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PARTED.
Jkfc. when the dove shall sook his mntfl,
"YX I mr ho sound of whirring wings,
Uow fast his licart at cruel fnt,
With plaintive moan how sweet ho sings.
fV, when my lore no more shall come,
Whwn eyes to mo nre as the stars,
Vr prisoned lionrt will hurst lifes bar,
Aly hopes I ilea 1, my sonjj U dutnbl
Tho SquireCoiirting.
uv r. it. coi.i.in.
V'.vcrybody swd th! Squire would
ever marry. Not liccauc they hud any i
h- ial assurance that the fpiire would j
iw-vcr assume the hymeneal yoke, lui!.
just because it viuli set in no very fumic i
it iiu should. '
Now, tin; S.iiiirt' una mi Sitiiro lit nil. !
Tl! word implies it Judge, nii'l the
fSqwire wa not 11 Judge, nt hast nut in
Vu: legal Hi n-c. " N,u re" a simply a !
nickname given in a sportive nioineiii. to
.1. Ilillery i rul.trco ly a joking school- j
fellow, iiml it liutt tenaciously clung to:
liim iw he had ul v mico'l in ye. in unci I
filature. " '
.1. Ilillery, or tho S jiiiro, was, ns to'
complexion, u brunette, very dark eyes,
lilue black hair iiml moustache, nliout i
five feet eight iii. l.i - in hit stockm;:. '
and ileeiili :.ly liluut in hii( in inner', with
gcn. min i. iu on of hhnscif. In U. '
rmily youth he was th" c-pec ial hinge,
nf his ihieu jiii nt mi 1 at the tiiiino tunc
fanir tornicni. lie wan th! soilico of '
yi'vcr-einlitig contention hitccn ll.o
threi! e-tiinulile ladies who could never
i;rc'' ns to how he should ho trained, a'ul
ti consequence the Npiire himself whs iu- ,
sponsible for most of h . early t ruining, as
the multitude of cooks spui.ed theliroth
- of a hoy. And we iiml hiui at twenty
four with a kind of coiKcmpt for womcii,
young women in paiticular. lie was
upi inns of them. Ho was very par
ticiil.ir us to his ieional nppi aiance,
turn ami single, yet witlml hud he
Jnm ii ;i biting IMi, the gills thought hi!
would huve been a ;:o,M catch.
I lite was Living a tinp for the wary
find Hi-! f--ut iti-l squire, line day he
iillr I to see one of his mints in New
ork, nnd to the squill 's disgu-t thro
chanced to he a young lady calling ut
the sani" time. Uf iuur.se im introduc
tion followed. The sqiiiic would triad
Jy hac lied, hut In- had iiupoi taut nioj
fuiges t gne hi-mint. Miss Kurt was
i;j no apparent huny. Then, to make
muttcts woise, it begin to rain, and of
course Mi,s Km t. ( oiild lot go in the
rain, and the ipiiree discouit'oit
greatly iiugmented when his aunt tool;
him to one side ai d laid down the law
to him that he must s. e Miss Kurt, safely
home. Why the s.uito hlioilld have oli
!cted to seeing u pietty girl home no
one knew, hut he did, uml it nuit he
KnJd that he was rathei gruir us lie olTer
el his rsenrt. to ihn young lady.
Now, how such a th.ng could happen
rannot In; told; it wan very shocking in-t-is
I to the sipiire, hut a lact. 'I'hu uet
morning in the dining room thon'iiiire
ch.inced to pull out his hiindkeichicf
and what hhouhl come out w ith it hut n
hidy1 glove, a nice, Hwcet-iictnted rlcli
rate a i air. The sipiiru wus ijnite ovir- ',
come, he was considerahly ngiiuted. ami
whou h' l ousin Widdy, a very lively
young i nisi, pounced upon the tell tulu
glove mid deinandeJ an evplanalioii, tho
quiro growled out something and turned
cry red, deliberately took the glove
from her and walked out of Hie hou-.
As the squire walked along the Htrccf
ho felt considerahly vexed. Now, ,f
course, lie must go to return tho glove t
AliwVVviirt.. te htW -' oxplaiu'its i
l-ing iu hii pocket. lie cAViWL "'it ex- 1
jilain. lie would scud it to her by ma I.
Hut, iig.iin, he did not know the mini
lirrof lu r hou c iiml he daied not ask
!"or fear the folks would laugh ut him, ho
that very eveuinghe called ami letui ned
fhi! glove to its fair owner, lie was
fore,l to acknowledge to himself on the
wiv home that he h id spent a very pleas,
ant eveni.ig, and was not sine that gins
were as fmoluusas he had thought them,
nt leu-t not all giris. Mis Kurt, had
givi n him an invitation t,i i all again and
Im did not know but that he would; she
Appeared to he a very nice girl. but then,
.im must lo.ik out lor ti.eiu they are. so
ky.
H was rather iimu ing t those who
"iriew the squire and In- antipathies, to
noti.ohow soon it was utve-snry for him
foagiin call on Mi.-s Knit, and it was
rh occasion lor no little i hailing by
Vildy. The s.iiiie would look
wliamed, growl, and hastily get out of
lier way, and at the same time every one
not i. rd that the squire wore a piuled
look us though he was thinking deeply
over something. If he nimle frequent
rails on Mi-s Mirt', ho was very careful
that none of his family should know of
it. You know that it's Ii very hard thing
for u man lo a knowledge frankly that
ha is violating his own pro -epts. Ami
it may be said rigiit here that Miss Kurtz
was a very estimable young lady and not
vriihout u lively iippieciiition iif tho hu
morous. She had heard from his sister
that the squire was a sort of woman
hater, and all to h-iself she had deter
mined to subdue the enemy. The squire
had an aw ful tight witli himself, but
finally asked .Miss Kurt, to no onipiiny
him to the theatre. Hyu series of skill
ful questioning he managed to Iiml out
where each ol the household were likely
to spend a certain evening, and then
took Miss Kurtz us far away from them
.s he could. Thin, imagine his di-gust,
wheii after gelling comfortably seated
ho, discovered hi. sister and her wretch
of a husband in the box opposite, coolly
surveying him and his companion
through their upeia g'as es. his tirst
impulse was to get up and leave, hut a
sec ond thought told Ir 111 that that would
never do. lie felt as though Miss Kurt,
was laughing at him, uml ho looked
'round ruth-T sharply once, and was not
ure but that he ciiught tho truco of u
hastily suppressed smile ou tho face of
tho demure. pus at his side, lie did not
enjoy the performance u hit, and was
greatly relieved when tho curtaiu went
tiown for ths last time.
lie did not walk home with Miss Kurt,
hut called a cab and g.ving cubby thu
street and number told him to hurry up.
Jlo was bound to get uwuy from female
companionship just m quickly a ho
could.
Miss Kurt, said nothing at tho tin
Micmly haste. The squire did uot go
home for u day or two, but stopped at
tho hotel, lie could stand most any
thing, hut he dogged, tho issue of having
to defend hit former principles against
!-,, "tniil'"
hts Immense relief no one, not e?cn mess out, as it Is started. Go back to
VViddv, said a word to him about the her and give some excuse for your run
theatre, and he hoped it had letn for-1 ntngaway and apologize and marry her.
gotten, but he was doom' d to oth -r i Sho is a ffno girl, he evidently loves you
mortifications, (ino day at dinner he j or sho would not have ac cepted your
was discussing a business question with supposed proposal. Come now, this Is
hi brotlur-iu law, and to prove liis point ; the best way out. Explain to cither ol
drew a letter from his pocket, on tin your sisters or to Widdy, and they can
lonung wiiii n a photograph ol .Miss
Kurtz dropped out upon the table. There I
was a geneial titter, which to tho poor1
quiro was worse than unrestrained
thunder, and gathering up the letter and
1 dictograph he bolted from tho room.
Ic determined tocull on Miss Kurtz that
very evening. Ho must return that
photugniph.
of how it enme int ihis pocket ho 'lid
not hivc the least idea. He presumed
he hid taken it up with some pipers he
had been showing t Miss Kurt, and
put it in his pocket himself. lint nt any
rate he must return it. Hie might think '
he had stolen it. He paled at the baro
thought, for ho prided himself greatly
on his honor. i
Tho evening came and found the ,
squire at Mis Kmt.'s home, not very
talkative, but very lide-ely; but that
young ladv w,:S exceedingly pleasant uml
chatty. After several inelle tual at
tempts to say something, tho squire
blurted out, nervously:
'Miss Kurt, I have something very
odd to say to you this evening."
Miss Kurtz "blushed and said to her
self: "So soon. It can't bo that I ha. e
sulnlticii mm Mqnirkly, then alouil, us i
the squire still hesitated: "If you nro .
pleaded to make mo your confidant, I j
shall bo glad to he ir whit you have to'
say.-'
"Well, you see, Miss Kurt., I've been
thinking -that is I was going to say
or no I have something to tell you that ,
I don't understand," continued tho
squ'ne.
"I am sure, Mr. Cru'-trec, if I can en- '
lighten you I shall bo pleased to do so."
"Well, I hardly know what you w ill
think of me, mid majbeyou will think 1
am acting strange, but 1 insure you that
it is something that has worried mo a ,
gn at deal ever since I discovered it."
"He i,s oiling to propose suieenoiii;h,"
thought Miss Kurtz, us she icplied: "I
i ertainly shall think nothing but uood of
you. Mr. C'rabtrce, and I don't think you
need tJ have any concern,'' and sho
h!u-hcd mid comtiii need t i upbraid her
self, thinking: "I ought to be ashamed
of :.i:tiug with him, lie is really very
nice, and I do like him, and I believe I
will accept him.''
"I hud feued that you would not
utidcistiiiid me that is, that yo i would
not accept me my - " blundered tho
squiii1, totally oblivious of the construc
tion Miss Kurtz was putting on what
he saiil, and she, not for u moment think
ing that he meant anything other than a
formal propositi for her heart and hand,
and having decided to accept him,
ii.teri itpted h's bashful stammering ut.
tins cnlii al jioiiit as she gently touched
his mill, saying:
"I certainly accent vour uronosal. ibid
fiiOi.ti I...... .....1 I L .. a ... ..... Ll...ll l.
happy," ns sho extended her hand and.
laid her pretty little head upon ls
shoulder. .'
Tho squire was thunderstruck. ' Had1
all tho horrible demons of '. vtholo 'v i
laceu inr i10 roulil not liavo move I or
uttered a 8und. He was horrified,
paral(Y(C'ed ; his jaw dropped, his faco
mod a ghastly look. Ho hardly
''ruthed for a few minutes. Miss Kurtz,
taking his bonified silence for the depth
of n very dillerent emotion, gently raised
her hand and patting him softly on the
chuck, drew his h'-ad down to her und
kisseii him plump on the lips.
That kiss broke tho spell. With a
yell that might have shamed a maniac
the squire tor himself from her cling
ing aims and rushed frantically ami hat
less into the street, where he continued
his wild run, ho knew not where, mut
tering a hesp'id along:
Ii, heavens! oh, heavens;"
It was now Miss Kurt.'s turn to be
astonished, ns the frantic squire dashed
out; her eyes opened wide with wonder.
She stood thus for a moment, and then
she did what any oilier woman would
have done under the circumstance-,
threw herself on the hningo and burst
into tears, saving brokenly, as she did
so- "1 thought ho was eccentric, but I
didn't know he was ii lunatic.'' Still
lying there, weeping ns though her heart
was broken, squire's cousin Widdy
found her when she came to make a call
a w hile later.
The squire continued his wild run for
several blocks, and then slackened his
spued. Creiit heavens!" ho thought,
as he mopped the cold sweat from his
brow and felt blindly on his hea l for his
hat, "sho thoii'jht 1 proposed to her and
she accepted me. Oh, what will I do,
what will 1 do to get out of this No
body will believe me, if 1 say that I did
not, nnd she and her father will think
I've been trMing with her nnd want to
kill me; oh dear! oh, dear! these women
are awful, I wish I were a thousand miles
from here." And tho pojr squire ;
groaned in nugiiish.
I "At this rate you will soon bo a thou- J
sand miles from hero," said a hearty
; voice ut tho squire's elbow, and at the
same time he received a vigorous i lap on
j tho shoulder. Tho squire turned und
saw his brother in-law, John, beside
' him, but uiudo no reply,
j "Where's your hatf and" ho con
tinued, as ho saw tho squire's white face.
I "what has happened! What's tho mat
I ter with you, squire, anyway ?"
I "oh, I'm done for now," was the
squire's mournful reply, "I've made a
I fool of myself, nnd am in for it."
j John, seeing his perturbed state, just
. took hi arm and led him along to his
I homo without saying a word. When
i iusido and seated ho drew up his
chair and said: "Now, Ilillery, wear
here alone, tell me all about it, und if I
can help you I will."
Sqiiiro demurred at first, but finally
told him all about the affair, how ho
made Miss Kurt.'s acquaintance, his
finding her glove in his pocket and of
his calling on her (on errands for his
sister', how ho chanced to take her to
tho theatre, down to (hiding her picture
in his pocket, his attempt to return it
and explain, and how sho understood
his preliminary to tho oxplanat on and
tho result. John could scarce keep
from roaring as thesquiro told tho story,
but he snw that the squire was awfully
serious ubout it and was indeed in a very
delicate aituutiou. Finally ho usked :
"ilillery, what do you candidly think
of Miss Kurtz, unyhow?"
"I think sho is a very nice young lady,"
' ly acknowledged tho sr.utre.
, then, why not .traq-htuu this
make an excuse for you to Miss Kurt
It took some little talk to bring the
Squire round to acknowledge this to be
the best way, but ns ho really loved Mist
Kurt, nnd it was only his stubbornness
kept him from saying so, he was con
siderably delighted at the solution, yet
ho was very much nt sea for n plausible
excuse for his outlandish conduct with
out giving tho truo reason.
To keep on with their plan o" recon
struct bn they adjourned to the homo of
siiuiio's other brother-in-law, nnd there
they met Widdy, who had just returned
from her call on Mis Kurt. She was
loud in tier denunciation of ths squire,
but when John told her the squire's side
of the story shn ngiecd to help out tho
"loving geese,'' ns "she called them, and
her ready tact straightened things out
so thnt tho suuirc was the hftliict man
in town.
A year or more after the hnppy event
' that made J. IlilVry a proud young hus
band, he and his pretty wife were chat
ting over past events, when tho squire,
in a burst of loving confidence, told her
: how it was ho prfposed to her. Her
I face clouded for an instant only, and
i then sho threw both nrms nbouthis neck
; ami kissed him.
"Io you know how the glove nnd
photograph came to be iu your pocket V
' she aked, ns she hid her blushing faco
in his bosom.
'"No,"' ho replied, vonih-ringly.
'Howf
'I put them there just to teaso you,
you were so bashful. Hut you'll for
give me, won't you my own dear Ilil
lery C
' 'ertainly. I will, my precious one,"
he cried, ns ht gave her a hearty cm
brace. )iiiL t lUiulf.
Tlin Jiinirle Tlrer nt Homo.
One very curious point is the method
in'w hie h a tigress teaches her cubs to kill.
This she does by disabling the iinimal
attacked so that it cannot make its es
cape from the cub, who then r-orpleto
the work. Mr. Iuverarity witnessed a
scene of this kind, or at least came on the
spot after it had been enacted, and when
the marks were so fresh as to a Imit of tho
whole story being read at a glance.
An old bull nilgai had been tho
victim anil the tigress had disabled
him by breaking one of his fore
leys just below the knees, fslns never
touched his throat. t!,0 Uiiial place of
seizing, but allowed tho cubs tJ man
gle tho disabled brute. Mr. Inverarity
frightened tfc'j three tigers from tho car
cass mid Secured a photograph of it in
its the'i condition, showing how tho
thro it had not been lacerated. He got a
s!coid photograph next day, after the
tM'Vi.aS find )nr brnml Iiml nirnln vl.llml
-' spot and completed their meal. In
tho end he succeeded in shooting tho
tigress and one of her cubs.
JIr- Iuverarity has n number of other
photograph which show the appearance
"K11 I"" -J " " nr. iimai. ma
experience goes to show that the animal
tirst devours the hind quarters, while, if
a tiger and tigre-s arc together, thu ono
cuts nt the hindquarters and the other at
tho forcnuarters. Again, when tho tier
has not devoured the wholo carer-ss, und
returns to his kill the next night, he
never eats nt tho same place, but drags oil
the remains forty or tifty yards beforo
beginning operations. Therefore, sports
men sitt.ng over a kill tio it by tho foro
leg to a tree. Otherwise the tigor would
creep up and be oH with it without stop,
pin ir a second.
Mr. Inverarity has timed tigers when
at their meals and has found that a full
towii tiger takes two hours' steady eat
ing to finish the fore quarters of a bullock,
lie dissipates the myth about the "sledge
hammer stroke of the lorepaw of the
tiger," showing that the tiger simply
clutches w ith his claws exactly like u man
might clutch another's arm with his
fingers. He ulso gives a variety of
curious information about the immense
distances tigers wander during the night;
how they keep tho jungle rouds and
footpaths, avoiding the more dil'cnlt
tangled iimlcri ath on tho roads, rolling
about iu it with evident satisfaction;
how they do not like moving about in
tho heat of the day, ns the hot ground
burns the pads of their feet a id makes
them quite raw, und how they are some
time discovered sitting in pools nf water
iu the heat of the day. ImlU Time.
A Japanese Comic Artist.
! Coming to more modern times a brief
glance on the wug of the distant land is
: iu pleasant order. About out) hundred
und thiity year ago the most famous ar-
tist Japan lias ever known was born.
! Hi nauiM was Hokusai, und of tho weird,
j peculiar work of the artists of that
; wonderful country hois said by hiscoun
i trvmen to have excelled all others. All
other artists confined themselves almost
' exclusively to lords nnd ladies of tho
j court, rich dresses and gorgeous silk
j costumes, with vases and palanquins.
Hut Hokusai made a new departure. He
; gave himself up to humor. Ho opened
I a studio in Yeddo iu 1S10, aud labored
steadily until 14'.). lit) ha left many
books ol sketches, tunl the results of nu-
merous trips are left in illustrated al-
bums. His favorito study was tho horse.
One of his drawings represents a horso
! with his hind legs wildly waving in tho
air, while a young woman stands on tho
lariat which had been trailing behind
him as ho ran. The scene is supposed to
be laid in Kaidru, a little village on Lake
lliwa. Tho young woman, named Knuo
ko, is noted for her strength. In stop
ping tho runaway sho simply stepped on
tho lariat ami tlu horse's further Hight
was at once i becked. Kokusai is dead,
but his pictures are still held among his
couutrymen us examples of perfection iu
ni t. U!uU-l)tinM rat.
Tho Indlau Sniokonlpo.
A plant which, on account of it odd
ity is worth searching for, is tho Indian
smokepipc. It grow in dark woods on
tho roots of trees, and instead of boing
green, liko other plants, it ia white,
leave, stalk and flowers, except whera
the sunlight fall on it, which make It
black. Look for this peculiar plant. It
i (o different from most other that it
pay for the littlo trouble required in
rinding it. It is usually found under
beech ti'eos. Rational h'du:a(vr.
WOMAN'S WOULD.
PLEASANT MTKIlATCItn FOIt
m;mimm; iikadeiis.
Th Iist Tlilnir Ont.
The typewriter girl is becoming ono
of tho institution of every first-class
hotel. In every hotel the placard informs
the arrival that ho can have his letter
prepared on short notice at a trilling
cost. Tho way in which wo are now
living at our hotels doesn't leave tho
guet very much to complnln of, pro
vided tho cook docs his duty. Tho days
when telegraph instrument were put in
the hotels tho landlords thought they
had reached the ultima thulo of enter
prise. Then enmo tho telephone Now
the guo-t reiris'crs and there is littlo
clso left for him to do. Ho is carried to
hi meals by tho elevator, and nftcr hi
dinner, wh Ic he smoke, he takes ids
chair and dictates a leter to tho young
typewriter iu tho corner. Chk'tju
Tunts.
A Tilled l.mtv Dentist.
Tho high fashion in London at present
is a lady dentist, a German baroness,
w ho is said to bo ono of tho cleverest i
teeth extractors in Kngland. bhu it
a tall, powerful, nnd well built woman,
exceedingly huly-likc and ngrecublo in
manner, but. at tho same time, both linn
nnd gentle with her patients. She pos
sesses n wrist of iron, and the clever
manner in which she extracts refractory
tertth his caused her name to bo pro
claimed far and wide as an exception
ally successful operator. The baroness's
waiting rooms nro crowded every day
with swells, male nnd lemalc, ami al
though this lady does not udvertiso or
lay hcr-elf out in any way to attract pa
tients, her piactice is one of the largest
in London. Her charge is only half a
guinea, or '.'. ", for extracting teeth,
and fifteen shilings, or $:l.?j, with gas.
'1'im Ihmocrat.
I'lierKcllc CalifornlA Lasses,
About eight or nine mouths ngo, savs
tho tiicrnt ullt i l.r ., two young wo
men came up to .lohnsville, Vnl., from 1
San 1'ianciseo with a horse and buck
hoard, cooked and camped out along the
road. They opened a icstauiant in the
above-named ,.!iice, had plenty of money
and did n good business. They sold out .
their restaurant two months u;o, went
out prospecting, discovered n ledge and
worked upon it us miners with pick nnd
shovel, but how much it pud we do not 1
know. They purvhu-cd a rille and went
hunting on snow-shoes Inst winter, would
tin kle bears and kill deeis for winter
spoit. They can run a cross cut saw,
pick and shovel equal to the most robust
miner, or skim over or down the moun- ;
tains with the lleetiics of the most ex-I
pert snow-shoer. We are informed that i
they nro both gruluatc of tho Stuto
Normal School, nro not handsome, but
bright nnd intelligent looking, and have
kept their character above reproach.
They have tranied from .lohnsville over
tho mountains on snow to Sierra City.
Mr. Woodwnrd brought them in there,
where they remained all night. In tho
morning thoy started from thcro on foot
to Truekec, saying they would rather
walk than ride, although tho fare is only
60 cents.
Chicago Women's "Pigeon Strut."
It is very astonishing that in a city
containing so many attractive women as
does this justly celebrated burg, there
should bu so few of tho dear creature
who possess a gait in which there is any
thing oi grnco. Mrnngcrs ana ciuinco
visitors have often remmked in mv hear
., it - . . ...
ing that the walk of tho average t hicugo
woman was littlo short of monstrous,
inn wiien i nave iukcii nine io note mo
examples they 'i ivo pointed out, 1 have
been leluctuntly compelled to admit tho
charge was not without some foundation
1 encounter every day in my rambles
women who in every respect but this
one might be looked upon ns charming ;
bright, smartly dre-sed und neat, they
seem to luck the ouo thing necessary to
make the mere regarding of them a
pleasure nunii'ly, u grace! ul carriage.
Kvery variety of gait is to bo encoun
tered, but tho most common one seems a
sort of pigeon strut, witli tin head fu'
in udvaucc of the feet und tho centre of
gravity, jerking spasmodically from side
to sido like a weather cock in a gale of
wind. An exaggerated tourniire I be
lieve that is the proper nanio for it
lends an additional emphasis to this os
filiating movement, nnd at times the ef
fect wrought surpasses tho dioll nnd
verge on the ridiculous. Occasionally I
come face to faco with a free, high
stepping maid or matron, who, with
head erect, shoulders squared and grace
fully drooping arms, pusses onward with
a generous, yet not too assertive move
ment, that in a measure compensates one
lie the wealth of awkwardness pre
viously witnus-cd. If I were permitted
a voice in tho matter, I should say give
our women and girls fewer Hrowuing
clubs and tennis courts and import a
round dozen or so of foreign instructors
iu the art of physical deportment. I'll
wuger tho end of tho tirst season would
how a marked Improvement. Cliicayo
Journal.
Married In tstylo lor Thirty Hollar.
Whilo wending his way through that
greatest of all business thoroughfares,
tho Howery, tho other duy, a New York
Sun man's attention was attracted by a
placard ovcr-tho door of a dressmaking
establishment, which read :
weuDixo nones to hike.
. -itering tho hallway ho mounted a
flight of stairs and opeued a large door
upon tho glass iu which were signs indi
cating that a modist held forth iusido.
A pretty littlo French girl greeted thu
reporter with a bewitching smile, and
with just tho slightest accent asked his
business. I' pun being told that the
visitor desho 1 to soo tho proprietor, sho
hastened away and in a few moments a
tall, good-looking Frenchman mude his
appearance.
"What can I do for Moniour?" he
askod, smiling and rubbing hi hands.
"1 would like to see some wedding
robes," replied the reporter.
"Thinking of getting married, eht"
With un eye to business tho dress
maker threw open the doors of several
largo wardrobes and the reporter ga.od
in silent admiration upon a number of
uiuguitlceut wedding gowns.
"What do you charge for these
dresses r"
"Well, they all bring different prices.
This one," nnd the mod is t lifted out a
beautiful garment of white satin
trimmed with lace, "is rorv beautiful.
It cost f '200, but all I chnrcc for the uso'
or it Is f 10. i on see, I am content with
small profit. This dress I have realized
1.10 on now, but it will stand six or
seven more ceremonies. if course I
have cheaper gowns, but they are not
much required, lecaiiso when one gets
married one may ns well get married in
style when it costs so little.''
"Who nro tho peoplo that pntronlzo
your"
"I'coplo whom you would least ex
pect. Most of my customers in wedduig
gowns have been persons who could well
have atforded to buy their drcsse ot t
right. It is seldom that a lady wears
her wedding dress more than onco and
it is, so far ns utility it concerned, a
dead loss after tho ceremony. I have
about thirty dresses out now and busi
ness is better than I have ever known it
to be."
Just then a handsomo turnout stopped
nt tho door and a very handsomo young
woman, accompanied by a more matron- """Y" ' , u"" 'iih tVi ' 1
i,Ain., tii i T,, tho head, finished off with tall thlst
ly lotking person, alighted. They
knocked timidly at tho glass door, and
ns tho reporter was leaving the enter
prising dressmaker was showing them
the samo dicss wh'ch ho so much ad
mired and which seemed to suit their
fancy also.
Mrs. tjlailslonft.
No woman live a more useful life
than the wife of England's greatest man.
Although seventy-six yeai old, Mrs.
Gladstone hai still sufficient energy to i 'Tho llko 0f ( ambridgc,
reflect the motto adopted by her whon
only n littlo girl : "If vou want a thing
well done do it yourself".''
Her father, Sir liicliurd (.Wynne, Hart., i
of Hawardeii Castle, was in the habit of
saying that even ns a child, this pet
daughter evinced a remarkable talent ,
for leadership; and subsequent events'
have proved that the baronet's impies
siou was correct.
Whilo Mrs. (JlaJstono was in perfect ;
sympathy with her husbund and ever
ready to be of sorvieo to him, yet sho is
more interested in raising the moral and
social standard of those urouud her than
iu anything else.
For years she has not only encouraged
horticulture and Horticulture, among the
cottagers iu her neighborhood, but has
personally assisted in tho selection of
plants and tho laying out of plats.
! She has an abundance of tact nnd in
argument sho is quite a logical as her
husband. I luring a prolonged interview
with a particularly combative aud un
reasoning woman ou ono occasion her
! husband is said to have remarked:
! " Well, now, this is rather unprece
j dented, you know. My wifo usually
talks over the most pertinacious of them
in less time than this. Hut she'll beat,"
: ho ml led, laughingly, "for sho never
I fails."
I Heing quite domestic in her tastes,
! Mrs. (il.nlstouo is highly delighted to
find this talent among her friends. In tho
! selection of these this ladv is never influ
enced by ancient birth, wealth or social
position. Her two requirements aro
moral worth and brains. Thus the
proudest home inEnglaud is always opeu
to professional people.
In iHili, during tho cotton famine,
Mrs. Gladstone worked night r.ud day to
alleviate tho misery. She established
an Orphan's Homo ut C'lnphatn in lfeHil).
This afterward became a home for incur
ables. Mrs. Gladstone's social, educational
and charitable projects l.a-oulways been
warmly secoudoJ by her husband, who is
more proud of his wife than of anything
i niiriv I'lviiu vi ma niiv .nun vi ti i iiiiii
; t.Uv t,1(J wprU not oxccpt!ng hJUowS
, hollorttbIe ml iriiliuiit career.
'I ho following story will illustrate
this lovely woman's great heart:
: "ih, if I could only do something for
you," a poor singer whom Mrs. Glad-
; stone hud been able to render a grcut
I service once exclaimed.
"That is easy, my dear," tho lady re-
1 sponded.
"Kusy for mo to bo of service to you';"
, tho lady exclaimed, tho grateful tears
flowing down her cheeks.
"Yes; by doing something for some
body else. A kind word, a bit of prac
tical udvice, a helping hand even if
j thcro isn't much in it, ' Mrs. Gladstone
icplied with a smile, "will always bo
doing something for me. And moro than
that, my child, it will bo doing some-
I thing for yourself and something for
j Cod." ifctroit Free 1'retn.
Fashion Notes.
I Fans nro mudo up entirely of plumes
to match dillerent toilettes.
Dainty tea gowns are mado of Hen-
j rict,a itt '"'fa'"1 "hades, with surah frouts,
Whito cloth jackets braided with mo
tallic cords aro in high favor for dressy
wear.
A pretty, graceful littlo garment is in
muslin tichu, and has a f nil of laco us un
edge.
1'retty bonnet pin aro in tho form of a 1 huts being quito comfortable, itf
. . . . ,1 ....All- -1.-
spray
ol ilowcrs una leave, entwined
with garnets.
licefeater hats may be mado from tho
many varieties of horse hair braids that
i onto for that purpose.
Tho newest India silks have the nar
rowest possible vine of embroidery along
their trimming selvage
A singlo spray of (lowers is seen upon
somoof the newest lace parasols, as if
blown there by tho wind.
A novel color combination is reseda
with terra cotta, and both these colors
are combined with bluck.
Colore 1 straw is tho fcaturo of tho
season's millinery, and often crown and
brim show different hues.
lions of luce, whether thoy aro at
tached to tho hat or worn about the ueck
independently, are very stylish.
Many new hats have crowns of fancy
straw in peculiar braid und faced with
fancy straw in lattice work patterns.
Foot trimmings ou skirts are surely be
ing revived, and occasionally a singlo
flounco of considerable depth is seen.
I'oppy rod, ecru, old roso, reseda and
Gobelin blue aro popular color for tho
foundation of dressy black lace toilets.
ii !.. l i i. . t
nomaii muiro issues wim icnginw ise ... - . ...i...j . . tot
stripe, appear this season In rich dark MTn lmhh n are
combinations, aud aUoiu tho truo Itomau "
colors. Bul'-
trimming for dressy basques, and nro glucose by adding an extract ot j
cspccmnj ciictiiYo wuu a siugiti rcvors iy soaking Hickory, or sometime)
oi vcivcv. oaru, tu water.
French, pinafore exit square at t
neck, without any belt at the waist, mm
in line muslin, with lace insertion,"
ueing auoptcu lor iituo girt.
Hod ices of soft, white silk, with k
nnd draping of velvet and black taa
lace, are among tho most becoming el
poncnis oi a summer warurooe.
Serviceable lint for little girlj
made ot washing materials in pink,
or white, with embroidery cdclntr
brim and largo rosettes on the crows
Pompadour striped sashes arc new,
are composed of bands of heavy tit
satin strewn with small flower in nut
color, alternating with moire stripes.
Ked silks, with white figures or ttr
trimmed with whito lace, and havj:
loft vest of whito silk muslin, nrej
lor some very oitcctivo summer gow
, llridesmaids wear often tho soft C
silks, or even surah, in whito or
color, tnano with long, luny cu:
dri.pcrics, simply bordered with
wide ribbon, which also edges tho liar
seen pleating at foot of tho akirt.
The poppy bonnet has one row,
outer one, of velvet petals, and over
another of silken ones is set lightly
buds and a knot of lace, and warn,
to make any young woman not a vcri:
porgon look suspiciously fairy-like
in lifo if no more.
London's Greatest 1I pltul.
A public meeting was held rcc
in aid of tho funds of tho London
land) Hospital in Whitcchapel,
supplies tho needs of tho very poor
uensely populated districts of
was louiiiy cneereo. moviu: - -1 tin
London Hospital tho largest in
land, nnd tho only lurge general ho
for the whole of tho I'nst Ktid ni.
ndjuccnt suburbs is of vital impo-,
t tho working population then
worthy ol tho liberal support i
classes." When ho had given th
few statistics concerning the ho,
ho thought there could bo no
opinions that ho was justified in pv
forward this resolution. Tho nls
income of tho hosspital upon which
could icly was about !, 000 a
Tho expenditure wu $,i."i.'i,()0f, t
I I I - I .....i
foro there was a considerable diff.
(tlTVOtXi), which difference had
met by the generosity and charity'
public. There was no other insir
of the kind in tho l ast Knd of I n
and therefore it duties were p
greater than any other similar insii:
in tho metropolis. It did not In
other hospitals had, endowment!
consequently it was always stru
to keep its head out of water.
day there wero (ill in patients i
1 wards, attended lv a stall ot Villi) u
making a total of S70 persons to he
fed und provided for. This was a
of things which was continually
j mcnting. During tho lust live
i there had been an increase of 11, Hi
I patient, whilo out-patients liui:
; creased to an enormous extent.
: wero no less than 74,2U. f r e
! pntients, and 21,4(11 recommcmli
I the Governors, making a total of V
I During the year lul,U2U person
I been assisted by the institution, in
ing 1 i,0t7 children aud young per
(C heers.) There were also Hebrews
and Oli J patients occupied them il
the year. Any person, of whuttt
ligion, only needed to be ill to gii
mission to the institution
lion the Egyptians Cool Wat'
I need stnto only three facts to
tho inpidity of evaporation in
, Egpvt. Water too warm to dr
put into a porous jar and placed i
j wind, though in tho sun; in a liui:
: it is as cool us good spring water.
I At night, vxposcd to a brcew
; when tho breeze is rather warm. .
1 morning it becomes ice cold. Tht
of my nrrivul horo I took a pouri:;.
' on n balcony. The wind was bulm
I fresh. Tho rapid evaporation -o(
me that I could not stay out longt
: for my bath. At tho foot of the
we took a swim in the Nile. W
! our underclothes for bathing suit'
, hung them up before our stuteri
i dry. In ten minutes they wt
; enough to bo worn.
I Wo have all heard of tho tic
habit of nil Africans to anoint
i selves with oil, and travelers spu
ns a nasty habit. It is, howo.cr,
i sary in very hot nnd very dry eta
prevent tho cracking of tho skir
Knglish olliccr told me that dur:
'hot winds on the upper Nilehii.
i and face chapped worso than tin
did in a cold climate chapped i"
bleeding badly. I have fouml
I white butter quito as pleasant
' hands as on my toast. The hot-
felt no inconvenience from tlif
My hands aro very sensitive to tht
of ndry, dusty atmosphere. At A
we wero in tho sun during two
Wo did not uso our umbrella, or
I u-n wnrii inut ml tliu i.ilirn i-if flltt
diicaijti Mail.
The Giraffes of the Dlrd Kin;
Four very queer yet beautiful
have been paying nn enforced t
Mr. I onald Lurus, in Hooscvclt '
says the Now York s'. Tin;
are natives of tho fens and ni""'
Cuba. They are the giraffes nf tli
kingdom. The necks of theso
sick visitors resemble sections "f-
hose pain tod red. Their legsl
Coney Is'and 0-ccnt canes,
hinged in the middle The cmp
of tho birds is a dirty red, save the
beak, which is black. '1 he ncu
a most marvelous capacity for
ing ouii they wind around s
sinuously this way und that in
like motion. Thy enjoy tho
of an unncr room, in one corner of
thnv nru enclosed bv four th?
boxes. The shins Jof theso leath
ered Cubans are very tender, :
barked whon they come in cont
the boxes. Mr. Hums leeds the
rlc aiiri brpml frnmhft He till'
birds would prefer littlo fish and i
grasses, hut there doesn t nappe;
ol theso succulents in ie
Laco jabots aro again favored as a Imitation maple syrup is mad'1