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WHAT THE GAY WORLD OF FASHION OFFERS -PARIS,
LONDON AND BERLIN HINTS --HOUSEHOLD HINTS, FUN
AND GOSSIP SPECIALLY CULLED FOR TIMES' LADIES .0
tar Nelle Vesta/se ParM.l
The empire, the Du Barry and the
Pompadour periods ut fashluue bb.e
all become ao popular -possibly be-
cause they are ro elaburately ex-
sravegaut-that IL le nu owummun
Deng to see the three styles com-
bined ler one costume.. Why It be tttat
women adore In faahtoc and Mutton
[bat which speaks of lithe/eked ro-
mance uu wuu Vun repeats, but ter -
tan: It to that they do. Awl Ai 15
war with the colonial, the empire
and tho days of the buurbouv, lash -
lend have b.%a,me widely mixed, with
IS deselect wetting, ser that today
all tleug that look musrt or utile
pato fur fashlunable,
In teen* p� goww the old French
taatiune wl l Meld their away this
winter. Yet they are all modern-
ised In a way-perbape to ruff tate
modern complexion or the modern
figure, or butts. The faalionv ler
complexions and figure, change of-
tener than centurlw.
Oa of the prettiest of the tempe-
'e'er styles IN a flower effect, which
well be greatly seen at ball. orrery
formal dinners and at the opera.
I t I. better fulled to net, the large,
coarse loop or merely tete Himmel*.
The Brtsrrele wall ronnnue to be
much worn far souse time, a. It hue
all the coveted a••(tee,* for which
tent le uttered. with none of the gross
suggestions of the rpe•taeular that
malty of the l•0i ,er nets show. A
Meek or whl'o net la the Pompadour
"eel. i* requisite. It Is made over
a soft silk e( the event. "hada usually,
with weveral the •lnesowe of the net
over the silk.
The gown la trimmed In lace and
eppuquel arousal the bottom anti up
the train In a pointed effect, or
parr' style to front, In a protut.luu
of uhenille flowers In seriatim, Vol -
um of the rode and greens front the
pureed pink to the depIwit red and
trom thri darkest green to a soft
failed Pompadour Applique.
Thar flower embroidery le called
the 'pompadour appetite,' and le am
stunning a thing as any ern -bred
woman could ever hope to f. rt .5
black net gown, mate pr:ne•... with
a wreath of three chenille Iloworw
runitng from the left shoulder.
aurum the bust and down to the
bottom of the Mkl.rt, or toilette
slightly oh to the rids trait.. pr. --
wilts a beautiful spectacle. In
*hate the effect Is equally lovely,
but Uhler shaded of the ehenitle
W;u.dl be used lar the appeque.
'Che coral roes shades are l..ng
dur'uigly flaunted once mere. Mads
up to back' tate. they present au as-
pect of ,are old portrait. painted
to the fluent days of the empire.
There 1e a model of a dinner gown
tel
is deep Doral shade that 1r cov-
ered completely trach aa overdrew
of black Brussels net. in which at
infrequent alt unexpected Intervals
pts lot wide -spreading butted••. of
Meek chantelly tato. Ono butterfly
:leets on the bosom. (Is far reaching
earthen .tretcbdog almost from arm
lt, arra.
retailer ones nestle cin the tuaokn
of tee ideeve., wh.rli are Jrtulrl of
Intuit The waist is cut deeolleto to
the coral and stretches well it to
the Patty with the net. About the
throat to boo:; I a several stranded
roller of coral beads, halo by d:a-
b..n-1 ria wpm. The bell is black, and
a Ukack band ntrtnounte the 11.511 to
the rlee.e abom. tit* elbow.
There
L. a back dip flounce, well
■ 4 with butter/lie. around the
start, whets 1. tight-fltting In the
aural and fully shirred above In the
NEURALGIC PAINS
Are a Cry of the Nerves for
Better Blood
Dr. Onetime' Ptak eine ll.ke Itch,
Ree Itteed sad Drava 1 her. Pew.
Frear Ole System ttr.d tae l•re,of
A high mesllual authority Inc d: -
liked et midget as "u cry of the
aeries fur better 1,tooI " and . to ef-
1*10*lly drive 1t from tide system the
bleed suint b.. made re 0, red and
e. for lite, purp,«e there le nu
r medicine set pr pt anal «cru In
t ad Dr. Wllllalur' Pink Pelle.
nee Bills make Inew, Heti, rel b:odl
With artery dove, and Impart new Ids
and as* vigor ler the per Mil uNing
t hem. Mr. Jelin Mclterieett, 11011,1
peal, Ont.. ptferr stung proof of the
certain revel ea obluiuel Drum the toe
01 br. Well Pink t'lds in caw •
Of this kind, a says; "A few
dear, ago whl working firs oar-
oeuter to Buffalo I got wet. I did
O nt think It worth whale .11tutging
ate clothes at the Letup,, but I soon
gnu to nrffer for la!' neglect. 1
acuko next morning is lth cramp, and
pater throughout my body. 1 was
enable to go to work ante called :n a
du -taro who left me wean madkClne. I
used It faithfully for some tate, but
1t ,Ike nut help me. In fact 1 war
Ironing steadily worenod he be-
come 80 reduced In flesh thin I
'Relglad only 1:18 pewee". Ad 1 was
eat cable to work 1 returnee to my
home nt hone Head. Here I plated
aty.-If under the Dare of n meal ate-
lier wont said the trouble woe neural-
gia, //blob had taketm a llwrry,fh
1 npw.n my entire 4ymtem. Ylr•'(71
Imo
6e,•tnrv4 to follow me for the thee
tore
he -
lor's treatment wild net help me, and
1thee my neighbor, nt least del not
bleat. I was going to get tetter. i
is often read and heard of Dr. Nil•
barns' l'Ink fill. and In this enter -
prey I determined to try them. I
he'd net 'weed more than three boxes
before I felt that the pills were help-
ing me. From lha,t on I gnined day
by day, and niter i hail treed tome
len or twelve boxes, I had fully m-
e -Morel ley old time strength, 141.1
been stneie been able to work nt my
(trade as a carpenter without any
trouble i have no pain• or cele.",
and i now weigh 156 pw.els. I
think ler. William*' I'lnk Pills an In-
'alueble mrrltrtne and shall always
Ls" a good word t0 any for them."
u heti the net -setters. entailing, erten
tin, blond Is poor and watery, or wfren
Inn vetoes* Is oat of order, Dr. Wit-
hdrew' Pink 1»Ills In the mall: ins to
lake. 'Platy (tern •11 troubles arl.fnt
from these cane., and males wok.
tlMPendent men and women bright,
petite and strong. Protect yo,.re•if
against Imitation. by seeing that the
NI name, "Dr. Wllllam♦ Pink i'111.
for Pale People" le on the wrapper
atonal every box. Pots by all paetl-
°'* dotter. or milled peat peed at
Iva- box or Is bore. for It '.7.0
Ihr writing to the Dr. Williams? Medl-
16. Co., Brookyllle, Oat,
et
red
blrs•k ant. Thee is ono of the very
twndruweet and reheat of the
fetal gowns that hue yet appeared,
tether worn by the bluetit ari,tucrat
to Parte or 'bowl/ 1n the shops.
empire (lows Popular.
The empire gown is gulug to be
very popular title auuroa It Is out
cut nae It wad, to the drys 01 Joe -
/whine. It le very motet higher ler the
bat. usually with Weaver, and the
empire effete_ W meetly dome lir lace
over silk. lytnre le teething quite er
rloh ata/ fleecy as there elk lard lace
empire gown•. They very greatly lu
cut, at/westing to the figure they are
made to f t, and it lope, -ideas two ee-
pTe gowns, etre mule alike tear rer-
an. thourely t.fle silk u+ldet'lrr.s 1■
elide princes. and tier the figure like
u glove, rippling down gradually foto
a sweeping and r.•ry kung trained
olroutar s►lrt, w•lU; it. half fan refect
In beck ; float to, the skirt tUpe ie ut
the kneed ler trout.
Over thea princess gown, perfect lu
lie simple elegance, and a beautiful
toilet of tterlf, though untrimmed,
fele the glary of rieh bee. a perfect-
ly curt and Maar umpire. gown along
true l'apire period linea, but abet" -
lately graceful In every detail, seethe
5l k priHcerr gown shows wee lwnealh
thr,u h the tall of fuse, thin lace. •
Frequently tho style Is changed wo
theft the Ines will fit the figure, with
the elk either In front or In back. One
marvelous (:own on tine order Mot an
other blue silk that .louder tato an
exquielte silver. The flee overtire«s is
0f point de Venire. The empire cut 1a
perfect In back, but In [root Rhe duce
l' (leveled and fit• the figure, leaving
an opening 0f about five Imdua to the
hero of the Wtirtr,
The loose empire attest In not feet,
but is cnrrlct oat by flat bands of
pearl pnaeemonterle, whleh are hung
lamely wether the opening to a line
below the waist, where they are
caught by a creased band of the pearl
trimming and 'continue held down to
the /skirt bentom. Within the opu-
ing 1s n erprinklnlg of pearl *sequins
on white print d'.wprbt.
The reeyea ern to the elbow of
tucked point d'e.prlt and aro co, -
'rel with the pearl sequins. The
remhiontlen of frosty pearl and Igen
In nether Men In the empire eat Is'
,.nn that even the Emmett. Joeept.-
Inn might have fancied.
1'1e. Owlets 10 Imre.
There aro Rime marvelous model.
In Ince um! rare brocades In big tier-
ing petter11r that bear the, markt.
of the Int ietrry p'riocd. Tito poen-
egos heal.• thecolonial flare and
einem «weep and the bodices are
*quart% cut over tho bosom. with
eitow .I,vreo dome in monrtro•te
frills of hare, silk and ribbons'. The
bodiece are cit off right tat the waist
line with is little 'sharp pent in
trent.
Over thorn bodices-whIrh are :s
different eeler from the «klrt unmet-
ly. with dale frill. the 'Made of
the skirt -l. worn a Nleevele.,I Jac -
kit df 1/1e.. In the a ltew+ty Louis
XIV. .tyle front, whIrh hall. will
over the hips. The eteknt to 11iuIJ
tight in brick by two large buttons
which hold It n the fiance at that
waist line.
In front It Is the regular Tones
%IY. mat When Telt unconftnet ex-
cept that It has no lapid'.. Just an-
other modernizing of the Ill Harry!
Plnmrs Should always b n worn In
th• hair with (11114 eleevelein coat,
a fun carried, and n ooreagn bou-
quet worn. There lace state will ba
vary much Keen for dinner« and In-
formal evening affalrr.
The two-color LouI'lne silks are Ju
popular caprice. The colors melt
ono Into the other .o gently that only
In tho shadows de the darker tones
dominate. 11,. chungetible taf-
feta in beginning to ,how It«elf
strongly for street an well can even-
ing weir. t very handsome fancy
in the 'ditching of black taffeta in
heavy white thread, awl the white
taffeta in Maek,-,anl trimming In
Ince as-eordingly.\
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THE LATEST Of THE
I SEASON'S BEAUTIES I
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Ba,Iteled to the realm' of the four
dumesile walls are the summer
gowns in which women hair looked
tide neck, while narrow rlbbuur of
the Name fasten across the bunt.
From the shoulders to the wide
oelature of white silk •seaside there
extend., each wide of the opening.
a row of eta; ebaped meet*. of
Cluny, placed end to end.
Below the elbow the closely tuck-
ed sleeve le released, and the puff
thus formed la gathered Into an
odd cuff made pf black velvet
"traps, ornamented with embrold-
ety and blue silks
The rump itat worn with the;
dress le facet wlttt black, and le
.urmountel by a huge breast of
soft, downy white, caught at one
ride under a twilit of blue and
green mercer velvet.
rsLailkig
4 A ROV'AL CHILD'S
NEW GOWNS.
AeSlp7+7.e
No more reurlbly dr.•reed .5, 1d Ilse.
ler Europe than the little Prince'.
t Ictorla of Ilermany. This ehiki, now
ten yearn old, has her dresses made
for her In Loratot and Pares and
«hipped to Berlin by a speeded wee-
eenger, ser 1t 1s enkl ; and the dress-
maker. whisper that carte blanche
orders to make the drewms pretty
tined nnmerour are given from the
Keiser, whore one daughter 1, bee
pride,
The little Victoria wear• a .peeled
kind a author wllar, which has been
ruemrd after her. and 1. called the
Victorian "sailor. It ran be made out
of any kind of goods, thick or thin,
and it look. Well In any color. It
fully wrought bodies were pile sale
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tlltyata The boar are heel with moire ,,
to match the rlwale of tete •leather.
faulted W be carried thee autumn are T ra d V i V fl V
made of raft suede to pate ore.). !hoe-
ing roe or gallon brown. tumetnuea
there will be a btrrl.r totter Ilap of
r.akdlttb gold, highly polished, nod
again, any, on a pearly suede case,
a mtrnead desetgu 1n grey wilier. the
figure ueoupylng one corner. whsle,
tete tail and ammeters swirl anewte
terser the other eat
• • •
Turtolae afro 11 uomlu :ir,' Ityiing to be
wore ae much era it"r titer fall, nod
the aural wet luclu.tc. titres or four,
Ow extra ono being a pompadour
owvab, wldoh 1e place% In the let lr in-
ttrr4y her settles. aro It does'aot ahow
when the °celere be completed.
The oeweit Dumb* are certainly de-
signed with some idea of t• enfort, fur
abs rims are rounded dual 1n the
()entre to fit about the flat knob on
ties top of the hcvatl Even Rhe larger
Oulnib. Into/oda+I to kcee•ge� up *stray
"scolding kx'ke," la curvet! after the
Lamm faihiot.
Thee by the way, Ir Harrower than
formerly and does not give the head
so broad a look as the heavily rim-
med oture that have beau the correct
t It log.
For tootling wear there are Jew-
elled twtolae *hell cernabu, In sets of
three and four, but for the street
northing 1s quite w pretty as rich.
ruby shell, plain and polished until it
glover.
The lace mitts of our grand-
mothers' day are the fashion again
a0d the stores are full of them of
various lengths. There are both
blade and waits oars. Fine black are
the most hemming, but the mitts ars
very pretty, write. a reporter for
the Louisville Post.
(beaotllly mitts are, perhaps, the
moat expenelve variety offered. and,
both is white and black, these are
not ouly very pretty but becoming
as well. Delicate potterer of vines
and flowers twine upward In graceful
destgas, and, 'viten more elaboration
L desired Jeweled palllettes lend their
beauty to that of the filmy chantilly.
They are far more comfortable for
summer wear than kid and much less
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Cards rtaew, fou, dui.,• inerea.et 111
else, and the prettied( of theists in -
RATIN' FACED NOVELTY CLOTH SHOWING CHECKS AND DOTS.
araclrhing for the last few months affords a flop exampb of the pretty
and in their places on the street are and the seiedhie iu a child's dress.
Men. trim 2ufl:or made co'tnmr.. $ It iv pretty because of its trim-
Fitek .•swear we sweet rauxkiusiy ,ming and it.
•l ap•, and sensible be -
the coming of the first model', which cau+w It 10 dark at the neck and
are the embodiment of feeler/Ws Leon's new- threat, wit: -r, tit a rh1!d'w active chin
est modes. nn.1 If there are no rade- 1 rubs' ngnIn.t 1t, etre dark where h. r
cal change' we are diwappolnted, w surer lin open It.
fond are we of variety. However, the•, The neweet example of tido collar
season le still young and the lack Is In willow great oral whet•. A wfde
of new linen may find a recompensewhets cashmere ,rallor collar c.vdr-
la novelty anti beauty of fabrece. Ing lite Nh,nkler., with n point coi
n -
Platted skirt' are not yet to be ung mt lite rhonlder, Iv the fotindatkw
abandoned, and we are to see Pnrt. Over them fall. a collar of
many of the new welting monument ;willow green cashmere, the samemonument
made wUh back or side plaits. falling shape, but not nn (largo This I'
a deep hep yoke. with skirts
from trimmed with fern bends of white
Just to escape the floor --for agree ' br°I'1.
that question of skirt length i' toeing I los ui.. of tldr I. worn n remfs.•tte
agitated, find Frennh modistes have lvlth •Landing r0'inr of whlohwy green
declared In favor of the comfortable, rnNhmer.., trimmed with floe b'o'la
setrlble style. �}I of, whlth br.tld.
It Is .tell early, however. s.•rli ns- I Yb rnik• the little rhttd very happy
ly to consider the trim walking dress. n smile ding mal packet ran be set
'u we are offered a Melee of mere bn the lupeise and nil of 1h1a ran
formal oowtumrs. perp n aer,v (Inc lawn me co-hnnd-
For example, there Is the (bitm- kerchief meal• In the wnuu• sudors' air
el-....Nw•wiwlaa._,1ree fatal. the floeInr.
twI, >:* idler• i' n011114 about ibis (leis.
whk'b sigma.•' the ooml+yt of n°' that well prevent the procemen of the
fume. In Its rich tonrw of serpentt laundry frogs le Ing motorised ups'
1t. The trouble with the wnehing
prow••, whnii n'pptte) to winter
dreasen, le that the lining ',brink.
while the ontelde hold. Its rhnpe. To
obviate this all drivel, for children
etre now mrd': unlined, and fall
drr•ew•e w111 tub and the ennui ae
summer drearier,.
seen and blue, a combination tits
6k14 fair to be extremely potteries..
The material In a Patin ravel auv-
elty cloth of mellnm weight, and
show. a fine cheek scattered with
polka dots In dark green, having
a rim of blue. T1..• 'skirt IN fitted
td the figure by means of tuck.
run In clu«ters and conveeging to-
ward the entre line, while at the.
kneee there 1,1 Is space of about
five tnchen between the cln.ter'. A
shaped flmi,ce net upon 1h.' tip-
per section of the 'kart display/.
more tuck., following 011 the per-
pendicular linen eligl.11y marked In
the fitted part.
limo. four petelIe I flower. of
(luny, for n roncrntlonn Inrrange-
ment, are Ineerte.I at this point,
and the effect of the ltope Inael,s
le mach enhance! by thif delicate
outlining in bine reel einek Mike.
in the centre of ench design In n
disk worked In elk. The Nettle to
nementatl°n trim, the bottom of
the flounce. nn 1 the ethyl, Is e,Il
not .nderneatl' the IInns .e that
one notelet* n gemeee of the blue
and green novelty silk lining
The eorneLe le r01111y tucked and
has the neck m11 down to show n
dainty yoke M white mnug.ellnP.
A piping of black velvet outlines
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NEW THINGS
FOR THE LADIES. g
forge moan nn I hnndl.ngn are the
order of the tiny. Theme teaOrient her
tiffnlrP whleh have been papular for
mere then a year are n.lnnger enn-
dltlerel the 0nrrect thing. To be thor-
oughly motel, now 7011 ,nowt retry
n MY abut ten l.cherdrrpanel right
Inched Mrx,.1 Thin afesel1 be of 'oft
1•:nglime mermen. In 11 irk. green, .bark
ref, ten or bine, and Inc.' elaborate
mrwnitnto ro iturmrwr geld, with a
Mewl semen of this acme metal on
which to e•lrry 11..
A knndeine tea In th1. new 'haps
hu1 two golden 1'atria, ono each side
d the .lAsp, end act 18 Rha beaati-
outh fllri6d 11:
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Ih•pn rl load eh Agrl,ulture, (lila- p &split w 01' ant lir It 111,1 w,11 tt.k
ea -In view of the estabii.Inneot Ira other.
of desert ateutuehl , service brt+rr•+n • ler the poet, 'price' rather thou
t 'qu I'hy,' ha« cul' I in tv.ulh :\l c.i.
('afted's 1111,1 14.11.0 .5trlun, Ile. In- lees Mal apple,. to n lento pill-
! formation fernirlie I In it Veuiauhl_ ler 1! .11 of let .• upcountry tenet.;
[lou prow Mr. W. N'. .seams, of but :u the loxes the well -to -d0
ea , .:i • 1 it - e t :t U , alt' 1 'trll•e be -
the Dominion Impertinent of .%gri- ':rlt n re't.ntiey etmelderetion.
culture, hie {,nnlloulur dourest at 1 ru•I,reu ... site Neu..
the preeeut time.
Lute In 1400 Mr. Moore tour rent
to South' Africa by the Dominion
Department of agriculture, in 00U-
i,ee1b wlt1, the rhlputenta of 81,11.-
plle* fur wintery purport% a+u1
*lulu there he mule u persuuul
study of the re.qulreweutr of the
markets from a Canute:en statel-
point. Darittg Ws visit hi had in-
terviews with the leadlug aupurt-
ere and busluees men of Durbue,
East London, Port };Ifsabelh, and
1 tape Town, and Mr. Moore states:
"In each of the.. centre! et trete
I ess imprewed wait tbe cordial
and friendly feel111g dialpla)ed 1')
the people geuera(ty towareb Can-
ada and ('uoudlans. The ceirteuuu
of this sweetmeat maker the pre-
sent a specially opportune time
for the iutroiuctiva of Canadian
products. Our participation Si the
war Isar mots to nada something
more than a name to British South
Africa, and the luterepi thud awuk-
reeJ mabifeete tIe'If lu busslleru' .14 ewe see acts the Lune of ..tell
circler, ler u general desire for utoe-. erereut■ dlfferefn (enterer. In
er commercial relatioue with Can- '•ettialien lite Is'{Date I hove
t.lel tnghe ftt,'urer fur ItlIIB. in ord.'s
dao Www the normal trade before the
war.
" The restoration of mele 1. nee its
the IVAtl ul future of Mouth .'Ire,,
(wmbtiet with the wised -wide ad-
vert dement the ouuntry has re-
otive.1 hour tar war, %% 1.1 un•luuht-
rrlly result to a nitwit greater in-
vestment of c_tpttal anti a large
efflux of I*.pled l lilt. ('r lt:Idiallr
Will have to be un the alert if they
WWI. ler porteiptte In the evpe•t-
ld exlr•nl..n of the South Afrk•.n
market, with a t lr.ct sere e•; k e+,
fleshy" n predelt.utives; enterer
Leg rhippere w11,1 will wort for fu-
ture rather than present profits,
and it detertuln.it!on to meet the
.peke rnluu•emtntr of the uuteket,
there ti nothing to hinder the de-
vekrpment of it trade worthy of our
people and the r•solus•rs of our
004115 ry."
Mr. Moore further rented that "be-
ing Interested specially in fooxlpio-
tlactr. 1 paid particular et ten -
Vow to the needs of the market in
the branch of the trade and In-
qulre l it. w. 11 Into (0 • soirees sup-
.p"Yng preemie dent, n two In the fol -
'owing tk•tnlla halal n111 Cap.. Cc1-
0117 are treated separately, Inctu.e
sola.
"'Che magnitude and value of the
tioull African market was recto -
'sized by our neighbors in the Unit-
ed Stale. wale year; ago, and. by
persirteut effort au.l good Widmer 1
tactics,they hour built up a trwle
Flour Preis Plum (testy.
"There. be a wpteld:l I market in Dur -
tau for flour, a. 0 is into of tho few
worth ler lege about eighteen mil- things or articles 'admitted free of
lieu doltera e. fortnightly rleam- dolt! • Tar imp.rtelu lt►L.•t were tnlu.d
at ee,1:..1,435, tho Cultist Stated
a -applying 8 . per cent ant Australia
the teil:tuce. The t,rrt con.lgumeut of
Canadian flour arrived at Durban
while I was there, and It proved mat-
,atactory In every respect. The deni-
er; were 'eery nitwit p.euret with the
quality, and sent repeat orders for
the some Lrnlsda. The Australian
flour, being mule from soft wheat,
requires to be mlxal with a rtror,g
Il,.ur to give goo,' resettle
(Aerie.
Duty 011 cheese 6 emits per Ib.; im-
ports In 1800 •106.800; suppled ay
follows: 1'nitat Klugdum 568 per
,•eat.; Holland 315.5 parr cent.; tier -
many 5.3 per cent.; Austrate" 44 per
Vent. Cabwlnl/ Cheddure form a
wall pert of the Iwportutien front
the El.itel King''kan One Durban
gr,ot•r who handles Canadian cheese
whipped from Logsdon .ptlko very high-
ly to the quallly. Th„ ex{wn.e of
Iranohipment Ili England, and the
profits of the middleman, however,
add considerably to the cost price
tandem in Purloin. The wise (about
seventy pounds' he not objectionable
for the town trade, but it oil not do
ter any odor. The Dutch cheese
weighs about twelve panels.' This Is
the sign most saIl.factery for the up-
country trade
Halter.
Duty 6 cents per pound. Import•
!n 1141414, 4435.710; nupp fled as folkowr
Unite) Kingdoms 43 per Dent., Are
toilet 314.7 per cent., Capo Colony
5.9 per rent., Holism,' 5.7 per Dent.,
tiermany 3.7 per cent.. United State.
1-7 per cent. The 56 lb. box I. a
«tillable purkage for the meal trade
of Durban ; but tinned butter le ab-
be/Intely ne'r.snry for the lntrrlor
trade. Durban has cold storage ac-
commodation ; on the railroads and
in the small tip -country towns cold
'storage in onkrown. 'Ilia tinned but-
ter trade, therefore. Is bound to
grow to large proportions.
Bacon wed Ham..
"Duty on bacon and hams, 4ceots
per lb.; Import. in 1898, 4145,515,
applied as follows: United King-
dom, 97.8 per cent., United States
one per cent., .tuetralln 9.8 per oent.
Canadian bacon and hams'. like Cana-
tilao cheese. figure in Ilia returns
eredlted to the United Kingdom.
Several grocer', who Import direct,
and who nater to the .best Durban
trade, purchase Canadian bacon and
hams In Liverpool and London. Ono
of them told me that Canadian ba-
con was the best on lite market. and
that his cn.tomers preferred 1t to
any other. The bacon le pub up ae
follows: It 1s wrapped In smoked
paper and then envelop.'.) in onnvae
with this brand and weight etrnetl-
I.rl thereon. Then It ee pecked with
dry unit in wooden cane, tho gross
weight of the whole package being
elated 200 ornate". A few packers 0f
extra fine English bxicgn (darn a
layer 0f oat hull, between the paper
and the oanva#, and some drvttrrs
prefer to harden bacon put up In thin
manner. Canadian baton has a goose
reputation Terre, and, if properly
cured and packed ahratld meet with
a ready ants.
In Cape /'oleny.
able service hal been In operation
fur several year. between New
York and Mouth African ports. and
trade has inereailetl rapidly. Com-
merolal travellers
Keprereatleg Lolled 8l•1es berme,
and thoroughly contereuut with
South African mcthuJs and cus-
toms of buMuew, are Continually
roltl:ltbtg order's. A %toenail ing
busiluess le also doue by New lore
commission houses. Their procedure
is a. follows: A repreeeotative,
smut out to promote the *termite
ut true of these firms, tra vele
around the country uutll he hue
become somewhat familiar with the
uo,elltlous of trade sod the man-
ner u( transaeting burluew. He
thou make. uuo town him headquar-
Ler., and In each ut the other own -
uttered centres appoints remittent
agents who all tµ1 rumwlselou. Al{
aloe made by these sub-ageutr have
to be coufh•med by the head repro
reutatdve, so that he can check any
de/silage with !Irma ot no financial
standing. Buell a precuutlou ie very
eneentlal, because this business 1. all
does ou drafts w:tit document. at-
tached. If a sale be made the New
York huude receives lir commiraIou
of 21 per cent. or whatever the
rote may be.
The great disadvantage of trans
a<tlitg bedtimes through this medium
1e found In the multitude of lines add
by those commital,* houses, Wilding
them to murk ak.ug the linow of
Inst resistance, anti to push the artl-
c1es that nee well known and well
'nowt rdply
Deuirect. Itep tatlen.
'Of primary Importance Id the ques-
tion of ways and means to be used
to introduce ('uuadtun firms into the
Seth African market, and to mako
Canadian product* known. Some pen
their faith on (ho efficacy of a cata-
logue; but the conn en.us of opinion
of buelneer men on this' pont oon-
%laced me that, owed alone as
nn agent to secure now bust-
1i1•r, tate catalogue 1. nearly
urelree. When a South African
firm recelvea a catalogue front a
foreign bona with which they have
cot had any dealing., the chanoes
are, a thousand to one that it 1. "eve
takeout of the wr"takenapper. Every
mall brloge hosts of cteeniere and
catalogues, which find t helr way
only Into the waste paper basket.
The mod effective agency our com-
petitora pertness Is the Direct Itep-
sentativr. One good agent who
postwar,. energy, ability, and tact*
worth a itilpload of catalogues or
uuhmltel advertlaemente. The
agent shone! be equipped with .am-
ple.%, catallgtr. (specially adapted for
this tilde), nal. Ineteas of paying a
flying %tele be who:ll remain in South
Africa ea, that he can brawn• fa-
eIp.salvs. The white one. are Prosilymiller with tho country and the de-
tails of
Its trade Severe firma
washed sad require no Ironing. rim whoa Interests do het clash might
lace onive are matte with half !Inger.. combine end and ort, or engage, It
representative to handle their vari-
N00444400044.0044400N4'N4 cess lines.
i I A Laud of Sunp:e. red Hraads.
'In South Afrl"a "Samploa end
4 'Brands' play an Important part In
SCIENCE. 1 butane's. TO reel a new nrt1,-le a
rumple meet drat be submitted, and
HOUSEHOLD
If rho sample be a gooNl sized one n
aN0
.11444"*".444+44.444.
1'o Hepar mer Mmes Midi. 1 betteraltnmean, on i. created oil than U
q I niggardly one. Care -
l( your brew bed Is tarnished, sot fel attention' to those small matters
can relaoguer it yourself at email is repall a hundred fold, while ne-
coot. Huey ten rent, worth of gum gleet of them may wp,il it good berl-
ebella. di'.olsM In alcohol, anti tip- news opportunity. It Is a capital
ply 15 with a paint brume Other thing to mike up re Amall conNlZn-
hosaehoid artk•le, tendo of brass meat, reprenentntive of the linen to
may be treated In the same way. I be Introinced, and to ship the lot to
I. Oiled Weenie. tome reputable firm(, nevl.ing them
Ova `IWey Are ler take what earn -
Writing rendered Illegible by age
les they re
may be restored by utol.tening It foe this balance. rend mike miosis
by meting of n feather with tin inn,- i ••F•yery art Nie, �e.pwrlally In room
Mon of gnlle, or a sol.stfon of pros- Muffs, .lmnld 1on molt under a brand
5115. of potash %lightly aoidulaled 1f..1lla. grecs atilt'''.
nd quality Dc patle-
wNh mrrtatte nein, otiening erf"t6" factory, anti 111' %rand JnrVr•tonety
apply the Ilgil.I ma to prevent this advertised. it will goon take a fern
Ink from eprea.11rng. bokI on the market. bees tine the
l'o lei■ech Alrleede.
To blah h res'o'le, shell the nut.
and pour boiling water upon them.
Let them stand In the water until
the akin may be removed, then throw
them Into Doll water, rub off the
akin* between tee morale anti dry the
kernel/a between towel..
erwth 1,1.1e iW,vee,
To wash lieln threat and delicate
rotten hoa,e--Then the etocklugs
right aide out end wads in a lather
of lukewarm water not white wee
elle weep: then wash the wrong odd*.
iso not rel. Pomp on throe. if very
merit ailed. two water, well be re-
quired. lienar In lukewarm and then
In roll water, drs M soon w. poral -
Ole by heat; not by an. It Is bet-
ter not to Iron them, butt when near-
ly dry, smooth and pelt then Into
shape by band.
A 1'o1., Nlnt,
Red tablecloths will keep their col-
or when wnehed 1f rt little borax be
added to the rinsing water, ani they
are dried In the whale.
Yceng lady Why don't y0t1 den-",
Mr. Henpeck 7
H.'nark-I eine My wife planed
inc to the meet ouabldn.
"Wheat duty 50 amts per hun-
dredweight ; total Imports lo 1898,
44,185,070. The Importation. of
wheat for milling In the colony In
encouraged by the Imposition of a
duty of 41.12 per hundred weight on
their. Compared with wheat the Im-
portation 01 flour is small, being
valued at 44114,1190 to. 189S. There
'thank] he a market here for our
hard spring wheat, the Hutted States
having at penitent a monopoly In thin
Ilnr. (Ino rrnn.pnny alone with mills
itt Port Elizabeth and Capetown
lrnpvrt monthly from 20,0O0 to 25,-
- MMMT buehata atJesed.aprinf-els at.
teserse.
"Doty 0b cheese 6c
per ponnl ;
Deport• In 1Y9$ 43. , 2Jte For the
*rude u. ..r' bl:wu.,.1 u t1 Cant
1.<xkkHt, Yiu.tU lime 0 ,• 1 .4 ..
getr..h a•d tale W; 10.01..o.:1.. 1•'ec W si
I« nt early misitiettee. iii Cu, a i.i .
'reenter, where tt'r • it a 1 A ,.• :u.
grocery trade. the ,rima' ea • 1.
,,teepeeble.
1 lot
'r,n bolder the (lute is IS eene• per
I..,u,ul : *puree In tales l.H i, ..' .5 '1
r,•I*Htrkr mew -retie: r..e.• a,•;
%%Oh equal (arae (o bidets:. lkax bar-
ter will sell I.. 1'..,.r T•.•. a ti: ..r -
retatil g rcr•.•re true", but la tuhs
w uW• sal.• tmaArer, wla•re plc:• earnest
qua.11Itle• aro. hue -Nle 1. it .u.••1 b.,. -
ler is wabted by the trade.
'.la bettor and hail* the ►tgidn-
mrmir of the trade lu ('air. C.d.luy
eolalul.le with theme of Natal.
"litres Ilit does taut by any means
ex handl 11.r feel pruducie 1..1/. u -
der favorable ounlltIdne. ('a•lutte
might *tipple. (heel iitatieet u:e al.
most a lueury In Mouth .(.'rkt's. yet
Frons and England ship Ino: moat«
quantities to Hutt market every year.
t'nllfurota Feely dere a biz and pro-
rt1*11« markt[ fur dried nod ti ,u.d
fruits; C11110..1 Meats. trims l'1.I:n Yr
are uta ode In every town en 1 sil-
lage ; and Awitrahan frozen and
Chilled ;owns are teazel wherever
ale storage extols'. Quaker oats its
best advertised article ler tkruth t:-
frlcut Ir used ou every breakfast
table ; while • wirr t,<Lnlenee,i wlik
1101.1a match complete sway that the
milkman Is pr,iotically unknown. The
importation of split pear and beans
is extremely large, but a fair por-
tion Is Cannel/of grown, slapped via
New York. netted iegetabler fled a
reedy emir, and teased British ('ul-
oubut Mlmem li In dewalti."
Mr. Moore oudclulee! by Mying
"Tice whole gue.lWu of Mouth Afri-
can trade Ir a large, malty shied
unr, alai i have but Imperfeetie re -
ferret! to some of its features. The
tn(oruestlou 1 have endeavored to
convey. tine tine euggertk:ne 1 have
venture.! to wake. are, however. the
result d clove observation seal ease-
ful laqulry. and are, 1 believe. fully
w•arrateted by prement ooud,tlonr of
trade In email Africa."
A VELVET SEASON. 2
/tlaltlk/
Vcltet,
V. Let, everywhere! Gower,
e•loakr, coat,., trimmings, Irate of rel -
vet ! Upqul•rtlonably It is to be •
velvet imes n.
To choose frown the embarraetemeut
of velvet richer fur purples. of illur-
trntto.t le a difficult thing, but our
.ketch•. .h.sw a few model. that will
suggest the a:rae,a'm purelblUties.
Lama short velvet routs will take
the place Illied SO lung and r.i val-
iantly by the trust• of taffeta, and
eta pestlbly be the most ;soupier sad
array yuglhful wrap elf the *liter.
The exqut Ito texture tend softies
of the new se %vets admit of the pleat-
ing and fulnew found la most of the
taffeta coals, sad the velvet coats
fall straight or fall from the shout -
dere, sometime forming merely a
bolero, sometimes ranching to the
hip, som..tIWe4 attaining three-quar-
ter length. Tho bolero or hip -length
coats are the Jtuntlest for a Mender
figure, and complete a*tlrfaeturlly
almost any afternoon ter Halt lug
toilette. In black, tlwy ate of all-
around earvlce : but, oboe meant for
wear with one corium', the coat may
1)1 e0urne be of any threes needed to
harmonize with that costume.
GI the longer coats tbo Louts lines
are muel favored and luxurious
amps, with ample fold., deep shawl
cellars, and loose, full sieve•, are
iopular, though not partlrularly
youthful. Then them are the long
shake, extravagantly full inti flow -
Ing, and reddened upon Empire or
Japanese
Many of these velvet cloak■ and
coats are fur trimmed, but embroi-
dery, lace and pa..e.tenterte are used
more often than fur, and w,metlmea
all art. combined In a riot of lutrl-
rate ornamentatieon. It goes without
tearing that whatever le used upon
selvet muwt bo handsome. Cheap
trimming of any .ort Is out to place.
Far better use none at all or one
the merewt hint of something that
it worthy of the material upoo which
It Ir to be plane.] ; but the pearee-
menterl.e of the. 'ea.an are hand-
some enough for anything, and some
of the bmlt.tipn dare• am exception-
ally wee' imitation Venetian and
A0'neon of nt, etp•oadvs erxalgh It.elf
to be ler no ,longer of beet/ming com-
mon, In plentiful and will be ma*
anal upon the velvets.
.'here You Belle. •
r Whit do you think Mr Bltgging
mid to me ye.terday 7" said one
girl.
i don't know " tee/lied the other.
Ho asked me 1f he might hope to
heroine 107 told* through the 'Helm
.1ln,l•e ut life•'
What dl.l you tell him 7•'
i told hen, 'Yrs.' Itut Ispelkd 11
'guyed.'"
" He claims she drove hem to drink.**
" Well, she oouhln't have done It It
Ito halo't been headed 1n that dlreo-
t eon." •
" And so they have made up their
quarrel 7"
Oh, yes! As soon as elle .aw that
Nue was wrong, she concluded to
accept his apology."- Washington
Mrs. Bnrgnne-linven't you got a
torothache. John 7
Mr. Bargnne-No, my dear; wky?
Mre Rnr•gane-4)h, i am w worry
that you have not, 1 bought a DPW
toothache cure to -day at a tete
gain, and1 wanted you to try it.
Papa -What le your objection to
Mr. llevvy 7 11.4 a fine fellow. Ile
pilled In the Vale crew.
Agnes -1 dope care If lie did. I
read In the paper about a New! Lon-
don pollceoan who pulled in near-
ly the wee* university. -Harper'•
Bazar.
DREADFUL CASE OF ITCHING PILES
Doctor Wanted to Burn the Skin With a Red Hot Iron Patient Was Cured by
Dr. Chaes's''Ointment
Mr Alex. Heroine, Terhot Yale, N.
8, artless 'For ten soar. Iworked
tie teeth/einem on the Dominion Cosi
le*tonal y'. Retirnnd het wean Sydney
and Ween Re •, N 8. and during that
time wan exp eel to all aorta of
wonli.r. Oradietier my health fulled,
and i hrenm'e n .tetlm a protruding
p.Der At first idid not know whet
m v aliment Was, but eosult,d a
ikr•tnr, and tlem,gh he treated me
for slime they only grow worse.
" i was forced 5' gi'o up work and
setae• to Inc hem,. My meeting
could marcrly be de*aribes . 1 route
ant walk or H. ,loan, bit while the
reset of the fnmlly was NIPPping i
would h. 'renter's( end aching teem
the excruciating pains
" Again i decided to cen'ult a doe -
!tor. This one stripped me, and sold
?the pliee would hate to be burned
!with a red bot Iron. T .hlrered at
the thought of burning tho fleeh, nod
itobl him i could not think of under-
going such an operatln, sco bo gave
me s,rpn salve, for which he ebarged
me two dollnrr but It did not do
me any gond.
'" My experience with 1)r. Cbn.W5
Ointment 1n that the fleet appNca-
!tkes did me more geed ahnn x111 the
t'wo doetor,, and It ens made nes as
well and an free (roan plies ad any
Since being cured i worked
dY ring the winter In the Inmher
Wood. and ftp,rlenred u'. retarn '!(
sty del t r tail,' i am not pet ting
It too strong when I say tbat lir.
('hw•r'. Otntm'nt was worth 41O) a
hos to me. Yens are free to one my
*,'et1nnsnlal for t1..' benefit rd 0th.rs.
ne 1 feed 1t mi duty to soak. knows
title grr'at ohnment."
Dr flea.•'. Ointm•nt, 60 rant• a
box, at all Neaten. or Edmamom.
Bat se • Co., Tomato.
-1 wag 1r. a ae.perate contllpon
auxi had glom tip hope or ever being
freed from this dreadful suffering.
when n friend told me 'Mout Dr.
Cheops (nutrient He mail he had
.ern P" men: rams. that It heel cure.;'
that he woatid pay for 1t himself If
1t failed to cure.