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10 i - - - '-.r-r' -: " v-..' : n I -Li-,' ' I iV ' ! ; , , ( ! ' . ' VI v:'- ' " Y:. ' iv,-: V i ' . i -i'i . -'v7 I ; f, 4 '. :,. . v . j . , sj'-:: Iwj . ;v ; -TTH"" :,i :. j p J " i FIVE GKNKRATIONS OF. THK . CLAR K FAMILY AT ST. TAUL, Nebk Gifts for Autumn's Brides fTHAT to give the autumn bride H ll a qurstijn that 1) vexing the mindx 11 of mnnv n mnn nnil wnmiin. a usual thing the mind uncon sciously turns to Kuoons. and the brlda getn them till she fancies she was born with one In her mouth. Table sliver, too, la poured upon her as a hint that she ought to entertain, and the forks and spoons blink a sort of reflection that she ought not to mind If the sets don't match. Buch things are well In their way, but the gift of furniture often reduces a bride to tears, for It Is almost certain to be In a style different from that which she con templated putting Into her home. Personal gifts, therefore, are always most certain of a welcome. When did any woman ever have enough personal belongings? These offer a great variety and come In styles suitable for a wealthy as well as a pennllexs bride, and In patterns and mnterlals new this season and, therefore, desiruble. ' The frlund with a slender puree can send the bride one of the new beaten sliver hat pins with little windmills on top, to pnlr with one having her new monogram twisted in beaten silver. Golf sticks, flowers, bowknots, dogs' heads, little Father Knick erbockers and heads of pretty girls vie In dainty attractlvences among the new hat pins of old beaten silver. Mora expensive is a di easing table set of twelve pieces, wrought in the heavy, raised patterns of beaten silver now so stylish. The set includes brush and comb, clothes-brush, tooth-brush, mirror, nail brush, tile, buffer, scissors, knife and salve box, with another little silver and crystal box for nail powder. No bride would look askance at such daintiness. For the bride who belongs to the sewing society of her church a present that is cer tain to Insure her continued attendance at each Dorcas meeting Is a set of sewing articles for a chalelulne. A pretty chate laine buckle holds a suitable number of chains to which are attached a dainty silver barrel or fancy box, holding a thimble with the bride's monogram upon it. a can con taining needles and one holding pins, a little stiver emery, a richly wrought pair of embroidery Bclxsors for snipping threads, and a case big enough to hold a spool of thread. When these objects are Intended for a workbasket as well, a silver measur ing rule should be added, with Its orna mental elide to measure the Inches graven on the rule. A pretty wrought flower forms a handle. Then there Is a glove darner, with Its two small silver knobs at the ends of a slender oval stem, and a silver ball on a handle for darning silk stock ings, and such things In the way of needle books and cushions and button and thread bags and holders as might prove useful in a workbattket. Another thing that almost any bride would fancy Is a little cut glass bot tle of smelling salts, with a silver or enamelled stopper above the tiny glas Stopper. The silver or.eo In pointed, round and square shape can be had for TUE ILLUSTRATED BEE. tl, but the cnarfielled ones are much higher. Fen- women who fancy gun metal these dainty odds and ends come In that at tractive metal. . , Coin purses, too, are acceptable pres- : ents. They aro as useful as they are ' pretty and look like fat little watchea , swinging from a short chain attached to a fancy buckle. The top flies up at ' tho pressure of a spring and the pros- . sure of still another spring discloses a place tufflciently large to hold quite a' good dial of car fare. There might be added to tho coin purse one. of the Uttla boxes of wrought silver, furnished with a looking glass In the cover, Into which face powder Is tucked away or bon bona hidden. Of course, only an intimate friend would venture upon a set of distinctly personal articles, such as a dainty rouge pot, with its long silver handle, a box for face cream, one for Up salve, a box hold ing a small brush with which color Is ap plied to the lips and another for uBe upon the eyebrows, a charmingly designed fil igree holder and top for the voseliiid Jar, . a hollow-topped wrought silver hair re ceiver to match the other articles in pat tern, as well us the silver soap dishes with their latticed Insldes. Just as tiersonal are the manicure seta, of which a woman never has too many. They wear out and break, and are In auch constant use that variety In them la always appreciated. Among the novel shapes Introduced Into these sets are little flat irona of pumice stone with sliver handles. - While beauty always likes the whera- withal to adorn herself, she also has social obligations . almost as Important. One of these U the answering of letters. Every woman loves to have her own personal desk belongings and to have them as dainty as possible, although one rich woman was recently heard to complain that all her friends fancied she needed letter holders, and she owned so many of them that she could never And a letter to answer. Several styles of desk sets are in vogue this season green filigree work upon brass red metal combined with brass, Russian enamel, brass and old beaten sliver, that Is, old only in name. The latter is most fashionable Just now and charming effects are produced In It. A well furnished desk should huve silver letter and card holders, paper and envelope holders and racks for pens, pencils and paper cutters. A little sponge cup and one for the Ink brush are supplemented by a silver holder for the mucilage bottle, a stamp box, tray, seal, candlestick and tray and Inkstand and tray. Hume attractive silver holders have an eraser In oue end and a brush In the other, while even the sponge for putting on stamps has a heavy silver handle. The season has brought In some decorative Greek designs and floral effects In beaten silver that make a modern desk set a Joy to the beholder. When the prospective wedding guest con- v-v- 4 I v. MR9.-W. H. CLKMMON8 OF FREMON WOMAN'S CLUB, HOSTKSS CLUK F NEBRASKA FEDERATION OF WO I Elders the Jewelled garters, the pearl studded lucking and side combs, the new card cafes and purse, the chains and bangles and dangles, which now have their vogue, she is vexed, not by the question "of what to give the autumn brldo, but. what personal gift to select from among an al most endless variety. Ocean Democracy (Continued from Fage Five.) are In a better position to pander to It than the average traveler. ! Two good reasons exist for the natural disappearance on shipboard -of the distinctions that exist else where between the average run of , humanity and the financially and soclulJy elect. For one thing the luxury of. ocean travel 'has advanced to a point where it leaves little to bo desired even by the most fastidious persons. The cuisine, the service and the appointments on a great Atlantic liner are as perfect as the .wealthiest , tourist Is accustomed to on ahore. In railway travel the man in the private car has many advantages over the ordinary passenger, but in sea travel noth ing else equals the liners in comfort, con venience and speed. The most luxurious yacht compares unfavorably with them when It Is a matter of an ocean voyage, and yacht owners who take their vessels across the ocean usually travel themselves by one of the big ships. When Cornelius Vanderbilt and the party of friends who have been cruising for several months in European waters returned recently they made the Atlantic crossing in one of the big passenger ships, all except Mr. Vander bilt himself, who Is a yachting enthusiast and who came over in his own craft. A second reason is that the spirit of sea travel has always been one of equality and friendly Intercourse. "Steamship acquaint ance," like summer flirtation, does not involve any obligations beyond the end of the voyage, and the whole atmosphere of a big Atlantic liner encourages the friendly Intercourse and democratic sociability which make an ocean voyage bo delightful an experience. Ferhapa the democracy of ocean travel cannot be better Illustrated than by a con cert that the writer recalls on board 'October Z3, BOX y r Jjfr aft- iJAjImmW T. PRESIDENT OF THE FREMONT OR THE 19-X1 CONFERENCE Or THIS MEN'S CLUBS. t Oceanic, on one of the earliest voyages shortly after that magnificent specimen of ocean architecture was first put Into com mission. 'The concert was presided over by the venerable Lord Pauncefote, the late British . ambassador . Washington. ' An drew Carnegie gave a short talk which was sandwiched in between a song by a variety favorite and another by a salesman for a firm of Bradford spinners. An English duke, since married to an American heiress, played the piano, and the collection for the seamen's, fund, was taken by a well known society woman and . a f avorlte actress. Imagine such a gathering on land if you can. ... . The Dramatic Motive How do you figure out the plots of your ' plays?" ' inquired the anxious novice. '"Motive" Is the only key that open the. ' portals of dramatic action," said the pop- ' ' ular dramatist. "And motive is best tested by the query ' iWhy?' " See how J have ap plied the principle In my latest, work. '. Why are the children on the stage? Because the scene Is a nursery. Why doea the vil lain come to tho nursery? Because he la pursuing the mother. Why is the mother in the nursery? Because she is attending the children." . "But why do you have a nursery on the stage at oil?" queried the novice. "Why not something else?" I "Because," said the popular dramatist proudly, "because I had a commission to write a play with a nursery In it. "New York Times. Hard Lines "You have asked me to tell you," the doctor said, "your exact condition. There Is no hope for you. There will be times wben you will seem to be stronger, but you will be gradually growing weaker. Tou may last a year jet, and possibly two, but no longer." "Well. It won't moke much difference,'' said the patient, philosophicolly. "I've, never been able to acquire anything abso lutely in less time than that, and It will seem perfecely natural to get a lot In ths cemetery on the installment plan." CbJj cago Tribune. t