ITEMS OF INTEREST ON NUMEROUS FEMI
NINE TOPICS,
The Chantilly Lace Shaw!-The Sailer Blouse
Pique Shirts--Etc., Etc.
THE CHANTILLY LACE SHAWL.
It you have inherited a quaint old
Chantilly lace shawl from your moth
er get it out and put it on your back,
as it is becoming the fashion. Drape
it over a lining of burnt orange silk,
over which a facing of chiffon
before the lace applied. Don’t cut
the shawl, but it in its natural
fold from your for t
ZOOS
is
drape
shoulders back,
he
shall shape is followed slavishly in
the cutting of all the new shoulder
draperies,
BLOUSE WAIST.
fous developments of
LADIES’
Among the
the blouse
lar than
complished
var
there are none more popu
vhose fashions are ne
an easy graceful «
in
those
with
re
lessness, such os suggested our il
lustration. It is developed In the pap-
ular noveity of the season, bayadere
poplin of dun e¢nlor, with double revers
faced with satin of the same color on
which dare delicate incrustatiot® of
lace apd the same decoration on the
cost
d lining w 18 usual = ns
ind op $s and ISO ! niel
I'he st mt n Ha |
1 4 i a ie side, while
th ontsicle 1 “ % in pl by
Jeans { battons oh ted Dy 1
da 1a i ck ) A
IZ id very ii He 1 3 My
ton. TI 4le $n yue-seamed and
40 1 small puff ft folds at tbh
shoulde
MILITARY BELTS NOT POPULAR
Leath ! « ided with asso
ed brass ns iY not
proved i? 1a Hen CX0oeD
as boudoir decoration hey appar
ently add two o hres in 8 to ©
size of the wails Military jewel s
about th 3115 il ¥ ier :
dress left fro: thie outburst awhile
ago, which thrs ned speedily to have
us dressed Iargely ua fl shield
and firearms
'HE S Mt BLOUSE
Notwit i } i 5 tiie
contrary, 4 mins, It is no
longer Russia: ut the simple sailor
blouse, with b ied alla 1nd
As the predominating feature
Season's costun the blouse ie
and fortabl It is usnally made
of a dark, solid dor to contrast with
a skirt of some light shade. Both
wools and cottons are made up in this
pretty fashion, as the ole inpts it
geif to all fabrics
A PRETTY STYLE IN HEADWEAR,
of calfskin, which comes In the form
ties especially, and sells like tha
traditional hot cakes. White and tan
of course, dominate the season
of
of hot weather,
exquisite little extremities wear white
satin ties, strapped and trimmed with
{
|
i
i
{ white kid. They fasten the White laces |
on the lastep with clasps of cut-steel
or wee buckles of brilliants,
LINEN AND PIQUE SKIRTS
Nothing is more comfortable, and
certainly nothing looks neater and
cooler when perfectly fresh, than a
The linen skirts arent so
but they are more practical for every
day purposes in a city, Last year’
skirts were plain fivé or seven gored
affairs. Not so this year, The white
ones are built quite tight about the
hips, hugging the figure closely to the
i knees, where, by means of a plain
circular flounce, they are made to
flare around the feet. Those of linen
or crash are tucked or corded In var-
fous ways. It does not pay to buy a
cheap wash skirt, no matter how
tempting 1« may look. Such skirts will
shrink on one side and sag down on
the other wi.a the first doing up in
the most exasperating fashion. There
are plenty of tailors who will make to
order a pique or duck skirt of shrunk
en material for a reasonable sum, and
is better economy to have two of
these than ten of the others. They fit
better, wash better, and, indeed, save
no end of time and temper
TWO MEALS FOR STOUT WOMEN
“At twelve o'clock sharp. writes
Mrs. 8. T. Ror 1 the Ladies’ Home
Journal, directing the stout woman
how to cure her obesity, “the first meal
f the day should be taken: Two well
brofled chops Or Sw stbrends Or eggs
in any form, one slice of well-baked
whole wheat bread buttered and
and one green
{ thoroughly masticated,
vegetable, Eat enough to satisfy
ger, but of the more nitrogenous ’
pound. For dessert a cup custard, or
fruit—grapes, peaches oranges Oo
| baked apple
| “pe i ight 1 | ive A ols
4 meat-—-in fact, an ent
Ded veal-n su i
v + spinach, cooked celery
a new peas, string beans
a Is 1 thbage or well i
oan r Add pent ust be b
i istad or bolled-not fried \
i pd of meal may be enten nat
% i Ap £ f we is
\ shea n sl without but
i f well-ripened od '
“cup ‘ ir coff iny fo hy
ort I'he st ens of § treat
lies i gE W ut | i 18 i
patient may eat ifficient to sa
hun ft no 1 i PFs
$ vill find that 463 u !
is it the pit of i
in than a week she will « 'y
the t als a da we first at noos
ind tl 4 t f sr glx o'cl
bett than sh ax r enjoy !
th meals.”
LADIES AZER
One of the newest styles of the pop
ular reef at Is here shown in )
b y brown neatly finished with ma
ne g. Th onts are deepls
eed and y se] to form long lapels
it mest the ing colla } notehes
Ihe Are (sua w 1 apen, n a
be closed at the bust If so desired
Fhe back tits smooth, side. back and
Among the novel styles of headwear
this season is a variety of what Is
called “the ere basket,” which
is made of and sometimes of
finely gilded or silvered wire, but
whose chief feature is a profusion of
loose Howers apparently falling over
one another in every direction All
sorts of flowers can be used, so that
there is no limit to the possible var
ety in color and contras
THE FASHION IN BUCKLES
it seems likely that long, oval
shaped buckles, witn a rounded frame |
of gold, silver or even gunmetal, will !
be the smartest ones worn with shirt.
waists this season, in spite of the fan
tastc and whimsical filigree, cameo |
and paste and steer slides shown in
the shops. Of course, any amount of
adornment may make these buckles
expensive and unique. One has dia
monds set in bars across the frame-
work. another has a spray of ivy up
one side, the veins done in
Some odd modeling is being done in
enamels for men's and new womosn's
cufflinks. One of these odd
shows on one side a perfectly modelled
duck and on the other a bunch
green peas. Then there was a peatly
tied up bunch of asparagus and other
vegetable notions of the same kind.
DAINTY DRESS SLIPPERS.
The official full-dress slipper for the
season Is white satin or white kid,
worked In silver beads. Of course
there are one dozen, at least, accepta-
ble variations from this standard. It
must be remarked in passing, how
ever, that all the new white-kid shoes
and slippers are mats of a skin that
is so exquisitely dressed it admits of
washing with soap and water. The
law of new footgear seems to be that
everything must be made cool and
easy. There is even a new patent
leather on the market that neither
draws nor heats the feet, while a
underarm gores with a curved cen
Sam securing a trim adjustiuen
Plaits are laid underueath below th
waist line in back to form a slight full
sleeves have
f
ue
upper
and under portions, the slight fullness
at tne top being collected in gathers,
Coats of this description are suitable
for traveling, shopping, eyeling. cor
general utility wear, and can be sue
i cessfully dev eloped in any one gof the
general seasonable fabrics,
AME A PHY
i
{the Woman's College io the first
course she began to praetic Kho
gradunted in the second course in
1808. She has now begun to enjoy a
i good vractice. Mrs, Fransis has de
fF monstrated that a8 woman who ean
fearry the keys of a large establish
| ment, overlook servants, keep track of
table and bed lnen can also wield a
| surgeon's knife, Chicago Times. |
her earnings of $600 a year she has
saved enough to pay for two courses in
medicine, After leaving the hotel she
became a nurse fo the insane ward at
the poorhouse, After graduating at
NOTES,
Persinn popular
and is trimmed with lace edgings,
FASHION
lnwn is this year
An old favorite that is being revived
is the white grenadine with fancy |
dots of white chenille
White mousseline de sole Is still na
favorite and will be for some time 10
come, judging from recent sales
Young women wishing a little heav
fer material than gauze will find
white batiste satisfactory
Albatross still will be worn this sey
son, although not so much as former
ly.
Dotted swisses are most fashionable
at the present time, They are made
with many Ilace-edged ruffles and
bows of ribbon
A new fabric is th ied t"" drap
de sole, This is Leave gz
material well adapted to the present
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
ingredient of Spain's
mysterious explosive is be.
be printer's ink.
The principal
| New and
Heved to
The first
vices as n
wus Ong Q.
Chinaman to offer his ser
soldier In the present war
Tow, a wealthy merchant
{of Santa Ana, California.
It seems almost too bad, but young
{Alfonso XIII probably will have to
(learn his geography lessons over
Under international law warships in
for lack of coal may purchase
‘mough at a neutral port to carry them
mek the of their own
rountry,
lstross
to nearest port
per capita is about $M Mulhall, a
few years ago, estimated the wealth
of Spain at about $455 per enpi; per
| haps by this time it could .» placed at
£400, The per capita debt of the
Bpanish government therefore 8 more |
than twenty per cent, of the per capita |
The lack of cheap coal is a serious
impediment to Mexiean progress, as!
| with the extension of rallroads and the
[| development of manufactures the de
mand Is Increasing rapidly.
At Newton, Kansas, the other day,
the First National lank made out
{82,820 In drafts to send for the pur
Tage of war bonds, Of this sum £2,300
| was supplied by farmers and only $20
{came from a business map
Little Uruguay produced about 10
D000 pushels of wheat last year,
having a considerable surplus for ex
{port. It is reported that neither quan
[tity nor quality have ever been surpas
sed In tha country
Tl emperor has for a pum
i ought to convey the im
+11 iy v 5
clinging pres he was seeking trouble
A rather startling novelty Is ess | The experience of Spain should warn
fuze trimn veel vel- him where not to look, suggests tu
ny ruffles of d green | Wa Hgton Star
} A soldier's epitaph was uttered by
witicoats to be Orn {.. 4 .
' . ’ ra» he gallant Captain Capron as he fell
w iin dresses are made of lig . ‘ .
y : mortally wounded “Don't mind me
colored batiste with emb fered : 8 ’
eas . : ys: go on and fight That is i
flounces hese and w «} « will
Spirit tha 4 “ n army to win n
take the 6 > ¢ +} ‘ i b
AK Like HACe OF The wilK we i
: : A wi
A very handsome La & of bla
: 6 " haz } vy gr
I P 'h " i sii v turned 1 I Ey f i Wl } %
I a bunch of i RE) IAND } y prosecute t hie
{ T1 4 v var I'l ‘ T3411 11S in interest charge
1 § 1 XG (Hu iM) ao year i mere bag
i 41 i $ ih i
| fo a n Mi so Tr 3 this rv
5 nih %
This i V Drs ‘ ’
« f Httle girls A new Indging ¥ ‘ t« of bread
ti irt pia with fis thie ithern ports of $
be tnd straps ov 1 5, | United States th Manufactu &
i % 5 W n with i WW i it i f Bal ¥ “% itisfied] 1 i
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hye if 1 3 § % t« has a Gry } J i © Be
Nn # y ' i 3 g '
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1 ing : i Ait f 4 spa min : of y
iwering or it bars ih
TY $810 i 8 governimen
1 f ¥ ’
side of 34 i i i .
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ning, which extends t ‘ t .
in i bi } i is
Ih 1 i= i “+ .
. “ “ it Spa g
i Desay nti * .
i } tha % 1 posith i
¥ ta gi 8 r sing
3 w ’
PRS Lid Ea 4
IK ‘ So Add ai I» & EN 3 (3
t 4 { 1 wit ‘ na n ‘ e | i
P { F lie 4
foun {f a witrasting i t State 5 i woandened
f soft w te Of i in 500] They not wanted anywhere
¥ ¥ JOS §
I wa i . 0 g :
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bra
1 I'h 1 “ rd i
ws en S A iw L In late year re and more atten
$1} ii ' i 1 i } W we {saa i to the condition f
itn or ish an 1 silk | 12 { ot of wlidates for life neu
sting i {ance and now the report of the des
La flounces are aga s considered of proportional
popular They vary in ith Ww that of the physician in det
ntly nan ported va ning the value of the “lif
ing a : ‘ Ai ; . At "}
Fast 5 3 : ni 2 4 [eam “ 3 3
i £8 3 i" 3 $1 3 . .
£ an oO BENS rig an Ble
} fullnes ‘ “ .
1 ¥ = 5 vi i raistently
\ addin rf beaded gall 3 A
B enti yopelessly palrion d
na an a priate nis 4 .
: , refrievably committed to the doctrine
iat his country has a igsion to Iw
aw i . .
Eagincer Brown's Problem loyally and courageously (ulfilled.
Th 8 Nn nant siOry 3 aaveral \ h B .
1 1 The conditions under which ritish
yapters being carried on pear the 4 yd ms und h
lait . : . re are far More
. A a . sailors and soldiers live ard Ar more
pain i of ie Santa I " een | SANOT ! 1d . :
wil 1 sanitary ow than in the past, n
I'opeka and Emporia, and if al je | SARIATY ROY n me]
t 8 more the eleven deaths occurred
facts were known some peoj vould | 1865 more than el n den I
wv ¥ aflnat we » tor
» Ww : ter
be surprised There's a rtain en. | In every 1.000 men afloat, w hile ten
3 yy 1 4
. w i sal 3s . | years later the number fell to G8 In
gineer whom we will call Brown Jor ap ;
. will | \ «| 1885 to 5.4, and in 1800 to 4.4. In tin
convenience HE engin Wil vy, 43
i 5 Ir: the figures were not quite go
i for the same purpos Brown yg | ATF the Lgl
: $ f ’
1 . 1 Rifcio
t been in the ha £ kita a ¥ t
when he stopped to sth for a cer The United States practically mon-
itain railroad crossing He would | opolizes the trade of Hawall, receiving
stop, pull the whistle, jump to th in 1805 0.04 per cent of its exports
ground and a romantic your girl and sending it 70.04 per cent. of its
would appear from the shadow of t ports, The total exports were nearly
tree and allow herself to be ga ed | 810.000.0600 in 18M, and the imports
n her fi agile! were more than £5.000,000 Most of
1 show ed | the trade is carried in United %
ion r 1H | vessels
1 2 ¥ 1 i . . * .
the n Hd} Some of the primary schools in Ger
ris) .
Hn AG | many have own physician. He
null out i b rh o 13 :
aa i watches over ClaABR Tou 8 and i=
I ! § y ¥ 3 Foye . > .
438 uas “Oh Zoig on 9 “ome ] to show hat questions of warm
#5 savin 4 thn Brain | Bris ita es Gi . . . iia : ha
me, and the fireman has become so ing, ventilation. lighting and cleaning
g it i 1 % $¢ ach i : 4 t
accustomed to it that he wonld rea 3! have entered into the kingdom of sci
RICIAN
Mrs, Elizabeth Fransis of St. Louis, |
Mo., wished to be a physician. She |
did not have money enough, however, |
witch
Mrs. Fransis
She Is a typical
woman, She be
it,
nineteenth century
gan life with few cares and many
comforts, but one day she was con-
fronted by the problem of breadwin-
ning. Rhe considered Lier capabilities,
and found that her education provided
her with little that could be turned to
advantage unless it was her domestic
training. She knew such occupation
would shock the members of the po.
lite circle in which she had moved,
but the necessity of earning money
made her seek work, In 1808 she was
employed as housekeeper in one of the
large hotels. Bhe has supported her-
self, educated her daughter and pro-
a
open the throttle and get the en
ver, at { ence whereof he is king. Once in ev
gine started as the engineer would | apy fortnight he ix to give instruction
climb back upon the seat in the cab.| i, avery class in school, and the text
One night Engineer Brown was ab |e preaches from is “Sanitas, sanita-
sent from the run amd another en ium omnia sanitas” In shert, he is
gineer took his place. When the |e health officer of the whole estab.
crossing was reached the new engin: | ahment, the priest of Hygeia, and the |
eer stopped and whistled and saw a
woman emerge {rom shadow
{ree
“What's that?”
man.
“Why. it's Brown's girl
be kissed,” replied the
he explained to the engineer
it.
“Well,”
run,
the
the
he asked the fire
waiting to
fireman and
all about
the man on the
can her as well
and he climbed down ont
of the cab, and after the fireman had
heard several loud explosions fram the
outside the engineer came clambering
back into the cab, chuckling to him
self,
Engineer Brown was absent {rom
the run for several days, and when
the girl asked him how it came that
he had a mustache one night and none
the next night and then a mustache
again, the story came out, and now
kngmeer Brown is trying to figure
out how many of the engineers on the
line have been kissing his sweethefirt,
Liverpool, England. has set ashi
$20,000,000 for eulargement of Me
docks.
said
“I guess |
new
kiss
i
|
i
and the taught. The experiment was
first made at Wiesbaden, and has been
Barcelona. Spain, is riotous and vio
lent in its demand for peace, leing a
geaconst town, open to bombardment,
it does not encourage all the pervad
ing Spanish {ilusions about the Yan.
kees, Jt may deem them pigs, but
knows that they can shoot straight,
and admits it.—<New York Tribune.
The ration of the America soldier
in the field consists of “ans, bacon,
coffee, sugar. potatoes, tomatoes, rice
and hard tack. and always fresh meat
and bread. where obtainable. Com
missaries also have the right of substi.
tution. Taken all in all, the American
soldier is the best fed and clothed of
any in the world, that is, provided
the quartermasters and commissaries
ure ethewent,
Our sales te China this year will
show an increase of more than 3800
por cent. over those of 1880, while our
imports from that country show an
increase of but 85 per cent. in the
die to China in the present fae al year
are ten fold those of the fiseal year
1880, the total for that year being $1.-
101,884, while that of 1808 is lkely to
be $11,000,000 in round numbers. Our
total exports to all Asia this year will
amount to about $45,000,000, being a
gain of ten per cent, over last year
more than double what they were in
1800, four times what they were In
1880, and more than fen times what
they were in 1870, Of this total of
£45,000,000 about one-third goes to Chi
na, one-third to Japan and the bulk
of the remaining third to India and |
the West Indies,
Bome idea of the magnitude of the
burden resting upon the Spanish peo
gained by a comparison
with our own situation, remarks Cun
ton's Magazine, Their national debt
debt
vernment
To, 000
wealth of the entire nation. The
of the United Btates go
which in 1806 amounted to $2
in January, 1808 at
£1.011.,701, 338.64. This would be a
apita indebtedness of £11
capita alth of the United States
was in 1800 $1,000 it is,
renter » 1800 basis this
stood
about
per We
: Dow of course,
but even on th
indebtedness of the gove
to only 1
apita
per capita
ment today amount
f ti
of wenith
The
Cent
nation interest ch
on this wanted to a
in
1806-7
Wy n ti
Boaln ‘
public debt is
The Poisonous Laurel:
sl poizonou
i’ in i mand
i i i
his paste
vie ie,
for
and
mounts His
he
can
onee
ady
arti
his umbrelin
imnnt
All
wheelman, age
his wheel at over the um
are it
i of the le
intends to a
So his ent
and
vortisem
he
MINIT
carded he him
nt
Wallace's Scant Fare.
new ree
Indi
of
Mount
One tl Tuits
10
Camp in ann
{
{
Bhe-~Now, can ybu guess my age, Ma.
jor? Gallant Major—No, 1 can’t; but
you don’t look it. —-Tit-Bits
Josh—1t's a wonder no of them fel
lers ever found the north pole. Hiram
| ~Mebbe it ain't there,
1
| Hoax
gle girl during 1
I'm not going
Ant
to call on a 8in
Joax—oing In
for the married ones, eh ?7—Philadelphia
Record.
{
| “Poor Timmie! Foive n Sing
| Bing! 1 do feel sorry for him Baedad,
| an’ yure shympathy's trowed away.
| He's surrounded by frinds” Harlem
{ Life
| Rastus, Jr.—Popple, Is we gwine toe
i bab turkey fo’ mah birfday? Rastus,
Sr.—~'Pends on de moon , de night
| befo' "Pends 37] i noon. inter
{| Dcean
|
Little Rister—What's the dif rend
| tween ‘lectricity and lightain'? Lit
| tle Brother—You d t bave to pay
| nuthin’ fur lightnin Detroit Free
| Press.
| Bponger—Say,old man, ca vit oblige
| me a cigar? Fred (who knows
him)—-8orry. but I'v« only one I'm
| smoking anothe vhich 1 shall
i noks« S017
Mistress BETTY i Ru aA ning
| oCCurs aga Nor i i ave ) get
| another ser Ne Of wish yez
| wud: ere's nis nough wurruk fo
i VO AY is och
{ iter-—~But, pa, Mr. Sweetser has
{ lated a mpet "a Com
be blamed! Money is the thing
h : ii W ) il ipp it
auscript
ni Vantis 10 Orrow BOIe
yf me {ho yO yw oanyt ig
i » well as 1
ao 3 i I wouldn't a ba vy 3
cent Indianapolis Journal
| Perkins—-Has 8 ¢ r
that ten goliars »3 ved
{ Dobson x) 1 gues 1%
all about it; 1} in just ax =
friend] 8 he ever was, —P
Attorney (sternly ess will
ate if the % is in the
whistling = ne. Wit
§ i Ww i ney wt
i“ pr hh Tr 1 N ¥
De Si Yo at i
JATE 8 i 4 iJ al
{ry a sliver ons Hardupp Id
mal 8 only yother af of the old
KAW ircumsial ws al I AWOR you
Know Life
Bra it he
tuxt H Grady
iM did 1 rady
That , ut
Hint ROY Was Ked wiore he
got that fa Bos 3 ATAanscript
“Your so said 1 professor, “has
been laboring jor I ipprehen
kon “Perf xclaimed Farmer
! toss 30] voice ye
dot ‘ Mi via
ii 3 } i Wash
ria 18 i ’ 3 Dick
$4 been a Dit wild yours in your
jay and I'd lik ne aavice What
1 I to do with Harr The young
ascnl ex (i= jis illowanoee every
nonth, Cousin Dick-Iincrease jt.—Chl
ago Journal
She—How is it you were not at West
nd’'s reception? He-1 stayed away
wii account of pe i titer. She
May I ask what it Will you
STO ww to keep it secret? Khe—Yoes,
| He—Well they f i to send me au in
{ vitation.—Colller's Weekly
| Mrs. Betterhawse—1 am told that yon
{ allow your husband to carry a lated
1 key. Mrs, Graymair—Yes, but it does
| got fit the door. I just let him carry
to humor hin He likes to show it
o his friends and make them think he
independent. Cincinnati Enquirer
of a prominent Crawfords « independen ati Enquin
ly, remarked to General Wi: Mosher—-Wh re you doing with all
rather hard 1 nes out here 3 those bits of card in your pocket? Wis
had very little to eat What have! well-They are seat checks at differen
vou had, my son?’ asked the General | (heaters. It says on eau Retain this
drawing the boy went Deeside him, | check” It's an awful bore, to be ob
The youth related bill of fare Tor | figed to carry so much pasteboard
the day “Why, my dear boy,” said | around. But, then, what's a fellow to
General Wallnce, “that's not half bad. | do?
I lived for three days once on water .
mi : : , lady (in employment office) As
and onions, and had no salt, either “ ‘ > . a
3 . ‘ . : there ix only my husband and myself in
fan Francisco Chronicle, oh : ] on
the family, 1 think you ought to be will
ing to come for less than you ask
Remunerative Chimney Sweeping.
A new tenant, designing to fire his
chimney and save the expense of a
sweep, hoisted a bundle of burning
straw at the end of a pole. A moment
{later he was startled by a golden
tinkling, and glancing down, saw tha!
with gold pieces. Further
tion revealed the charred
fragments of a leathern bag suspend
a hook in the chimney, while
windfall ftself totalled up
Tit-Bits,
A Chance for Maids.
Wives are wanted in Rhodesia. Tue
British South African Company is
anxious for active colonization. For
many years the Chartered Company
had discountenanced marriage among
the mounted police, civil servants and
other employes. But this policy has
been entirely reversed, and an edict
has gone forth among the Chartered
Company's officials promising that
preference will be given *» married
men.
covered
a ——
One of the hospitals in Maacow,
Russia, is large enough to sccommy
There are only two persons to cook for
Domestic—But, mum, when I'm wid
you there'll be three.
“Habberiohn doesn’t seem to have a
very lovable nature” “Well, no, If
Habberjohin were at a banguet and
some one should discover that there
were thirteen at the table all eyes
would Ipstinctively turn toward Hab
berjohn as the one to go.'-lndianapo
lis Journal.
Clara-—-Well, aunt, have your photo
graphscome from Mr. Snappeschotte’s?
Miss Maydeval (angrily)—Yes, and they
went back, too, with a note expressing
my opinion of his impudence. Clara
Gracious! What was it? Miss Mayde
val— Why, on the back of every plcture
were these words: “The original of this
is carefully preserved.”
A clergyman new to a living in the
west of England was told that an old
man in his parish was of an exceeding
ly crusty disposition, so he determined
to make friends with him the first op
portunity he had. Overtaking him in
the village one day, be said: “This is
cold weather, John” Receiving no re.
ply, he tried again: “1 said this is cold
weather, John” Turning angrily
around, the old man replied: “Well,
who sald It warn't? D'ye wan to
argy the VintT—Anwers, .