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The Brussels Post, 1900-5-24, Page 6TaiBR iL POO T, A PICTURE OF CILRIST +t , Rey. i�r, , Talmage Discourses on his o er 1 Mission. Wonderful �� �On. Difficult to Be Anything .Great or,. Famous—In This World 'We Get Only, •the Faintest Outlines i of What Christ Is --The Dr. Says Christ Is Every thing in the Great Pian of Redemption. A despatch from Washington save Talmage preaohod from the folleWing text:—"Christ is all uad in alis '- Uel. iii. II, Every age of the world has had its lilaturia as, its philosophers, its artists, Its thinkers, and its teachers, Unit of Montgct<nery, more bold tba that of Milton, more terrible the tacit of Dante, more natural tha that of WardspvorLlt, more impassion ed' than, that of Pgllock, more tendo than that of Cowper, more weird tha that of. Spenser, This great poem brings all tee gems of the earth in L0 its pgrpntreet and, It Weaves t.l}e Wore there histories Lo be written? flames of jud meat to its inland there has been many u Moses, or 0. and pours eternal harmon es in Xenophon, or a Josephus, to write Its rhythm. F,veryibing ' this boo them. Were there poems to he cone touehes it makes beautiful, from th plain stones of the summer throsbin etruoted 1 there was always a Job or floor to the daughters of Naher filling a Romer to construct them. Were there thrones lustrous and powerful to be lifted1 there has always been a David or a Caesar to raise them. Were there teachers demanded for the intellect and 'the heart 1 !.here has been a Socrates, and u Zeno, and a Oleanthes, and a Marcus Anteniue coming forth' on the grand and glori. ons anission. Every age of the world bus had its .triumphs of reason and morality. There has not been a siogle ago of .the world which has not had some decided system of religion; the Platonism, Oriontalism, Stoicism, Brahmanism, and Buddhism, consider- ing the ages in which they were estab,. lished, were not lacking in ingenuity and force. ,Now, 1n this line of hens. ficent institutions and.of noble men, there appeared a personage, more won- dertul than any predecessor. Hem= from a family without any royal or aristocratic pretensiou. He became a Galilean mechanic, He had ne ad, vantage from the schools. There and in their dtatorted visions, prophet were people beside him, day after day, seems to war with prophet, and even - who had no idea that He was going to gelist, with evangelist, and apostle be anything remarkable, or do any- with apostle; and tf they can find thing remarkable. Yet, notwitb- oome bad trait of character bl a man of God mentioned in that Bible, these standing all this and without any carrion orowa caw and flap their wings title ur scholarly pretension, orflam,. over the carcase. Because they cannot ing rhetoric, He startled the world understand how the whale swallowed with the strangest announcements, Jonah, ,.hep atteanipt the more won- derful feat 01 swallowing the mon- ran in collision with solemn priests ter whale of and proud rulers, and with. a. voice MODERN SCEPf WISM. that rang through temple and palace, They do not believe it possible that and over ship's deck and mountain top, the Bible atbry should be true whish exclaimed: "I am the light of the says that the dumb ass spoke, whilst ,hay themselves pnove the thing world!" Men were taken all ;aback at sible by their own utterances I I am the idea that that hand, yet bard from amused beyond bound when I hear, the use of the axe, and saw, and adz, one of these men talking about a fa - and hatchet, should wave the sceptre Lure life. Just ask a man who re- ef authority; and that upon that jeots that. Bible what heaven is, and. brow, from which they had so often bear bin befog your soul. He will telt seen flan wipe the sweat 01 toil, there you that heaven Is merely the devel- would yet come :he crown of elver- epmaent of the .internal resources of el1ed comma ur and of universal duet_ a mann; it is efflorescence of the dyne - inion. We all know how difficult it mac. frees into a state of ethereal and le to he anything great or famous; and tl•anseendental lucubration in oloee no wonder that those who had been juxtaposition to the ever present boys with Christ in the streets of was," and the great " to be," and Nazareth, and seen Him in after years the everlasting great 1" Considering In the days cif His complete obscurity, : themselves to be wise, they are fools should have been very slow to acknow.:for lime and eternity. ledge Then, there is another class of per- Cellff:iT'S WOND.IJRFIJI, Ml:>SION, sons, who come to the Bible as contro- 1 remark, in the first passe, ('hast i bytarilists. They are cptlstous Pres- 1s.everythiag in the Bible, i do not byterians, or fierce Baptists, or vto- lent Ittheir Methodists. They cut tbe Bible care weave 1 open the Bible, I find to, suit their creed, instead of cutting Jesus. In whatever path letart, I their creed to suit the Bible. If for come, after awhile, to the Bethlehem scripture thinks as they dm, well; if manger. 1 go Leek to the eat dls- not, so much the worse for the Sorip- pensa ,tan and see a lamb on the attar tures. The Bible is merely the whet - and say: "Behold the Lamb of God stone on which they sharpen the dis- o ho taketh away the sin oft the seating -knife of controversy. They world." Then I go and see the manna come to it as a government in time i provided for the Israelites in the of war comes to armories or arsenals wilderness, and I say: "Jesus, the for weapons and munitions. Theyhave bread of life." Then I look at the rook declared everlasting war against all which was smitten by prophet's rod, other shots; and tbey want so many and, as the water gushes out,i 1 say: broad swords, ao many muskets, so "ft is Jesus, the fountain opened tor many howitzers, so many columbiads, sin and uncleanness." Igo back and so much grape and canister, so many look et the writings of Job, and 1 hear field pieces, with which to take the him exclaim: "1 know that my Re_ field of dispute, for they mean to get denier Beath." Then I go to tem- tbe victory though the !mavens be kiel, and I find Christ presented there darkened ivith smoke, and the enrth as "a plant. of renown;" and thea 1 rend with the thunder. What do they 0 Turn to Isaiah, and., Christ is spoken care about the religion of 1. he Lord of "55 a sheep before her shearers is Jesus Christ 1 I have seen some e dumb, m0 He opens not His mouth.." such men come back from an coole ges- li es Team all the way between Gone mats and Malachi. Then I turn over 10 the New Testament, and it ie Christ in the parable, it is IChnst in, the mir- acle, it is Chriat in the Ilvangeltsts• story, it is Ch'rLst in the, Apostles' epistles, and it is Clhrist in the trum- pet peal of the Apooaclypse. I know there are a great many people who do not find' Otirise in the Bible. Here' lei a men who studies the. Ribie as an historian. Well, If you come as an historian, your will feud in this book how the world .was made, how the fleas fled to their places, how empires were etablished, throe: notion fought with' dation, jave. !in ringing against harhegeon, until the earth was ghastly with the deed. You will see the coronation of prin- ces, the triumph of conquerors, and the world turned upside down, and back again, and down "gain, eleft and scarred with great agonies of earl,leenake, and tempest, and bat- tle. 11 fa a wonderful history, put- ting to the blush all others int the ercuu'ncy of its recital, and in the stupendous events it records. Hamer and Thucydides, and Gibbon, could meko great atpries of little events; but ltd took a Moses to tell now the ?onetime . and the earth were made in ane chapter, and to give the history of 'thousands of years UPON' TWO LEAViGS, Then' there ere others ivbo find nothing in the cBible bat that poetry, Well, if you come as a poet, you will find in this book faultless rhythm, and bold imagery, and startling anti- thesis, nod raptwrous 1.yria, and sweet pastorci, and instructive narrative, and devotional psalmtithougbts, ex- presser, fin ,,style more solemn than they know eetblag what are th chief attreetiona ne the Mille. It only tits mum Who °)1p. 8 and knocks PA the gate, saying, --"1 would se Josue" --for him the gloilse of the book open, and ha gene 14 and find Christ end with flim peace pardon life, comfort, and heavens "All in all 18 Jesus" In the lilbte. I remark again that Ohrlet is every- thing In the groat plan of rodamp- lion, We are slaves; Christ give deliverance to the captives, We ar thusly ; Cbtlst is the river of salvo tion to slake our thirst, We at hungry ; Jesus says, "l am the byes of life," We aro condemned to die Christ says, "Save that man from g0 g • , GR TINCt, A boy went out to walk ane day And mot a lady .on his way ribs smeekly wasmeekly off his load,"Good morning," pleasantly he said, a A little girl went walking, too, And met a lady whom she knew; e With quick ,politeness then the child d "Good morning" said, end bowed and smiled. Aud thus should lads and losses greet f WaaLeyer friends they chance to g, inset, n if they would ehow polltonoss true; e, Now, Who'll remember this it Will you? log down to the pit, I am the i•an som." We are tossed on a sea o troubles; :Maus mime over it sayin "1't is 1, be not afraid," 'We am 'L n darkness ; Jesus says, "I am tli bright end morning star." We ar sick ; Jame is the balm of Gilead. W e are dead ; hear the, shrouds rend an n grave hillocks heave, as He cries, " am the resurrection and the life, h that bellevoth In me though he wer dead, yet shall he live," We wan e justifienllon ; "being justified by faith, we have peace with Gad k throaah oils Lord Jesus Christ," We want to oxalateo faith • "Believe In _ the Lord Jesus. Christ, and thou g shalt be mead." I want to get from under oondemnatl0n : "'There is now therefore, no oondemnalion to the who are in Christ Jesus." The arose —He carried !t, The flames of hell— Ile suffered them, The shame—Ile endured it. The crown—he wore It, The heights of beavon sing it, and worlds o1 light to worlds of. light, all around the heavens cry, "Glory 1 glory 1" Let us go forth and gather the trophies for Jesus. From Golconda mines we gather the diamonds; from Ceylon banks we gather the pearls; from all lands and kingdoms we gather preoious stones; and we bring the glittering burdens and pat them down at the feet of Jesus, and say. "All these are mine Thou art worthy." We go forth again tor more trophies, and into one, sheaf we gather all the sceptres of the Caesars, and the Alexanders, and the Czars, and the Sultans of all royalties and dominions, and then we bring the sheaf of sceptres and put it at the feet of Jesus, sad say. "Thou art Hing of kings, and these thou hest conquered." And then we go forth again to gather more trophies, and we bid the redeemed of all ages, the sons and danghters of the Lord Al- mighty, to come. We ask them to some and offer their true thanksgiv- ings, and the hosts of heaven bring Brown, and palm, and sceptre, and here by these bleeding feet, and by this wounded heart, ory. "Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power be unto 'aim that sitteth upon the throne, and to the Lamb for ever and for ever." Tell me of a tear He did not weep, of a burden that Ho did not carry, of a battle that Fre did not fight, of a victory that He did not achieve. "All in all is Jesus" in the great plan of redemption. e T;II LTE FAIR•k'IELD'S PDOMIS;Ei, r When Billie took the milk to Mr's. e Selden one morning, and she asked e him. iR he would bring another quart that night, be said, "Yee'm," prompt- ly, and then never thought of it again until he was in bed. "Well. I can't take it now," said Billie; but he maid not go to sleep, though he turned and tossed and ni twisted till he was tired. Al last he went to the head df the stairs and shouted "Mother!" Mrs. Fairfield had just threaded her needle, and stretched a stocking with a big We in it over her hand. She said, "Oh, dear 1" but .she went to + see what Billie wanted,. ""You'll have to go now," she said quietly, when be bad told her. "Ob, mother! I ca'n't go away up there alone." the trough for the camels; and the iish peels of Reshbun ; up to the psalmist praising God with diapason of storan and whirlwind, and Job lead - Ing forth Orion, .Aratu.rus and the Pleiades. It is a wonderful poem, and e great many people read It as they do Thomas lbtoore's "Lalla Rookh " and Walter Scott's "Lady of the Lake," and Southey's "Curse of Gehenna." They sit down and are so absorbed in llooking at the shells on the shore of that they forget to look off on the great ocean of God's mercy and salt'- anon, Then there are others who mime to this book as sceptics. They marshal passage after passage, and try to get Matthew and Luke in a quarrel, and would have a discrepancy- between what Paul and James say about faith and works; and they try the account of Moses concerning the creation by modern decisions in science, and re- solve, that in all questions between the scientific explorer and the in- spired writer, they will give the pre- ference to the geologist. These men— these *dors I will say—sack poison out of the sweetest flowers. They fatten their Infidelity upon the truths wheah have led thousands to banyan THE SCARLET LANCERS. Only nrttldh Cavalry That Ever Rroite a square or r,irnn,ry. Lord Roberts's successful application to the war office for the Sixteenth, Queen's, Lancers to be allowed to leave India for the seat of war in South Africa recalls to a 'correspondent of the Pall Mali Gazette a story of this famous cavalry regiment. The Six- teenth Lancers is the only regiment of British cavalry that has ever pene- trated and broken a square of infan- try, and it made this unique record by a fine feat performed at the Battle of Aliwal, in the Punjab, in January, 181:6: The gallant Sikhs had thrown them- selves into squares, and in this forma- tion they for a Long time resisted the desperate charges of the English cav- alry just as stubbornly as the British nfantry bad resisted the French cuirassiers at Waterloo. Again and again did the Sixteenth Lancers strive to break through the sullen masses of the Sikhs; again and again scores of saddles were emptied, and the British were beaten back with laughter. As the taneere got close enough to deliver their thrusts, their vnapons would splinter like match- vood upon the stout shields of their worthy foes. Suddenly an inspiration time to the troopers. Without receiving any orders to that ffect, but as if controlled by a un- nimous impulse, they suddenly shift- d their lances to the bridle hand and charged in once more. The Sikhs, ntirety unprepared for this sudden nd inaslorly manoeuvre, received in heir bodies instead of on their tar- ots the deadly spear -points et the orsemen, Into sad through.ths squares swept he Sixteenth with lances as crimson s their Lantos. .Given so, it is record- s that the resistance was so deeper- te and sustained that the Sikh square ad to be ridden through again and et again ere they were finally des- royed and dispersed. OALVE, THE WOMAN. Calve, the woman, to a topes not a Whit • less fascinating than her oarear s a prima donna, Each summer is pent at her chateau at Cavriere, near Aveyrou, France. There is a pretty omens aonoeoted with this country eat. When as a gird she used to walk past. this place eaoh day her most daring dream was to some time e rich enough to purchase it. Attar emcees mune the dream was .realized. To -day she spends as =eh time as possible there in company with her parents and brothers and sisters. To the village folks Calve is on ideal Lady Boun:iful. She visits the poor, Lakes the sick all sort's of tempting deli- cacies, interests herself in securing osilioos for the • unemployed. The illage ehildren fairly worship bor. alve loves children. $ho will si.t for ours on the lawn under the big trees.. urrounded by a group of admiring children, telling them strange tales of hat she has seen and heard in for- ign lands, or relating legends of long go. Beal massacre as proud of tb,eir e aabievement as an Indian warrior boasting of the number of scalp, he e hes taken. I have mere admiration a Por a man who goes forth with his fists to get the championship, (ban g 7 have for these theological pugilists, h who make our theologise) magazines ring with I t THEIR HORRIBLE WARCRY, le There are men who seem to think the e only use of the swurd of truth la to a stick somebody, There Is one passage h 'of the Seriptares that they like bet- y ter than all others, and that is this: t "Blamed is the Lord which teacher h ,my hands to war mei my fingers to fight." Woe to us if we come to God's word as controversialists, or as'scep- ticfa, or as connoisseurs, or as fault- finders, or merely as poets. Those only a get into the heart of God's truth. who; e 00me peeking for Christ. Welcome all sucb. They will find, coming out from behi • r ad the curtain r of prophecy, p any, until Ile stands in the full lights et New Testament disclosures,! Jesus the Son of God, the b Saviour of the world. 'I'boy will find Him in genealogical table and chron- ological aalc•uletdun, in poetic stanza and in historical narrative, in pro- found parable and in startling mir- acle. They will sec Ills fool. on every sea, and His tears in the drops ,of dew on Harmon, and hear itis oice in the wind, and behold Itis words alt abloom in the valley be - 1,o tweeze Mount Olivet a.nd Jerusalem. e, 'There ere Some men who come and h walk around this temple o1', truth and s merely see the outside. ',.'here are others who walk Iut, the porch 'and ee then go away, 'Cheri arc, ethers who e come In and look at the pictures, but a i loIrs. Fairfield knew that, for Bil- lie, was never out alone at night. Hie father pied gone to bed downstairs with tbe baby, and, if they waked him, baby would wake too; so Mrs. Fair- field thought a minute. Then she said, "We'll see. I'll 'have the milk ready when you come down." When Billie got foto the kitchen, his mother stood at the door with her bat and show) on. Billie began to feel ashamed. He wished he dared to go aloha, but he did not, for it was a lonesome road. He took the milk, bnd they tramped over the snow up the long hill without a word. The wind blew in their faces, and Bil- lies ears were cold, hot he had the milk Baa in one 'band, and pulled his sled with the other, so there was no way to warm them. He was ashamed to ask his mother to take the milk. Mrs. Selden exclaimed, when abe opened the door: "Why, what made you come away up here to -night 1 and you, too, Mrs. Fairfield. It's too bad! I could have got along some- how without the anilk" "Billie promised you," Mrs. Fair- field answered; and Billie wished no- body would look at hi,m. "'Twasn't any matter, she said, mother," he urged, when they bad started for home again. The wind was in their backs now, and Billie's ears were Warm. "Buythe truth, and sell it not," said his mother. "The matter was your promise, Billie. Would you sell the trhtlt just to get rid of walking up to Mrs. Selden's 1" Billie made no answer. He was ashamed again. Presently he asked his mother if she would slide down hill Mrs. Fairfield laughed; but she was a small woman, and she tucked her- self up on the front of the sled while Billie stuck on behind, and they slid down the long hill to their own yard, where Billie skillfully steered in. His mother praised the way he managed bis .sled, but Billie was still uncom- fortable. "Why don't you . do sometbing . to me, mother?" he said, while they were warming themselves at the big coal stove. "I b'lievs I'd 'feel better to have a good wihilipittg," Hie mother smiled at him. "'Twonild be pretty Lard work tor aro to whip suctli a big boy as you are. Don't you want to help,in- stead at making ens do more I'll tell you how you will be punished, Billie," she continued. "It's too late to finish mending these stookings to- night, so I shall mknd them tomor- row, when x was going to make a cottage pudding, and there'll be no pudding for dinner." Cottage pudding was Billie's , fav- orite dessert, and this Was a blow that he laid to heart. He" and his father would say "Cottage pudding" to each other, for a long time afterward, if anything was In danger o1E being neglected or for- gotten. And when Billie had grown to be a mon, and people said,"Just give me Billie Fairfield's word; that's all I want," Billie would smile acid say, "Yes, my mother taught me to keep a promise." ABOUT•SNOW. A snowfall is equivalent to about a tenth, of its depth in water; that is, a snowfall of 10 laches would, when melted, make a layer of water about one inch in depth. A deep snowfall, though injurious to traffio, le, bone - tidal to farmers. While it liea on the .ground it 'prevents frost from pshetrating the soil, and protects deli- cate plants from freezing. By the cooling it produces when it thaws, it retards and even 'prevents the sud- den and extreme changes of tempera- ture that aro so injurious to life. Moreover, by lying late in the spring, it keeps plants from sprouting too early and so from being nipped be the frost. The snowflakes are of varied and beautiful forms, and, in accordance with the laws of the crystallization of water, are seeanaryyor governed by the number six. Six -rayed stars are the most common Corm of snowflakes in mild weather, ,itnd the enormous flakes chat sotnetimos fell at the be- ginning, or at the end of winter, will, e oan e 14 0 7 , n Xnined to have e a v h six rays, each brauohllig, As tbo weather grows ooldcr, the ;Bakes be - ovine simpler and smaller, until they are nifteli redneed to slepder six -sided Frisians, with sharp ends, or to flat hexagonal s0ales, Tho needle-shap- ed pl'lsans are obareoteristie of tae blizzard, and it is tee stinging that they cause, a ua o, ivlaen driven against the akin by a high wind, that brings meet of the suffering in these dreadful storms. Sino winter fogs are made u• -p of ice -crystals instead of droplets. They are somewhat Iridescent in the sun- light, end the effect Is so beautiful and striking that it is not soon for- gotten, HINTS P011 BRIGHT GIRLS.. Some one hes auggested ' fifteen things teal every girl nen learn be- fore she is fifteen. Not every one oan learn to play or sing or paint weil enough Lo give pleasure to her friends bat the fallowing "accomplishments' are within everybody'. reach: Shutt the door and shut 11 softly, Hoop your own room in tasteful order. Have an hour for, rising and rise. Learn to make bread as well as cake: Never let a button stay off twenty- four. hours. Always know where your things are. Never let a day pass without doing something to make somebody comfort- able. Never come to breakfast without a cellar. Never go about with your shoes un.. buttoned. Speak clearly enough tor everybody to understand. Never fidget or hum, so as to die- turb others. Never fuss or fret or fidget, e A BOOK'S REQUEST,. "Please don't handle me with dirty hands. I should.feel ashamed to be seen when the next little boy borrow- ed nee. "Or leave me out in the rain. Books can eaten cold as well as children. " Or make marks on me with your pen or pencil. It would spoil my looks. "Or lean on me with your elbows when you are reading me. It hurts. "Or open me and lay my face down on the table. You wouldn't like to be treated so. "Or put in between my leaves . a pencil or anything thicker than a sin- gle sheet of thin paper. It would strain my book. ' Whenever you are through read- ing me, if you are afraid of losing your place, don't turn down the corner of one of my leaves, bwt.have a neat lit- tle book -meek to put inwhere you stopped, and then close me and lay me down on my aide so that can have a good, oomtortable rest," RED, WHITE AND BLUE. They Are Symbolic Colors Among A11 Naltonatilles-Elelldlllg-ef Standards. The red, white and blue favors which recently blossomed forth in radiant profusion over the length and breadth of the land under the stimu- lating influence of our first sub- stantial suceess03 in South Africa are remarkable as examples of a symbol whieb fulfils none of the elementary functions of symbolism, since its in- discriminate adoption by several di- verse nationalities has nulified its meaning and destroyed its distinctive value. The colors which are worn to -day to celebrate a British victory might with equal or greater reason be displayed for a Dutoh triumph, and, in point of priority, the best title to theix use probably lies with the Netherland nation, which was the first to adopt then as a national, ensign. _ The earliest form of the Dutch "dreikleur" was, however, orange, white and blue—borrowed from the. heraldic tinotnnes of William the Silent's family arms the first - named color subsequently being changed to red. The constructive genius of Peter the Great, which was as much imitative as creative, com- mandered the Dutch colours for the flag of his Dutch -modelled navy, merely changing the order of the horizontal bands from red, white and blue to white, blue and red — a doubtful heraldic arrangement, which, however, remains the Russian mer_ cantile ensign to this. day. EVOLUTION, OF THL1' TRIO. Previous to this the blending of the tinglish and Soottish standards of St. George and St. Andrew by the Union of the Crowns bad brought the same three colors into the British na- tional "Jack;" while nearly two bun- red years later the infant Common- wealth of North America ohanoed 1 upon the identical tinctures in the L blazonry of its starespangled ban- ner, t The traditional want of observation a attributed to the French in all mat- ters appertaining to foreign noun- i tries probably explains the otherwise f remarkable foot that in searching for a distinctive color dovioe wherewith 0 to typify their revolutionised State they could hit upon no more original 1' combination than the much -bespoken tricolour, evolved, a000rding to some authorities, from a blend of the red 9 and blue armorial of Paris, with the white at' the old regime. In the earl- ier stages of the Republic's history,. indeed, the national flag seems to have been indistinguishable in its ar- rangement from that of the Nether- a lands, though subsequently the col- ours were arranged in the perpendt- n cedar fashion in which they are borne t at the present day, Blue, red, and white form the na- tional standards of two European States—Servia and Montenegro; while Libotia and several of the South Am- erican Republics have adopted the t sante combination, Finally, the now t familiar "viorkleur" of the Transvaal end the flag of the Orange Free State Mee typify the dominant Dutch uote by three out• of their four component e Delors, NAY 14, I900 HEALTH. RBAUT�1)i'TJL PTGUA4B, A Seautilul figura is the most preel- oust gift, after perfect health, that any wgman oan possess. It is of far Mere value thug, at pretty faro. .It lasts much longer, and it"d00s not betray The years, its must eventually eves the most ;perfect features and the moat lovely skip. With a. perfect form, amal'tly gowned and well trump-, a woman oanngt fail to look charm - There are three classes of women frown an artistic standpoint, who may lay claim to beauty of form, Ip tbo first class belong 'all Lbs danghters. of'Juno. They ore great, tall, magui- /leant creatures, whom some men de- s0ri.be as "1011 bodied" wamen; In the second class ai'e tiro de-ughters of Venus, Phes0 women usually give the impreesion of ideality. They are always welt developed, graceful and generally good to look at. In the third class are gathered the cbildren of Psyche. Under this class come the Women and waldens usually described as having fragile, girlish looking figures. Of the three classes, some admire one and some another, but very beautiful women are found inalt three. "• A woman who desires to make the very most of herself should study her own figure. She.should find out its good points, its better points, its bad points and its very bad points. She should then take 1t In hand, and by means of exercise, diet, gymnastics, a good tailor and a first class corset maker, set herself up to the best pos- sible advantage. .A Woman can really do more with her figure than she cuu with her face, If inclined to be too stout she should rigorously abstain from every- thing that encourages embonpoint, such as late hours, over Indulgence at table and leading In general a lazy, indolent existence. It she has not the courage to make these sacrifices she must say goodby to beauty of form. She will then join the overflowing reeks of women who, when that' have passed the age of thirty, make no further pretensions to beauty of figure. If, on the contrary, her trouble be an unsightly leanness of body and limb, which makes it impossible for her ever to appear iu either becoming evening gown or smart tailor frock, she should, with the aid of both diet and gymnasium, set about developing her form to the utmost. IL is her duty to cover, with soft, firm curving flesh, the harsh outline of her angles. Sone thin women think it useless to try to put oa a little flesh. They say, hopelessly, 9311, it's. not my nature to be fat." They appear never to bave learned that it is of the very nature of a human being to possess a heal- thy, well developed body. When they laok this gift of nature, their birthright, there is something Wrong somewhere. They should find out what it is, and remedy it. THE PLUMP NEON• To fill the troublesome hollows on each side of the collarbone, a system dt deep breathing is invaluable. Take a deep breath, hold it as long as pos- sible, and then exhale it very slowly. Repeat this ten times. Do this twice a day. As it is absolutely essential that the muscles should be developed, the fol. lowing exercises must become a part of one's daily routine: 1. Slowly bead the bead forward till the chin touches the neck. The raise it very slowly. 2. Slowly bend the head backward and raise it again. 3. Bend sideways to right and left. All these movements should be re- peated ten or fifteen times; and when you have clone this you will feel that every muscle in your throat and neck is aching. Then bathe the throat and neck in hot water. Dry tbor- oughly, and well massage in any good cold cream, rubbing i6 in with the tips of the fingers tilt the skin has absorb- ed it all end your neck is in a glow, With a soft rag or towel wipe off any cream that may remain. The mas- saging shculd ,be done with a rotary motion. Now, dampen a soft rag or sponge, moisten the throat and neck with benzlou and rosewater, which is a skin tonic and helps toclosethe. pores, and so prevents dirt from entering. in the morning wash with warm water and a good soap or almond meal, rinsing end thoroughly bathing afterward with the very coldest water you oan get. It is also well to add avender water or toilet vinegar to be water. Then, before finishing dressing, go !rough the exercise in the same way s you did the previous evening. Bat plain and nourishing food, avoid - ng pastry, cake and. highly seasoned cod, Drink plenty of hot water. It clears the blood and improves the amplexiao. Make a compact with yourself. that ou will follow this treatment for six weeks. By this time you will bo so pleased with the improvement that ou will bave no temptation to ubane don it, NO WONDER HE'S POPULAR., What makes Benedict so popular mong other men, 1 wonder. Why, he name right out, the other lght, and acknowledged that his 111 - le boy never says anything worth epeating. DEEP -LAID SOHUMB. Mrs, Youngwife — Harry Suggests bat 7 give my last summer's gown o the servant girl, Mrs. Oldun—Is elle girl pretty? Mrs. '1 oungwife—Yes, rather, Mrs 01:100—Then don -t. do it. He`s videiil.ly Bunting fat• un excuse to iss her in mistake for you. THEWIFFS AEAROFS� N E "The conduct demanded of a newly married At'menlen woman will Strike you as vary singular, indeed," re- marked Antrunlg Azlsderian, the young Armenian writer, whose book, ""!the Turk and the Lend of Haig," bus attracted such favorable atten- tion. "She utters never a word except when mons with her husband, until after the birth of her first, oblid. Than s(7e is allowed to talk to her child. A little hater she is permit ted to converse with her mother -in. law; still later her own mother may. again hear her voioe, and before a great while she will speak in wets - pore to the young girls of her house- hold, She must not leave the house. during the first year of her ,married life, except' to attend ohuroh. Her discipline us a bride terminates after six years, but she will never again open her lips to a •manunless he be her kinsman . Young girls are allow- ed a liberty of conduct that is in striking contrast. They chatter fthreeeylypleaseand, cheerfully witth whom the Armenian woman differs radi- °ally from her Turkiali sisters. Nei- ther seclusion, polygamy nor divorce darken her present nor threaten her future. She is not educated with her brothers, however, as your girls are, for I remember how puzzled I was When I entoreda one of your colleges and saw girls seated among the boys in the plass roam. "'John,' 1 said to my neighbor, 'what are the girls here for, to make the room look pretty 1" 'It seems incredible that aay one oould think a girl capable of learning along with her brother. It is con- eidered a disgrace likewise for a man to walk publicly with a woman, even though she be his sister. She may entertain men callers, and, of course, her face is never covered, like a Turk- isb woman, out &er mother or some older female relative is always pres- ent. They attend the same enter- tainments and thumb, but may not sit together. The women's seats In church are partitioned off and are in the rear. "While among many old Armenian families parents centreot for the marriage of their children white they are intheir infancy, in the majority of. eases the young people are permitted to make their own selections, though always with the consent of their par- ents. Elopements, therefore, are unknown. "The marriage tie is sacred in Ar- menia, and death only oan break it. 11 a person bas en uncongenial 00113,. pinion they must endure it with the same kind of patience they woulden- dure a sore ,head, which, Though they may try ,to cure, they will hardly cut off, since it iia part of themselves. "Willi Turkish women tbeir only end in this 'world is marriage. Ac- cordingly girls are from their infanta,. rocked to sleep by their mothers with lullabies 08 future husbands, hand- some, courageous and wealthy. 'The regular age for this supreme felicity is from 12 to 15 years of age, but unusual wealth or physical at- traction oall for earlier eontreats. Generally speaking, however, parents are pleased if they get a chance of betrothing their daughters at Sor 0, or at any rate, before they reach 12 years. For at that age women must be put—so the Mohammed proverb says—'either under the husband or under the earth; that is, she must either marry or die. "A girlie perfectly .marriageable if she Is either pretty or wealthy. Should she possess both, then she is a great catch, and will have many suitors. About her wealth there oan be no doubt, as in the East one's finanoinl status is known to every one. The age, too, can be easily ascertained,. but the puzzling question is about her good looks. Is she pretty' That must be discovered, and, of course, am the young man has no moans of find- ing out for Himself, he must get Some woman to act Rel. him. Ile usually resorts to a Jewess, and if her report is favorable he then brings the matter to his parents' attention, and his mo- ther, after a call on the girl, arranges. a party at a public bath. This is to asoeriain it the 'girl has any physical defects. These bath 'parIios are ex- tremely fashionable, and the women dress elaborately, A meal of greasy pastries and sweets is always served, after which comes the smoking of cigarettes, long, tripes and water pipes —the women seated gross -legged on Menne and gossiping the entire time. When this is over the party prepare to enter a hot bath. During the whole entertainment the mother has devoted herself to the girl, and it is needless to say 11 she has any imper- fections they are discovered and re- ported to the intended bridegroom. 'Should ler report he satisfactory, atter a few visits between the paretics the marriage is agreed upon and the day set. 'its to the betrothal, the husband has to give a dower—or, rather, 'hire,' as the koran distinctly states. Tho minimum of this dower is fixed. 11 iney not be less than $7.70 in your money. The maximum is left open, and by that agreement the family of the girl is able to obtain some show of fair play, for in Turkey the only hold a woman has on her husband is that: to [livoree her he may turn over to her (his dower. 'After marriage it is per prime duty to eourt`.and obtain has good will, for if she displeases him she le in imminent danger of missing Para- dise. Awife whose tongue has made trouble for her husband will have that 'useful' appendage lengthened to 150 feat et the judgment, Should a man wish a divorce ho has only to return his wife dower and'say to her, 'Get out' She has to go; there is no redress. He need not even give e reasons" WOULD N'OT SUGAR COAT THIn RILL.. Mrs. Young—Don't you believe in managing One's husband by lotting, h:tm think be is having his own way? Mrs, Strong—Deouigdiy not! Mao slvnuld be made to feel hiss lr,fetior lly'