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THE GOLDEN
EY
Or "The Adventures of Ledgard."
By the Author of "What He Cost Her."
11
CHAPTER XVII.—(Cont'd).
"Well, I am glad to tell you this at
any rate," he said. "I always liked
your fatker, and I saw him off when
he left England, and have written to
him often since. I believe I was his
only correspondent in this country, ex -
h' sofieitors. He hada very
adventurous, and, I am afraid, not a
very happy time. He never wrote
cheerfully, and he mortgaged the
greater part of his income. I don't
blame him for anything he did. A
man needs some responsibility, or ,
some one dependent upon him to keep
straight. To be frank with you, I
don't think he did."
"Poor dad," she murmured, "of
course he didn't! I know I'd have
gone to the devil as fast as I could if
I'd been treated like it!"
"Well, he drifted about from place
to place and at last he got to the
Gold Coast. Here I half lost sight of
him, and his few Ietters were more
bitter and despairing than ever. The
last I had told me that he was just
off on an expedition into the interior
with another Englishman. They
were to visit a native king and ;,fs
to 0134 -Ain frog ;iii "certain conces-
sions, including the right to work a
wonderful gold -mine somewhere near
the village of Bekwando."
"Why, the great Bekwando Land
Company!" she cried.' "It is the one
Scarlett Trent has just formed a
syndicate to work."
Davenant nodded.
"Yes. It was a terrible risk they
were running," he said, "for the
people were savage and the climate
deadly. He wrote cheerfully for him,
though. He had a partner, he said,
who was . strong and determined, and
they had presents, to get which he
had mortgaged the last penny of his
income. It was a desperate enter-
prise perhaps, but it suited him, and
he went on to tell me this, Ernestine.
If he succeeded and he became
wealthy, he was returning to Eng-
land just for a sight of you. He was
so changed, he said, that no one in
the world would recognize him. Poor
fellow! It was the last line I had
from him."
"And you are sure," Ernestine said
slowly, "that Scarlett Trent was his
partner ?"
"Absolutely. Trent's own story
clinches the matter. The prospectus
of the mine quotes the concession as
having been granted to him by the
King of Bekwando in the same month
as your father wrote to me."
"And what news," she asked, "have
you had since?"
"Only this letter -I will read it to
you from one of the missionaries of
the Basle Society. _ I heard nothing
for so long, that I made enquiries,
and this is the result."
Ernestine took it and read it out
steadily.
"Fortnrenig.
"Dear Sir,—In reply to your letter
and inquiry respecting the where-
abouts of aMr. Richard Grey, the
matter was placed in my hands by
the agent of Messrs. Castle, and I
have personally visited Buckomari,
the village at which he was last
heard of. It seems that in February,
18— he started on an expedition to
Bekwando in the interior with an
Englishman by the name of Trent,
with a view to buying land from a ;
native king or obtaining the conces-
sion to work-thevaluable gold -mines',
of that country. The expedition seems
to have been successful, but Trent re-
turned alone anti reported that his
quering enemies. What he had done
before he could do again! As he lit
a pipe and walked to acid fro, he felt
that this new state of things lent a.
certain savor to lite --took from it a
certain sensation of finality not al-
together agreeable, which his recent
great achievements in the financial
world seined to have inspired, After
all, what could Da Souza do? His
prosperity was altogether bound up
in the success of the Bekwando Syn-
dicate—he was never the num to kill
the goose which was laying such a
magnifieefit stock of golden eggs.
The affair, so far as he was concern-
ed, troubled him scarcely at all on
cool reflection. As he drew near the
little plantation : he ever forgot all
about it. Something else was filling_
his thoughts! "
The change in hint became physical
as well as mental: The hard face of
the. man softened what there was of
coarseness in its rugged outline be-
came altogether toned down. He
pushed open the gate with fingers
which were al
ost reverent; he came
at last to a halt in the exact spot where
he had seen her first. Perhaps it was
at that moment he realized most com-
pletely and clearly the 'curious thing
which had come to him—to him of all
enn, hard-hearted, material, an utter
s ager in the world of feminine
en,
t"fit'ngs. With a pleasant sense of
self -abandonment he groped about
searching for its meaning. He was a
pian who liked to understand thor-
oughly everything he saw and felt,
and this new atmosphere in which
he found himself was a curious source
of excitement to him. Only he knew
that the central figure of it all was
this girl, that he had, come out here
to think about her, and that hence-
forth she had become to him the
standard of those things which were
worth having in life. Everything
about her had been a revelation to
him. The women whom he had come •
across in his battle upwards, barmaids
thing more, Ernestine," he said slow- ; and their fellows, fifth -rate actresses,
ly. "Enclosed in the letter from the' occasionally the suburban wife of a
missionary at Attra was another and prosperous City man, had impressed
a shorter note, which in accordance him only with a sort of coarse con-
with his request, I burnt as soon as II tempt. It was marvellous how thor-
read it. I believe the man was hon- • oughly and clearly he had recognized
est when he told me that for hours Ernestine at once as a type of that
he had hesitated whether to send me other world of womenkind, of which
GUMMED D JACJ 1 OST.,
How Japanese Kept Soldiers Warm
in Winter Campaign.
Many of the ingenious methods
used by the .Japanese to keep from
freezing to death during their .winter
campaign in Manchuria have been
adopted by Russia, Germany and
.Austria to protect their soldiers.
In the iapanese, many every.. man
had an extra pair of boots, mittens,
and foot cloths, to change at night.
They were made to east often, and to
keep awake those inclined, to drop
to sleep on the march or in changing
guards. They were kept from doing
exereise'that would make them .sweat,
and they were not allowed to lie down
on snow. When straw was not avail
able, they had to shovel the snow
away so as to lie on the ground.
The clothes and shoes were made,
larger for winter than
l
'n r an for erneer 1
wear, to allow for layers of air'. The
buttonholes and other openings were
protected with special care, after
small frozen areas had been found on
the chests of some of the soldiers cor-
responding to .the buttonholes.
The fingers and feet were rubbed
with tallow or other unsalted fat,
and mittens were worn over gloves.
The mittens .were sometimes packed
with straw or feathers, and the
shoes with horse bedding. Fur keeps
out the wind better than woollens and
a fur abdominal, bund' proved a great
help in extremely cold weather. Muiis
of fur or felt and wristlets pf wool.
or fur were found very useful. When-
ever the hands were found frozen, it
was learned that the men had been
wearing knitted gloves.
The foot cloth worn instead of
socks could be dried in emergencies
by wearing it next the body. Wrap-
ping the toes in paper, or the whole
foot ina pig bladder was'also found
useful at tinges.
few lines or not. Eventually e admitted! knew nothing. Yet it TRENCH DAGGERS.
those Y h Y
he
wandered into his life, so short a time
that he was even a little uneasy at.
the wonderful strength of this new
in which had leaped up
decided to do so, but he appealed was so short a time since she had
to my honor to , destroy the note as
soon as I had read it."
"Well!"
"He thought it his duty to let me passion, a th g
know that there had been rumors as like a forest tree in a world of magic,
to how your father met his death.. a live, fully -grown thing, mighty and
Trent, it seems, had the reputation of immovable in a single night. He
being a reckless and daring man, and found himself thinking of all the other
according to some agreement which things in life from a changed stand -
they had, he profited enormously by', point! His sense of proportions was
your father's death. There seems to altered, his financial triumphs were
have been no really definite ground' no longer omnipotent. He was hi- j
for the rumor except that the body elined even to brush them aside, to
was not found where Trent said that' consider them more as an incident in
he had died. Apart from that, life is his career. lie' associated her now
held cheap out there, and . although with all those plans concerning the
your father was in, delicate health, ` future which he had been dimlN for -
his death under such conditions could mulating since the climax of his sue-•
notr
fail to be suspicious. I hope I .easetaehed Grilse. She was of the
.143;.,,irw-aaid, t o ma' yh».--_I ve tried to ;. world which he sought to enter—at
put it to you exactly as it was put to ' once the stimulus and the object of
me!" his desires. He forgot all about Da
"Thank you," Ernestine said, "I Souza and his threats, about the
think I understand."
companion had been attacked by bush -1
fever on the way back and had died int:l
a few hours.
"I regret very much having, to send
you such sad and scanty news in re-
turn for your handsome' donation to
our funds. T have- made every en-
quiry, but cannot trace any personal
effects or letter. Mr: Grey, I find,
was known out here altogether by the
nickname of Monty.
"I deeply regret the pain which
this letter will doubtless cause you,
and trusting that you may seek and
receive consolation where alone it may
be found,
"I am, yours most •sincerely;
"Chas. Addison."
Ernestine read the letter carefully
through, and . instead of handing it
back to Davenant, put it into her
pocket when she rose tip,. "Cecil,"
she said, "1 want you. to leave me at
once!. You may come back to -morrow
at the same time.• 1 am going to
think this out quietly."
He took up his hat, "There is one
CHAPTER XVIII.
broken-down, half-witted old man
was gazing with wistful eyes across
the ocean which kept him there, an
Dimer at the Lodge that night was exile—he -remembered nothinhichahe
ve
g the wonderful, new thing ti�
not a very lively affair.Trent had had come into his life: A month ago
great matters in his brain, and was he would have scoffed at the idea of
not in the least disposed to make con-' there being anything worth &insider-
versaton for the sake of his unbid- ing outside the courts and alleys of
den guests. Da Souza's few remarks the money -changers' market. To -
he treated with silent contempt, and night he knew of other things. 'To -
Mrs. Da Souza he answered only in night he knew that all he had done so
monosyllables. Julie, nervous and far was as nothing—that as yet his
depressed, stole away before dessert, foot was planted only on the thresh -
and Mrs. Da Souza soon followed her, old of life, and in the path along,
very massive, and frowning with an which he must hew his way lay many
air of offended dignity. Da Souza, I fresh worlds to conquer. Tonight he
who opened the door for them, return- I told himself that he was equal to them
ed to his seat, moodily flicking the all. There' was something out here in
crumbs from his trousers with histhe dim moonlight, something sug
serviette. I gested by the shadows, the rose -.per -
"Hang it all, Trent," he remarked in ' fumed air, the delicate and languid
an aggrieved tone, "you might be a i stillness, which crept into his veins
bit more amiable! Nicely lively din- i and course through his blood like
ner for the women I must say."( magic.
"One isn't usually amiable to guests i * * * *
who stay when they're not asked," G Yet every now and then the same
Trent answered gruffly. However, thought came; it lay like a small but
if I hadn't much to say to your wife threatening black shadow across all
and daughter, I have a word or two : those brilliant hopes and dreams
to say to you, so fill up your glass and which were filling his brain. So far
listen." he had played the game of lifeas a
Da Souza obeyed, but without hard man, perhaps, and a selfish one,
heartiness. He stretched himself out but always honestly. Now, for the'
in his chair and looked down thought- first time, he had stepped aside from
fully at the large expanse of shirt- the beaten track. He told himself
front in the centre of which flashed that he was not bound to believe Da
an enormous diamond. Souza's story, that he had left Monty
"I've been into the City to -day as with the honest conviction that he was
you blow," Trent continued, "and I past all human help. Yet he knew
found as I expected that you have that such consolation was the merest
been making efforts to dispose of your
share in the Bekwando Syndicate."
"I can assure you --e
"Oh, rot!" Trent interrupted. "I man, with wistful sorrowing eyes was
know what .I m talking about. I won't floating somewhere before him—and
sophistry. Through the twilight, as
he passed to and fro, he fancied more
than once that the wan face of an old
you sell out. Do you ear.
you try it on I'll queer the. market for
you at any risk. I wont marry you
daughter, I won't be blackmailed, and same passionate cry ringing still in
I won't be bullied. We're in this to- his ears -the cry of an old man part-
gether, sink or swim. If you pull me ecl from his kin and waiting for death
down you've got to come too. Til in a lonely land.
admit that if Monty were to present
he stopped to listen with bated.
breath to the wind rustling in the elm
trees, fancying he could' hear that
himself in London to -morrow and
demand his full pound of flesh we '
should be ruined, but he isn't going 'AMOUS STUTTGART PALACE
to do it. By your own showing there
is no immediate risk, and you've got
to leave the thing in my hands to do
(To ly ti continued.)
Various Kinds of These Weapons in
Use at the Front. ;"F
Shops in London showing cutlery
are doing a considerable business
with army officers in trench daggers.
These weapons vary in size and pat-
tern. Sometimes they have a decided
mediaeval appearance. More deadly
weapons for the "in fighting" which
is so frequent a feature of modern
trench warfare could hardly be de-
sired. They are described as "straight
plunge dagger," "stab dagger,"
"`keree lie=duster dagger," -"trench dag-
ger" and "Thug knife." The charac-
ter of the grip varies, and the handles
are weighted according to the amount
o strain put on the fingers by the
blow. Sometimes an officer has a
fancy of his own as to the most de-
sirable kind of trench dagger; and
supplies the specification. • A little
excitement has been caused in a Hay-
market shop by the request that an
assorted lot of these knives should b
sent to the War Office. The order is
more likely to mean that one or two
officers in the building are about to
proceed to the fr-nt'than that. Lord
Kitchener is seriously considering the
issue of such weapons to the rank and
file. In the French Army of `course
trench daggers, as well as helmets,
breastplates and other revivals of an-
cient war paraphernalia, have been
in use for some months.
Ile. Decided.
"Supposing I decided to let you
have the money.how do I know that
I shall get it back at the time you
mention?" said Monikins. "I pro-
mise it, my boy, on the word of a
gentleman," replied Spiffkins. "Ah,
in that case I may think better of it.
Come round this evening and bring
him with you."
He Opened It.
A little,girl stood one day before a
closed gate. A man passed, and the
little girl said to him—"Will you
please open this gate for me?". The
man,did so. Then he said, kindly—
"Why, my child, couldn't you open
the gate for yourself?" "Because,"
said the little girl, "the paint's, not
dry yet."
•
•
Three hundred years ago glass
windows, which' were only to be found
in the houses of the wealthy, were
considered so precious that when •peo-
ple left their houses for a time ` they
used to take. the windowe' out and put
them carefully away.
what I think best. If youplay any
hanky-panky tricks—look here, Da
Souza, I'll kill you, sure! Do you
hear ? I could do it, and no one would
be the wiser so far as I was concern-
ed. You take notice of what I say,
1 Da Souza. You've made 'a fortune,
and be satisfied. That's alit"
"You won't marry Julie, then?" Da
Souza said gloomily.
"No, I'm shot if I will!" Trent an-
swered. "And . look here, Da Souza,
I'ni leaving here for: town to -morrow
--taken a furnished flat in Dover,
Street --you can stay here if you want
but there'll only be a caretaker in the
place. That's all`I've got to say.
Make yourself at home with the port
and cigars. Last night, you know!
You'll excuse mel I want a breath of
fresh air."
Trent strolled through the open
window into the garden, and breathed
a deep sigh of. relief. He was a free
Mail again now. He had created new
dan gers—a'new enemy to face—bat
what did he care?' All his life had
been spent in facing dangers and con-
CORIA
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RAIDED BY ALLIED
AVIATORS'
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Above is it seettli w , .0 eteaee of tate iCft g f,f •\Vtirtenhbert at Stutt-
gart, Germany, Wilke was attacked by :aeroplanes ;of the iiilies
lit retaliation foe i'. p gni to reels ori London ,other open towns.
It' was bunt in 174b eel is situated fah, tT1et he{fi;t of the Capital of.
liTurteuibet•g, 1n;
"resh and ReTrshiftg
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is composed of clean, • whole young
leaves.Picked right, blended right a>nd.
%
.h, ing.
packed right. It br>< �s the fragrance
of an garden axrden. to your table.
Hints for the Fanner.
Every farmer should raise bees.
Dryness is more essential than
warmth in the hdg house.
Honey is an especially profitable
crop for the fruit farmer.
Bees are easier to ,0, care for than
chickens, and yield good returns on
the investment.
Late -sown carrots, beets, etc, store
much better than those which are
sown early and are too old when har-
vested.
Cut out and burn the old raspberry
canes as soon as. they are through
fruiting. Cultivate the young shoots
and keepout all the weeds.
Alfalfa offers one of the best honey
making materials: Alsike is also
valuable, as • is sweet clover, which
may be grown to advantage in most
provinces.
It will cost not less than 75 cents to
raise a baby Brahma chick up to the
point of laying. Leghorn chicks could
be raised foip,about 50 cents, as they
mature much earlier in life.
It pays to prepare vegetables as
well as fruits neatly for market.
Clean, attractive packages do not cost
much more than unattractive ones
and bring much better prices. Try
it. ;�..
When it is necessaryto prune p une trees,
the branches should be cut or sawed
off smoothly and a thick coat -of paint
applied to the -cut- surface, and a sec-
ond coat applied after the first is
dry.
The mammoth Russian sunflower is
grown for its seeds. While it is bloom-
ing at the back of a lot it is a sight
worth seeing. The seeds are used for.
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chicken feed and a variety of pur-
poses.
Molting hens need particular care
and attention. The change of coat is
a big drain on the bird's system, and
vitality. You must make up in food.
An occasional feed of sunflower seed
is good. Mix a little oil meal in the
mash, and give increased ration of
meat, green . bone, beef scrap, or
whatever it may be.
The colony plan of keeping poultry
is best suited for the farmers and
those who have plenty of land at
their disposal. It makes it possible
to keep several hundred hens on the
ordinary farm without the expense of
yarding them, and still have them
away from the home buildings. It's
the farmer's way.
From eight to fifteen colonies
bees are the right number for the
average farmer to, have, ten being us-
ually preferable to a larger number,
and still fewer being desirable to
start with. For the fruit farmer
bees should be regarded as a neces-
sary side line just as chickens are
in many parts of the country. The
equipment cost for five colonies of
bees is about $50.
It" is possible for careless help to
leave a considerable portion of the
grain crop in the field by neglecting
to gather up scatterings, loose 'bun-
dles, etc., and by hauling grain on
open -bottom racks. From a few
pounds to a few bushels of grain may
be saved every day during stacking,
by using a tight -bottom rack, or a
canvas over the rack that will catch
all of the heads. In seasons when
the grain shatters badly, a surprising-
ly large amount of grain can be saved
in this way.
THE PATRICIANS OF AUSTRIA.
Unchangeable Point of View of The
Aristocrats.
We read in Chambers's Journai that
many powerful persons in Ahistrian
society wish that the rigid rules of
'court etiquette could be modified; but
the number in favor of reforms is not
sufficiently large to bring about a
change in the usage of centuries.
The nobility usually marry those of
their own rank, with the result that
nearly all the families of the aristoc-
racy are related. Princess Karl,
whose mother and father, together,
had fifteen brothers and nine sisters,
told the writer that at the last court
ball there were more than a hundred
of her first cousins, and that one win-
ter at Abbazia she had not spoken
during a whole week of balls and par-
ties to anyone who was not connected
-either directly or remotely with her
own or Prince Karl's family.
It' was thought that the' barriers of
caste would be broken down if the
Archduke_ Franz Ferdinand should
succeed his uncle, the Emperor; for if
his morganatic wife, Countess Chotek
(created Duchess of Hohenberg by
the Emperor), became empress, de-
spite his solemn oath to the contrary,
the present rules as to birth could
hardly be enforced. If they were so
relaxed as• to permit -a lady not of
royal birth to become Empress of
Austria, they would be relaxed for all
those who now suffer exclusion from
court for lack of princely blood. Prin- 1
cess Karl, although she is very broad- 1
minded, could admit no variation of
this rule. "In Austria," she said, "it
is what you are born that counts, not 1
what you become."
When I ventured to point out that
this sentiment belonged to the Middle
Ages says the writer, her.reply show-
ed n•e the unchangeable point of view
of the Austrian aristocrats. It is not
mere vulgar glorying in pride of
birth; it is the acceptance of a fact
that to them is as necessary and as
natural as the coming of night and
day. "I was born Durchlaucht" (that
is, Serene Highness); "I have married
a Durchlaucht; my children are
Durchlauchts. How can I possibly
recognize Countess Chotek as em-
press ? Durchlauchts do not make
obeisance to countesses, no matter
whom they may marry. Countesses
cannot be made empresses in Aus-
tria."
ustria."
"But they can be •made' queens in
Hungary," I ventured, "and the arch-
duke would be King of Hungary as
Well as Emperor of Austria."
"It is different in Hungary," the
princess replied quickly. "The wife
of the King of Hungary is his queen,
even if she were a beggar girl."
".
• e Duchess tot ohen=
{ 'Chen if the H
berg had been Queen of Hungary,
you would have made obeisance to her
as queen?"
"Certainly," was the immediate an-
swer.
"Then why not as empress?" I ask-
ed her.
`In Hungary the Countess Cbetek
would be queen. It is only in Hun-
gary that I would make obeisance to
her. In Austria she could never be
anything save the Countess Chotek,
because she was born Countess Cho-
tek. One does not make abeisance to
countesses, even if they marry 'arch-
dukes who become emperors," she re-
peated.
The murder at _Sarajevo.made it im-
possible to put this question to the
test, but the Princess' Karl gave the
point of view of the Austrian nobility
in a nutshell.
A FEW RULES.
Be Conscientious in the Discharge of
Every Duty.
Dishonesty seldom make:; one rich,
and when it does riches are a curse.
There is no such • thing as dishonest
success. The world is not going to
pay you for nothing. Ninety per cent.
of what men call luck is only talent
for hard work. hlo not lean on ,others
to do your. thinking or to conquer
your difficulties. Be conscientious in
the discharge of every duty. Do your
work thoroughly. No one can rise
who slights work. Do .not try to be-
gin at the top. Begin at the bottom,
and you will have a chance to rise,
and will be surer of reaching the top
some time. Be punctual. Keep your
appointments. 13e there a minute be-
fore time, if you have to lose your
dinner to do it. Be polite. Every
smile, every gentle liow is money in
your ,pocket. Be generous. - Mean-
ness makes enemies and breeds dis-
trust. Spend less than you earn. Do
not run in debt. Watch the little
leaks, and you can live on your sal-
ary.
•
Snap Shots.
Now is the time of year when the
fashionable maicleii makes her plans
for the winter campaign. How suc-
cessful this planning is depends in 'a
great measure upon the careful liran-
ningof her wardrobe, for whatever
women may choose to say to the .con-
trary, they dress to please men. They
may have -an innate love for beauti-
ful things—and Who of us hasn't?
But underlying • this in almost every
case is the not impossible "he" whose
frown or smile makes the costume
possible.
A fastidious woman wouldn't have
much trouble in selecting an evening,
coat for herself this season. Every'
thing is elaborately trimmed -tassels,
beading, furs of every imaginable de-
scription, even laces made of metallic
tissue are seen in the shops. Evening-
wraps at any figure are possible,
from the very exclusive models with
wide bands of Russian sable to sim-
ple little white fox -trimmed panne
models for the school • miss.
Russian lines and colorings are no-
ticeable onthe fashion cloaks. The
peculiar shade of green whieh made
its appearance last season is again
popular in pannes, plush and velour.
Black velvet, with' white fox, is an-
other molt effective combination, and
is being worn by the younger gener-
ation to very good effect this season.
Velvets have entered the combina-
tions. This does not mean there is a
new trust forming. Quite to the con-
trary, but merely that velvet bands
on chiffon or velvet bands on cloth
are very •much to the fashion fore.
Pile fabrics of all ,descriptions, fur
trimmed and even cloth trimmed, are
le mode. ` Deucet showed redingotes
of velvet wfth high fur collars and
chiffon or Georgette crepe skirts. in
matching colors, but it is Paquin who
has taken up the fashion erected by
Lucille, or Lady Duff Gordon, as she
is also known, and presented it anew
in many of the cloth frocks designed
by this house.
Leather coats made of a fine, soft
suede -like quality of the hide, in
shades of gray, tan and mole, are' the
novelty shown by one of the most
fashionable dressmakers on Fifth
Avenue. These are worn with skirts
of wool or velvet in exactly matching
colors. One needs to be told these
coats are leather, however, for the
skin has been treated in such a way
it resembles a heavy woolen mixture
of the quality of duvetyne.
Velvet basques with lace or chiffon
skirts also flit for a moment before
the gaze of the fashion pilgrim, to
tantalize with a suggestion of Spanish
modes to follow. This is not a stray
guess, however, for scarf -topped
skirts and full ones, fringe -trimmed
bodices and low ones, high -cut slip-
pers and dainty ones, and lace -draped
coiffures and fascinating ones .flit
across the mirror of fashion, reflect-
ing more than a speculation and some-
thing of a reality in their passing. ,
China rose is a new color making its
appearance in millinery lines. The
shade is not unlike the coral tones
with which the summer vogues have
familiarized us. It is deeper in tone
and of a bluer quality; very good-
looking in felt and plush, especially
when trimmed with beaver or 'seal. It
is a novelty issued for sports or
traveling wear hats.
Another of, their novelties is a tam
shape in green frieze or chinchilla
cloth with a facing of satin for the
narrow brim, and a yellow ball -shaped
tassel of worsted and yellow embroid-
ery trimming it.
Even the velvet bridle, first cousin
to Tommy Atkins' chin strap, plays a
part among the new designs. Wo-
men are adopting this style, but its .
high or conservative style value will
be probably nil by November, ' the
curse of popularity killing its right
to sit in high places.
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QUEEN . AMELIE NOW A h1URSE.
Spends Hours Every Day at London
Hospital.
For some months past Queen
Amelie of Portugal has been training
as a nurse at the Third London Gen-
eral Hospital, Wandsworth 'Common.
She has no intention of going, to the
front; she intends to stay and help
as a Red Cross nurse in her own hos-
pital.
At first Nurse Amelie, as she pre-
fers to be known, visited " only the
wounded soldiers but she soon became
anxious to do more, so she entered the
hospital as a probationer.
"She came," said the commanding i
officer, Col. Bruce Porter, "not as a
queen but as a woman, , She . drives
over from her house at Richmond
every morning and spends several
hours in her ward. There is no lady
in waiting in attendance. When 'her
eases require it she goes with them
to the operating theatre and sees
them through their ordeal."
Lord Decies has placed Beresford
Lodge, Birchington -on -Sea, at the die.
posal of the committee of the Ser-
vices Club as a convalescent home for
officers.
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