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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1904-6-2, Page 2+LT„..?1tieFrei;4."i.F-iriri"''neeei?ii eeeeifiell i ffel t!a li. fen Lt�i'' f; M7W I's Capr!cc OR, THE 1:,I`J;S J L Y OF A FANCY DRESS BALL nutimmatti -arierrirrw-r-u.aTm, o„,,,, ; ,,•, irocappagem-m d •41.71IA1'TI 1 iI, indiguoton of his aunt, old Miss ICt 11 1 lU S t has been "I say, can't you hurry up n bit, you two girls 9" cries Mr. Clifford from the hall below, "It's a quarter is ten already, and there are five Miles to drive." "Coni ':,t Coming !•' culls Mfrs. Clifford in a muffled tone from above. It is plaits to h:r husband that she has something in her mouth. Can it he hairpins ? If so, experience has taught him that another good half- hour will dot see her downstairs. She has elected to dress in Bilary's room tonight, which is large and lofty, so that he cannot be sure of her progress toward perfection. As a 2010 he is a long-suffering man, but new his feelings over00me him. lie springs up the stales three steps at a time, and having beaten a lively tat- too on Itilary's door bursts it un- ceremoniously= open. "Ir you think," begins he, "Chat you'll be there before •Cod Savo the Queen,' you ---""Oh, there you are, ,Tins," cries his wife thankfully, dropping pearls, like the angelic girl of old, out of her mouth, in the shape of a little brooch. "Come hero and set- tle this thing on my head, and this brooch in at the side. Hilary is in such a hurry! Her cap bad to be done all over again." Sim pauses to give him the brooch, and then says anxiously : "Bow am I looking, Jim 9" "`Right down lovely 1" says Jim, who is a delightful husband; so de- lightful indeed that his wife has never fully realized how very mucic more comfortable she night he if ;Providence bad only given hien a lit- tle more money. "Oh, nonsense!" says his wife, col- oring and making a would-be indig- nant little grimace at him. "Am I passable—that's all I ask?" But in truth she is looking all he liad said—a charming Marie Antoin- ette—in at gown made by her own clever fingers out of some old gowns that had belonged to some of the dead and gone Clifford dames when the fortune of their house was at its height. Diana has the fingers of a ready worker, and has got herself up to perfection, with very little ex- pense. Great outlay being impos- sible with her and her husband at any time, she has yet managed, so far, to keep herself in touch with the world around her—on a very 1Jmited income. A difficult platter always but not impossible, when one is of acknowledged good birth in one's own country, and has common sense and cleverness. Hilary has helped her a ,good deal, though not in any pecuniary sense, having a bare pittance of her own— sufficient only to dress her. But she has given much time and love to the three children, and has been a source of comfort in many ways. She had comp to the Cliffo'ds on the death of her mother—that had left her entirely orphaned—and had lived very happily with them, a calm, un- eventful existence, until three months ago, when a strange chance fell into her life. An old aunt had died and had left her enormous fortune to be equally divided between Bilary. and a nephew fa cousin unknown to Bilary), on the condition Out they should marry each other, This odd will had lifted the girl suddenly to a high plane, In spite of the insecurity of the whole thing, and the hateful condi- tion. The "hateful condition" in ell pro- hnbility will be at this ball to- night. * * * r, * It is growing lata The flowers aro beginning to droop a little. Tho music is growing lower—more ten- der; the hall has come to that point where every one can safely declare that the evening has been a great success. The stewards have been in- defatigable. Hwy had looked after everybody. Even Miss Boring, that old -established wallflower, has had one quadrille. Somchody had basely manoeuvred Peter Kinsella into the position of her partner, much to tho ase a, w to, co . a a1, going to and fro all the even ng, making herself most fearfully un- pleasant. She has mode a point of going into all the sitting -out places under pretence of seeing that the lamp -shades are not. taking Sii'e—in reality to turn them up, and spoil all the pretty flirtations. bliss Kin- sella is the village Tyrant—the Ter- ' of the conutry, Closed door's and barred windows do not ]seep her out, and her longue is as a sharp sword. She has a line, strong Trish brogue that "you could hang your hat on," Els Jim said in a moment of exasper- ation—and one great affection. Peter is the affection, and to see him dancing with Miss Boring, "that disthracted ould plaid," es I regret to say she calls Door Miss Boring, has filled her withered breast with rage. "Peyther," figged out in splendid equipments as a reel -haired Romeo, was surely worthy of a bet- ter fate ! That he fled precipitately at the cud of the quadrille gave his aunt some small consolation. Supper is over. So are tbo sap- per dances. The usual programme has been again restored to its place. 'Che fiddlers are in great form now, having been let loose one by one, to go into a room behind them, where an ample supper has been arranged by the committee for these most principal components of the evening's joys. Once more they are all in their places, proud Br of mien when they left, and eager to begin upon their instruments once more. Sweeter, wilder, shriller ring the notes. They seem to carry all be- fore theta. The dancing is indeed at its height when Diana Clifford, en- tering the ball -room with old Gen- eral Weekes, is accosted at the door- wny by a small, very much be - painted and bedizened Amazon, whose petticoats are as nearly up to her knees as the laws of the land permit. Site is quite a young wo- man and very pretty, and smiles at Diana out of two handsome dancing eyes, thickly blackened about the lids, and with two lips es red as vermilion can make them. She is followed by, a bevy of young men, conspicuous among whom is one, very tall and dark, who is looking rather intently at Mrs. Cliliord. This young man is in plain clothes. "Haven't been able to. get a word with you all the evening," says Mrs. Dyson -Moore, in her excited, fast way, and with a great deal of ac- tion. "Where have you been hiding yourself, and with whom? Better not ask that, I suppose. I want to introduce a friend to you." She gives a rapid glance over all her at- tendant swains, so rapid that Diana fails to know which among the crowd is the particular friend in question. 'lie's staying with me, you know. Says ire wants to meet you. Mutual acquaintances, I sup- pose 9" Here she mutters hurriedly, "Mr, " (Diana does not hear the name "Mrs. Clifford," and storms away again, with her train no whit de- creased, as during her pause with Dianna she has managed to annex the old general. This defection on the elderly war- rior's part leaves Diana a1a10, gaz- ing blankly into tho face of the tall young man in plain clothes, who is looking not a little amused. "My nnm0 is Ifer," say's he pleas- antly, "Frederic Icer. lee ere cou- sins. I think." Diana make's a little movement. The holt bas fallen then 1 This is the unwelcome suitor. This is Hilaty's fat te. A second later she has sufficiently recovered herself to acknowledge that, so far as appearance goes, Ililary's fate is by no means to be despised. Frederic Icer, if not ex- actly an Adonis, is uncommonly good-looking. He is a smart, well - set -up young man, of about twenty- eight, with dark gray eyes and a very handsome head. "I only arrived five minutes 050," says Ker, still looking rather 001115-' na uS as •fir ,ww Bad A License Commis'safiooreier, Who Suffered Dreadfully From These Aliments, En- tirely Cured by ®a CHASE'S KIDNEY -LIVER PILLS. circulation of the blood the Had, usual Cause of the extremely painful and dangerous 'diseases, arises from dofeetivc action of the )ddneys. The blood cannot possibly be pure and in a fit condition to nourish the body when the Iciclneys aro diseased Lind fail to filter from it the poison- . /1119 22 t5te matter. Dr., Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills, by their direct and healthful action on the kidneys, not only o00rConlo dis- easesof tiro kidneys, but by dieing so ensure a purifying of the bleed. - Mfr. 'titian- 11, hest, '.I,ieenso Coln- missiollor for the County of Heldi- elland, and who Bees in Caydga, Oat., lees; - "1: hay° 1)getz trolhbicd. 201111 Itr`tyi illy logs, I• would atrake l). , front sleep Is teen distress, The pain Obeid seize MO at he ankle and work iII the leg 1111'1'3101 to the body,, - "Believing this trouble to cerise from kidney dol'angcinetits and bad circulation of the blood, I bought some of Dr, Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills at W. 3, Quinsey's dreg store and began using them. They boneflt- Led mo from the very first, and by continuing their use I have been com- pletely cured, I would reCOmmeild Dr. Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills to any suffering as I slid. I was so bad that I Would have to jump out of b 1 tato or three times during the 21 ht," 0e. Chase's Kidney -Liver Pills, ono pill a dose, 215 coats a box, at all dealers, o' Ecitnanson, Bates Se CoMpanye Toi'OritO,, ro Ilrroteet eneg egrafiet mitatibns, the portrait and elg aattire of Dry Ar W, Chase, the fattens tli0 earthier', re001pbook nthor aro on 61:01y boX, , ed. !'I had wired to Mrs, Dyson - Moore to tell her not to trouble about enc, but to go on to leer dance, and that, if I had the allergy, I would follow her there, I knew I should I have the energy. You win understand why," "You wanted to see my sister ?" says Diann, rogorcling him closely. "Yes, Tho energy all lay in that. You can ineagaino 1 had some curios- ity," Mrs, Clifford would have answered this leading question naturally enough, but that the light, almost quizzical charaeter of his tone an- noys her, Sho feels curiosity too," says she, a little coldly. "Ah 1 But not so strong as mine. I ala - here—looking for her. But she—" "She certainly is not looking for you," says Mrs. Clifford, dropping gracefully into the seat behind her. "Don't be nngry with me," says Ker, taking a modest corner of the lounge, and looking at her with he- seech!ng eyes, "I would, believe me bo well out of all this." "Vou mend—?" "That," with extraordinary cour- age, but the most perfect air—an air to disarm any ole—"it is cletcstablo to me to seek marriage with—" He hesitates. His eyes, However,. are perfectly frank. Diana is con- scious of the fact that she admires ham. There certainly is something honest about him, "Go o11," says she. "I know. With a woman you do not love." "With a woman Who does not love me 1" That makes a stronger case," "I don't ]snow that, But," says Diana anxiously, "if there is no love on either side—for—any outsicl.er— any third person—" 511e breaks off and looks at him earnestly. "You are heart -whole 9" asks she. ICer laughs. Nis laughter, at all events, sounds Heart -whole and very reassuring. "'Moro is nothing—nothing!" says he, with a little suggestive move- ment of his hand. "But your sis- ter—that is more important." "Oh, no 1 The man is always the more important. If lie loyes—" "Well 9 if be does '1" He seems always a little amused, as if the whole thing is of no real consequence—treating it as a mere entr'acte as it were. "It wouldn't clo," says Diana. "If you had en affection elsewhere, and were stil, bent on this marriage with—my sister, you ,would nlwayu revenge the loss of yonh• love on her.' "That sounds very tragical," says Ker. "However, there will bo no revenge—because there is no 'prior attachment.' That's the right naive for it, isn't it 9" Ile picks up the fel that is lying on her knees and opens it. "Your sister is here to -night ?" "Te—es. Not exactly here, but— somewhere," She looks eagerly round, as if to sec Hilary, and colors warmly. "0f course, you would like to be introduced to her. It is only natural. But-- "Well, ut—"Well, I should," says the young plan frankly. "Dot if you think it better to wait; if it would annoy her—•-" "You see, you cane so late, and we shall be going directly, dud--" "If you would oven pointher out to me." "1 shall, of course, when I see her" says Diana. ".iBut even if I don't there is plenty of time before us. Have you an engngemont for to -mor- row, or will you come and lunch with nes 9" "Delighted," say's Icer. "I don't think Mrs. Dyson -Moore has any- thing on for to -morrow." "Have you told her anything about this extraordinary will 9" asks Mrs. Clifford anxiously. He shakes his head. "I have not spoken of it to any one. Why should 19 I expect it will come to nothing—that your sis- ter will give me my cvnge without delay,,, "You ere hoping for that 9" says Mrs. Clifford sadly. "I am not. I am not, indeed. But the whole thing is so absurd, so impossible.." "And yet," regretfully, "it is such a great deal of 1110n05, It seems a pity to let It go." "It does !" lie seems mnd0 0f frankness, ML•s. CI.!ffoed bells herself. He looks et her- "That's why I've come here." "To see," with n. rather offended glance, "if you would like Hilary?" "That's to horrid way of putting it. '3'o see if she would like me. Dut now that I have seen you—", "Seen nee 9" "1 feel Sho will be - too good for 3110," He pauses. "Is she—like you ?" At this moment it occurs i.o Diana that her new cousin seems distinctly inclined to enter into a mild - flirtrL time with ]ler. Thine annoys her the more, in that it denotes his utter absence of earnestness about this affair with Hilary. 'Miere were never two sisters so unlike," says she coldly. "As you will acknowledge when you sec Hilary. And now if you know no- body here, can't I get you a part- ner ? That young lady over thorn, the Swiss peasant, doesn't seem to be at.tachect---" At this moment, the Swiss peasant. under view 0011205 quickly up to Mrs. Clifford's side, and drops heavily on to the seat heolde her, "Oh, Mrs, Clifford, 11001 so faint— go ill," says, she and indeed the pal- lor of her lips and cheeks speak for the truth of her assertion, Diana turns hurriedly to Mor, "Will you run downstairs, and bring e a glass of wate ? At once 1" "In a moment 1" says Ker. Ile gets quickly through the people_ who throng tho doorway, and so down - stales, (To bo Continued.) A married mall can always afford anything lie eeguires for his own use, Bride --"I told hubby I was going to give hint something OI my ow -n coetc11110 and 1io said led bettee try ft o11 ,a, 505 first. Wa0n't that a cruel nnggest1011 " 1100one Friend— "Very! And I thought your husband (0012 so fond of dOgk1"• ®Pd,tElay E.F"0V ir6 ON .SHE Ain .� kAY IST ntp, feeding cattle aro purchased, whoth- e41 er because of prevailing low prices for feeders or because of the low is grade of the cattle, the larger must be the margin between tiro buying find selling price in prder to secure protection L1501151 loss, The greater the cost of the feed nccessnry for finishing feeders, the larger must be the margin. 10, Feeding canto of heavy weight can be flnishecl profitably o11 a liar - rower margin than can light weight feeders. 20, Feeding cattle which require an este/idea feeding period fur finish- ing require a larger margin than cla feeders which env be matured in a shorter time. Li`~'a9°ZOZZZ6p'G@ai°'WiA i,TJ' FEEDING CATTLE. There are a good many farmers Who are interested in feeding cattle. To those who are new to the busi- ness, there is lots of good sugges- tions in the following conclensecl re- port of experiments carried on by Prof. II. W. Mumford, formerly of this state, at the Illinois Agricultur- al College. 1. Moro rapid and much larger gains may be secured on the better than on the more common grades. 2. The results of this experimetll clearly show that when the various grades of beef cat9e are put in the best marketable eonditiau there is a very definite relation between the Percentages of dressed beef and the grade of cattle involved. 'flee bet- ter the grade of cattle the higher the Percentages of dressed beef. 8. Low grade cattle carry ]urger percentages of internal fat than the better bred ones, while there appears to be a more abundant and more 023101y distributed layer of surface fat on the better bred steers. 4. As the differences between feed- ers tend to disappear as the feeding process goes 011, the differences in quality between the various grades of feeding cattle are 110.0 pronounc- ed than such differences between the various grades of beef or fat cattle. Quality is the more important in feeding cattle; condition in fat cat- tle. 5. Primarily this experiment was outlined to determine the relation between the grade of feeding steers and their "feeding qualities;" that is, whether the quality of d. feeder determines ifs capacity for malting gains, his ability, to use feed econo- mically, and the nature of the gains made. However, both the market and the slaughter tests of the var- ious grades as finished clearly indi- cate that to the packer and butcher condition is of first importance. (3. Tho grade of cattle, the finish - Ing of which will return to the cat- tle feeder the greatest uroliI, will de- pend upon the following considera- tions : (a) The relative ability of the var- ious grades to use feed for the pro- duction of gain and finish as shown by, the data in this bulletin. (b) The relative cost of the various grades of feeding cattle. (c) Cost of feed. (d) The method of feeding and time of marketing. (c) The. range in prices between prime and common rough steers or between the highest and lowest grades of beef cattle ANTI -FENCE CLiMBER. 'A neighbor of a farmer I once worked for had a cow that was it splendid milker, but she would climb and break down almost any kind of fence that could he put up writes a correspondent. limbed wire had 310 terrors for her, She would work at n. fence until she stretched it so that she could go either through or over, generally over. She kept her owner in hoe water with his neighbors, but he objected to disposing of her to the butcher because she was such an excellent milker, and her calves prov- ed equal to her. I told my employe er that if 11e could buyy, her I would show him how to melte a good cow of her, He went straight fo her owner with an ofil:i' that got her. When 11e brought her in we fastened a strong strap about her neck, and to this the' smaller end of a light, strong pole about ten feet long. The pole flung low enough for her to straddle it if she wished, and the front end of it was lith two feet in front of her—about a foot as she walked. Sho never climbed another fence, but several times aro had to render her assistance in getting away from one she had tackled. Her former owner had tried several kinds of "poles," but she had always man- aged to either break then or work- them orkthem over the fence. The last two months I was there she had appar- ently given up fence -climbing entirely and had become a respectable cow. POULTRY NOTES. Have regular feeding hours. Dry pick the fowls you are taking to market. It is much easier to prevent dis- ease than it is to cure it. Solt your eggs as to color and size if you want them to look good and sell well. Clover not only promotes digestion but also largely assists in supplying- tho elements necessary for egg pro- duction and lowers the cost of feed. Scrape the hen Ileum floor, if a dirty one, and remove the scrapings. Sprinkle with lime, and in n few clays cover with clear, dry chaff. Unless yon can be patient, unless y i. The greater the cost of the feed you can be satisfied to reap your re- used, the greater Is the advantage ward after your work is done, the sante as in any other business, our in favor o1 the better gractos, 130112 advice to you is let breeding of because under normal market condi- poultry alone. tions in these grades the galas and finish are put on with less relative feed consumption than in the lower ones, although this diflerenco is loss marked in the inferior than in the intermediate grades and because the cost of feed is a larger factor in the feeding of the lower than the higher graces. 8. The greater the spread in the greatest living expert on the sub- market between the various grades jest of irrigation and whose lecture of fenders, the more is the advantage. at Cairo recently on the subject of in favor of the commoner grades. As a rule the price of common rough JOSEPH'S DREAM EXPLAINED. How the Famine Occurred and Was Ended. A new theory of the Biblical story of Pharaoh's dream is advanced by Sir William Willocks, who is the the Assouan dam lifted his hearers out of the world of wonders into one steers fluctuates less than the price of possible realities. He commented for prime steers and the price of the with the weight and authorityof his inferior and common grades of feed- -east experience on the topic of fir- ers varies loss thgn those of the legal= as it manifested itself to- day and fancy grades.day and as it has moulded the fate 'J. A concentrated 5122100 and of F'.gypt hr rho remote dbn past. shorter feeding period tend to favor Sir Williaiu has sent a reprint of tho feeding of the loner grades, that thus interesting lecture to the London is, a ration with a wide nutritive 1DDaily Mail. ratio like corn and timothy, hay= on "Line tho bile in flood," which is straw 2011110116 the addition of a 111- its theme, the lecture teems with vta- irogenoes concclltrate or roughage luable materiel, but the attention of aid where the concentrate comprises the curious may be riveted by the a. large percentage of the ration would fav, note reading it supplies of 7oseph's grar'co because itly 9awise, cattle of 1110 lower fouecn-o of the famine in, Egypt, and they aro older end r.. Ood-fearing man 110 the process of 'finishing is largely a isaccnjectured to have anticipated the process of fa,ttcuiug, raven years of dearth that povertook Again prices for the lower grades th,+ land. of fat o1 beef cattle are more or less affected by range and holiday com- petition and are usually relatively low tit such seasons, 10. Older cattle -of the more com- mon grades can undoubtedly be put. in nlarketahie condition 011 a short- er full feed period than can younger wattle- of the same weight which grade higher, because the older the cattle the less the increase in weight required i.o finish them 3.1, The greater the spread in the market between the various grades of fel, steers the more is the advan- tage in favor of the better grades. 1`3. Opportunities for larger pro fits, and losses as well, lie with the better grades of feeders. 18. Steers containing high percent- ages of beef blood possess greater capacity for consuming large quanti- ties of feed than steers of n. more com111011 grade, especially, in the later weeks. - 14. 'Age and condition as well as equality aro important factors to be rec10necl with in the management of the various grades of feeding cattle, Speaking generally of the offerings of feeding cattle at any of our loading markets it Is safe to say that the have learned from his fellow -prison- better the quality and condition the ers that the aim of the Theban ]rings In ancient days there was a huge lake in Egypt, Lake Moeris, whose waters, held in thrall by a groat dike. were allowed to flood upper and lower Egypt In due Season and to impregnate the dearth with rich - rose end plenty. REEY Of LOWER EGYPT, At the head of this dike, Sir Wil- liam writes, was Hauer, a fortified Is- land. and l-Iauar was thus the true key of Lower Egypt, for it could command tho floods that wore as liquid gold to the land. I•llstory tells us, says Sir William that Joseph arrived in Egypt late in the time of the 1lyksos, who ruled bower Egypt while the Theban dynas- ties ruled Upper Egypt, As the years rolled' on the fortune of war -vent gradually against Low- er Emit a11C1 the Upper Egypt kings won their way clown the Nile Valley, and about the time that Joseph ar- rived they might frOve been nearing Inane', .tlhe regulator of Lake Moeris and the time southern frontier of Lowol' llgvpt, Joseph, while lying in prison would younger the cattle, In securing 000 to 1,000 pound feeding cattle of the more common grades one is bound to get cattle of ativa1lcad 0.50, say three ,cars old at least, Choice and fancy( feeders 01 these weights can bo misfired in short two-year-old cattle. I5, Steers of all grades lnny be finished or put It good marketable condition without carrying them to it point of fatness which nocessil t a os small gains for foots Consumed. 10. The margins 1100eeeary to pro teat against loss In finishing the varlooe grades of feeders are clepene dent Capon 1 (tt) The grade and cost of the cat' tie. - (b) The peioe_of feed. (e) The initial weight o3 the 0attle, (d) Tito length of the feeding por- 3od,, �•The 10W0r the Price at w;hieli was the construction of a fleet and the 005111re of Hauer, JOSEPH IsU'3T EMERGENCY. IIo took in the situation, and whcii he stood before Pharaoh, boldly told the King to put away his flattering advisers and to realize the fact that Upper Egypt was preparing a strong facet and that tvlten this was ready Hauer might Pall, A collection of corn was sot on On. it, C SEi ; OATAllati CURE on. ie sant dlrcq to the Mosulsarta by the mpraved £lowee. Simla the Dian poet t 0nesa5eo, doth deo'ptttiga 51 tall ilt+ th!troat and llls0rutnhtnll t onre5 Gneerrh and ]it `P ev. these *4 ,tilt d u6T,y de ata.5 W. these (ddelei1 TdtoBti tat* RUSSIA'S TWO GZl RIN..S THE C2•AIi.'S mOTIIER TAKES PRECEDENCE. Masses of the Russian People Ignore Their Ruler's Wife, Tho trying position occupied by the Czarina in the Russian Court is dlseussed with much frankness by a correspondent, ltece1111y tile kaiser telegraphed to the Czar of Russia and to the Empress of Japan offering to send out to the far east a German Red Cross Society. The fact that ho did not send his invitation to the Doweger Czarina Marie is argued by a few people as proof that the 11(21011' resents tho humiliating fashion in which the Czarina 110205500 thrusts her daughter-in-law nettle upon all occasions, and instals herself in her place. The writer doubts very ranch whether the Kaiser meant enythin; of the kind, although it is no doubt true, that he really sympathizes with Ids cousin, the Czarina Alexandria, as indeed. all who know and care for her must sympathize with her, for anything more trying, nay intolerable, than the position in which she now is it would be difficult to conceive. CZARINA'S POSITION. As wife of the ruling Sovereign she ought, of course, to take rank as the first Indy in Russia, and be at the Bead of every great social movement. According to Russian Court etiquette she ought to ho President not only of the Red Cross Society, but ,also of the great Charity Department. This department has the administration of the chief charities in the empire, most of the hospitals, hospices, and orphanages- aro under its control, and it spends many thousands of pounds every year on the relief of the poor. Thus, its president Inas unrivalled op- portunities of gaining for herself the love of the masses, in whose eyes she is the great dispenser of charity, the pitiful mother, who distributes good gifts among them. And its president ought to be, but is not, Czarina Al- exandria! , Tlieu, just as the Czar is supreme in the State, the Czarina ought to be supreme in society; it is she who ought to lay down the law there, who ought to decide who shall and shall not be received, what shall and what shall not be deemed seemly. There is neither bound not 1111111, indeed, to the influence she should wield; yot as a matter of fact, she wields prac- tically no influence at all. The Czarina Marie should, of course, have resigned at least the Presidency of the lied Cross Society and the Charity Department the very day her son married; she ought also to have stood aside and let her daughter-in-law, as the wife of the reigning Sovereign, step into her Place as first lady; but to do so Seems never to have occurred to her, and Czar 13'icholas is much too devoted toherto think of taking up his wife's cause in opposition to her. As the Czarina Dowager still holds precisely the same position at filo Russian Court as sho ]told when Al- exander the Third was still alive, there is no position there for, the young Czarina to Bold, no work for her to do, no duties for her to fulfill; slie is, as it were, nn interloper in her own husband's House. This is a painful enough state of affairs for her at the best of tines, when things are going smoothly witli Russia; but it is, of course, infinitely 2001 Se now when thewholeempire is seeth- ing with excitement, and ilio very air is alive with the clamp' of arms. "Russia is now passing tlirough one of those crisis which tithe' draw rul- er and ruled closer together or raise up insuperable bailers between them. To this fact Czarina Alexandra, who thinks as clearly as she feels deeply, is full. alive; and she would give her right hand to be able to draw them closer by forging between them bonds of - personal sympathy. But she can do nothing, for whenever she tries to do anything she is promptly told that the Czarina Dowager has already ar- ranged to do 16, Then, if she per- sists in trying to do it, she is given to understand that her one duty in life is to provide Russia with a Czarovitch, and that, fund this is accomplished, trio quieter she keeps herself and the less she is seen or heart( of the better. "Meanwhile Czarina Marie takes the lead fin everything. No scheme is undortal'ten without her consent, and she is appealed to for advice upon all occasions, not only by the Czar, but by his Ministers. The soldiers, es- nd file idolize Iter, pcclally the rank a , As the Czar is their Little leather, she is their Little Miother. As for The other_. Czarina, they shake their heads when her name is mentioned, and, perhaps, oven cross themselves; for she cannot be a good woman, they maintain, as otherwise John of Kronstadt's prayer that she might Have ,a son would certainly have been granted." TIIOUGIITFUL 0OVEIINMMb'INT. The Japanese Government sedulous- ly fosters the aesthetic taste at its people. Tho seats in the public gal' - dens are placed just where the view is best, and along the Highways it is common to find official notices tol- ling you whore to stop for the best prospect. foot on a gigantic scale. Mauer fell into the hands of the Theban. kings, Tho Nile failed to ovorflow its banks ih Lower Egypt and the predicted famine came. Malting a final effort the ITyksos king retook 1Tauar and closed The dike, The dile 11011clrest to its ordinary lovol and the land, which had long lain !allow, b1•ot05116 forth liendfuls. "To my mind,,, Sir William adds, "there is no doubt that flatter is I'tacaara, and Pnz0tltu Js the lake on whichilswara stood, the ancient Lake Medias, . The name eleerie was given to the lalto the Cine g 1 t u by gilts a thousand years a:Ret+ie:Me ..', O.:440, *sQ:4444:1hwr r MK�t ao;;••>,gi• JO,, EasHhion tSKJR'l'S. There are ttvo quite definite styles In Skirts this season, and which one chooses for use should be studied out with careful thought as to the iudlvld- uall figure. One style revives the flounced skirt 0111rred round the hips, to bo used only on soft, thin materi- als, anel worn by the thin wonleul who Is built on the ramrod pattern. "1'110 other is the close -fitting skirt with habit back, for firmer mntorials 121111 the stouter figure. Lengthwise tucks and pleats afford the necessary out- let for a big dress pattern and justify the bill tho dressmaker enlarges "be- cause there is so much work on ov- e1;y-thing this year." This fad for shirring is not Nicely to outlive the 502150n, It Is of course (lulte fnrpractieable on heavy fabrics, and really becomes 110/10 but slender liguros. A very dressy tan crepe de chino find a skirt with groups of narrow perpendicular tucks on front and sides with the material shirred between for four inches below the belt. The back was quite full mitt 511/3/011 to the same depth. It was made up over pink tafeta. A tuchcd box pleat took the centre o1 The back and front of the waist, with the goods shirred on each side to form a yoke, the full- ness being drawn under a bodice Melt of tan taffeta. The sleeves were shir- red at the top to continuo the yoke effect and shirred again more narrow- ly—two or tlireo rows—into ,a deep cuff of folds of sills and the material, left open on the outer edge. A lace frill was set within. With this gown will be Worn a fiat of loco matching it exactly in color, and trimmed with the tiniest of pink rosebuds, Accordion pleated skirts are fash- ionable again and have the advant- age that cheap material eon be effec- tively mado up in that way. No trinmhiug is required, but stitched sills bolds are sometimes seen, With lace collar and culls, or those of shir- red chiffon, the effect is stylis�1Y sinlPle. 130 : pleated skirts aro popular, in the pleats are wider than last year The ncwost model for shirt waistl shirts has eight gores with a scant down the centre of the front. This scan is opened and pats^ed; then stitched on each side a quarter of an inch front the first seam, and pressed again. In each side of the front are three tucks stitched fiat to tie knees; below that point they are pressed in but not stitched; the tucks turn away from the front and to- ward the side seam w11ore tlhcu'e is au in -turning pleat on emelt side of the skirt, the edges stitched like the tucks. The back has a deep in -turned pleat at each side, stitciiecl about Half way down, beyond which aro four tucks 011 each side, also stitched half way down. The skirt is more graceful in hang and more becoming if these pleats and tucks are not stitched more than one-fourth of the length of the skirt. Where the stitching ends on every tuck and pleat ,a "tailor's tack" oe crow's foot is worked in heavy silk to stay the pleat and give a. pretty Tinfoil. If a shirt like the skirt is made, the tucks should bo flnislied with similar decor- ations. It is not every dressmaker who will tell you that one 11111, drop skirt may do duty for several Crowns if instead of being hung with eta skirt it is put on a separate band, One skirt may thus be worn with a tailor suit, with the church dress and also with a n1ns- 110 or mousseline de soie for rho house. It is even possible through a system of hooks and eyes, to shorten a drop skirt so it can be warn with a walking skirt as well as with a trained gown, Plenty of ruffles or ploatings are required' on the drop skirt now -a -days to hold out the skirts Which arc out to- flare as much ns ev- er. Duffles wear much better than pleatings and got tuoro body and last longer if a narrow dress braid is stitched on to protect the hem, lb'any such skirts have pinked ruches as a finish to The ruffle. ABOUT SHIRT WAISTS. 7.'o strengthen weals spots in a waist of silk or woolen material, Moisten a piece of court plaster and place it underneath the rent, then the material gen be darned lightly over this or caught down - at the edges. Any colored goods may be repaired in this way if you get plasto• to match the silk, Unless a professional laundress is 0111P1 03,0(1 it is of the greatest import- ance that a woman know how to clo up her own pretty \valets and dainty collars, fon' if the work be carelessly clone, they aro 50011 faded enol their beauty gone, A nice way to it'on tucks Is to carefully press on the wrong side, then turn over. Raise each puck with a knife, dampen slight" ly and precis Gley on the fight slob and they look bettor if they are rab"r ed again instead of leaving them flat. The bolos• should bo set in nearly all wash fabrics before they arc put in the suds, end salt and water Is good for 1110111; colors; but very deli- tato colored waists should be soaked 111 soft wn.tcrr to which some ox gall has been added: About a 1(0105oo11- ful to a gallon of water 3s ,about right, But with the greatest taro in washing time lollcate goods will often lase their .p`etty colors, and if t110 waists nee good they are well worth rocolo'ing, llnle18 the twaist9 are of a solid 0010•, boil them in strong suds containing a little socia until they are a Clear White, then col- or thew pink, pale blue or any shade desired with diamond dye for talon, and they Will Look 11125 nets wa1115, It ie not a:aesso:7 to tale them spar+ unless they are very 1 atcth i.rlmillc (0 the 200111, is 'quk =f 1)10, a, boys' faded 20221518 Very mar ic1 r:mlaw,0+) Mebane manage ..-