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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1899-12-21, Page 441.91*Meil! ********-1e**** tor r4 ti MissCaprice a ' *.g -lea* By St. Geo. Rathburnt, atreet seek** 441.413:1etten-ttta•traltlelt-1-3 First of all, he seeures a weapon that is hanging' upon the W411 'near by. It roust be his own revolver. John believes lEdow lucky that the Aralee bung it so close to his hand. No one appears to notice the aetien. Really, Sir Lionel attended by the goddess of luck. Thea, the proressor makes a move lo the same direetion, crawls- forward, and lays,- hamis on a gun that rests ageleet the Wall. This he :smuggles back with him, and again the guards are all interested in other business, /laughing and joking. So far, good. Perhaps they Can, if tads marvelous good fortune follows them, steal all the arms in the camp, and even capture the brigade, So Sohn concludes with a smile, as he sees what the profe.ssor has done. Aueleusly„ he waits to see what there will be riext on the programme.. Some of the guards have left the place, othere Lie down to sleep - "The grand climax is coming," he thinks, as he takes note of these things- "Bittut is getting ready to sweep the board. Wed, good lima to blue" Even Alustaphe has discovoreil that eereething streuge Le on tbe tapls. Ile has a ;singular way of expressing *Poor lifousieur Congests," ha wilts pers. "What is the matter with him," ejaculates Solt:Lin about the same tope, "'It is too ba]." 4`MustaPlia, speak out." "Ile will come after sevidie." "Yes, yea." "And be wfil find no Bel) Azoun, no band of illustrious robbers to do battle with." John's rebel iustantly hits upon flight se the cause for all this. "Why do you speak so" "This wonderful eoldier, he do It elli by the mighty power of his erin /Le will overcome the mighty bests of Bab Az - (ma. C.reat ,is Allele and .dleheamited te hi a pr,,l,het; but I base never seen such a tbises befere in ail ray lino" Then the exeeiate airs burner of the thing etriaes .1.74:n. and with snolt foree that be cot.a.rs very mem butsdag with Leughtcr. /le has net the ezeittest desire to do auytiane.., ilea wli leleg iieout a eh num in the plan. Se lone as 1.s1y illith is melted from bee unseensant position, it matters lane etat the UlexiS are. Hence, be watt's the develeinnent of :natters with a keen inter(' -t. It is mot long lelere he is in a p eition to° see that there is eella truth in bis sus- picions. ale flit Us of Sr Lame; con arm the feet that he has been ndue cel to compromise his honor in order to itucceed with John AS a rival. When the tlivine spark touches the heart, it tenses rnen to do strange things. Here is one who in tittles pest has been very jealous of his honor, and would as soon eut off his hand as cone promise himself. Yet, redueed to sore straits by the success of a rival, he now °descends the scale, and schemes as cleverly as any rascally adventurer. The critical period draws near, and our military hero can scarce restrain this valor. Indeed, he shows symptoms of wanting to rush out and lannihilate the whole band of Arabs and Moors, but Lady Ruth restrains him, as though she is clever enough to see She folly of et move too prernature. It is a pieturesque scene, and one that John will never forget. The grotto alone .has charming fea.teres, since the walls are while and encrusted with some metallic sabsta,nee that shines like silver. On either side can be seen giant stal- actitee dependant from the roof, looking like tnin,:hty columns to support the dome. The fire and torehes illumine the scene. until it looks like one of enchantsent. The strange costumes of the no- tnacks. with the various colors they boast. add to the romantic nature of the exposition, and his inust be a poor soul, indeed, that fails to catch some thing of artiste fervor when such a picture appears in view. There were twenty of Bab Azoun't =en present an hour before, but now ;only half of that number can be .seen. The remainder have mysteriously dis- appeared. Things seem to be working to suit the desperate plans of the vete- ran Zulu fighter, and lie will soon be in a condition to open the engagement. There will doubtless be a bottle. John is lost in admiration of the, genius that could prepare such a scene, such a tri- umph. He does not anticipate that even if the Briton is successful in hit mans, he will carry the heart of Lady Etutb by storm. "We must move," whispers Musts, teha. "Why?" asks Sohn, desiring enlir,ht. ailment. "So as to be ready to take a hand in the grand affair," is the reply. Up to this moment it has not occur red to the young man from 'Chicago that he may be in a position to profit by this peculiar situation. ' He smiles with the idea. "Mustapha, I leave all in your hands. /Do vvith me as you please:: "Then come." They quit the cleft, using great eau Mon to prevent discovery. The plans of the Arabian guide are soon made snanifest, for he signifies his intenrion of securing a sentry -who paces up aral 'down outside the old mine. If he were a baby he could not have tanade less resistance. John would have been amazed, only that he has heels forewarned. It is not the guard's policy to at -tempt an outcTy--undoubtedly he Peas hod his orders. "Well?" says Mustapha, after the fel Row has been tied up, arid prevented Croat making an outcry. "I believe we can capture the whale, outfit et that rate. 1 eeel equal to Serent-y myself. They Must have ta; !ken some dreg; they have no more life than "a mummy front the pyre/nide." The Arab grins ss though he enjoys the joke. "It is coming, prepare to see the weighty Frank's woaderful work," • Even as he sreake. they hear loud shogts within the old mine—shouts that would indicate an upbeaval—shouts from Arab lips, that echo teem the TZabyle throats. They seeni to indicate altbealshreent— fear. Above them riees the bellow of a Bri. ton, rushing to the fray with the eager- tuss of an infuriated bull. Oh, it le gleutli—it is beautiful to see ihat one man hurl buoself on bait a dozen!, Fear—be knows not the mean - lug of the word it eesnise-hie oppeneuts Monopolize that. John. looking ba, Is delighted with the steetaele, end laughs to himself as he sees how re:mirk:0)1y deadly ex* all Sir Lioners shots. A man falls evety time he pulls trigger; if Jae rushes at a fel- low, so great le the fear his awful pre- sume inspires that the wretched Arab sinks down and actually expires through fright - The doctor has seen some wonderful stage fights, but the equal of this, nev- er, He laughs, yet Reels himself almost stupefied with arnazemeat. Truly, the Victoria. Cross would well become this rensarhaisle hero. One or two of the dead tome do not eeena to have had enough, or else are cbeottisfled with the rnenner 0 their taking off. At any rate, they stagger to their feet. and have to be put to sleep agaiu by energetic raeans. Philander comes near making a mee of it ell by his entbusiaera. It is a reg- ular pienie to the email professor. In tbe beginniag, h ahned les gun a one of the brigande. The weapon i Orange to lenn, beats?, a lope, Arabi -in Mar, with a peeuliar stock, but Plu- lander has some knowledge of wen - rens, slsats his eyes mid puns the trigger. The report staggers hire. When he 0: este his eyes, and vees the big, rag, ged 1i:ulnae at whom be aimed lyina on his been, with arms extended, the professor is borrified at first - Then some of the warlilee spirit that distinguished his ancestors at Lexington begins to flame up witbin lame He givee a war -cry that wrylld dtuhtless please maoy a -Greek :scholar, opd plunges headioug for the foe. The way in whieh he swings that Arab gun is a. eight to behold; ia it- self, the apparition or Professor Sharpe time alveueing t tbe fray is enough to *trike terrier to the bum= beart. One ponetlevil is in a pos'sion to re- ceive o Ire:um:dons wile& en the haelt wizia th aun,ts.ew vec,1 as a cuagel, and there LS pesaively ne fraud (about the f bsfins:iv:1m; eround, ter tbrit, the proSessor weeps the air in vain wide Ids weaeon. dlen who brve met the teriare of the Algerden desert for years. fad :awn end expe- before be eall nester: their exit from tit's vale of tears. Really. it is wouderfal—he never be- fore anew the tenets of the diebamme. ean religion mule its devotees eo aecom- moth:tine; they seem to etmet dieseu- tion in the Leming for paradise, where the prophet prendses eternal balminess for all who tre in brittle. It ends; even such obliging fellows as tbeee do not need to be killed mere than a couple of times. Lady Ruth bad •cov- ered her eyes with her bends When the action begnm She is the daughter of a soldier rate, and as brave as the majority of her sex; still she shudders to gaze upon the tak- ing of hump life. Perhaps, too, she anticipates the death of the valorous Briton, who ims burled himself so iropetuously into the breach, for under all ordinary condi- tions his chances would seem to be When the dreadful raeket is over, when the shouts, slnieles and report of firealms die away, Lady Ruth uncov- ers her eyes. She fully ex-pects to see a slaugiver pen, with the valorous Sir Lionel ead Philander among the slain- As to the latter, there are no lack of thene foi they lie in every direction, and in every position the human mind oan conceive. And here is the hero warrior rushing up to her, a smoking revolver in one land. His usual coolness and sang freed are gone—Sir Lionel is actually exeited. It is not every day that even a veteran of the Cape wars is given a c.hauce to thus immortalize himself af- ter the manner of Samson. "My dear Lady Ruth, the way is clear. We must fly before th.e rest of the rascals appear* Perhaps we may be fcrtunate enough to find( horses out- side, then a hot dash and the city will be gained. Permit me to assist you." The girl springs up, ready to accept the chance a kind fete has thrown in her way, end with a startled, curious glanee at the piles of slain that en- cumber the cavern), follows leer friends. CHAPTER XIX. These strange events have occurred with great rapidity, and yet, of coarse, they have taken some tittle time. It would seem as though the remain- der of Bab Azaleas band, if anywhere in the vicinity, might by this time have arrived en. the spot, but they do not show up, which fact is a fortunate ono for them, though it takes away from the lustre of Sir Lioners fame. When the four fugitives come out et the old mine into the rnoolight, the soldier looks about him quickly. "If we could only find horses" eries. "What is this?" asks Philander. A whinny eouriels close by. ' "This way, friends! Bless motif this ien't the scane• of good luck! Here are horses—three, four of them, just one apiece, by Jove!" • "Oh, how singular! I mean bow for- tunate:" exclaims Teady Ruth. There are the limiinals, fastened to branches of the trees. Why they are separated from the remainder of the herd is not explained. Sir Lionel never looks a gift of for- tune in the face, but ween his eyes fall upon the four miserable worn-out hacks which have thus fallen to their share, he grits his teeth, and Philander is puz- zled to understand -what he just catches: "Duse take the bloody heathen! A hundred pounds and four such scare- crows!" Perhaps he is thinking of the chances of their being overhaeled by the men ef Bab Azoun, mounted on the swift coursers, for there are none who ride better than these desert warriors, sud none who own such steeds. "Let us mount—second s are precise's. Thera by throwing one stirrup over, it wial make a fair lady's saddle. Allow me, Lady Ruth." They ere speedily Mounted. Aunt Gwen seems quite at home on a horse, which she has ridden many time.in the Bate Grass regious of Kentucky. As M. Philander, the saane does not ase Ply- Re *eta as though in deadly fear of being pitOied over the animal's head, The fetes deeree that the largest horse ef all falls to his lot, oe raw-boned, loosejointed speeimee of amble erowth, qind the little professor loelm like a uneekey perched aloft. If the beaet ever bad any martial a dor, it has long ago died oat, and yet to the excited fancy of the professer, be might as well he 'alma the beet of a prancing, rearing, snorting war-horse When, the equine wonder shakes ifie long ears, Philander imagines he is about to pee -form some amazing trice, and, Ailed v.:1th a dread, be clasps bis arms Around the poor creature's neck, and calls out: "Wiese! there's a good ,fellow --be quiet, now1 wouldn't burt you, boy!. Whoa! I Say, Want to Itill me, eh? No. you don't. Easy uow, yea raecal. Whoa, NS/a,tar Fortunately tor Pailauder, the horse follows the lead of the others, and tie professor is not left behind. All seems working well. Sir Lionel, the undaunted veterameae fford to smile. Success is ape:lieu:le ssurea, for tiny here gone some lit- tl distance-, and only now do tiee elan: rims euends from their rear lesteelts conmeition, Pureuit may be netile, but it will be eseleso as they axe out many :adios the walls of Alsaorte svitieti give them shelter. It 1oohs III;e a big suecoss, ieud surely ter the events of this night load' otith eannot Ignore tile cheinee he Pre' cents- Slie must fall into else anns of the hero who has rescued leer front the Arab hest. . So probably be reasons. But fate bite the =la of eater a cruel blow, end thet Illst 'when it Seeraa SS though he bas success between US fin* 4CM It iseppeue naturally enough. 41.t the time a portion of Deb Azeun's pirati- cal band clianeed to ter separated from the main hady, end were under orders j theta at the )1e:ilea sii3nes. Y.senting up the ter pe thee are ow tz.' QfI ta see o. little bsr and ef p*I"..nis ti lashme Ibex plugs oe kale's - teperately, hi the ineb of enalesig go.r Pte. Ulu, fatal mooliglat lieteoes the fact that this Intle party is ifintle up I f the batej nouns, anul hearing the trete, ze etownetdei the; Iva, now arlon in the (lir edou of the cavern, It is easy line up the ease. autl couclude that be perty has ezeepiel. lIeree it is that all if a finatlen Sr Lionel finds hanself in the midst of ball a dozen Arab riaeres who bar furtber pr gross. It Is the unexpected that happene, He attempts the same system of tac- tics that were so successful in the pre- vious difficulty, bet they do not pass current 'with these fierce men. Inunediately the two Fraulte are set upon by the desert tigers, Two eeize SL Lionel and drag him from his steed, 1 e resisting despeeetely. Witat a great pity he exhausted bis resources so thoroughly in the first round. Ten men could not overcome bim then, while two manage to hold him quiet now. Philauder, emboldened by his former successedeinks be can show them a trick or two that will count; but a blow chances to fan upon his bony steed's haunches, starting the animal off, anti the professor, throwing valor to the four winds, proceNls to clasp his arms tightly around the borse'e neon, sheet- ing out an entrents for some one, in the name of eulius Caesar, Mohnmxned or 7.,om Jones, to stop the wicked beest before he makes mince -meat of his master. One of tbe desert riders gallops along- side, and, clutelting the bridle, turns the runaway around. By this time tbe rommotion ebove has increased, and it even sounds as though the men of Bab Azoun might le starting out in quest of the fugitives who have given them the slip. What aee these sounds closer by—the thunder of many hoofs, the wild neigh- ing of steeds? It is as though a soned of French cav.alry might be rushing dcwn upon them. The leader of the small Arab force gives quick erders, and his men imme- dirttely fell into line of battle, ready te meet the foe, it perchance such proves to be the character of the caval- cade. Now they burst out of the aloe thick- et—they come dashing straight on to- ward, the spot where the little corn - pane is ga.thered. - The moolight fails upon them. Most of the ho -res are seen to be riderlees, yet they are the pet •steeds of the out- laws, animals upon the backs of which they have eommitted depredations on the desert, and laughed pursuit to scorn. ;Upon two of the foremost chargers human figures may be seen. and ,one glance tells them who these worthies are. Lady Ruth is the first to exclaim "Why, it is John Craig." "He will be killed, see these fellows getting ready to fire. Sehn, take care!" and Aunt Gwen, in her eager desire to warn the doctor, waves her hands; In the air, one of them grifsping OE fluttering white kerchief. They herr the cry, they see the eig- nai, and their eyes Mice in tbe line of dusky warriors that sevelt.s that, ram - •Ing. "Down, monsieur!" eselaims Musta- pha. Not n second to soon do they drop upon the rinks of their horses, for .a. blieding flash comes from the men of Bab Azosm, a flash dot is accompan- ied by a roar, and a hail-storna of leed eweeps through the space occupied by the forms of John Craig and his guide' just a brief firtervai ,hefore. "Clarrege!" cries Craig, rising to his seat, his face 'white with the etre-lige battle spirit, his right hand clutchieg weepon. 'Then comes a scene of -action that Is totally uellie the one preceding It, for now both sides are in deadly earnest, arc] the battle is a royal one, indeed. When Craig fires, he aims tis dimin- ish the number of his foes. Sometimes a rearing home gets the benefit of the living Seed. ' For the space of a minute oe so the atereast coufusion reigne, at first the string of horses that the bold Creig and hie guide are running away with, 'becomes a feature an 'the scene, pranc- ing and shrilly neighing. Then they break and scatter in many directions. There we -re six Arabs originally in the party, but Phylander knoeked one hors de combat with the tram:load whaele of a gun he remelted from its keeper. ITO ad Coternmtn,e THE PAGE'S DIFFICULTY Me Told Ithie Teouhies Right Out at the wedding. A good story comes feem -Atiteptge but the incident happened several Sea. Sons ago.* The occasion was a swell cluirCli wedding. The edifice had been gloriouslY deeorated. The bride, sur- rounded by a company of pages, flows er girls and maids of honor, was slow- ly passing down the aisle, while the prospective bridegroom and his best man and the officiatillg Clue:Mau were taking their places. The church organ was pealing forth the.sealula as of eoyous wedding bells. Fashionable people dressed for the occasion occu- pied the seats of the handsome church - It so happened that one of the pages had In the rush or businesa prepare. tory to dressing for the occasion been tuz-twd over to the care 0 A nurse. As he proceeded dowu the male aisle of the ehureh n eouipa.uy with the other youngsters, who In white satin sulta were doing the honors of each respece tire houeehold, he suddenly espied Ids Mother seated lu ene of the pews. At this point the Organist began teasing softly as the Wedding party passed to the altar. Then, above the gentle strains of music dear asra bird could be /IMO the voice of the afore- said small boy. "dlautioa," be shrilly cried, nurse put on my panties wrong aide before, and I can't hardly walk!" Of course the horrified mamma could do nothing, but blush searlet, but lifted R prayer that the young scion would keep still frem that time on. And he did read revelvet1 a hearty kiss from the bride at the elose of the ceremony. This is a true story and ean be vomit- ed for by those who attended the wed. dinge—alesburg (Gee Mali, ANCIENT ARITHMETIC. teettraples That Were riled In Ugen: asam 'veers Aso. Probably the ()Meet copy book for home lessons lu aritlimetie was remelt- ly eneertbell in Egypt. The papyrus, which was found in excellent condi- ion, dates from the period about 1700 B. Ceetliat is, about 100 years before the time of Moses, or almost 3,000 years ago, It proves that the Egyp- tians had a. thorough knowledge of eleatentary mathematics almost to the extent of our own, The papyrus has a lone beading, "Direction how to at- tain the knowledge or all dark things," Numerous examples show that their principal operations with entire units and fractions were made by means of addition and nmitiplication. Subtractions and divisions were not known in their present form, but cor- rect results Were obtained nevertheless. Equations are also found in the pa- pyrus. Among the examples given is this one: Ten measures of barley are to be divided among ten persons in such a manner that each subsequent person receives one-eighth of a meas- ure less than the one before him. An- other example given is: There are sev- en men, each one has seven cats, each eat has eaten seven mice, each mouse bas eaten seven grains of barley, each grain ot barley would, if cultivated, have yielded seven measures of barley. How muck barley has been lost in that way? The papyrus also contains calcula- tions of area, the calculation of the area of a circle and its transformation Into a square, and finally calculations of the cubic measurements of pyra- . raids. The Rate el Admiral Byng. Admiral Joan Byng was the fourth son of the Earl of Torringtoh and serv- ed In the British navy, rising to lee admiral' of the red in 1748, when he was 44 years old. In 1756 he was sent vritb a badly equipped fleet to relieve Minorca, threatened by the French. He reached Minorca after the French had got there. His second in com- mand, Rear Admiral West, drove them back, while Byng kept his ships out of action. Ill a day or two he sailed to Gibraltar, leaving Minorca to its fate. He was tried for treachery -and cow- ardice, but acquitted. The court mar- tial convicted him of not having done his best to relieve the island, and un- der the application of Article 12 ofethe British naval code of tbose days he was condemned to be shot. The min- isters took him as a scapegoat and he was shot on the quarter deck of his own flagship, the Mona -mile, in Ports- mouth harbor on March 14, 1757. ' A Text That Caught.. The following extraordinary coinci- dence occurred at Tinsvald recently: A young preacher, who has lately mar- ried, was planned to take the morning service, but by a misreading of the olan, he mistook his appointment for - - an evening one. COnsegtiently the con- gregation gathered on the Sunday morning waited in vain for his appear - since. Thereupon one of the office. bear- ers of the church present undertook the seivice. Totally unawaisa that the abseet preecber had recently married, - he electrified and amused bis audience by announcing as his tent "He has married a wife, and therefore he Call - not come."—New Zealand Herald. People who suffer from heat" in the hapds and feet can obtain speedy and easy relief from the same by putting ineide their stockings and gloves a small portion of very fine oatmeal FASHIONS IN FURS. POPULAR SHAPES AND SKINS FOR GARMENTS AND ACCESSORIES. The Habit Buck Returning In Seal. akin and Other Short Coati--Whobe Vexation For Cellaretten and Huffs. litany Saturt Qatletb 8139rt fur coals represent one ot the popular styles, and there is an endleo variety of these, made up in all Wilde Of furs and combinations ef furs, Seale ef the smartest to Persian lamb or sealskin and mink, tight fitting, haying the rounded dabit back, short on the hips and longer again in front, the re- vers and collar eomposed of chinchilla,. These little coats, as a rule, are wade IMMIX SKIN VON AND MUFF. td close If desired, cut double breasted at the throat and gratlUated itt the 'waist to avoid thiettuess. Quite the old habit shape is return Ink; tor the sealskin jaekets in particu- lar, Withal are tight litting, are eut Ion - ger baele anti front und very short op the hips and of course have a storm colia. Whole fossidus wfil be first eaveritee for the neckties. with nuilIs to Malta, silver and white teix Poing most in re- quest. The eable :nal min% sheulder accoicits; autt•telletelary Iunking and :u'c not e weight of the longer ones. It would seem that the time is past when Inc alone was trousidered sufil- °lent for a cape or Jaeliet. Now' we have fur trimmed with elliffon and. lace or embroidered with paillettes and jewels, and even velvet and chenille appliques are introduced upon the col- lars and revers. Russian and Canadian sable, mink, sealskin, chinchilla, ermine, broadtail end Persian lamb are the principal furs dst the season. Sable and mink will be more used for capes aud mantles, seal- skin and broadtail for coats. Muffs and collarettes will be very important items in winter dress, and fox, eitber silver, blue, red, black or white, will be a feature. Tile faxes' heads are worn in relief both on the collars and muffs. The sable capes are lovely, with full frills cascading from the throat and all round, two skins deep. A high storm collar and a pretty broche l±0thg com- plete these covetable articles. A hand- some mink cape has revers and collar of beautifully marked chinchilla. Oth- er sable and mink capes have stoles and trimmings of brown chiffon. A pretty caracule jacket has revers and a sable collar and can be worn ME Am CHINCHILLA °APB. quite open, half closed or fastened, showing the revers. This is lined with a rich blue and black brocade. Rathera novel idea is .to trim a smart mink cape with revers, the storm collar composed entirely of the tails, the darker tone being very pret- ty. Chinchilla is still a great favorite, and a pretty little coat of this fur has the ba.sque and sleeves composed of gray velvet of exactly the same tone. Head Cheese, or Swine. In farm homes the byproducts, It they may be called so, of the hogs are worth nearly as much as the btg meat and may be converted Into good food.. The Ladies' World gives this recipe for head meat head cheese or bona , as it is variously called: Clean the head and cook until the meat will leave the bones. When cool, remove all bones, being careful to get, all lit- tle bones and splinters, or they might break your chopper. Run through .the meat chopper and season as follows: One and one-half tablespoonfuls each of salt *and ground black pepper two tablespoonfuls of sage to eachgallon of meat Mix thoroughly, pack lute jars and weight. If some is wished *pickled, good eider 'vinegar may be newest oder' It. (ANL, 6 uvvN MANICURE. xn a Delicate and Neeeissiry Art of the Toilet. An ill kept nail is it most uulovely object. It never looks quite clean, it Is rough 'kettle touch, catches in every- thing and often has the flesh growileg quite up over the sides. There Is it dullness about the look of the nail itsttlf. It larks polish and is much more apt to get scratched and show any weras taut there may be upon it, Tbe uttils should have as mutat care bestowed upou them as the hands themselves. To keep theta in good eeudittou you should first pay a visit to a manicurist aud have them put into proper order and wake other visits at intervals frequent enough to keep them in good condition. But where a manicurist's service are not desired euy one can keep the nails in perfect order by following a few simple direc, tious„ You must first he careiul that your hands are always washed, In warru oft water. Italawater that has been first well filtered and then boiled is exeellent. Use it good, pure, eceutiess soap that suite your salsa and after making a thick hither of this witb the water soak the ends of tike fingers in it for some few minutes. Theo take an ivory or wood Implement (one wade of orange wozU is the best to user mot gently Drees Welt the bard eniu that grows at the bottom of the nail. Tbis grows very quicaly and uulees kept back la ha place will. soon cover t the half moon that we see on the nail, eud that is one of its chief beauties. Tlie shin shoUld uever be pressed intele uuless It US firgt teem well seekeil in hot water and soap, as otherwise It will get brolteu aud torn and look not only very ugly, but it will take weeks before it gets into proper cm:ditto), again. Pusb the etch: back so that it follows the curve of the Dail. Then, while the Laud is still soft aud %yang, cut the finger nails at the end to the length that you euro to keep them at. This Should be done with a palr of -very Sharp zzallSel6s.11.$ or a tiny kulfe. The nail should be ent quite lausenli and even, and auy feeling of reties -hues*/ can be Su:wailed awae with it Ide kept for the purpoee et' a they emery beard. Your bruehes ebould be Stifi" ones of various sizes and F.anlies, 50 US Id get all dirt out front neititv tlie haa. If there le any dirt nisi% r the nail that the brush does not reteove, use u eitarp voluted ivery cleaner that is very flue and thin. As soon as your hands are dry reb, over the nails a epee:laity prepared, powder. TLe ((Mewing reelpe will Ind fount) to be a very useful oue: Traga- cauth powder, six grains; putty pow- der, four olnesee, colored with it little rouge. r.dlien take a nail polisher that Is covered with chamois leather and polleh the nails till all the powder ims entirely disappeared. You will then have it high. elver, polished t00% on the nails. Then rub the hands well with a clean towel, so as to remove any pow- der that might be remaining behind, and your mills are finished for the day. lieep a fresh lemon always on your washstand and always plunge the ends of the fingers into it when your hands are still damp with washing. This will quite prevent tile formation of agualls, that some lingers seem so very much Inclined to have. Efoute Decoration In Winter. Artistic rooms are net those with surfaces of flery red, yet in winter a touch of this strong color where It will not kill other tthisi or be inharmonious with them will give an atmosphere of warmth and good cheer 'which without It are lacking. There are numberless shades aud tints from whicb to select. In the dad() of a portiere, in a sofa cushion. In blossomiug plants, let a small portion of red serve to focus the light and give it a species of visual ex- hilaration. Red, since it Is the lowest and stron- gest vibration of any color of the spec- trum, must be by refined people cau- tiously used. yet it is, properly intro- duced, extremely valuable. As Emer- son says of "the red cloaked clown," it "sings to the eye." The song Is of sensuous warmth, of glowing sunshine, of space and air and luxuriance, all o Which in winter are welcome sun tions, says Good Housekeeping. Fashionable Garnitures. :Velvet and satin ribbons of very nar- row width and with white or light col- ored edges are much used on blouses and bodices, and both trimmiegs and separate motifs of sequins are made in scale oi armor fashion, showing only the closely massed sequins. Lace will be used througbout the winter, but in bold designs of duchess, luxeuil and renaissance and in deep ecru, saffron and beige tints. Velvet, both plain and fancy or in plaid designs, will be the fashionable material to combine with cloth and all is*. woolen fahrica and very handsome r effects are obtained in tunic and,apron skirts or in pinafore and bolero bodices. A Tatted Edge. For the edge illustrated The Design- er directs: TWO threa.ds (No. ,86) are used. With one thread, 5 d a 1 p, 5 d I p, 5 d s. 1 p, 5 d s, draw up, turn, TATTMIG liDGINd. - tie on spool theead. With two threads, 7 d s,, drop spool. thread. With one thieid 13 d's, 1 p, d s, dratw 'up, take up spool thread. With two threads, 7 d s, turn, with one thread, 5 d s, joint to third picot In last loop, 5 d s, 1 p, 5 d 111, 1 p 5 d, s, draw up, turn. Repeat the above for any length. This is a strong, arm and handsome edging.