MEMORY LANE.
I know a lane, where the brier ros
Loans o'er the old stone wall;
And the scented leaves from an a
ple tree
Like tinted sea shells fall.
There's a turnstile, too, 'twixt the
winding lane
the meadows
white;
Blossoms of dalses spilled by
moon
From her silver boat one night.
Here cornflowers open their blue eyes
wide,
And poppies flirt with the sun:
While all of the grasses are
ing with gems
And with blossoms
the
That
spun.
Ah, yes! there's a
and smiles,
brook—it
peeps;
But the song that it
lets, 1 ween,
She deep in her little
Oh this is the lane that
paints
Where love's fairest hlossom grew:
For down by the stile I met a maid
With like the cornflower blue
Her cheeks were flushed
pink of the rose
Her lips wore the poppy's
And sunbeams playing
and seek
*Midst the curls on her golden
Lightly she t the
dow sweet
softly the bre
brow:
Then she laughed—and her laugh was
the song of the hrook
Methinks I can hear it now.
But alas for the passing
dreams,
'We met and we
Now I walk alone
lane
While
highway
- A gnes
Boston Transeript
sings ty the vio
heart keeps
eyes
with the
red,
at 4id
dige
were
head
rippad through mea
ze kiss
And
of
parted for aye;
-here in memory
she. rides on the world's
Lockhart
Hughes
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It was ideal retre
little
the
the many
Manazfleld
mind
“How fortuna
me before this
thought, as she
self to the task of
of chaos, for 3
of her little home
jumble.
hall, when
foreign
shouldn't
proper el
this w
band
an
a8 v¢
and,
had but
in the
kK, and
command-
ing to work
returning from :
found the opportunity to
attention on the cxteri
fses. The dense
lilac bushes tr ground
and rank vegetation and untrim
med shrubbery, fhough giving the
place an air of solemn grandeur, also
bespoke neglect, which was readily
accounted for by a signboard nailed
to one of the trees. This hoard the
agent had neglected to remove and
it was to this remissness on his part
that Lettie was indebted for an adven
tare, and the subsequent realization
of her most cherished hopes
As in Lettie's case, it was a sudden
impulse that prompted Ear! Stanford.
artist, with a firm of lithographers,
to seize Lis hat very abruptly one eve.
ning and betake himself to the su-
burbs of the cit He was tired of
life at a hotel. He yearned for the
privacy, the peace and comfort
mornin
in th
B
it SS
clnst
allies #
aliing to
the
enjoy them.
taken his fancy. If it was still to let
borhood.
Tettle had not yet returned
shutters were closed.
still there, and the solemn hush that
pervaded the premises was broken
only by the drowsy murmur of the in-
sects on the lawn,
“Who owns this place? Ear! asked
of a boy he found reaching over the
fence to pluck a rose as he ap.
proached,
“The old Dutchman that lives In
that big house on the hill.” the boy
answered, pointing to the mansion in
question. “He's as rich as mud. He
owns nearly all the houses out here.
Most of the people that live In them
work In his woolen mill, and he owna
them, too. There he comes now,”
the boy added, as his eyes wandered
up the street,
Earl turned and beheld a man of
huge proportions, his ponderous form
almost fllling the entire seat, slowly
spproaching In a buggy.
i
Encouraged by his good natured
countenance, Ear! accosted him.
“Pardon me for troubling vou” he
said, “I was just looking at this cot.
tage of yours. I know the propar per
300 to apply to is the ageat in charge,
but perhaps 4
“The agent!” exclaimed the man in
contempt, his ruddy face relaxing with |
a smile, “If you can find the agent, |
{
“Coftae; bring me some strong cos
fee,” demanded the captain, “1
must kesp awaka.”
On Friday morning the captain's
breakfast was served on the bridge
his fifth in succession. Dinger time
and still the fog; sandwiches and
| coffee again for the captain,
And still he paced tha bridge with
red-rimmed eyes and carelined fea
It was late afternvon Sud
denly a cheer from the lookout.
ge
you can do more than I can. 1 been
hunting him for an hour You vunt |
the blace?” | “The sun!" Lo eried, “The sun!
“1 would like to rent it provided | S81 the curtain lifted.
We can agree on the terms.” the heavens was the setting sun,
Earl was beginning tp suspect that | Hght could
geatleman had been imbibing a | more see the h rizon and the dancing
little more ber than for | f the ocean.
aim, though he certainly proved to be | sald Captain Apfeld
one most affable men he had himself down th.
st ahead wap
aR Lit Link
own hands
He flung him
and slept—for
he was
niga,
tures,
In
By
once
wly great
the passengers
the
was good waters
of the
“Oh
If
“Six
too much, five dollar. | curtaine y wife's
haf it tres munt for in tha +5 [ lace
you keep the veeds down
was
we agree,” he aald
dot is
let you
dol | his room the Invi
was
iike it on
and they
i ‘ Was
looked as {if were nearing land.
iid the captain when in
"Well it's a pretty long
ym Monday morning to Friday
wink. If 1 had
too.” rane my cabin couldn't have
the buggy with him thought that
it suits you, all
you, all right
Ear! got into
without a
ip was in any danger.”
keys -
do, — -— ————
BANGKOK. FLUATING CITY.
he
As he crossed
ed in dismay.
should have such
mn hall struck
alter a moment's reflectior he con
‘luded that its former tenants had
been people of wealth, who had ocen- |
i 15 a and
widently
and biiag furnished with the
returned and
the thr
That a
an elegant
him as strange
entered the cotiage
d he
vacant house
»sho paus-
“Made in Germany,” a Legensd Seen
carpet on Every Hand.
its but
temporary residence
ais
£1
VIGIL ONE : HUNDRED
HOURS.
KEPT
Took the Responsibility of Passen.
gers’ Safety Into His Own Hands
Captain C. Apfeld, of
Atlantic Friesland,
atl sea by a fog that defied the kesnest
eyes to plerce stuck to bridge of
his big ship bound from Liverpool
to Philadelphia, for 107 hou five
days and four nights—without a wink
cf passengers pre-
to him upon their
George the
liner enveloped
perhaps
tha
h Hreonn dine
surrounding
more of
of
country is under a foot or
Yet the largest
000 po
ra
half
itizeng lives
ide-water,
Bangkok's
land,
travel throughout much
by and, in
reached in no other
The Siamese women of the lower
claws daily paddies he: canoe to
the market; if of the better cians,
she goes in a “rua cang.” the com
mon passenger boat which, togetner
with the jiurikisha, the land pas
sgenger carrier throughout the
Orient, is included among the house
hold possessions of every Siamese
who can afford it.—Casper Whimmey
in Outing.
Green Diamond in South Africa.
Considerable interest, writes a cor
rexpondent, has been aroused in Jo
bannesburg by the discovery on a
mining property at Klerksdrop of a
green diamond of about three-quart
{ers of a carat, The gem had slipped
into a crevice In tha iron plates of
the crushing mill, and was found dur
ing the dismantling of the mill to
make room for a new stamp battery.
In 1893 over seventy similarly col
ored diamonds were found upon the
same property, They had all slipped
between the dies and escaped de
struction. [It Is conjectured taat
“but thesa lives are In my care, and | thany other green stones were crush.
I shal be responsible for them. i|ed out of existence. For the first
shall not leave the bridge until the | time since that date a Kierksdrop
fog lifts. company proposes to resume opiras
And Captain Apfeld kept his word. | tions on this particular ground, which
On Thursday night came the almest | contains both gold and diamonds.
irresistible desire to sieep. Philadelphia Record.
40
though
on
1 ¥
sleap, py
oi
Grataful
memorial
safe arrival
Those aboard could see
ahead astern. The great
with people aboard, was in the
beaten track. A collision might mean
death for all. “I'll stay bere till it's
sald Apfeld to the executive
cficer, mounting the bridge,
There was little to do for the first
few hours. At lunch time the eabin
boy brought up a sandwich and a
cup of coffee to the captain. who
paced the bridges tirelessly, his ears
eager to catch the sound of every
Whistle ahead or astern, to port or
starboard. Night came and with it |
a denser fog. Still the captain stay.
ed. His supper was served thers on
the bridge, while passengers and
crew enjoyed theirs in the warmth
and light below,
Midnight cama; the fog was thick
er than ever. Morning dawned, When
the crew tumbled out at daybreak
they found their captain still there.
And so fhe days and the nights
passed. The officers begged the cap
tain to snatch a bit of sleep.
“We can keep watch,” they insist
ed,
“I know you can,” said the captain,
the easiest means
f the ci
half of
way
iy is
i boat, fact, it is
nothing
or vessel,
an
Te
wn
or,
over,”
COUNTESS CASSINI SHOPPING.
The daughter of the Russian Am-
bassador, the Countess Cassini, Is an
indefatigable shopper and 18 Ww
known In all the stores in Washing
ton. She delights in match silks,
selecting trimmings and looking for
bargains-——a feminine pastime most
fashionable women to their
| dressmakers. The ( is usu
| ally accompanied on her shopping ex-
ell
ing
ng
leave
ountess
| peditions by a voluble French maid,
{ who renders her young mistress more
or less conspicucus Sh: is
| quite able to keep with
| Countess, who flits
| counter, chatting ent
| about prices and fashions.
| 1s always rushing about
of the clerks, "Where
Have you seen ze Countess—ze
Bar
never
the
{to
pace
from counter
husiastically
The maid
demanding
is ze Countess?
Coun
Cassini
Then the
has
floorwalker joins
there
in
which
Beneral
clerks explain that the
just laft the counter,
| the in the pursuit,
{
I$ something of a commo-
the crowded department
is pleasing
torial
tion
slore,
to the
view,
altogether
hile 2, "i
pubii Plc ae
THE MODERN TEA TABLE
Nothing ive to cosy
agree
conaud
ana
nm ied
chats, ship
able hou hi the ie
an
Parisian women vie
thei efforts to
The
plateaux, whic
A :
Snart
wilh
tables NeWes
CHINE
$ 8
LALIes are
arpaments
Cung
to him.
A VARIED PROGRAM
A lunch an at whica tae club color
of lavender was used was the annual
social gathering of one of the
and best known of women's clubs
Low baskets of lavender flowers or
namented the tables and the candles
were lavender set in silver candela
bra and candlesticks. A program of
the toasts with the club monogram
in gold was placed at cach plate
‘One Year Ago”
“Today.” "The Contemporary Poet.”
“The Undercurrent of Poetry in Con
temporary Life” “Contemporary
Poetry.” reading of a group of orig
inal poems by a club member. "A
Song:” “A Bonnet,” and "A Life Be
Oldest
QUAINT COLLAR OF VELVET.
A quaint fashion has been obser
ved at recent evening functions, that
of wearing a collar of colored velvet
Sometimes
collar matches the gown, but
they are oftener black or white. For
becoming and different-—two good ex
cuses for existing.
COLORED HANDKERCHIEFS,
Colored handkerchiefs and white
ones with colored borders are the cor
rect thing for use with shirt-waist
suits. These come in softest mulls
and linens, in pale lavenders, blues,
1 pinks, yellows, and even in reds. They
are scalloped, hemstitehed
edged in fast All
{ floral fancies are carried out
moucholrs,
small
daisies
and lace.
sorts of
in these
preference is fox
colors
but the
flowers
: and wild
embroidersd
which
{colors
like forget-me-nots,
are
flo 5H,
natura
roses, These
in mercerized
WOOKS like silk in the
PRINCESS OF WALLS EXAMPLE
The Princess of Wales has dons a
gracious thing by
ds from Bradford manufacts
thereby setting the fash
ford
ail
rdering dress
RB
fabrics,
is Ded
waal the roval
for in
that or all
lady
ary:
bay
FASHION NOTES
A German View of the United State
It is
‘VER
proverbially useful to see our
ge as others sees us, provided,
course, the
had adequate cpportunitios
vation, and
of obser
provided, also, of
apportunities to account
conditions are satisfied in an article
contributed to a British periodical
by a learned and intelligent German
Dr. Emil Reich, LL. D. The impres
j sions which he derived from five un
broken years of sojourn in the United
States are worth noting, because
while discriminating, incisive,
| Sometimes unflattering, they are by
no means always unsympazhetic. He
recognizes frankly that America has
| realized jdeals, moral and socisl
{| Which European nations have in vain
i endeavored to attain. Dr. Reich
lived here long énoulh to seo that
many of the popular myths which ip
Europe are substituted for an accu
rate knowledge of American charac
| ter are hopelessly incorrect. He picks
| out as the most characteristic and the
| most ill founded of the current leg
ends attaching to the fictitious Amer
ican type the legend of the almigaty
dollar, He willingly testifies that hoth
ing could be further from the truth
than the supposition accepted in Bu
rope that fa the American type the
five senses are concentrated In a sense
for dollar grabbing. Years of residence
on this side of the Atlantic have con.
vinced him, he says, that while Amen
joa ig no doubt the country where
most money is earned by the individ
ugl, It is probably the country whers
the least value is really attributed te
mone; ~~Harper's Weekly
HOW TO WHITEN PIANO KEYS,
To plano key them
with a strong solution of acid
an Use a
piace of soft cheese cloth to wash the
kevs, b ing careful not to 1
tion run
whiten 5, wash
aitric
to soft water
ounce of
et the solu
down betweea thim
sheild
‘ha ¥
With lemon julce is an excelle
Whitening or prepared mixed
at polish
apply are moist
Badly discolores # can only be
remedied by work
wan
to
wil
sila
THE CHAFING DISH CABINET
The chafing dish now has abinet
all uu
gtraight
Part o
)
a cabinet
YY WAY
story,
door
ond
is suppored
piate
dish,
other ex
Too lit
ik will leave the
sour in flavor
alice diserim
imes to decide the exact
Milk that Las
has not yet loppered
requires a little cream of tartar, and
should be used as sweet milk is. add
ing a very little more soda and a
very little less cream of tartar
In all recipes where sweet milk iz
required a rather scant half teaspoon
ful of soda should be used to every
somewhat round teaspoonful of cream
of tartar. In makiag biscuit with
milk that has a sour taste, but has not
loppered, a liberal hall teaspoonful
of soda iz necessary to every scant or
even teaspoonful of cream of tartan
Biscuits made with the morning's milk
that has ungracioualy begun to “turn™
{if thiz rule is followed) are especial
iy nice and teader. An ordinary cake
is often improved in the same Way. ~—
New York Tribune,
RECIPES.
Brunswick Toast For Drunewick
toast uge small bits of bread-—white,
graham or brown bread will answer,
or a mixture of all. Butter rather
thickly all the little pieces, place in
an earthen pan with bits of butter
among the bread. Ssit a little and
cover with milk. Let boll, then serve
hot. A mice way to use small pleces
of bread.
Frozen Ardsley SBalad-This aanlad
is zaid to be now and deliclons. It ia
made this way, according to Harper's
Bazar: Mix well four cream cheeses
with a glass of red currant Barle-Due.
Press into small mouds, pack in empty
ice cream bricks, and bury In joe and
salt for four hours. Turn out on let
tuce hearts and cover
dressing.
needed
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