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YOUNG
FOLKS
THE FOUR DA.CS OF GOLD,
Once upon a time there WAS a good
king who had no children of his own,
but wbo had four nephews, ranted
Geoffrey, Otto, Eustace, and Hubert,
wiser than 1 would stiow 111‘7 the k171.444,4+40+4
right, for ferrety the right spending
of gold requires the highest witisom."
Instantly there stood. before him
Genii of Solitude.
"On, Prince," the Genii, "be -
Melee tho 11 11014 spolien the truth,
and cried in earnesteess of heart, I
am • ur eel -wort "
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7:Tiger and Bicycle.
I thought I was BA Ved, when an ma-
forseett eircumetance corapletely
elianged the aituation.
At the entrain* to a grove of ba-
nana trees a leafy branch, probably
thrown there by S02110 laborer, barred
the vsity. As there woe no pos,sibility
of evading It, I ran over the obstacle
but unfortunately it caused the wheel
$o tlic Genii helped Prince Hubert t, to swerve, aid I was obliged to slow
his Feld, and tine moeth (mote 44+++++++++++.14444,4,444, up for rt few sittnthr ill (Mier regaie
to an end, and the four brothors re- my equilibrium.
ternc•ti to court. With Cleoffroy mune Two years ego we were teavelling Tho animal evidently saw his op-
., great betel of trained W11001005, In the DialaySiall islauils, Sumatra portunity, He made a desperate ef-
elan in costly uniforms; but whin tho and Jaye, writes J, 11. !teeny. When fort, and BMW in imagination the
cod l'in er them lie ShOOlt Ida going (loan the river Banyoro-Assim, moment that I should. fall a victim
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Fashion
Hints.
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TURBANS IN V OU
After all that has been written and
These nephews the kites greatly loved predieted about hats, largo and
and as each appeared to be equally small, narrow and wide, ono must
worthy lie was at a loss which to 1 leaL, sating.
wealth w•1 landed one evening at the settle- ort 0 become reconciled to the fact that
l 1 1 oceoistoy may uot be which flows among enormous forests, to his formidable claws.
choose as Ws successor, so, teoeing iking; they would taloa tdi tlis
de- molt of Nice tvenhuys, About a trance passed over toy spirit—a the turban Is the chapeau par 0)901
Itis palace, he went away to the °I the lond la rlag1"1f 91."11.4 "11 strange resignation to my fate; but lence; no shape is more effective;
heart of a vast, wood, and, entex•ing l fenceless nations, iimi Igsge, would dozen that'll colonists live there,
with tho entire population of Malays only for a moment. none lends itself more regally to the
a srnall temple, he ascouloa seem never he in the lend." In another instant I had again smart, decorative schemes and for
-and Chinase in their serviee. We
mettle steps, placed a magic ring When Pvinve 0110 tra vele; Mined
upon the altar, then stood 1vit1i and shabby, with nothing to snow, met with generous hospitality ' in
the house et /Widmer Vander 0070-
bowed head and outstretched arms, 'stood before him, he said, "Not for
waiting the result. lyou is the (gown, oh, Otto. rim tee landt. .
Instantly there stood before him a iland woeld bo for pleasero sessiers The following morning, while our
majestic figure twelve feet high. oWhat lag lac 111 10(5 only," fee well hitSt W/16 ita. the fields, I rose and,
Would the great kleg with the Genii I g bnew that Prince Otto's haying t a ken a cup of tea, went
taken up tho 00.00,, and this was the
Iasi, theft needed, The tiger, though
stilt swift as a good hunting horse,
wait definitely beaten by the bicycle,
and soon abandoned the chase, part-
ly from discouragement, and partly,
no doubt, on account of the nearness
of the village which he liati learned
to fear.
money had gime to feed, mat the strolling about the dwelling. 11110
a Solitude?" asked the ligisre, 'really destitute, but those who would attention was attracted by a magni-
. "Thy wise counsel," replied tho !not „cogs. . ncent bicycle standing in a shed. At
king, and he told him of Inc diffieul- i Then came Prince Eustace, brin41tg the sight of the machine I was adz-
ty. j with him his crowd of peosonts, cavil c,ti With a Wild desire to try it.
Without Hesitation the Genii told ! of whom had manageo to Oct up a At first I resisted; than I took out
Vim what to do. Then the king Went , little of the language of learning. the wheel and luounted, determined
-back to his palace, and gave orders ,'Here again the king shook his head. to confine myself to a short ride.
for his nephews to be invited to the 1 "These peasants," seta No "but A good road led from the ,,dwellIng
grandest state banquet ever seen: so for you woeld have gathered and sold house and into the fields; tam,hicycle
that although the young princes had their fruit hameet, so that winter Was perfect, and the intoxication of
many times seen the magniecent pa- ; would have brought no want, As the ride became irresistible, Sure of
lace built of marble, cedar, ebony, • it wee, the f relit rotted ort the permission' from our amiable host
and silver, and knew its treasures of ground, 9,1141.11g Oa so foul an odor I was soon speeding (Mimes tho rice
pictures, statuary and priceless works •that one, inhaling it, took a plegne awl eoffee ileitis at 0 rapid pace.
of art, yet when they behekl theback to a gratt city, whieh plague . Before long 1 W119 at the outskirts
, of tho forest. 13(eVitched by the
tables laden with massive gold plate spw•ad SO that many died." 1114050 bus beaut.y of the spot, I (11.9-
sot with gems, and saw the great l Lestly came Prinee Hebert, and unemted from the Wheel in order to
and heartfelt homage paid to the /knelt before Ole tine, Then the
good king. they were 10111190(1, and 'kin's seta, ''Yoe shall be my S)10000
911011 secretly longed to be chosen sue- sear, for gold is good in thine halide,"
cessor. and ho t old how tho gold had been
At the close of the banquet the divided into four parts. 'Do mite,
kin r bade his nophows an affectionate brat -e men to fight for the weak in
good -right, and commanded their defenre of the 'kingdom. 'To bey
,
attendance early in the morning On sepds for those who wonld work on 11 hile I was sitting, thus there was
a matter of great Importance, That the lend and were trio poor to hut% a crackling in the bushes. 1101099
night ilio princes slept but little, for In bringing aid to 'those who had thing both heavy and lightfooted
they doubted not the time had come fallen sick of the plague, and in was nedting its way to the edge of
when the king's choice would be made toe hing many Node how ti, do the the woods. lny heart stood still
known thing they were most clever at. Thee when I turned to see what it was:
Consequently. they were a little wits Prince flutert, chosen King. About thirty feet from the rock a
powerful tiger issued from the shad -
BRITISH PRISON REFORM, owit was a giant arneog its
— kind.
New Scheme For the Treatment Hidden by hanging palm branches,
journey Into tho world for one of English Criminals. 1 dared not movo. In order to reach'
snentli, and spend the money exactlyThe annual report of the Britith the bieyele it was necessary to re-
-
how they pleased. At tho end of the Commissiouers of Prisons bears wit- gain the road, and this was hopes -
month they wore to return and give i ness to the fact that more and more slide without attracting the atten-
faithful acrount of their adventures. , attention is being given to reclaim- tion of the Have, who would easily
In some surprise tho four mince overtake rue in two or tinter leaps.
X -----s ' Mg influeuces In tho treatment of
departed, but they bad not gone tarBesides, 01,011 if I should succeed
before they began to differ as to the 1 convicts.
It is proposed; in future, that in mounting the wheel alive, I would
way in which they should spend the 1 there shall be three classes of pets- not be safe if the Wilmot should do -
money. ' oners, the "star," the "Interme- tide to pursue me. A bicycle may
At this point GeofTrey said, 1-T ''--"P 1 diet e," and the "recidivist," the cover a nal° more quickly than la
are four cross roads; let us each take '
, distinction being bested ou character tiger; but at the start cada it f ehtthre
one. mid spend the gold as 190 11.9t." !mei antecedents. The new system .Teer?enurrInoctilsa finrostt tbin asoo. and°
Geoffrey had not gone far before he 1 tion for a largo b-or°dNyldoef cpirtsoninecaaa- aloe the paralysis of the first few
So they parted company. Now l will, ii adopted, n
met Cerint Intim a former comrade, i "on the borderland between those seconds, I sat trembling, with my
heart pounding like a hanuner, and
who Maw appeared in rich 'idiom ! not previously couvicted of whim
and girt with a mord. When he and those who have made crime a
heard Oho story of the bags of gold , profession."
No Attic!, "Dopeed upon it, the Ring 1 tinder the eew scheme it will also
made it a test of fitness. I will show !be possible for a matt sentenced to
you how to spend it so that his !a loug term—say 20 years—to earn,
. .
b steffied rind vonr- I by good comities, the privilege of
enmy the imposieg scenery to tlue
full. parts in front and brusbes over her
ears Manchu fashion. At tho back
A little lake shadowea by over- it Is held by a long jade pin, like a
hauging branches seemed the image
paper -cutter, tasselled in crimson,
of ponce, and, seating myself on a
and decorated with artificial flowers
grenite rock, I was 110011 1.0St 0011-
101nplatiOn. and golden butterflies. At dim=
she eats with gold chopsticks, talks
much, and smokes a little. For her
age the is roniarkably well preserv-
ed, with nothing. C011050 ill her coun-
tenance, and nothing to indicate the
low origin alleged, hy her enemies,
She is fond of music, and will ap-
preciate a. musical -box when she
cannot have a band.
From his writings 000 would not
gather that Maxim Gorki, the auth-
or of `"Dhe Lower Depths," was 0,
hummist. 13ut a short time ago,
asked by his publisher to write his
own biography, Gorki sent in the
following account of his career : "In
3 878 I was apprenticed to a shoe-
maker; 1879, I was apprenticed to a
designer; 1880, scullion on board a modes, has been disappearing for the
packet -boat; 1883, I worked for a last two years; and the mutton leg
baker; 188a, I became a. porter; 1885 in modified forms bids fair to reign
baker; 1880, chorister in a troupe supreme before tho passing of many
of strolling 011000 playees; 1887, 1 more mouths. As a matter of fact,
sold apples in the streets; 1888, / ell.the variations and heights of sae -
attempted to commit suicide; 1890, torral fancy aro scaled from the
copyist in a lawyer's office; 3.883., foundation of the bishop or mutton
crossed Russia on foot; 1892, I was leg models.
a laborer In the workshops of a For shirt waists and bodices for
railway. In the same year publish- general wear there is scarcely any
ed first story." A concise of a perceptible change in the present
variogated career, at any ratel sleeves and those which have been
It seems that tbo Grand Duke Cyril worn for the past two seasons. Ia
attributes his escape from tho blow- fancy. waists, and house dresse.s, re -
Ing up of the Petropavlovsk to the °option. gowns, ate, the widest lat-
Miraculous powers of a charm which itude is allowed in the construction
was given to him shortly before the of ono's sleeves.
disaster. Five years ago a lieu- FONV 010CtS are more popular than
tenant of Marines, named Cube, vis- the elbow sleeve for all dress occa-
Rod tho church in Which are presorv- sins, Their return to favor is
ed the relics of St. 13arbo, an(' was marked by a furore, which shows
given by the Popo a, silver ring none of the humility of uncertain
which touched the relies. Tito Popo fashions. They give chance to
charged. him thever to part with the show off one's pretty arms, which
ring, as it would bring lihn good every woman ought to possess in
luck. 'Men the war broke out the these days of physleal culture and
lieutenant was made aide -do -camp to daily instructions in massage
the Grand Duke Cyril, and 071 Vas- Papers.
ter Day, wishing to give his chief a THE OLD SHAWL.
better than the ring. The Grand Fortunate Is the woman whose at -
present, he could think of nothing
Duke objected that he ought not to tic shelters a granchnother's chest,
provided the chest harbors in turn a
part with his charm, but the lieu- bandsome old embroidered shawl
tenant insisted, and so tho Grand
Dirke accepted the gift. Soon after- such as grandmother used to wear.
wards, when they wide both on nothing
If one has the heart to cut tm,
board the Petropavlovsk, the sari' waist. Not satisfied with the beauti-
makes a more charming
blew up and the lieutenant 17115 fel desige. of tho embroidery, many
ed. but the Grand Duke escaped. modistes are combining the richest
idany of the distinguished rnourne 9
r' laces with these shawl -bodices, malt -
looked thon for the first time upon -
ing confectioa fit for a queen's
at the funeral of tbe late Lady Esher
adornment,
the riehly-sculptureti tomb ia which
PERSONAL POINTERS.
Interesting Gossip About Some
Leading People.
So far as personal appearance goes
the Chinese Empress is a picture of
vigor, with piercing black oyes,
hair dyea jet black, and pretty lit-
tle hands, whose nails, several inches
long, aro protected by golden S11101d5
like elong-ated thimbles. Tsi An is
very vain of these hands, which ac-
cording to Chime -3e notions are ex-
tremely beautiful; and she is egeally
proud of her long hair, which she
disappointed when, on the morrow.
their uncle, taking four bags of gold,
with the same amount in eacli, gave
ono to each nophew, and bade them
my mouth as dry as a, stone,
111y secret hope was that tho beast,
satisfied with his victims of the
eight before, had 001110 to the lake
simply to slake his thirst. But,
thoueb. the tiger moistened his ton-
guo in the water, he did not seem
self covered with glory." Ho then !passing, after seven years, Into driven to the water by necessity; for
told of bis own warlike adventures. another division, where his treat- he soon lifted his head, and looked
In which he had found a rich land !wont will is' sensibly ameliorated,
over the seas inhabited by a gentle, it is rtgegiriziel also, in the case ar.,ound,
An intuition told me that he was
pea's -loving people, wlio knew no- I 01 y ining 01101,, lone that "It is the seeking compensation for fruitless
thing of the arts of war. He also duty of the State at least to try to hunt tho night before. A false 191070'
told of strong, warlike men ready I effect a cure, and uot to class the ment, and I should be that conven-
e g .o g , • offendor, off -hand and without exper-
command of Geoffrey, would march !II -nal", with the adult, criminal. In
I future it is proposed that all cases,
away and conquer this land.
where the °Mintier is between 16 and
so fir et t imag na o
Geoffrey that he wont with Count I 21, and has been preemie:1y convict- but he saw nothing. He seemed to
ed of crime, and the seatence exceeds hesitate between two directions; then
Ulric and spent his gold and nano in 12 months, shell bo treated under he turned again toward the lake and
training warlike bands. the llorstal scheme, If existing- tw-
in the meantrine Pritice Otto went
on his way merrily; determined to go
to a gay city where other young
princes former friends of his, now
lived. When he had found thorn and
told them of his bag of gold, they
were deliglitea, for, with a laugh lie
said that nothing was easier than
the speeding of money, and he meant
to have a good time in viewing all
that was best in beauty, art, and
song, for the king, his uncle, loved
these things, and would like to hear
of them.
So day and night for Et whole week
Prince Otto and his friends spent
much gold on pleasures, which In
themselves were not wrong, Ono day
there came to the prince a beggar in
rags, who in a whining voice told a
tale of poverty. Remembering that
liis uncle was ever good to the poor,
Prince Otto tea: a handful of gold
from his bag and gave it to the
beggar.
Tim next day came another beg-
gar, WHO in a still more whining
Voice told a yet more piteous tale.
To him Prince Otto gavo two hand-
fuls of gold. Now, what, with costly
pleasuree. and rootless giving, Prince
Otto found his bag quite empty at
the end of two weeks,
When Prince Eustare loft his bee -
:there lie journeyed quietly on for some
/Rawer until he unt a grave mid
learned tnan, who 'wino ho had heard
the story of his hag of golcl, said,
"Come with me, my son, and I 99111
sbow you a colony ot simple people;
Mt your gold bo spent in teaching
them the wonders of science and the
teethe of philosophy, for Wisdom 15
hofor0 all things."
So Prince Ettetaeo beagliti an old
ensile, end feinted it into a college.
Much more gold be spent in Paying
learned num to teach the simple pea -
stints of flint happy volley. Al first
those neaeants refused to come into
she becaose the time of their
fruit harvest teas at hand, Inthwlien
they saw tho fine -college and all the
bettetiful grontels serrounding it,
they Wont in and forgot, their or-
chards laden With fruit.
Now when Prince Hubert left his
hrOthers, lie journeyed on in deep
thought, turning not aside for any
temptation, So anxious Was ho to
go the right thing, that at the end
of a weak he had net spent, a Single
gold piece. In gore perplexity ho
'entered a terns/10 sot in 1,11e
heart, 01' It silent Wood, and nilileh
WaS 710 other than the Temple of i740.
51. 0 ruling before the niter,
he brie,. earireetly, "0, that ono
settee.
At the noise of a bird among the
foliage he turned quickly, a phos-
horescent gleam shone in his eyes,
connuodation does not suffice. it is
possible that the whole of L'orstal
Prison may be devoted to the treat -
took a step on the bank.
This step did not bring him nearer
to me; but with a second and more
rapid m.ovement of the aroma ray
ment of these =HOS. Help el I ho
terror decided me. In two leaps I
iven to the offenders on discharge •
by the newly -formed Borstal Meta-
l:kW on,
At Hollowey Prison a new doper -
thee has been made One year in a
scheme for the regular provision of
lectures on secular subjects. such as
health, miming, sanitation, etc,
These lectures are given by differ-
ent ladies, who most generously of-
fer their 800710e5, awl aro greatly
bad reached nay Inme e,
When I junmed into the saddle, I
sew in a flash the big body crouch-
ing and then the spring. At that in-
stant I gave tho first iinpulse to the
pedal.
It seemed to me that I liarl become
all inetinet, and that every one of
any fibres obeyed that unconscious
will which is worth mon!' in immodi-
appreciated by the prisoners, who ote danger than the. cleat -est reason -
look upon thou not only as a 00 -1 -Lan• With a great effort I attained
maximum speed; and, in the Short
ward for good conduct, but es a
source of useful Instruction. e
SOME WEDDING CUSTOMS.
Originated in Anglo-Saxon and
Roman Times.
When the beleiglial of children was
the C11S1,0111 US IL was among. one
An '1 -Saxon focerathers, the bride-
groom elect, gave to his future bride
a ring, or as it was called in Mime the distance wan reduced; at the fifth
days, a "wed," as Ids pledge. lt is the beast liad only to stretch out
from this t00111 that our word wed- his paw to reach ine, and at the sco-
ffing has been derived, The ring enth it' touched the tire of the rear
191:70 placed on a finger of the right wheel.
hand of tho little maiden and was I thought that I wag lost, all'd that
kept there nein her marriage, when the &Tort I Wade 79115 7a111. 131.1t
removed to her left /and. In elites the claw 11119811(1 its aim, searcoly
gone by tho bridegroom did not, 0,71 serail:hi/1g the tire; am!, (19 the wes-
now, at tho (L)ne of mattering place chino kept up its speed, the tiger
the ring at once on the third finger wog 7.0913 near at the eighth bound,
of the bridge. butoput it, in turn on because he had counted the race won,
each linger of the loft hand, saying In these awful moments I had the
as he placed it on the first finger: inspication te, deviate from nly patii
"In the name of the Father"; on 1.111V11 Id 11 guava, tree whieli grow at
the second, "In the name of the the side of the road; and again I
Son"; on the third, "In the name iesraped, because iny pursuer wag
of the I/oly Ghost," and on the forced to make a detour. But,
The bride being attended lay thougli rnY
I had no hope of a final
speed was at its. highest
fourth, "Amen."
bridesmaids 117 0 entom that has (seem. 7 kneW only too well thet
come 'down to us, like so inany lone or two extra, efferta on the part
others from the Romans. At their lot oh, „nom,. might, geeniggy olo„
this steep:do at any moment.
interval betw-etin the first and second
bounds of tho tiger, 1 was ready for
the struggle.
Everything depended on maintain-
ing a start, )10190700 insig,nificant, for
abaut a hundred yards, after Which
the speed of the beast would probably
decrease somewhat, though still re-
maining fearful. I worked the pedals
in a Mow, but at the fourth leap
general becomingness tho turban is
unexuelled, Then it has the extra
great advantage of being suited to
all occasions, a matter easily ar-
eanged with tho peesent variety of
fashionable treetment.
1-1A1."DIUMMING S.
Wings have lost none or their
favor in the great demand for fruit,
dower and soft ribbon effects as hat
trimmings. In fact, they are shown
cm the smartest of hats, and will no
doubt be a reigning favorite as long
as the low coiffure continues fashiee-
able, being especially adapted to
this style of hairdressing. They- are
usually pieced at the back of the
hat, one or two on each side, bent
downward to toueh the hair. Where
the wings tone into the shade of the
hair or contrast well with it the ef-
fect is charming,. and it also Is a tri-
bute to the artistic ability of the
wearer.
There is a close relation between
hats and sleeves this year,
and one should be selected with a
consideration for the other. Many
an otherwise effective toilette is
spoiled by a disregard of this fact. If
the hat is what is popularly describ-
ed as fussy, the sleeves should. be
plain at the shoulder, or at least
close fitting, for with a voluminous
hat and full shirred or puffed sleeves
it is very easy to look bunchy from
tho waistline up. A tailor-made
gown shirred about the sleeves or
waist is always more effective with 0
turban or small hat simply. decorat-
ed.
FASHIONS IN SLEEVES.
There aro so many varieties of
fashionable sleeves that there is no
Set rule for one to follow in making
them this year. The shirred or kulf-
ad effect is quite as smart as the
plain bishop pattern, which, accord-
ing to some chroniclers of the
stone itself is much observed, ninny.
Comte being studded into the yokes
of handsome black dresses. This is
Also true of divines, turquoises,
amethysts and opals, Fashion has
clotted superstition woe/. bravely and.
adopted the opals wherever it would
heighten the artistio effect a
gown or wrap.
Ornaments for the hair aro 1113 var-
ied as they are beautiful. Nothing
is more becoming, however, than the
little hair citable whieh can be
wound eround tho coiffure several
linlefl and caught with a jewelled or
Imitation jewelled buckle. Hand -
BALTIC FLEET'S ADMIRAL
WAYS OF THE NOTORIOUS
ROJESTVENSEY,
Said to be a Good Tacticien, and
Not the Nan to Wye Way
to a Panic.
Ono who professes to know hint
writes as follows in the London
Dalin News of the Admiral of the
111.1551011 llaltIc Fleet. :
Itojestvensky Is fifty-six years old,
but made his mark nearly thirty
some combs of tortoise shell, also yearS ago, when, in the ititemo-lur-
jewel studded, make rich hair deem, kish war, he WaS deCOrated with the
atIons and are much woos, '
Prettiest beaded effects, which aro 119
Popular cts tortoise noveltiee, come
from Venice. Few trinkets are band-
somer than the ambor beads which
are very much in vogue just now.
WHERE
RUSSIANS FAIL
THE ARMY OFFICERS ARE
UTTERLY USELESS.
But the Russian Soldier is One
of the Best of Fight-
ing Men.
If the truth roust be told, the ithief
fault lies In the officers and in the
whole training and discipline of the
Russian army, writes If. .f. Whig -
ham, in London Morning Post,
80 g011000.1 could possibly nsk for
finer material Haan the Russian sol-
dier. He is a. Splendid marcher, sup-
ports heat, and cold and 'tenger and
dirt with a patience that cannot be
stirmaseed, and, above all, he is brave
to a fault..
But the Russian officer, gallant,
reckless, spendthrift, and altogether
bon germs beloogs to another age
tlian the present. From general
d09:11 to the youngest subaltern it1
would be dinicult to find one in a
thousand who knows or eaves any-
thing about t,lio science of modern
warfare. lie is a good lighting nem
f the old school; a good deal of a
sweslabticider, 1vitli his big boots and
clanking seems and trusty sword, but
open-handed ana full of good-fellow-
ahip. Above all, lio is breve. The
casualty lists alone prove this.
Up to the present time the generals
have been largely to blame. The
performances of Gen. Sasstilitch 011
the Yalu anti 13ctron Stackelborg at
Marengo were
SIMPLY CDILDIS11.
The newly joined subaltern in Rus-
sia has alreedy learned all that he is
over likely to know 0,17011t. Warfare as
soon as lie joins the artny; he has to
pass no examination for promotion,
and he isogon.° content with the pres-
tige which Itis epaulettes give him,
without bothering his head about
text -books and histories.
J. have talked with a great many
onleces about the present war, and,
with few exceptions, they never get
bes-ond the idea that sooner or later
they are going to drive all the Ja-
panese into the sea. How they nee
going to accomplish this feat is a
cmestion whicli they never ask them-
selves,
They still have a childish faith in
the effecacy or the sword, and you
will constantly see Russian oflIcers
discussing the (niality of their
blades, just as in other armies offi-
cers discuss the latest typo of pistol.
Their troops wear a khaki shirt,
bet they still have dark t000S009 0,nd
long black boots anti prosent an ex-
cellent target from the waist down-
ward,
The officers aro lumbering their
(reins now with a n11111b00 of six-inoli
guns of' an obsolete typo and garri-
son mountings. These ancient pieces
cennot possibly be of any use in the
flolffi
As for training their 131011 to shoot,
mai an exercise of energy never
seems to enter the Russians' nainds.
Education for the private soldier of
any sort, beyond a certain prolicienesr
in parade drill, is not considered
necossery. Not one soldiec in a hun-
dred mat
EITHER READ OR WRITE.
Marriages it was the custom to
have them celebrated in the presence
of ton witnesses, mel the 1(1110111'
1,1019 of the ceeeinony the contracting
parties partook of a cake made of
At the next boned tile tiger again
nearly (aught 111e; but, while the
elaW grimed tho wheel, I eaw that I
trait water end flour—a preethe froin litol to pass over a long and narrolv
which, no doubt, our "wielding cake" , foot bridge spannieg it wide irriga-
has come, while the wedding favors.- thin ditch. Title gave me back my
1
tvhich, Irmo tho bye, seem to have eonell'em I ealiialaLed that the aril'"
gone getite out of fitellion now—were awl would hesitate E03 indent at
Suppesed to represeet, the true-lov- the bridge, and PerhaPs Mee a few
era' knot stinbolicel of union, yards in crime/13g It.
---4--- `rids was exactly whet happened,
Smell ljarry—"Mamma, whet is :On 1111) t . ' .
the Meaning of heredithiet,'?" Mitmnio'that, I had seined about .rt dozen 011, well, eVerybady hoe Ids nps
--"It, is something yon iet gem' patee over the formidable feline, lt, aml Swans." "That's right. ,i) Mit
1
70110 paP0, or me." Satan Hail's"— ',may he that in 1110 intoxItettioe 111 at present Pm drovn firetty loW he
"019, yon mean a spankieTt this advn1 age 1 increased my speed. 9011770 Pre herd op:"
they laid her, But the tomb, with A NEW GOWN.
191, Cseorge Cross for exceptional
acts of bravery. Re is the protege
of 1110141110(1 nnil SkrylofT; and it
was the latter's commendations
which led to his appointmeet as
leader of Russia's naval forlorn
hope. St. Petersburg social cieeles
demanded that Tchuknin Or Virenitie
should command the Baltic Fleet.
Skrylon insisted on Rojestmensky,
urging that, as ho bintself would
m
comand the fleet if it reached tho
Far Enst, ho had a right. to 110,0111
tho man fit to undertake the peril-
ous responsibility of taking it
there.
Rojestvensky is a sailor, pure and
simple, and his only interests are
on the sem For a whole year he
charred in the position of Naval
Chief of Stan, and only accepted
that post because he bad then no
chance of gaining an admiral's com-
mand, Nevertholesa, ho worked
hard, and introduced several reforms
of hnportance, 0110 of which, the curer
tailing of officers' leave, did not in-
crease his popularity,
NOT POPULAR WITH HIM;
its marble figures of the late Lord A strikingly handsome gown is
and Lady Esher, has been many made of chiffon velvet with a plait -
years in position. It VMS erected by 101 skirt, The Color of the design is
order of the f0011100 Lord h'sher dur- a rich clerk green. No other trim -
Mg his own lifetime. He and his ming except the box plaits is used
wife sat to the sculptor for their on the skirt. The bodice is an Eton
effigies, which 50000 intended to be blouse gathered into a deep girdle
reserved for use after the deaths of of tucked blaek satin. 11 is cut low
the originals, Then Lord Esher at the neck and trimmed with revers-
thangecl his mind. "Don't trouble ed revers of the same material. The
to house them" he said; "put them satin in turn is outlined with latmcie
on tho nOW," So for ten of black silk braid twisted In spirals
years during his own lifetime there at Mamma intervals and tho loops
he and Lady Esher lay hi counter- made by twisting the braid are lilted
feit preson tmen , in with tiny bits of rod satin, mak
111, Columb Minor, the mother Ing a delightful color scheme. French
church of Nowquay, Cornwall, Eng- knots in green rod bluets silk aro
land, poseesses a parish clerk of re- embroidered upon the braided out-
corcl ago arid attainments. Mr, lines of tho satin trimming,
Came has lately celebrated his nine- Tho sleeves 11.08 large mutton log
ty-elghth birthday, greeed by con- affairs shirred through the centre
gratailations front all pasts of the from tho elbow to tho shoulder.
Duchy. Clad in the fullsfashioned From wrist, to elbow they are trims
surplice of former decades, absolved rued with bands of the narrotv black
Maly from the 111000 recently added silk braid embroidered in Erenc,h
cassock, he forms one of the regular knots,
choir, following every word with Very handeome gowns of both vet.
audible consciontiousuess, while he volt and cloth conie ready embrotd-
still feels that he leatle them as of erect and cut, requirieg only to bo
yore. Now in his sixtieth year of fitted. These are expensive, but
Parish work, he is still strong and thole chic and perfection of ,out in -
sturdy, and proud to relate that his Imre thior immediate success. Illven
father and grandfather shared the the tecks or plaits, as the cose may
preceding century in the same °file be, aro basted in Ole goods to ac-
cial capacity. commodate the fitter who finds it
an easy matter to make them deeper
QUEER POIa011 1011011. to the figure of the wearer.
or lot th0111 Mit a little, 09CW-ding
lr110 P111iCel11011 In Hayti ere paid CHIFFON FLownRs.
hy results. They got capitation foes Some of the Paris shops that
for all tho arrests they make. As make 8. peelalty of dress trimmings
they come from the worst :Saes of are Showing the most exqUisite gar -
the population end are under no lande of flowers in chiffon for trim-
dist:tonne, it follows that a inan is ming evening gowns. Half -blown
very 1101310 to be arrested in Hayti roses, forget-nle-nots, apple blos-
finless ho is within; to pay the 901- soms, and oven tho larger blooms,
iceman more than the capitation foe, like poppieft, aro in great doomed
As this fee is only fiti cents, the and aro made so realistically that it
price of freedom is got prohibitive, le difficult to distinguish them from
the natural flowers. Then they are
Men who hove lto truth in them ex- seented with peritonea whith Inaltee,
pent te find it le other people, them oven more life -like,
Coral IS greatly Mod in tririnning
einart goterm arid beirides, a Wen
as hats, Not only is the tint the
But the Russian admiral is not a
popularity hunter. Feared by his
officers, whom he punishes in tho
severest way by reprimanding them
publicly, and not quith understood
by his men, with whom he does
not parade camaraderie, he is a
centre of stormy dispute rather than
of good-natured anecdote. He has
nothing, for instance, in common
with the late Admiral Makaroff, save
an infinite capacity for taking
As a naval tactician Rojestvensky
has always been strongly on tho side
of active attack. In a lectuto read
during his tet•m of office at. St. Pet-
ersburg he declared that the navy
with reserves should attack
not fearing destruction, if a chance
presented itself of badly damaging
the enemy's ships.
For this reason he is a strong up-
holder of tho big battleship. 'The
battleship may be destroyed," he
said, "but never without inflicting
damage that needs repair, and it is
then that the opportunity 100 00-
500V08 0011108 i11."
NOT GIVEN TO PANIC.
Rojestvensky' sailors are said to
call him the "Silent Admiral," OW-
hlg 10 his tacitsumity. The Admtral
is not a talker, but a worker; 00(1
part of his unpopularity is duo to
the self-reliance with which he car-
ries out important changes without
consulting suborctinates.
Ever since his appointment, last
April to the command of the Baltic
Squadron, he has been at, War With
the St. Petersburg naval authori-
ties; and RUSSiall$ (1091111.0(1 that, ho
threatened to resign more than once
if the fleet was not titled out as he
required.
In person, the Admired is good-
looking, and he has a prominent
Wart On his 11080 Whinh attracts at-
tention at once. Tho restrained ex-
pression, steely eyes, and tightly -
closed mouth hidden under a grim,
grizzled beard, give him an appear-
COMO of power mut resolutioe. His
only recreation is sailing boats, and
reading and writing of the sea.
Ile is accused of undue fondness
for Inc uniforms and handsome sur-
roundings. But no ono has ever in -
dieted him for luxury in his person-
al habits. And no Russian would be-
lieve that ho would givo way to
panic and fire on innocent fishing
boats, save through some tragic
misunderstanding, or some real ap-
prehension of a treacherous attack.
The worst or it is that the soldier
who is not devoid of common sense,
though he cennot write Ins. own
name, is beginning to find the officer
out. Ile IR diSCOVOtillg by painful
experience thut the man he has been
taught to regard as belonging to a
superior orilee of being is nothing
but rt very stupid follow, worth not
half or quarter as' mucit ite the little
Japanese whom he professes to de-
spise.
TIM Russian officer apart from his
lack of military knoWleclge has, two
habits which certainly do not make
for improvement. The first le more
than a habit, it is a national char-
aeteeistic, which. ig 0111;hadiad in the
all -embracing detestable word "nitch-
ewe." Tile word wells with him
procrastituttion and they -iterate diss
aster. But the Russian officer be-
lieves that in spite of it all the luck
of the Emperor will be triumphant;
If not to -clay, then to -morrow; if not
this year, then the neat—the next
century if need be. Why Worry?
"Nitchovo." alto second is his Nor-
din:Ito love of drinking "vodka,"
WORNITOUSIO 11113SEUMS,
Several of the great 1,011(1011 woric-
houses have remarkable museums at-
tached to them. in 0 Smith Lon-
don union 191115011111 can be found a
clergyman's lettere of ordination
(the owner died In the hotted, and
a 'mealier bolt made of home teeth
arel brought from the \Vest, Coma d
Africa, 13111 perhaps the most Sig-
nificant of all the things shown is 0.
small pocket dice-bex. Upon tho
box ia neatly cut "This box and
other wagering cOst mo 1380,000,,
and brought mo to the workhouse,"
Ponsonby (somewhat boastfully)—
"I may gay, Mies Blitlorwick, that
ate gette an adopt at athldice. I
can row, ride—eitheir horse or biko—
Swim, spar, Jesup, arld ren.'s Mise
lfliliorwltk (tWeatly)--"Her0 Coma
paPa. Do let we gee you SWIM and
rage in dvese nuttomals, but the rtm.
THE. WASTAGE OF WAR,
Condemned Food Eaten by the
Natives of South Africa.
Regolations as to the extraordin-
ary, `way in which vast quantities of
army rations wore disposed of after
the South African War have Woe
made in Natal, The revelations
have arisen through a native em-
ployed on the Reunion Estate, 0 su-
gar plantation a few miles from Dur-
ban, beieg convicted or stealing
some tins of preserved beef from the
estate, It was stated in evidence
that after the war the Reunion J0.
tato had obtained from the military
no fewer than two hundred and fifty;
thousand cases of "condemned" tin-
ned provisions, which they got mere-
ly for the ctteting away. The cases
had been opened and the tins dieted
in the canallelds, with the object of
utilieing the ,eentoets as mamma foe
the sugar -cane and it was some of
these tins which had been exhumed
by the natives and consumed,
From further inquiries it appears
that ononnous quantities of so-called
"eonclomned" food strophes were
disposed of by, the moairinn
illitteynatliett�f ties. It is alleged
natives have been living on this stuff
for months, and it Is significant that
so far, no ill effects bave come to
light, Indeed, they assort tho eon -
tents of tiro tins aro in perfectly
S01Anslatowtnicit
iloirlInit'io, at a very moder-
ate estimate the Reunion lot alone
must have cost not less than half a
million sterling, and when it is con-
sidered that vast quantities of simi-
lar foodstuffs, were burned or taken
out to sea and cast away, while
other sugar estates have followed
the Reunion's (Maniple by utilizing
them for nranure, some idea may he
gathered of the enornmus wastage
which occurred in this one dePart-
Mont alone.
The BilbIt81
portiano hag 11070111(1
hie winnffigs 110 turf to petting
tip etnishOnees for old and 11101011) 0110.-
heil:.1.1:00$111:70:70171 of those
aintehOuses the '`gooti Dethoss1