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Or, Duicie's Confession
CHAPTER Iiss.Continued).
"So 01188 aray-llyeR 13 called PO
thought, 13olturbet, malting a mental note
of it "Yore well," he held, "then I will
0.11 you when the date is fixed, and it Is
under.tood you will coiner
Duleie nodded and smiled.
"We 'Mall be the shabbiest. woplc
there," she declared, and looked archly at
evidently 00i/00010g a eolo11111nout,
but thqtarbet, made no effort to produce
ono.
"What do clothes matter?" he said. "1
elm infieitely happier in old clothes than
in new.
"riul not!" retorted Derek. "I love now "Quick, before the rain le on 1201
and pretty thinge, and---" ' The tree trunk on nv11.1011 they sat was
"thileie, we ought to be going home," in- In et clearing of the wood, so they hurried.
terposed har sister ly got up, ran to a sturdy oak, and bud.
Bather unwillingly Dulcie rose from the titled against its trunk. By etanding very
ground and said good-byo to Belturbot. Moen together they escaped the violence of
"Thank you so numb .for saybig 01117
conic. here,' said Primrose, and as her
eyes (00111(1 met Belturbet's for a little
longer than •was absolutely netessary, (10
ourioes Idea struck her.
"I don't believe he approves of us," thethought,
thought, "Perhaps he Seeks upon our pre.
some hero as a breach of the proprieties,
and thinvi
ks e ought to know better."
"She is going to play her game very
earefully—quietly, but in deadly 011111080,'relleeted Belturbet. "Look otit, Arthur,
1110 boyI If you hall not known what you
know, yon should have sworn the gray -
eyed young ;woman was the least design
g -
1t1of her
He walked back to Old House somewhat
depressed.
Duleie was in the highest spirits and
talked rapidly as they hurried batik to
Blue Posts, Tea was et five o'oloek, and.
if they were late, the remarits of Mr.
Carwardine would not be pleasant to hear.
"What do 7ou think of him?" sbo ask-
ed. "Of couree. he le suit the least bit
good.lookinte, but then he is very tall, if
he does stoat)."
-He is very tall," agreed Prisurom
thouehtfully. but .she .clid not give ,her
opinion as to Arthur Belt:arbors Molts,
and Delete was too excited to notice her
sitter's silence.
"He is not a bit my ideal in anneal..
atom," oho ;went on, '"bnt I would marry
him. if he were as ugly 00-118 father!"
"Oh, Dulete I" exclaimed Primrose,
laughing, "Do watt and see if ho is going
/ 9
Primrose, to find the wag serutinizing
'11.11010 and meditatively, "Taking stack
of me," w
he ent on. '"frying to And 1110
most vol Orablt, 10.11 018. must give her
eredit foe not miltinth
g e affair, She
lots certainly not addressed 10 more than
(inve made her aectuaintitnee."
Primeese's gaze snot his undisturbed.
"I believe," 8100 said, "it is going to
rain."
As she spoke a, few drops began to fall,
00(1Rave a, little 01110010."Whet shall do!" she cried, "1'1i18the only 1110(0211 1100 possess!"11
"We 1111100 wait under that big tree till
the shower 16 over," (01111,0111111 llelturbet,
to ask youl"
"Ile will ask me. all right. w
I ont
You to do is to keep Quiet and Just back
1011 un when occasion requires."
"But 0000010 you don't see him again."
"I teM you he will bo in the wombs (.0-
18110000 -,"replied Dutch:.
He was, and elle •following afternoon, as
the slaters were meandering idly along the
Immanuel'. mall, they cmto
ae hum face
with him.
"The garden -party le fixed for today
month," he said sromptly.
"Refills?" asked Duloie eagerly.
"Really and truly on the twenty-eighth
of July," he answered. "Will you do me
the honor of being 'present?"
He looked at the sirs stein t,urn.
"We will!" said Dultio nehesitatingly.
"Do tell us all about it, and who will be
there!"
"Shall wo sit down?" eng,gested.
They seated themselves on the trunk
of an old tree, Dalcie sitting next to Bel.
turbet, with Prinucee farthest away.
"It will be a sort of 0101111110 gathorum.
In other words, I have invited overybodY
for miles around, and ae I really don't
mind in the least if they come or not, I
shall not be elated at the acceptance or
hurt at the refusals. I hove sent an in-
vitation to Mr. Oarwardine, by the war."
"Ile will refueie," Dalcie declared 011 C01,
"There will be tennis, croquet, and arch-
ery." went on the young man, "It won't
be very exciting, ran afraid."
"Por us it will bo intensely exciting,"
said Lade.
Beltarbet glanced at Primrose. Plias
Oray-Eyes was certainly not very talka-
tive, but, no doubt, like the owl In the
tale, the thought the more. and ander the
cloak of silence, heaven alone knew what
webs she was trying to weave!
Primrose's ineditationk, however, were
not at all what ho imagined.
"Perhaps he will fall in love with Dui.
Me," she thought, He seems be like ,lie -
101(1110 to her, and be certainly does not
mem anxious to talk to Inc. I .will do as
0111810. Suggested, and just keep quiet. It
would, of course, be splendid if he did fall
in love with her."
A culotte little pain distressed her for
which she could. not account, As Duloie
and Belturbet chatted gaily, she 1160011.
ed, her gray ores looking straight before
her, until the Yuan, piqued by her silence,
addressed her.
"Do yott play tennis, Miss Oarwardine?"
ho netted.
"Yes," replied Primrose simply,
"Then Ave must arrange some mite," said
13eltnebet. "My friend, Tim Herriett, and
his sister .who is going 00 act as hostess
for me, tire coming tomorrow, and tiler
are both very keen players. As there are
only three of us, hope you and Miss
Ankle 'will bo kind enough to help US
make tip 801110 sae,'
"We like it!" said '11110.111We, Primrose?"
"Yea it bo very nice," assented
Primrose evenly.
"Does not want to seem in the least
eager," decided Belturbet. "I must admit
0 you. are opening the game very cautious -
1Y. any atuly. and I am beginning to feel
interested ne to what your 00011 .18000 will
be I"
While he talked to Delete, who sparkled
and laughed in the roost artless 11100.01101Possible, lie kept, 08 10 were, an inner eye
on Primrose. When a man 0101 the firm
belief that a certain lady means to en.
trap him, and her preliminary operations
leave him in -doubt as to the mune bo'whieli she proposes to 04111070 the 4181r•
10 end, he would not be human if he did
not feel slightly =Moue.
"Slow and sure is her motto," he re.
fleeted. aud at that ;moment he looked at
the sudden downpour. Dutch:, and Prim-
rose oomplessed themselves Into the small-
oet 'Pessible compess, Bulturbet I get some pale blue ribbon for a waist -
stood at Primroses side, tall and proteet. belt, Are you sure w.ollaven 0 any 10one0',
100, Prim? There is some lovely ribbon at.
"I will go and fetch an umbrella for threepence a yard in the village."
You," he eald. "I haven't a farthing in the world," Vas
"Please don't!" bogged Dit:ele, vim did the reply.
not ;want to lose a minute of 11 16 oompany. "1 have a very great mind to take some
"The rain io too violent to 1081 very long, of those old books that are in the tittle •
and thee Primrose and I can run home. and Bell them," said Dukie,
Our clothes are so old that nothing can "011, paean don't do anything of the
hurt them." kind!" cried Primrose, with alarm. "If
"But the hat?" he asked, looking at the father missed any' of his books, our lives
little white strew hat around which Did- hero would be unendurable."
de had wound a, wreath of forget -rue -note. Duleie made no rejoinder. An idea hod
"I' cam the my handkerchief over it, and occimred to her, and 20 it was one that
then it Won't be hurt," required some thinking out, her tongue
"Don't you wear 14 hat, Miss Carwar. was still while her brain 7/0.8 hard at
dine," inquired Belturbet, his eyes on the work.
girl's bright hair.
Primrose shrugged her shoulders.
"It is such a '0-8800 of time," she replied. CHAPTER III.
"In the summer in the woods one does
not need a
"Yon certainly have an excellent ex-
cuse," he said.
"Is that .a compliment?" netted Prim-
rose, with a low sweet laugh.
Beltarbet laughed, too, and changed the
subject.
"As my friends, the Herriotts, 010 0010.
Ing to -morrow," he said, "n'by waste time
In conventionalities? May I bring them
here to make your acquaintance?"
"If 000 care to 01311 it," answered RAM.
rose "But perhaps Mies Herriott
not bo anxious to know us when you tell
her 'o'ho we are, and how you mot ue."
"Miss Herriott be delighted to meet
Yon," said Belturbet. "She is an artist—
Bohemian at heart, and laughs at the
proprieties."
"11.hat sounds delightful," said Duloie,
anxious to keep the conversation in her
own hands. "I should love to know her.'
"Then you shall," he said turning to the
piquant. smiling fate that .gazed at him
with such friendliness. "I shall bring
them here the day after tomorrow in the
afternoon, and perhape If it is line we
might have a .pienic tea.'
"I adore picnics!" declared Beloit).
"So do I," respondeS Belturbet.
"The rain has stopped," eel(' Primrose
Prosaleally. "Deloie, we must hurry
home before there is another storm."
She looked anxiously at the lowering
sky with its mass0s. of dark olonde.
Belturbet accompanied them to the edge
of the wood and watched their slender.
hurrying Agures until they 'were out of
sight. When they reached a bend in the
path, Dulcin turned and ;waved 0 good-
byo to him, and he waved his eap in re.
tAt'
"'.ent. nice little thing," 110 thought, "and
exoeedingly pretty; but Miss Oray-Eyes
interests me the most. Wheu I have
.grasped her plan of campaign, then the
fun will beeiu. But who would have
thought a quiet, rather shy 11tt10 girl"—
both Primrose and Delete, in spite of her
Ave feet six inches, seemed little to hint—
"would have formed such a deeperate plot
against my peace of mind. I suppose it is
O eafle of 'still waters 01111 voll,
I shall not bo bored down here, for a time,
et any rate."
He turned and tramped honte through
the dripping woods with a contented ex -
premien on his face.
Duloie and Primrose hurried along MS
f flat as they meld.
"Isn't it splendid?" .said Duloie glee.
fully. "Everything promisee Prim,
you will see me 0110 mistress of Old House
yet r
"You are very foolish," replied Primrose,
without any encouragement in her tone.
"I tun quite.sure Mr. Belturbet only looks
upon us as Li <temple of nonentities, out of
whom perhaps, as be knows no one in
the place, he may get a little amusement."
"Oh, nonsense! You know quite
that 0-0 ore every bit as good as ho—only
he has money 04111 0-0 have not. I weirder
what his friends will be like. I do hope
it will be line for the picnic."
As they entered the garden gate at.Blue
Posts, from which the front, door was vis-
ible, Primrose spoke under her breath.
"There is father,' .she murmured, "Now
f it!"
"I don't carer said Delete defiantly.
She hastened .1.1pr 1)1000 nnt1.1 she reach. cfruiceanudvsa4teedeom"er0
1,0 0108 fi
tlrst!Invi; aun tim-
ed the front door, on the threshold of 'Amtly practical mind; but the owner of
which stood an elderly man, short, white- ',fad House was a very different peroonal.
haired, eleandhaven, with eold blue ereS ss, from it penniless barrister, '.1)101 P1111
111 • meant to turn bid "friendehip with
Jim to the best possible aceoune.
She had listened with interest while he
related now he had met tim two Carwar.
dine girls, and had professed to be charm.
ed et the idea of making their acquaint;
once.
"What are the two woodland nymphe
like P" inquired Iterriott.
Belturbet labored hard to describe tham,
but utterly failed to satisfy his friend's
curiosity.
"One .o4 them 1110 gray eyes," he cone/ed.
ed Samely, "and the other blue. Other.
saviiiskee.theat seemed to me to be very much
well," remarked Ilereiott, "we shall
soon gee for ourselves."
As Philippa 011101 'ed for the little pie.
nie, sha thought of several matters, but
chiefly of the various tillage she had no -
Mead. in Old House that elusive the desir-
ability of a mistrects. She did not change
her pink drees, hut pinned 0. large elutelY
hat that suited her to perfeetion on her
beautifully -coiffured chtMtnut hair, and
when she. jollied the two men 'on the ter.
race, even to her brother elle 1001101 par.
tieularly ettrective.
"Come, on, Philippa l'' lie said, "Arthur
has sent 11(100011 of his retainers forward
with the tee, and I am- getting intensely
-excited at the idea of meeting the wood
nymphs!"
His slater laughed.
"So am I," oho 00111. "I am sure it will
be charming."
They walked slowly nevem the fields and
throegh the -woods until they mime to the
ulnae appointed .lor the picnic, The 1001-
11001100 had bean placed In rendineee by
BelterbeVe mon, inn 110 lifiesee Carwardine.
were to be seen.
(To be confirmed.)
That Test Won't Work.
Mrs. Flabush--"And you think
your little boy steals your pies,"
. Mrs, Besonhurt — "Somebody
does, and 1 suspect Tommie,"
"Well, there's a way you can
te1,14.;ow
"By the thumb printa,"
82 "Oh, no, I can 1,, When Tommie
getsthrough with a pie there are-
n't any thumb 'print '
' A proposal of marriage never sur-
prises a girl. 'She has her wedding
111r, you know, 0018010' you 10011111 be
hanged if you did."
"Von will probably be hanged tme day!"
enaried the old man.
"1 .shorildn't be surprised for parricide,"
said thtleie w1eleedlY.
Mr. 1.1 moraine draw a hie, foul let his
daughters re, into the home, The)" went
at wive to their bedrooms, w11 1011 30111111On
(.0133 V1111 each 01 111.r. Purde WIlvt 11
101.0P, rambling old house, with Iong ten,
eidoee, several staireasee,. reoms of euei.
etza shape, and windows in odd plate's.
"Delete, why do you handy word:, with
father ?" P ebn r. tisked rep roac hf ul 1Y.
"You know It may metes toe (00131er
WOrtne."
" 00 01 help doing it. Even a ivorni
will turn, you know, It wolet, do foe him
to think he van terrify us. We are to,s
old to be frightened into submission now."
"Ile
111 quito 1111010' to find out we have.
vet been oloug the Stolstead road, and
then he will toll 113 w0 are diar3,"
"It 1, 11,4 fault if we are. But don't
trestle 7,310801E about .father, Priln
le at wloked 0111 Tn1110, although he is our
rather. When I came home from school
three years ago, I thought perhaps he
might only be liadtempered tind inean,
but now I realise the kind of man he is.
110 hates us, and dove Ills beat to Make 000
live; mIserable, just because we are youog
slut want to enjoy ourselvem. That ht why
I am resolved to marry Arthur belturbet,
and gat away from this hateful house."
Her tone Wad passionate, and her halide
shook as she tossed aside her cotton
drem, and put on an old serge skirt and
white blouse.
"We roust wear our muslin &egress at
the plunk.," she said, with a change of
tone "I would give anything if eould
Arthur Belturbet and the Harriette sat
on the terrace of Old House waiting for
the sound Of the gong to summon them
to luncheon.
"Yon are a Jacky beggar, Arthur," re-
marked Jim Herriott, "Six menthe ago
you were penntiess and workleso. like 100,
end now you ELM rolling, literally rolling,
in wealth, and the world le 'all before you
where to choose,' as somebody or other
said."
Horriott laughed. He 10as its tall as
Belturbet, but carried himself better, Hie
hair 'woe decidedly ed, his shrewd eyes
were brown, and a reddish -brown mous.
tache 13d a firm -lipped but generally smil-
ing mouth.
"Luck is an odd Wag," said 1101100'
bet. "I never for one moment imagined
that should ever own all this. Even now
O cannot realise that I have as artich
1801100 00 I can spend. Honestly, 0(10 not
feel a bit happier."
"I should if I were in your plaee," Her-
riott declared, with a chuckle. "If some.
body or other would die and ;leave Philip.
pa, and me a. fortune, um should feel ex-
traordinarily happy,. shouldn't we?"
Ile looked at his sister, who relined in
a big lounge chair.
"We ishould," was her deckled reply.
"But no one is likely to do that, so we
shell have to coutinue to be as happy al
possible in our little flat at Kensington.'
Philippa Herriott smiled at her brother's
friend as die spoke, and her smile Vto3
very honeyed. Like her brother, she wee
tall. She had hair of brightest chestnut
and her features were large and resider,
and beneath wollonarked eyebrows two
big brown eyes looked appraisingly at the
'world. Chestnut hair, brown eyes, a. white.
skin, 1101')' red lips, and a fine figure made
Philippa Ilerricat noticeable wherever she
went. She wore a dress of palest, pink
linen, made by herself, very simply and
(111111110, Iret ant in the correct fashion of
the moment. Both nien were aware that
Philippa's dresses, hats, and shoes were
of the kind worn by women of fashion,
and also, that she had made the dresses
and trimmed the hats herself. Philippa
WUS olever. She was all artist, and al-
though no genius, always manned to
have plenty of work to do, and by it earn.
ed a respectable income.
Her brother, also, was Clever. He wee
supPosed to be an engineer, and anent
moot of his time in a workshop at the
back of his dikes. He woe responsible
for varioud inventions some DE which. he
had sold, but the majority ot width had
pits‘sed into limbo. He managed to main-
tain the small flat at Neusingtou, -where
the brother and sister lived. They -were
good friends, seldom at crose-purposes, Un-
derstanding each other well.
Iferriett had known Arthur Belturbet
for many years, and 'was the first to hear
of his goml fortune. When Belturbet
wrote to bim, end bogged him to bring his
sister to Old Houses end help with a gar.
den -party, the invitation was accepted
with delight.
aim came because he lilted Beltimbet,
and Philippe because she had nothing to
keep her In London in suis, and Wile fel.
ing 0, little chill.
Jinn !was twenty-six and his sister two
years his junior. She did not know Bal.
turbot very well, because olio, had never
and very t n pa
-snare leave you boon?" he asked, bar-
ring the way.
"For a walk along the Stalstead road,
where we were caught in the rain," an-
swered Duloie untruthfully. "Please let
me pass, father. I am wet and must
cheap my clothes."
"Wtoe your *those first," Mr. Convertible
ordered. "You will have no more shoes
from mo this year, so you had better take
eare of those you have.'
''I lore 3117 a eau mase a pair of (3011-4
• 0' 1111111 Duloie, "Some of the leath-
er {lovers of theee old beets in the library
would do splendidly for the soles.
Her rather tamed pale.
"/E you touch one of my books," be said,
"you will regret it—painfully!"
"What, would you do if I did?" asked
Dottie importiuently. "You couldn't kill
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Forage Crops For Swine.
Owing to the high prices of
grains, the production of pork with
grain alone is not nearly so profit-
able as it once was, It takes five
or six pounds of corn in dry 'lot
feeding to make a pound of pork.
With corn worth around 00 cents a
bushel and hogs selling at five or
six cents it was possible to make
money 'by feeding in dry lot, writes
Mr. L. Weaver. When corn is
worth around 00 cents, however, it
is readily seen that profits from
feeding hogs are reduced materi-
ally unless a cheaper way of pro-
ducing pork is practiced. Results
of. extensive investigations MUDS'
sections of the United States indi-
cate clearly that, pork can be pro-
dueed most cheapl,y by . feeding
grain in combination with forage.
The kind of grain to feed depends,
of course, tipon the forage crops.
In general, when the forage is a
legume, sixth as alfalfa, clover, cow -
peas or soybeans, straight corn is
the grain to use. 'With non -legumi-
nous forage, such as bluegrass, rape
ancl oats, sorghum or rye, 00010
should be supplemented with lin-
seed oilmeal, the ration being -six
parts corn to one part oilmea1.
While the kind of grain to feed is
important, the amonnt of. grain is
of equaA, if nob greater importance
in determining the eeortomy of
grains. It has been demonstrated
at different experiment stations
that the best forage crops are little
Mom than a anithithincince ration,
If gains are to be obtained, then,
it is necessary to feed some grain
in addition to the forage. 'The great -
eat economy of gain through the
use of forage is obtained when 1%
daily for each 100 pounds of live
weight. The best general rule is to
feed enough graiti to cause the hogs
to make a daily gain of three
fourths of a pound for each 100
pounds live weight.
Where alfalfa can be grown suc-
cessfully, there is probably, no for-
age orop that will give better re-
sults for swine feeding. An acre
of alfalfa will pasture, during the
grazing season, from ten to twenty,
shoats. The important point to be
observed is not to pasture too close.
ly. Best results are obtained by so
pasturing that one or ,two outtings
of hay may be taken off the field
during the season in addition to the
amount foraged off by the hogs.
Red clover probably ranks next
to alfalfa as a forage -crop for
swine. It will not feed So many
hogs per acre and does not furnish
pasture for so long a period as al-
falfa. It is, however, one of the
best forages. In pasturing tlhe
clover, care should be taken.not 310
turn the hogs in on it before it is
ten to twelve inches high and it
should nob, at any tit-110,Am pastured
too olosely.
Rape in which has been sown a
few oats, makes a most excellent
forage crop. Itt is a rapid growing,
sueenlent crop and hence it is well
adapted' for swine pasture. Good
results may 'be obtained by aowing
five or six -pounds ahead of the drill
and then drilling in one half bush.
el of oats. Six to ten poinids of
clover sown .at this time is also.
good to add to the mixture, Ile
hogs should not be turned onto the
rape pastare until fourteen to eight-
een inehea high. If nob pastured
too closely and the season is favor-
able it will come on again thus fur-
nishing pasture for .tt long period.
Summertime 1)airy Rations,
Ily feeding the COWS Welt during
the summer, we have many points
to be considered,
all planned long before thatto two pounds of 313111 are fea Each pasture lot will keep a
greater number of cows in prime
condition and profitably. The pas-
ture land will nob :deteriorate in
value as it would if overstocked.
We consider that the cows that
are kept in excellent shape through-
out the summer months by supply-
ing them with both grass and dry
rations will not consume such a
large quantity of either as they
would if fed on a single ration of
grass.
When winter feeding sets in the
cows will have become more thor-
oughly accustomed to eating grain
and roughage and there will need
to be no change in the feeding —
lust; a alight increaae in the quan-
tity with no bad effects brought on
as is usually the case when the
change of feed is made from grass
to heavier rations.
Worked Just as Well.
"I hope you didn't ask for a sec-
ond helping of pie."
"No, ma. 1 took two pieces when
it went around the first time.'
Shiftless.
Mrs, Short—Those new neighbors
of ours are very shiftless,
Short—Row do you know?
Mrs. Short—Vnenever I want, to
borrow anything they never have it.
A. Suggestion.
"Waiter, this knife is blunt, and
the :steak is like leather."
"Ow'd it do strop, the knife on,
the steak, sir?"
Charges comet.
Rotel Waiter—Come, sir,You
must reall,y go off to bedsir.
(Yawns.) Why, the dawn's break'
ing, sir,
Late Reveller—Lett it •break—and
tent it down in the hill, 'waiter.
You can TIVVer tell. The pooplo
who laugh loudest don't islways en-
joy themselves most,
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Fashion }lints
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Wide bands of Scotch plaid 01"
310(1(130 are used on the edges of
white organdie ruffles on short .
skirts. dropped over a satin fantasias
tion. Black velvet ribbon is hand-
ed on ruffles in the same.
Merry Widow Styles.—When the
Merry Widow styles were,here
few years ago everybody liked them
--which is something that cannot
'be said about, the styles of to -day.
Su any suggestion that Merry Wid
ow styles are returning is welcome.
The Merry Widow hat is really here
again --a bag cartwheel hat in black
velvet, with almost no trimming to
detract from its simple but becom-
ing Shape,
Chiffon for Trinuaing.—Cbiffon
flowers are much used on hats and
to catch the drapery on gowns.
Small chiffon fruits, 4,00, are used.
Many of them are made of several
layers a chiffon cf various shades
—red over purple fur instance, and
then silver blue •OVer that. The re-
sults are very interesting.
Satin Pansies.—Satin and velvet
pansies in splendid purples and yel-
lows, four times the natural size
that grows in our gardens, are, used
on hats. They are also used i the
front of the bodice just above the
deep girdle.
Shirtwaist Novelties. — Shirt-
waists of white organdie, to which
are attached men's waistcoats of
white pique, with pockets at the
waistline and flat silver buttons,
are st, novelty that deserve atten-
tion.
Velvet Summer Wear. -- Velvet
has taken a decided place in mid-
suanmer clothes. One phase of ib
is the short black velvet coat, with-
out sleeves or else with long ones
worn with white lace gowns tilab
have ruffled skirts. The combina-
tion of lace and velvet, always good,
is especially striking in these coats
and gowns. Mitch velvet, plain
and striped, is made up into hats,
capes, separate coats and even
basques, in the shape of swea,ters,
which are worn over gowns of white
lace or white taffeta. Attractive
capes of black velvet, lined with
white satin, short and full, are
flung carelessly over gowns of line
white tinge rie .
New Tunic is Cireular.—A new
tunic is circular, made of fine dark
blue serge, 'Wont over a narrow
foundation of black satin. The tun-
ic is cut in true circular style, in
one piece with a -seam at the baok,
and it fits smoothly over the hips. It
is bound at the bottom with an inch
wide band of black satin. The no-
tieeable thing about the tunic is
that it is creased from waistline to
lower edge in six or eight creaseS.
These break the breadth which the
plain, circular cut of the skirt
would otherwise have,
Circular Skirts.—Cireula,r skirts
may be the next thing on the calen-
dar of dress. At any rate, they are
a, coming possibility. A circular
skirt that has already- made its ass-
pearaiThe is made of white taffeta.
It LS fitted at the hips and falls in
wide ripples at the ankles.
P10113 Fahries.—All thin fabrics
are 010W made into fine pleatings to
be used as the edging to skirts, tine-
ics, ruffles, sleeves and sashes.
These fine pleated ruolies give a de-
sirable finish to any thin frock.
Parasol Shapea.—Parasols are
made in triangular shape. by means
of three groups of two ribs. This
shape has been seen at many of the .
fashionable seaside places.
Pretty Mandlserehiefs. Pretty
handkerchiefs to carry with the
colored muslin frock are those of
fine white linen finished with -a tiny
roll at the edges, whipped with col-
ored cotton to match the frock.
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