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El‘ry to so manage your meals that the leftâ€"overs dovetail. In this way many little dishes may be served with~ out expense have that of time, that the table may be greatly improved without taxing the slender allowâ€" ance. The comfortable slippers crocheted from wool and sewed to fleece lined soles are familiar to ’most women and are indispensable for comfort in cold weather. “Motherhood” explains a way to make a pair of slippers for hot {weather wear which is entirely new. It is made from Igray linen macreme cord in Simple single crochet. Each stitch‘ is taken up in the back of the loop. Begin at the toe of a number three slipper by making a chain of 11 stitches and in "the centre of each alternate row add two stitches to wid- Pumpkin Puddingâ€"Stew the pumpâ€" kin till tender and quite dry. Rub it perfectly smooth. To one quart' of pumpkin add one pound of sugar. :1 teaspoontul of butter, one quart of milk, the beaten yolks of three eggs, and one teaspoouful of cinnamon. Beat Ask ’your butcher to chip you some beef from the round. Have it cut just as carefully as the salted or dried beef is out. Have the fryingâ€"pan very lbot, and just a tiny piece of butter, and when it is melted put the beef in the pan. Cook it for about five minutes, then add a half pint of milk. Stir until the milk simmers, then thicken slightly with a lump of butter the Lize of a walnut rubbed in a heaping teaspoonful of flour. Cook until the gravy is of the consistency of rich cream, remove and serve at once. Season with halt and pepper, Some ’buttered toast and stewed poâ€" tatoes are a. delightful accompanie- ment to this dish. en until there are 43. Commence the side by taking up 12 stitches, and af- ter knitting seven plain rows, begin to widen at the top for the heel,which must be (our stitches higher than the sides. After widening Sufficiently for the 'heel, which must be done very grad- ually, knit two rows without widen- ing, and decrease in the same proporâ€" tion until .there are but 12 stitches. Knit seven plain rows and crochet fasi' to the other side. Of course the. work must be measured and graded acâ€" cording to the sole that is to be used. 'A shell border finishes the top and an elastic and bright ribbons are run through it and tied with abow on the instep. 'A strong cork sole, lined. with gray linen, should be used and care must be taken in sewing the slipper and sole together so that tho Stitches may be hidden. Let us suggest a very simple break- fast that need not cause anxiety to the worried housekeeper, and will, we awe suxrc, Cause great satisfaction in the household. For a family of four, get a fine Kippecred herring, which may be had for 15 cents. Broil it careâ€" fully and nerve hot, garnished with parsley. KVith the Kippered herring Serve somevcountr-y fried potatoes. Put a tablespoonful of lard in a pan, and rwlhen quite bot add‘to it {our large- sized potatoes cut into dice. Turn fre- quently until the potatoes are cookâ€" ed through, when they will be in quite small pieces. (Now. brown them, and serve steaming ‘hot. W'ith some rolls, hot coffee and some fruit you will find that John will vote his breakfast a success and will want it repeated. It will east scarcely half as much as the steak alone. At the present low price of eggs Serve an omelet with a little of the cold ham left from [yesterday or a little quince or crabapple jelly in it, some co-rn muffins, an orange and cof- fee, and your breakfast will be en~ joyed. Stewed kidney with a very little sherry wine as flavoring, some “Wheaten gritz and some bakers’ rolls will tempt the family another mornâ€" =Beefsteaks and chops are, indeed, 811 very well. but they are among the most expensive of meals, and not to be thought of by the holder of the slender purse. There are many dishes that are appetizing that may be had for oneâ€"quarter of the money, that, if judiciously presented, the steaks and clhops need not be brought forth only on the rarest occasions and will not be missed. SOME MEAL HINTS. , {Housekeepers grow weary in plan- ning the meals, for it should be re- membered that this Game work has to be gone through with three times each day, and frequently when there is but a slender pocketbook from which the nccevsrsary supplies may be furnished. Beefsteaks and chops are, of course, the prime favorites with the majority of men, and it is almost pathetic to see the look of despair upon the faces of the holders of the aforesaid slender pocketbooks, when, through sheer desperation, the ’lords of creation are appealed to to furnish a: hint as to the next day's breakfast. ".VVhy, I don’t care; give me a‘iine portershouse steaik if [you run short," apd his lordship speaks as confidently :13 though the poor, harassed wife of his bosom need only go to the back door and pick that fine steak off the bushes. PRETTY BEDROOM SLIPPE R SOME SELECTED RECIPE: \Vell, I didn‘t {see a thing in it cost less than $100, 'but it struck that if they had studied the ma closer they might have got :11 deal more money into the space Tell me, .de have furnishc Beef Haricot.â€"â€"One and one-half pounds of round lsteak; drredge with flour and; brown in two tablespoonfuls‘ lard. Into this [pour one pint of boilâ€" ing- water and add one teaspoon salt, oneâ€"half teaspoon pepper one turnip ome can-51' three 'stalks‘ of celery chopped fine one tablespoonful vine- gar. Cover tightly and cook forty minutes, adding more water if ne- cessary. During a recent speech in congress Senator Morgan, with a brief intermis- sion, was on his feet for six hours, talk- ing steadily. He is 77 years old; but, to quote his own language, he is not as rapid in his action and speech as his col- league, Senator Pettus, who is 80 years old. “I cannot keep up as cinsely with the procession,” he said. “I only stagger along.” George W. Putnam, a descendant of the famous Revolutionary general, is said to be the oldest railroad mail clerk in the country. He was appointed by Lincoln in 1861 and has been in the service ever since. His home is in Westfield, 0., but his “run” is between Ashtabula and Oil City, on a branch of the Lake Shore road. Charles Frohman is interested in nine New York theaters. Olga Nethersole has sailed for England. having given up all hope of playing again for a year at least. Mr. and Mrs. Kendal are rehearsing in London a comedy by Egerton Castle call- ed “The Secret Orchard." Timothy T. Sawyer, the president of the Bunker Hill National bank of Charlestown, Mass, is the oldest bank president in New England. He has been connected with the institution over 50 years and has been its president since 1884. He is now 84, but attends to all his duties at the bank. Paul Potter has never seen a recent performance of any play from his pen. The new play for Andrew Mack, “Tom Moore,” has been completed and adopted. Kyrle Bellow will visit America as a star next season and for two years fol- lowing. In the short space of 11 years Clyde Fitch has written 24 dramatic composi- tions, and all of them have been pro- duced. Beerbobm Tree has arranged with Ste- phen Phillips, author of “Herod,” to write a poetical drama on the story of Ulysses. Mr. Haddon Chambers has finished a one act play. to which he has given the title of “Blue Roses." The characters are three in number, and the story is of a neglected wife. Another monarch has come into the field of dramatists to rival Emperor “'il- liam. The Prince of Montenegro has written “The Empress of the Balkans," and it may soon be acted. ' Sir Henry Irving has bought a verse drama to produce after “C nus" in London this spring and it York next fall. It is by Fergus 1 author of many sensational novels. Cranberry Jollyâ€"Cook one quart of cranberries with one cupful of water in a porcelain saucepan for ten minâ€" utes; add two ‘huuping cupfuls of light brown Bugar, and cook ten min- utes longer. Press through asieve, pour into a square, shallow mold and set in a cold place to Ibarden. Serve in dainty blocks or cubes. The use of the light brown sugar insficad of the white gives a most delicate flavor. Indian Pudding.â€"Scald one and a half cupfuls yellow cornmeal in two quarts of lfiilk, add salt, one tableâ€" spoonful of ginger and let it stand twenty minutes. Then add one cupâ€" [ul of molasses two eggs and apiece of butter the size of a walxnut. Bake slowly from two to 'Lhree hours. serve with cream. Former Governor Boutwel] of Massa- chusetts is the only living man who was the executive of a state 50 years ago. He was only 31 years old when in 1851 he was inaugurated governor of Massa- chusetts. Former Chief Judge Logan E. Blocklcy of Georgia has matriculated at the State university for a course in mathematics. He is 76 years old and engaged on a book, part of which treats of a branch of mathematics in which, as he says, he has “grown rusty." Apple Pithâ€"Quarter and pure eight apples. Cut the jquarchs in two and fill a deep pie plate. If the apples are quite sour use two-thirds of acup 0T granulated sugar. if only moderate- ly so, half a cup. One teaspoonful of cinnamon. Roll the under crust very thin. The upper crust should ’be puncâ€" tured for the escape of steam. After moistening the under crust around the edges fraid the upper crust un- dm‘ it and press them together to keep in the juice. Bake in a moder- ate oven from half to threeâ€"quarters of an hour. Daniel “lurk, a Dominion senator from Fredericton, N. B., is said to be the oldest legislator in the world. He was 97 on Feb. 19. all well together, line a pudding dish with a rich crust, and pour in the pumpkin; bake in a moderately ‘hot oven. Dr. Jesse C. Green of West Chester, Pa., 84 years old, is said to be the oldest active wheelman in the country. ROOM FOR IME SOME OLD TIMERS. BILL OF THE PLAY. mpress of the Balkans," be acted. ' :ing has bought a blank produce after “Coriola- this spring and in New It is by Fergus Hume. [be , thing in it that Jllt it struck me ldied the matter mve got a good [)Vl the MENT “'nng hou‘ gl’on J. D. Creighton has purchased the well known Orchard Park farm. at Lexington, and will establish Ashland \\'ilkes,2:171/Q. there. Robert McGregor and other famous horses have stood there in past years. Colonel Curtis Guild. Jr.. of Boston protested that he could not accept the brigadier generalshlp of the Second brigade of the Massachusetts militia and was nevertheless chosen to the po- sition. He has now declined it. saying he could not accept it without too great a personal sacrifice. The Kentucky fair circuit. now being agitated, will probably be a go. The Missouri pacer Albert Allison, 2210174, will appear on the grand circuit. Anaconda. 2:021/2, has won 24 out of 39 races started in and been worse than second In but five. William J. Burnham of Baltimore will campaign Evadne. 215%, this year and says she is good for a mark of 2:08. Most women ought niver to look back if they want a followingâ€"Mr. Dooley. Women are sure to be inconsistent somewhere. it is their birthright.â€" “An English Woman's Love Letters." In the dissolution of sentimental partnerships it is seldom that both partners can withdraw their funds at precisely the same timeâ€"Touchstone. Some women. and they are the happy ones. can comfort themselves in a loveless marriage with pretty note pa- per and tying up the legs of chairs with blue ribbon. These little fem- inlne instincts are, not given us for nothing. The Canadian pacer Arbuteskan. 2:09:34. 1; grand circuit performer of 1800. is expected to be prominent again this year. Almonarch, 2:24:11. one of Almont’s greatest sons, is still living at 29. He is owned at Monarchal stock farm, Canastota, N. Y.. in good health and still getting foals. There is a green trotter at Colton. $31.. by Zombx‘o. 2:11, out of Sarah Benton, dam of Ellen Madison. 4, 2:121/1. that has shown 2:19. He is named Lord Kitchener. Men are generally kind when women look their best.â€"Boqueathed. The will of the late General Leonard A. Dickinson of Hartford leaves half of his residual-y estate to St. Thomas’ church in that city and one-fourth each to the Hartford hospital and the Hart- ford Orphan asylum. General Joe Wheeler in the course of a. recent interview remarked that it was harder work being a soldier now than of old, because there were not so many autograoh collectors in the days of the civil war. Dr. James Warrenne Sunderland. founder of what is believed to be the world‘s first college for the higher ed- ucation of women, recently celebrated his eighty-eighth birthday at his home in Collegeville, Pa. Tacomis. 2:14%, by Overstreet Wilkes, has been added to the stable of Bert Whiter of Muncie, Ind. Charles S. Francis, the new United States minister to Greece, is a splendid oarsman and in 1876, during his senior year at Cornell, won the single scull championship in the intercollegiate re- gatta. Reformer Riis thinks that if Mrs. Na- tion were to use her hatchet in smash. ing the frying pans of Kansas she would accomplish more lasting good than can come from demolishing sa- loon glassware. The Duke of Abruzzi, in honor of his own expedition, was the other day de- clared by the local government a citi- zen of Rome upon the occasion of his lecture on the polar regions. Two of the very greatest men of the nineteenth century were born on one and the same dayâ€"Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln, who both first saw light on Feb. 12, 1809. Captain Nehemiah Mayo Dyer, who commanded the cruiser Baltimore dur- ing the battle of Manila Bay on May 1, 1898, has been placed on the retired list by reason of the age limit. Former Speaker Thomas B. Reed says that he is eschewing politics not only in his actions, but in his conversa- tions. He is a lawyer now, and a law- yer only. Baron Armand Rothschild of Paris. the nephew of the late Baron Roths- child, will take over the direction of the Rothschild banking house in Frank- fort. Senator “Val'ren of Wyoming is the only man of his business in the senate. He is an undertaker in Cheyenne, al- though proprietor of a general store. Mme. Modjeska is no longer under a decree of banishment and may return to her Poland if she will. In his boyhood laziness was the pre- vailing sin of Kitchener. His father sent him to a school for girls as a he- roic remedy. THE TROTTING RECORD. PERSONALITIES. WOMEN. The distinction among animals of re- quiring least sleep belongs to the ele- phant. In spite of its capacity for hard work, the elephant seldom. if ever, sleeps more than four, or occz'zâ€" sionally, five, hours. William Faversham has recovered from his recent illness suficiently to reappear on the stage this season. The character of Ophelia in “Ham. let” was originally acted 300 years ago by a man, as were all female char- acters in those days. Veils are as popular as ever. and the garish colored kinds have disappeared. In the newest designs the dots are closer together than last year and freâ€" quently are arranged in diamond shap- ed clusters. Beware of stifI collars if you would follow Dame Fashion. Soft. pliable silk folds. finished with dainty velvet and lace “turnovers.” with perhaps a gold button gleaming here and there. are the correct things nowadays. ‘l‘he stiff high backs and dog ears have on. tll'ely disappeared.- It is said that Richard Mansfield, one of the greatest actors of today, has stage fright and has it bad. Archibald Clavering Gunter’s new novel, “Tangled Flags.” will probably be dramatized for Henry Miller. E. H. Sothern and Virginia. Earned have a new costume comedy by Law- rence Irving. dealing with the career of Lovelace, the poet. Mrs. Fiske’s new play is called “Syl- via’s Daughter." It is the work of Hen- drick Christiernson and has been suc- cessfully played In Stockholm, Copen- hagen and Berlin. London theatrical people expect that King Edward will pretty soon confer the title of sir knight on an actor man- ager. Sir Henry Irvlng is the only one now holding that distinction. The charming English imitations of point d‘uiencon and point d'arabe laces are in great demand. particularly in the brownish gray shades. Satin foulards in small. neat designs and in soft yet gay colors are to be im- mensely popular this spring and sum- mer. Rose, beige. tan and reseda will be the favored shades. Lace will be used in profusion for trimming. A revival of a pretty fashion is the black velvet ribbon bracelet. which is being worn now by Parisian/women. It is simply finished and held together by a dull gold slide. sometimes jew- eled. Egyptian armlets. too. are popu- lar, although their chief beauty seems to lie in their barbaric effects. Tearing up a will is supposed to re- voke it, but a Brooklyn woman, after tearing up her will. placed the shreds in an envelope. on which she wrote, “This will is all here.” The fragments were pasted together, and the will was probated in regular form. Olga Nethersole intends to produce a stage version of Mrs. Atherton's “The Daughter of the Vine." A bid for notoriety in endeavoring to name a new London house King Ed- ward‘s theater has been nipped in the bud. the lord Chamberlain refusing per. mission. Facts that came to light after the suicide of a young Russian In London last week give some idea of the mis- ery involved in sweatshop labor. The unfortunate youth was paid 37 cents a dozen for “finishing” shoes, 3 process that comprises nearly half the work of making the shoe. Thackeray’s “The Virginians” has been dramatized. Stuart Robson will revive “The Hen- rietta” next season. In Sweden they lmvenlnnd arrange- ment of this kind: The farmer will give a tenant so many acres of ground, provided the tenant will give him so many days’ labor for so many years, the labor to be paid as wanted. A little more than one-eighth of the amount annually expended for pen- sions goes to the south. Of the nearly 1.000.000 pensioners of the civil. war 179,553 were residents last year of the 15 southern states, including Maryland and Missouri. In at least three American cities there are athletic clubs in which the membership runs far up into the thou‘ sands. This is claimed as showing the marvelous development of high class athletics in this country. A piano manufacturing company in Ontario claims to have in its shop a piano made by the company’s founder 60 years ago while he was in business in Buffalo and sold by him to General Grant‘s mother. The Massachusetts Frog company has just been incorporated in Maine, with a. capital of $5,000. its object be- ing declared in the application to be “to buy, sell, breed and import frogs and like animals." The climate of New York is abating. Our Indian population is not sliillful In any line of manufacture save its own crude industries. To copy nature seems to work well. The Holland submarine boats are built In the shape of a whale. ' THE GLASS OF FASHION. ITEMS OF INTEREST. STAGE GLI NTS. Dilatory Discovery. De Sappieâ€"l hadn’t been talking with him five minutes before he call- ed me an ass. Sheâ€"Why the delay?: Popley (wearily)â€"I suppose it trou- bles him to think that eventuallv he'll have to go to sleep at night Heâ€"Did you know there is a law Switzerland forbidding a woman wear more than an 18 inch but? Sheâ€"Goodness! Don’t the poor things fl'eeze2â€"~ Cause of Their Trouble. “I hear the Bagtons are going to separate. What was the trouble?" Served Each Meal. Stubbâ€"That Frenchman says Amen ica has more bone and sinew than any country on earth. Can‘t Last Forever. » Hopleyâ€"What seems to trouble yk‘u: baby? Managerâ€"What the dickens n re you carrying? Have you gone mad? “The papers have announced my en- gagement to the earl,” said she, “and one called him Doughless instead of Douglassl”â€"~ In 1994. Head of Household (in the year 1994) â€"A1fred. dear, your biscuits are very good this morning. A. to Fortune. “Ah. yes.” replied the moralist. “fora tune is a fickle jade!” “That's so." replied the plodder, “but the deuce of it Is Miss Fortune isn’t. She sticks to me with a fidelity worthy of a better cause." “Why. I understand that he remark- ed to her that if she lived to be a thou- sand she mver would learn how to play golf." ~ Pennâ€"Yes. on his last tour he put up at several of our Chicago houses 2 They gathered about her and sought the reason of her woe. Necessnry Consequence. Whyteâ€"l understand that you an going to move? Browneâ€"Yes. Whyteâ€"What’s that for? Browneâ€"Well, my Wife took a coursl of lessons in a cooking school last win- ter, and we have got to move now to some place where we shall be nearer to the doctor»- “" Chagrlnod. The heiress’ tears were so bitter that quinine wasn't an old deuce in a new deck in comparison. Young Husband (coloring with pleas. ure)â€"I am glad to hear you say so. love. Head of Householdâ€"Still. they are not quite as good as papa. used to make. Hamletâ€"I think we’ll have a smooth perfnrmance tonight. I’ve bought up every egg in the village. “Type,” said Mr. Gates savagely‘ “Pass the salt.” ‘ “Must be in an awful hurry this morning, Willie," said the second daughter, Bessie. to her small brothel: “You’re stuffing like a big pig. Stop making such a noise with your lips." “Children. I'm ashamed of you," suld Mrs. Gates reprovingly. “Wha! is it you see in the paper this morn. ing, Henry?" “I see in this morning’s gun the head of the house the"â€" “King's house is up for sale again. ma," remarked the eldest daughter. “I noticed the bill on the fence when I looked out of my window this morning. They have the greatest time selling that place I ever saw. I don't believe Mr. King can afford to go to Europe this year if that house isn't sold. What did you start to say. pa?" “I see in this morning’s paper that the British"â€" H‘ter Many Interruption“ Be Told What It “fun. “I see in the paper this mornmg,” be- gun Mr. Gates at the breakfast table, “that”â€" “There‘s (co much milk 111 my ont- meal." cried the youngest member of the Gates family. WHAT MR. GATES SAW. A Wl-e Precaution. Light Attire. paper," be- agaLa, ‘tha!