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CHAPTER ON FASHIONS
FOR TACTLESS WOMEN
GHOST OP WORTH THREATENS
THE HOOP SKIRT AGAIN.
Some Novel Frocks, Capes
and Bodices A Valuable
List of Don'ts."
As all things must bo guided by laws,
so dress has now a book ot inexorable rules.
In iv:orcnee to the treatment orbtmesand
flesh, tl,t seventh verse of the nineteenth
page or the Book or Dress reads:
Nir you aro short and fat your walking
6wn must bo plain and simple, and of a
tailor finish. A short, loose-fronted jacket
and gored skirt is advised as a good model J
lor too jil ump maids and yo jus matrons.
"In length," wiya tho book, 'tlic jacket
should come only a hand's limit Iwlow the
w nwt -line, and it is bcbt doublc-breastod;
a nije way to finish the tall-back is to lay
it in our liilurniu; plaits, two at each side,
as the nppil tanaaro only becoming to slight
figures "
itcvers of Jwx-coat snjallness and Hooves,
the gigot modnl, -which hangs at tlio top
in a full, drooping puff and fits the foruartu
w ith glove snuguass.
Tlie seams of the skirt, -which sliould be
neither 101 itill or too st4ffcncd, must run
straight from hem to biJt.
FOR MEAGER FIGURES.
Directions for draping thin damsels
pjc 20 allow mora scope for individual
tas cs, though thin ladies are warned
is wr tolet tbelrstrtpas run up or down.
"ir," says the book, "you are of a tall
and meager build" a sort of liuinan bcan-P-If
..ih galliers "stripes of both bodice
a i fck.rl Rboald run round, those of tho
ek rt meeting in front at a bjas seum 111
a glit V."
1 1: bodice is much improved when libcr
i.! y trimmed. If the gown is a visiting
t I t or china sHk, ssy iu wide alternate
B'npc oi checked brown and wmic, and
PLAID 13UDICE.
tinted robebuds on a white ground, a bag
vest or spangled batiste, velvet collar and
belt, did embroidered batiste revers, make
appropriate trimmings.
JScru batiste, by the vay, n'aln t.r em
fcr j!J red, or may bo ejjaugled -r jetted, is
c w Uie swell garniture for your dress-up
b idy TlK-re it is most .wn, but :i dnsh
U g i npe lately discovered -. Fifth avenue,
bad long scarf fronts in alternate strips of
11:... ,-i jn ribbon and ai'jr Hl"i-d Ihmmc
ILi i ape, wiiicli forms p irt -f tin; bUck
sc' a -Mi)gtuk-l, iHuslriUHl, l,"gins wnli
a short nppie flounre sewed t a yoke; satin
do Ly lib is Utc mttiertal, nil tho flounce
has a tailor finish of stitching Ml ;iiind.
over tlie yoke falls a xHd sape like a
dec i iUi id collar of Iriaefc -tiirfoi, vfcnped
a.r J st wed on in puffs.
"II ' !.ijrli Uiroat ruciiv is -ilso Mlack tlilf
1' ", 1 ' coquettish tow ill front beiu of
i.n cuibr-'lderwl iMHfete, .'iiitui. .a tlio hot
t no it Uie scarf, 'jhcIs In .t bull r-inge.
1. 1 1 . cr, darker fringw ire f jet. and
t! j stylish visile is Howl Mr)iit;uiu villi
wlnte&ilk.
PItEKCn GOWN'S.
Tlie 'Uier gowos siion .. r Trom t w IhIc
a 1 tlcgnnt, iRortete fr tftrt "d nting
wear The out lug frook, a Eouff confec
tl litiut Uiey may be reoo:;alEdd : y Jt-tiiHic
i:Le b di'X', is of dark Wue Bngiish sarge,
with an under waistofsage linun prtrf-irated
in dai y pattern over pale -irt r'l'n Mlk
TMs may seem bizarre io n-id about, but
it lias an cnclianUngxnnb!iia:ion.
Asun be seen in tlie design, whiiesUlch
lng I rm8 a scroll outlining for the MUge
skirt and ceck and skies f the tunic por
titi3 or tlie bodice; the big sloe's are of
Uie porf 'rated linen, whicli, -a Oje throaU
aakes w iy for a clicmlsgL'jc -ffoot ot the
diur.ty - iHn lining hereJaid in ri,iud (are
leto r Ms Tlie rolled belt is -ilso of Uie
art ' r i talk, and the flared rkirt is made
to ru&e smartly with a lining of green
tafft 'a
A Inc rig! and the best jiart of it is
tl. t it O'C'd easily be Topiml it home.
The last costume seems to point toward
tin com.ug of ttte wickod and much dread
ed hoops, inasmuch as tiK skirt is boldly
.in 1 iiiiprudontly held out -with tto Joes than
TIOLUT SILK, WITO MDLlt
t! t-" wire bra Wei Urcssmakers wlio liaA'e
h" ns in tlieir bodies and brains In tbeir
bel, 1U ns Uwt very much stiffened
t-.u v .n-d f kirts aw no longer the thing;
i ' wn now and then one of Uwsc cage
1 Is piruotures will be foisted upon us.
yiK makes tlwm?
Mo if cun. So the Tvholc race of
in m must take th oongequenccs. "VVe,
tlf v n:nn, look at thorn -with terror, buy
them v itt, joy, and with aching backs and
long dud ors bills repeat them iu ck
clMtti jnd asltes.
It w as tlie glt r TVorth tliat inspired
tl. s f-tutne, wMek cntno from Paris but
a f w w-el ago, and is n street toilet
in pan- browa crKn and pnlm-leaf sHk.
USE OP WIHE BRAIDS.
The naughty wire braids, aroremen
tjuiied, -re placed six iikches apart in tlie
Ij'i't tui it UieskirL, wlncb 1b or ten gores,
crd lias tlie jtfjuiMws at jirescnl so de
e rl Trimmed and draped wool skirts
irr slUl su oecawonaHj' ail out oounlry
rr.usinp, and oh pooitie not up to snuff
sxini skirts, but the jropr wool petticoat or
t'ic Ju I- i0verrtly jilain, or lias a.t most,
a narrow mturumg foot-Iold.
The bodio" of this gown begins -with
21 blouse uh1 ri'-evs ol the palm-leaf silk,
in nctj lrjck rod on p-'de coffee aud milk
ground yoke, revors imd wide Trout plait,
are of tlie brown craptm. Black silk gimp,
in a t u design, outlines xevcrs and sides
of juke, and tbo novel bodice is lurtter
decorated -with jet buttons ringed with
stcl. Collar and belt, palm-leaf silk in
close folds.
As to blouses or the wonderful things
tliat travel under that name, or under
"fauey bodice," some of them arc most
gorgeous. There was a time when odd
bodices were very simple, and, to epcak
the truth, rather homely affairs; but this
cannot bo said of the odd bodices of to-day.
All, that is to say, all for anything like
dresax occasions, are splendid, being inado
of strips, plaid, and flowery silks, and, in
many casesdccoratcd with real lace and
bits of glittering beaded trimming that
have been known loost as little as 512
the yard.
Don't be discouraged, however, as the
very daintiest of tho fancy bodices,
though equally as effective, show much
less expensive garnitures.
iiFPIiCTff'E PLAIDS.
An adorable orn;, Illustrated, is of pom-,
padour plaid silk, all pink and blue lines
and dewy pmk roses, white mousselinu do
soic, yellow Valenciennes aud narrow
black satin ribbon. The chemisette is of
tlie mousseliue de sole barred with tiny
ruclilngs of the Valenciennes; tho dark
jdgo on tho full, outstanding bust-niching
is tlio black ribbon, which also outlines tho
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rolds ot the bias girdle, that Is sewed at
the left in the underarm seam, the other
end meeting there, after girdling the body,
poasaut wjust fashion, in a puffed bliirring.
A bodico a sliade less partyried. but none
t&e less ravMliing, is realized in while chtnl
silk scattering with the pale ghosts of lo
,lets. It has a curious collar and long cuffs
that may bo uoticod In tlie design; this
imiqje garu.ture is white organdie, tut in
swirl pai;il pieces and edged with yellow
valcnciennas. The pieces overlap ut ihe
throat, continuing over the collar band in
an unbroken liu, giving tho effect of a
cape collar separate from the liodlce.
SENSIBLE DONT'3.
But to return to our "muttons" -The
Book of Dress, -which is an invaluable hand
book for women. Two ejjllre chapters In
it are given up to "do's" and "doti'ts," and
lMt hare equally cntertainlngandlnstractivc.
The "do's" are a shade more polite, per
haps, but the "don'ta'J though "sassy," as
the old woman in the cracker story would
say, arc more useful reading.
Here are a fow "don'ts" taken at random
from the Book of Dress:
Don't wear a Dutch bonnet simply because
it is fashionable. Don't part your hair in
the middle, unless you have the profile of
a Sistmc Madonua. Don't, if jou have a'
sallow skin, comb your hair down over your
ears until you look like a Botticelli virgin
painted in the fifteenth century. Don't
wear the new tooth-pick patent leather
shoes; they will make yon -walk like a
l&me peacock and send the blood to your
nose. Don't wear white gloves if your
hands are big. Don't think that because
you can't accomplish atailorgown you can't
codalo up the dainty Frenchy little frocks
now the rage. Don't wear pink if you are
a dingy bruuotte, or yelioiy if you arc a
faded blonde. Don't wear light stockings
if you have t hiekankles.
And, now, the mostmeaning don't ofthem
all curtly put, and worthy of the wisdom of
Solomon bmiHelf.: -
"Don't," roncludeB tho Book of Dress,
"keep all your good clothes foryour women
ei emies; wear them sometimes for the man
whulovesyoj." NINA FITCH.
THE NEW YOftAH.
Random Sketches of Her .Many .Moods
and .Manners.
Mary E. Wilkias, tlie story writer, is
so shy in general society that it Is the
general verdict among the Boston and New
York lllorary circles that no one feels
acquainted with her. She scarcely speaks
on social occasions except to answer when
spoken to,
A New York physician says that women
seem more subject to writer's cramp then
men; that they get it frequently when
tlio work they are doing is surprisingly
small to produce that result. He thinks the
trouble must be the habit of usiug slenderer
penholders. -Large cork penholders, nearly
ah inch in diameter, and very light, are the
beBt guard against the cramp, but they are
worth much more as a preventative than as
a cure.
Mrs. Edward Clarence Stedman is not
lilerary in her tastes, and is so averse to
inking up a pen that she usually gets her
husband's private secretary to write her
social notes for her.
Little bags of powderecd orrris root
are considered among the daintiest de
vices for perfuming bed linen and under
clothes, aud are more popular just now
in luxurious houses than lavender. Orris
root can be renewed in strength by the
simple of device of sunning it well, spread
ing it out so that the bun will dry it
thoroughly.
Japanese kimonas, Just as they are
sold in the shops, make tlie nicest of comb
ing sacks. The real "imported ones al
ways wash beautifully.
Lady Randolph Cliurchill has said tliat
she does not want to give any more letters
of introduction to English people coming
to this country because she finds it finally
increases the flood of Americans who de
scend upon her as a channel to English
high life.
Julia Marlowe strikes a novel note In
theatrical marital affairs; she is going to
play next season under her husband's
name, as Mrs. Hubert Tabor. Talcing onher
self the task of remaking her reputation to
a considerable extent, she seems to commit
herself to theTabor marriage with a faith iu
Its permanency that is refreshing, particu
larly as she has already bseii married a year.
Ono Day.
I will tell 'ou -when they met;
In the limpid days of spring;
Elder boughs were Iiudding yet,
Oaken boughs looked wintry still,
But primrose and veined, violet
In the mossful turf were set,
"While meeting birds made baste toslDg
And build with right good will.
I will tell you -when they parted;
When plenteous autumn's sheaves "were
brown.
Then they parted heavy-hearted;
The full rejoicing sun looked down
As grand as in the days before;
Only they had losta crown;
Only to them those days of yore
Could come back never mere.
When shall they meet? I cannot tell,
Indeed, when they shall mectagain.
Except some day in Paradise;
For t his they walt.one vaits in pain.
Eeyond the sea of death love lies
Forever, yesterday, to-day;
AngelBshall ask them: "Isit well?"
Aud they shall answer "yea."
Christian Eosetli.
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Prompt First Rids
In RGGidents
FOR ACCIDENTS AND COUNTRY
CASUALTIES.
The Girl With Medicine Case
and Bandages Gives Life
Saving Assistance.
During tho forty dull days of Lent, when
the field of knowledge is harvested and
gleaned by young "women gathered in
classes and lectures, somebody inaugu
rated a series of weekly talks ou what to
do in giving first aid to tho injured.
Tho plan was so enthusiastically received
that many flourishing circles in political
economy, psychic phenomena and other
equally fascinatingly valueless topics for
feminine consideration were deserted,
and the physicians lecturing in first aid
found a surprising number of interesting
young women eager for instruction.
They all carried neat notebooks for
registering knotty points, craned their
pretty necks when demonstration les
sons in bandaging and tying ligatures
were jriven, toK Uw,vn a long ltt ul poison
antedotes by heart and otherwise per
fected themselves In the art of soothing
pain, sustaining lift.-, or making a patient
ready against tlie arrival of a physician.
VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE FOR COUN
TRY LIFE.
Tho family now starting countrywards,
where a doctor is not always procurable
at an Instant's notice, need no lunger feel
forebodings if a first aid Io Uii injured
graduate is one of their number. Le't any
?
TOMBOY MILDRED'S FALL.
accident liapiwn and mie l an arm of
strength; warranted not to faint at tho
sight of blood and ready Just at the right
moment with the right treatment and
remedy, all applied with a i-iofetsional
precision that would inspire anyone's ad
miration. HER PARAPHERNALIA.
Every first aid girl carries about in her
traveling satchel, or keeps handy on her
dressing table, her own special medicine
cose. It's a nice leather square, that rolls
and straps up and holds the following all
important materials for her cases:
Two rolls f prepared bandages.
An envelope of court plaster.
A quantity of flexible collodion.
A fiat Ibihk lull of the Lest wtmky.
A bottle of cold cream.
A bottle oT aromatic spirits of ammonia.
A bottle of antiseptic gauze,
x A pairolcifi-ort.
A skein of twine.
With this paraphernalia aud a hasty peep
into her notebook she is ready, comq what
will in tho shape of misadventure by flood
and field, aud her training isapparent in tho
calm ", systematic way .ehc sets about giv
ing help.
AID TOTITEPOISONED.
When a -wail of terror arses from Uio
meadow and somebody announces the hor-
rid'informatiou that Cousin Emma or Jacky
have been bitten by a snake while search
ing for a golf ball in tho high grass she is
out ot the-Iiousc and across the lawn in an
instant.
Her whisky flask and a length of string
is all she carries to the scene of the disaster
and Jacky modifies his roars of fear and
pain at the astonishing sight of his sister
putting her tendei lips to his wound. It
sho arrives but a few seconds after the
snake has struck she knows there are good
chances ot drawing thepoiboned blood into
her mouth .where it can do no harm. The
sharp teeth having made only a very small
puncture she 6ucks out all the blood 6he
can. washes the injured hand or foot in
warm water to increase the bleeding, gives
tho boy a stiff dose of whisky and ties a
string tightly an inch or two abovo and
Imiio'w tLu Hound aguinst the doctor's ar
rival withEuperiortrcatment.
If tho bite is more severe, by a pois
onoussiiake, and a number of precious min
utes elanse before she can reach him. she
cakes blood from the wound as fast afe she !
can draw it and eject it from her mouth.
Promptly tightened strings cut off circula
tion ot the poisoned fluid, and it the poor
victim, after the first two or three big doses
of whiskey, still showas a tendency to faint
ing and drowsiness, she empties her riask
down his throat and calls for more aud
more to administer till the doctor appears.
The action of the heart muBt be stimulated
to counteract the poison's heavy grip, and
so long as the patient raves and plunges iu
feverish intoxication the spark bf life burns.
Uut if on the other hand one of the chil
dren tumbles into .Fourth of July bonfire,
or the cook or lauDdress are badly burned
about their stoves, she hastens to the rescue
with her cream and rapidly lays a coating
of it over the raw Xlesh.
Sne remembered the doctor said not to
touch fiuch a hurt with water. Exclude-alr
from the skin with any goodunsaltcdgreaso
and a lightly f oldcdlinen bandage. In cases
. w!,erc the cream is not at hand flhe uses
sweet oil or Jard, and when a physician
comes the regular dressings aud .antiseptic j
washes will be applied.
TREATING SYNCOPE .
The notebook and steady little bralu or
tlie -first aid graduate are .sure to lie well
filled with ioformation outhc treatment of
WHEN RESCUED FROM THE WATER.
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of syncope. That wben.Dporn!oy, Mil
dred is brought In while and Ump from a
terrible fall from plifcringjn ,-uchcrry tree,
sheordersherlaldflutoutonabedorlounge,
her head a little below the levefof her body.
When any possible stricture or Jior gmments
is relieved to allo of free circulation sho
wipes her face wlUiu, wotoloth aud does not
force anything dofrn her throat. All rirat
xiid girls know better thairti) attempt the
strangling of an unconsoiouSpullentby that'
means. Instead she moistens her lips with
whisky, rubs her hands, holds smelling salts
near her nose, not loo near, and then wltli
returning consciousness gives hera spoonful
of brandy.
It she seems dazed and flighty or very
JACKY THR OWN FRO M niB HORS E.
sluggish she knows there has been probably
a dangerous blow on the head and contrary
to the false old notion of rousing children
so injured, she orders her kept quiet, and,
if possible, asleep In a darkened room, till
the stern eye of science can Judge of her
condition.
;for flesh wounds.
Tlie antiseptic gauzo and flexible collo
dion arc put to use at the sight of flesh
broken by blows or aits. A cut, that Is
only a slight wound, she "washes and dries,
draws the lips together -with a bit of court
plaster and over it all pastes tlie wonderful
collodion tliat heals like 'a charm.' Where
there is a big cruel flash wound she very
delicately washes it with clear tepid water,
cum a big strip uf her moist gauze, binds it
about and then lays over all a light linen
bandage.
WHEN ADVENTUROUS JACKY IS
THROWN.
In the case of a curriage or horseback ac
cident with severe Injuries, the victim, with
broken limbs and bleeding at mouth and
nostrils, has cause to congratulate him or
herself If a rirst aid girl is atJiand. Out of
a carriage robe or even a woman's riding
skirt, ruthlessly split apart and a couple of
fence rails she will make what looks like
an ambulance litter, then do her best to
stanch, b.ut nottop. the hppiprrhagc. To
stop It would he to force the bjood into the
throat aud strangle the uhfortunate. She
loose in clothing, bathos the face, wets the
lips with a stimulant, aud(so the patient is
carried to tho nearest house.
RELIEF FOR SUNSTROKE.
For a sunstroke, a wctt'bheet and bold
compresses to the head of jjie patient, who
must, be instantly laid flat, and in light
clothing in bed, is best shb knows, till the
doctorordors ice.- As she rolla a halN
drowned person tivcra barrel 'and tries to
force the water from the lungs she orders
hot blankets and piping loddys, gives tho
farmer's boy a hideous but curative dose of
hot salt and water for too-many green
apples and otherwise proves herself to bo
the vory angel ot the household that every
nice, clover Woman should try to embody.
DORCAS MINTON.
What It Wan.
The fair girl sat in her boudoir at her
ebony escretolro writing a letter. Sho
showed every sign of suppressed emotion
aud her pen raced over the aper as If It
would win by a dozen lengths. She mut
tered to herseir at times, as if her anger
Was too --much -for silence, and her faco
was flushed asir che,v?ere burning with
lever. At last tlie letter was finished! and
when sho had sealed it she tlapped ic down,
on the desk witn such force that the mag.
nlflcent ink stand 'of bronze and silver fell
to tlie floor with a crash, shivered into a
hundred fragments.
The girl's mother in the room below J
heard the noise, and ran frightened into
the hall.
"Oh, Imogene," she called in breath
less eagerness, "what was that?"
"Nothing, mamma," replied the girl,
going to the door.
"But I heard a terrific crash," the
mother insisted. "Didn't you break
something?"
"yes, mamma. It was only my engage
ment with Mr. Hackenbtrry," aud tho fair
imogene returned to her escretolre and
stuck a stamp on the fatal letter. Detroit
Free Press.
-A Thoughtless Phynlolun.
"Have you a good physjclan, Herr
Schneider?" asked a philanthropist of a
meek little German who hail ust been
telliug him of tho illnes of his frau, a
woman reputed to bo anUneessant talker
and something of a virago.
"Y-a-a-s, ho is one goot man' said
Herr Schneider, "but henh'as not what
you call it sense? Yesterday1 he como to
sec her , and when he w en t a'way hespeakto
mo in tho shop and say: Nowi mind, Herr
Schneider, your frau must speak not one
aloud word to-day, for her tproat; raako
her understand that.' l '
"Now," added the poor little man, with
a deprecatory shrug, "why "did not he
tell her that? It would have been easier,
even though he speaks not German, than for
me, her husband." Youth's Companion.
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Tho lord und tho Deed.
Slothful Snawloy Didn't X tell yer that
if yer went up and axed for a drink o'
whisky at old Kernel Bluegrass' house,
you'd get er? Great stuff, tool
Saturated Sam (musingly) Yes, dat
was rine licker; but Jl don't Jes' know what
to makeofhls words we'll I axed him fer it.
Slothful Suawley Why, wot did 'e say?
laturatred Sam-He looked air mo a
ml unit and said dat iMt was a request dat
Ju cuulduot refuse, ashealways b'ileveddat
wiilsky was good tor both jnau .and beast.
New York World.
Tlio McunoatMoiilu PciiUKylrnuta. .
The meanest man on record is said to live
ju Centre county, Pennsylvania. He sold
his fion-jn-law oue-half Interest Jn a cow
and then refused to divide the milk, main
taining that he gold ouly the front half,
Reecntlytbecow hooked-the-old mau.and
he js suing the jsou-iuJayorlamages. Oil
City Blizzard.
h BRIDAL TOUR
ON A CANOE
BUILD YOUR OWN BOAT FOR
FIFTEEN DOLLARS.
And Go On a Cheap but
Charming Hone3'moon
Directions for Making.
Among tho list of Bummer pleasures for
women a boat ranks high, not only for the
real delight It furniBhes, but also for ihe
health and glow it imparts to tired nerves
and worn spirits. Many things are dearer
to their possessor for being of their own
manufacturec, and a light canoe, well con
structed, is no exception. On the contrary
a $15 home-made canvas affair will really
afford more pleasure than a$100 wooden
boat, because it does not leak, and if made
broad enough, la in very little dnager of
capsizing.
Tlio model, for which planB are given,
was made for a honeymoon cruise down the
Delaware from Easton, Pa., to Trenton,
N. J. This is one of tbo finest trips a canoe
iBt can make, for the river is navigable in
parts from up near its source, though rarely
attempted above tlie Water Gap. Its whole
courso is a scries of rapids, very dangerous
iu places. Another river, the Lehigh, Just
its opposito, slow and sluggish, becaauseof
being dammed up, empties into the Dela
ware at Easton, and is a great boating re
sort for the residents. Hero my canoe is
generally in service all summer.
PLAN OF THE BOAT.
The detailed plans are as follows: No. I
Is an elevation with the canvas cut away to
show spacing of ribs and connection of
stern and keel. No. II is a cross tection
amidships. No. Ill shows the keel adopted
and tlio framing of gunwales and decks.
No. IV is a diagram fallowing how the ribs
look when in position, and the remainder
show how the ribs were laid out and bent.
I determined on a canvass boat for bev
cral reasons, among which were durability,
absence ot leakage, cheapness, and because
it is most easily built.
At first sight the possibilities of punchlrg
holes in a boat of this kind seem great, but
after four years of hard usage, mine is yet
perfect, though often Bhippcd on cars from
placo to place, and worse still, beached on
rocks. Moreover it does not sink when full
of water, though there aro no air-tight
fcfca
THE FINISHED CANOE.
compartments, and in going through rapids
ships noxt to uo water at all. I also fitted
it out with oars as well as paddle, because
with the former you can face a companion
in the boat, besides making belter time.
But apaddlcisortcn preferable, on account
of facing the course to be traversed, instead
of turning your tack to it, as with oars.
Indeed I found the oars equal to a paddle
in every situation, especially going through
the rapids.
THE NECESSARY LUMBER.
Tho lumber can all be procured at a saw
mill in the desired lengths, and consists ot
the following:
1. One 7-S piece of pine for keel sawed
as shown on plan.
2. Two gunwales 3-4 squaro from 14
foot white ash t.mbcr; uico straight grained
timber for binding.
3. Nine strips of straight grained ash
3-4x1-4x4 1-2 feet long lor ribs. These are
worked down ficm the center to the ends,
lepcring to 1-2x3-10 for the f ivo main ribs;
the remainder may be 1-2x3-10 at center to
5-16x3-16 at cuds.
4. Two stem pieces of 7-8 aEh eawed as
shown In drawing.
5. About thirty strips of straight grained
white pine 3-4x3-16, for laying ovor tho
ribs to support the canvas.
6. Two pieces of ash 1 1-4x1-4 and
8 1-2 feet long, to tack canvas to for side
decks.
7. Two pieces of ash 2x1 1-4 and 8 1-2
feet long, for finishing around decks.
8. Two piece8 of p.uo 8x7-8 and 2 feet
long for ends of decks.
9. Fourteen ah blocks 1x1x2 for u?o as
shown.
10. Two pine bonrds 6 wide, 8 feet 6
incjjes long and 3-16 thick, for bottom
boards around the keel.
PREPARING FOR CONSTRUCTION .
The lumber should all be purchased at
once, so that everything is at hand, and the
ribs aud gunwales bent into tho required
Shapes.
The ribs I bent on the garret floor, for it
is necessary tolet tkeniHo torso many days;
a diagram was drawn from the measure
ments given and outlined by wire nails.
The ribs were then dipped in boiling water
till pliable the water boiler or bathtub
will answer. Then they were bent round
the line of nails and held in place by another
line on the outside. The gunwales I bant
in the yard. First they were separated by
pieces ot wool at the center and ends of
cockpit; then these pieces were fixed to a
3x4 scantling and the ends of the gunwales
brought togother and fastened by a cord;
each end was propped up and the wood soon
.assumed a graceful curve. The props were
considerably longer than the sheer as tho
curve formee" by the gunwales is called
was to be finally, as the wood springs back
after it is released. Boiling water iu abun
dance was poured over them ,and when
thoroughly softened they were left a week
to dry,
WHERE TO BUILD,
Some room not In use sliould be selected
as a workshop. I cliosu tho garret, on the
fourth floor, but would not advise any ono
elso to do the same, for it was a wretched
job to lower the boat from the window.
When I was ready I had to rig up a shear
pole out of the window, turned tlie boat on
the side ready to shove out, anchored my
poor old father to tlie rope, and went to the
next floor to shove 1 telearoff a roof whewifc
came down. She got the start of tlie old
gentleman, and but for the fa,et tliat he had
considerable avoirdupois aud was wedged
in the sash, he would have, like Jin of im
mortal fame, "come tumbling after."
However, he stuck to the rope, und though
he sacrificed ljic skin from his Jiands, he
heeded my cries to save the boat.
PUTTING THE CANOE TOGETHER.
The scantling that was used in bending,
tlie gunwales should be raised on boe.s to
a working hejghth, and the keel cjamped to
it upside down. Fasten the ribs to the
gunwales at spaces as shown, using one
screw aad two wire nails; then turn the
keel over and ciamp on the other side.
Under each end put an inch block to give
tlie boat a little rock, as it turoseasier and
rides better. "Then take your .stern pieces
and bevel the fronts to ,3-8 jind notch bot
tom to fit keel a shown.. Take the gun
wales, with distance pieces still between
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To-morrow, Monday morning, we will inaugurate the
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that our stock is as large as any five millinery establishments
combined. We quote the lowest prices, hence we do the busi
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getting here to-morrow these bargains are of the pnenome
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$ 1 .00 Leghorns, 48c.
100 Dozen Ladles', Misses' and Children's
White Leghorn Flats all size brims. These
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25c Corsage Roses 9c.
50 dozen bunches of corsage flowers
large roses with bud and leave foliage
Bubber Stems Pinks, Teas, Jack Red and
other shades greatest value ever offered.
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them and fatten them temporarily at center
at proper helghtli from keel. Then fasten at
ends to tlie stern by screws, and to a hard
wood block set In between them and rest
ing in a notch cut In stern. The ribs are
next screwed to Uie gunwales: they should,
while yet on the floor being bent, bemarked
at equal distances from Uie cepter, so that
both sides will be alike. After the ribs the
pine strips are Iaids.cn and fastened wiUi
wire nails clinched on inside. These strips
sliould be spaced by putUug a jsmall block j
between each till fastened in place. They
sliould be spaced not over y-i on bottom and
Uie distance gradually widened, for the last
two or three on the side can bespuccd three
inches apart, The frame is Uien painted
and the whole is ready for canvas.
PUTTING ON THE CANVAS.
Khjht ounce duck makes a good cover.
First put filler pieces along the keel between
the ribs;, then start your canvas and tack
along keel from end to end, stretching It
well When fastened to the keel pull it
down to the gunwales at center of boat and
tack there. Work along from the center,
each way and the canvas can be fitted
without a wrinkle. At the ends it must be
lapped and tacked on the 3-8 front of stern,
and it requiressomegreatcare togetasharp
bow. Tho decks come next, and when they
are on It is ready for boiled oil. Have drier
put iu at the drug store, and with the
boat upside down, apply thoroughly to I
every part or the canvas. Turn right side
up, so that any excess will drip off, and let
dry thoroughly. It will takoatlcastaweek.
Tho finishing strips ure next fastened
along outside of gunwales and inside of
cockpit, and the whole painted with best
white lead paint. Over this any desired
eclorcan le put. Tnesurface will berough,
but after a little usage it can be sand-papered
and painted again. Thisgives a fine
surface. The seat for the rower should be
a covered box, while the stern can be piled
with cushions for the lounger. Pockets' of
yellow muslin can be tucked to each sjde
and are very useful, while the decks will
hold surprising amount of baggage. A
canopy of unbleaciied muslin is easily made
and decidedly useful.
For the Tirst couple of year3 1 paid SI. 50a,
mouth to keep if jn a Iriatbouse, but the
last year Jliave not had to pay Cor the priv
ilege. When left out of doors it should be
turned upside down. I had the paddle from
a former boat, but 1.139 will coyer theeosfc 1
of lumber to make one. AlQ,ubIe-bladedoae
is best.
Some parts of the work are too bard for
the average woman, but any map or boy of
ale
Children's Trimmed Sail
ors, 1 1 c.
(But one to any customer.)
50 dozen Children's Trimmed Sailors, in
plain colore blue, tan and brown; also in
mixed braids, with brown, blue aud rtd rib
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Sailors. Black, Blue, "Wciie and
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50 dozen Silk and Velvet Roses. 3 in a
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Blue and Jacuiuot, Rubber Stems. Regular
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average intelligence can follow the plans.
In stretchiiig the canvas gloves should be
worn or the knuckles of the fingers will
suffer. The oiling and painting can be
done by a woman, and the fimsbiuga,auch as
pockets, cushions, etc.
Two colors, one for the inside, one out,
make the pretUest Job. Mine was white
without, light green within, with green
finishing stripes around the gunwales. The
cushions and canopy were baund with light
green braid and the whole effect was vary
pretty. Last year I put en gray on the out
side and have not yet determined on the
colors for this year.
The weight Is about sixty pounds. Ifcjs
not at all heavy when necessity compete
carrying, and can be managed very sua
cessfully by one woman. As a loungipg
boat in placid waters it is unequaled, ami
any person who once falls under the charm
of canoeiug Is loath to give it up.
L. A. FRANCISCO, C. E.
A Sin of Oiuieion.
In pretty lines he praised her ways.
lie praised her virtues many times,
He praised her voioe in duinty lays,
He praised her giovaa in sundry rhymes.
In sweetest songs he yewed he prized
Her gown her shawl, her hat, her shoes
Iu sopth he swore ho idolized
The very streets she sauntered through.
No wonder that Phe loved him hot
The thought to him did not ioeur
That he iu all his rhymes forgot
To say one word m praise of her.
Judge.
A Thoughtful Guide.
Guide in the Alps Yonder is where the
celebrated Jdarquw d'Url lost his life by
falling into Uie stream.
English Tourist (who is accompanied by
his daughter) Why, no: thesceue of thafcac
Cident is two hours' rid from here.
Guide Right jou are, sir: but I thought it
was too far for your daughter to travel- Lo
Petit Journal.
A Hnrd Question.
.Sloderu Maid I wish some advice.''
Old Lady "Certainly, nay dear. WJiat
Is it?"
3Joder;i Maid-"Snall J marry a man
whose tastes are the opposite of mine and
miarrel witji him, pr shall I marry a, rnau
whoge tast'3 are the game as mie nad get
tired of him?" New York Weekly.
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