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s-eisropsis OF PRECEED1NG ''Vt/lisr should we quarrel ?" she
G.1.1APTLRS•t- Constantia's cousin,
Donna, after travelling abroad, i•e-
tures home as Mrs. Ihinsias and finds
that during her absence 'dotal VasleY,
an old flanIe, has married While
Garet Missy, a suitor of Cons tan-
tia's is calling on her, Featherston,
:Another suitor is announced. They
discuss a bail to be given by Lady
Varley. At this Call O'Grady, cous-
in of Featherston; falls in love with
hostess not recognizing her, 0011-
stautia, plans a party in the absence
of her aunt who returns unexpected-
ly.
said. 'Wave I not tcauseataginst
you, and- se- yes .--snot. another angry
word now ! You have ' yells eitstse;
too; dOubtless,:.. But sia1l ive not
forgive?, Hasthere been .no phnisn-
menameted ont to ise;.as well as to
yoa? ,Aii! let . cold tf osds, Aie. be-
tween uS two, now we are Once
maree--' •
'What, 2.'' demanded • he unsteadily.
"Together,!'! she susrmared•softly;
reciesaber all,end yet -What,
holds you. froin • me? •Let the past
die!. .What.good•is 'there in anything
for joy Ott grief, .when thc. ashes are
scattered,,and,lie on the path behind
01-ITAprE13, xax. us? Tcsslayalone is ours. Take the
sweet present, Varley-L-take it,when
it was, as has been said, a glorie I give it;"
one night. The heavens Were :bright She.held- ant her hands. She MOY-
with stars. Outside, in the perfum- ecl as if to go to Sim. The .clarkness
ed darkness of the.gardens; a light of the night lay around their
breeze, flower-scented, was rustling though the moon illumined,ner levee
through the .trees; a dainty wind, ly face; and as she took a stop for -
,soft as a 'heralding breath front the ward, she..felt herself:Checked. by the
sumnier, now so near, root of an old ::elm -tree that: had.
Mrs, Dundas, slowly desceading the grOWn aptVaitdS and csoseed the path.
.steps that Ied from . the eonSeessa- She swayed a little. • Involuntarily
tors, to the sward. 'beneath, glanced Varleysought tosave'. her and. in
,upwards, as though struck by. the inoleent.she was lying in,,hie arms:t.,
brilliancy of the sailing moon; per- • She Was. Close in his embrace,
haps it was to show the purity .of Alas I it wa.s not for the firet. time,
the lineoi her throat and neck, and he knew the sweetness .of it !
Pair as these were undoubtedly; the His heart seemed to stop beating.
bea.vens were fairer still, and full of
a strange, mysterious power.
"He has behaved to tis pretty Well
about the night," Said Mrs. Dundas,
with it coutplacent and compliment-st)ft' tre'4ul°us breath seenied to
asy glance around her; and another ‘P,aSs through her. She was .within
cast backwards, over her shoulderI.
, j arms,and now tht Was
companion, Lord Varley. She at an erica yet she Made ne eflert to
,was alluding to .her host. . ifree herSelf. She did not .even stir.
Why take that tone ?
itaae his She lay there contentedly, 'and press
,
other arrangements failed to' please ently let her head drop slowly..ber-k-
you ? " His. Manner was cold and wards until it Itty upon hie, breast,
slightly combative. t and she could turn up to his .her
'On the coutrarsr ; everything is ' largo, lustrous 'eyes in the seductive
as perfect as a nouveau riche would moonlight.
be safe to have it. The Mayonnaise An odd expression grew on Var-
was beyond praise, and for once it 1°Y's face' He had not meant to
is -impossible to cavil at the chain- hold her thhts. So far. he had been
pagne. Coronis says-.—" loyal to, his wife, inasmuch as deeds
count, but now—If she had beeh
"It can scarcely matter what he
said," interrupted. Varley, with a an acquaintance of isyear ago -s six
sneer. Coronis was the name af the months ago -one known but yester-
day as it •weite, it might have been
Italian prince who wasted so much
adoration on Mrs. Dundas. "A poor all different; but oh, those old past
beggar like that, Who lives, or , days:, st° full of life -those days that
starves rather, .in that empty palace willn°t die; the memory Of there
dwelt sto near the surface that a
of his in home; conimits an impru-
dence when he -criticizes the arrange -touch, a glance recalled them'
meats of it house like this." 1 Again they are floating . on the
Maggiere-the bars idle, the armsMrs. Dundas cast a swift glance
at him from under her long lashes. that should have Jaboredat them,
The fact thcit he was with wound round heLls ' As she is lying
difficulty restraining an outbreak of now, so she had lain upon his breast
temper, caused her smile amusement. a Sc°re of tinies ill that soft, rase,
hued -past, her fingers twined his,
That jealousy of the Italian's atten-
tSms to her, had created the tem- their heart' boating hiU11115OIl to
per, caused her delight. one sense sweet tune. Ahnost he can
"Oh! it matters to me," she said hear the rythmical rise and fall of
sweetly. "His opinion is something, Also oars of the other boats, SO far
away as to leave 'hirn and her in a.
at least in my eyes ! You forget. he
is nay .friend -poor though he inay blest solitude. He can hear, too,
the faint splashing of the sprinkling
water -drops, the sound of voices
-Only a friend ? '' asked' he, inso-
singing, now comhig, now going
She lasighed. Another woman in swelling -dying.
all probability would never have for -
Ile started violently. All at Once
given him this speech -or rather the he came back to the life he was now
meaning- of it,but Donna waS above leading -the life chosen- He remenat
all udla weakness.
The oalonlypride bored 40W things were with hiin, sand
, e
she knew Was in the accomplishmeat ;Yolande's pale, grave face (so un -
01 the ends she had in vieW; and so like the brilliant, laughing One noW
looking irSto his) sose .before hinn.
With it slight shudder he threw fin
his head, and turned his, glance from,
the warrn gaze niveted upon him.
which you also meant.? No. He is lifted both hi5. arms and, takieg hers
a very great nuisance, and almost a !rest:ill-40Y pushed her backwards,
.admit, but he is amiable, still holding her.
, and handsome, and he has hie use,s." -Have Yon no heart no • con -
Dundas seems wonderfully emu- ScieriCe.?!' he said
plais.,ants" • . "Conscience' 1 No." She .shook•
" MY husband is fully aware, Lord ;her head deliberately. She 'felt the
VasleY, that his honor is safe in niy 'game was won, as. she looked .into
keeping ! " She uttered this digni- his wild eyes:, and triumph.inside
fled assurance with quite 'a gisarid air 1 her reek less. ' Heart!"Yes-for
bolt as she did So, ,she made a saucy 137°u •
little moue for Lord. Varlev's Penes
• '`Think of Dundas '
nia. and a mocking gleam full of She laughed: softly, 311C1TL:iy, with
Wicked, merriment lit her eyes. ,She, uplifted brows; it laugh full. of 'mu -
lilted .her she -alders, gave herself a ,
rliug full ,of enjoythent; and shut Up . "And you to . call ,yourself my'
, her fan With aslittle sharp snap, friends" she .whispered gayly. ,"What
.trick she had learned abroad, ',Then have 1 done, to you then; that you
it was all over, road -she ,was looking should .conistei. me to call: to mind
at, Varley• once again, in her would-: that, areiabie .misferturie•
b0. demura. way,with a mischievous "Do you .know what , you are do-
arirslielKt g asvaied Lens •fi "ialiansike be, • stili hold i n g, , her
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pit: of . acting:,bad Oeca-sioned him no "What ant 1 doing, then ?" 'she
mirth; had rather deepened his an- laughed again, "!That ,questien
gc,,z„ 11:1w pasn
,sio. : saotda .110 to you: You ask me why
If 1 were your husband :Eshould. I do .notthiek of Mr. Dundas. Are
hill you ! " he said hoarsely. ' you thinking of Lady Varley.?"
It suggested . itself to me - She WaS 'reel:less indeed,. and sure
that," returned . silo audaciously, of the end, when she said that. •
!niany a month ago. 50 .long 'ago, "Leave Lady VarleY out of it."
- indeed, as 'when we were together in. conimanded .he, in ,a low, vehement
Italy: You rementher.'?." tone. •• ,
"You speak .of these far-off days ' As he spoke '.he shook her slightly.
in Italy -When yOu Were: mine in "Al, .whispesed she.. 1 -ler
heaet .and sash- as I madly believed, eyes ,took fire ,again. She had been
and When—" I -le Paused abruptly. standing erect, drawing herself, as
'1.'810iNV 1 '". he said With a froWn., it. were, away from hie:masterful
"Well !? But---- Go .on;" She .ens grahsp; butnow she gave in to it,
tl'eated gently- r She leant towards him ;• her Brie
"What need. is .there to go .on treinbled: "Let her go -bit all the.
What is there left to be said ? "! world .go," she breathed ,passionate-
• "Nothing, perhaps), Except -that uss, "So long you and 1 -are left-
,
yott forsook nae." to leve-sse"
'None• of that Donna . face i .• etti s
the victory was uas. al 131
was stern and:pale, as he looked at that had tried to hold her froin him;
. her with flashing.,eyes. IDelude :the DOW fastened round her, They drew
reSt of the world if you willabut clo her closer'-'- closer still. Theis lipS
'not ,waste your powder upos Me: •
Met.
know yeti.
,ssata is is. the sautsS s..aaeakat A slight soUnd i'� used themfrom
dealt:trod sae:quickly. ,,,ssese you to t. the Mad joy they felt, 11 had lasted
the one to cry os, to draw back, to altogether, hut a Mirage or two, 011(1
leave Me? Andall for a cause .so .1.10w it Wa's at; 011 'end.; blit' it' had
. . chat:Igo:I the eourse of trimly lists'.
, s then what I Shoal d de had f ot•gotten," , said Doinia,
drawing a herself qpiekl y tr0331. 1)11
'The . opp oriole:11;y liappiiy is denied elans , 'The world as yet is peopled
retortedshe, a trifle bitterly. 1V011 heard a seitad. Conic." :
She drew back from him, and angry
' line abOut her lips; and then, dews; Issas. Duadas steasseasuchlenly
suddenly her mood changed from ,asdlookea tip bt balcony that oas
scorn to it sOft, Seductive tetiderneSS• 'eSirtiag the nearer gar,den; Wbern, it
'Freddyl'' 'She WhisSered, • A Sigh hall figtiise Iecult upaii.the 'balastra'de,
brohe front her parted .lips. The .0141 : osioed acayena1 There is MY old -proposed to yolk Ts' that a siga of.
"You are not hust"?" lie whispered
bending over: her. •
"No.; oh., no." The arissYcr came
to him it little indistinctly,. and a
sthe laughed lightly and easily.
.'" -My lover, you mean 0 Well, yes.
Ile makes that apparent enough,
poor man. But an accepted. one,
As they drew near the lighted Win -
"He has sjen you," he warned 1101'111 a low tone,
A. Second glance at the tall figure
on the balcony eonvineed her of this,
and instaatly site elmnged her tac-
tics, turned once more to the houst'a
and threw into her whole air quite
an OXCOSS of joyousness. MetIllti111.0
she told Varley to leave her.
"You to the right about, to the
•fs,ont," she said with a little grints
acts, and then wont leisurely across
the moonlit space alone, and ran uP
the stone steps that led to the bal-
cony. As she reached the top and
saw Dundas she started. very natur-
ally, and let an expresSion full of
delighted Kp
u-rc
ise ross her awe.
" You ! ''she cried gladly, and
came to him, with loving eyes and
parted, smiling lips.
"Yes," he said, and drew her to
him, and gazed with a grave rap-
ture into the exquisite upturned face.
She was beautiful, truly, and she
was his Ile loved her with a pas-
sion the depth of which he hardly
undorstoOd himself. She was' his
sole joy, the one delight of a life
had been singularly solitary.
"And what are you doing here,
you bad, bad boy ?", she went on in
a soft, purring tone, giving his tie
a little pull this way and that, as
if to arrange it. She put her head
on one side to mark the effect of her
meddling. "Trying to catch cold,
eh ? And when you know I have
forbidden you, on pain of death, to
seek the air at midnight,"
"My own life ! " he breathed, in
a low, stage". whisper.
His usually austere face• grew
bright. as he gazed at her. There
was- deep thankfulness and a certain
pride in it. "How is it that I have
been so blest; above my fellows," he
asked her, "as to gain your love ?
And not a little. of it -not a part -
but all the love "O`f your sweet life!"
She laughed -she seemed thoroug•h-
ly amused. She placed one' finger
beneath his chin, and. looked at him
arc1l371h
.
'1.1r:o1 would ave compliments,
then ? But not one -not one, I tell
you, tonight ! it not enough that
should waste all my precious time
here alone with a foolish old hus-
band simply because -well, because,
I'm happier here -whilst therewith -
pointing airily to tfie ball -room
beyond, "all my many swains are
searching for me high and low ? Is
that nothing. to you., sir ?" Here
she changed her position slightly so
as to get a bettey view of his face.
'1'011 me,'' she went on lightly ;
"you SEIW minm
e coing here a oment
since ? "
"I felt you coining, even more
than I saw it. You stood in shad -
OW, and your gown is black, but
yet I knew you. should know
you amongst ten thousand. Were
lying in my grave and you drew near
-you remember those lines, s,weets
heart ? They haunt Me always,
'My heart would know it and beat,
had it lain for a century dead.'
Who was that ‘vith you'?"
"Captain Craddock," returned she
easily,.running her cheek softly ,up
and down against his sleeve. -
"I thought ft was Varley."
"Well, do you know I've often said
it---"
"Said what ?"
"There is a wonderful similarity
betweea those two men."
"A likeness, yes, perhaps. But
certainly one should give the palm
to Varley."
"Y -es," indifferently, "1 dare say."
"I am glad it was not Coronis,"
said Mr. Dundas, after a slight
pause.
''011, that absurd patriotl Do
you think I would fling away an
hour on him ? Pas si bete. By -the -
by, when does lie leave ? He grows
insufferably dull.'
"Ile grows troublesome. He makes
the idle tongues round here wag ;
and I wish. no silly talk about nas`r.
wife." He utters the la,st two words
„with the utmost tenderness.
think I hate Coronis," cried
she petitlantly; 'he makes you 1111-
kid to me."
Unkind, Donna ?
"Yes, terribly unkind. You are
scolding 3110 110W because that odious
man fancies himself hopelessly at-
tached to me. As if that was my
fault.''
"When have accused you of a
fault Where is the fault in you ?
And as to scolding, that is a little
unjust, is it not ?
(To be contioued.
Psenclier---"When you're tetnpted to
drink, 11)1111) of your wife at 1101110.''
Heitpeels-'`I do -and t,
that'g wha
drives inc drink„,"
,WHAT'S IN A DREAM?
Ile \eas young and bashful. She
w s -alien" 1 -not r ty,
afiss .Robinson, lie 1)egati diffident -
I cons-er-a, little superstitious,
and dreamed hest night that E-er
fond natne fell on the PLASsing.breoz.,es man," exclaimed slie. :mast anything
and till at once the air seenled fail 'nal:, stets thee, wall slight1Y ala•r311- It's a, sign, she said desposately,
of i1. and of 111010 than it; or 01`0nge 00, .111-' 1 C-)1111Ca/` She 111""1°7 a 311,010- that you've got a deal 11101'0 8C11 SC
greves 1.111(1 moonlit terraces, an ment ,10 if to so in ,1 0 ot 1.1 eU tvhen. asItop than 1Vh011 3100 '10
awake
love eltd iih 1,,alzd joy, t, Dalt Varley stopped Mass
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SomE cool) 'RECIPES.
Stewed Steak and Vegetables. --
Cut it thick slice of beefsteak,
weighing abent two pounds, and put
it in a, $ tie w pan w th 0. suffic len t
quantity of sliced carrots, turnips
and onion, 6 peppercorns, 2 cloves,
6 allspice and a bunch of savory
herbs. Barely cover the meat with
stock or water put on the lid and
stew gently ior two and one-half
hours,
Picnic Sandwiches. --Pound the
yolks of 3 hard-boiled eggs with 1
oz butter, seasou with cayenne, add
A cup grated cheese, salt to taste,
and pound all well together. Spread
on buttered white bread and cut
into fanty shapes.
Yorkshire Tea. Cakes. -Sift a scant
11. teaspoon salt with 4 cup's sifted
flour, andi rub into ,it As cup solid
butter. Dissolve yeast•cake In a
little tepid water, and add it to the
flour,with enough milk to make as
soft a dough as can be handled.
Roll into very thin sheets, and rut,
in cakes the size of a tea saucer, set
them in a warm place and let rise
until they are • three times as thick
as they were originally. Bake in a
quick oven. As soon as they are
done, split each one, butter, cut
into quarters with it hot, knife and
Serve at once, These t're delicious
for breakfast, lunch or tea.
Potato Fritters. -Two cups riced
potatoes, 4 tablespoons thin crocus',
1 teaspoon, Salt, a dash,•of grated
nutmeg, 2 whole eggs. yolks of 2
others, 1 tablespoon chopped pars-
ley, A- cup cream and A• cup sifted
flour. Add the cream to the pota-
toes, salt and nutimeg, set in bowl
in ice water, and chill thoroughly.
When cold, add the cream, parsley,
eggs (well beaten) and lastly the
flour'. Beat, the mixture thoroughly
and drop from a spoon into a kettle
of smoking hot oil or fat, and fry
to a delicate brown.
Maryland Chicken. -Out chicken
into serving pieces,- and roll each
P3000 in flour, egg and crumbs. Lay
in a well -buttered pan and bake in a
hot oven. Baste with butter and
water. When done, serve with the
following sauce : Two tablespoons
butter, 1 tablespoon each of minced
oniolt and carrot, a blade of mace, a
bit of parsley and a bay leaf. Cook
in a saucepan until. the butter has
melted, then 'add A teaspoon salt, •fr
teaspoon paprika. 2 tablespoons
flour and h cup stock or water.
Fowl, -Cut the remains of
cold fowl into pieces, season with
pepper and salt and squeeze over
them the juice of 4 lemon. Let
stand for three-quarters of an hour.
Wipe them dry, dip them into/clari-
fied butter, then into bread crumbs
anl grated lemon peel, place them
on a' gridiron, and boil over a clear
fire.
Cold Fowl in Cases. -Cut cold
fowl into dice of equal size and
shred EL good, firm lettuce into pieces
Out some thick slices of bread in
small squares, aad scoop out the
middle, leaving walls and bottom an
inch thick. liatter these slices, then
place in the hollows the chicken,
moistening with a little mayonnaise
d .
ressing, and garnish with a, spoon-
ful of the dressing and the grated
yolk of a hard-boiled egg. Place the
squares of bread on a platter, mix
the lettuce with a little mayonnaise,
and arrange it neatly about the
bread.
DRINK MOTU..., WATER.
Dark, shadowy, puffy places under
the eye are annoying 'beyond every-
thing to a sensitive woman. They
make one look haggard, tired and
weary of life. :Massage and electric
treatment will be found good, but
the, main part of the work of beauti-
fsing must be accomplished by your-
self, says an exchange.
stead of lip. A .waist that cuts the
-Any slight kidney disorder • '
wearer at t back o the neck is
bring the pufly lools, and for that
reason, drinking plenty of water is
one of the finest remedies known.
Sip the water slowly, and do not
have it too cold. Three pints St day
is not a drop too much.'\ A good
way is to sip a big tumblerful half
an hour before each meal, and to
take another big tumblerful two
hours altos each meal.
Not one woanan among a htusdred
drinks enough water to keep her
system in a healthy condition, any-
how. A sluggish circulation and
torpidity of the liver will bring the
disfiguring blemishes:.
Exercise daily, nutritious food,
deep breathing, a quick „hand bath
with tepid salt water „every day,'
sleep enough to thoroughly rest you,
a well -ventilated bedroom -all tlieSe
are very, very b,eneficial,
aiRus COSTUME.
Simple blouses with gored skirts
make the best of all costumes (01
young girls. This pretty and stylish
model is adapted both to school
wear and to occasions of 0)01:0 101'11101
dress; the formes when made, of stur-
dy darksimed material, the latter
whoa of 'light weight, fabrics in pale
or light colors. As shown it is de-
signed for service however, and is
made of Napoleon blue cheviot with
strappings of the same; collar of
tbaoeta
ltmvelvet and cheMisette of blue
The blouse is cut with a Plain
back, drawn clown saugl3f at the
waist, and slightly loose fronts that
(troop over the belle The neck is fin-
.
ished with a roll-over round collar,
and -the chemisette, or shield, renders
it high at the neck, The sleeves nre
in bishop style with narrow pointed
cuffs
The skirt is cut in five gores and is
snug about the hips \Cline it places
gracefully at the lowee portion. The
fulness at the back is laid in invert-
ed plaits under which the placket can
be finished, tar the pleas can be
stitched flat al illustrated, and the
forpoenntinsge•ammade invisibly at the left,
To cut this costume for a girl of 10
yinecahress of wide.
5 s2risyactifdsint4dTsiiiii.110112075
. .
wine or 2t1,- yards 50 inches wale will
be required_
ing as soften as neSessasy, and keep
it on as long as 'the wound dis-
charges. Leaves ,,estin bedried for
winter use, 'and soaked and prepared
as fresh Ones. are &niftily good; An-
other reinedy, where peach, leaves
cannot be, obtained, is to put; .wool
or feathess .! en hot,' coals and hold
the woolid Over, the .suibke. 3.3oth of
these,:semedieShaVe. been used, . and
have no tieubt 'saved 'life' When
ilily-
SiCiaiiS failed. The leaVeS are goad
for animals as well.. A MEM -bad a
horse Whose log :was lacerated, all
treatment. failed, and he waS about
to whenthe leaves weise, ,
plied arid it svas sas-ed,
HINTS ON DRESShIAICINCla
When a waist does not fit perfectly
the favorite trick of ((9001' dress-
maker 18 to pull it up on the shoul-
der. This is one of the most fatal
mistakes, for at once the whole waist
is thrown out of place and often
cannot be restored to its original
form. "Tim best fitters are thoee
who when they -try on a lining ssin
it well to the waist line below the
corset, and if there is a fault, such
as being too long -waisted, obviate
it by pulling tne material down in -
REMEDY FOR LOCKJAW.
To a double handful of peach tree
leaves, well crushed in an earthen
dish, add 1 teaspoon of .salt. Mix
well and apply to the wound, renew-
s
WOMAN'S NINE -GORED SKIRT.
• The nine -gored skirt has certain in-
herent acivantaises peculins to itself,
Its gives 11 more slender effect than
any other •style. IL adds to the art -
parent height. It provides sunple
flare et the feet. Withal 11 is esa
eclinsly 00,o/ion-deal.
s
To cut, this skirt, for a woman of
medium size 31 yards of material 21
inches wide, 7 ynisle, 27 inches wide,
30 iiiches Wide will be vett:lased
one . of the most uncomfortable
things that can be worn, but the
fault` cannot be obviated by , cutting
out the neck a.t the back and put-
ting the collar further down, as is
generally atteniptecl, The trouble
lies,' almost without esaieption, in
the shoulder seams, which are too
tight, or in the lack of material' di-
rectly across the shoulders. A waist
which apparently. is 'hopeless May
sometimes' be redeemed from utter
failure by having a piece insdrted•at
the shoulder seam and then being
pulled down into the correct posi-
tion. o' •
"When the sleeves are uncomfort-
able, three times out ,of four it will
befound 13hat4it• insfcle 'lining
over the top of the arth which is too
'tight, or too far back. sleeve
of it waist .00 ja.clfbt should be tried
'on with the hand placed at the back
et.' the head. 11 t1 sleeve feels come
fortable with the arm in that posi-
tion, there is certainly 'enough
width in the lining' and th'e material'
both across the top and the length
from the armhole to the elbow. If
the latter line 18 loo short,' or if the
Sleeve is put in. toe ,fsti/ forward, the
coat or Waist will team:labi+y drag
across the baclasanCi the
Whole garrnent Otlt' of -Post tion.''
THE CLEANS1NO-,13ALES: ,
The following is an °scaliest
cleansing 'hall to prepare r01' 080 011
clothes and woollen fabrics generally:
Dissolve a bit of white soap the size
of 00 egg, in enough alcohol to
cover it. Mix in the yolks,, of three
egg's and :1, talACSI/0011rtli Or oil of
turpentine, 'Work in If'uller's earth
till `it becomes stiff enough to form
into balls and lel; tilos dry. When
;Sam wish to '1.0113.0ve a stain, a/101510n
the fabrie with a little Water, rub
the ball well in, let, it cli`y and brush
of1 the powder. 'There are , three
classes of stainS 111e80 balls cannot
remove --ink, iron rust and fruit
510.1118,g Fos ink, potty over milk,
and. 08 14, bCCOMCS (111001 OPCCL abSOlt
111 With 1:0'011h:1g paPOV. Ti1C11 11%18'11
Ola With toted water afid cas-
t:HO Soall. If on vliite goods, lemon
julee end coinmon salt, Often .1041015-
,0(1 111111 011LCOLI 111 (111) 8011, are most
efficient,
1 i3El1SI7tT"
Noteso,..fe-s-tAillbriotRSS. 01110'
Great People
The Emperor of Austria 1)-4S .11.18t:
C01/10.0NCi bus SeVelltry-rir8t; year; 11.0
1:1)10aisiordeigiltleatitk fialits;-tsto'ottlyeel,rulT\-,iralgIcsn(1)gyeoi]
r°1:1Ti
r.t.1 Roberts 11111' had few equals'ia
the handling of sword and lance. lie
was always especially, food of tent -
pegging, and $o excelled in the ailrs,
cult diversioa that he carried on the
fiest prize a,t the Indian tonsaament
feont the whole Indian ermy whet/
110 15118 already past; his sixtieth
Miss Orace Fairweather ' slaims to
)30 1110 ILICIY champion billiard player
of England, and is largely occdpied
in giving lessons to ladies. She was
only sixteen whoa 'she first handled •
a cue, and owes her adoption of the
game seriously to the great John s
Roberts, who gave her lessons. Her
record break is 102, .
. One of the ;Pope's favorite spots in
his gauslonS is an elevated point
whence he can see the ocean. Alio
noise of ,the waves used to soothe
11411 111(0 In08i.0 111 the days when he ,
was able to be near tile WatC1'. ILe
recalls with pleasure the time when,1
as NUIltillS in Belgium, fif tysilvo
'years ago, he used to -take his dailyl
swi111 in the (mean.
Mrs, Lovett Cameron, the noVel-
151, makes a plan of never writing,
.after luncli, and. ,she has a strange
superstition about the old penholder
made of mothea'sof-pearl, which she
has used in writing all her novels.1
She firmly, believes that should she
attempt to use another 1101(100 all the
charm that pesvades hor 1101(018
WOLLid diSappeas.
The distinction of being the young-,
est British officer toreceive the Dis-
. ;
tinguishect.Service Order belongs to
Second -Lieutenant D. L. Campbell,'
of the. first battalion of the Welsh
.Regiment in South Africa. The deed;
by which lie gained the decoration(
was the defence of a ti.00p-trainl
which on May 20111 was attacked by.l
a large force of Boers at Alkmaar,
rl'he young. Empress of Russia, it
iS said, cares hale or nothing about;
jeWels, or, indeed, about any' kind, 0J1
finery, and in this reSpect presenta 1st
striking contrast to her, mother -ins
law, the still younglooking and eves.
pretty Marie Feodorovim, whose jew-
el casket in the days when she . was '
Empress was the most famous in the
woeld leom a gem point of vieW,1
hardly second, even in the' matter of
pearls to the collection of the Em-
press of Austria.
To familiarize the people of India
with the features of King EdwarS3,
and to impress upon them that all
authority is exercised in his name, ,
the '.(lovernment of India lifts decidedl
to give portraits of King Edward,1
three-quarters 'length, in oils, costing,
from Z50 to £75 each, plaCed in the'
official residences of the heads of goy-
ernments and local administrations, 1,,
the chief courts of justice of the' diass'
ferent provinces, and all large build-
ings in w us, ni s 0.10 110111.
This is the ,Way Adelina Patti is
said to have at one -time summed up
her good points in accounting for her
saccess on the operatic stage: am
not beautiful, but 1 am pretty-.
that's one. I am tolerably graceful
that's two. I am an effective dresser
-that's three. 1 have a way wit11
me that is piquant -that's four. It
like my public (for my public like me'
because I like them, and never tire Of
ple.‘'ssing them) -that's five: 1' have
a good voice -that's •six. I know
hoW to sing well -my own way --
that's seven. ahvays know my
Music --that gives comfort to 0131 aur
1i0000s-that's eight. 1 act fairly
well with the rolesT sing -that may
count as nine."
Lord Lonsdale is as nearly as pos-
sible. the Admirable Crichton of the
sporting world; in the true Sense of
the word sporting. There is nothing
in the sporting. world which Lord
Lonsdale has not done. Ite' has been
nearer the North Pole than any Man
with a title, save that Royal 'Italian,
explover, the Duke of Abruzzi.' He isl
master of the cre,c1sest pack of hounds.
in England, and a nmstee in the ne-
ble art of self-defence, and he tan
ride ,and drive.' Nothing shows the
strange admixture of English life.
more than, the fact that Lord Lans-
dale, hunter, driver, yachtsnian, ex-
plorer, as he is,is patron of no less,"
than forty livings. In that respect
of patronage he comes arst among
private 'pateons in England; the Duke
of Devonstsire comes next with thirty-
The Queen of the Belgians, who has
just celebrated her sixty -filth birth-
day. comes of the most ill-fated Ro,y-,
at house in Europe -the House
Hapsburg -and her cup of grief has
been more than full. Her hair is
said to have been white while she
was still ia her thirties. The
Queen's only- soil the Duke of • Bra-
bant, died suddenly mulcts circum-
stances which suggested poisoning;'
her son-in-law was the Crown Prince
Rudolph, who ended his life in a,
most tragic manner; her favorite ne-
phew Was killed in au accident; ands
her sister is in a lunatic asylum not'
far ,from the I'aloce at Brussels, -
Queen "Marie Henrietta has got ne-
glected the social and intellectual
Side of 1116, h 0 WCV0r. 51.10 iS EL clever
horseSwoman, a. glfted composer of
311 liSiC, Eald as fond of her stud a$ she
is of her camera and her piano.
FIRST LESSON.'
1 -Ie was a nice yt)liiits man, but:, oli„
so slow -so s low ! S he WEIS 0.11 05311
111061' 1501111111, '1)11t sho 114)111!
not the aferenientiolletl slowness,
I'io 110.11 called to take to it
theatre, an11 they were jilIt Cii8L1P-
1)caling down the, garden-i)ii,th, \shell
110 informed Iter that little, •,Natunit,
laic pet of t110'1100sellold, was calling
to 11e1' fron, 1;lie steps. I
Oil, cleat., l'in in such a 110131 !,
she cried, stopphig reluctantly. What',
18 the little darling saying, Begin -
111d.
Silo 11.1,78, "Y01.1'170 1'01'6'0i -tell 10 is:ISS
111C." '
How stieusge ! remarked tile young
lady, 1V113r ehould 8110 want tile, to
kiss 37011, Ilegirtald ? Ilut, there,/
never raitid," she \Yeast 00, suddenly,
stePS111g forward and 1>re8sin,g, 1101'
recl lips to }legit -lea 1(I'S 1*0r1Cier fisee.
We 11111st, 11011101: thi ittle 8150011 itI
150 eau.