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.'lattcrlyj jahge nkwf element
af erini lmr. ti&; thai seraiSri litylyj
Vo it. a. wider. ebpe:-ionif tteper
ning,. jnlo.-.the: garderarone siRR iu'
nfWy,i" . le wwi, di-Jvin
.tUit'itnwd amohff the flower.
ore Jaidt rolled yc-ting Lionel itknly.
e bMcfef;:a letter introduction.
w nejiatner.-jrom soinA utstant rcta
tion; as frank nnd dobonnairo & 'young
,wtelde'rf trio brush and. mnhl-stick as
i' had ever spoiled a yard cif good can-
From tlio hour, of that eventful
meeting lust four months ntro. tlierc
Thud sprung up an. intimacy between
Xlio .two which jiow seemed desliued
fit'disturb-their-peace of mind. Lio-
David ves ieh'tto ajongjlow wlilB
tle, an leatis forward : v .
'Why, the n'ows -is Jtipt' this, sir:
Somebody ot anotlier 'tha'6' , nobody's
fever ' beared on "afore., lias gone and
(rlml, and the doctor's conio in for
thousands upon thousands p'poundsl"
f f ; says, in a- sepulchral whisper.
Ijhjisands and tliousiind; ! As soon
fts I beard''v1iat.!ft)U;swlI upned
l,
.TWJ!iad stiiyed on, .takinfr up his quar-
rf-i T.prKl
)0J
dr
hi
re g- j r
M')ashyftrd
1 ea; -t?"f
irninj."
tlligencer,
;e."
i
TAKE. '
her sparkling
stant froni a
glory of the
ids, plashing
Ibnance' with
fllble from the
t the Lively
Tflsey fishing
t rhen Daid
Lionel llanly,
; of .the great
push. One of
?d and stalwart
il years' ' of ' a,1
I faca-'SeSais ,to
If tnuMj jofjjH'ie
e nionlfts ofthe
fclly upoiliiain
In BelecfingrflJts-.
eck lieap'unnetl
d thwart of the
fi free of our
thenv, up ' as
ewhafc fastidious
dling, Into whose
i fathoms below,
,ly lowered. The
ivacious, Iresolute
illow of Jive and
ack in the stern in
, enjoyment, airily
3 a horn of ice-cold
( tile famed well of
Irhich he has been
yely the island, and
KMtt,. and letting bis
itively from headland
eef to reef,
our last toast, David
Lily !" ho says, rever-
'God blessberl" ex
I'aining his glass ; and
npanioii, joining him,
j.iters, and apparently
rnsey Lily too sacred a
luted on, relapses into a
.tion, and remains lost
while David gathers
nny spoil, hauls in the
illy sets tlo mainsail,
noid up her sweet face
t-r gracionsncss be intro
ientlo reader.;- Fair and
iti 11 is the maiden whom
(Hardy has alluded to as
y Lily; a goddess among
slier-folk; hedged in with
egotten of kindly actions
inpathics; the possessor of
jelling face, with eyes of
hazel, of a shade as where
rays strike through inter
;hcs ,and enctrate to the
ldergrowth of stem and fo
witli lips from which pro
gh, pure and fresh, and mu
jne of the streams which
mnd the pebbles of her own
water-lanes.
Huct village had known and
l nriw t it i in in i,f II vt-di n.
pat period had "elapsed since
rv. her father, an antiquarian
i.ar, had lost the better part of
fortune, apd had brought her
settle in the island, and to be
6 light of beautiful, old fa.ih
Mia Luce farm, tho house he
hlo bis home. There Doris
supreme and held mimic court,
Jg deputations of the village
' , distributing her bounty, su-
' 'ding the daily operations incl
the maintenance of two Al-
v'iws and a host of shock-headed
jt . 43Bonq hor rose
nd jiico-
u, and
bout
too
of
terfeiit a neisrhborinsr farinhouRe. and
feeing It week by weekKnore diHicult
(to tear himself awij' yet, happily,
ilnrfiiig , with tho weeks an added
st-iinulu to work, as ,if his
very bread ' ljenrted uj)on
his labors as, indeed,' it almost did.
During those four months, it is scarce
ly necessary to observe, bis steps had
tended frequently toward Delia Luce.
The doctor, good man was ft because
oi ino inornate uitection the young
fellow bad conceived for ancient re
mains? had taken to him marvel-
ously, and so far from discouraging
his visits had encouraged them. Thus
it fell out that Doris and ho had seen
much of one another; and to see much
of Doris was to love her.
l. Lionel was not long in making this
discovery; and as he sat at work in the
little room he bad fitted up as his
studio, his brain would often be busy
in the evolution of day-dreams. Though
tho little income he was making was,
he knew, painfully 'diminutive as in
comes went, be nevertheless d.d not ig
nobly rail against fortune, but set him
self manfully to redress her deficiencies
in so far as regarded himself.
' And if thon'lovest mens I love
thee, we require little else," he would
say, half aloud, as bis hand would fall
to his bide, and he would bend in a
sudden accession of tenderness over
the picture which he was limning
Doris fair form. "Love will make
our cottage pleasant; and I lovo theo
more than life." But then ho wasn't
a lord of Burleigh, as he would a little
ruefully reflect, and the only acres be
had to offer her were a few acres of
rather indifferently painted canvas.
" But tho hand, lady, shall grow
Btronger as the days pass on'.'-' he
would- continue, still apostrophising
the picture; and judging from tho
draughtsmanship, it really did begin
to look as if the hand were growing
stronger. Tho picture bore for title
" Good Advice," and was being
painted surreptitiously.
Its subject was tho Lady Doris giv
ing admonition, out of the fullness of
her experience of the world, to her
little handmaid, Lizzie Syvret, daugh
ter of David, who was about to leave
her on domestic service in the great
city of St. Peter l'ort Doris, supple,
sylph-like, with her hazel eyes full of
wisdom looking well into the future;
Lizzie, reverential and receptive, in the
erispest ami daintiest of mop caps,
kerchiefs and aprons; the two wend
ing their way through the water-lane
which skirts the garden of Bella Luce;
their setting, a tangled wealth of dog
rose and bramble emblematic, may
hap, of the thorns to bo, carefully
avoided in little Lizzie's path. . '.
But to return to the Lively Tolly,
which, coquetting with each wavelet,
as she scatters it into spray, sensibly
nears the shore. David is sitting for
ward, meditatively pulling a pipe of
boneydew, while Lionel, with bis hand
resting on the tilier, is directing tho
course of the boat, and, judging from
his expression of dreamy abstraction,
is still lost in tho reverie which con
cerns tho Guernsey Lily. Suddenly
addressing his companion, he exclaims,
solemnly :
" David, the masterpiece shall bo un
veiled to your eye this evening. The
private view shall take place."
''AVhat, tho pictur', sir'?" asks
David, removing bis pipe from his
mouth in deference to the subject.
"The picture, David, the picture;
and if your little daughter and Miss
Doris don't walk befoi you to the life,
why rip the ciinvas from the frame
and trice it up as a new top-s 1 tor the
Lively Folly."
" Thank'ee, Master Lionel," replies
David, looking well pleased whether
at the invitation to tho private view or
the prospect of tho new .top-sail, does
not appear. After a pause he adds,
regretfully; " How Lizzie will miss her,
sir I "
"Xay, David," says the younger
man, with quick sympathy, "we
mustn't call it a parting. Miss Doris
will be often getting over to see the
little woman. What, after all, is five
miles V "
David slowly withdraws his pipe
from his mouth, and, gazing -across to
Lionel with a face which betokens
wonder tempered with incredulity,
gasps out :
" "Why, hast thou not heard the news,
lad?"
"Xews? No, what news? How
could 1? I've been staying away at
Aucresse for the hut two da vs."
wid asked the Wv46r'Aijiiislf, and
Thousands -nd'. itfisDHV !'
ho says. Them were ty. ' j$Jufc.ori&;
and. lorl Master Lione4idN,W''Ti!l'
rub his hands together unfl;flghl4iv;
now -he'll be olt wi.(V;'ajsr.dor(4
T.fiTwIrm fnwn T cnhr.uiv Jnnrni tliu'
ater .fell tl7. If. If
atter nw;4nttob-&4,'
a nt ilk i;,,2 V:, jhv4.
gantic scheme with him for supplying
London with iced soda-water,at some
abnormally small sum per bottle."
He bows. Yes, he recollects the
doctor having alluded to the scheme in
some reminiscence. .... . .:.
" SomehoV," she cottUtues','cdemufB
ly, " the soda-w
laughing m
lost a verv larca sum urftnuiiierVhrii
what ho felt far n'u'rfv hififf fiend pst
. 4 'V.': ' n
very large sum, loov uenever lorgae
papa except that is, till he died the
other day." And htfr fuee, from which
VtU'i .laughter had momentarily faded,
London town, I su)"jse, Moure's thfVagiiin becomes dimpleiLover w.ithjrre
pity; and Put youf ."Kelm down, tprvssible smiles. '
j.i see, murmurs Lionel, witii-nis
IftArt, sunk to an abyssmal dcith,Ieel
Ing like lead. " Ami . so tta 'cojne to
Master Lionel; put ygSu-jfhn down !
G-r-r-r I Bless me ! if slle liTisn't gone
and jibed!"
And the Lively Polly, tfhich had
been flapping her sail ominously to
draw attention to her unheeded tiller,
had swung up to the "wind, and now
lay rolling uncomfortably from side to
side. Requiring her sheets to be let go
and hauled in before she would con
sent to proceed on her course, the lit
tle craft distracts David's attention
from the deep ellect his news has pro
duced on his young' companion; and
there is no time, even if there were in
clination, for questions and answers,
for after one more short board the boat
is beached. Leaving the task of haul
ing her up to David and a fellow
fisherman who happens to be standing
near, Lionel hurries off, and ten min
utes afterward is seated in the solitude
of his studio, dazed and bewildered,
with a great sorrow clutching at his
heart.
Thousands and thousands! Yes,
there they were; repulsive in their
coarse, barbarous glitter, whole bas
tions and battlements of them, form
ing an impassable barrier between him
and the woman he loved!
The woman he loved ! Ho started up
from his chair, and restlessly crossing
the room stood before the easel which
supported his recently finished picture,
and gazed upon her face. Ah, how he
did love her 1 He had never quite re
alised how much till then.
Subjected to one of those mental
freaks by which, with strange over
sight of relative magnitudes, some
trivial issue is temporarily obtruded in
place of one of vital moment, his fc'e
became arrested by some trifling tech
nical omission; and taking up his pa
lette ami brush he proceeded to rectify
it. Yes, that M as better, he reflected,
as he leaned back and regarded it criti
cally. "While he gazed his thoughts
hurried tumultuously into tho future.
Her father would settle down in Eng
land; and the exigencies of her wealth
would throw her much into society, and
the old life, in the little island would
fade in her memory till it remained
only as a dream a pleasant dream,
perhaps, but still a.mere dream and
she would,-grow conventional and
worldly-wjse; the pity of it !
A knock at .the door. Ah ! he had
forgotten.
" The private view," he mutters to
himself, with a ghastly attempt at a
laugh. " Gome in, David."
Enters the Guernsey Lily, and with
folded hands and meek eyes which seek
the ground, says. "Sir Painter. Sir
Painter, I ani no David, but a sinyde
maiden, who has just had tidings of
your return, and bears a mandate from
her father bidding you come and smoke
a pipe with hii'n vver some beautiful,
new, old fos.sil'WrUoins. And the
chamber of; BlWpjipS being invaded,
perhaps hefyoufiUtn'il on one side and
jet me gazonpoh Mis treasure?" ' ' .
, The hazel.eyes 'are raised demurely,
ami CtuVtiosiiiiie,.-o:f. a smile islighting
ijp!5'Jje fa i r)jiii.i over's face. . '
"4rtu-i.fcte from . conflicting emo-
'iiat'Llpu'i'I steps silently. from before
lf and discloses the picture;
ifoljfifh a rapturous little cry of de
lig;V'Doris recognizes its subject. For
a moment or two she stands leaning
forward and gazing intently upon-the
canvas; and then, dimpling and blush
ing in her confusion, timorously holds
forth her little hand and exclaims :
"Oh! "What am I to say, Mr.
Painter? Can't you find me words to
express my appreciation? Can't I "
Her eye suddenly catches the title of
the picture, and she clasps her hands.
" See 1" she cries, "I can give good ad
vice. Let me promise to give you
good advice whenever you may ask
for it."
His forehead Is clammy and cold,
and his tongue cleaves to "the roof of
his mouth.
" Tell me the news, Doris; tell me
what has happened," hojsays, hoarsely,
"The news?" she repeats, sur
prised. " About this death and this will," he
blurts out, almost angrily.
"Oh! haven't you heard?" she asks;
then, with a laugh which bubbles forth
spontaneously, protests, "It was too
cruel ! "
Cruel ! If she had any intuition of
the anguish he was suffering could
she allude to the tragedy in that light
way? He motions her to a chair, and
with the laughter still dancing. in her
eyes and dimpling her sweet face, she
sits down and recounts.
" You must know, Sir Painter, that
many years ago my dear innocent fa
ther was seized with a passion for
business, and persuaded an tsjuallv in-exp-"ii'iiced
friend to enter" ','i-
tiiink better of his ehVplwlihess, and
now has died and le.it will in the
doctor's favor?" '; .
" Yes," whispers Doris. ' '
"Made over those thousands and
thousands of which DaVld spoke?"
continues Lionel, as if the words would
choke him. s
" Dear David ! How papa will ex
ult !" murmurs Doris, with another
irrepressible gurgle of laughter. "Yes,
thousands and thousands," she as
sents, lowering her .voice in an awe
stricken wiiisper.
"Ah !" he groans, as his worst fears
are confirmed.
" Of the empty soda-water bottles,
you know," Bhe continues, softly.
" Xow, wasn't it too elaborate a joke,
Sir Painter?"
"What!" ho almost shouts, as he
takes a sudden step forward, the re
vulsion of feeling sending the blood
coursing like wildfire through his
veins.
But she has risen, and is already at
the door.
"Here's the dear legatee come to
look for me," she says, as she opens it
and takes her father's hand in hers.
" You shall tell him how David took
his joke, while I run away and look
after the chairs being taken out into
the garden. And as to your picture,
Sir Painter' here her musical voiae
became very earnest and subdued
"I can't tell you all I think of it; but,
as I said before, if you ever should re
quire any good advice
The rest . of the . sentence was lost,
for she had tripped down the stairs
and passed out of the hcuso into the
summer air like some sweet melody.
Then Lionel seizes the astonished
doctor by the hand, and forcing him
into a chair tells him from .out the
depths of his heart the story of his love
for the maid Doris. And the doctor, re
turning tire honest grip of the hand,
abruptly asks:
"And you really do take an interest,
Lionel, in ancient fossil remains?".
"I yes, sir; certainly!" replies the
bewildered lover.
"Then, perhaps, you'll have the
goodness, my boy, to -regard me in
that light," he says, with a merry
twinkle of the eye, " and et me pass
the few remaining years of my life in
your home. 1 mean, if your suit be
successful, you must tako up your resi
dence at Bella Luce; for I uan't afford
to part altogether with my little girl."
Anil then, with feeling too deep for
utterance, Lionel again wrings the
kind hand that is stretched out to
him, and leaving the doctor to inspect
the picture, goes whirling out of the
house like a tornado and tears off in
pursuit. It is just al the end of the
water-lane that he overtakes the ob
ject of his quest, threading her way
daintily among the dog-roses and
brambles; and there and then, in a
voice whirh thrills her gentle heart
with emotion, he tells her a tale of an
artist who loved an island maiden
with all th passion of his soul, and
with his arm still round her waist
asks her for., goo'if.. advice as to the
course the. firtist. sluAtld pursue.
"What advice vas,'iven is not reported.
Rumor says' that it came rather indis
tinctly; it being impossible for lips to
acquit themselves with anything ap
proaching to justice of two tasks at
once. That it must have been good
advice is, however, clear; for not only
is the artist alluded to making very de
cided headway in hi3 profession," but
he is also wedded to the most blithe
some little wife in an island where
blithesome little wives abound a fact
attested by the musical laughter which
now comes echoing from out of the
shady alcoves of IJellii Luce garden,
and anon rippling from the deck of the
Lively Polly over the -dancing waters
of Moulin Huct bay.
Fire Million Base halls.
"Baseballs are like human beings
you never know what's in them until
you cut them open," said Al Reach, the
old-time second-baser, as he placed one
of his professional leagueballs before a
circular saw, and after some little trou
ble .halved it. "There! What do you
think of that? A great deal of science
and hard work is required in the manu-
-ti facture of balls. For instance, the
ball known as Reach's professional,'
adopted last week by the American and
the Interstate associations, is patented.
I n the center is a round piece of the best
Para gum. Then there is the-best stock
ing yarn. This is stretched first by ma
chinery to its utmost tension. Then
it is wound by Jiand so tight that,
as you see, it resembles one solid
piece of material. The wind
ing is done by single strands at a time.
This makes it more compact. A round
of white yarn is now put in, and the
whole covered with a rubber plastic
cement. "When this becomes hard it
preserves the spherical shape of the
ball, and prevents the inside from
shifting when the ball is struck. You
have seen some balls knocked egg
shaped the first blow they are struck.
Well, with this cement covering that
is impossible. Then comes more yarn,
and finally the cover. The .covering
for all the good balls are made of
horse-hide. Long experience has
shown this to be the best. Cow or
goat-skin will become wrinkled and
wear loose. "Why, there is &s much
change in the making of bar;cballs in
tho last ten years as there is in the
game itself. The sewing on of the
covers is done by hand, and the thread
used is catgut."
No one man makes a ball complete.
One person becomes proficient in the
first winding, then some one else takes
it; another man will fit the cover, but
there are few of the workmen who be
come proficient in the art of sewing
the cover. A dozen men iu the course
of a day will turn out about twenty
live dozen first-class balls, and as a
rule they make good' wages. Some
manufacturers put carpet list in the
ball:,' but this can easily be detected
when the batting begins, because the
ball soon loses its shape. Of course,
for tho cheap balls, such as the boys
begin with, not so much care is exer
cised in the manufacture. They are
made in cups, which revolve by fast
moving machinery. The insides are
made up of scraps ol leather and
rubber, and then carpet listing is
wound around the ball. It takes a
man about ten minutes to turn one of
these out complete. The Reach pro
fessional ball weighs from five to five
and one-quarter ounces, and is nine and
one-quarter inches in circumference.
All the other balls used by the profess
ionals and high class amateurs are of
the same proportions. It is calculated
that about live million baseballs are
made each year, and these are not ex
travagant figures, when it is corwid
ered that upon every vacant lot in the
large cities and upon every village
green in the country there are crowds
of men and boys banging away at a
ball whenever the weather permits.
And yet people say the national game
is dying out. Philadelphia Record.
The State of Wisconsin owes $2,2o0,
000, its counties $l,7o'J,000, and its
towns, villages and school districts
$15,410,000, making a total of over $10,
000,000. Of the town and count debts
over $1,000,000 represents railroad aid,
and the schemes forwarded were in
many oases swindles. The tax valua
tion of property in the State is a little
less than $500,000,000, which is op
posed to be something more than half
the actual value.
United States Senator Piatt, t hair
jnan of the committee on pensions, be
lieves that l,r0,000,000 will be neces
sary to mept the requirements of the
next liseaf year. During l!8,". but
$l(Ki,(HX,(MK will Imi required, and
$7o,000,i00 tliyeur following.
fOB THE LADLES.
The Gold Prod act or California.
"We clip what follows from an arti
cle in the Century on " Hydraulic Min
ing in California," by Taliesin Evans :
The gold product of California from
the discovery of the precious metal by
James W. Marshall, in the tail-race of
Sutter's Mill. January". 19, 1848, to
June 30, 1881, amounted to f 1,170,
000,000. Of this sum $!00,000,000 is
estimated t have been extracted from
the auriferous piaeers. The remainder
represonttU" yield of gold quartz
mines," $',vNielr.- 'the State contains
manv. Tius, Yearly product of gold in
California is '.from'-$15,000,000 to 20,
01X1,000. tj.rtiii the date of discovery
to 18G1 inclusive, the gold product of
California aggregated 1700,000,000
derived chiefly from the modern
river beds and shallow placers. A
large proportion of the remaining
$:lUO,0O0,0U0 has been obtained in tho
deep gravel deposits by the hydraulic
method. Strange as it may appear nn
industry which has contributed so
largely to the wealth of the world,
and has been the means of tho settle
ment and development of California,
has reached a period in its history
when it is claimed by a large portion
of tho community to be a greater evil
than blessing, and the question ot sup
pressing the hydraulic method of gohl
mining lias been tiio subject of earnest
discussion in and out of the halls of
legislation. The law has been invoked
to suppress or control it. Even the
State, through its attorney-general,
lias commenced a suit to suppress its
The trouble grows out of the immense
amount of debris which the hydraulic,
miners are discharging constantly into
the water-courses of the State.
Most attractive is a toilet of white
Indian silk, with flounces bordered
with white Spanish lace; the skirt is
made rather short to shove the littlo
red satin shoes, with bars across tho
foot of the stockings of Spa"ii.h lace.
The jacket corsage is of red s.ttin, with
frills and flounces of Spanish lace and
a large bouquet of white gardenias i't
the side.
rioaseheld Deeermtlre.
The latest oyster plates are of plain
white cluna and represent six single
Ahells.
Something new and unique in a
Japanese teapot comes in the form of
a dragon.
Huge candlesticks of brass hare
taken the place of flowers for dinner
';able decoration.
Open fireplaces become mora and
more extravagant and have now
reached the acme of elegance.
Tile floors are becoming quite com
mon frr the kitchen. They are easily
washed, and if properly laid do not
wear out.
Animals' heads, pugs, spaniels, mice,
cats and chicken cocks are an import
ant feature of many new and odd
decorative articles.
A pretty wall-pocket for a small
parlor or bedroom is made of two
Japanese fans joined together at the
edges with narrow satin ribbons;
Carnations are a good plant for win
dow decoration. They should be
potted in fine soil, and not kept very
wet, particularly if the soil is reten
tive. Very bright-colored shades on wax
candles for the dinner table should be
avoided, as the reflection of too much
color is trying to those sitting at the
table. -
Pretty and inexpensive screens can
be made by covering an ordinary
clothes-horse with dark felt or plush,
upon which Chineso-cra'pa pictures
may be mounted. .
Scroll patterns in raised work in
geometrical or arabesque designs are
rapidly gaining in popularity, and .will
soon take the place of the popular ar
rosene embroidery.
For a pretty floor covering, but one
which is very costly, take three eastern
rugs of the same length and form for
the centsr, and for the border use rugs
of different designs and deeper colors.
A new style of brass "fire-dogs"
stand about three feet from tho ground,
and represent two charming women
of the sixteenth century, 'their coquet
tish heads emerging from wide raffs,
every fold and jewel of which is beauti
fully and correctly molded.
The favorite decoration for plush
covers for sofa tables and chair Scarfs
is embroidery of arraaene for the
leaves and puffs of rlli)on for tho
petals of flowers. TtfA.vffect-is won
derfully artistic when tl 3. work is well
done. "'
Fashion No(, .
The straight, slfendir5 lace pin is
generally w orn, but thai tendency of
fashion is toward brooches in odd,
fantastic slivpes,'.... ! v .
Alligator-skip. satchels, pockets and
portmonnaies re.nuih used. They
come in all shadea'pf yellow and black,
but pale yellow' H the preferred color.
White wool etc. evening dresses with
accessories and: trimmings of colored
or white velvet, plush, brocade satin,
lace and chenille fringes will be much
worn.
Steel buttons as large as trade dol
lars with incised figures cut on their
polished surfaces are used to trim the
skirt draperies of many imported cos
tumes. , ,
The richest among tie new silks are
the ottoman veleurs in heavy wide
repped surfaces with large scattered
flowers and figures in long pile plush
and velvety .. f "
Plush coiaf with black braid orna
ments looped across tho front," military
fashicn, are Worn by young ladies over
a variety of skirts lor both indoor and
outdoor wear.
Light silk, of pale sea-green, delicate
pink and lilac are combined, for even
ing ware with dark garnet, dark blue,
brown and royal purplu velvets with
admirable effect.
The fancy of the present moment is
decidedly for monotone costumes, and
while combinations tf two or moro
materials in the same dress continue
fashionable, these different fabrics are
in most cases of the same color. Very
dark colors are selected for the street.
Chenille hoods with capes, in black
and iu all colors, are most comfortable
for wearing at night or for driving in
cold weather. The hoods have white
or black lace falling round the face and
are trimmed with bows of ribbon. The
cape fulls to the shoulder and the hood
is tied closely under the chin.
The Wat tea u Bhoe is for dancing or
full dress ball wear. It is of cream
suede; the toe is embellished with silver
and gold beads in a floral design. The
bow on top is of cream satin and the
high French heels are covered with
suedo. The stockings should match tho
shade of the shoes, and they may be
embroidered in the same designs.
The tailor-made twee1 coats, with
the colored waistcoat showing below
the waist in front, are worn with va
rious skirts; the gray ones especially
with red waistcoats over black or dark
blue skirts. A few white waistcoats
can bo seen, and these have gold
braiding and gold buttons. Gen
d'arme, navy-blue, black, brown and
very dark dresses show tliebe coats ott
to advantage.