Marion Marlowe on the Prairie, or, A Thrilling Ride Across Kansas — page 29: what you’re looking at

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MY QUEEN. , the station at Pueblo, and Bert was the happy recipient of a long letter from his foster- father. ) i Before they left they received word of the cowboys which brought smiles of relief to Marion’s features. The back fire had saved them, even though the wind was not alto- gether in their favor, and after the smoke had cleared away they struck out once more across the blackened and scorched prairie and reached Dodge City in safety. Hearing on their arrival that Marion Marlowe had left Topeka for Denver and had just passed through Dodge City, they gave up the idea of seeing her, and proceeded to Topeka to attend the business end of their trip. It was a bitter disappointment, as Marion’s latest exploit had made them more anxious than ever to see the brave girl. _It was many days before Marion quite re- covered from her. thrilling ride, but her bravery had only made her dearer than ever to her faithful companions. THE END. Next week’s My Queen (No. 24) will ‘contain “Marion Marlowe in Washington; or, Meeting the President.” The company arrived at the capital in time for President McKinley’s inauguration. Read of the brave _ deed Marion »performed as the Presidential _ party were passing, of her startling experi- ences at the Inaugural Ball, and how she came to meet the President—the story com- plete in fext week’s My QuEEN. PATTERN COLUMN. By special arrangements with the manufacturers we are _ €nabled to supply the readers of MY QUEEN with the pat- terns ofall garments described or illustrated in this column at TEN CENTS each. Address, “Pattern Column,’’ My QUEEN, 238 William Street, New York City. Baln ordering patterns be sure to give size and number. FASHION, NOTES. Hand-painted designs decorate the toes of some of the new slippers. Blouses of white silk mull, with the fine tucks stitched in with gold thread, are worn with the 4 _ coat and skirt tailor gowns. velvet or, more modish still, ermine. There is an mcreasing interest in black and white contrasts. Ermine fur and white chiffon form a fashion- able combination for evening and bridesmaids’ hats, and a bunch of roses at one side is the only trimming. Cloak _and coat collars are very much trimmed on the inside with shirred black liberty silks. e shirrings have tucks so as to give them a full and becoming surface and increase the collar warmth. a *., ‘ Many jackets of black fur have collars of white _ 27 Gold roses, made of pale gold tissue and grouped in small clusters of themselves, or min- gled with other roses of contrasting color, are the latest things of the millinery world and are quite popular. Lapped dress shirts buttoned at the top on each side of the front, with real or simulated button- holes on the silk-lined flaps, will be a feature of many of the spring walking costumes. Some of the fastenings are laced across with silk cords, matching the simple fastenings on the waists and sleeves of cloth tailor costumes. Although some of the tailors are making the straight coat sleeve, some trimming or fullness at the elbows seems more and more necessary. There was some idea that this fashion would die out when the cold weather arrived, but the win- ter street suits seem as elaborate in this respect as were the early autumn gowns. 4 a No. 2443—GIRL’S DRESS, HAVING GUIMPE | AND ONE-PIECE SKIRT. Bright-red plaids are very much used for girl’s dresses this winter. This pretty model has a full waist, cut rounding ' at the neck,and fin- ished witha notched bertha. Red or white lawn is pretty for the guimpe. This model is suita- ble for making up in wool goods not too heavy, or for cotton fabrics. The pattern is cut in sizes 6 to 12 years. Size 8 re- quires 5 3-4 yards of 2i-inch, 3 3-4 yards of 32-inch, or 2 7-8 . yardsof 42-inchma- - terial. As shown, ‘fj I 7-8 yards of 42-. inch, with 5-8 yard of silk and 6 yards of ribbon velvet. For the guimpe 7-8 yard of 36inch ma- terial, with 1-2 yard of tucking. No. 2414—TUCKED SHIRT WAIST. Flannel in the new amber tint, known as champagne, is repre- sented in this pretty model. The design is adapted to cloth, serge, flannel, wool, veilings or taffeta. _ The pattern is cut iN B1Zes 32 to 42 inches bust measure. Size 36 requires 4 yards of 2r- inch, 3 1-4 yards of 27-inch, or 2 yards of 42-inch material. The garment is neat, attractive and becoming and is likely to prove very popular in any of the fabrics just named. “S = [email protected]©