BY THE STREAM.
The mmlifilit Meat between tlie Wves
Anil flnketn on the utrenm;
The lift In miimown dart about
Like mlmdown in a dream.
fieynnd the allude the clnver-rn-!.!
I quiverinu with Die heat.
But here the water ripples cool
About the children' feet.
1'he leaves atir softly overhaul;
The ahadowa Verne toward nom.
and they will have to leave their play
And go to dinner noon.
Katlmrine Pyle, in Harper's tlazar.
tk MIDSUMMER DAY'S DREAM. J
lt.T Marian C. I.. Uneven. .
ADCi: started violently ns
her eyes fell on I lie plo
turn, well placed in the
gallery, to catch t lie eye
even of n careless passer-by.
To catch It. nnil to Imld II. with Its
warmth mill depth of coloring mid Its
quaint lone, like thnt of a Ynlks Lied.
"St. John's Kve In Norway."
Madge would have known It at a
glance, without that laliel on It.
Kor nil Instant she stood staring.
Then, rather that her limbs failed
under her tlian that she desired to nit
down opposite the picture. she dropped
upon the bench In-fore It, her some
what shabbily gloved hands folded
on her lap.
Her dress was a little shabby, too.
The long, Mack mourning Tell dung
about her limply, as she pushed It
back out of her way.
To nny passer-by she might seem
but one of tin; crowd In the Corcoran
Rallory on this free day.
Itut Madge, the real Madge, was not
here at nil. She wan yonder In (lie
picture. In the midsummer night In
the midst of the St. John's Kve pro
cession. 'A year ago. Was it only n year
njjo? It seemed a lifetime, hack Into
that happy Wnndorjuhr which ended
so abruptly.
It was on the homeward passage to
America that her father had died,
suddenly, of heart failure. It was Hald.
But Madge knew he had gotten his
death blow from the latest American
paper which the pilot brought on
board us they entered the buy, a pa
per lightly opened, nnd which con
tained latest particulars of the great
bank failure, sweeping clean away the
fortune he had meant to leave Ids
child.
"A beggar" Madge, bending over
liira, had caught that last faint word
upou his lips. "A beggar
Madge straightened herself and
knotted her hands about the little
black silk ha,-; which had carried her
lunch this morning to Uie ollice. and
which was now bringing back In I: i
mouth a bunch of Held daisies bought
from a street boy on the way up town.
A beggar? no. but never farther re
moved from that than since she hud
become a worker.
Hut that Wander.lahr. In which her
only work hail seemed to lie to work
out her own happiness.
The glamour of it was in her eyes,
gazing back Into the picture. How
like one valley to another, sunk among
those Scandinavian mountains. It
might have been this very one, Into
which she and her party had descend
ed, drenched with a sudden cloudburst
on the mountain top. There was noth
ing for it bu to borrow peasant con
tinues nt the friendly guard below;
and n bright color Hushes up Madge's
face now as she feels again the eyes
of the nrtist of the party upon licr,
ns, with the farmer's daughter, the
three girls traveling together come
out, and for a moment fall Into line
with the St. John's Kve dancers troop
ing there from the neighboring vil
lage. She remember it nil; the artist's
(yes, as lie looked on; the speedy de
tection of t!i: three ninkebolievi vil
lage girls; the merry stirs, the laugh
ter and light repartee among the tour
ists; the gay village music; the farm
house glowing in the background, Its
tall chimney ending In a cross, built
high against Ihe sky.
How like, how like It was!
Hut Madge's thought broke olT with
a gasp.
In one of those faces, half turned
toward her, she hud recognised her
own, as In a looking glass.
How well-ton well-she remem
bered! The artist's eyes; no words
of liis. Few words hud passed be
tween them. Indeed, though for three
weeks they bail been m.-eilug almost
dally.
Over I hose uncrowded routes the
ways of sight seers are apt to cross
and re-cross: as had theirs from the
time when, with an apology, he put
an extra rug across her lap in the
weird day-night when she sut on the
deck of the stout coast steamer, watch
ing for the midnight sun off Norway,
to that Kve of SI. John, that midsum
mer eve, which ended It all. For while
Madge slept In the queer little uest
under tlie euves, and dreamed her
strange, bright, confused, little, inno
cent midsummer night's dream, in
which fairies' and peasants' dances
were Intertwined in Titnnia's train. and
the artist was I.ysander standing
apart, looking on at It all, with his
hands In ids pockets and u cigar lu
his mouth, and that in his eyes.
Madge's color was flickering up Into
her weary face again at that memory,
and then It faded out; for while she!
slept her father had been revising his
plans for further travel. That -unlucky
meeting on tlie mountain had damp
ened his desire for northern travel. The
next moruiugtwhcii the nrtist had gone
forward, with the tacit understanding
that at the foot of u certain famous
waterfall, deep in tlie mountain fast
ness, one might very well meet mid
summer friends ngiiliu over a rather
late breakfast licr father unfolded his
new arrangement to Madge. They
would retrace their way, nnd take the
returning steamer on the morrow, and
after nil return home to America a
little earlier. "Ater nil. there is noth
ing much better than the home moun
tains ami seashore for the summer
weather, Is there'? And then,
Mudge "
Hut there had been no "and then"
for poor little Madge. Her story wus
finished, she told herself.
Ami, Indeed, It hud been so very lit
tle of a story) Just a mere hint of a
sketch that might have been made.
If Nhe could have told her father!
Hut what could she have told her
fnther? 'ilint she wanted to climb and
cllinl) along the rough, wild moun
tain ways, in the wake of a limn who
had flung a spare rug across her knees
In a bleak midnight sea wind; who
had caught her once, staggering on a
slippery", rolling deck; who had
plucked a bit of mountain moss for her
on the edge of an abyss; who had stood
apart on a midsummer eve. on the edge
of a vllhig-i dunce, with a cigar In his
mouth, ami Ids eyes
Mudge i) it a hnsty hand across hot
eyes, shutting out (he picture. What
hail she to do with pictures like that'i
Vnln dreams.' Her part was not with
dreaming, but with work -a day real
ities. Well, well, she would go home. Al
though her home was a back build
lug room, ami no one waiting for her
In It.
She rose Die more sloyly for thr
though). She was turning toward Ihe
door of the main entrance, when sud
denly was it with Hint strange sense
of being watched, that sometimes
moves one?-dio turned around. Ami
In his eyes In his eyes the same look
she remembered.
While she stood motionless, he came
up. and before she had recovered
breath, was shaking hands with her,
quite as though they had met last
week, Instead of last year.
I'.nt she saw him glance quickly at
her mourning veil, which sin- gathered
about her. her nervous hand strok
ing Its folds.
"I came to see the pictures," she
said, with an effort at ease. "I did
not expect to sec :i "
"An old friend." be said promptly,
lilling up her slightest hesitation, "lint
I did."
"You?"
"I came to see you," he said, nod
ding nt the picture. "I tried in vain
to lind you. So I was obliged to call
you up thereto my own eye and yours.
No stranger would recognize you. I
took care of that. Hut I had. at least,
a forlorn hope that It might prove a
clue. Kvery one sooner or later comes
to AVashlngton, you know. And so
it has."
"A forlorn hope, indeed," she said,
with the ghost of a little laugh, sad
der than tears. "It Is a pity it. did
not fail you. We were all so merry
and happy that midsummer night."
"When I dreamed a dream," he said,
"that Is Just beginning to come, true."
He drew her hand, with Its little,
worn, black glove, gently In his nnn.
"You won't vanish so suddenly
again like the vision of a dream?" he
said. "At least, you will let me take
yon home?"
She did not nuswer at once, nnd he
said. iilckly:
"Pardon me: but It Is n yenr nnd
three wit-ks for me since 1 have
known you. I forget that It Is not
the same thing to you. You must not
be angry witli me If I beg that you
will sometimes let uie see you ut your
home."
She stroked again the folds of her
veil. Willi a hand that trembled.
"I have no home. I I have noth
ing." It was ids voice that trembled.
"Nothing but an old friend." he said;
"an old friend id' a year uud three
weeks."
That was his plea, witli a slight al
teration a little later.
"We have been friends for n vear
i:nd four weeks," be said. "How much
longer do we need to wait to know
each other better? I knew' von.
Madge, the llrst time that I looked
into your honest eyes. Why should
we wait? Let me take all inv life
to make you know, better nnd bet
ter, how 1 love and cherish and "
"Obey?" nrcldy.
"Obey my wife, when she bids me
have my way as she will now."
Wuver!t:y Magazine.
A Wounded Tlcer.
Expecting to find the corpse we fol
lowed the tracks quietly for about 200
yards, and then came upon a place
where the tiger had evidently lain
dowu and lost much blood. They
cling to life wlih extraordinary tenac
ity. Again we followed the tracks,
and lu the marshy ground the fresh
pugs i fool marks) had water still ooz
ing Into them. We stole in line
through Ihe trees nnd grass up to
some tall reeds, when our hearts stood
still.
There was a spring wlih nil infu
riated roar, ami hounding through the
cover with open mouth, his tall lush
ing his sides, his whole fur bristling,
the tiger charged straight at us. Heav
ens! what an uulooked for moment!
I could see before me nothing but a
shadowy form, owing to )he lightning
speed of his movements a shadowy,
striped form, with two large lumps of
lire tiled upon us with an unmeaning
stare as the beast rushed upon us.
Such was the vision of a moment.
The trees were so thick that I dared
not shoot till he was close, and I dim
ly recollect, even then, thinking thnt
everything hinged upon keeping cool
and killing him If possible. On he
en inc. 1 tired straight at his chest ut
about llftceu yards distance, without
moving ut all. and then Instinctively
almost miraculously I sprang to the
left as the tiger himself sprang past
us, so close that I found his blood
splashed over my gun barrels after
ward. 1 rom "The Sportswoman lu
India," by Isabel Savory.
SHOWMAN IN THE WOODS
vlEANS OF MAKINC CREAT COL.
LECTIONS OF LIVINC ANIMALS.
Civilization mill "Ada."
The tendency of people to make use
of I lie advert ising columns of newspa
pers Is a result of the prifgrcss of civ
ilization. Kven tlie woman who wants
a servant no longer hangs over the
back fence to ask the housemaid next
door to llnd one for her, but udver
Uses her need. The lime Is coining
when a business establishment of any
kind dial shall not consider the con
venience of tlie public enough to use
the advertising columns of newspapers
will be regarded as belonging to I In
old horsc-cur period.- .Mexican Her-uld.
Th Kmperor of Clliliift llaa Canoar.
Dr. P.Hcliiiiituu, of Shanghai, has re
cently staled lu a letter to the (jcgeu
wnrt thul lOmperor Hwang su suffers
from cancer of tlie throat and Is una
ble to reigu. The same view U taken
by Dr. Dethero, a French physlcluu,
nnd by Dr. Hheng Man Feng, both of
whom h.tre examined the Emperor.
McUIchI Iteeord.
I'lie Men, (tie King; of Beasts, Ttinl Most
Tempts tlie ftiiniliiK Triier CmiR-Ilt
In Hnnrrs Wlilch Kesettihlti the llimi
llo Mouae-Trap Tlitei-s In Captivity.
Some little wonder can hardly fall to
n-lsu regarding the menus by which
Ihe great collection or living animals
if this country nnd Kurope have been
lirought together. It Is obvious the
ride of civilization of the Javelin of
lavages Is not the means by which
their dens have been stocked. and those
labeled cages marking their Inmates
as "born in the gardens" must al
ways be lu n minority. Hence the
question urlsus. how are these rich
btores of fur and feather obtained?
Anil the answer Is. lu some very lu
genlous nnd little-known ways.
The Hon naturally stands at the
head of the list, and a more powerful
and sanguinary beast does not tempt
the cunning trapper.
lie Is generally captured by means
of what Is called the silo-cage, and of
which the following Is a short descrip
tion: The frame nnd bars are of Iron. It
Is ten feet long, six feet six Inches
wide, and the same lu height. Mount
ed on three cast-iron wheels of small
diameter, it can be moved even on
dllllcidt ground. The upper part
opens with folding doors, like a ward
robe, and they close of themselves at
the slightest shock given to springs
of steel. Catches retain tlie lids as
they fall and imprison the animal as
soon as be touches tlie bottom of I In
tra p.
The plan is to place this trap, prop
erly baited, on the ground frequented
by the wild animals, and then, when
the game Js caught, to wheel the ma
chine away to some menagerie pie
paved for the purpose.
The natives themselves have taken
the lion III pits covered with reeds
since the dawn of history. Pliny rec
ords this device of theirs, though the
Itomnii naturalists of his time wc.v
rather shaky as to the specific differ
ence between bear and lion.
The cubs found In caverns and caves
after the parents have died under lire
id village matchlocks tind il ready sale
among the coast agents, of zoological
gardens, and hardly a caravan comes
down from the Abysinlau table-lands
or from Fez without a cub or two.
As for the Hons of Persia and Syria,
the line of Nlmrod and the hunter
kings Is over, and It Is very doubtful
whether Hodouiu or subjects of the
Shah ever get nearer to tin? lord of
beasts than they can possibly help.
In the days 'when their henrts were
a little stouter, nnd the country was
one great game preserve, they stocked
their "zoos" by the help of nets and
beaters.
The precise locnllty of the lion's
dwelling place having been discovered,
a circular wall of nets Is arranged
around it. Dogs are then sent Into
tlie thicket, stones thrown, and burn
ing stlekn hurled after them; and at
last the lion bolts like n rabbit into
the net, and rolls over in Its entan
glements, a chaos of dust and hemp
and lawny hide, ihe thunder of the
frantic brute almost drowned in tlie
babel of a dozen villages of men and
a whole country-side of dogs yelping
together. This was sport which, while
it lasted, contrasted favorably with
grouse-shooting, for Instance.
Hut to-day the lion nnd that other
grout cat, the tiger, are rarely netted.
If they do enter into bondage lu their
extreme youth, nnd Imbibe nourish
ment from a lemonade bottle and a
quill, they usually fall victims at a
more mature nge to t-ome sort of box
trap, such us that mentioned previ
ously, nnd are almost identical lu de
sign with the li il ail ill- mouse-trap.
Needless to say, however, the propor
tions are very different.
Wandering one day through a trop
ical Jungle, and pressing through the
thickets of great tree ferns and shrub
beries of cinnamon that fringed tlie
banks of a hill river, I came upon one
of these structures, uud had for a
moment some doubts lis to its pur
pose. II was the royal "mouse-trap" of
a native rajah and perhaps of un
usually large size. It looked some
thing like a Swiss mountain chalet.
Obling in shape, it was constructed
of heavy timbers of squared Iron
wood, with their ends dovetailed. In
side there were two apartments, di
vided by a barrier and a doorway
the Inner lor the unfortunate bait, a
goat or a young pig. of which latter
the tiger Is Intensely fond, and an out
er chamber.
The massive door of this wus held
up by a rope which went over a wheel
to tlie great shed, and when the beast
enters uud approaches the victim,
whose lamentations have attracted his
atteullon, he frees the catch, and the
portcullis descends behind, culling
him off forever from his' native hills.
He is as noisy and savage a quarry
when discovered next morning as well
could be, hut tames down under star
vation, ami turns. In course of time.
Into that comparatively tame animal
which is all the ordinary Americans
know of the royal beast.
African tribes occasionally kill u
lion prowling about their encamp
ments ut night by menus of a short
but very powerful cross-bow, armed
wlih a poisoned arrow and set lu the
animal's path. A string is attached
to vhe trigger, ami taken across-the
trail to a peg, where Is Is made fast.
On the lion moving the string with
his feet, the arrow Is discharged Into
his bide from a distance of a couple
of yards, ami causes his speedy death.
This, however, though it may pro
vide a pelt or two for the skill mer
chants, will not slock our menager
ies. And it goes without saying that
the lion's skin, with the Hon alive lu
it, Is far more valuable uud twice as
dilticult to obtain as the ownerless
hide which results from such devices.
There Is a far greater wealth of In
gcuulty lavished, however, by the
showman abroad upon the capture
of the other varieties of his victims
than upon those savagely simple
beasta of chase, the Hon uud the tiger.
Kansas lu the only State having 100,
000 acres or more planted In rye re
porting a condition of the crop exceed
ing the average for the last ten years.
H0W1TO CROW MUSHROOMS.
A Ollar, or Other Coot t'larn, tlie First
Thing to (let.
Mushroom growing Is said to be the
latest fad thnt has attacked ltaltluiore,
and Interesting stories of the success,
both mnterlal and financial, that, pri
vate growers of mushrooms nre meet
ing with, are being irculated. The
cellars of a brewing establishment no
longer In operation, lu the southeaster!!
section of the city, have been con
verted Into mushroom farms by some
nterprlsing growers, and it Is said
that, they are yielding very satisfac
tory crops.
licshli-s these growers, who have
gone Into the business on an exten
sive scale, a numbi r of women have
started smaller farms lu the cellars
of the houses In which they live. Ac
cording to the figures given by Mr.
Theodore IOckhardt. yesterday, these
women farmers run a fair chiince of
milling very considerably to their pin
money.
The yield from n llfleen-fool bet'.
Mr. Kckhardt said, should be about
ninety pecks In three mouths. The
cost of the bed would be about $10.
The mushrooms would sell for seventy-live
cents a peck, bringing the
farmer !?i!7.-"i0. making a gain of S.VT.rio
on the undertaking.
The things that are necessary for
success hi mushroom growing, accord
ing to Mr. F.okhardt, are. llrst, the
cellar in which they are to be grown
(and this must: be so arranged that
the plants can be kept nt a tempera
ture of from sixty degrees to seventy
degrees): second, good ventilation, as
plenty of fresh air is essential. Ar-raiigcim-niK
must be available also by
which the soil can be kept moist.
Hood manure, r;cli in phosphate,
in list be u.Vd to form the foundation
of the bed, which will be built prefer
ably upon n dirt Moor. Two loads will
In- necessary for a bed fifteen feet
long. The mushroom spawn can be
procured In the shape of bricks from
the florists and nurserymen. Tlie tem
perature of the bed must be tested,
and no plaining must be done until
it is below ninety-live degrees. Then
the bricks can be broken In half-Inch
pieces and distributed evenly over the
bed.
In eight or ten days a white thread
like growth will begin to appear, and
when tills Is noticed the bed must be
covered to the depth of one-half to
throe-quarters of an Inch with sandy
loam. The bods are built In coulcnl
shape, starting from a bnso nbout
three feet wide nnd building up to
about two and a half feet high, with
a width of about ten inches on top.
A frame of six-Inch boards may bu
used to keep the bed lu place.
The expenses will be: For manure,
4; labor, .fJ.r.n; six bricks of mush
room spawn, $1; loam, $2.50. Balti
more Sun.
Vegetable Fibre Fella.
Writing of? the manufacture of felt
A. llalnda, of Illella, Italy, says that
a new process has been discovered
which has for Its object the treatment
of vegetable fibres so as to render
t hein ciiiable of being employed for
the inanufacl tire of felt. The vegeta
ble fibres more especially adapted for
the purposes of this invention are u
kind of silky down, known lu trade
under the name of kapok, and the veg
etable fibres known as "colhn." Tlie
vegetable fibres are rendered capable
of felting by submit iing them (after
llrst thoroughly cleansing them) to
chemical treatment having such an ac
tion upou tliein as to dlsiutcL'rnto or
roughen the outer part thereof and ren
der them callable of felting. This ac
tion Is effected by means of baths, the
llrst of which contains mercury in so
lution. 'The second tin t Ii contains chro
mic acid, and Is made from substances
capable of developing such acids, such,
for lest a nee, as bichromate of potash,
from which chromic acid can In. il,.v,.i.
oped by sulphuric acid. To vhls bath
may lie ndcletl oilier substances pos
sessing properties such as fit them to
co-operate to Improve the felting qual
ities id the fibre, such, for Instance,
as gallic acid, nitric acid. chlorlivdH.-
nclil, and their compounds or derlva-
iives. in conjunction with these acids
there may be emnloved tannin or eimel.
anlne it lie coloring matter of wine) or
suipiiale ol copper or of Iron, or their
components or derivatives. Textile
Manufacturing Journal.
A Jlni'M-'s l:lil:ili'-H.
A horse's blinders arc usually con
cave on Hie Inside. True, the surface
usually Is a dad lilac's, but not abso
lutely so, so Unit a glimmer of light
may be reflected from them. !.v con
stant demising this dead surface Is
made more or less smooth. If not actu
ally glossy and shiny. Moreover, the
blinders are usually set at an angle,
so that, ns a result of the law of re
flection, rays of light i -oiieeut rated by
the convex sur face are reflected Into
the eyes not directly In the axis of
vision, but more or I -ss transversely
or obliquely, the result being even
more Injurious. As a result of this re
flect Ion ihe vision Is weakcucd, If not
destroyed.
Moreover, the inlrrorlike blinders
noonly reflect sunlight, but they re
flect objects as well, so that a "blind
ed" horse sees not only objects direct
ly ahead of him, but has u more or
less blurred vision of other objects,
intermixing with and confusing the
Image of objects directly before him,
and as a consequence lie Is rendered
uncertain In his movements and Ih
easily scared. No further proof of
this is needed than the fact that a ner
vous horse, Willi a reputation for shy
ing and running away, often becomes
tractable If the blinders nre removed,
because he can then see distinctly
what before he could only see Indis
tinctly and confusedly. Our Animal
I'rlceds.
Wustilng 1 1 1 1 1 1 Au-uy.
The other day an amateur nurse in
South Africa went up to, a doctor and
asked him what she must do.
"You should have learnt that befon
you came here," ihe doctor replied.
"Do unythlng that wants doing."
The nurse went up to a handsome
but wounded Highlander and said:
"Will you let me wash your face?"
The soldier turned lo her and uu
swered: "Yes, but hurry up. I've had my
face washed six times Blneo break
fast, and there's two more ladles 1'vo
promised to wash me. But I hope to
get a snooze before tea." London
Spare Moments.
THE MILLINER'S ART.
''trilling Kxainplea of Toques to Ito Worn
Thin Winter.
A new cycling nnd automobile hat
for the winter, which conies from
Pnrls, Is mnde on the same lines us Hit
pique and llucn summer lints stitched
nil over In close, set rows. The new
hals are made chiefly lu dark blue nnd
dnrk brown, nnd nre trimmed with
hort quills or breasts.
Felt will be much used for smart
millinery, though not. so much as vel
vet, and lu some cases the soft, low
crowns of toques, with narrow, rolled
brims of black tulle, richly spangled,
nre of pale pink, blue or mauve long
haired felt. A particular shade of
pinkish mauve Is much affected for
felt. A lint with n slightly waved
brim of black velvet has a full crown
In this mauve felt, drawn up at the
top through a jet buckle. The trim
ming consists of a bunch of satin roses
In several shades of the same color.
There Is no doubt but that black
hats and toques will enjoy Immense
favor, and also mixtures of black and
color or black and white. P.laek che
nille, and floss silk cord. Interwoven,
form the upturned brim of a round
toque, with a cerise velvet crown.
Tills crown is low and wide, and Hie
velvet on the top Is finely tucked lu
circles nnd then draped down diagon
ally to its base. On one side is a
plume composed of small cock's fr.-.t h
crs in black.
It 'is rather exceptional lo find a
new hat model trimmed with flowers,
but certain kinds of floral garnitures
will receive attention. Thus far, how
ever, the varieties have been confined
to roses and autumn tinted rose leaves.
The roses are large, often great, mag
nified blossoms from six to seven
Inches In diameter, some of them wide
open, Willi a full duster of golden sta
mens In the centre. They are unusu
nlly rich, made of velvet, soft satin
and soft silk, in all the colors of na
ture, and conventionalized In the ec
centric colors of the season.
Indications point to a liberal use of
lace In the make-up of line hats for the
winter. Of the liaud-made laces, the
Iteualssnnce, the Battenberg nnd the
applique will be lu request by women
who can afford them, while the woven
millinery laces leave nothing to be
asked for lu design or effect, tlie imita
tion of Irish point In white uud of
Chnntilly In black being especially
benutlful. Some of the laces shown
are nine or ten inches wide.
A distinct style from London Is one
lu which the main effect produced Is
flntuess. An example Is a large toque
of black velvet, In which the top is
perfectly flat, except for the loosely
arranged folds, and Hie trimming of
three ostrich plumes, fastened to the
centre with a. brilliant buckle, is laid
flat, with Hie ends curling down over
the front. The hat is worn well for
ward on the heaiL and Is raised high
ut tlie frout with a bandeau.
Mirolr velvet is destined for llrst
place In the production of rich colored
hats, while in black the kid finished
nnd royal velvet of light weight will
have the preference. Plain niiroir Is
varied by the production lu pressed
of brocaded effects. Again mirolr will
be strongly rivalled by satin panne,
a revival in tissues of less weight of
tlie old fashioned, elegant satin an
tique of years ago. As In mirolr vel
vet, the panne velvet lu plain colors
will take precedence In choice.
l.nee Work For Wroltien.
In nil the foremost countries of the
world, except the United Slates, the
manufacture of hand-lace is encour
aged ns a sourci- of social good, and
tlie ambition of tlie needlewomen en
gaged upon It Is stimulated by the ap
probation and avowed patronage of
the rich, says Ada Sterling In the At
lantic. Ainerlcun women display
sharp acumen In selecting tho best ex
amples, of handwork abroad, paying
high prices to middle men. uud, added
to this, the regular duties, or tariff,
but the advisability, not to say, neces
sity, of transplanting this home Indus
try to tills side of the water and here
protecting it seems not to have oc
curred to them. Nevertheless, no na
tion needs more to provide an Inter
esting und quieting occupation for its
working-women than does this one.
Here is a distinct and untrodden field
for the women who are now devoting
themselves Indeterminately to the so
termed amelioration of the condition
of their sex, especially the poor among
them. Once the enterprise is thought
fully eutered upon, It Is not to be con
jectured thut Congress will refuse ad
mission to the qualified teachers whom
It would be necessary to attract to
America for n proper establishment of
the Industry. Let n coterie of eiirnent,
moneyed women be formed In each
lurge city, obligated to support tlie in
dustry by purchasing ami wearing the
luce locally produced, uud another five
years would see this gentlest of nil
strictly forbidden feminine occupu
tious lu a thriving condition.
Til Came of Whopping.
Women buy clothes uud household
effects chiefly, letting themselves run
over into such other delights of pur
chase ns their purses and their con
sciences permit. .It Is hard work, and
they often exhaust themselves in the
labor of It, and make most of that
wheu they discourse about it. They
seldom recognize that It Is a labor
they delight In, or admit Its iiupor
tauco to their happiness. Chicago la
ment the retirement from active par
ticipation lu this great pursuit of one
of lis most notable ornaments, sho Is
Mrs. O'Neill, the wife of O'Neill, tho
Hurley King, who lately sustained re
verse. The gentlemen who chronl
clo things that huppeu In Chicago
eptak of Mrs. O'NoHl with admiration
as a Woman who believed In the laud
ed economy of getting the best, and
whom bill In a single shop, run up lu
a short time, was 'Jf,000. Sue bought
anything that wus good books, Jew
els, furs. Bilks, laces whatever at
tracted her. Had to say, her gowns, or
some of them, were lately sold nt auc
tion, and nt last accounts there wns a
deputy sheriff in charge of herself
nnd tlie residue of her effects In the
C.rnnd Pacific Hotel. Harvest time
seems to have been cut somewhat,
short In her case, but she gatliercif l''
what she could. Harper's Weekly.
The Hnrprlse-Vlnlt.
"I would not take my own mother by
surprise," said a lady, talking of a
visit to her old home which she was
about to make. "One can never tell lu
what circumstances a family may be
placed, nor how much embarrassment
may be caused by an unforeseen Irrup
tion of guests. A few lines before
hand, or at least a telegram should be
sent to prepare the way-for an arriv
ing guest, so that she may ho assured
of her welcome." To this may be
added the very courteous suggestion
that visits ought not to be ludelifiltc.
When sending an Invitation, or when,
as is often done when kinsfolk nnd in
timate friends are making plans, ask
ing for one, let. the precise time of the
Intended stay be Indicated. Tills
clears the track for other engage
ments, and leaves a margin. If desir
able, for a prolongation of the visit's
term. Surprises may lind one member
of a. family down with a fever, anoth
er embarking for Kurope, and another
plunged lu a whirlpool of work which
cannot be given up for play, however
attractive the latter may be. Collier's
Weekly.
Tlie iotil'-n nil-ill)-.
Hells and girdles of gold brnld are
showy and vulgar looking or handsome
nnd artistic In the extreme, according
to the shop and the price. Nothing Is
less smart than a bent and tarnished
gold belt, with a cheap brass buckle,
worn with a costume which Is unsuita
ble for such an ornament. A gold belt
thai has distinction and liiiuty costs
a pretty penny In these gllllerlug
days, but It Is worth it. For example:
A broad celiiture Is formed by a band
of heavy, closely woven gold cloth,
g'eaming darkly and richly. It is bor
dered by bands of velvet, about half
Its own width, the tipper oue of black
velvet, the lower one of coral pluk.
The buckle Is of enamel nnd jewels
and on either side of it the- belt Is
adorned by light appliques of lace
sewn with coral and pearls.
Fashion's Fails In Furs.
It Is predicted that the commingling
of different, peltry will be one of the
distinctive features of the winter.
(Jlveu plenty of scope and a ready ap
preciation, this craze will more than
likely run to extreme exaggeration,
wheu not one or two or three, but five
and six different kinds of furs will be
blended together In one clever whole.
As to the success of such a departure
time alone will tell. Applied fur will
assuredly be an approved fancy. Fur
riers are simply craving to exhibit
their manipulative skill ami prove to
us their undaunted prowess with knife
and needle. And since applications of
all sorts, kinds and conditions nre dear
lo us. It Is more than likely that we
shall be ready and willing to be mold
ed to the will of the adepts In this
furry world.
Louisiana Ntiue Flower.
The women of Louisiana have se
lected the magnolia us the State flow
er because of its beauty as well ns the
fact Hint It belongs peculiarly to that
State, -jri-owing in her forests to great
height. The charm of the flower Is
well known, but only those who have
seen it In Its native State can realize
the splendor of the tree, with Its large,
satiny leaves and graceful form. The
magnolia begins to flower In the early
spring, and continues to bloom luxu
riantly until the end of summer. The
old French mansions frequently have
long avenues of magnolias leading to
them, but later residents object to
them ns lawn trees on account of their
copious shedding of leaves all through
the year.
China silks of tlie Pompadour period
form some of the newest petticoats.
The trfcorne hat In soft felt trimmed
with silk or velvet and unique Orien
tal bin kles is a popular model.
Something pretty for evening wraps
Is a silk Matebesse, soft, thick, light
and warm, which comes in pretty pale
shades.
Shades of yellow with cream play
the part of accessories to the brown
cloth gowns wlilch are lo be so much
worn this season.
Km lire gowns of beaded and em
broidered nets are shown among the
new evening gowns; the neck Is cut
low and tlie sleeves are long and trans
parent. Fancy buttons set with Imitation
geins are shown lu great profusion lu
the shops, and no doubt their particu
lar usefulness will become inuuifest
later on.
Stockings to unit cli the gown nre the
latest fad, uud one way to obtain this
Is to purchase the white ones and
have them dyed to match the sample
of your gown.
White broailtail is used as a dress
trimming this season, a two-Inch bund
widening into scallops oil the upper
edge, sewn on the flounces of a pale
gray gown, being one example.
Some of the newest gowns for house
wear introduce a sash ell her at one
side of the back or one side of Hie
front. A black inoiisselliie sash with
bands of gold across the ends Is very
affective In Home colors.
Black - velvet embroidered stitching
has assumed another form, and the
chain stitch Is used In close rows
around the edge of cloth coals, the.
rows being so close together flint the
effect resembles military braid.
Sea gulls are used for the body of
chiffon muffs nnd fancy small cnjie
collars to match, oue gull on either
shoulder, the heads pointing down on
the bust. Two birds are also used for
ihe muff with chiffon frills at either
end. t
It Is reported that Kastcrn embroid
eries are to adorn the rovers and col
lars of our fur coats, 'but It Is to be
hoped thnt such a fancy may not ma
terialize, since the beauty of fur U
rarely If even enhanced by anything
except very duluty luce.
j tHE ACHIEVEMENTOftJI
iln (lain t like the wn,u.
" 'Tia cruel, eras. " '', .
"All men are l,e 'r ';
Unfit to stand win, Z"'
"I'll quit Hie c-row.li.,1 Wll
I II leave the imise ,i,,,r.'.
I'll seek a hermit',;";'1 "'"'"'i
Anil settle there for ;;(
"My own ooinpntii.in,jtl
Is nil that 1 hImII ,..,'
It only may I lm, "Dl
VVithoiit a imun f Blllac
Anil so ho found a ,w
And there he l, , f
And bade, the world f,ii,.. 'i
The thoughtless -0,-i, j
At last men learnnl n,,,
And, with hi-mmm,, ..,
Admitted thnt he'd ,,!,, '
The world a lc-t t i-i- j,;!,,.
PITH AND PqiutT
"Yes, my daughter ;,v, ,
by ear." "Well, iii.-idaine,' i ,'
ninmeud an lnti-lllgt-m aiu'iv -delplihi
Itulletin.
Kdlth "The mini I ,lnv n
n. iiei-n oi mo grnmnii." i-,. J
win iu,. if ii....... i "9
..... ... , ... ,., iiMy eonti,,
he'll hnve to do it." -.lu,,.,.
Wife keeps her temper pr,.t...
AitiiiMiuh sin- ii..,-, ! i;;
And what she loses. inu, (1 .
1 always K't tli- m-nt ,,,
' !'l"l-'Milr,'l;
Mrs. City "How are v,,,
along without your liin-ii ;ir'
Suburbs "Poorly. ,.r
work right: unless I h.-nl
mo." ' "
Penelope "Mr. Spuiiiii-r j,
tench mo how to swim."
thought you had I a i,ni;ii ;,.
Penelope "Not by liiin.-n
Ilazar.
Magistrate "Why dnn't v,
form'.-" Prisoner -"I h:t vi-n't
Magistrate "Fort iinan-iv, i i;m
nt my disposal, I think I
you six months."
The C.irl-"Is your novel t
with a purpose?" Tlie Audio:-
My purpose Is to Meipiin. ,
money to buy a lendi-rlmn sira,
mushrooms." Chicago Swa.
"As I came by the l;iii-h, ii n
Jane, I thought I saw ymi ,u a ,
man's knee." "Well, inu';im, n
nrtist friend of mine, ami I l;lv,
giving him ii few sin lags."- i'm
I lei- mouth was mil si vorv larj
Yet, in a I'nnliili'iiti.il minute.
She told the dentist t li.it Air'iir
Three well developed aiiu n n
Haltiiiinrt- Ainer
"He suggested that possibly I -lenru
to love him," said tin- fj
"Yes, of course," ret iiriicd lit-r d
friend. "Doubtless lie rraliz..
truth of the saying that 'nncli:
too old to learn.' "-I'lili-iigu IV
Suspicious Housekeeier-"Yoiii
fee Is certainly cheap, hut lw
I to know that it's not half lx
Crocer "Kasily, niad.iai; no nue
nfford to sell beans at the iric
asking for this coffee. "-l'liiM-llecord.
Deacon (ioode (to a little jit!
inerly of his Suuday-sehraili-'l
Mary, you are still wjilkiiig II
straight and narrow wuv.1' ).'(
"Oil, dear, no. Deacon I limde. II?
you heard? We now live oa llir
levard." Host on Tr.-insei ipi.
Hardener "I keep this gun h
but it is very seldom I ills.-li.ir:
I call It my magazine rllle." Fi
"your magazine rilleV liar
"Yes; you see, when anything pit
It there Is no telling how long ii
lie before It colors out." B
Transcript.
Hunt in a Dallil-'H Si-onl.
So many great men have hii-n
Ited with extraordinary p-.vcm-li-youth
that it is rcfrcshiuc to lu.
a great man who was only an m
boy. Such a man is bind KM
He showed no peculiar clcvcniw,
what is more surprising. In vln
his present tireless activity, If
Inclined to be lazy.
Ills father. Colonel Kllilwr,
died within the last tea year
strict disciplinarian. The stury
that on one occasion, when hi
Herbert was at a public eliwL
wus working for a c.-riain iM'
tlou, it was reported lu '1"'
that he was Idling,.
Tlie report did not plea-e (V
Kitchener, and he told Hi" fi"0!
queror of the Miihdi that ul-
siiocecded in passing that examln.i
then would be no laoie puhllo
for him for the present, for be w
lie taken away ui'l sent m ,ul
the voluuin procession of I"1!'1' ''
dame's school. If he fniM ,llPrr
should be apprenticed to ii lisl,,r
In spite of these threats ,viK
ener failed, und thereupon ilr'W1
of his place In the public win1:
was seen In the ranks tint ,J
through the streets, two awl ,M
corted by the good lady of lwB
father had spoken. When be "-
went In for his examination be P"'
Possibly the world has Nt
hatter hv his Hnecess. hut It P
a better general.- Youth's Cumf11
The rife of marriage In i.
or inucii ceremony, i in1
no way consulted, but Is "IJ "
highest bidder for her ImnJ- 'fl
emoules are six lu iniinbcr.
finding out the lady's nn""'
day nud month of her W'11'
until the ceremony the IiusIm""1"'
supposed to know; the
nt 4 1... .1... I lie WWl
!- num JIBUTI' in IIS iM
of harmineau- tinvlnir Ihe weilW. 1
settling the wedding day, '
lug the bride to the house ot"
n.i ii... .i.. ,.r ...... inner.
ceremony the , bride l V'Xh
dressed and carried to l"'1' '"" j,
house In a tightly closed l'1"1
Curious Smith"-"-
murium r.t.,1 -
The cave-like places h'f
I I . 01 "
una oceii exenvnieu ir"1" (r
are supported by pillars M" ,
pieces of coal. Any dUlw'S"11,
which causes tho carta ahovf i"H
nnu in seining i"-
upon the rats that lunun" - .
. rami 1
in great numbers, ai '." lu:
give expression to tueir .,,
i. 1..H..1..1.. i.. .. ..,ii.ml A
ui.uiM"li 111 u
1... ...1.1.1. 1.1... ...a tlllfUt J
llllir, YV111VU UUUlUlUVn -o
for two or three weeks. "
as a solemn warning to i- -M (ti
leave that portlou of tu
...... ...... ,iiciiur I
iuub coiape tun pci u "
them.