$ The Chance TIT HE loud knock of th? postman resounded through ttn tunny- resounded through the thinly built walls of Waterford Villi nml -the tlimt which fnllnvi'OiV na ftmnnMiltnr lienvier thiin M letter fell Into the letter box, struck knell of apprehension lu Mitvy Dono van's henrt. Her first Instinct wns to rush Into the hall, nnd selzo the le.ng offclul looking envelope which she knew by painful experience wns lying there. The presence of Ikt mother nnd sis ters, however, ncted ns a deterrent, for they were not In sympathy with her. nnd If what slip feared was n returned story proved to be only a circular, hct undue haste would have Immediately caused them to put Into words what she would prefer to remain unex pressed. "Letters," cried Xorah. ' Patterns I ordered." declared KKe. And they hurried out of the wo:;:. An amicable wrestle, ami then a long drawn exclamation of disgust, followed li.v an ominous pause, the import of which Mary knew only too well, am! the packet was laid before her. Slip left It nntoiiclK'd on the table while, witli trembling hands, she con tinued sewing gome btiftoas ou her gloves. Her ryes were swimming with un shed tears, nnd the lump in her throat grew bigger and bigger. The cheerful conversation of her elntions, which the advent of the post ten n had Interrupted, was not renewed. The silence was mor? painful than any comments could have been, and perhaps Elsie, the youngest of the girls, realized this i:i her easy, good miturrd way, for. after humming a few bars of the la'.cst waltz. Mi: began to talk about the dance to which she and Norah wcrs goln la the fallowing week. Hut it was flogging a dead horse: the subject had already been exhaus-od, nnd the returned MSS. had suggested ihoughts of an uupl.asant uattire which were not to be diverted. Mrs. Donovan had been left a widow, with three daughters and a modest in come. The eldest and younges. of those girls. Xorah and EMe. were fashioned nfter her own heart, both as regards mental attainments, up-to-date acco:n plishaients ami social tastes. But Maiy was a thorn In the flesh. clio fly in the ointment, a very veal dis appointment. For. whereas her sisters had Imbibed the minimum of Instruction from iheir school lessons, Mary had thirsted to drink deeply from the well of knowl edge, and ag they all grew older h?r tastes differed from theirs in every respect, and almost unconsciously she dropped out of their lives, and led n more or less solitary existence. Certain duties wore relegated to each one, for the household only boasted a Woman servant and a boy. Mary per formed her tasks fai, hfully. but while her sisters danced and enjoyed the pleasures which the late Major Dano vnu's friends seemed to find delight in showering on his widow n.:d her at tractive daughters, she dreamed away the hours. Such conduct was incomprehensible to Mrs. Donovan, who, naturally enough, used to calculate what a num ber of thiugs Mary might have done in the time wasted, r.nd when she had got the sum toial. clearly represented in her mind, she would biy it in bs ap palling uakedu:ss before Mary's shrink ing gaze. Cut the day came, as it comes to ali who are afillcted with a temperauieu. like Mary's, whou she thought she would "write." Success lay before h -r mental vision writ in huge loiters; she would pour forth Into ihe cars of a sympathetic public what had hitherto remained un spoken in her own heart. But "the thoughts of youth are long, long thoughts," and oftentimes a weari ness to those who have to listen to them, and considerate editors guarded their public from being bored with those expressed by Mary Donovan. She cast her bread on the editorial waters, onlj to have It returned after many days. When she had propounded the Idea of her venture in all its newness to her people their attitude had been non committal. Mrs. Donovan acknowledged that It might answer, but her dubious expres sion conveyed her disbelief in any success, and she told .Mary that any expenses, such as typewriting, postage etc., must be paid for out of her dress money. To their credit be it Haiti, her family was very long-suffering wiili her, and at first the duties which sh? straight way neglected were dune by her sisters without complaint; but as the months went by, nnd the only results of her hours of labor were severe headaches, nnd the Hure and certain return of ail the M.SS. she sent out, their patience began to diminish, and Mr. Donovan bad almost come to the conclusion that a long enough trial hud been given and that Mary must leave her sorlb blitig and try to jrtve her mind to "the common round oud trivial task" of daily life. The return of this last story turned her Indecision luto determination, and thinking it a tilting opportunity for expressing it. she was about to do so when, her eye lighted upon a letter which she had not noticed before, lying by the side of the poor rejection. "Hadn't you bettor read your letter, my dear?" she said, in n voice which suggested that sympathy nnd Irritation were having a tussle In the maternal bosom. As Mary leaned forwnrd to fnke It two scalding tears fell on the envelope. She would have given nil she pos sessed lo have been able to rush to her room and have her cry out, but, in stead, she tried to read the words whic h danced before her misty gaze. But ns she read the mist cleared, and her cheeks Hushed villi excitement. "Listen!" she exclaimed, and In a vole- which shook, !u spite of ll,r ef fort to control it, she read; ' " "The TaHiols. Tuesday Afternoon "My Purling .Mary; "How ure your stories getting ou? 1 of a Lifetime. nan po sorry to hoar you had thnt ono about 'Love s Keveng"' bock. I thought It splendid, but It's always so; nothing tn.it is really good gets published. I have scut some sweet poems up to sev er.il papers, and they always com? hack, l'.uf, i beer up. dear, now Is the cnaiice of our lifetime. "Tom has a friend coming to spend a week with us. The were at Ox ford together, nnd think the world of eaci; other: aud. my dear, he is nu editor. Think of It, Mary! Aud mother says I may ask you to come nr.d stay with ns at the same time. iiniiti anything be better? uring evervining yon have over written, aud I wili collect all my poems (how fortunate we shan't clasln, and it will be a strange .hlug If, after this. we don't get everything published. "(Jood-hy, dar, I am so excited. "Yours ever, KITTY." "P. S. I shall expect you by the :i.4() on Saturday. .No more returns, Mary: The Joy fulness of the tones in -which Mary read the last words proved quite contagious. Mrs. Donovan Instantlv abandoned the idea of uiiming her daughter's hope of a literary career In the bud. at all events until this visit had been paid, and then gave her will ing consent to Marv to r,,. Xorah nnd Elsie, who knew nothing or editors, asserted their firm oonvie Hon that Mary would suddenly leap into tame. An ncrcptnr.ee of the invitation was hastily penned, nnd the following days were spent iu making preparations for iv.r. event. Mary's mother ai d sister were Indc fatigable, and by Saturday moniin-. she possessed a dress basket full of pr-erty clothes, and th-- parting fare veils eho received from her family when she had taken her s"nt in the .rain which was to bear her to Let bury were miugied with earnest ex hortations not to forget their instruc tions rcspei ting what.shs was to wear, and when she was to wear it. "I do hope something will come of It all," murmured Mrs. Donovan fervent ly, and ou her way home from the station she took the opportunity of paying several calls wherein, with no intention of inaccuracy, she gave the Impression that Mary "that piiot little puss, you know" had actually got her foot ou the ladder of fame aud fortune, and at the present moment was ou her way to see an editor about her "novels." When Mary finally arrived at her des tination, her excitement nnd a new and delightful sens- of self-importance prevented her from observing that her friend Kitty, who, with her brother, had come to meet the expected guest, was looking particularly dejected. "Don't mention literature," was hastily and emphatically whispered In her ear und-r cover of their girlishly effusive embrace. Sue was mystified at the tone, but not until she and Kitty were alone be fore they dressed for dinner was any explanation vouchsafed. And then, with tears of mortification, Kitty told her that Tom had found out what she had Intended to do. and hp had been simply horrid about it. lie had said it would be behaving shame 'ully to put his fri-eml in such an awkward position, and he had made hnr promise uot to say a word about the poems or stories. " 'Silly trash' he called them." said Kitty. -Oh! brothers are hateful," she ai'ded, vindictivelv: "but I Ii.-wl t,. i,-n-. ls, or he said ho wouldn't ta!;e ni to the Eigiits. and I have n particular reason for going this year," she said, bVashiug consciously. It was with a feeling akin to despair that Mary went down to dinner the editor was to take her in. lint what did If matter now? What would they :ay at home? And she feit she had beea lured away under false pretenses. It was a week later. On the morrow Mary Donovan would return home, and h"r visit would be a thing of the past. The world was full of spring sun shine, nnd Kitty had suggested a walk through the woods to her old nurse's coitage. where they could have tea, and th-en a walk home lu the moon light. The idea had met with instant np- p.-ovai, nuii rue little party of Kitty and Mary, Tom and his fiancee, her In-other and John Graham, otherwise the editor, had sallied forth. It seetn-d to have become the cus tom for John (1 ruhn in to escort Mary Donovan, and on this occasion he start ed with her as a inn tier of course. He was nearly forty: she was not eighteen. Kitty, whose chevalier was still a minor, apologized f,n- thin discrepancy of years. "It's too bad," site said. "Looked at in the light of an editor, age doesn't matter; but as a man, he's no fun at all for you." Mary smiled enigmatically, but made no rejoinder. The nl fi-psco tea lu nurse's kitchen round the open fireplace was over Tom and his fiancee and Kitty nud her Oxonian hud vanished mysWioiis ly. John Graham and Mary' Donovan were left alone. "Shall we go Into the woods?" said the man. A pang went through Mary's heart. "He finds me dull," she thought. They went out into the sweet, lllac scented air. A thrush trilled Joyously near by. "If Isn't only a young man's fancy which lightly lurns to thoughts of love In springtime," said John Orahain Wistfully. Mary looked up questioningly. nnd then, as she saw the yearning look lu the face lent toward her. her eyes fell ami net breath came quickly. "Mary, nm I too old for you to love?" Mary did not reply u words, but in some mysterious way negatived the suggestion. The thrush sung on unconcernedly, but Kitty, who wns Just appearing round the corner, retired discreetly. "I am glad you are not one of those girl who go in for writing, SJary," said the "editor" some hours later. Afary laughed Inside. "I go In for being enguged." she said, uujl.'hlev-ously. "My darllug!" saltl the man. "And after nil." said Kitty. "It was the chance of your lifetime." Penny notorial Magaslne. """" THE AMERICAN SOLDIER. Man Mow F.iillot In the Army For th Steady Work ami Pay. The American soldier is bczlnulni to come In for some of the appreciation which is his due. It has been the mis fortune of this Individual that he has had a vast amount of hard work to do of late years lu a quiet unobtrusive sort of way that, without attracting much public nttentlon, ban, neverthe less, been most effective. The sailor has had the advantage over the soldiet that wherever he has been assigned to duty he has been accompanied by a cruiser, or n battleship, or some other kind of craft that lias reflected dignity ami a certain amount of glory upon himself. On the other hand, the sol dier has had nothing of this sort to bolster up his pride, or to alleviate the hardships of his lot, and. with the ad vance of th? years, ho has lost much of that gaud nnd pomp of equipment which In days gone by made him a personage of distinction. The Ameri can soldier particularly has been shorn of the panoply of war. The red coat and gold braid, the shluing helmet ami ad the other splendors of the mili tary life have, In this utilitarian age and community, gone the way of nil other gloriously useless things. Khaki has superseded the resplendent trap pings of the soldier of other days nnd of other climes, ami lu thrs present gen. erallon the only relic of the brcono days of pageantry is th-? drum-major. nnd even lie, In the presence of the grim aud dusty lines of brawny men w.th slcueh hats nnd yellow uniform, suggests more of the circus than he ever did before. It Is an interesting development, and If, as time misses. w find that men are willimr to enlist f.- the steady -work nnd the steady pay of a guardsman's life rather than tor' tin. allutvineuts of persou which iu olden (lays became their prlvllese. we ven. ttire to think our armies will be the better and the stronger for it. liar- per's Weekly. . .,.ie They Had No Fear of Man. The great auk, that was form i-!r fairly common bird on the northeast American coast, had so much court. dene? lu the human animal that It could be knocked down -with a club, aud even picked up. Some years ago I visited a key ou the outer T-'tmlibi reef where ,i tern was nesting, and found the birds remarkably tame, though not to the extent that they al lowed themselves to be picked up, this ucing true in the case of several galli nules. The terns were In such num bers on Ilird Key that they formed a black cloud over It. at times distinct! visible two miles distant vt lauded the noise was so loud and in cessant that the human voice enni.i scarcely be heard, even If wnnlu n-,. shouted. It was Babel wnrs eon. founded the Incessant clamor of thou sands of birds; ye I found that nbso lute silence could be produced for a lev. seconds merely by shouting at the iup oi my voice, whereupon every bird apparently stopped crying to listen; then the furious clamor would bo con tinued. These birds were so tamo tlmt they flew so near my head that I could aiinosi touch them, nnd the noddles on the nest sometimes refused to move, and even allowed me to stroke them. Scleiitilic American. Tha Fur of the Slunkrat. The fur of the uiuskrat Is dense and soft, resembling somewhat that of the beaver, but it is shorter aud Inferior In (tenseness, fineness and durability. It resists the water during the life of the animal, but Is readily wetted imme diately after death. The color hi gen erally of n drab blue, in some cases with a whitish appearance, and tipped with reddish brown. The fur Is con cealed by long, stiff, brown overhairs on the upper part and sides of the body. The general color of the animal is dark amber brown, almost blackish brown, on the back and gray below. but specimens are found ranging through the various shades ot brown, blue und yellow to pure white. The white nmskrats are of no more value in the fur trade than those of orilln.-ii-v colorings, yet they are highly prized by collectors of natural history sneeiinens. The fur of the smaller mnskrat found in Alaska is of a light silvery color, al most white on the abdomen, and Is very tine, the pelts from that locality having been highly prized when beaver hats were in fashion. Xew York Times. FUh Without Fear. In rare instances fish appear to be without fear. This was particularly noticeable in the case of several trunk fishes which I found on the Florida reef in au old dead coral head of large size. At low tide I could reach from my boat nearby to the bottom of the head by bending over, nnd in attempt ing to dislodge some gorgonias which were clinging to the coral I was sur prised to see several of the little ar mored fishes swim up to my baud nnd permit me to touch them an act which I often repeated. The mullet Is very tame. I hove frequently stood knee deep on the outer reef nnd had large schools all about me within eight or ten feet, and even when I moved along they were not alarmed. This sociabil ity explains the possibility of taking them with the cast net. Scientific American. Takes the Palm ror V glint;. For Bheer ferocity of appearance un redeemed by any milder facial attri butes, says the Westminster Oajette, a lizard called after "Moloch, horrid king," Moloch uorrldus. is pre-eminent among reptiles. The body Is so cov ered with spines that, as it bus been put, nature seems to have endeavored to ascertain how many spines could be inserted on a given area. But, unlike Its tutelary deity, who seems really to have spelt himself Molech. tin. llni-,i does not demand the blood of children. it is indeed vegetarian, and ouly fiery in that it has a eurlous faculty of dry. Ing lip Water. A Slieeimen nine..,! In a shallow dish was observed to uttruct tin water like a piece of biottini imr,..i- Three speel'tieiis have recently arrived ut the Zoological Gardens from Aus tralia, where the creature lives PRESENCE OF MIND RAKE A VALUABLE QUALITY TO HAVE TIMES OF DANCER. Bundrads of Lire! Ar sarad Frorr Tear Thronsh tlta Itraln FnncUon, Which Enables Some People to Tliluk and Ant Quickly. There are certain mrsterloiia nttrlb utes of the human mind which bnffle even the most searching scientific in vestlirat on. For Instance, who enn account with any tlegre? of satisfaction for thnt mental condition Inspired by emergency and commonly designated ns Presence of mind? Hundreds of lives are saved ev?ry year through the Drain function which makes it possible for human beings to think nnd net quickly with seemingly supernatural powers, yet no one can say positively whether he possesses a mind so en dowed until opportunity opens' the way ror a practical demonstration. Tresence of mind Is, ns n matter of fact, an exceedingly useful condition in tho matter of llf-? saving. It is In reality the ono generally effective ngency through which persons are res cued from death, for without presence of mind there would be no such hero- Ism as is encountered almost evei-v day. And a remarkable thing about this attribute of the brain is that it is developed only through opportunity. Perhaps every man given nt all to romancing nas nt one time or another wondered what he would do if brought face to face with a situation In which a life was endangered nnd he had tha power to save that life. It is a pleas ing thought to contemplate one's eclf rushing luto a burning building and rushing out again nmld the cheers of bystanders with n helpless victim un der each arm. It is also satisfying to think of dragging a child from In front of a thundering train, or Ashing a drowning woman cut of a lake, or stopping a runaway horse, or per forming gome other net of brnvery cal culated to produce a hero. But is there any one who can tell with any degree of accuracy what he would do if facing nny one of these ennrceneles? It is 1n this field that presence of mind dominates. n .- nr. , By considering cases where, lives have beea spared through presence of mind it will be seen that even In acci dents of the most shocking character persons are snatched out of tho taws of death by the ability of the mind to remain active even und?r exceedingly trying conditions. Oftentimes it is the person who nfterwnrd Is heralded as a nero who displays wonderful presence of mind, nnd not Infrequently it is the victims themselves. But the general Jirinclple is the same in both cases Another rcmnrknble feature about the mental activity Known ns presence of mina is tuut It is as well developed In children as among crown nersons. This fact Is governed by the heroic conduct of sis-year-old Edith Ituthem, oi :ew Brunswick, N. J. The tot started from her home to tak? her small brother for a walk. The children passed directly In front of a rapidly approaching trolley car. The mother shrieked a warning, and with wonder ful coolness the little girl pushed her brother out of harm's way nnd then, unable to escape, Jumped into the fen der of the car and hung on until the motormon, white with fright, brought it to a standstill. She was unhurt save for a slightly brulsod side. Here is another similar illustration, in which Mary McCurthy, of Detroit, Mich., Is the heroine. She lived with her uncle, Daniel McCarthy, seventy eight years old. Their house was dis covered on lire nt 12.30 o'clock in the morning, and tho girl ran Into tho street In her nightrobo. Looking back she saw that her unci,. lm,i nt Al lowed her. Itunnlmr back Into tti.-i burning building, she found thnt the aged man had stopped to put on some clothing and had been partially over- lume oy suioiio. sue plunged through ue names una after n hard strur-cl landed hor r.gsd uncle safely on the pin uiuent. It was surely presence of mlnri ti,e saved Katlo Collins from a horrible uentu in ii silk mill nt Haverstrnw. W hile working near a rapidly rcvolv lug machine her hair eamrlit in ti. wheels and she was being drawn with i--iniy,nK swinuess to a frightful deati when her presence of mind iissert.wi if self and she grasped her hair with hoth bunds and pulled with till her migut, tnus retarding Its progress. Then she faulted, and a who nlso had presence of mind, rushed to the power wheels aud threw off the belt. Harry Brown, of Philadelphia. Is i..:u,cT uo.se presence of mind served him well in the face of almost eeitnln death. He wus working nt the top of smci smoKe-stucu while it wns being hoisted into pluco. The tackle hroke, and Brown, perceiving that the stack was about to fall, dived inside. It dropped with a tremendous clatter and bounded from one steel beam to nuother until It struck the ground fifty feet below, with Brown still inside. His comrades hurried to the spot, ex pecting to find him crushed to death. When they looked into the stack he was slowly crawling out. He said he didn't think he was much hurt, but un ambulance surgeon found his right ieg oroKen ana one shoulder bruised. The fact that Gregory McGregor, a master plumber of Elizabeth, N. J., wus a tuin man with presenco of mind also saved his life. He was crossing tho iron girder bridge of the Jersi-y i-enu-ui wuen on express train over took him. To continue across tin. bridge was an Impossibility, and there was no way ror mm to get out of the pain or tne train except by pressing himself tightly against the of the bridge. The situation flashed cross tils mind In an Instant, and, by accepting the one aveuue of escnnn in- saved bis life. Animals are freouentlv nn iMefl tin mo a than human boloca. and fin incident nf the recent burning of the steamer City of Pittsburg- near Ocrden present a striking Illustration of this. I uci. Michael Burt and his fa mllv tnnlr h,. steamor at Owensboro, Ky. It was a family of thirteen and but mn ...... vlves, a girl of ten yt?ura. WIiph tiin family boarded the steamer a large Newfoundland dog followed tin.m the boat In spite of the fact that every effort was wade to kee it off. .VheU tho animal snw that it would be forced to leave the steamer It ran In biding until the bemt was under wnv. nnd IN during the trip would sulk along and hide, afraid to come out for fear of punishment nt the hands of the master or some member of the crew. When the flre broke out on the steamer the dog saw members of the family perish, nud finally the ten-year old child, wllh whom it was accus tomed to piny, plunge luto the water. The child had no sooner fHllen than the faithful animal went after her, caught her dress in Its teeth, and swam with her to the shore, where it kept watch until the child was taken in charge by rescuers. Chicago Tribune. LOTS OF PENNIES. About 09,000,000 Are Annually Flit Into Circulation. "You would think thnt a large post office would tafce in through its stn mn windows more pennies than It pays out. but the contrary Is the ense," said a clerk in the Washington city office. "I often have to exchange silver for pennies In the afternoon with tho news boys who sell Tho Star on the front steps or the l'ostoftiee Department building, nnd we are always ready to necomtnodate tho boys when they offer their nickels nnd dimes. Iu this wny the pennies the people pny for The Star are nt once thrown Info the mighty stream of circulation, ns I often nnv out over 300 pennies In a day more than I take in. In fact, we at all times keep a reserve stock of tho handv little copper coins. "Yes. I know that many neonlo sun. pose thnt wo receive nennlna bireelv In excess of what we nav out. tli Won originating, no doubt, because thos who tinntl in pennies for stnmns mnv suppose thnt a majority of the sales are thus paid for. I have sold n slnirln penny postage stamp, n two-cent stamp, n penny newspaper wrapper or a singly postal card, and received a twenty. dollar bill to change. In short, the (damp window of a postofflco Is really a place for chanclnir bills at nil do. nominations, nnd silver coins, espe cially on the department pny elnys, when the lnrge bills dron In here llko I th.edI.y leaves in the fall." A Treasury official tnld Tb star mnn i .....w wif.-te ..na ui ueuiuuu ior pen nies from all over the country, but there was no scarcity of the coin. "During the last calendar year," he Raid, "we put into circulation about 70,500,000 pennies, nnd tho average yearly output Is about 05,000,000. Be ginning with August the mint in Phila delphia, which Is tho only mint where pennies are coined, will becln to turn them out by the millions to meet the demand for the fall nnd holiday trade. vto nave greatly increased our facili ties for coining pennies, nnd we now have tea presses for thnt purpose, as we uo not use the presses with which we coin gold and silver pieces for con per coins. We buy the copper in strips oy me avoirdupois pound, nnd one press can strike off 100 a minute, or we can turn out in n day of seven nnd a naif hours about .50.000 rtennlCH. "Pennles disappear like plus no ono kuows where they go, but they go, us may bo Judged when it Is remembered that we have coined In all 10,000,000,. uuu pennies. The old white eagle pen nies, which few of the present growth of smnll boy have seen, nre redeemed when turned in nnd made into nickel pieces, which, by the war. nro n.om copper than nickel, as they nre mndo oi mi nitoy ot seventy-five per cent, copper and twenty-fivo per cent, nickel. Around tlte holidays, nnd befnrn tin! coming of the circus Into town, the pen nies are uoanled by the small boy nil over the laud bv tlm minimis Washington boy of my aceiualntanco having dropped into ids little immn bank $3 iu pennies to go Into a savings bank. The rnllrond companies and other corporations and firms who re ceive pennies In quantities turn them Into the treasury lu bags subject to count, and they are redeemed in em-. reucy. There nre untold numbers of pennies nil over tho country In tho banks ot children; which nre with drawn temporarily from circulation. People do not like to receive pennies in change, yet, because they lo not lil:-? to carry them in the pocket, often have to go out of their way and to much trouble to secure them when uceded." Washington Star. Samar'a Population. In population the Island of Samar, P. I., has 185,380 registered Inhabitants and about 10,000 nutlve refugees livlug In the mountains away from local au thority. The inhabitants nre wholly of Visayun stock, there being no material infusion of other blood. Although, iu numbers, not so large as ou tho neigh boring islands, these people have al ways held themselves well in hand ns against the encroachments of Spain. Of the two dominant races in tim pnn. Ippiue Islands the Vlsayans number al most two to one. They occupy the islands which bear their nitiin. find havo shown themselves a higher type ttuiu their rival, the Tagalog. being a colonizing race, less given to politics nud more to industry. They nlso show stroug.y the characteristics of their Malay origin. From the earliest own. patlou of these Islands they have kept themselves in touch with the progeni tors of the isles of Oceanica bv me.inn of expeditious in pursuit of plunder or peaceful traffic. There are thirty-two town3 and upward of 300 villages In the Island. Oatbalogan, the capital, open to coasting trade nnd a military station, has a lnrge trade with Maulla In hemp, sugar, rice a .J cocounut oil. It has a population of 072. New York Sun. Couldn't "Kid' Him. "Have you ever known what it is to be au orphan?" asks one of the char acters In the "Pirates of Penzance," and another replies," "Often." The si in llarity between the two words cause ulmost a puge of good Gllhertluu fun. It would have been otherwise if either of the characters had happened to be an average London boy. The tale is told of & London boy on bis country holiday who was asked by a carter to bold one of hit horses. "Which "orse?" asked the lad. "Tha off nn said the driver. "Horphan," said tho boy. "HOW d've th Ink III knows which of 'em's a horphan? Garn, you don't kid me." And that closed the Inci dentLondon News. New York Clty.-At this season the year much attention Is given to the making of comfortable bouse garments suu uressing sacipies. Something cool i ladiss' dukssino sacque. (nud loose Is most deslruble, nnd yet juiuuy women wisu meiu io nnve a neat nniipnrnniia nlan A sncqne that combines all these re quirements is illustrated here, made of white wnsh silk, with lace and em broidery for trimming. It is fitted to the figure with backs and under-nrni gores, nnd Is plain across the shoulders In front. The neck Is cut slightly low nnd square, finished with a band of lace. The full fronts nre gathered at the upper edge and arranged on the lace. If preferred bending may be used to finish the neck nnd upper edge of front and ribbons drawn through the bead ing, tied in a bow nt the neck. The sncque Is trimmed with a band of embroidery ut the lower edge. The sleeves are shnped with Inside seams only, have comfortable fulness ou the shoulders, and have n casing stitched about throe inches from the lower edge. Elastic run through this casing draws the sleeve close to the arm be- GAItDEN low the elbow, the lower portion form ing n ruffle. Narrow luce is upplied over the casing. Stvllsh Mnceiups In this mode mnv be made of lawn, Swiss or dimity, with m-etty rlhbmia nnd liicn for ti-himilni' It Is also appropriate for albatross, velllug, silk crepe, cashmere or any soft woolen fabric with bands of taf feta to take the place of lace or em broidery. Tfl make the snenne In the medium size will require three yards of twenty- seven-loch material. down For a Uardnn Party, The gown Illustrated Is made of mile green satin foulard, with spots in a darker shnde. It 1b trimmed with ecru lace nnd white liberty satin. The waist Is mounted on a glove fitted fentberboued lining that closes in the centre front. The foulard is drawn ulalnlv across the shoulders In the back nud displays slight gathers at the belt. A smooth adjustment is maintained under the arms. The skirt Is shaped with five gores, narrow front aud sides, and wide backs, fitted smoothly around the waist and over the hips without darts. The fulness iu the centre back Is ar ranged lu nn uuderlyiug pleat at each jide of the closing. To make the waist in the medium ize will require oue and one-quarter yards of forty-four-inch material, with three-quarter yard of contracting ma terlnl for Duffs and uinstron. nnd five- eighth yard of all-over lace. 'io make the skirt In the medium sine will require four nnd three-quarter yards of forty-four-inch material. Folds Masquerade a Tucka. Broad tucks boost a certain atvk. but urn not altogether simple lu the tusk ing; especially do they take ou kinks when one attempts to adorn a flarina fioiiuce with them, This is renlly euough to test the best of tempers, aud the sensible ones get around it by lay. lug 01) rows of ovci'lnnnltn? hide f,,l,lu The aninfcur will find her bands quite run enough with letting a few of these tormentors luto tho blouse. Ono thina they eat up nu - Immense amount of material whichever way one manages. With Pluld Hliiru. 'iv,.n, i ,.i,.n. 1 i , , " " t-ieaieu boleros ot bliKk cloth or silk whou LADIES' of worn with skirts of black and whltt plaid. These skirts nre mostly in tin checks, though some broken plaids an seen, and the kilt, tin pleats stitched down to the knees, is n favored model In some instances the blouse is of tin checked silk, but more often it Is ol cream lace, which shows only as i vest and olg undersleeves once, tlti Jacket Is o:i. The Jncket, by the; wny has pleated sleeves In flowing effect. A Favorite Combination. Wnlte niid green are nlso n favor" combination. In some enses the greet predominates, and the white In others A large turban of coarse white brali has a facing of three large braids ol greeu straw divided by folds of whit silk. Two slender wings, one whltt nnd one green, lie on the crown, am? on the. brim Is nn orunmeut of cul eteel, from which two green wlngi poia:. lKdilnd thr ear Hand-Fainted Illlibons. Most delectable nre the white satin ribbon sashes, hand-painted with graceful bunches of daisies or violets at the ends nnd single blossoms scat tered artistically over them, or those covered with sprays of the most nat urnl-looklng wild roses. Pretty Little Dandling- Ornament!. Pendant ornaments of all kinds are in high vogue. Verv nrettv little dand ling thing, nre made of taffeta nnd silk cord nnd shaped like a fuchsia. Buckle Prettlnea. A pretty thing In a belt buckle H made of two disks, each a little lnrger than n quarter, with a flour de lys in purple enamel. Mexican Drawn Work, Mexican drawnwork Is used abort the hems nud inserted in the yokes ol children's Due sheer linen gowns. An Attractive Waist. Sheer tan batiste is used for this at tractive waist, with ecru lace collar and PARTY GOWX'. wristbands. It Is made over a glove tit ted, featherboned lining of green taf feta that closes, in the centre-back. The green shows through the batiste, lending a pleasing contrast to the neu tnil tiut of the fabric. "Three forward turning tucks are ar ranged nt euch sltle of tho centre front. The third tucks aro stitched from neck to belt to simulate a vest, while the others terminate half way down, pro viding a stylish fulness that blouses over the green satin belt. The closing Is made Invisibly at the centre-back under a box pleat, tho waist fitting smoothly lu the back and uuder the nrms. ( A transparent lace collar completes the neck. These collars ore esnecinll? populnr during tho summer, as they are much cooler and more comfortable than those lined with stiffening. The elbow sleeves aro shooed with Inside seams and tucked to fit the up per arms closely. The illness between the point where tho tucks ston and th lower edge forms a nuff that is oath. eted nud arranged ou n narrow luco elbow band. The mode may be developed iu Swiss, 1D0KED BLOUSB WITH JitBOW g&Br.VES, dltnlty, lawn, organdie or nny sheer wash fabric with Ince trimmings. T., ,,,i. n.n ... .... .. '"' wuioi iii me medium size wilt require two yurds of forty, two - Inch muterluL ,
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