6
MODERN GRANDMOTHERS.
rTou "wonder where they've gone to, those
grandmothers of yore,
With such quaint old nursery Jingles that
we always cried for more.
With their spectacles and aprons, and their
ruffled muslin caps,
And their puffs of snowy hair, and their
broad enticing laps?"
Why, they've gone, dear, with the children
of those old and happy days,
When little ones were little ones. In
thoughts and acts and ways;
When everythng was different and simpler
lives were led.
Those days are gone, "the tlme9 have
changed," with that the whole is said.
The grandma of the "modern ohild" must
crimp and talk and dress,
If not, I fear, the modern child might love
her grandma less,
For lads and lassies of these days are crit
ical, I ween.
With a grandma of "ye olden time" they
wouldn't once be seen.
But, after all, beneath the dress, and this
we won't forget,
That grandma's grandma, now as then, her
love Is ours yet.
And if the children turn to her—demand
her love and care,
They'll find that underneath it all the
grandma's always there.
—Boston Transcript.
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I Copyright. 1896, by I). Appleton A Co.
All riKhta reserved.J
SYNOPSIS.
Master Ardlek, just reached his majority
and thrown upon his own resources, after
stating his case to one Houthwick, a ship
master, is shipped as second mate on the
"Industry" bound for Havana. Mr. Tym,
the supercargo, descries a sail. The
strange vessel chase, but Is disabled
by the Industry's gUns. The Industry is
little damaged, but Houthwick and one
Of the crew are killed. Sellinger, first mate,
takes charge and puts into Sidmouth to
secure a new mate. Several days later,
when well out to sea, an English mer
chantman is met, whose captain has a let
teraddressed to Jeremiah Hope, at Havana.
The crew of the vessel tell strange tales of
the buccaneer Morgan, who is sailing un
der the king's commission to take Panama.
One night a little later, the English vessel
having proceeded on her course, Ardick
learns of a plot among the crew, headed by
Pradey, the new mate, to take the In
dustry and Join Morgan's fleet. Ardick
consults Mr. Tym. They resolve to secure
the mate, but Pradey, eavesdropping in the
cabin, makes through the door and arouses
the crew. C'apt. Sellinger joins Ardick and
Tym. The crew break through the now
barriead- d door, but are forced to retire,
having lost seven of their number. .Sel
llnger is for immediately falling upon the
mutineers, but Tym argues that they are
a light crew but still more than two to their
one.
I IIAI'TER VI.—CONTINUED.
By these arguments Mr. Tym finally
prevailed, and the idea of an assault
was abandoned. We then fell to talk
ing and Capt. Sellinger remarked that
at least we were in command of nearly
all the powder in the ship, the maga
zine lying beneath, in the hold, and the
double doors betwixt that and the gen
eral storage securely locked. It would
require the use of a ram and violence,
or considerable work of carpentry, to
break through.
"Vet I conceive they might employ
one or the other," said Mr. Tym, "and
since \\ c have the floor of the storage
room between us atld th e magazine,
the sound might be cut off. I think we
had best raise yon trap, to be prudent.
Say, you do it, Master Ardick."
I disturbed the scuttle accordingly,
•and we moved that way that we might
catch even a small sound of opera
tion.
"At least, if It romps to the worst,
we can blow up the ship," said the cap
tain, with a setting together of the
Hps, yet not quite so desperate as his
air was, I thought.
"I pray you let us think of less des
perate measures," I said, quite dis
turbed. "Surely, we vhould take much
(encouragement from what we have
di*ne, and trust to the like fortune in
the future. They are but eight, as
say, and for the most part of small
•skill with arms. We are only three,
but all have a good knowledge of
■weapons —for I would have you to know
that I am no novice with either broad
sword or backsword, having had In
struction from an approved maitre
d'armes—so the real odds are by no
means what they seem."
"This is all good," said Mr. Tym,
■with a tranquil air, "and I doubt not
that we could hold them a stiff bout,
BO we could have them all in front, and
no use of firearms. Yet let us remain
as we are for awhile, and see whether
& still better way will not open."
"Faith," said the captain, quickly,
**lt may be opening row. I see some
sort of glimmer or spark through the
chinks in yon door."
The spark flickered before the cracks
In the door, and I was just thinking
that it might be the match of an old
fashioned gun, and had opened my
mouth to utter a warning, when the
glimmer increased to a clear little
flame, and as it did so some oneknocked
on the door.
"Who is there?" called out Capt.
Sellinger.
"It's us, sir—Toby Hedge and T«m
Flyng."
"What do you want, Hedge and
Flyng?"
"We are from the mate, sir, with a
message," answered the same voice.
"What want you?" went on Capt.
Bellinger.
"The mate, he summons you to sur
render, sir. If you refuse he will have
all your lives."
Despite the terror of the situation,
T could scarce forbear smiling. The
fellow's voice had the most marvelous
castdown mumble, nvngled with an air
of respect for the captain—something
that long habit would not quite suffer
him to escape from--thnt could be
imagined. Hut Capt. Seflirjger only
looked uncommonly solemn and stern.
"The mate is a villain, and you like
wise," he made answer. 'Tor myself,
I bid the whole radically pack of you
defiance! Yet stay a little, and I will
give you the word of the others. What
say you, friends?" he concluded, turn
ing to us. "Have you a message of
another sort?"
"What manner of terms does Master
Pradey offer?" spoke up Mr. Tym,
somewhat to my surprise.
"He will spare 3 - our lives and give
you good treatment," answered the
sailor. It seemed to me that he spoke
something eagerly.
"Of what sort are the mate's plans?"
The man hung a little in the wind.
"There you have me out of sound
ings, sir," he said at last. "You will
need to ask Master Pradey."
"I have done with him," said the su
percargo, turning with an indifferent
air to the captain. "I did but try
him."
"And I wish not even togo to that
limit," said I.
"Hark'ee, fellows!" cried Capt. Sel
linger, sternly. "Begone, and tell that
lobscouring villain to do as he lists.
We will neither trust him nor hold
further parley with him."
The men received the message in si
lence, and presently we heard them re
tire, and the glimmer of their lanthorn
died out.
"I think they will now leave us In
peace for a little," said Mr. Tym, with
the remark sheathing his sword. "They
have found thej' can neither overbear
us, and till they think of something
new will of necessity do nothing."
"I hold the same," said the captain,
"and my council is that we take ad
vantage of the lull, and catch a little
rest."
"With all my heart," said the super
cargo. "Let us be about it." lie
yawned prodigiously, but added, laugh
ing: "I am not so worn out as I seem.
'Twas but a lazy trick of youth."
I felt much encouragement and, in
a sort, relief at his manner. The strain
till now had been great, and my cour
age, in some wise, had begun to flag.
In truth, I was new at such business,
and had not learned that steadfast
ness and command over my nerves that
were to coine with future experience.
We were now ready to arrange our
watches, and it only rerr.ained to de
cide who should first stand and who
turn in. We settled this after a little
argument by my being chosen for the
watch below (using the nautical
phrase, though in strictness it scarce
ly applied), and I accordingly selected
the mate's cabin, and stretched myself
in the bunk.
I cannot say how long I slept, but I
know I was awakened at last by a
sound of crashing wood, and 011 start
ing up I found the ship almost without
motion and a few faint day streaks
coming in at the wfhdow. I was 011 nvj
feet* straightway and caught up my
hanger and pistol. What had hap
pened I could not conj'ecture, but it
must be something of import. I heark
ened for an instant, but there was no
repetition of the sound, and without
tarrying longer I flung open the door
and rushed out. My friends were on
their feet, sword in hand, and by the
cocking of their heads were in the act
of listening.
"What is it?" I cried. "What is do
ing?"
"Nay, we know not for a certainty,"
replied Mr. Tym coolly, "but by the
noise it is the splintering of boats."
"Is it not light enough to scan the
deck?" I asked. "I think there be
cracks in the door sufficient to see
through."
"We tried but now, and could dis
cover nothing," answered the super
-Virgo. "Yet no harm to make a fresh
attempt."
With this I stepped to the door and
applied my eye to the ehiefest crack.
I thought I caught a glimpse of some
shadowy figures. Stimulated by the
discovery, I boldly drew away the fas
tening and peered out. I instantly dis
covered two or three forms flitting
about the bows, and as I looked saw
one mount the bulwark and drop over.
In a moment it came to me what was
doing. The mutineers were deserting
the ship; I flung the door wide and
made a significant gesture to my com
panions. They were beside me in a
twinkling, and on beholding the de
serted deck tumbled unhesitatingly
out. I was at their heels, and we con
tinued to the confines of the quarter
deck, where we fetched up and looked
around. All was indeed clear. Poop,
afterdeck, midships, and foredeck—
not a soul to be seen.
My companions had mounted the
bulwark and were bending over, an«)
the captain was wagging his head and
pointing at something over the quar
ter. I was at no loss to guess what it
was.and upon running a bit one side
and looking past the poop I made cer
tain. It was, in fact, the escaping
mutineers.
They were all in one boat—the ship's
long boat—and by the aid of several
oars were drawing pretty fast to wind
ward. I could not stop to make more
of them than this, for the ship wasnow
all ways in the wind, and I hastened to
fetch her upon her course. The breeze
was light and 110 harm done, and I pres
ently had her about her business and
all drawing as it should. By this time
the boat was again under my observa
tion, for she was now upon the weather
bow instead of the weather quarter,
and I had opportunity to'scan fier wilh
more exactness. She held all the ten
men —that is, the mate, old Lewson,
the disabled sailor, the cook, the cabin
boy and the five other seamen. I
should say here that the cabin boy
was scarce of reality a boy, since he
was 17, and as big as some of the men.
The boat was fitted with a sail, which
two fellows forward were even now
setting, and by the pile of boxes and
casks amidships was well supplied with
all manner of stores.
I stood on tiptoes and peered with
| impatience over the poop, hoping to
} come by a glimpse of my companions,
| and rerolve what they were doing, but
1 just at. the moment I heard Mr. Tym
t say something, and, following the
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words, his head rose above the poop
ladder.
"At the helm!" he called out, com
posedly.
"Aye, aye!" I answered, almost a
tremblc with anxiety. "How fares
it ?"
"Not over well," he returned, with
the same coolness, "l'radey lias stove
the boats and spiked at least a part of
the guns. Hut the captain would have
you below."
"Yet a word," I said, as I pave up the
tiller. "Is the ship scuttled?"
"So the captain conceives. lie
whipped into the cabin, to note from
the window whether the gig was stove
or no, and as he was returning de
scended for a bit to the storeroom. He
reported the hold all a-wash."
"Then we are indeed in the plight of
your inconvenient kittens!" I cried,
flinging myself with all speed toward
the poop ladder.
The captain conceived.it wise to pay
a visit to the hold, for, although he had
made sure that there was a great and
unusual body of water there, he had
not determined the rate at which it
was gaining, nor, beyond question,
that it had made-to a point where
there was no hope in striving with it.
We advanced into the 'twfen-decks,
accordingly, and from thence descend
ed to the hold, where we immediately
perceived that the worst of our fore
bodings were justified. In sooth, it
was a sure turn of work enough, for
the bottom had been clean pierced.
With our little force to work the pumps
we could no more than partially re
lieve the ship, and 'could effect noth
ing in curing the trouble, which was,
In a word, past our mending. We
returned at once to Mr. Tym, and the
captain, bravely and coolly, as it
seemed to me, reported th% thing as it
stood. The supercargo looked grav*,
but not dismayed, and said that since
such was the situation he presumed we
must forthwith set about constructing
a raft.
"Aye," answered the captain, briefly.
"Follow me and we will at it."
We did not stop to try the well, know
ing nearly enough what it would show,
but proceeded with all haste to pre
pare our material and put it together,
being assured that we had no time to
lose. Some spare spars were first laid
down as a frame for the structure,
other and lighter spars were placed
across and firmly lashed, and the
spaces between were filled in with
such material—small planks and the
like —as were ready to be come at.
"Let ua 800 what this craft will do under cloths."
Over all we placed the two cabin doors
and the main part of the boards that
had formed the bulkhead forw ard of
the 'twecn-decks. Empty breakers, or
water casks, were then lashed along
all sides to act as bulwarks, and the
structure was finished. We launched
her without much trouble, the sea run
ning light and there being only a small
wind, and when sho was clear of the
tackle we brought her under the quar
ter, and with great haste —for now the
ship went heavily and showed how
nearly she was watu>rlogged—we fitted
her out.
"She is beginning to settle," said I,
just as we got the last thin s put over.
"Yes," answered Capt. Sellinger;
"but she may not go down for a little
time, for all that."
He seemed loath to quit his good
ship, and I could not wonder; but yet
there was little room in the business
for sentiment. We finally cast off, and
I put over our oar and sculled oft a
matter of 100 yards or so, where we
hung for a little space, at the cap
tain's desire, to watch the end of the
poor craft. We had hardly any time to
wait. Of a sudden she seemed to give a
great jar, steadied, and almost stood
still, and then, with a fling upward of
her stern, plunged down, and in almost
an instant wallowed from sight. The
broken waves swung in, riding in rings
above her vanished masts, and the
space she had occupied was open sea
like the rest.
Till the Industry had thus come to
her end we could not fetch our minds
to other concerns, but now the cap
_ tain gave a sigh, which seemed to
break the spell, and we stirred in our
plaee3 and presently fell to talking.
The longboat was still Jffting and fall
ing on the swells to the south of u*.
her sail not very well filled on account
of the light breeze, but yet already a
considerable distance off, and slowly
gaining. For ourselves, we had hoist
ed no canvas, and were making no ef
fort to come upon any course, and
were therefore merely slipping gently
to leeward.
"Pray, where do you prick us» down
on the chart?" inquired Mr. Tym o?
the captain, after we had speculated a
little upon the weather and the pres
ent inild wind.
"Coming at it as near as may be,"
answered Capt. Sellinger, "we should
be in 32 of north latitude, and in longi
tude may be CO. That would fetch us
somewhat above 100 miles east of the
Bermudas, and near to soo miles from
our port."
"I had thought a bit farther north
and east," returned the supercargo,
> "but doubtless 1 am astray as to your
last observation. Then, such being th«
figures, what say you we should d<*-
duce from them—in other words, how
shall we lay our course?"
"Well," he said, with a bitter look
Into the south, "had we yonder boat I
could fetch you a straight answer, but
what navigator shall lay you the
course of a raft? It will be as the
wind says. As it holds now, we might
strive to make the Bermudas; but by
the looks of the sky and the smell of
the air there should presently be a
change, and it is odds that it fetches
then from the north."
"By which it seems," said the super
cargo rather gravely, "that we are in
a worse ease than I had conceived, a.jd
can do little save wait and trust in
God. I had thought." he added more in
his usual manner, "that this was the
trade wind, which we couut to be in a
manner steadfast."
"Aye, and so it is," answered th*
captain, "only not at present con
firmed and with a staying weight in it.
Hut since it is better to do something
than nothing and no harm can come
by it, we will set the sail. Master Ar
dick. pluck the mast from among the
raffle yonder, fetch that large piece of
canvas, and let us see what this craft
will do under cloths."
It came like a bit of cheer to have
this rational thing to do, after such a
solemn go-round, and I made haste to
overhaul the spar and caitvas and fetch
them aft. Here was the clearest space,
and I spread the articles out. and the
captain and I fell to work. In a very
little time we had the affair ready, and
I carried it forward and put it in place.
tTO BE CONTINUED.]
ODD ABOUT GEESE.
The Web-Footed Fowl Can't Stand n
Ilnlnwtorm When Tlilrnty, Say*
a I'onltry man.
"Geese are peculiar," said an old
poultry salesman. "Put them out in a
rainstorm when they have a good
thirst on, and they are liable to d»ie.
About ten years ago I was engaged by
a firm togo out through the west to
buy live geese and chickens. I bought
about ten carlouds, put them in crates
and started east. The geese were in
the crates nearest the floor of the open
car—that's the regular way to ship
them —and l on lop of them were piled
the> chicken crates.
"We got about ten miles from St. Jo
seph, Mo., when the load on one of the
cars sagged, and the whole pile of
crates was spilled! on the sidte> of the
track. In pilirg the crates on again
the geese were placed on top. I knew
I wa.s taking chamees, because a rain
storm meant death the geese, but
there did (n't seem to be any storm in
sight, and I thought we could make St.
Joseph and shift the-load there. The
train, had only gone a short distance
when a storm came up so suddenly
that the rain was falling almost ns
soon as the clouds were noticed. The
geese had been without water for
some hours, and the moment they felt
the rain they were stretching thefr
necks through the openings between
the slats and/holding their bills open to
catch the drops. Well, I got an old coat
and laid it over as many of the crates
a« it would cover, so as to save as many
as possible. Then I go4 a switch and
trigd) to force the others to keep their
heads in.side the crates. They didin't
mind the switch very much, andi I had
to give each one four or five good hits
before it would pull in its head* and
when I started 1 on a new head the old
one would pop up again.
"When w% got into St. Joseph it was
stjll raining, andi every goose in the
top crates, with the exception of those
under the coat, was dead). Whether
they died from drinkting too much or
from drinking while their neck® were
in, an unnatural position I dto not know,
but every man who has liandtled live
geese knows that a thirst} - goose in a
rainstorm In a crate is as good as dead,
I've never told' of this peculiarity about
geese without being doubted, but you
jusit ask any poultryman if it isn't
true." —Chicago Tribune.
Tliotiftfindfi Follow a Dead Crocodile.
A crocodile which, in the course of
several weeks, manages to devour some
15 men and cattle, is in a fair way toes
tablish a record. A gharial which in
fested the River Borak.nearSilehar, had
achieved this unenviable notoriety and
was fast becoming a terror to the in
habitants of the town; it had, in fact,
become necessary to protect bathing
in the river. Some days ago, how
ever, Subadar Maula Khan, of the
Seventeenth Bengal infantry, now at
Silchar, waited for the crocodile, and
succeeded in disposing of her with
three shots from a rifle. In the attempt
to drag the animal out of the water a
boat was upset and the animal was
eventually towed ashore by a steamer.
Forty sepoys bore the body of the mon
ster in triumph to the regimental lines,
where it was exhibited, fully 10,000 vil
lagers coming from near and far dur
ing the day to see their vanquished foe.
—Bombay Advocate.
Kje to llimineflfi.
"I tell you, sir, the way they soan
down the streets In some parts of the
city is simply outrageous. If I had my
way I'd make street sprinkling a penal
offense."
"You're an enthusiastic bicyclist, 1
take it?"
"No, sir. I am an enthusiastic ocu
list." —Chicago Post.
All tlie Symptom*.
They had watched the couple for sev
eral minutes.
"He ha*just about reached the point
cf proposing," said on* of them, at
last.
"How do you kno\? that?" asked the
ether.
"Because he is so nervous and she is
so self-possessed."—Chicago Post.
Ou k li ( to lie.
Bacon —Your friend is well informed
I gee.
i Egbert—Well, he ought to be, witt
the wife he's got.— Yonkers Stutesmac
IBS
NOW LIVES IN ALGIERS.
lid mi vii l<>, Once tlueen of :>ln<lu«;nii
cur, llii* Ileen Well Treated b»
the French Government.
Queen Ranavalo has only her own
cleverness to thank for the fact that
sho has taken one more unwilling step
away from her countrymen and kins
men in Madagascar. After the execu
tion of her uncles two years ago she
was deposed by Gen. Gallieni and re
moved by Lieut. Durand to the island
of La Reunion, out in the Indian ocean,
to eastward of Madagascar. But there
Ranavalo was too near to her race and
to the throne she had quitted. There
were intrigues against the French,
"which 1 could not but overhear," ob
serves Ranavalo, with pious naivete,
now that the French government is re
moving her to Algeria, where she may
be in no danger of "overhearing" any
thing prejudicial to the French.
The French were by no means sure
that their vigilance was evaded or that
the former queen was in anything like
active relations with her former sub
jects, but there was the constant fear
that her dusky majesty's presence in
the neighborhood would keep alive the
hopes which France desires to annilii
la t e.
Though the exiled queen yearns for
the land of her fathers, she certainly
has no sovereign dignity to regret, for
until three years ago the prime min
ister, Kainilaiarivony, was undisputed
master of the land and the nominal
queen lived as a recluse in Tananarivn
palace. When allowed to leave I lie pal
ace she was carried in a sedan chair
VA
R A NAVA L.O.QUE EN OF MA DAG ASCA R.
and always escorted by the vigilant
minister, but her appearances in pub
lic were few and far between. Once,
it is true, the royal negro blood bub
bled over. Incensed by the presump
tion of an inferior and the usurpation
of her hereditary rights, she revolted.
This exercise of spirit gained her noth
ing more than a stricter regime of im
prisonment, for Rainilaiarivony, indig
nant that his authority had been ques
tioned, resolved there and then to put
an end to the attempt at woman's
rights and only screwed the irons
tighter. In fact, so closely was she
confined that it is said that the only
gleam of pleasure that brightened her
monotonous life was Hying paper kites
from her bedroom window.
Things were much gayer for her at
I.a Reunion, where she had two car
riages at her disposal and enjoyed more
outings in a week than formerly in a
year. In Algeria she will have still
greater freedom, which, with her year
ly allowance of $5,000 from the French
government, and a comfortable villa,
ought to render her exile tolerable.
Queen Ranavalo is slight, of average
height, and her copper complexion in
a way conceals her 30 years. Her f:ice,
though far from pretty, is agreeable,
and it might even lie said that them
is something attractive in the ensemble
of large, tender eyes, short, slightly
flattened nose and thin lips. Though
of a remarkably sweet disposition, the
little queen has a will of her own, which
France saw very plainly in the several
revolts at Tananariva. When it was
known that she was expected at Mar
seilles a crowd gathered on the wharf.
The curious were much astonished at
seeing, instead of a swarthy, ungainly
negress, a most graceful, dignified
woman, dressed in green silk, richly
trimmed with passementerie, and wear
ing a black picture hat with feathers
and roses, coquettishly perched on the
side of the slightly woolly mop.
The queen has always been decidedly
fond of dress and jewelry, and although
she had only 24 hours in which to make
all preparations for quitting I.a lie
union, the quantity of baggage she
managed to get together is astonish
ing. There arc cases and cases contain
ing the dresses, which were the object
of so much care and attention in her
short period of power. During the voy
age this wardrobe of thin silks and
fluffy gauzes proved far from season
able, and Capt. Bonnefay, of the Yatig
tse, was obliged to purchase at Port
Said warm clothes and fur-lined glows
for his shivering charge. She carries
with her more than $2,000,000 worth of
jewelry.— Chicago Record.
Sillnin c r lleltN mill lluckle*.
Belts of bias black satin and black
satin ribbon are still a feature of dress,
and the wide belt of bias satin folds
drawn around a slender figure is one
of the most becoming fancies. Belts
of ribbon with buckles in tlie back are
seen on many of the new thin gowns,
and three bands of inch-wide black
velvet ribbon, spreading a little dis
tance apart at the middle of the back,
where they are fastened with small
steel buckles, is another pretty belt
effect.
THE NEW PARASOLS.
t'olku Unix I'lonrlHli mill \\ h l le SHI*
with IIIIH'U MOUIM in Con
xlili-rcil .StiiuiiiiiK.
The new parasols are very attractive
in their v-ried combinations and de
grees of fluffiness, even though tlieir
period of usefulness has not yet corue;
and here, as in every other department
of dress, the polka dot flourishes in all
sizes. Silk parasols of all tints are
spotted over with white, but the most
stunning thing of all is the white silk
covered with black velvet moons. Grad
uated rows of black velvet ribbon trim
SOME NEW PARASOLS.
some of the new sunshades, and quite
the newest Ihing of all is the scalloped
edge finished with a ruche of the same
silk. The niching is very narrow and
three rows are the usual number, put
on with spaces between. I ace inser
tions and frills are also used * "rim
ming, and the same little cords *
tucks seen last season are set in fro t ,\
the tip to the edge of the plain sun
shades.
Most of the dressy parasols have
sometrimmingof white or black or both.
I'.lack chiffon parasols made over a
color, violet, for example, and trimmed
with bunches of violets caught in chif
fon rosettes are among the many styles
in sight. White chiffon and lace para
sols are an indescribable succession of
puffs, shirrs and frills, most beautiful
to look upon, and are trimmed with
clusters of flowers or ribbon rosette
bows. One variety is shirred in tucks
all over, and cacn tuck is headed by a
frill of narrow lace edging. Moire silk
parasols in the light colors are especial
ly pretty and are made quite plain.
There are brocaded silk parasols, too,
and all sorts and conditions c< handles,
the natural wood stick being the pre
vailing style. Colored silk parasols cov
ered with chiffon decorated with ap
plique lace are another pretty novelty
for the few who can afford an assort
ment in this article of dress.—X. Y.
Sun.
CHILD'S WHITE APRON.
'l'll e Very I.ntest I'll I tern* Simiie.it the
Return of the Full 11 ml Pretty
liisliop Sleeve.
New apron modes suggest the return
of the style worn some years bach
which had large bishop sleeves, gath
ered into a baud of embroidery at the
wrist.
And this is after all the more sensi
ble way, for with the long sleeves, a
child's dress is better protected from
/ J I f'k
EMPIRE APRON FOR LITTLE GIRL.
objectionable accumulations and, there
fore, lasts twice the usual length ol
time.
The latest apron design has a full
skirt finished around the foot with a
narrow hem. The neck is cut square
and around it is a ruffle of cambric
edged with narrow lace. Across the
shoulders are bands of embroidery, be
low which are two ruffles trimmed also
with lace.
The sleeves are roomy and comforta
ble and are gathered into a band of em
broidery at. the wrist.
Gi-riiutii EiiiprcHu* Gonna.
The German empress is by no means
economical as regards her druns,
though she docs all in her power to be
so. Kmpress
trary, spends very little on her outer
adornment, and has always been noted
for the plainness of her clothing. All
the grand court toilets of tlie German
empress are made in Vienna, a few only
being made in Berlin. The trains alone
cost from $5,000 to >*o.ooo, and 11y ars
of so great a length and so heavy that
her majesty is unable to walk unless
her train is carried by the pages. It is
a rule at the German court that neither
the empress nor any of the princesses
may appear twice in Ike same costume
at court.