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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1901-12-5, Page 7.eeeseeeeeeeesseeeee—esee----e–e. :401;$4i71,4';41.4'41.4W4%410;4:4";(0X(.40,44)1ii Or 2 VVooing ed Witch t of Constantia. • 4, 7t.'4%te',44E.44.344..#41•AEC14)14+4,4.4i)%*t)f".fr:4"44>W,'63F.s.Nt<C1:0)1(4)14)-1.4)%';'•t' syNopsis OF PRECEDING hernentlY• "Have you no word for eqsApiefeas,—A layersquarrel tab."- me ? Donna ! Donna 'think what es Place between Conetantia's cousin anxiety is mine. whilst I—" Donna and Lord Vterley. While es- „ . tratiged they Lo'rd Varle • ' I t )h sir, g !" 'n eiluptec she Y a eli2' • , • ' .ing at this /next -lent through all girl of beautiful character, Donna, her sorrow the wrong done to him Mr. Dundas. The .old love awakes in letting him fiirther. epeak. GO I tntleat, you . and Conetantia witnesses a tender paesage for which she rebukes her cottein. She has three suitors, eStronge, who has proposed and is rejected, Garret Barry and Feather- ston. her agitation she had spoken aloud, and, ae her clear, girlish voice, with its musical latish broad- ness, reached his ear, so unlike the trainente accents he had expected to CHAPTER XX. hear, he fell back a step or two, • aghast, and all his self-possession 1111' suddenly, in the midst of her deserted him, and he stared' at her TKladness, a very innocent but over- blankly --dumb, powering coqu'etry took possession of His extreme clefeaC touched C,on- Constantia., Stronge had spoken to stantia and made her strong. She her in a whisper, and the ruse had been successful. She, too, would dis- guise her voice ; it seemed to her, indeed, a much easier thing, in her present confusion, to speak' to Featherston in a fashion thus sub- • dued, than to give her voice' to his a beauty he had been'a little dead reriticism.' She felt, too, an almost to, in the past. •childish desire to baffle him for a, "A mistake like this," she said, "is moment or ,two, to daily with th • happiness that had now surely con e to her. "Sir I" she whispered, driw• hack a little, and pretending ignor ance. • ' "It is too late for folly of tha sort," he said Wii,h ill -suppressed v hemence. You know me as 'well a 1 know you. And though for a hour you have skilfully avoided me Yet' now 1 have found you, I will b heard, though you have .flouted scorned me," he said, ``yet now tha I am with you, 1 forgive you all." Constantia could not speak. Sh laid her hand upon the wall near her to .steady ,herself, and slowly with- drew the mask from her face., Her Pale, young, pretty face, .Sad in its pallor, and earnestness, ahd tempt, looked straight at him with ,....*eteeeeeette-.e-e•sesse--e.e.estesseeee............eseeee CHILD'S TTJ CKED DRESS. Simple little frocks that fall from the shoulders make the best posei- hie models for little children. , The little dress is out with. front and back portions, which are tucked to yoke depth but fall in soft folds below, and which may be arranged over a yoke lining that holds the tucks in place. The lower edge may be simply hemmed or have thrce. tucks added above the hem as illus- trated. The bishop sleeves are tuck- ed at the upper portion and plain be- low -the elbows. The neck is iiniehed with. a straight tucked band or col - • not to be remedied, , Words would be lar. wasted on it. I regret that it was my misfortune to lead you so far astroy, but -1 was inn cent of in- tention I" She looked 'at him with a keen anxiety. "You must know t s e_ She had given him, unconsciously, s• time to recover. TO npd himself le mistaken in the object of his devo- tion, to knew that'ears unmeant bad e listened to his sentimental ravings, this in itself was enough to unsettle t for the instant the reason of any or- dinary man ; but that •it should be e Constantia •who had been the recip- e lent of his love -confidences, poured forth for another, was a vile aggra- • vation of the horror that such a sit - felt she ought to speak, yet soul instinct held her dumb. "You -are silent," cried he Cumin des& jo her—eo close that his vet' breath lifted •the soft hair on he head: ''Yon aro-silent ; you do no Condemn my, presence ;" you,do no censure my persistent determinatio to find and epeak with you at •al lia.zards—even at the chance of rous • ing your displeasure. Yet how crue you can be ! I fancied foolishly— Without reason, if you will — tha,t sometimes those beautiful eyes of • yours gave me encouragement. Was that, so ? Or am I now to be told that love like mine has come too late—that it is forbidden ?" ° Constantia made a step forward and held out her hand to him He was in grief—in trouble Whet did it all mean ? Bow had she hurt hirn ? -..tr 'Why should your love be for- "letdden ?" she murmured softly. She was hardly prepared for the change that came over him—for the sudden • eense of triumph that brigeitened his eyes and raised his figure to its full-• est height. . "Do you know what such words mean," he cried "from you to me ? Not forbidden—not ! You permit me then, to love you ? There was more than I dared believe in that message you sent me to -night." "A message !" repeated Constantia faintly. "Do not deny it. I will have no evagions from your lips now. That sweet, message, see ! it lies tipcni my :heart. It has lain there ever since. .That one little word about the black erose upon your shoulder, that was to distinguish you froin Constantia, that told me all. It gave me hope ; it even suggested to me ,(forgive • Sweet) that you might be jealous of •your cousin." ' Ile still held the jittle'Scented bil- let between -his ringers ancl a wild , oeging ,to poseess, to read it, seized egenConstantia. it would be so sinie pie, so easy ; whoever he believed her to be,, it was not Constentia, and by putting forth a head she could.,gain it. Yet soine honest in- Stinct forbade her the act ; with a heart bruised, and bleeding, and in- sulted, she. • still remembered "No-- tdeee • oblige." • "I sent you no messa.ge," she said, controlling herself braVely. "Are you afraid of me that You still persist ?" exclaimed he eagerly. ''Can you not trust' me' ? 'You think perbaps, that this note will betray you ? You do not know me." De -nettehd. not, however, destroy the note jet her presence as another man might, nieve dene. "Donna my 'beautiful, ineepbeloved one believe in me." 'tie girl stood motionless.- The • lood forsook .her face, all her heart ied within her. She knew now sure- ly; what some instinct had told her hefore, that her Cousin Was the et - thor of this note. She knew. too that Feathers ton whom she had believed in, as in her faith, was false. She forgot that she ought to speak, to say something that should wither hint as he stood there. She remain- ed deadly silent, becauee shehad for- gotten all, but the treachery present to her. "You do not el" tuition was bourtd • to hold. He • writhed beneath it, but during tho. r t pause that ensued upon . recovery— . end the. tithe it took • Constantin, 'eo . form''and give- to her Pretest—. It:he pulled himself together in .a inea e sure, and ,now tried to .throw . a' 1 jaunty air into his speech. j eo.nruch.a Mistake, ae .a good joke," he said, acting the.hypocrite; : Must be ecinfessed, with blitte, poor countenance. -'`What !..Did you. think not 'know.? . That Could. not see the difference 'between.' you and ,yetir cousin Could you net guess ? You were always a little wanting in the finer shades 'of humor, inY dear 1 Connie, but Yet I .believed You would lave seen through my absurd pro- ,testations of aflectiOn, for ,Mrs. Du- das. (Pray de .not 'betray me to. her. She would never .forgive. me -!) A being ,with a Soul sprightly ae , yourg'shauld. have read through any. disguise, through anye---" "Had; you been able to rea.d through mine," said Consteeitia celde ly this scene would not have beell." ' „ t "Do. you not, still eaten it ? be- gan. he, with. a daring. assumption o laughing 'serprise. But. sbe staye him with a; glance. "Oli, cease this. deception 1" • sh said quickly. ':"It is unworthy of what I once thought you ! No: ! No another word. If you would do in :one last favor—go ,!" 1 She spoke With Vigor, though in 'IOW voice. He ',recognized the power of it, and turned abruptly ewe.Y. The shadows caught ,and. hid him,!. and with a sigh .of passionate 'relief, .she • sank once, again upon the stone seat. of the parapet. a To cut this dress for a child of years of age, 3 yards of material 27 niches Wide or 2e 'verde e2 inches Wide will be required. ,"Oh lovers' eyes are sharp to see." War he, then, the true lover—had Featherston never loved her at all ? His eyes, in truth, had not been "sharp to see" ; he had proved him- self utterly base and. false ---false to the heart's core ! 'flow was it ? 1 -las he gone ? Was he making very violent love to you ? One call imagine it,'' cried a gay voice at her elbow—a voice congum- ed with ,laughter. "Did he coinport himself properly. Did he do it nice- ly ? I hope for once in his lite the starch was out of him." Constantia started convulsively. She turned slowly around, and saw flonna's eyes .gleaming at her ims- chievously through her mask. .8he seemed shaineles.t>ly unabashed. Con- stantie, with het- own face uncover- ed, regarded her with a wonder that sh o cl have scorned her, 11 ad she been- possessed of feeling. The girl was almost too angry to speak. he heat of e indignation bad dried the tearg on her cheeks, and she stood erect before ler adversary, with her iedd well up, though every limb was • "No," she said slowly. "It was to you. it, seems, to you—a married wo- man—he uttered vows of hive, he ad- dressed words that could be regarded as insulting—to you 1", "MY good Connie, rechllect your- self," entreated Mrs. DUndas airily. "The truth, the whole truth, and no- hing but, the truth for me. lt, was 6 you those flowery' voWs were prof- fered, to you thbse insulting words were said. Oh, fib ! Oh, Cennie, who vould have believed it of you ! Oh,‘ -ell. really now,. you know, the line hould be drawn somewhere." Constaretia Made a vehement ges- are. "Say. what you like," she ald„!'it will be without grace or •odliness." "You are angry," su,ggested Don- a mildly, and apparently with sur - rise. ','Quelle betiee ! And • with 10 .wlio have perhaps done you the est turn, • you will-eyer get. In- gatitude dwells with silTy girls like ou. not, then, opened your "To what ?" coldly. "To the fact that Mr. Stronge, if a rifle depressing, is worth a million I the most fascinating hypocrites ; and of 'such last, if 1 teas - eke not, is our smooth friend eatherston. It, is scarcely worth thile trying to arrange matters for CHAPTER XXI. She did not exculpate the hero in t the sorry affair, and blacken beyond all recognition. the siren who had led a him from safe harbors into the mael- t St1'0111 of a love that could only end ld in destruction. If she condemned a Donna,' She scorned him ; and there Y was no 'place in all • her Mind that NV held so much as one of the old kind- la lY feelings he used: to • inspire: , h ou, you are so remarkably .dense. nee ype abeurd child, can't you see sat it was by my will and pleasure 0 was betrayed into thinking the omino with the. Maltese cross mine'. Te gave me an unweltiOnie hint once, nd sock debts I always repay four - )1:.`(11;0'11 wish inc to understeld Yen are revengeful,'' said Constantia. "That is a valuable kaowledge ! it shows me .what to expect from you in the future." , • ''Let us prorogue Pattliament,'' said Donna, li,ghtly. "To speak to YOU ,.your present, niood would lie to • own myself as foolish as you. You are bent on vilifying me in your own mind, so that argument world be 'useless. Yet I persist in saying am without fault in the af- 'Does taeaCherY: thee, not count ? reache,ry, riot only to your guests, it to one of your own 'blood ; your WaS it nothing to othe. me lire yonrself that I might pained, hurnilia,ted ?i To Press 1011 Tne gifts that should help to madoing '? Is your soul so dead withie you that yOU cannot compre- By degrees her thoughts traveled back td her first entry to -night in to this ill-omened house, and after n while she recalled lielemeeting vith 8tronge. 1 -low was it, lie had not been de- ceived ? She could not mistake his menner, at all events. He had -known her, and, besides, sbe, had let him hear her voice. What instinct had forbidden her to speak to—to that other—save in a whisper ? She was glad in her soul, however, that she obeyed it, and that 80 the truth was laid bare to herr - Yes, it was strange that Mr. Stronge had knew]) her '; he had not recogil i zed her, :bat the o Cher had. A lii,tle glow of gratitude toWards him, that, had, he but known it, Would have raieed him into the In. seventh `heaven, awoke within her Id heart for An drew S tronge. He had cl known through her distsuise, though be She he d not kn own 11 ; he •000 1(1 111 not be deceived. na S Y 0 • te w de—a- Line—.ran through o sp cried ve- her brain : bend the shame I feel ? I-Iave you '204-tr-nwrzwac-J22s/mazat,Fragscresuirocamezzat6-gice-A=zatinvqsziltAarirri Iririlati,1114Y, SI ePiessnoss 'Feelings of La-situdo and Del:DresPion Weaknoso , , and irregtOlarity-oftho,Bodily Organs, loactler..maxonunrarsonaavreeoreukommec=2.-4.,erm, These are the symptoms which point to a depleted nervous system. 9.`hey tell of thin, weak, -.watery blood, of wasting vitality and lack of energy 011(1andsition. wa.rh, you tha,t-neiwoustpsostration, loco- . s , motor ataxia, paralysis :laid even i tis an i ty are possibilities of the .future. '.11 is folly to neglect. nervous diseases, folly to sdppose that they wiul (11511!) car of their own, accord, and still grea,ter folly to deaden and destroy the nerves by the ase of Poisonous narcotics. It is a serious mat- ter 10 trifle with 1110 nerVes, 11 is a question of life and death. ' Airs, ITonrY Glarle, Port IflOpe,,Ont, em,ee eeed seven boxes of :nr.Chase's Nerve Food for nor' -crams- , . uess,ancl a completely -rim down revs tCns., and can: hen itily l000nii1Io11d 11 kls a Weil (lex effective treatment, Be- fore using this remedy I had been in very itoor healt11 foe scene months. seemed to have 110 energy or ambition, felt tired and, listless most ofthe aml eould scarcely drag myself alNatit, the house.' I 'was weak; irrita7 ble and nervomi, conic] sleep Wei 1, end felt disconreged alaout my health. Dr, Chase's Nerve Food has, takeri away these symptoms and givelt hectic /try useal health and vigor, consequentiyel einiorse it fully." 1:11r Chaez, rs -Flerve. —0 d l'441, Pills the shrivelled in with'new rich blood eieengtSene end revitolizett the 'nerves by formin., d CW nerve fte'ce and gra,clue,Ily and thoroughly dvercontes disease ancl weel“,less, forrns PCIV 1110.1111,7 111151105 and gives a well v0031(100 form and cletile „Iteall,hy coMplexiori to all 050 11. 50 ets. a bog, baece for $2.50'.. At all (lea tets, os ,Felnianr:i6n, Bales & Go, no feeling ? No ! Stand back fr inc. Do not touch me," Ifer Lien blood was now aflame, and her tall, supple, young figure, drawn to its fullest. height, shook with the in- tensity of her emotion, 'Traitress she said betwcen her teeth, "I would not have treated a dog as you have treated me," She raised her right aril). Willi an imperious gesture as if to forbid Dmina'a approach and still holding it uplifted, turned away and walked quickly towards the house. Donna looked after her. 'She is a little' savage noan'f. she said half aloud, "but she will be a superb woman. Slip can have the world at her feet if she will, but she will spoil her chances, and all her good theme, by her absurd moral- ity 1" She, too, left the moonlit parapet and stepped lightly towards the eear shubbery. Again the amused smile curveh her lips, her eyes shone gay - she saw some one who had evi- dently been waiting for her during her• interview with Conetantia, and she waved her hand to him. As she drew cloeer he came to meet her. It was Lord Varley. (To Be Continued). °Da rfe-riVre,ANTItrAte*-11,Jestealte4 ! 1 I ONLY ONE MEAL, BUT BIG. Queer Food Fad of an Eccentric London Physician. A famous ana eccentric physician of London, who flourished. 180 Years ago, was a stout advocate of a re- stricted diet. He held that one meal a day was enough for anyone, and he practised what he preached. But that meal ! chronicler of the time said of it : "For over twenty years Dr. For- dyce dined daily at Dolly's chop Louse, near Paternoster Row. At 4 o'clock he entered and took his seat at a table always reserved for him. A silver tankard full of strong ale, a bottle of port wine, and a measure ie,ailAnt.aining a quarter of a 'pint of brandy were instantly placed before "The moment the waiter announc- ed him the waiter put a pound and a half of rump steak on the gridiron told on the table some delicate trifle as a bonne bouche to serve enitil the steak was. ready. This morsel was sometunes half a broiled chicken, sometimes a plaSe of fish. When he had eaten this the- doctor took one glass of • brandy, and then proceeded to devour his steak. e"When he hied finished his meat h took the remainder of his bran(1y. *He drank the ale during his dinner.) Be then took his bottle of port. fie thus spent daily an hour and a half and then returned to his house in Essex street to give his 6 o'clock lecture on chemistry. 1 -Te made ,no other Meal until his return next day at 4 o'clock to Dolly's." THE CHAPLAIN'S TOBACCO 4 AlOotilt the 3-4434-aaaa-0^...ai&-441kataaraiat 1)0• ,.‘11DS',1:10 RECIPES. Lemon Cheese Calte.--Two cups 0 sugar and half a cup of butter creamed together; three-fourths cup sweet milk, whites of sax eggs, three cups of flour' arid three teaspoonfuls baking powder. l3a,ke in layers. Orate the rinds of -two lemons,' lsitnr,aipriattlISIvriottllightla ea yboiltksolofet7111:esee inus- a cup 01 Sugar allC1 half a cup of but- ter. Cook over hot water or in a double boiler until it thickens, and use like jelly in putting the layers together. Roosevelt Spice Cake.—One cup of butter, two cups sugar one cup sweet milk, four eggs, four cups flour, two teaspoonfuls baking pow- der, One lableSp0Oilf111 of ground cinnamon and half a teaspoonful of nutmeg. •,To Cook Squirrels. --Squirrels fat on the autumn harvest of nuts are at their best when served in a highly seasoned stew. .l.oint a pair, and having them ready, fry a few slices of pork in 0 kettle, put the squirrel meat M the fat and fry for ten nibi- utes, turning often. Add a table- spoonful of flour and when well browned, cover with boiling water. and stew gently for hour. Season with salt and pepper and add a bay-. leaf, or use any savory herb you prefer. Serve on bits -of thin brown buttered• toast and pass the Chili sauce. • ' Cream Frosting. --Take half a pint of, sweet thick cream %veil whipped; sweeteried • and flavored with vanilla. and spread this between the layers •of your cake. It makes a delicious fill- ing but the cake must be eaten al- most innnediately. Cider Apple Sauce.—To make this for family use, when the cider conies sweet from the mill, put a large, brass kettle, that has been scoui•ecl with salt and vinegar over the fire, and fill it part full with the cider. Keep it boiling all day. Have a smaller kettle on the stove, and as the cider evaporates in the big ket- tle-, fill from the smaller one, putting more cold cider into the little kettle to heat. At 4 or 5 o'clock, bottle or put an jugs the boiled cider. This IL will keep for years. 'Whenever you ish Inc some cider apple sauce, pare and quarter sweet apples, and cook in some of the boiled cider. Boiled cider is fine in mince meat. Southern Sugar -Gereecl EIams.--To 100 pounds of ham allow 9 pounds of rock salt, two ounces of saltpetre, two pounds of white sugar, one que,rt of best molasses, four ounces of saleratus (choking soda) and one ounce of allspice, berries. Add to twelve gallons of water and boil half an hour, skimming as the scum aris- es. Back the lia,ras in a clean bar- rel, pour on the brine when it is per- fectly cold; there should be enough to cover the meat. Weight the meat to keep it under the brine. Let renaain three -weeks, take out and air twen- ty-four hours, then put into the brine, Atter three weeks more the mea,t is ready to srnoke. This red.- pd'has been usecl in a. southern fami- ly for annumber of years and is re- commended as excellent. e Delicious Cake.—Rub 4-.1 cups of flour through a sieve, add 1 cup but,. An Incident of the Siege of Lady- sn1ith, - • There - was a certain much -loved chaplain shut up in Ladysmith who greatly enjoyed a smoke, says the London Mail. In Buller's relief col- umn there were 1110/2 15110 loved hirn well and knew his love for a pipe. When they left Colenso eleven of them each carried under his khaki tunic a quarter -pound tin of tobac- co for the chaplain . And then cane all the horrors of that terrible struggle .to reach the •beleamirec town, culminating in the awful fight at Pieter's hill. Ono after another, vainly trying to keep the -cherished Possession, parted witlf it bit by bit tiering those dreadful weeks. But one of thern carrieci it all the time and never so much as touched it. 1Vhen at last, hegrenched Ladysmith he had to march right through to encamp several miles beyond the tOW11. But the next day he got a permit, and tramped back to Lady- smith, found out his friend, the chap- lain, and handed- over the treasure to Min. All black •ancl grimy was Dat sacred tin Of tobacco, black with the smoke of battle and dented by many a hard fight; but it was there—intact--.an °tiering of devo- tion—a holy thing—a pledge of love The chaplain has it still; he ceted not smoke it; it was far too precious for that. It has become one of his household gods, to be kept ferever as a token of a soldier's love. ' 1.V.HY YOU :HAVE A NOSE. Very few people know how to , breath properly and those that clo know seldom do it. Oxygen is the one indispensable thine for the main- tenance • of health anc?life, and• the only way we.get it is by breathing it in the air. We must breathe in the right 'Way, nowevere not only to get ,the necessary' supply of oxygen, but to keep out certain impurities that either bring ,diseases directly or prepare the system to fall an 'easy vietim to them. The Mostimport- ant thing, perha.ps, is to form the habit of breathing through the nos- trils. The air should be ,inade of nearly the same temperature as the blood before it is taken into the lungs, nnd its passage over the, net- work of blood vesSels in the milccrus membrane ,ef the nasal canals gives it the ilecessalty: heat. Besides; the air always Contains dust particles, and, if we breathe it in through "the Mouth we run the ris.k of the irrita- tion and iafection, that such parti- cles often 'produce, breathing through the nostrils, on the con- trary, we draw in the air gently, along a systent of winding canals,. end this not only 1110derates its tem.- peretere but purifies it tit the g,4-1.1ne time. LEAP YEARS ,The tweirtieth, century will have the greatest niiitiber of leap yew's 'Joss i 1)1 0 for a, cell tu1,va-f,0 0101,7, 'twerits--fives The 'year 19011. -will- be tilt; first, 0110, 01011 fivers% tomali yerir aftev,tlint 119 to and inclitding the vitas .2000, ,Velfruary will .. tbree tiniea h11V0 five Seridays; id 1020; 1048, add 1076. ter, stir into 1 cup Dolling milk and when cool enough, -as, cup yeast. Let rise, then add 2 cups sugar, 2 eggs, teaspoon soda, 1 nutmeg and plenty of raisins and citron. Again let it rise a little and put into pans inh moderately hot oven. This qu'antity is for one large loaf or two smaller pries. I have commenced to make this in thc morning and•hacl it done at 1 o'clock, which I find a great convenience • many times. Of course the secret of the quality of the cake is that the sugar, etc., are a.dded after the first rising. ‘.a - HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS. To cure felons stir a teaspoonful ot water into, one, ounce of Venice tur- pentine. with a rough stick until the mixture appears like granulated hon- ey. Wrap a good coating Of it around the ihnser with a cloth. If the felon is only recent, the pain will be removed in six hours. Td disperse black ants a few leaves of green wormwood scattered among the haunts of those troublesome in- sects is said to be effectual in dis- lodging them. ' To purify water in a cistern two ounces of permanganate of potash t111'6wn in a cistern will render the *foulest water sweet and pure. The dust cloth for any room should be lightly sprinkled before using, and should be washed and dried after ev- ery dusting operation. • Dirty dust cloths do more harm than • good ,in Cleaning a room. To prevent the crdqueltes from stieking to the wires dip the frying basket into the hot fat before filling A thick paring' should be taken. from cucumbers in .order to remove the .bitter portion lying directly un - def' the skin. 4,.yery thick . slice should, for -the 'same reason, be re- , mOved from the 'stem encl. Lenion sauce is delicious with the fruit balls. Cream together one ta- blespoonful of cornstarch, one table- spoonful of butter, one, egg and one- half cupful of sugar. Pour over them stirring 'constantly, . two cupfuls of boiling water and cook Until thick. 'Remove from the stove and add the Mice and rind of one lemon. Serve id a boat. 'Thebest- apron -for occasional use in the 1i:teller' is made of • straight lengths of gingham sewed together in a piece wide enough to easily envoi - 'one the figure. ' The' bettom and sides' are hemmed,: Openings are cut at. the top for the arms, the two sides being connected over the shoul- der' bsi 11 double blaS band, The Leek, 1.100h i)0.,Olt ands front, is straight and' is ga,thered into a i'a,cing. s The - distance between the openings for the a,ring shoilld' be deterinined by, the width required at the foot of the) skirt, Three or four buttons and buttonholes close the back. 'J -lie beauty of these aprons is that while they are quickly made they protect the gown at the back as well as at the front, and prevent the waist from, being spattered while beating eggs, batter, cream and the like. • WOVEN RAO RUGS. If you have a rag bag auid some taste in combining colors, you can have rugs almost as artistic as the famous Royeroft rugs, says the Lad- ies', 'World. Get out all the pieces you have no use for—cotton, silk, velvet aud woolen. Cut them. Into strips three- fourths of an inch wide and any length that they may happen to be. Sew them neatly together, wind into balls, allowing two pounds of rags to a yard of rug, and then select your warp and instruct your weaadsr as to the way you want it woven. It may be loose or light in weave, and the warp can be close or far. apart as you like, and of any one color or several arranged -in stripes A very pretty way is to have the centre of the rug made "hit or miss" that is, with a variety of colors well mixed, and the end's of one color or' of two or three arranged in stripes. An old blue calico torn into strips and sewed up makes a good stripe for the ends. The only objection 1,0 the rag rug is that it is light in weight and eas- ily "kicked up." This may be re- medied by making two rugs exaetly the same length and putting them to- gether by *hipping the edges witIt heavy black thread. Thesa wonld wear longer than single rugs vadl could be turned When showing -sigons of wear, THE CARE OF LINEN. The shelves or drawers of a linen - closet should be neatly covered with white paper that is changed fre- quently. A few sprigs of lavender pr some very mild sachet powder Int bags shoulcl be laid among the pieces to take" away the slight odor of soap that often is noticeable. In using slip under the pile of each article the sheets, cases and towels latest from the laundry. In this way they all get, the same amount of wear. After ironing, and before, putting away, each piece should be looked over for any rent that may have come i11 the washing POLISH FOR STOVES., A teaspoonful of' powdered alum mixed with the stove polisii will give great brilliancy to the stove, which It will not speedily- lose. OLDEST AND AND NEWEST. A Christmas Gift to the Women of Canada. 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