puzzled expres
sion tailed as tho truth of her story,
and the part the fugitive had playeis,
became clear.
"(iivo us th' story," he demanded of
the Mop, and the latter, in tho ex
pressive words of iiteu who tell the
truth, gave It.
When he had ceased, the sergeant
looked quietly about him. The crowd
that had followed tliu prisoner as he
was led along the street had not ven
tured into the station, and tho little
room contained only his men, men
whom ho could trust. Ho knew that
th" prim r was u fugitive, a crim
inal, a man the city "wanted." Ilia
hand tested lightly on tho golden
curls of tiie child on his lap.
He raspiiigly cleared his throat, and
spoke to his nu n. "Forget it, boys,"
he said. Then he turned to tho Mop,
and nodded toward tho door. "Von
travel," he ordered; "wo want ye, but
ir wo get ye, we'll get yo right."
That night, under Hock i;, u happy
man softly whistled u cheerful iiuio
us he tenderly rubbed tho bruised
side of tb l'up.
"Pretty r.ard kick, tli, boy," no
murmured, but the dog affoctiobLel
licked hU hand.
Inland Sea Spreading Upon
Colorado Desert
if)
Shea
The Saltan Basin Flooded By Boat Over a Large Part
of the Colorado Desert Barriers Building.
The great Colorado desert of
southern California, the scientists
tell us, Is "a more pronounced desert
than those parts of Sahara whore reg
ular tnetororologleal observations are
made." Hut today one may go by
boat over the lorge part of this "pro
nounced desert," It Is with the Inun
dation of the Salton basin of Colorado
river this article Is to treat.
First let us consider the course
taken by the Colorado river and the
certain features of tho desert region.
The grout river rises In tho south
western part of I'toh and flows
through tho southwestern pluteau.
After the river emerges from
the flrnnd canyon It turns abruptly
south nnd, forming tho western
boundary of Arizona, flows through a
low desert region, emptying into the
(iulf of California u little distance
below the United States boundary
line.
The Colorado desert extends from
tho Colorado river westwurd to tho
bases of the coast range of San
Diego county. A considerable por
tion is below sea level, was once a
portion of an of can bod. as shown hy
tho remains of sea nnlmaU and the
Immense deposits of salt the salt
Industry Is a very Important industry
In southern California. Also at one
CANAL IN Xllfc.
rime a portion of the desert was tho
basin of a fresh water lake. In recent
times floodlngs from tho Colorado
river have produced a temporary
shallow lake known a3 the Salton
sea.
The part of tho desert that Is be
low sea level is called the Salton
sink. In tho past six months a great
change has taken place here, the
water turning from channels long fol
lowed which load into tho Gulf of
California and following a new course
leading to the Salton sea, Inundating
the Salton basin. A correspondent ot
the New York Herald, writing from
Yuma, Arizona, tells of a most ex
citing trip recently taken by boat
over a largo part of tho Colorado
desert a strange voyage indeed!
The writer speaks of the interest tho
desert region has long hud for him
and adds: Most interesting of all at
the present moment was the Salton
sea.
Its rapid rise; its flooding of tho
main line of tho Southern Pacific rail
way, necessitating tho building of
some 40 miles or so of new track upon
higher ground; the fears expressed
by some of tho settlers near Mecca
and In the Imperial valley that ere
long they would be swamped out of
existence; tho wild and fantastic the
ories propounded by tlio thoughtless
and sensational to account for tho
existence of tlio sea, ns for instance
It was caused by a subterranean in
flow from the Fuclfic ocean; the lact
that tho whole Colorado river was
pouring Into it and that desperate
efforts had been made and still were
being made to check the mad flow;
the) equally interesting fact that, many
years ago, Dr. J. P. Widney, who af
terward became tho president of the
University of southern California,
strongly advocated tho national gov
ernment's doing what Is now being
so strangely accomplished; the fears
expressed that the growth of tho sea
would change for tho worse the cli
mate of the Salton basin these and
many oJier considerations determined
mo to go and lollow tho hitherto un
fit. lowed course the ovorllowed Colo
i ado directly into the Salton seo.
it U with regret we turn from fol
lowing tho adventures of the party
of whites and Indians on their way
through tho "dcilish" mosquito,
over rapids, escaping underneath
banks, until at last they are again in
the main current ot the channel. Hut
we mast concern ourselves wi.h what
is meant by the inundation of tlio
desert lands, who aie ulTected there
by, the causes, etc., clc.
Kach year, in the latter part of May
and throughout Juno nnd July, over
flows have not been uncommon on tho
; level plains ot tlio Colorado, The
( Welting nuows from the far away
fa
1
mountains send raging torrentt
through the canyons, and In some
places nn annual overflow Is always
looked for.
There nro three channels of dis
tribution for the floods; some of the
overflow enters the bed of an ancient
river, called by the Mexicans the Ala
mo, and (lows westward 40 or f0
miles, then turns to the north and af
ter another 50 miles empties Into the
Salton sea. Another portion Is car
ried Into Volcano lake, and here a
strange separation takes place; part
(it tho water flowing down to tho gulf,
others northward to Salton. Uut the
desert atmosphere was wont to evap
orate tho water so rapidly that speed-
j ily after on nfterflow the bnsln would
j be found practically dry. An unfore
seen result of some recent irrigation
project Uus lately filled the unusually
dry bed of tho Alamo, the water
working Its way by this passage
through to the Salton sink. Fears
ore entertained that the entire valley
between tho San Jacinto and San
Hernardino mountains, will he flood
ed. These mountains enclose the
sink on three sides, on the fourth sed
imentary deposits aro piled up many
feet above sea level.
It was In 1901 operations were bs
gun for an irrigation system that
L.KdiiHT REGION.
should reclaim the Colorado desert,
work started on the Imperial canal
system. About ten miles of tho chan
nel of tho Alamo river were dredged
and connection made with a series of
waterways extending over an urea
embracing lno.Oiii) acres; a portion of
the irrigated territory in Mexico, the
remainder in southern California.
Tho Southern Pacific railroad con
structed a blanch road into tho irri
gated territory, and numbers of peo
ple, tempted by the variety and extent
of the crops, made settlement 'acre.
About 12.000 persons now dwell In the
villages nnd on tho irrigated farms.
An article in tho Scientific Ameri
can gives the cause of the apparent
ly mysterious diverting of the Colo
rado Into tho Salton sink. The Irri
gation company found a most difficult
problem in tho way of successful
carrying out of their work, water be
ing checked at tho head of the canal
on account of accumulation of detri
tus; und decided to secure another
supply rather than he put to the enor
mous expense of dredging the canal.
A few miles below the head of the
Alamo channel they excavated a
channel and connected It with the
Colorado river. This work was com
pleted In November, 1904, the ditch
excavated was less than a mile la
length and about 50 feet wide. But a
flood occurred a few weeks after It
was completed, worked its way along
tho lower channel of the Alamo to
tho Salton sink, Into which It is still
flowing. What was hut a mere ditch
has become greatly enlarged, we find
nearly all the water of the- Colorado
being diverted from the Gulf of Mexi
co, the river bed to the gulf prao
tically dry save at flood time, and the
great volume of water following a
northwesterly course to the Salton
sink. As yet the Southern Pacific is
the worst sufferer from the inunda
tion, has been compelled to change
tho location of Its roadbed, rebuild
over 40 miles of track.
Two Ineffectual plans have been
tried for turning the water from it
present course, there uro now in
progress of construction two massive
barriers which it Is expected will,
with tho flood aiding in removing the
deposits that have piled up In tho for
mer riverbed, permanently keep the
Colorado to its original course
CIlUISTOPllliK WlIbSTEr..
Odd ickurtnie.
The Twenly-lhlrd Koyal Welsh Fu
siliers were nicknamed the "Nsnuy
Coats," because from lime Immemorial
the corps has posseted one of these
unlmals as a regimental pet.
Stand in Church.
There are no scats la Russian
churches.
FOR THE BRIDE'S TABLC.
Suggestions for Decorations at
Wedding Feast About Arrange
ment of the Tables.
Table and house decorations Just
now are very much In the minds of
the many prospective brides who will
have home weddings and receptions
within' the next few months. Each
young woman considers this the great
est event or her life, and she Is anx
ious to have every detail of the func
tion beautiful and effectively carried
out.
A pretty arrangement and adorn
ment of the tables have everything to
do with the room's good appearance.
Small ones, set out In horseshoe shape,
make an outline that some brides favor
for the good omen of the arrangement.
Some one with poetic understanding
of the truth that the wife Is the
warmth and light of a household, as
well as Its center, simply grouped the
tables about the hearth, the bride's
being nearest to It. PIncIng the ta
bles on a circle, with the bride's In
the center, looks well, especlolly when
hers is directly under the chandelier
and garlands radiate from the latter
to each of the other tables. This
decoration can be used, however, only
when there are not too many points of
attachment In the circle and when the
garlands are fastened to the highest
part of the chandelier. If there are
too many strands, or they are put too
low down, they will surely interfere
with the bridal party.
A glass vase completely wound with
white satin ribbon and filled with
white sweet peas, giant white sweet
nlyssum and maidenhair ferns makes
a lovely and unusual centerpiece for
the table given up to the wedding
party. Unless the cloth is of lace the
vase should be set on a lace doily
and a bit of the fern laid about Its
base to distinguish it more clearly
from the dolly. The vase, slender and
absolutely smooth of surface, and nt
least tin Inchei high, should be close
ly wound with two-inch ribbon and
If fancied a bow may be tied low down
on the stem. A little fitting nnd a
few stitches nre needed to cover the
base and the lip of the vase.
A little while satin slipper overflow
ing with blossoms and resting on a
bod of them is a dainty tler-oratlon for
nil the tables at a wedding feast If one
cares to buy so many slippers.
Again, for the bride a triple array
of flower baskets is charming, and tle
same decorative' scheme can be car
ried out In single baskets on the other
tables. When this Is used the middle
one of the group of three needs a
rather high, slender handle. To this
ribbon is tied in a bow, and the ends
nre brought down to smaller low-handled
baskets close by on each side and
again tied In a bow on these. The
two end baskets should face the mid
dle one at right angles.
HOW TO WEAR THE HAIR.
Velvet Ribbons and Ornaments of Va
rious Kinds Are Again the Fash
ion for My Lady's Tresses.
Something In the hair Is again one
of the must haves. For day wear the
black velvet ribbon is beginning t
j rival the elaborate set of combs. It is
pat on two ways, ether ai a s .to 1
hidden at the sides of t lie low role I
i hair, or It Is tle.l around the high knot
wl'h a bow in front.
A bunch of lltt'e curls intervlyel
with u pun or two Is tho lashionabl
knot, und It Is done at un rxagjerattd
. height and in tho evening Is tied
! around with n io!ored velvet ribbon
to match the gown. Th sigh o' th s
hainlr;'ssing is a wclio r.e relief from
tho low dressing witu the rolled
pompadour nnd line of combs.
Another arrangement of curls show?
them at the back of the head I nder
MODISH L'OIKFfHK.
the hat. It Is a fact that many wotnpu
i dress their hair solely with a view to
meeting the exigencies of their huts.
, With the expert milliner the hat Is
tried with reference to the profile, and
next in order the back Is scrutinized,
while the front Is passed over with a
brief glance. Apart from the hat the
coiffure Is often impossible.
The wrea'h Is still worn for the the
ater. Vi.lvet bows mixed wl h a circle
of roses or leaves with. natural cherries
or n circlet of miniature holly leaves
and red berriei has a bla-.'k sequlned
bow for the front. Ixiosely made ro
settes of soft satin are popular and are
put on with one pinned In front toward
the right, nnd the other nt the naps
of the neck, but on the hair. Th s Is
.a style particularly affected .by young
I girls, with whom the lnrg bow of
j black or white satin or taffeta contln
I uos to be worn. For any gown on the
j empire order the osprey Is worn, and
'one of the most becoming angles, par
ticularly with this style of dress, is
to set It horizontally. O ni.o rlbbona
tied in n twist and flnl-diel with uu
stiindlng bow.-, the q'illl tird in wl'h
ribbon loops, are among the pretty
things seen In the shops and are nisi
furnished by the bpst costumer-i to go
In wltn everl.ig gowns. For the put
ting in of airgiettes there li a row
ornament, it conies 1 1 n little jeweled
crowu or half moon comb.
We Know It.
Your troubles are not Interesting un
less you are rich.
A NICE LITTLE FROCK.
Jffade of Nnvy Bit S:rgc Ttth Blouse
of White Cashmere Adorned
with Blue Dots.
The tklrt and bretelles of this dress
are of navy-blue serge, nnd will be
found very useful for wearing with
different colored blouses. Our model
Is of white cashmere spotted In pale
blue; It is quite plain, simple shape,
a little full at the neck la front, and
FOR GIRL FIIO.M FIVE TO SEVEN.
Is finished with a small turn-down col
lar ornamented with a bow In front.
The waist has elastic threaded In th
hem to fit the child's waist. The skirt
Is arranged in deep plaits stitched
down for about six Inches. The waist
band, to which the bretelles are fixed,
is pointed in the center of front and
back; It should be made up over mus
lin and lined with silk or sateen.
CURLING FEATHERS.
The Work Is Done by Hand How
Some Are Built Up About
Farming.
Curling 1-. always done by hand. Tak
ing a sm.ill steel Instrument lik a
blunt knife, the operator carefully
takes each frond of the feather nnd
skilfully presses It with a finger and
thumb against the instrument until
the rib curls out In a graceful bow.
Patience and care make, or otherwise
mar, the ostrich feather at this stage
of Its existence.
Another branch of the business Is
the "manufacture" of ostrich feathers.
The best bits of the smaller varieties
are takeu in hand by skilled female
operators, who cut and trim them up
carefully, nnd then fix the bits to
gether upon a stock with needle nnd
thread until a perfect looking feather
Is made. Ostrich feather boas are
made on this principle from the finest
small feathers.
In the early days of ostrich farming
great fortunes were made. Feathers
were then worth 100 per pound, the
plumes of n single bird often realizing
20 to 30. For a good pair of breed
ing birds it was no uncommon thing to
pay as much ns 500. But none of
these prices could be got now. From
seven to eight guineas a pound is the
usual price nt the present time for fine
ostrich feathers. The mourning plumes
used by undertakers are of the largest
variety, and sometimes cost as much
us o00 a set.
VOILE IN HIGHEST FAVOR.
This Sheer Material Has Come Back
Into Style Some Good Ways
of Trimming.
Voile is to be again used for stree.
and house gowns, nnd it will be muiie
into blouse und coat suits for children.
Braiding is a safe and fashionable
trimming and will be used In the
shades of the material. Don't get the
stiff wenves that used to do duty, but
weaves that lend quite a festival uir
to the soft wlde-meshed kind that is
much prettier. Coronation braid Is a
very attractive addition to a simple
frock and can be easily done at home.
One has a design stamped on the fab
ric or if there is a member of the
family clever with a piece of chalk.
a scroll or star design can be drawn
in pink or white which will easily rub
off. The braid Is overcast along these
lines. On cashmere and voile this is
a simple way to get a smart effect.
Hedebo Embroidery.
I fear it would not be practicable to
put In the pattern as you suggest.
Hedebo embroidery has a close but
tonhole stitch worked around the large
figures which nre to be cut out, the
bnttonholo edge always being worked
toward the center of the figure. The
linen Is cut away and fancy lace
stitches are introduced. Among those
most used are the Maltese cross nnd
the spider stitch. Mercerized cotton
from 23 to 30 is used for the work, ac
cording to the weight of the material
you are embroidering uion. If you will
get a sheet of red impression paper,
lay your pattern upon it and the black
pongee underneath it you can take off
the design by drawing over each line
with a hard, sharp pencil.
O'.ove Etiquette.
A lady doe3 not remove her glove to
shako hands, and It Is not necessary
that she should remove them at all,
unless she is spending the day. For
a large dinner, where the lo,ng gloves
are worn, covering the arm, a lady
takes off only the hand of tho glovi
and slips' it into the wrist. A lad
Is never well dressed for the stree;,
for receptions, for any evening enttr
talnment, without gloves.
For Chapped Hand3,
Glycerine, two ounces; egg albun.ei..
to ounces; oil of roses, two drop.
Rub the mixture luto the skia suverui
times a day.