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No; I didn't want to see the baby and at that moment of light nod ln-
that baby! I couldn't hare looked aplratlon I saw a vision.
t It even. All that waa In my con
clousness regarding the baby kept
love out of my heart. It had coat the
mother' life.
My golden-haired Miriam! Hy
beautiful darling in her Bhroud. and
this unheeding Infant walling contin
uously. If the child had only been
taken and the mother left. Kindness
did all that could be done, brought
the crying Infant, to be loved and
blessed, but I couldn't love and I
couldn't bless It. It was ugly; It was
thin; It was hideous.
"Carry It from me as far as you
can," was my furious cry. "Never
will I ace It, never acknowledge It."
It was the brutal answer of a man
beside himself, and I was brutal, but
I was suffering. So they treated me
as a man crazed by grief ought to be
treated.
The poor little crying babe was
cared for, but taken out of my sight,
and they left me alone with my
trouble.
Alone with my beautiful dead, her
Ihlnlng eyes closed forever, her' gold
en hair blazing with light even under
the coffin lid.
After the funeral, while my fran
tic grief mnde a scene of misery, they
bore the child away Into the green
country. My mother took it to her
loving heart.
"It has neither father nor mother,"
she would say, "but I will be both to
It. Honey, they shan't have you,"
she would whisper to the child, "you
are all mine."
I was a stupid fool so to mourn, so
to put out of my sight every reminder
of my dead wife, but unreasoning
man will be stupid and at times a
fool. I loved my wife passionately,
but not wisely. So elated had I been
with my conquest that, like a man
who puts a precious coin In hiding,
I tormented myself and I tormented
my poor wife. She would have seen
how jealous I was from the first, but
she was like an angel and forgave
everything.
Absorbed In my sorrows I still ne
glected the child. I would not see
It. From week to week I sent money
for its care, but let it stay where it
was, let me stay where I was. My
work absorbed me. I had lost Mir
iam, henceforth nothing could com
fort me. I would have died first.
Nothing could tempt me to go home
and see him. I dreaded the sight of
him, as I would have loathed poison.
"He grows so strong and pretty,"
my mother wrote. "Ha cries no
longer." That was all very well, but
when she added, "Come and see
him," I rebelled. He might be beau
tiful; he might be wonderful; but he
aad lost me my pearl of pearls. There
would never be another Miriam for
me.
No, I would not even let them send
ine the boy's picture. I was icono
clast enough to jave broken it If
they had. Strange that love seemed
dead In my heart. I cherished sen
timentallsm to the extent of feeling
that I Bhould never love again, In
sect, beast nor bird, woman nor child,
and I glorified in my selt-etcluslon.
The time went on. I neglected my
mother, who was wearing out her
heart for me; would not even go to
see her because I wanted not to see
boy, who had become an image
of hatred, as I look at it now. Time
abated not the force of my grief,
rather exaggerated, it. Still the let
ters came occasionally.
"The boy had teeth", two, three,
six, seven, he smiled like an angel,
he was beautiful, he was growing
fast. Fourteen months old and you
have not seen him. And he looks
like you."
"Then I'll never see him," I cried,
between my teeth, and I knew that
in my way I was a handsome man,
hut for that eternal melancholy.
If she had said he looked like Mir
iam, or he has her eyes, her hair,
her teeth, her smile, I don't know
what I might have been tempted to
(1. but I WHO stllhhnrn II.. I,..,l
Miriam appeared to me.
Yes, sitting at the window of tha
farmhouse where I had first met her
In all the glory of her golden hair,
In the glad light of those eyes I had
worshiped, that waa Miriam looking
at me, smiling at me. If there Is
such a thing as paresis of the heart
I was attacked with It then and there.
I could not breathe nor swallow, only
gasp, only look, only tremble. She
still smiled as I passed by, the never-to-be-forgotten
gleam of her yellow
hair, her wonderful eyes, her sweet
face pursuing me In her smiles. She
never moved, but sat there with my
boy In her lap, and our boy re
sembled. her. What was my condition
as I stopped at. the next farmhouse?
Clearly I was stunned, almost anni
hilated. I could scarcely find
strength to struggle down from the
carriage, to mount the few steps to
our cottage door. Ah, there was my
mother, looking years younger and
brighter than I had seen her for
years, but where was the boy? My
heart began to beat unnaturally as
I asked myself the question. He had
died, perhaps, and was now with his
mother. I had seen them together.
Strange to say, the thought gave me
happiness. Miriam and her son!
Miriam and our boy ours, though
I had forfeited all the rights of a
father! Ours!
My mother was startled, fright
ened, though, by the expression In
her face, relieved and contented. It
was slightly pallid as though she had
been 111.
"My dear boy," she cried out, then
almost fainted. It was in the old
parlor we met, the dear old room,
where everything reminded me of my
father, who had always been loving
and kind to me. Every odd figure
in the carpet was familiar. Genera
tions of old pictures preserved the
family lineaments. His sword, which
my mother had buckled on when he
pose, his head lifted, hti eyes looking
widely Into mine, a subdued dread
In the sad blue orbs, and still he
pressed my chest with his hand, a
strong hand, and regarded me Intent
ly. Then he looked backward ouce
to his grandmother, and then, with
a condescension that was proved In
the action, he bent his head and
kissed me.
I lavished embraces upon him. He
was so noble, so beautiful, so brave,
no fear In his manner. I might have
been with him all his life and he the
frolicsome elf he seemed from day to
day. I saw that my mother ns sat
isfied, pleased, delighted. The Intro
duction was complete. There had
beau no failure on either side. Only
perhaps I had been awkward In try
ing to reproduce the easy graces of
fatherhood. Well, the rogue grew
Into my good will rapidly. We
played and romped till exhausted.
At least I was, and he fell asleep In
my arms whllo I had hardly spoken
to my mother.
There were so many questions to
ask, so much to say on both sides,
that I could hardly- contain myself,
but when the boy, breathing lightly,
fell asleep, why then would come my
opportunity. But, no, he was laid on
cushions In one corner, whllo I was
relegated to an old-fashioned couch
In another, and then there must be
silence.
"I have so much to talk about,"
said my mother, with a smile of su
preme mystery, "when you wake un."
So I allowed sleep to come, if that
can be called sleep where drowsy In
tuitions are almost dreams, for my
heart was with my boy and I could
see him out a corner of my eye, his
rosy, dimpled limbs, the outline of
his superb figure, the wondrous tint
ing of his cheeks, and he was mine,
all mine. Where had my soul been
sleeping all this time that I had not
sought him out before?
My couch was placed so that I
could see the door. For slight pro
tection from the light my mother had
pulled the expansive curtains across
over my face, and I suppose I slept.
Suddenly there was a rustle like
the flying of wings, and I, startled
and awakened, was looking drowsily
out. There in the open doorway
stood Miriam, my angel wife. The
yellow, curling aureole of hair sur
rounded and veiled her face. The
laughing eyes, blue as the bluest
heaven, her rose-lipped face, her
smile, all real, so real that my heart
THE STORY OF A RURAL REVOLUTIONIST.
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It is hard to ' bring home" to the readers of printed pages the
extent and the full meaning of the work that Is going on in the
United States to build up rural life to make farming pay; for
this Is a kind of work that a man must see to understand
It, to measure Its value, aud to come to know what It will mean
In the near future to the people. Here, for example, Is a little
story from life:
The best small farmer In his neighborhood sent his only son
to an agricultural college. When the boy had finished his studies
he had a plan to go away and to begin life for himself, but his
father was eager to keep him at homo. He would stay only if his
father would give him complete control of the farm. Since the
old man was himself the best farmer in his part of the world, he
yielded to the boy's wish with reluctance, but he yielded.
"Now what do you suppose John did?" he asked, as he told
the story. "He hitched all three of the mules to one plow. I had
never done that, but I pretty soon saw that he was right. Then
he spent a lot of time aud care in selecting seeds. I had never
done that so thoroughly, but I soon saw that he was right;" and
so on, item after item.
The result was that, although the farm had for years made
larger yields than any other in the neighborhood, the yield the
first year of the young man's management was thirty per cent,
larger than It had ever been bofore; and the second year, fifty per
cent, larger. Within a few years the methods of farming in the
neighborhood had become so much better that the farmers receive
now 50,000 more a year. In rash, than they received before John
took his father's farm in hand.
Similar changes aro taking place in many parts of the
country. The difference Is the difference between a life of hard
struggle and a life of Independence, between good roads and
bad, between good schools and bad, between a cheerful life and a
sad existence,, between hard lives for women and comfortable and
refined lives, the difference between stolidity and a glad Intel
lectual existence. From The World's Work.
ia:en my Miriam from me. He had
consigned her to the dark grave. No,
let him he anathema maranatha.
I loathed him. I believe I all but
" van to loathe my mother for
tempting me. What did I want of
the boy? Why did I need to be for
ever reminded of my loss, which was
irreparable? So my heart In scrip-.0
tural language waxed harder and
went to war, stood among other rel
ics, his chair was in the place where
he had last sat. My mother chlded
me gently for leaving the city with
out informing her, then the conver
sation ran on general topics. I want
ed to ask for my boy, but a cowardly
fear prevented me. He was every
where. I remember I seemed to hear
his voice in the air. I seemed to see
his face in every illusive picture, but
had not the courage to ask for him.
"Would you like to see Edgar?"
my mother asked, aud 1 started at
the sound of my own name. They
had called him,' then, after me. Her
voice was very geutie, as it she would
fain not startle me, but she smiled
when I said yes, and left the room.
Presently I saw the maid, with
sun-bonnet on, go down the drive.
"But where 1b he?"
"Ob, with Jessie, a new friend
of his and ours," she said. "She
ame up here and borrowed him.
harder ami Ixnu human
At last a shock recalled me to my ,
I had been on a long Journey. My
jnail had accumulated. Among the
lett.ig which I read on my return
home wan one announcing my moth
er's illness. That wbb dated only
few days after mv deuarture. What
She la very fond of the little lad.
So am 1. So we all are, so you
will be. Yes, and proud of him, too.
While I was sick Jessie was here
aud she cared for him. I could not
bear to think I might die and he
need the care of a mother, but I
for the second time stood still, and 1
was In the mist of bewilderment,
dying, yet struggling for life, breath
less, yet struggling to breathe. She
seemed to look full at me, seemed to
smile, put her finger to her Up, cried
softly, "There he is," and Hew to the
cushions, where the wonderful baby
lay wide awake and wonder ,'ully smil
ing, caught blm up In her arms,
caught Bight of me in that minute,
and with a coy laugn, smothered in
the bosom of the laughing baby, fled
irom the room and down the walk
wnere there seemed to be a laughing
colloquy, then kisses, exclamations
and vauishment.
Is it any wonder my brain
throbbed, that I cried out, that 1 sat
up, gazing as far as the taugiing trees
and busheB would let me? Is it uny
wouder I was almoBt crazy over the
situation? I had seen my wife, Mir
iam, not once as a shadow, but
twice, thrice, a living, ecstatic pres
ence. She had smiled at me, the
same golden hair in a mist over her
eyes, the same laughing, bright,
breezy face, the same coy, entrancing
manner. What did it mean?
What could it mean? Except thai
there was a daze In my brain, a cloud
have happened in the ! vemember it set me to thinking of 1
niisht not
IlH-M n I Imr. t
thnnohV 8 Miriam. I know not why.
"ought of the boy. What had be- , . , .
ie or him? Suppose my mother ha b,eut ,er wh"uel'
"mild die? For the first time a rill l or me Bumethln8 strange when
"s up in my heart, tiny, but of
could leave him with Jessie. Yes, I I creeuJn ver faculties; also, the
should be well content." Then a uiys-
lerlouB light came iuto her face. I
I'erimpa fatherly affection. The news
as weeks old and no letter had
'0Ie In the interim. I was actually
lorcod to a determination to go home
'""c'ub of what was to meet me.
I tie car wheels seemed leaden. The
tr'vUlr"1 l,f,iect of my old coun
v linme were almost forbidding.
th. ,be "a we" camo ,nto e'Kttt.
n the rose gardens, then the house
..J"?86 Biuie outliuo;. nothing
t , l e missing. How brown
th l, aga,n8t thB clear bIu
rn, , ' aml tnere ""erned to be
'"' 11 holiday excitement, an
Ci., ?"mcnt t Pleasant anticipation.
Den. i "0,nln detrimental had hap-
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- twuii eum uw in
curtain of materialism n-.-spt aside
uuu let down heaven.
I was hardly prepared for my
mother's entrance. She looked at
me, tne same mystery In her eyes,
I the same cautlouB, secretive manner.
She spoke after a minute.
"You saw her, then? You saw, or
thought you saw, Miriam?"
' ' T flUW Til V ,.. i ! . ' ' I avi.laln.a.1
the magnificent physique of a bronze BtrugKng to ftn uprieht-poltlon. '
the maid came back with my boy in
her arms. 'How he startled me. Fif
teen months old, just walking, with
lilt
Ion
and mj heart lightened. Its ten-
was gone
brf.it, ' 1 Bllowea myself to
nd o 7, '"""'H. to 'eel the light
tllitv . . . tl,e tmosphere. the fer
ine f , .u Vty 01 tne urround-
Suddeniv ,he TT 1 dared not th,nk'
Uuu l , ,'e thouht impressed me
ma been an unnatural father.
savage, yet Utho and white and lis
some as a wild creature. Aud with
Miriam's eyes of deep blue, her hair
of yellow gold, could anything live
and be more beautiful? I choked
with the sensations that clamored
through my being. He had been
taught well. The little chest swelled
proudly when he looked at me.
"Edgar, darling, here is your
papa. Your name Is not unfamiliar
to him," my mother said, with a cer
tain pride; "he has heard of you
every day of his life. Oo to your
father, my boy," she added, softly.
The boy obeyed, like a little ser
aph. But be came slowly. A gust
t fatherly pride prompted be to lift
blm to my knee, to Bmother blm with
kisses. Never shall I forget his look
as he stood well up, his little thumb
pressing against my waistcoat, bis
whole body thrown into an admirable
You thought you suw her. I al
ways do. Isn't It wonderful? I've
been going to tell you, but 1 didn't
kuow. I thought perhapB I bad bet
ter write, but when 1 tried I found I
didn't kuow how. Yes, It's Mliiam.
To all intents and purposes, It's Mir
iam. She's a darling, uud we love
her so." i
i-or neaven s sake, mother, ex
plain yourseir' I cried in an agony.
"Yes, of course. I forgot that you
are not accustomed to her as wo are.
Well, that girl Is Miriam s sister, her
twin sister."
I was at the same time horrified
and delighted, if the two conditions 1
can be named together. The vision J
of Miriam as I had twice seen her '
floated In my vision, only there was a
pink, misty oloud before my eyes. I
"Miriam's twin sister?" I asked.
"Milium had no sister." I
"Not to your knowledge, nor to
mine. Your father bought this bouse
some years after Miriam's blrtb. The
matter was a .great secret. Miriam
never knew It. Hut this Is the story:
Miriam's mother had a sister Letty,
who married early and went abroad.
The two sisters corresponded, bul
never met until Miriam was born.
Letty's soul was torn with not jeal
ousy, only a terrible, vehement long
ing for a child, and she made her
first visit to this country, as I said,
when Miriam was born. Sho said she
was sent by a foreboding that her sis
ter would have twins, and made the
latter promise that if she did, she
would give one of them to her. Her
sister laughed at the prediction, and
so sure she was that there was no
foundation for It that she assented to
the desire, promising, even going the
length of recording the promise, that
If she had twins one of them should
be given to Letty, but there waB to be
the utmost secrecy about the matter.
Well, it happened. Miriam's mother
was both frightened and indignant.
That two should be sent when only
one was expected and provided for
sorely perplexed and even offended
her. I have heard thnt she was glad
to part with one of them. I would
have welcomed both. Wild horses
should not have torn me from my
child.
"I don't know how the thing wnt
managed, but both sisters were satis
fied, and the little one was trans
ported over the water to an almost
royal home, and there grew up, Ig
norant, of course, of the circum
stances that had Burrounded her
birth. When this girl was sixteen
her reputed mother died. Her fnthe'r
had died some years before, and she
was left with a fair fortuns. Some
busybody on this side of the water
made her acquainted with the facts
of the case, and she returned at once
to her real mother.
"For months we have been Inti
mate. The boy was the bond between
us, your boy. We have talked many
times about you, and she felt in a
sense acquainted. She Is Miriam's
living image. I think heaven willed
that you two should meet and that
the boy should bring you together.
Now, are you sorry you came home,
that you found little Edgar so lova
ble? It Is in a great measure to this
girl that you aro Indebted. She has
a wonderful way with children, and
tbiB little fellow, her nephew, Is ex
ceedingly fond of her, fonder than he
Is of his granny."
"Or his father," I put in bitterly.
"Oh, that will all come In time.
He must first get acquainted with
you." my mother said.
Do you wonder that for weeks 1
was in a brown study almost to the
neglect of my boy, the baby, for from
the first instant I set eyes on Mir
iam's sister I loved her. It was a
love broken off, but continued, for in
Etta, as they had named the girl,
every good quality that had graced
the character of her twin sister was
Inherent her sweetness, grace, in
telligence, her vivacity and her Inno
cence. I had no need to learn to love,
as she did. I often told her she took
the father for the sake of the baby.
And bo my bitter loss was made
good and my beautiful wife was
spared, and I pray she may be spared
for years for my sake and that of
The Baby. From Good Literature.
wouns OF WISDOM.
Cold hand and warm heart. Ger
man. It Is easy enough to tell where love
Is. You love those, and only those,
whom It makes you glad to sjrve.
A. G. Singscn.
By doing nothing we lesrn to do
111. Watts.
The heart Is a small thing, but de
slreth great matters. It Is not suffi
cient for a klte'r, dinner, yet the whole
world is not sufficient for It.
Queries.
Grit is the grain of character. It
may generally be described as hero
ism materialized spirit and will
thrust into heart, brain and back
bone, so as to form part of the physi
cal substance of the man. Whipple.
Some women are just naturally
homely, and others wear big pompa
dours all the way around. Nashville
Americap.
As the moon and earth light each
other because they face a common
sun, so shalt thou give God's reflected
light to other souls In present need,
and thou thyself shalt see God's light
In their face when comes thy hour of
darkness. W. E. Barton, D. D.
Your daily duties are a part of
your religious life just as much as
your devotions. ... In this world
It is not what we take up, but what
we give up, that makes us rich. H
W Beecher.
French Martial Spirit.
General Langlols, an o.Vcer of tha
French army, has aroused much un
easiness among his countrymen by
assorting that the morale and disci
pline pf the military forces of France
are in an alarming state of degenera
tion. All the military enthusiasm of
Napoleon's day, he remarks, has
evaporuted, patrlottrm is rapidly be
coming a thing of the past aud the
military organization of the republic
controlled, even In the minutest de
tails, by politics aud politicians. Pro
motions, furloughs, penults to men
in the lowest ranks of (lie army to
marry, says General Lau'flols, are all
subject to the control of civil magis
trates iu each prefecture, the re v it
belns complete disorganization In l1,
army.
New York City. Every fresh de
velopment of the one-piece feature
Is met with enthusiasm, and this
blouse Is one of the prettiest yet
to hare appeared. It Is absolutely
simple, Involving very little labor
In the making and absolutely none
In the fitting, while It Is adapted to
all seasonable walatlngs, and both
to the gown and to wear with the
odd skirt. In this case It Is mnde of
pongee stitched with belding silk, and
pongee Is being extensively used this
season for shirt waists as well as for
garments of more formal dress.
Buttons For Jackets,
The backs of tho jackets are not
made plain; buttons of the same color
as the jacket, not as the facings, seem
to part the basques at the sides and
at the back, Indicating that these are
separated, and might perhaps be but
toned up. Some jackets, braided all
over, are worn with finely-pleated
skirts In light veiling and untrlmmed.
Household Matters.
Bride's Cake Icing.
Beat the whites of three eggs to a
stiff froth, then add gradually on
pound confectioner's sugar, beating
all tho time. Beat until the mixture
will not run when spread and then
add flavoring and a few drops of ul
tramnrlne or indigo blue. Mix care
fully so It will not streak. This blue
Is harmless and not only makes tha
bride's cake a snowy white, but keeps
it from taking on that yellowish tinge
that frosting Is apt to get in time
New York Telegram.
Butterflies For Hair.
Hair ornaments ore returning to
favor, and many of the evening coif
fures support huge butterflies In vio
let and gold. Jet Inserts, too, are
much worn, and they add grace to a
Psyche knot. Violet ribbon Is ar
ranged In the hair with a flat bow at
tbe side.
Ierorntivc Hatpins.
Huge hatpins are still In vogue,
and there are some new ones of
pearl, which arc stuck through the
hair at the side, just above the ear,
and this gives the effect of a rather
barbarous ndornmcnt. Some of these
large pins are very handsome, for
they are mnde of cut Jade, Ivory or
finest jet.
Fancy Tucked Blouse.
Tho blouse that Is mnde with a
fancy yoke Is the favorite one of the
season and allows so many possibili
ties for the exercise of Individual
taBte that it is especially well liked
by tho woman who plans her own
wardrobe. This one Ib made with
a prettily shaped yoke which allows
exceptionally successful use of me
dallions and insertion, while It also
can be made from nny all-over ma
terial or can bo embroidered or treat
ed in any similar way that may sug
gest Itself to the Individual. In this
Fruit Cake Hint.
Always steam fruit cake; you will
not have to worry about your oveo
being t004.net or thero being a hard
crust on your cake. Put on your boil
er, being sure there Is a good fire;
put bricks In tbe bottom, so as to
bring your cake about the centre of
the boiler. Invert a tin on the bricks,
Bet your cake on this, cover with an
other tin, so the steam can not drip
on the rake. Keep the water at boil
ing point and steam three hours 8et
In a slow oven one-half In tr. - !n
''anapolls News.
Potato Klossc,
Mix with three-fourths pojnd
mashed potatoes one pound bread
soaked In milk, a few finely minced
chlvea and one tablespoonful flour.
Season with Bait and a small quantity
grated nutmeg and stlrdn three woll
beaten eggs. Work tho mixture until
quite smooth, then divide Into por
tions with a tablespoon, making the
mark of the spoon on each as fin
ished. Have ready a aaucepan of
boiling water, throw In the balls and
rook ten minutes. Cut two or three
slices of bacon Into email plecsgv and
fry crisp and brown. Put tho potato
balls on a hot dish, garnished with
the bacon; pour tho bacon fat over
them and serve very hot. New V ;:
Tri' une.
Tbe blouse is mude in one piece
and the box pleat Is applied over the
front edge. The sleeve portions are
gathered into straight cuffs and I he
neck is finished with a neck-band
over which can be worn any stock or
collar preferred. If made from
striped material the backs can be
joined at the centre, when the fash
ionable chevron effect will be pro
duced. The quantity of material required
for the medium size is four and three-
eighth yards twenty-one or twenty
four, three and one-eighth yards
thirty-two or two and one-eighth
yards forty-four inches wide.
Breakfast Jurkrts.
Every one Is aware of the blessings
of u dainty little coatee to slip on In
the morning, and the cool, fresh
touch It gives to one's toilet nt that
all important meal -breakfast. Tbey
are exceedingly sI:nplo for tho home
dressmaker to coutrive, also to laun
dry, for muslin Is the most appropri
ate material to choose; spotted Swiss
muslin Is very suitable and not ex
pensive, so allowing for tho Invest
ment of two or three.
The Pony Coat.
A new and odd uotlou In the latest
pony coat Is the appearance of a row
of lurgo buttons, on one side only,
about two inches tc the loft of the
front closing, the ml fastening being
effected by invisible hooks. This gives
a strange one-sided effect, but it Is
fashion's decreo.
New "-"oik's Great Houses.
The list ot treat buildings in New j
York now niin,'.ors, over 100 ofllca ;
tmljjllnsd more thcu ten stories high,
of which eighteen eve over twenty
stories In hel tht. The rofs of fifty
five of these buildings ure trre than j
200 feet above the street, fifteen j
reach the elevation of 300 feet, wlifla
the remainder carry the elevation all
the way up to 700 feet. National
Magazine.
A Mascot King.
A new mascot ring has just been in
troduced. It is a bar of gold In which
is set the tooth of a wolf or that of a
badgor, which, wheu highly polished,
looks like a piece of Ivory or white
coral.
Imported Coats.
Vagueness of outline Is perhaps the
most impressive feature of Imported
coaU.
case mcdulllons of lace arc combined
with lace banding and the material
for the blouse itself is fine lawn. The
sleeves are effectively trimmed and
are of the comfortable and three
quarter length, while the blouse suits
tho gown and the scpurutc waist
equally well.
The waist is made with tho front
and backs and with the yoke, over
which the trimming Is arranged on
Indicated lines. The trimming for
the sleeves Is arranged in harmony
therewith and they aro gathered Into
straight cuffs.
The quantity of material inquired
for the medium else la three and
one-quarter yards twenty-one or
twonty-tour, two and one-half yards
thirty-two or ouo and three-quirter
yards forty-four Inches wide with
eight yards of insertion aud twonl)
seven medallions.
Green Pen Puree.
Simmer gently for one hour al '
half a pound of lo.nn lamb and a sllca
of bacon in one quart and a halt ot
water. Add a sprig of mint, a tea
spoonful of minced onion, salt and
pepper to taste, and a quart of green
peas. Simmer one-half hour, then
press through colander. Make a rich
white sauce, using a tablespoonful of
flour and a heaping tablespoonful of
butter, with one cup and a half of
hot milk. Add salt, pepper and su
gar to taste, then the prepared peas;
gently bring to a boll and serve hot.
Dried or split peas may be soaked
over night then cooked until tender
(it may take several hours), then
pressed through a eolnnder and
treated like tho fresh pea " v
York Telegram.
QIN.T5 FOR, THE.
'Housekeeper
If a cork Is too larje for a bottle,
soak It In' boiling wiuer for half an
hour; thla will make it so soft and
supple that It can easily be pressed
Into the bottle. r
Dirty finger marks on light paint
may be quickly taken off by rubbing
them with a bit of clean flannel
dipped In paraffin aud then with a
clean soft cloth. . sM
Egg cups or dishes stained with
egg should not be washed in hot soda
water, as it makes the stain harden.
If placed In cold water, the stains
will come off quite easily. '
Common alum melted In an Iron
spoon over hot coals forms a strong
cement for joining glass and metals
together. It Is a good thing for hold
ing glass lamps to their stands.
Squares of cheese that aro left over
should be dried and grated. A deli
cious flavor is given to soups, salads
and vegetables by sprinkling a little
cheese on tho top Just before the con
coction is taken from the fire.
To iron table linen dampen very
thoroughly and evenly, then fold aud
wrap In a heavy cloth. Use heavy
Irons, first on the wrong side until
partly dry, then on the right side
until dry.
Glasses which have held milk
should never be washed in warm 1 at -er
while the dregs of tbe milk still
ding round the edges. It the ginss Is
first rinsed out In cold water it can
safely be washed in warm water.
To remove grass stains from white
material rub the spots thoroughly
with soft soap and baking powder.
Let this remain on for twenty min
utes, then wash well nnd put in the
sun to bleach.
It tlnjvare Is so badly stained that
whitening will not clean It, make a
weak solution of otallc sold and wat
er, dip a bit of soft rag in it. rub the
article with it, aud dry it with whit
euing on a cloth.
When you have occasion to use
plaster of ParU, wot It with vinesar
instead ot water; then it will be like
putty and can be smoothed better, as
it will not "set" for half an hour,
while plaster set with wuter hardens
at once.
Fuller's earth Is effeallve in remov
ing spots from cloth and carpets.
Moisten the earth to it soft paste, and '
spread a thin layer over tho soiled
places. Mix tho eurih with a little
turpentine if the spot Is grease. Al
low the paste to remain fur two days,
and then brush off.
Cheese wrapped in a cloth pre
viously steeped In vinegar and water
will keep freak tor a considerably
longer time than if kept In the store
room In the ordinary way. A dry
cloth should be kept wrapped lound
the saturated one, and the latter
reeteeped In vinegar aud water from
time to time.
To clean bronses wash with pulr
lsed whiting or powdorcd saffron un
til the surfaco is smoothed. Then
rub with paste of lumbago and saf
fron; then heat the articles before a
slow wood Ore. Large statues which
cannot bo removed may be washed
with a weak solution ot alkali and
soap waUr.