cutis m:vf MM! Two Wayn.j itch t lot an' were n lil of r riimr A. M. ' . ( hit , Inn. ' KA . sin r J. 1. . K. M. -W. D. , A I KK , Wm. : l'KP ' till 111 lew VkI. bleu Vine Kjr; Mlllli Ixy I pii Ullll lm Tt tilt tllr 'be l JV In- Mtl III ill It or i rr oft ffn Wl ilUI III I I' of I o srd A It II. th ill iin if Kii l" (i Il lllEMIDDLKHUKUIl lUST. T. R. HA TITER, Edit ad Pae'a. Miiii.t.i;i r.;it. i'A.. sr. rr. at. im Nino-tenths f the recruits for the I5rit..!i army an drawn from tin rank of tho unemployed. Tlio nominal price of wild Inn.! In ' Cupe Colony, South Africa, in twenty five cents per acre; the real prieo is generally about twelve cent. or tha 80!)0,(M)i),001 trade o! the Spanish-American countries, tho At la ii lu Constitution estimate that wo pet about one-tlfth. England gets more than double our share o! thib tralhc. It is astonishing t.t the St. Louis He public how many people believe t!ie ohl utory that Napoleon Hornparti put a check for lmi.OOl f ran es (?J.ii) ) in a nilv.-r five-franc piece anil t'l-it the coin is y.-l in circulation iu France. They nay that th- people did Mot want a five f-ane piece, and tliat in or. !er to create a demand ,or silver money o. t'.nt d-i nomination til" Emperor resorted t.i thodeieo in vitioii" 1. Tlii check, or treasury or l--r, was w ri'.t"!i on asbestos paper an I mile in thefoiu. It would Im ini'Ti'Ht in- to know, i; nil this b Iran, how many i' ve-fr tn- piece have been brok--n open sin-' the story oi the check was tir-t circulated. When Kmperor Willi vh tasti 1 t'.i i foil 1 of his iriilnrs on bo ir.l h's yaclii ut Cow, s h" di l oi.lv what prt'Kt rilii'd in t'.ie I'nited St it"s Navy, and proli ably every invy in the world, states th i Chi.'a,-o II. r.il 1. When the Iti.lian man-of-..ar, th Sinvanni Hansim, lay lit l!r o!.lvn Navy Yard, the y.rin peut'emau aeliii.: n i ni';! :er of th" deck in a cit iin d:iy e-i.-ine 1 himself n visit r an 1 tiii'in d asi.l" to taste wit'i duo i :)!einnity a portion of th ailo:' lioolidr.y tue.i, lie! 1 up l i hint oil dee'.;. Th'j lAuri tlii.r iH'.-iirs at early mor:i in , when i'ii!" ') is fi.'rw.l, an 1 i:t niiiL when th.i sail r h ivj ttpp-. r. Tins ;ll.:i'r of Cue deck is th repr.-scnt.i-liviMif the Commander, mi l when the former tustas the sail r' food he does ii v ieiriously for tli' latter. Kmpcror William mer-ly did f.ir himself what ilx-i L'uitjd Statjs Naviil l!ommander J;. . -.j,.!, ,t j. oil, a i i,.ir. t:u.i. it UAV, L.W ever. ' Therj !? i:i Fran'tfort-or.-.h'vMvn, in Oormny, so rJporU Unit 1 States Consul Mnsoti, r.nli-b.!jijary Koaieties, oranir.el t ) resist t!io lmportuitioH of tramp aa I oth-r m 'li lleauti. They ar.i also t be fo-.ni l ill oth-r to .vn i an I vilU-.'s, and t'.i 'i:- in 'mbi-rs ar. Hjpplieil v. itli sni'ill, br.is-i di.eH, whicli ar fasteni'd t th'ir frontdoors. Kaii d:s'l. isn!i ias.-ripti.iii informing tin appliemt for charity t'.iit th owner of the home is pledged not to n'va it, itud t.'rit he milt upply ut the o!liee oi tho society or nt the "relief htatio:i," which is a li.mr iiii'4-honse outHide o' town where idl applicant for fool uro r' piired t vn.'!i befo'.'e it is iriven tJ th.ini. Such a practice, comment the New ( ).'lea:is Pic tyunn1, illicit o;i 'r u t iti ifa -torily in cities wii :. th.-ri i.s u lario polie for'.', o" in th coun try v. ii re ii o:tsoliolders k .'.'pabi do, but ill XewOrieim it would be use. lass. It is aiiuU t'.i Iv.v for tri ins, !iM-,'.ir.i an 1 .s'r.'et ven leri in riu th j bolls of h ius.'s in or ler t.i ply th 'ir tr.kle, but it is entirely disrejar b I throUi,'ii the inability of t'le small p ) luo for.'.i to !o r,; a'ter H'i"h intt'.i lers. Saystli Louisville Co trier-Journal : There : many r.'isons v.'.iy Ku?;" li.sii should b.i t!i- universal 1 t,i:i .'. It iti sp.i!; 'li by two of tin1 niu.it pow.tr fill mi' t enliht -ned Nations on the face of til t kIo'ic, Wliose posst'SHlCHS extend .around t!i" world. Th1 use o' tin i lnu-i'iae Inn jfr.i'.vn faster hiiicj th" be'intiin,' o. this cntury tiian any other. It is in possession of r. litiratife wii.ue richness is absolutely unrivaled. On this continent thi F.u'liHh-spc:ikiuj rn-v is absorbing and ussimil.itin rich contributions from all th" eivi'.i.cd ra.'t'S of the world. All thu world is be -omin ol kin t ) us, in a lit r t'. as well hi in : aeittiiiieiital :-etisn. Tn it Kirlish is I bo th t ilou iii'int apec.'h of th.) world for the next thousand years is plainly furehli idowe.l us any futur.t event e iu be. S.i'aeious men in all Nations nrj coming to re 'oj'iiz . thisiui inevitable. If theadvo.' tes ofn universal lanujo can unite at all, th.' cui unite in thj Mlii::tioii of Knlish. Certaiuly Enu-lish-speukiu;.; jicople will never ox (halloo the laniHgo tif Hhukcapeare, Blilt'ju u:il Dyron for any auch bur' in roils jii r:ou m i o.lcred by Volupuk, or ftiy similar Hyntom, envolved iu n e'.o.iet an 1 shorn of all th s i living Veiutio waica th4 life pi yreat poonlu brjathes iut j the ia trainunt Jotl 'or the couiinunio IN LIFE'S TUNNEL. Bora1! by a Power rssltleM nod unseen , We know not wither, V look out through the gloom with troubled mien i How canto w hither? Dar.nea before nnd after. Blank, dim walla On either aide, Agaiut wliloh our dull vision beat and fa! In, Mt and deflnj. 8hrou lod In mystery that leaves no rooa To (Tins aright. We rush, uncertain, to a certain doom When lo-the light ! Ornee Denio L'.lehflnld, in tho Century. THE LITTLE LOG CHURCH. f OWN" la thi? heart oi tue mountains i.s n mini hit re fort. It in not in the north nor of the aouth, lint it is n cosmopolitan little ritv of "'-! - 'AT hotels. Itsi.ruu tip in n season r.n.l t. ill rtnlure nn lone; an the waters ure limpid and the mountains ra'id. CroH iiiiiLr the hihcHt hill is the chief hot . Tho view from tho vcrand.i is ma ;iiifie nt. Tho lower hilltops, rii'e 1 and ncnrred, near by, aceni to j;roir level in perspective, i.tretohin r away in n vast plain of darkest 'reeii to m -et the lilne nliv ill the llit:irit horion. The inor:iiii' wind brings the (i. lor oi Wil.l roses; wind is freighted with tli lilli' o oi the apii pines. The Ch liiner, mother nn 1 dau ;h- tor, were quests of the chief hotel. "It ise.vpiisite," said Mis Chalmers. "I nui weary of eociety, I will do nothing but rest for the entire sum leer." Mis Chalmers rested four eut're iIiivf. The tilth day was Sunday. "We must ;p) to church, " said Mr.. Chalmers. "JJut there ia no church, mamma ; t'.ie minister is taking his vacation in the city whi!i' we tal.o ours iu thj hilis." "I hh til ro to church,"' declared the elder Inly. 'There ih ii lovely lu; church iu th" country. I went to a lo' church when I waa a little j.'irl. We will p to-day in a carrine.'' So tli" Chalmerses went to church, not to tlio little wlulo churcu in t.ie Valley below them, but over miles and miles of gravelly ridc;. ro.nl, down u loii";, htccp hill and into another an I n larger valley, where there was a pellucid Mreuin, hhaded with uvea mores and fei-tooiied with u bewilder ing taii'.fle of vine. The country church was built of ronnh he vn lo;p und w as imt lar-e. Mrs. Chalmers and Ler daughter found that the house was crowded, und lis there was no Uhher' obtained scats with ome diflfculty. i. -vnt e.Ull.'m,. iv. .'n Ovo-!;U..C the ccutre ii H?. She soon discovered that tho iiisj" separated the two iie::ea; that she, uloiie of all thu women there, was heated nuioiix the men. This breach of local cti.pn.tto itmused lit r ut Hist. Miss Chalmers soon diseovere.l that tho yuiiiiKcr boys were nu.t"on ':icl; oilu r with their elbows and lau'hiit' ut her. Tin youn; men looked ut h cr curiously; the old men seriously ; hh" bewail to feel tirvons, and the fei'lin annoyed her more than the i.tten'ion she was receiving. Tlcn i-he notice I that the jrirln across the uihle Mere itrulin and whisperinir maliciously; und, yes, actually pointiir-; their iiu ejei s at her. How dared they ! Her fa?? be.ran '.. flame. The youu; men looked ivm pathetic, now; idle felt that their pity was uu tuitrajre. The preacher coul.l no longer hide his unnoyauee, for no body heeded Hi" heriuon now, a:i l everybody was intent upon thatyouuv; lady, wlioknev, no better thin to m nnioii'j, men. Mr.. Chulmer", who had fortntnit '.y found ii heut on the upper hide, was the only person in the luui.se ignorant of her daughter's eiuluirrassuient. The lout? ride had wearied her. Siie was renting, us elderly person i some times do. She listened earnestly at the sermon, without lieuriii'4 a word; hhu azed ut the preacher mid did not nee him. Misa Chr.lmers tried to call tin her pride, Imt wus helpless before the rid- : ieule, which constantly became more unmerciful. 1 ho benches on the other i hide all (teemed to be full. She saw no ! escape but to leave the room. She ha 1 just decided to bolt iKUomiiiioilsiy for 1 the door wheii there was a diversion in ' her favor. j Immediately Lu front of Miss Chal mers hitt a yoiuiK man. He ha 1 uroiiHcd her interest, because he w..;i . what she culled u respectable coat, iin 1 I because he had a line head which he carried on his niiiiiilicciit shoulder t ; like a r.oman hero, und because v. t l!, there is no stronger word thin he- j cause. It can mean a great imiuv iu- . fxpresaible thinirH. This youii"; man urose, and thu cirl noticed, even in her uuhappiness, t hut he wus very tall, an most mountaineers ure. He stepped across the uisle aud took it little girl iu liis arms, whisper ing a word to the child's mother before he returned to his seat. He did not look at Miss Chalmers, but the woman htniled to her, hilently poiutin;,' to the vaeuutsoat. The unhappy youujr lady was only too glad to accept the invita tion. Her mother did uot notice the incident, nor did the youn man seem to be aware of it. He did uot once turn his head, and she found herself becoming curious about the color of his eyes. They iuunt be gray. The driver from tho chief hotel hnl not eut?red the church. As he Iin- geied with his horses two meu came by in a wagon. The men were old friends of the driver. In thu bed of tho wagon, shaded br some branches of tha pawpaw trw, there w a Jngj and tha liquor lu tha jng wan the driv er' dearet and fnont fatal enemy. There wpre threa men in tho wagon wiwn it halted beneath tha tree, hundred yard below tha church. While tha homes nta tha men drank. When tho sermon waa orer Mr. Chalmers and her daughter ate their liuicheon. Afterward, while the la die plucked May apple blossoms and enjoyed tha cool dampness which the river exhaled, tho driver alept. He awoke often in a melancholy mood, but they did not notice it; And each time when ho threw o.T hi (dumber ho resorted to tha jny, which had somehow been left behind by the men in the wagon. Later iu the afternoon the driver, whose depression had increased hinoo the hiiii sank, hitched up his horse, and the carriage began tho asseut of t'.io lonq hill. The ju was left among th May npplo blossoms. It was empty. Ilcl.'-r.-ay up the hill a wheel .lropjwd into ft deep gutter and the carriur;o canin down with a lurch and a crash. It was a hopeless wreck. The driver looked nt the broken wheel with indif ference and the ladies were in coaster nation. 'How far is it t j to-.vn?" oska l Mis Chalmers. "About eiht miles, I rsckoii." "Oil, dear, what cm wo do?" "I diiitnow." raid the driver, sin- ! indlv. From hii manner mis iiii?ht i idmost be justuied in fcayin that he 'lid not care. "Well, driver," sail Mis Chalmers emphatically. "I know. You must l,'o to town ut once for nnothcr car riage. It is now 3 o'clock, and yon can be buck by li ; we will wait." The driver bejau to unloose the horses. He did not seem to be pretiaud for time. "You must hurry," shs declared im patiently. "And nay, driver, if you me back by sunset voii shall have 1 extra." He (diord; oT his apathy, or seemed to, and, ln ui ut J.l im ouj horse, led the lither rapidly aiuiy. It was nluays Had to wait. In this cii'ie the two lonely women, oppressed by tint htraii'j.t an I solitary xnrronri I in.vs, found th- aUcriioou almoht in termitialile. The .Iom.1 k of imp itieuee M'fiiii!;! t' htay the mm ut one spot for hours. Mix o'clock finally came: they ) were expectant. 1 were anxious. Half past six : they At seven tlKv were nlarmed. The sun loitered uo more, but rolled swiltly over tho opposite mountain an I drew the day with him. They were terrified. Tnero was no house and no human beiu iu flight. They remembered no habitation on the road for miles. True, tho lo r church nto.i.1 in th i but torn below, but the darkest bhadowe had nlready pith"ro.l there. They darod not entar tli3 profound o'o'urity which enveloped ' valley r -hich miX Viuv n Yivinftain,; up' tho hion taiu hide toward them. They dun to enoh other like little chUut'oii uad wept. At sunset n t ill youa? mm wia Tit' in; soberly alour t'aj widj roal w'.i'c'.i led to town. He htopped s;..ilen.y r.t tiie si'ht of two harnesse.l liurses graz ing by tint ro i. bide. "I know that tenia J what has hr.--pe:ied?" Tiler. t was no one to answer tlr ipc-tioti, but he looke I itho.it ft'.l I dis covered tin driver nn ler thj trves. "lb-re, wretch!" he exclaimed, "wake up; tell mo v'uat : wronjf. Wake up, wa'to up. WIkvo nrj tUJ Indies?" i Hut expostulation w.is in vain. Tin driver wut u lump of clay a lo;;. Tin yo'-in;.; iii.iti mounted his horsu itaiu , and galloped furiously back toward the lo,' church. He looked at each hide ' of the road anxiously, bat did not 1 slacken his piiee, und tho horse was j covered with foam when he reached th-' broken carriage anl dismount 1 1. I "I thank heaven vou no bale," hit 1 cried. ! "ihit we are not hafo ; we ar.t lost, I !..t. Oh, merciful nir, pity us!" v j claimed Mrs. Ch-iliuer, hyHtericitlly. i She thought the tall htraugt-r wan u brigand. Mihs Chalm.'rs knew bolt?r. She ' recognized tho young man, and h fet!- , iii; of security, almost of happiutttf, swept over her. "Husli, laiimma," h? eiid, softly; "we ure perfectly safe now. tins gen tleman will protect us; he has come to 1 help us." I Thj gentleman 1 oke ' histh?.nfor ; the conlidenee. It waa dark almost, j but i.ho coul I see tint his cyjs werj ' c.r.iy. Sin thought they wero 1 unin ous, but she w.u lojkiu thrjajii her tears'. ! "Ara you employed nt the hotel? What haopenj.l to our driver? Iu tho other carriage coming?" 'J'h j mother :u!:ed three omstious in a br.'uth. j "I urn not employed ut th't hotel. I . v.as riding to town r.nd found your I driver in a druiiUeu sleep by tin road I side. Y'oa w ill j;et no help from hiai. i 1 was afraid there ha 1 boon u serious ' tieeidetit end hastened bat'k " "Serious," asked Mrs. Chalmers iu ' a high voice, "is it not serious? Ob, I dear, dear, whit would you have?" "Mv uncle lives two miles down the river," mud thu stranger. "Jt is t'i i nearest house. You will come with me tor the night and to-morrow you can return to tha town." "You urj very kind, air," said Miss Chalmers. "Wo will go wita you Gladly." "But two miles," protuslo.l thi mother; "I cannot walk two miles." "it is not necessary ; ?i6u cau ride my horse. He is periej'er; gentle, and 1 1 will hold tin rein," ' curr reassuringly ; Uimr res- .he lady may ride beliiu """sho will.' "Oh, uo; I wo prefer to es easily, . J vo.y i walk. I can xv . cud the dear tired. 1-jdeod, I trill walk," aid the onng lody decidedly. The j-Dnn? mn assisted tha mother into tha saddle. Tha daughter eluni lightly to his arm and tba little pro cession moved alowly down the Ion" hill and into thi aUrlcs rtepths of the liottom. They traveled carefully, for Mrs. Chalmers was not ft Rood horse woman. It waa an hour before they reached tha farmhouse. An honrl An hour is an epoch, an age, an eternity. Love, which never dies, is born, nourished anl reachiM maturity in an hour. There m ft para; tneetini in protrress it the I03 house in the valley. On the last Sunday of tha meet in:.-, which happened t be also tho liu t day of the Chalmerses' visit in tha moun tains, a party from the chief hotel visited tho revival. The party was composed of Mr. Chalmers, Miss Chalmers and a tall young man with a serious, grand face. Thn latter had been a guest nt tho hotel for only three weeke, or since the tw- ladies had been abandoned 0:1 the mounUiu side by their druukeu driver. On the afternoon of this Sunday the two younger members of tin party were half war up the Ion- hill which leads from the valley to the ridges. They were attn-ling silently t:d.i by side looking iIumi into the valley. Thero was a pre.nt w hite tent, a tab rrnnele, indeed, neir the log house, snd n score of smaller white tent 1 abou the ln.-ge one. Thro-igh the trees the people could ba reeu moving bh;t;t like pigmies. "It is ft betu'.ifnl nn 1 ppse?ful scene," H iid Miss Chalmers, s ntly. The young man whm silent und she presently continued, with muuc hesita tion : "I have never tlmnked you 1 hardly know how for your kindness that lirst day in the church when I made Mich on embarrassing mistake." "It waa nothing; do i:t think of it." "IJut I do think of it ; it was a preat deal tome, and I want vol to remem ber you know we are going away to morrow I wantyou to remember that I uppreeiato it. My predicament was nlmo.st ns bad as it was that nijht when you again " "I beg you," hi broke in, "not ta "mvtitiuu those things again." She was silent. He turned to he! etiddcnly, abruptly, uliuo.-t roughly, und asked : "Are yon rich?" She trembled a little, but did not re-tiy. "1 r.m surprised t lint you nskel tint question," she said gently; "It is unworthy of you; it is painful to me." "i'orgivo me," ho raid, humbly. "Oh, my dear, I love you, aud I am poor. Your beauty nn.l your good ucsK mako you a Ion ; way above me, nn 1 1 have hoped that you were not rich. IJut I adore yon. I want you to carry tint memory n-nruy in your he.trt. I ndoro you. Homo time I will come and ask yon to marry me. Yo.t will have known me longer; my prospects will be brighter. 1 will co in and take you by the hand like this, uiy dear. I will say: 'I lovoyou dearly; I have loved you since that lir t day in tun mountains. I will love von forver. Will you be my wife?' When I ask you that question, when my K0-.1l waits for hii nnttuer, what will you say to me, dear?" She waa pulid; the dure not look at him. "Is thera no ffrain of hope for me? O'e, love, will you tell ; ie w hat your alis-.vel will be on that day?" Wit'.i a s ipreme effort nn" raisvl her ey.-.-i to h a face. She tried to soeak ; Hiie w its spceehlcbs ; but her lips formed a single word ; Yea." Thtar reader, she was rich. She was, rich aa I proud, an 1 the next day she returned to her magnificent home iu the city. And two years afterward, when a tall younmau came and nsked a.-iiin that question, when his soul waited for nn answer, what do you think sh" euid? "Yes." She w.n only a summer girl; shej met thin poor youth on u summ. r hoi iday, but sin luve.l him forever, and they ure now very bupjiy. Chicago News. A Sleam Carriage lor Ko.vl I'se. C. L. Simonds, of Lynn, has made a steaai carriage for his own use that will make ten miles un hour, ihe carriage weighs only 400 pounds aud can carry two persons ut & time. It has tin up peuruncu of an ordinary carriage, in ironf, enctopt there are no provisions 111.1 le for a hor e. Tin wh els are of eycl 111 ,'ie aud ur. four in number. The htn.l wlnels arj forty-three iiudun uul tin front wheel ure thirty-sij iiii'lies, witii rubber tires. '1 he boiler itud engine sets just in tha rear of the seat an. I gives the carriage the appear uucii of a tire rugiue. The steam gen crates in what is culled a porcupine boiler, which weighs 111 ) poiiu Is. The bteaui is made by nuphthn flam ts from three jets. The iiahth is kept in a cylinder, enough to last for seven hours, and tiler-" is a water Uuk that will holl tea gallons. There is a pntu;) that is aitoaiatia in intiou direjily aoiiinetsl witii tin engine, T!iu s:e jriu ' p ir;e juaisti o.' 11 crinl; wheel on the footboard, so that tha engineer em ateer aud uttenl to tin engine at tho same time. The body of the carriage rests on a en lie and three springs. It is easy riding, and ullowsuod has been ma le for every movement. The ahafU ere of ht3.il, and can stan I all of 10 JU pounds. Mr, Simonds hs given tha stuam carriage a trial already, au 1 it has proved h iioaeim. It started ott' nt a ten-mile gait; thero won no noise, smoke or tro'iole Whatever. Sprioi-eJd llepub liou. WOMAN'S WORLD. ri-HAAXT 1A TK It AT U It F. TOR FKMIMNK KKADIiltS. ArTTMV MH.LIEIT. In laa show of autumn mil'ln'T-, tdaok roses witii. black lace aud small but full black feather tips are anion thn novel trimmings on Leghorn, chip and Uee straw hats. The outbreak of gay colors in dress material and also in iimey wraps literally compel the adoption of head-sioverings that will not accentuate brilliancy, but rather ten 1 tci tone, down the mixtnres of colors exhibited in other portion of 1 tue ti!et.--New lor.i rust. or TU3 TIME. Watah for these thinF, for t!iy era 1 aavaneing witu sternly fcUtJe.; The Elizabeth rail. Tlio shawl. Th . chignon. The reticule. The sprigged musl'ia. Tho imtclK The overskirt. The ao-.'or lion plaii. Frill and HouneeK. The delicate girl wiio Inn-rushes Mil faints and beloags to these uriielos of 1 attire. Aud these things are goiujj Tho tailor-made crown. The train. J'lain atul heavy fabrics. Hindi shoes. And tho tailor-ma l- athletic girl w'.m has been wcariag these th.us. St. Louis llcpublie. rr.v; B i iu. rAir wnuan mant mhht. The subject of fringes still agitates tho feminine mind. To purl or not to part is the question of th hour. To woman with low forehead and smaU regular feature the parting is vryj becoming, with its softly waved fringe piuuel buck on either hide. I5".t to fu"e less fair and youthful th.i little fall of fringe sofa-as tin outliin and aid tJ the bj.t-.ity. For purely oval f.iees the waved trcssei ure pinned loosely back, leaving n single curl, like that of the little girl in t;i-j nurs ery rhyme, which "hung in thu middle of her foreho.ad," while the daring beauties may r.tteraut the Anna ' Austria Rtvle, in which tin hair it turne.l bask from the foreher-.d, twii.t- j ed into a coil ut the buck, leaving j enough hair on the other side to make 1 ringlets a la 153 J. Young and fresh and sparkling must be tin face that attempts th:s sort of cotJare. New; aorli sun. ARE W8 TO HAV3 A CltANOn? The courteous deference paid to women by all who have tho slightest claim to be considered ft gentlemen J-S in the opinion of many persons, likely to be lessened - by the demands for equal rights and responsibilities made by the advauoed and progressive Keetions of the sex. The story of the lady who, on getting into a full car riage, wus met by the question from the only mule occupant as to whether or no she waa uu advocate for the equality of the sexes, and on replying in the nllirinittive was informed she might stand during the remainder of the journey, ia scarcely and cxagger- nted illustration of the fee-hugs of uot a few men. In Homo instances women appear to recognize their inereusing responsibil ity, and a tale comes to us from New port respecting a grand dinner organ ised by ladies nt 1111 expensive restau rant, whero the viands were partuken of to the music of a bund, ladies alone being present, the husban Is being de tained in the eity by tho inexorable ?laims of busincis.s or pleasure. Kach duly had tho somewhat novel experience :if paying for herself (with her bus nand's money), tho feast being what is known us a "Dutch treat." We lire further informed that the whole pro seeding waa a Hiieeess, aud that, even it the end of the day, "when tha feast ivas o'er," Mid the reckoning had ar rived, when even men ore said "to augh no more," thero were no default ers, and no lady had unfortunately left her purse at home. 6EATS FOR SHOP GIRtl. The question of renta for shop girl ir "shop assistants," as thoy are called iu London, has been recently agitated iXresh over there. Nearly nil the .rudesmen w ho were culled as witnesses Defore the Parliamentary Committee it the time of tbo discussion of the Shop Hours bill testified to their will ingness to provide seats during tho low-pressure hours of business. In Liverpool an association of ladies has 'icon formed for the purpose of peti tioning bhopkeepers to provide seats 'or their employes, which has already uet with gratifying sueceas. Every woman shopper in the laud mist feel an interest iu this question. 1 woman physician the other day, rontmenting on the matter, said that It was a constant wonder to her that nhop girls did not faint daily at their posts. The strain of standing is ho much more severe than that of wait ing the same length of time. And when, as is much often the case, the chop girl is poised on high-heeled, 111 bhitped shoes, frequently cruelly short aud narrow, it is uot strange that their faces grow lined and careworn, their voices sharp, and their tempers rasped, with the pobitive suffering they under go. The women of England took up tha half-holiday question and brougnt it about. Many New York women never visit shop on Saturday afternoon. Acting on the same principle, and if all would similarly refrain, that respite to ft deserving sisterhood might bo come, hore, too, permanent instead of transient Timeft. ' thing. Niv Ytk wt,ti DnEimo mxcuw3nv. Th charm of a well dresed PrencV woman's attire lies in three elemea' the first boingperfoct taste, theeeiia ft due regard to the charm of fashi and the third appropriateness to i'u into nun oceasion ior wuicn taeh,,, gotnp is arrange.L You will nover fi your genuine Tarisienne going to evening entertainment inatailor-m4, cloth suit, or starting on ft journey i ft Roiled dress of pale colored kH worn under a jacket in routrh, il6r'. cloth, or donning on similar oc sion 11 velvet ootnma aal dianmn. earrings. And in no class in France this litues of attire moTA maaifMt u 111 inuoijg mo nervaam. a our Cimi'i and yoar chtnber:naid will think l0 more of copying your best gowusnr0; surreptitiously taking a wear out your last season's cloaks and ilrpf than they would think of cxeetitin- t fnney danea in your lraw-ing ronini They are very careful ti get tile, selves n;t neatly and trimly of a h;j. liny, but tho (.-rest diffi-rence of tbii gar'.) on sueh oje-isions from their o;. ilinary working day attire iiei priafi. pally iu the iitsampt ion of a bona If yon send your maid out on nn ff. rnnd she li lain t cover Ler he,j except in very cold weather, when h will probably wrap herself up to ),?,,. tect her ear and throat iu a hlvfc knitted searf or shawl. Also n1i- ,; put on a clean white npron, and ar rayed siio feels herself altogether re spectably gotten u?. On Sundaym:!.! 'feto days she m y indnlge, if sh ti , very dressy personage, in a bin ri,t veil an 1 a pair of the discard.-1 ltii t 1 a 1 ... giove 01 ner iiiisiress. Also s:i. n n'at umbrella or a sua ;:m!j;t 1'etv York Advertiser. TAiniO:! XOT81. Linen caffs are again fashlon-iV,', Oold hairpins and combs uro a vogue. Thn v.-enrin' of neekla?rs in t!,. morning aud on the street is in f.iv; l'eurls he- ni to bo must popular, iw; uro certainly ptetty, with a suuei gown cut low at the throat. Ortfor.l ties nre the only lo-.v permissible in tho street, whib s i-;. is iae newest tinng 1:1 wuira n e, aj. they are pointed off with white -mUi,;. leather, white s.iedo or tan. Pots of nil siies aid fill colors r.ri", bo lavishly sprinkled over tiio n. w U T. .. goons, i.tyaaere hirips are 11g.ua t bo much in evidence. Luminous M-J sha les will ba the lashiouable color. The smartest Etou jackets nr white duck, and have large spar revers turned back so that they t c: ... . . 1 nn. . . . iuo sieeves. a ue i.oun uro r.u.- t rn darts, und tho edges utiteiiei tuiitJ tailor fashion. The plaid ginghaa shirt waist i as handsome ns silk ones, and tin-r 1 made with the shirt plait, visit closed by small .white pearl both the stiff turnover collar, genuine sic sleeves, and stiff shirt cuffs. many stiris or. lain material hitm little lullness around the wtti.s;, 1:. sometimes even nil around, thongii. tl a rule they are as close liUing its .L can lio muile, vtitn all tue ueeeiii- folds coneentrated at tuo ba-jk. Turtan plaid gauze is a novelty r.t in trimming black or brown sailor ii it It is bright 1111 1 eff.x-tive end 11. t 1 severe its the ribboa b 1:1 1. A twi-t the gitu.e eurieiies the crown, end t'ir wide loops au I u knot ure urraa -' J- the side. Hats and bonnets nrtma lo i:n;.' in their style than ther were eurlu-r the season. The round hat is Lent i: to almost every shape, und the hji-c feature is 11 pair of Mercury s wis. which stand up iu front at a liltk- tanee apart. A collarette that is coming furfc in coltoii gowns, uul will be reiK-it-i iu wool litter on, is athreo-quart.-riV' cle, shaped to lit smoothly aromi ll shoulders, und folded to point- front. It is elective iu the bti.l' and heavy cottou goods. The little ciroubtr frills that ar? being added to waists ure an exetll device for remodeling bodices, us ti. completely change the style. O.V: luoe frill or one of uccordion-iili.: material is added when material i- the go .vu is not to hand. A pretty oceessorv to a rown. e one which makes tta old wait I uew, oousists of a flounce of lao I iug from the neck and in str.i! folds nearly to the waist iu fro- forming epaulets on the HhonhU-r-collar iu the bauk, aud ail ia piece. The clown sleeve, which is rr." uewer than the bulging style of eurly season, is composed entirely rallies from the elbow to th" & tiers. The puffed sleeve is iliini"1 iug upward, and every fresh toin-l. fashion reveals a little more uf tight underhleera. As the chief idea just now is U cool, mauy ladies have udoiite.l or black crepon skirts, with w- they weur pale pink, pule blue, 1111 yellow, black, or white finely pi eltiffon blouses ornumented witii row insertions of Valenciennes, or guijiuro iu black or bisn. Waistcoats of ribbon aro jit peariug in tho shops. They ure r- 1 1 I c i A. K til of seven ribbons stitched tog'1 with overlapping edgos. throe fer back und four for the front, aul fastened invisibly at the left Worn beneath an Eton or Holt re j they look bright and pretty. A traveling costume was of pi' gray wool, with black silk ruiU the skirt. Cascade of these r formed the upper sleeves, with ' ertion In the front and back el bodice. The triple shoulder cui oollnrotte was of the gray llneJ j tha block silk. It sot over the the sleeves and came to the wsi ia front, meeting ia fichu faehw r V '
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