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White Chiffon 'Broadcloth Costume.
Paris Mode of Great Elegance— Redingotes Much Worn— A New
Neck Dress— Trio of Pretty Gowns.
of the coat Is the latest production of the fa
nous house that launched It only last week,
t reaches well over the hips and fita closely
in the back, marking a high waist line after
tne special manner of this house. The fronts
hans? loose, turning back in shawl shaped revers
widely from the bust, and with the lower corners
much rounded. The sleeves are long In a loose
coat sleeve shape, and ure trimmed w#th a fall
° r lace In the back seam, reaching from the
elbow to the wrists. The extremely modish
waiatcoat of contrasting material la double
breasted and cut low like a man's, but across
the bottom It terminates In a straight line, in
stead of the classic small point. In a line with
the two rows of buttons used for Its closing are
matching rows of buttons set on the front
brpadth of the skirt, extending down several
inches. The effect is good. The ensemble of
the costume is made dressy by the Inner waist
coat of soft while mull and lace entre-deux, with
its pretty choker of swathing folds and little
laco jabot. This same house sends out also
1.-autifully fitted lons redingotes of fctriped
woollen materials, the stripes wonderfully
matched and forming In themselves a decora-
WALKINO SUITS.
Th«» sun shone dellclously warm and bright
yesterday, and on the Avenue Champs-Elysees
there were many well gowned women, nearly all
in the modish Jupe trotteuse that gives such a
pretty air of youth to the silhouette. An odd
skirt was of light suede cloth. Set very full at
the waist band, it hung in well flaring folds at
the hem, supported undoubtedly by the much
frilled silk petticoat worn underneath, and it
may be said In passing that for a short walk
ing skirt the petticoat must be the exact length
Paris. October 19.
The new plaids are lovely; they come In the
softest of colorings and so well blended, with
the lines so vague, that there Is nothing in the
least conspicuous about then. Separate lon*
coats are made up from black and white checks, (
the checks of Immense size. Their garnitures'
are buttons of pearl or of the material, with
horn rims, and collar, cuffs and revers of white
cloth or black velvet. The new white chiffon
fcroadcloths are the loveliest things imaginable
In their glossy, creamy softness. A favorite style
of costume has a long untrimmed skirt and three
quarter long redingote, the- front of the red
: left wide open to show the bandsonM
waistcoat, perhaps all of white moire, buttoned
with gold, or of white- lace la circling trills, one
| mr th* other, or of white brocade faint
ly embroidered In pale shades. A hat with a
: tOWB of black velvet all afluff with black
actrlca feather?, and black fur's, finished a cos
tume of this sort to the last degree of elegance.
In the decoration of the autumn costumes
many buttons are employed. They are tiny and in
•very shade, as well as in gold and silver. They
form a most effective decoration when used to
follow the design of lac« or to outline braid
trimming.
The tailored or the half-tailored costume is the
M thought of for early autumn, both for
country .. r for tm\n w«ar. Severe in cut, it is
BtmeticaJ for littie trips or morning walks, but
for more formal occasions it may be made more
: ■by a fanciful touch. In this class is a
c ■ uf "geranlum-iose" cloth. The design
Manatee \J, the JVelv *J~ea Cotv.
Gently nosing about in the eelgraes that floats
on the surface of his elegant white tiled pool at
the Aquarium is Manatee V. Now with a
waggle of his epaaelike taii he propels himself
lazily across his little bailiwirk. Again, with
an airy wave of hln flippers, he drops to the bot
tom, to push his eager enout above water in a
tew minutes for a good, long breath.
Manatee' V Is a new sea cow, and the
Aquarium's moft popular object of Interest just
now, not only because the- pea cow is exceed
ingly hard to get In theee parts, but even more
because of the difficulty experienced in keeping
him when you have got him.
The manatee, or sea cow. is a native of Central
and Ekmtk America and Florida. It is a warm
blooded, air breathing, milk giving, plant eating.
harn-.>?s -water enima!, and is Just on the border
line where the mammals leave off and the true
flshea begin. Although it sometimes sticks its
fihoulders above the Burface, it never leaves the
•water, and liv«s equally well in salt and fresh
water.
Like the herd of buffalo at The Bronx Zoologi
cal Park, the manatee Is the survivor of. a once
numerous, but now almost extinct race. In
fact, what the buffalo was to the Western plain,
that, In a measure, was the manatee to southern
waters. Thirty years ago the sea cow was
tunted by the people of the South for food, oil
and leather, and before th« white man came the
Florida Indians had learned to depend on It as
a food staple. So. "v his lumbering brother
of the plains, the manatee was hunted assidu
ously, with the result that both are to-day In
the class of "preserved" animals.
"Although the manatees are quite harmless
«nd gentle," said Washington I. De N/yse, as
elstant superintendent at the Aquarium, "the
people who capture them handle them so rough
ly that nearly every* specimen that has been re
ceived in Xew York has suffered from one or
more wounds. _,
"Our present manatee Is the fifth of his kind
to be exhibited at the Aquarium. Manatee I,
•which was received on September 3, 1903, lived
only five months and one day. He was suc
ceeded by a pair on June a, llK>i f of which the
fiaaller survived eight months and the larger
ten months and eleven days, thus creating the
record of captivity In the Aquarium. Eighteen
months is the world's record of a manatee in
captivity under cover, though instances have
been known of greater longevity where they
have lived In an open, sunlit pool in the woods.
"The fourth sea cow arrived last summer, on
July 3L It was the biggest and oldest of all.
weighed Ul<) pounds and measured 10 feet 8
Inches, but it lived only eight days, and practi
cally starved to death, its age and the- hardships
of the journey North combining with the fester-
Ing Of a bullet wound to hasten its end.
"And now Manatee V rules In the white tiled
tank. How long thai! we be able to keep him !
WeH. we hope to pull him through the winter.
and if we succeed in that there is every reason
to hope we can beep him alive for two or three
♦ years. Only two and a half years old, weighing
250 rounds and wring six feet in length, he
is the- likeliest youngster of his race the Aqua
rium has «ver had. Although he has Improved
in strength and beauty 50 per cent in the six
weeks eince he has been in New York. he. too,
has a spear wound at the base of the tail wnicn
requires careful dressing." .
Every other day at 5 dock visitors to the
Aquarium may witness an interesting little
*urglcal operation in the manatee's pool. ,/',
the water is drawn "if. Feeling himself de
prived of his l atural element, the manatee,
having no floating ribs to protect his viscera.
Instinctively turns on his back Then Mr. De
Xyae. armed with his surgical instruments,
Probes the wound, which from being a matter
of four inches deep originally has now healed till
» is only one inch dee;., dresses It with nn t'.ntl
"eptlc and finishes by plugging the hole wttn
absorbent cotton. At first the patient objected
vigorously to the treatment, but be has learned
that greater comfort follows In Ha wake, and
nov. b« is eager to have It done. As soon as the
watt: 6 readmitted to the pool the manatee
tarns right Bide up again.
. Pneumonia Is the sword of Damocles tnai
har.€s. over every manatee In captivity, 'but, tnen,
BIS6-t«ntha of wild animals in a state of cap
tivity <jj,, j rom pneumonia. .
"Er.fcry eight or ten minutes the manatee has
£> eeme to the surface to breathe," said -Mr.
Da N V6e# .. and then if It sniffs a draft of chilly
Mr, over it goes with pneumonia, It is easy to
o^latalaihe .water in the pool between 76 and
BOUDOIR
l ITTLE MJ6Ns©d][ ITTLE WQMJENf
80 degrees by putting it in at 80 degrreeß. then it
falls below 76 degrees adding enough water at
from 90 to 95 degrees by a hose to bring It up to
the standard.
"But winter storms make it hard to keep the
atmosphere at the proper height, and at night
there is danger that it will sink. To protect our
delicate guest the pool will be covered with
glass, and at night a canvas screen ■will be
stretched around the rim. Pneumonia mani
fests itself first in a frequent desire to come to
the surface, then by wheezing in the chest"
Manatee V has two meals a day. Eel grass
from Gravesend Bay 1b hia piece de resistance,
but he will eat celery, lettuce, turnip tops ana
cabbage with relish. Since September 5, when
he came, ha has consumed fifteen bushels of the
grass, which is brought In freeh twice a week
by a man who spends his time cutting it with
a scythe.
In appearance this rare mammal looks much
more like a porker than a cow. His most notice
able feature, next to his broad, flat, rounded,
beaverlike tail, Is his mouth, which is equipped
with two sets of lips. The top pair works per
pendicularly, like a pair of combs, and is used
to gather In the food. The lower pair opena
horizontally. It rolls the food into his teeth,
where It is chopped into half-inch lengths befora
reaching the stomach.
If Manatee V succsada in attaining maturity
he may reach a weight of 1,200 pounds, a
length of thirteen feet and & girth ©f something
like six feet.
KONOR UST.
1, Charles Allport, Homer, N. T.| 2, Christian
Bode, No. 421 Miller avenue, Brooklyn; 8, Jandt
Boyoa, No. 279 Dean street, Brooklyn; 4, Gussie
Brady, No. 266 9th street, Jersey City, N. J.; 8,
Dorothy Barker. No. 18 Brookalde avenue, Ny&ck,
N. T.J 6. David Dudley Field Baker. No, 210 West
133 d street. New York City; 7, C Brooks Bradbury,
MANATEE V.
At the Aquarium.
No. 1419 "Washington avenue. The Bronx; 8,
Theresa Cllssold. So. 325 Washington avenue, Al
bany, N. V.; 9, Zeddies Cochran, No. 3 Centre
Street, Saratoga Springs. N. V.; 10. Helen Coombs,
No. 5&1 East 141 st street. New York City; 11,
Faith Cleaveland, No. 45 West 60th street. New
York City; 12, Esther Creede. No. 35S William
Btreet, Hast Orange, X. J.: 13, Dorothy Dennis.
Miller Road. Morrlstown, N. J.; 14, Will H. Dis
brow. .New Canaan, Conn.; 15, Marguerite Frundt,
No. MM Cauldwell avenue. The Bronx; 16. E. Hoh
worth Grler, No. 12 East 131 st street. Now York
City; 17. Elizabeth A. Gudley, No. 156 Garfleld
Place. Brooklyn; IS. Mary C. Gray, No. 8 Morgan
avenue, Norwulk. Conn.; 19, Ralph C. Genung, No.
613 Sumrnerfleld avenue, Asbury Park. N. J.; 20,
Ernest Heerean. No. 464 14th street, Brooklyn; 21,
Eleanor Hlne, Fisher's Island, N. V.; 22, Emma
Horn No. 342 Sumpter street, Brooklyn; 23, Frank
Hunter, No. 311 East 32.1 street, Paterson. N. J.;
£4, Margaret Jackman, No. 18 Cannon street.
Poughkeepsie. N. V.: 25. Donald L. Kellogg, No.
874 Decatur street, Brooklyn; a>, Hortense Loeble.
No. S3 llacon street, Brooklyn; 27, Dorothy Leal,
No. 949 Central avenue, Plainfleld, N. J.; 28, Bessie
F. Leonri, No. 153 It titled go street, Brooklyn: 29,
Dorothy Marsh, No. 74 Ocean avenue. Brooklyn;
30 Bessie Mickens, No. 70 Halleck street, Brook
lvri; 31, Geneva Maclver, No. 11 2d street. Mamaro
neck N. V., 32. Maria Oliver. No. 123 East 112 th
street. New York City: S3, Elsie L. Palmer. No.
780 Putnam avenue, Brooklyn; 34, Jackson A.
PblU'pa No. 70 Clinton avenue, Kingston, N. V. ;
'55 Eva C Perkins. No. 276 Dixwell avenue. New
Haven, Conn.: X, Dorothy Russell, Davis avenue,
Livingston, Btaten Island; 37. Charles W. Bobbins,
\v, 94 Lawrence street. New York City; 35,
Florence Rotammer, No. 238 West 65th street.
New York City; S9. Clara Schoeder, No. 24" Mor
ris avenue. New York City; 40, Elizabeth Stevens,
v 7 Qulntßrd avenue. South Xorwalk. Conn.; 41.
Harold Hallock. No. 7 Quintard avenue. South
\nrwulk Conn.; 42. Cecelia Furrey. No. 4$ Princ*
street Paierson. N. J : 43. Mary E. Mahr. No. 10«
Grant avenue, Harrison, N. J.; 44. Fred Nlttke,
So « West 30th street. New York City; 45, J.
Warren Wershelmer, No. 715 Asylum avnue,
Hartford Conn.; «*, Harold C. Osterhoudt, No. 6b
Clinton avenue Kingston. X. V.: 47. Henrietta
Voeel Fort I/c, N. J.; 48, Ruth Tingley. No 3012
Tind.'n avenue. Baltimore; 49, Dorothy White
RiAeeway No. 245 Lark street, Albany; '/). Adrian
Dolphin. No. 112 North 4th utreet. Harrison. N. J.
THIS WEEK'S PRIZE WINNERS.
Motto Puzzle.— "Love One Another" Is tha an
m^t>r to this puzzle, and th" neatest and best two
arrangements of the letters were contributed by
All?" Wodsworth. aged nine years. No. 413 54th
street Brooklyn, who wishes a Tribune fountain
nen- Daniel C. Riker. aged twelve years. Maple
wood N. J.. a Tribune fountain pen.
Thlna-s to Think About.— prize winners and
th i, orlzes in this contest are Mary E. Atkins,
need Fourteen years, No. 69 Willow avenue. Ho-
I ulcen N J-, a Tribune fountain pen, and I6ador
\VTissberg, aged twelve years, a Tribune fountain
P< 7»r'wln*{- "Little girl building a house with
hiorks "—The neatest and best two original draw
ing were Aon* by Nora A. Nelson, No. 1421 65th
itr/fit Brooklyn, who desires a sterling silver
THhi'nt badge, and Lillian Tyler. No. 135 Locust
street. VlusiUnk. N. V.. a Tribune fountain pen.
NEW- YORK DAILY TBIBFNE, SUNDAY. OCTOBER 28. 1906.
of the dress skirt to insure a good appearance.
To return to the skirt. A flat narrow tabller
that hung straight In front wu trimmed all
around Its edges with a mossy braid trim
ming matching the material In color. On each
side of the pain tabller was a pleated panel,
and the loose edge of the skirt on the other
side was also edged with the trimming, the
line continuing about the hem.
A costume of cheviot cloth in a lovely shade
of pale brown hod a pleated skirt short, enough
to show the yellow leather shoes with immense
bows atop. The half long redingote was
stitched on all its edges and trimmed with big
buttons on its wide Dlrectolre revers and cuffs.
The waistcoat was of cream moire silk. A
"tailleur" of black cloth was much trimmed
with a fine black silk Boutache braid and che
nille buttons— the buttons tiny and set very
close among the lines of braid. The waistcoat
was of black panne velvet, softly crossed, the
ends tucked inside a girdle of the same. Fill
ing the open space left was a chemisette of
lace and mull. The hat worn with this cos
tume was of white felt bordered with black
taJTeta, the mob crown of black velvet crushed
in on one side by an enormous chou of bright
red silk. A second nice black costume was
trimmed with many fine pin tucks, covering
the skirt nearly to the knees and bordering
the coat. The cuffs and collar were com
posed entirely of the fine tacking*. The coat
opened widely to show the blouse of pale blue
tulle and lace dyed to match, and the hat of
white felt had blue feathers.
Soft rather narrow sued" belts are much In
favor to wear with morning shirt waists. They
are plain, or embroidered in pelf colon*, and
fasten either in the back or front by a small
gold buckle. One of the prettiest cravats of
the season is called by the name of Kllzabeth
de Bourbon and is copied from her portrait
painted in a hunting costume. A long scarf
of finest white mull is wound about the neck,
leaving ends to fall to the waist and arranged
in Jabot folds. At the neck, on each side of
the beginning of the Jabot, are large choux of
black moire ribbon. Thpse ndd. stiff choux
have a wonderfully fascinating air.
AT FASHIONABLE TEA ROOMS.
At the magic hour of 5 o'clock the fashion
able tea rooms are again filled by a modishly
gowned crowd, and always one may see here
new and fresh costumes. In the tea room at
the Ritz yesterday a handsome woman had on
a princess costume of fine glossy black broad
cloth. Its charm was chiefly in Its extreme sim
plicity and in the beauty of Its long lines. It
exquisitely moulded the wearer's figure, from the
Hobu to Win a Vrize.
Co«t«rt No. 1 (Hidden Vegetables).— Choice of en
interesting book, a Tribune fountain pen, a pretty
gtovebox. a box of nice linen writing paper or an
embroidery set containing eight stamped dollies,
colored threads, needleß, two hoops and a thimble
for the neatest and best two answers.
Contest No. 2 (Things to Think About).— Choice of
a leather oardcase. a box of water color paints, an
Imitation Ivory paper cutter, an interesting boo-.
or a Tribune fountain pen for the neatest and best
two solutions.
Contest No. 3 (Drawing: Boy shooting at a target
•with a bow and arrow).— Choice of a box of water
color paints, a Tribune fountain pen, an embroidery
set, a box of nice linen writing paper, a "Tabby"
thimble holder or a leather coin purse for the neat
est and best two original drawings. These draw
ings must be in black ink on white paper.
Contest Xo. 4 (Christmas Gifts).— Two dollars as
first prize and $1 aa second prize for the best two
descriptions of how to make a Christmas gift. The
Thing* to ThinK About. • *
HALLOWEEN ACROSTIC.
In this puzzle there are twelve words to be
guessed. When they have been correctly guessed
and plated one below another the initials will spell
the plants whose fruit is most in favor at Hallow
een and Thanksgiving times. The finals will .«pell
something often made from this fruit at Halloween
which gives a great deal of fun to some and oc
casionally terror to others.
I.— An Italian city thut was once destroyed by a
volcano. This name generally ends in "ii," but in
tue Italian language there ia another letter that
is sometimes usod instead of these two vowels, and
in order that the word may tit in this puzzle this
other letter must be us-ed. The- Little Men and
Little Women will .mo.hi discover what this letter
is when they have found the other words.
2.— A city of Onelda County, New York State.
3.— Any supposed supernatural art.
4.— A celebrated elf, en'- of the characters in
Shakespeare ■ "Midsummer Night's Dream."
5.— A Japanese Raiment that has been adopted by
our own country.
6.— A short poem descriptive of a pastoral life.
HIDDEN VEGETABLES.
There are several vegetahlea hidden in this purzle, and for the neatest and best two printed
answers we offer the choice of an interesting book, a Tribune fountain p«n, a pretty glove box.
a box of nioo linen writing paper, or an embroidery «tt containing eight stamped doilies, oolcred
inroads, noodles, two hoops and a thimbla.
high girdle, swathed above the natural waist
line, to the extreme edge of her hips, flowing
below Into lovely sinuous folds to draff several
Inches. Over her shoulders she wore a little
garment of heavy black Bilk, composed. of four or
five triple capee. the edge of the lowest one
barely touching the top of the high girdle of
black velvet. Each cape wu hemmed with
Inch-wide velvet. Short triple frills of cloth
formed the sleeves over double puffs of white
moussellne de sole. Soft ;olds of this also showed
inside the open fronts of the garment. Wound
half a dozen times about her neck and hanging
low was a chain of big turquoises set close to
gether In gold. Her hat was white with a cache
peigne of turquoise blue velvet.
A trio of young women wore noticeably new
costumes. One. a pretty blonde, had on a be
coming gown of dark blue with nearly imper
ceptible lines of cerise. The long tunlo skirt
hung over a narrow circular flounce; the edge
of the tunic was cut in deep squares and bor
dered with narrow black braid, and on one side
of each square were lines of tiny black buttons.
The same decoration was on the little garment,
scarcely more than a pelerine, cut also in squares
and hung over the blouse of matching silk. The
sleeves of this were short and circular, over
others very full, of white point d'esprit. Her
hat, like many of the latest ones, set flatly on
her head. It had rather a wide brim and a full
crown, and its only trimming was a huge bird
perched directly in front. The second costume
was of pale rose colored cloth. At the top of the
skirt, that fitted closely over the hips, it was
slashed and held together by velvet straps and
silk embroidered buttons. Below these the ful
ness was shaped into broad box pleats, that wera
trimmed at the foot elaborately with velvet ap
plications and silk braid. The odd little coat
that topped this had square revers at the lower
part of the front only. The short sleeves had
the same shaped trimming, in wide, turned up
pieces fastened to the sleeves by large buttons.
Very elegant was the third costume, of gray
velvet, lightly striped with the finest of white
threads, giving a nice silver effect. The skirt
was hung in clusters of fine pleats, one cluster
directly In the middle of the front, to give the
full effect there, so much seen at present. At
the foot it was trimmed with wide entre-deux
of gray satin ribbon set In tiny puckers and
framed In narrow bias bands of the velvet.
These ended at each side of the front breadth
with an enormous button set at the top and
bottom edge. The hat wcrn with this costume
was stunning — of the lightest gray felt, tha
brim wide and dropping low. It was worn flat,
also, like one described above, and was trlmmeu
with great double looped bows of pompadour
ribbon, set thickly together, surrounding tha
crown, the loop* sticking 1 perkllv out
WHEN'S MY TURN COMINQT
axtlcla must b* something the contestants have
mada thsmselveß, and they must describe it so ac
curately that any child can make a similar article
from the description.
Almost all of our young readers at some time in
their lives have shown their skill at handicrafts
bj' making holiday gifts for members of their fam
ilies or for their little playmates. This department
will be a weekly feature until December 8. A
rough drawing may be 6©nt with the description,
but this Is not absolutely necessary if the direc
tions ara dearly stated. These directions must be
written on one side of the paper only.
Be sure to state your age.
Be sure to state your choice of prizes.
Be sure to give your name and address. Some of
our Little Men and Little Women neglect to do
this, and therefore lose all chance of winning a
prize.
He sure to write on one side of the paper only
when writing letters and stories.
All drawings must be in black ink on "white pnper.
Contests close on November 1. Age ia considered
in awarding prizes. Address your answers and let
ters to Little Men and Little Women. Newi-York
Tribune, New York City.
7.— A noted cataract.
B—A8 — A brilliant red color. .
».— A young child.
10.— The back of the- neck.
11.— The organ of hearing.
12— The main source of the earth's light and
heat.
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES.
SHAKESPEARIAN ADDITION.
1. Prosper. O; Prospero.
2. Ant. on. 1. O; Antonio.
3. W-n, ton: Ponton.
4. These, us; The.oeua.
5. Bass, an. I. O; Bassanio.
fi. Shy, lock; Shylock.
7. Port. I, a; Portia.
8. Or, land. O; Orlando.
9. Dun, c.in; Duncan.
10. Chat. HI, on; Chatlllon.
ENIGMA.
The letter L.
"If men grimly eat to live, they will not live
long." says Dr. Thomas Lathrop Stedman, in a
protest against the desperate seriousness with
which the present generation regards its food.
Dr. Stedman suggests that people should eat
what they like. "Appetite." he says, "is as
necessary to digestion as Is mastication, and
what is eaten without ivlish is with difficulty, If
at all, assimilated, for the stomach despises un
savory stuff and refuses to secrete sufficient
fluid for its digestion.""
The dietetic crank, he adds, is saved from the
otherwise inevitable results of Us folly by the
fact that his enthusiastic appreciation of the
unsavory food which he is persuaded will assure
him strength and !oni? life gives him a taste for
It, and so the motherly stomacfh provides an
abundance of gastric Juice of the proper compo
sition.
A woman who is fond of horses has gone into
the livery business and is making money at it.
Her patrons prefer hor gentle, refined manner*
to those of the average liveryman, and it is a
pleasure to many of thorn to know that her
horses are never overworked or abused In any
way. She has no trouble with the labor problem,
because the atmosphere of her stables is such
that the most careful mother is glad to havo
her son employed in them; and as all boys lovo
horses there Is an unlimited number of them to
be had for the asking. The woman began by
driving her friends to the trains, and when they
began to pay her it occurred to her that the
thins; that was a pleasure to her might also be
made a source of profit.
"Domesticity Is all very well In Its way, but It
shouldn't be carried to excess." said the philo
sophic woman. "Virtues can easily become
vices, and the domestic virtues should be prac
tised with moderation. I know a woman who
makes all her own Jams and preserves at home
and eats them on her home baked bread. She
hems her sheets, her table linen and her towels.
She embroiders her name thereon. She makes
her own and her children's frocks. She trims
"My Favorite Fad" Contest.
• THE PRIZE LETTER.
"WHAT 18 HOME 3 WITHOUT A FAD?"
Dear Editor: My favorite fad Is collecting stamps
and envelopes. I began collecting in 1904. and now
have about three thousand different stamps. I find
It very interesting and Instructive. I like United
States stamps best, and think they go far ahead of
any other country in every way, as the United
States always has had, and always will have, the
handsomest and best men to put on them. (Don't
you think so?) I have in my collection six old en
velopes with stamps on them such as were used In
the South during the war of lSta and 1562. One bears
the picture of the American flag floating to the
breeze; one a picture of George Washington, with
a spread eagle above It. and the word 'Xnlon' 1 in
the national colors at the top of the envelope; one
With Washington holding the flag while on horse
back, with the inscription "The war for th« Union "
In national- colors at the top of the envelope; one
bears a pair of clasped hands over the Declaration
of Independence, while underneath are the words,
"United we stand, divided we fall"; one bears the
picture of Uncle Sam's soldiers hanging ( in effigy)
Jefferson Davis, underneath whl^h are tha
words "Fate of traitors"; another bpars the shield
eagle and motto "E Plurlbus Unum."
Don't you think I have reason to be proud of my
"fad"? I hope to find many more Interesting and
valuable stamps. The more I get the better T like
it. I have about two hundred old revenue stamps
and also quite a large collection of old coins and
paper money. This would be a good motto, "What
Is home without a fad?" Very truly yours,
HAROLD C. OSTERHOTOT (aged U).
No. 68 Clinton avenue, Kingston. N. I.
BOOKS OF WILD FLOWERS.
Dear Editor: My favorite fad Is at present col
lecting, pressing and mounting wild flowers. In the
woods about my home there are a great many
flowers, many of which are getting quite rare, as
there are many people with the same fad, and
PRIZE DRAWINGS OF "A LITTLE GIRL BUILDING A HOUSE WITH BLOCKS."
By Lillian Tyler, age ten years, No. 132 Locust By Nora A. Nelson, ago fifteen years,
street, Flushing, N. Y. No. 1421 55th street, Brooklyn.
people who gather flowers and sell them In New
York.
I have three books, one for spring, one for sum
mer and one for autumn flowers and leaves, which
are very plentiful in their season. Just now the
gay scarlet and yellow leaves look very beautiful
as one walks through the woods.
My books are very simple, consisting of <iU!T
white paper, with cardboard covers. I mount the
flowers on the paper and then write the name and
date. One year I collected violets. I had all
shades, from white to very dark purple. These,
of course, are in my spring book. This same year,
when walking in the woods with a friend, I found
a flower which puzzled ma a good deal. It had a
thin stem, with clusters of reddish flowers grow
ing ciose to It. and two large leaves, closely re
sembling those of a Illy. I looked it up in my
botany, but could not find Its name or anything
about it. Finally I took the flower to my teacher.
She looked It up and told me that it was called
the lily-leaved laparls.
I have several rare specimens of wild flowers,
my friends having sent me many from foreign
plants. It Is needlelsa to say how much pleasure
I have- derived from this simple pastime.
HENRIETTA VOGEL (aged 13).
Fort Lee, N. J.
POSTCARDS FROM MANY PLACES.
Dear Editor: My favorite fad is that of collecting
souvenir postal cards, and I have carried this fad
to such an extent that I now have a large and
very fine collection. Nearly every state In the
Union is well represented, and I also have several
postals from both Newfoundland and Europe
I have never before had so interesting and in
structive a fad. for most of my postals are scenes
of historical Interest. I have several views of our
old state capital, Annapolis, and one rather odd
postal from the ocean steamer Zeeland, but the
one I prize most highly is a raised picture of
Queen Alexandra which I received from Canada
last summer. The picture is very flne. but I
imagine it was taken several years ago.
I often spend some time In rearranging these
cards, and then a new one will come which must
have the place of honor, so that by the time I have
finished I feel like a returned traveller.
However, I must cloee this letter now, for If I
attempt to describe all of my postals I shall far
exceed the word limit. I remain, your Interested
reader. .RUTH TINGLEY (aged 14).
No. 2012 Linden avenue. Baltimore, Md
ALL BORT3 OF PET ANIMALS.
Dear Editor: My favorite fad is pet animals.
Ever since I can remember we have had pets of
some kind. When I was a very little girl we had
a small sized alligator. ' All I remember about It la
that we kept It out in the garden in a tub. and
I was afraid to go near it. then we have had all
kinds of dogs from black and tans to Irish setters.
Last year I had a turtle and a large r>olllwog. 1
entered them in a pet show, and won tn* first and
second prizes. I think the honor must have been
too much for them, because uiey both died scon
after. Now we have live dogs, two cats, two
goldfish and a turtle.
Three of the dogs are fox terrier puppies two
months old. and It Is very funny to oee them play.
When they were very young I tried to take them
out for a walk, but unfortunately they all wished
to go in different directions, so 1 had to wait until
they were older.
My goldfish are scarcely an inch long and art>
very cunning. I brought a little rod lizard home
from the mountains this summer, but on* of m>
her hat— would that she did not! Bb» look*
under carpets and behind picture* for traoaa
of dust, and regards any helpful cleaners a*
insidious devices of the evil on« to uridermln*
her virtue. Her husband is known at th» club
and she isn't known as a 'phantom of delight.'
Too much domesticity is fatal to femlnln*
charms, and if a woman Is wise she will con
ceal her domestic virtues like a vice until after
some one has led her to the altar. Men rarely
choose good cooks and ex:.---t needlewomen to
ornament the domestic hearth. Most of than*
prefer the more comely and foolish virgin*"
Under the new constitution of Finland woma*
not only possess the suffrage, but are •liftibl*
to all offices. They have already availed them
selves of thc-ir new rights by nominating
Baroness Alexandra Gripenberg for Parllamaat.
It Is announced that a London clergyman !•
about to start a social club for gwntlefolk of
both sexes who are alone In London. The need
for some such agency must be evident to every
one familiar with conditions in great cities, but
there appears to be a general feeling In London
that this plan or any other of the kind is fore
doomed to failure. Something similar was pro
posed several years ago. but though many
lonely ones wrote sympathetlraJly and seemed
anxious to Join, nothing came of !:. The pro
psjHi beneficiaries seemed to prefer even the
tragic solitude of London to artificial socia
bility.
The week-end flat Is an lns'Jtutlon which has
followed in the wake of the week-end cottag»
among English people of moderate means. Just
as the family of limited income found in th*
we^k-end, cottage all the delights of rural ex
istence, so country dwellers have discovered la
the week-end flat a means of indulging in Ova
joys of London for two or three days a weak.
They are not expected to entertain and ar»
under no more obligation to maintain an Im
pressive establishment than the potiSAsaors of
the week-end cottage. The week-end flat, -with
the country home aa an ecororaio base, is an
other and fairly successful attempt to magnify
the modest Income.
FOR THE HOME BEAUTIFUL.
The Hurm Art Shop, at No. 32 West 22d Street, Is)
the mecca of all women who love axtistlo things.
At f aw places in this city Is it possible to find sueo,
lovely bric-a-brac and other rare articles for the
home beautiful as are to be found at this uoiqu*
shop. In fact, it Is a veritable Oriental bazaar,
with all the- fascination that the name Implies.
cats ate It. Fortunately my mother does not •!>•
iect to any pets except white rats, and we haw a
large yard to keep the- do? 3 In, because I do not
know what I would do without pets of some kind,
Your constant reader,
DOROTHY WHITE RIDGWAT (a*« 4 U&.
245 Lark street. Albany. N. Y.
PROMINENT MEN'S AUTOORAi»Ha.
Dear Editor: I have had many fads, but nan*
of them have ever la3ted as long as the one I h*v#
now. *It is to collect the autographs of the moat
prominent men in the United States. Every weeJc
whan father glvea me my allowance I put eight
cents aside for pottage stamps. I then write let
ters to two men and ask them to send me their
autographs. I always inclose a two-cent stampi
for return. I have President Roosevelt's and Post
master General Cortelvou's signat \.:r»s among my
collection. . CLARA SCHOEDER (ag«4 14).
No. 343S Morris avenue. New Yor!t City.
PAPER DOLL PARTIES.
Desr Editor: My favorite fad U to dress paper
dolls. I get all the magazines I can and cut out sll
the pretty paper dolls, and then I arrange them,
some ladles and some boys and gir',3 af..l t'nen I
pick out the mother. Next I get my sister, and
she arranges hers rs she wishes. Then we begin
to play. First we play school with them, then we
give them parties, and some of the ladles get mar
ried—and that er.ds^jur play.
ELIZABETH STEV-ETNS (a««d »).
No. 7 Qutntard avenue. South Xorwaik. conn.
BETTER THAN nCTTON.
Dear Editor: Medicine and surgery hare always]
appealad to me, not solentiflcally. but as »nt«rest-
Ing studies: but now. as I grow older, my Interest
takts on a finer and more sclentlflc form. From
the age of six I was wont to take out splinters,
pull loose teeth and pasto on court plaster for my
friends. I received a black leather wmllet far a
present, and I proceeded to utilize It. not for what
It was originally Intended, but as a surgical case,
in which I kept some linen bandages,- cut for the
head, wrist or ringer; a rough, home mad* tourni
quet and some court piaster. When my mother
told of my fad to her friends It would occasion a
good deal of laughter, but they could not know
that it would some day be of use. It wu ' on a
Tuesday, during the luncheon hour In school, when
I saw two boys leading another one toward th*
teachers' dressing room. I Joined the group clus
tered around and learned that th* boy while run
ning down the stairs had tripped and fallen, strik
ing the back of his head on one of the stone step*
and making an ugly gash. They w«r« all puzzled
as to what they should do. Most of the teachers
had left for luncheon, and they wert unable t->
find the principal or cloth for a bandage. I stepped
aside, and taking out of my wallet some cotton
and two strips of cloth soon had the bandages ap
piled and fitted. I was thanked, and the affair
ended. My sister, very excitable over the smallest
affair, came into the room one day, crying, '-Oh
"Dudley. I squeezed my finger la the door and
oh-o-o-or how It hurts!" I bathed and bandagtxi It.
and in five minutes she had forgotten what. th«
bandage was on for. At Publlo School 5 there,
was a course of five lectures given on "First \ld
to the Injured." My father secured a pass for ma
and I attended all the lectures with my mother or
father, gaining a great deal of simpU though,use
ful knowledge on the subject. Illness prevented
me from taking tho examination to become a mem
ber of the First Aid to the Injured Band. Las«
term I had physiology as a subject and received
a good mark in it. I have read a number of books
on the human body, some so interesting thai I
have forsaken fiction to read them. A boy th»
othor day. calling me by my nickname, said:
"Dud. I have a fanny pain In my left arm. What
do you think Is th* matter?" I hadn't th» slight
est Idea, but I gave him a rather high sounding
answer, which he seemed well satisfied with. Al
tojretner. I think that this fad or hobby of mln«
will finally lead to my trvlng to obtain the right
to put M. D. after mv name.
DAVID DUDLEY FIELD BAKER (aged U>
No. 210 West 133 d street. New York City.
DAY DREAMS.
Dear Editor: I wonder if 'you call "day dream*
Ing" a fad. At any rate. I call It my favorite fad,
and trust you do.
About 5 o'clock, when It is too dark to study and
yet not time to make a light, I curl myself up la
my Morris chair and dream of all the pleasant things
I can think of. Usually It Is about the future".
I dream of the time when I am alt through school
and college, and really grown up. I picture myself
writing poems and stories for magazines and news
papers, and. having my name known all over for
my work. I see myself welcomed "everywhere
among authors and poets, and all the literary peo
ple. I go to Europe and visit the King o< Eng
land, the Pop* am) the Kaiser, besides all the
places of, Interest there. Then I travel east la
those countries; I see the pyramids and t:.« SoSiax
and everything el^e of note. *
Then 1 turn toward home again, and am general!)
Just nearlng New York Harbor and thinking of th 4
many people at th« dock waiting to greet me.
When sum* one calls I start, and then remember
that I ajn only just myself and was dreaming
Yours sincerely, FRED NITTKK (aged I*>T
No. 4M Wcat 20th street. New York City.
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