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THE KANSAS CITY JOURNAL, SUNDAY, APBIL 3, 1898.
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Consolation.
When Uollr eame home from ths party to-night
The party was out at sine
There wer traces of tears In her bright blot eyes
That tooled mournfully tip to mine.
For some one had Bald, she whispered to ma.
With her face on mr shoulder hid.
Some one had said (there were sobs In her voice).
That they didn't lite somethlnc she did.
Bo I took my little slrl np on my knee
I am old and exceedingly vise
And X said: "Mr dear, now listen to m;
Just listen and dry your eyes.
'This world Is a dlSeuIt world. Indeed,
And people are hard to suit.
And the man who plays on the Tlolln
Xs a bore to the man with the flute,
"And I myself bare often thought
How Tery much better 'twould be
If erery one of the folks that I know
Would only acres with me. f
"But since they will not, the Tery best way
To make this world look bright.
Is nerer to mind what people say.
And do what yon think Is right."
Walter Learned, In the New York Herald.
"We are told that there will not be the
usual large exodus across the ocean this
summer, on account of the coming exposi
tion In 1600 In Paris that will take so many
Americans abroad. But despite this prog
nostication there seems to be as many as
usual at this season of the year making
their plans for an early flitting across "the
pond."
As to the wardrobe part of the planning,
the woman of the party has a chance to
prove herself a genius, and the fewer boxes
she can manage with, and the more swag
ger she can look out of these few boxes,
the greater the genius wo will admit she
is. It Is a little art all by Itself, and one
well worth while being versed in.
If It is a woman's first trip across, it
were well to take Into consultation an
experienced traveler: on her second voy
age her own experiences, more or less
dire, will aid her.
In the first place, one grip and a steamer
trunk Is all one cares to have In the state
room. Vanity is a missing quantity on
board, not necessarily because of Illness,
although one's appearance Is a small
enough matter, but for the very Joyousnes3
or. ncaitn one forgets ana generally looks
uncommonly well In the forgetfulness. Un
less one's hair has a delightfully natural i
cun a severe snugness is tne only possible
arrangement, for, even If alcohol lamps
were not forbidden, hair curled artificially
will not stay In place a minute in the moist
Fea air. But one has no ambition to strug
gle with refractory locks against the damp
Influence of the elements.
One is supposed to wear abroad a hand
some traveling gown coat and skirt and
dainty silk shirt. One emerges from one's
stateroom, the third day out, we'll say.
In ulster and cap. with either a simply
made wool frock beneath, or a shirt and
skirt. In that one trunk that we take to
our stateroom the steamer trunk, that It
may slip under the berth we have packed
this toilet, along with our big plaid rug
and our two cushions and our books, the
the soft room slippers, the bath wrap and
the change of lingerie. In the "grip" a
dress-suit case. 1 prefer are our toilet
articles. Including a many-pocketed bag
of linen to hang on the wall for greater
convenience, and the other thousand and
one small articles that are always tucked
. into a traveling bag. Make all this snug;
the coming-aboard frock hung up. the toi
let bag in place with the hot water bottlo
and the traveling flask and screw-top -cologne
bottle In the three biggest pockets
the less uefu articles In the steamer
trunk under the berth and all immediately
necessary articles In the "grip."
After one experience of a stormy voyage,
when, with one's head throbbing with a
noise that threatened to drown the throbs
of the engine, one knelt on the unsteady
floor trying to And stray hairpins or some
other small necessary that was tucked Into
what seemed on shore a convenient cor
ner of the steamer trunk, and that trunk
under the berth where a strength Is de
manded to tug It out that one has not, ono
blesses that handy linen bag with a ferv
ency In proportion to the occasion.
Then you incur, too, the vast respect of
both the steward and the stewardess as a
seasoned traveler, and, knowing that their
chances for a right tip are sure, they will
give their best services. The Inexperienced
either make the mistake of tipping too ex
travagantly or too n!ggardl the latter,
perhaps, not knowing tho duties of the
stewardess, demand little and think to fee
accordingly. The best way Is to ask for all
the services one needs, the dally bath, and
the early morning coffee In the stateroom,
and the stewardess, feeling that you are
appreciating her and have a right knowl
edge of the comforts of traveling, under
stands that your fee 111 be a remunera
tive one, and bestows her services un
grudgingly. This has been my experience
on many steamers, so I am Justified in giv
ing it as typical
Now, as to what to wear for a trip at
this time of the year or a llttlo later:
The gown ono wears abroad Is the gown
one is to wear at the landing at Liverpool
tho front door of Kurope somebody called
It once and It may be as trim and snug
as possible, but one wants comfort above
all else on board, for. from the start, ono
wants to revel in idleness, and that de
lightful condition was never enjoyed in a
high collar or tight belt.
Apropos, It Is sometimes more surprising
to see on tho last hour out a deckful of
smartly gotten-up men and women filling
the chairs of tne tweed-clnthed. great
coated travelers of the day before, and now
and then familiar forms are almost un
recognizable. Every good and old globe
trotter knows that the rough and readv is
the only thing comfortable on board a
steamer, and It has come to be the only
thing absolutely "good form;" but, for tho
Continent, tailor gowns, and a little
fresher traveling togs for the men, with
smart hats replacing the jolly little caps,
are more correct In their inconspicuous
elegance. "Suitability" to the occasion and
needs, and "Inconspicuous elegance" are
tho keynotes always and everywhere to
perfectly correct dressing.
I have seen tills week three or four lead
ing tailor-made gowns designed for trav
eling, all of which merit description.
Ona was of a dark blue broadcloth, hung
over black satin. The skirt fitted snugly
about the hips, and was. furthermore, hung
without the hip seams, a fashion that enli
ven slight women may affect, since it
makes a graceful roundness that is only
possible for such figures. The skirt was
braided with two rows of flat black braid
outlining the front breadth and making a.
equnxo design, and ns it turned it followed
tho hem of the skirt five or six Inches
above it. The Jacket was very short and
trimmed with flat braid at the seams. Wldo
revers and tho collar were of white satin,
covered with narrow lines of braid, and
When the Jacket was opened the revere
were shown to be of the shawl design, ex
tending to the bottom of the jacket. When
they were folded in the Jacket was held
by four braid frogs. The sleeve were
snug, with braid at tho wrists and across
the slight fullness of the tops. Pockets
WRB
were many, and the lining was of pale
green silk, with a white and black satin
stripe crossing it.
Mixed stuffs are awfully chic, made in
tailor form. One of the best was of a
brown and red mixture of a smooth sur
face. The skirt, like the blue, was without
tho sldo seams, but had two corded seams
down the front tides and rows and rows
of stitching about the hem. The brown,
silk foundation hung separate from the out
side. The jacket was as severe as possible;
short and snug, and buttoning with medium-sized
bone buttons. There were three
little pockets, with stitched and buttoning
flaps and small revers. It was an emi
nently "trig" costume, and could not have
been attempted by other than the best
of good tailor-dressmakers.
A pretty wool frock that was built to
wear under an ulster was of a golden
brown cloth of a smooth surface. The skirt
waa trimmed about the knees by four
bias folds of black satin. The bodice
bloused from a yoke and was trimmed
all about with the bias folds of black. The
yoke was a smooth-fitting one of tucked
black satin, with the choker soft and high
and fastening simply on tho side. Little
turned-over edges of linen gave the wrists
and neck a pretty freshness these are
easily laundered and soft and comfortable
to wear.
Another gown had a lovely blue and
green plaid skirt, and a blue cashmere
shirt fastening with old silver studs and
cud links, and held at the waist by an
old sliver belt. Linen collars and cuffs
are not an absolute necessity with this
gown, for one could wear those convenient
linen pieces.
Serge makes a neat steamer dress, but
only if the ulster is lined; otherwise a
smoother faced cloth Is better.
Now as to outer wrap. There are more
people who prefer smart little rough jackets,
or capes, for the deck, but the majority
of comfort-loving travelers like best tho
long buttoned ulster, that Is smooth and
warm to tho feel when wrapped up in the
steamer chair, and has a hood In which
to doze cosily, and in the depths of which
ono may hido at the sound of the ap
proaching footsteps, breathing of energy
misplaced, that herald the lrritatingly
cheerful countenance of the passenger who
has crossed twenty-nine times and never
been sick because he walked about and
kept animated. A lig for all such advice:
one can Judge best for one's self, and
even If one feels aulte well one doesn't
want to be 'talked Into an attack of mal de
mer. So by all means have a hood If you
want privacy and rest.
A jolly ulster was of a rough brown
tweed, with little red threads knotted all
over It, and with brown trimmings and
facings. There was no lining except in the
sleeves, for the stuff Itself was thick. The
back and front both fell straight, the back
being lelted down by a brown leather belt.
The front was double-breasttd and buttoned
to the feet with largo bone buttons. One
square revcr turned over at tho top, of
brown cloth, and If the ulster was opened
It showed its wide facing of cloth. There
were three deep pockets, with little lap
pets that buttoned down, and the sleeves
wero small and like a man's coat sleeve.
The hood fastened to the ulster with small
bone buttons, so that it need not be worn
unless desired, and was a peaked one of
brown cloth lined with a brown silk. It
looked uncommonly fetching on the head,
as it had wide turned over pieces of silk
about the face.
A blmple walking hat of soft gray felt
Is a pretty hat to wear aboard ship, for
it is light, and if one is lounging in one's
chair there Is the hood for greater com
fortor a cap of jaunty yachting shape.
Unfortunately, few women look pretty In
a yachting cap without the curling hair.
The best hatters this spring are showing
some stunning new hats for golfing and
other sports that are also eminently well
suited for trax'eling. They are of gray or
brown felt, with a soft band of plaid silk
and a quill or two on one side. They are
the usual mannish shaped Alpine hats,
mado novel by this slight trimming and a
newer cut.
NEW RIBBON CORSET.
It la All Soft Curves and Graceful
OntllncH, Comfort and
Fnli!on.
Here Is a new ribbon corset, which Is all
soft curves and graceful outlines, and
which yet gives just a pleasant amount of
support to the figure. You will see Its
form and fashion from the little sketch: and
note how It Is cut quite short in the hips,
so that the skirt mav fit smoothly and
closely over the rounded figure In the fash-
Ion which it is now our chief aim In life to
secure. At the sides and back the little
corset is strengthened by the addition of
whalebone: and I cun assure you that It is
the perfection of comfort, as well as the
height of fashion though perhaps height
is hardly the right word to use in this con
nection, seeing that the new corset is little
more than a low belt!
Sabbath school teacher "Why, Petey
Murnhy! Fighting again? Did not last
Sunday's lesson teach that when you are
struck on one cheek to turn the other to
the striker?" Petey Murphy "Yes'm: but
ho belted mo on the nose, an,' I only got
one." Puck.
NEW RIBBON CORSET.
SPRING STYLES FOB MEN.
SEW HATS AD SHOES ARE BUILT
OX ENGLISH LINES.
Changes in Collars and Caffs, Ties
and Coats Brilliant Waistcoats
Growing; In Favor The
Newest Cane.
Men will be English at both ends this
spring and summer; both headland foot
will be clothed in the English mode, ac
cording to the New York Press.
The old Mackinaw straw hat Is gone and
broad brims and high crowns are going.
The new hat Is low and has a narrow brim.
Straws will run from 2 3-4 to 3 1-2 Inches in
height, and the brims will be from 2 to 2 1-2
Indies broad. Instead of the plain band
there will be a sash In slightly twisted
folds.
The seaside hats are particularly nobby,
being of plaits of full sennit, as the broad
unsplit straw Is called. Some give the name
rough and ready to this form. It makes a
strong, durable and light hat. There is
also tho English sennit, slightly heavier,
which will be wxirn, doubtless, because It is
Imported. This is a handsome hat, but
more for special occasions.
Derbys, too, will be lower, with rounder
crowns and narrower brims. They will fit,
therefore, rather close to the head, and be
a trifle lighter. A feature of the new der
by is the underside of the brim, which is
finished In cloth, exactly as are brims of
silk hats.
So far there is no fear of successful at
tempt to introduce the oddities of Austria
or Germany, even on the golf links or the
tennis courts. Fifteen years ago a trial
was made, and some folk tried again three
years ago, but Americans refused to be
grotesquely gay or to assume too much In
dividuality. They do not take kindly In
dress to tho new thing, though they are ac
cused of an over-fondness for newness in
many other directions. There Is no great
swell to set the style for Americans, and
they go much in droves along the lines of
common sense. They let the white beaver
go because they were tired of It, but some
day It will return, just as will pretty nearly
all other styles in articles that are worn.
Not long ago a man who wished to be
perfectly well dressed would not buy a
shirt without the collar made onto It unless
It were for traveling. Now he Is rather
more likely to purchase that sort than the
other. He saves himself a lot of bother in
so doing, and his laundress also, to say
nothing of expense. Nothing Is harder to
launder than a shirt with a collar on it.
It makes the laundress mad. and she
"doesn't do a thing to it," When it re
turns to the owner it Is his turn to be mad.
Tho shirt is soon in need of repair, and
soon again Is worn out. Often, too, though
a man may wish to change his shirt, it
Is not convenient to do so he has not
time, or the' right shirt at hand, but a
fresh collar will put him into shape. In
either of which cases the "string" collar
will be most welcome.
By availing himself of the string collar a
man may change from a sack coat to a
cutaway or a Prince Albert In a hurry,
which, likely enough, ho could not do quite
satisfactorily otherwise, as he might have
on a turn-dowrn collar, and no matter how
high the band of a turn-down co'lar. it is
nil just the thing with a coat that has a
frock. Of course New York is an excep
tionally clean city, and It is to some extent
owing to this fact that the shirt with the
collar to It Is worn here as much as It is.
In such towns as Pittsburg and Chicago
they are hardly possible unless the man
who would be clean is wiling to spend all
his time changing shirts, with a bath after
each change. In the summer anywhere the
shirt with a collar to It Is hardly practica
ble, if one exercises even enough for golf.
Shlrtmakers, therefore, have studied the
convenience of their customers, and are
producing collars In wonderful variety
which fit quite as nicely as if the two
articles were not separate. Standup collars
have grown wonderfully, some reaching ac
tually 3 3-4 inches, while 2 1-2 to '! 1-S inches
are common heights. The high-band turn
down collar, with rounded corners and the
ends overlapping two Inches in front is
the most in vogue at present of all turn
down collars. It has not established itself
without opposition, however, for It was crit
icised and ridiculed at first, being called un
duly pious, a night shirt collar and a
coachman's collar. Still it was high and
firm, a goodly band of white linen, and,
above all. something new. So. after an ex
istence of two years. It has been accepted.
One recommendation for it Is that it is
practically unwlltnble. It Is not for wear
with a Prince Albert coat, however, nor
for Sunday wear. With a cutaway of
rough goods In any color but black, or with
a sack coat. It is as proper as can be.
Although he accepts "string" collars, the
well dressed man prefers always that his
cuffs bo nttached. The best shlrtmakers
say that a cuff hangs better, both round
the wrist and in the sleeve of the coat,
when It Is made to the shirt. It Is Impos
sible, they declare, to make detachable cuffs
fit as nicely. Nowadays very few cuffs are
cut for other than link stud. The designs
of the colored shirts vary little, but at pres
ent delicato tolors in blue, pink and brown
stripes and checks, quiet in design, are
in best taste. There Is a demand for round
cornered cuffs.
As to scarfs, the flat Ascot holds Its own
tied in a medium puff, or the more fluffy
"horse show",' puff, or in the rather tight
knot with the ends spread over the bosom,
or drawn down straight. String ties are
broader than last year, and are cut straight.
White string ties are now the proper thing
whenever full dress suits are worn. The
black string tie, despite the fact that It Is
English, has lost its hold. Dark puff ties,
with a brilliant pin. go best with a Prince
Albert coat. On Sundays white ties are
preferred by men who take pains to dress
well and they are care-ful as to the charac
ter of the pin In the Sunday scarf. No
horsfshoes, coaching horns, golf clubs or
anything "sporty" if they are in town.
Brilliant waistcoats are growing fast In
favor among men who care for clothes.
The fashionable tailors are making from
two to three times as many as last year
and In more wonderful designs than ever. If
possible. The style of cut Is double-breasted
this year, the single-breasted fancy waist
coat being a back number. It is said that
Chicago is abandoning it, and that the only
town where the upper ten wear it is Phila
delphia. The best liked designs are not
elaborate, but what this year's waistcoats
lack In spangles they make up In color.
Some are flaring crimson, or scarlet, with
a scattering of Irregular spots thereon.
Others are olive-ground with fine red stripes
up and down and cross bright red. iron rust
brown, white with fine black stripes, mak
ing a checkerboard: green with yellow
stripes, brown with diagonal stripes at right
angles, one series green, the other red, and
white ground with blue checkerboard
stripes. These waistcoats are much worn.
, but only with frock coats. They are quite
out of place otherwise, excepting the reds
and brown, for golf and hunting.
Apparently there is but one new thing in
canes that has met with much favor among
men of fashion. This is a smooth polished
Penang stick just brought over from Paris,
where it has been in great favor. It Is
delicate, light and graceful, and yet It has
plenty of strength and suggests Paris only
in its artistic balance. It is chaste as to
ornament, having but two bands of plain
silver one at the end of the handle and the
other a little below the handle.- If one may
say so. It Is a wonderfully well dressed,
gentlemanly stick.
The swellest walking shoe this season Is
what some makers call a "Neat London."
This Neat London Is a patent leather but
ton shoe of medium weight, writh a kid
upper and is made on an English last, with
the spring that Is the arch between the
heel and the sole a trifle higher than the
corresponding English design. The sole
extends but little and rests perfectly flat
on the ground. Increasing the spring keeps
the leather from cracking along the inside
of the foot by the constant action when the
sole bends in walking.
Another shoe almost as well liked is an
enameled seal top lace shoe a trifle heavier
than the "Neat London." The sole Is as
flat and has as little extension. For even
ing wear the satin delane-top congress
gaiter, a light and gracefully modeled
shoe, is in the highest favor. It is half
way between the patent leather button
shoe and the pump. There Is no change In
the style of pumps.
Patent leather and Oxford ties, with sole
like the "Neat London" In general form,
will bo th favorite shoes for warm
weather. Patent leather in the evening
and Oxford ties during the day. Rubber
disks are growing in favor for golfing; soles
and aro brought from England.
"'ROSES, LILIES, VIOLETST-"
Flowers Are the Slost Pleasing Gifts
for Eastertide Corsasre Flow
ers Preferred.
Would you make your sweetheart glad
on Easter morn? Then send her a bunch
of roses, costly as thy purse can buy, or
a modest posy of violets If prudence dic
tates the expenuiture! No woman, though
she be the wife of a Midas or tho daugh
ter of a Croesus, can resist the charm of
a cluster of big, fragrant, delicious Amer
ican Beauties, and as long as their sweet
ness lasts will think gratefully of the
giver. Therefore, an Easter offering of
long-stemmed roses so long that they
must be placed in a jar that stands on the
floor, is the correct thing may solve the
problem for some swains; while others,
of course, may prefer to be more original,
and incidentally less lavish.
A charming offering is a bunch of sun
shiny jonquils, tied with a ribbon of the
same color; or. If the romantic lover be
lieves that a flower Is soulless unless It
be fragrant, then let him send a cluster
of spicy carnations In pink and white and
red.
The beautiful Ascension lilies, which,
seem to breath the very spirit of Easter
tide, are, of course, always acceptable,
and, whenever cut and tied with a white
and green ribbon, or blooming in a pot,
are sura to be appreciated by the fair re
cipient. White and red azaleas are beautiful when
in full flower, and last a long time there
after, as do also hyacinths and tulips,
and any of these are, therefore, a fitting
offering. Nothing Is prettier or more subt
ly suggests the devotion of the lover than
NEW STYLES FOR YACHTING SUITS,
a pot of blooming violets! They seem to
breathe the very essence of love, and will
be sure to please even the most romantlo
maiden.
But somehow, the up-to-date girl seems
to have a particular weakness for flow
ers that she can wear, and nothing la
prettier than a bunch of violets for that
purpose.
Go, then, ye sighing swains, to an up-to-date
florist and order such an Easter
offering for your Phyllis, and be prepared
to pay the price thereof with stoicism.
You will doubtless ask for a bunch of
violets, but the florist. If he knows his
business, instead of offering you a round,
knobby -bunch of the tiny flowers, with
tho stems wrapped in tinfoil, will lure the
last dollar from your pocket by presenting;
to your delighted eyes what Is known as
a corsage de violettes, which is nothing;
more or less than an oval-shaped bouquet,
soim twelve inches in length, curved to
fit the lines of tho human form divine;
this up-to-date offering will be daintily
packed In a violet-colored pasteboard box,
tied with violet-ribbon, and will further
be embellished by two long, violet-topped
flower-pins and a cobwebby something of
the same shade which resembles a hand
kerchief, and is designed to protect the
wearer's dress from any slight moisture.
Os Easter morn this sweet offering will
rival milady's pride in her Easter hat,
and be sure, whatever else is proudly worn
on the after-church parade, nothing will
give greater pleasure than the corsage
de violettes!
DANCING FROCK.
Give Eggs to Babies.
I have seen a small baby of a few weeks
old, to whom all kinds of food was repul
sive, take a raw egg and milk with great
relish, says the New York World. The egg
was first placed in a cup, the "speck" re
moved, and then beaten with a fork for a
quarter of an hour; then a little hot water
and milk were added, with sugar to taste.
It will greatly depend on the digestion of
the child as to the quantity of water and
milk added, and the whole egg must never
be given at once, but divided into two
meals at least. One egg during the twenty
four hours will probably suffice with other
foods between. For a delicate child of 2
to C or 7 years old, a properly beaten egg
and a little milk is an excellent earlv mum.
I ing beverage.
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SOFT STUFF. DELICATE SHADE.
T"h Combination la Seen. Im Host of
the Spring; Froclca Now
'Worn.
Very soft materials In wool and In silk
make an attractive showing In the displays
of new goods. Peau de gant is one wnose
very name promises that a dress made
from It may fit like a glove. Nun's veiling,
lusterless cashmeres and open weaves that
are without a trace of wiry stiffness are
all to be in vogue, and because the drop
skirt is again In fashion. Again we are
told to hold up the skirt in a soft bunch,
clear of the silken lining, for we still wear
silk lining. We cannot get along without
the scrunch. In these soft materials we
shall choose delicate colors, violet, pale
yellow, rose, chartreuse green almost ball
colors and of such shades we will make
reception, theater and church gowns. In
other words, gowns that we are likely to
wear on tho street while we go to and re
turn from festivities.
The same goods creep Indoors, too. One
of the softest of the new cashmeres was
used for a pretty house dress. Its color was
navy blue, and Its taffeta lining was ihat
most swagger of shades, orange. The bod
Ice was of small plaid silk. In which pale
green and blue predominated, and Its short
basque was edged with pale chiffon frill
ing. The same chiffon was used for yoke,
collar and vest, all of which had blue silk
lining. The edges that bordered the yoke,
as well as the front, were trimmed with
blue chiffon puffings, and the epaulettes
were of plaited plaid silk. Pale blue bows
dotted the front.
Royal blue, the shade we used to call
mazarine, is to be worn a lot. Royal pur
ple, too. Is abundant, and toques of royal
purple are worn with anything, just as
bunches of violets are worn with any cos
tume or are added as a suitable elabora
tion of any hat. Purple plumes, bunched
softly together, are seen on black hats, and
are effective. Royal blue is used In the
same way. The attempt to combine the
two "royal" shades usually creates a
scandalous riot in colors, though occasion
ally It Is done successfully.
MOVINGPAST AND PRESENT.
Modern Progress Has Made Migration
a Simple and Pleasant
Matter.
The time has passed when moving was
considered such bedlam, and such chaos
that it should be avoided above everything.
In those good (?) old times moving day was
not a day, but a month. Of course there
waa one day on which the bulk of the
household goods and gods made their exo
dus from the old and their entrance Into
the new house, but. preparatory to that,
there was wonderful and terrible packing,
arranging, sorting, discarding and keeping.
to accomplish which the services of the
whole family wero from time to time en
listed. The amount of work and fussing it
took to move a household at the end of a
ten years' residence would be enough to
make a modern housewife weary unto
death at the very thought. After the new
house was built and ready for occupation
began the great work of getting into it.
No member of the family ever went over
for a visit to it empty handed. Packing up
at the old house, moving and arranging at
the new one all went on together until,
at tho middle of the domestic revolution, it
was hard to say which house the family
occupied. All other business or occupation
had to be set aside for the momentous one
of moving. Thoughts were pinned down to
the necessity of remembering Into which
particular big box the blankets were put.
which one contained the dishes needed
first, where the tool box was put and
numerous other things, to forget which
would entail dire distress and delay. Prob
ably seme of the gentle disposition and
sweet tempers among the elder generation
of our day were acquired by means of the
discipline gained in the trials and tribula
tions of moving. Certainly It must have
been misery long drawn out to have been
at sixes and sevens for so long a time.
Now the case is quite different, says
tho Philadelphia Time3. Like everything
else. If moving, after being decided on, is
not accomplished and out of the way be
fore one can say Jack Robinson, It Is not
a moving that does credit to our rapid
transit day and generation.
A family living In Philadelphia in a well
appointed cosy house has to move to Chi
cago on account of business interests. First
the new home is chosen and the old one
put "for sale" Into the hands of the agent,
then the family set about to make the best
U3e of the few remaining weeks before
the move Is necessary. Farewell visits are
made and received, last Jaunts to familiar
spots are taken and a general valedictory
Is expressed all around. There Is time for
this, as moving is some weeks ahead. How
ever, one morning there comes a fine offer
for the house from a man who will take It
if he can have it in three day?. Three
days, why, certainly, all right, and the ne
gotiation is closed. Here Is an opportunity
par excellence for the up-to-date moving,
and, rest assured. It Is done. In response
to a card sent to a well known, reliable
moving company, a gentleman arrives on
the scene the following morning. He goes
quietly and observantly through the house,
taking no more time to do It than if he
merely wished to be able to recognize the
things should he see them again. This
done, he states at what hour the next
morning he would like to take possession,
how long it will take to move and the price.
Saying that he hopes the family will give
themselves no anxiety or concern what
ever, but will leave all in his hands, he
bows himself out. Next morning the fam
ily have accepted an invitation to go out
of town, the mover and his force have
taken full possession of the house, and In
a few hours, presto! the place is empty.
The same dispatch is exercised at the
other end of the route. There everything
will be put in place, ready for occupancy,
even to setting the table and making the
beds, if desired.
LIGHTING AC0MPLEXI0N.
Ways of Tempering the Craclly
Searching Rays of Elec
tricity. An all-engrossing topic la the lighting of
drawing rooms, for women are rapidly
becoming disgusted with the electric light,
which brings out with such cruel fidelity
all bad points as to complexion or coloring,
both of themselves and of their gowns. It
Is a most serious matter In these days to
use any rouge or powder, for, no matter
how skillfully It Is put on before leaving
home, under the glare of the unshaded
electric lights that are to be found in all
places of amusement and In most private
houses there Is no mistaking the rouge for
anything but rouge, -while the ghastly ef
fect of the powder is most dispiriting. Even
dyed hair gives forth Its secret to any of
the bystanders, while as to any made-over
gown, the places where the trimming used
to be and the seams that had to be let out
are placarded as prominently as though, a
GOWN FOR EASTER.
Made of Gray Bengallne. Trimmed With Green Velvet.
large sign were out asking the public to
take notice of the fact.
The lighting of a dinner table Is a matter
even more Important than the choosing of
congenial guests. A woman with any tact
can find It possible to amuse a very dull
man who is put beside her. but she is
bound to sink Into a state of utter de
pression no matter if the cleverest man
in the world sits beside her when she is
conscious of a merciless, cold, white top
light shining full upon her face, giving her
lines and wrinkles in her face and deep
hollows in her neck where there should be
only bewitching dimples.
The new shades of the electric light are
made of pink or yellow silk, preferably
the latter, and all the lights of a room
can be made becoming if they are not
placed too high. It Is just now the fash
ion to have side lights made In clusters
to represent wax candles and the glass
bulb containing the electric light is hidden
behind the pink shade. This is very be
coming and infinitely better even than the
gas chandelier. Any light thrown from
above will always add years to the age
and can never be becoming. An unshaded
light also Is bad. The little lamps and
candles used on the dinner table must
all have shades of fancy design. Some of
these are very expensive and all, with the
exception of the cut silver ones, lined with
silks, are extremely perishable. When
there Is a chandelier with a drop light
over the center of the table. It Is covered
with a large shade, which has long fringe
or lace, and this prevents any unbecom
ing light. With the rest of the room in
comparative darkness and all the light fo
cused directly upon the table a most
charming effect can always be obtained.
Gowns, jewels and complexion show to
the greatest possible advantage, while sil
ver and glass and l.nen share in the gen
eral enchantment. The same dinner serv
ed under a chandelier without any shade
In a room lighted with high side lights,
also unshaded, could never be Imagined to
QINQHAM HOUSE DRESS
The new ginghams, beautiful In color,
design and texture, make charming bouse
gowns, which are unllned and constructed
In simple fashion, so that they may be eas
ily laundered. For morning wear a dainty
gingham, In which gray and white and
hair lines of red are blended In the popu
lar checked effect, has a skirt hung quite
full from a plain round yoke and simulat
ing a deep Spanish flounce, four and three
quarter yards wide at the foot- The yoke,
tapering toward the back to meet the
gathers of the skirt, is joined on by sev
eral rows of shirring.
The sailor blouse for which quite a re
vival is promised has a deep collar civ-
b3 the same as the other, even with tha
Identically same people, the same table
furnishing and the same food. Drawing;
rooms are made most alluring with the
daintily tinted lamp shades that are now
fashionable. To be sure, there Is a danger
of the room being soCark that It Is a little
difficult to steer safely between the huge
heads or the fur rugs, the bric-a-brac ta
bles and numberless chairs; but once at
taining to the haven of rest; the general
effect is so charmingly becoming and pic
turesque that the dangers that have been
gone through with are soon forgotten.
Evanston Society's Soap Bubble Party
From tha Chicago Chronicle.
From pipes of clay and of corncob soap
bubbles were blown last night by Evanston
scciety people who are interested In the
forward movement's plan of giving Chica
go's waits an outing each summer amid
rural scenes and pastures. The affair was
called a "soap bubble social." and was
given by the members of six of Evanston's
largest churches. The affair was simplic
ity itself. Equipment was completed by
the purchase of a cake of soap and a pipe.
A seat at the round table where sat the
groups of blowers was the next step in
the game. Each participant had to blow In
turn, and when the airy bubbles went sail
ing merrily in midair the efforts to keep
them afloat led to situations and collisions
that were often more Intensely amusing
than the drollest experiences of childhood
days. More than 500 bubles were blown.
For Luncheon Relish.
Peel the oranges, remove the seeds and
slice quite thin with a sharp knife, sprinkle
sugar and desiccated cocoanut. or, better
still, freshly-grated cocoanut. between the
layers an hour or two before using. This
car. be served as dessert with cake, or can
be used for sauce.
FROM HARPER'S BAZAR
ln a look of breadth over the sleeves,
which are the plainest and smallest of
gigots. A graduated ruffle of embroidery
In red and white borders the collar, and
little tournover cuffs of the same embroid
ery finish the sleeves.
This effective little gown Is an excellent
model for amateur dressmakers to follow,
and though extremely simple has a certain
distinction, since It admits of a variety of
fresh touches In plastrons, chemisettes and
belts. The proper cut of the gown can
be obtained only from the patterns pub
lished by Harper's Bazar, where It ap
pears. ,
Approximate quantity of material t Gins
ham, tight yards; embroidery, three yards.
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