SOMEWHERE
Whfi Hps Hip laud of Somwhpr
RiitilnTfir ypsr away?
Where lirnwn Ipo 'rr hum tlipre
'Monit flowers of pnillp MnyV
No nmtt-r! Iies'-rt" must l pros!,
On sea nr lnrk. will fft l tosepd,
Ami ninny 'b-eii-n ss Jet -vn l"f,
Kr" r":i 'hin t li 1) Mn,ivh,r!
1 nr. IIiii-kia'.I ialm.t S-rniowlior
H. v . 1 1 1 Hi" -r---''til " u .
Wh'Tc ilnliyi'ii: ;iil (hat com." tli'M
S'i' it i' :i . t hy .1-1 n -.on-
loe i 1'iim, mi I M ri vim;" o'er,
May rn -t i-' ii -C liiill'l i. poll thy s'l ri?
); ' li ut it v "i uiiiii oviT.u ir"
To ti!.s'! ! i i S-mn'wii'Tf !
i r it 1 1 . i n V'"iiiMi; (.'Mini ti'i.i!-.i ii'"i
A Wal; flower's Mission.
7 ms. hay-thksn
yrr li.-ul hup of the
largest houses iu
V , London. Her
li it s b n ii '1 li n il
III ! d h fortune
in tho citv. ami.
1 jVj ( ill t hough it WflS
f (oi 'H m v. rverych nrly
CVpIllllied ) l vi
lli IS fent had licen
llee om ii I i h ti il .
tl 1 l't showed nil
V H!li:ll!l 'ClldlUPSa
to help her to
f ; i ii.l it while it lusted. Her lmll on
June 1 " b M, was un event for Kc:i
Hiiu't "i and I'vi'ti IJivswntrr. At No.
ID i (Jui ni Spurn , the nioJi of Mr.
Syuics I'rot ln-roc, il wax the event m"
tin- M"i-nn to olio member of t lie
fiiiuily. W lu-n a curd arrived for
"Mis's I'rotlicro.' nnd Mr. Hubert
I'l at l.i l cm " it hud given mil! of the
prettiest ofpretty f;irls a happy mo
ment. Mrs. I'rot heron was a loan,
pushing mother, with a liluckheuth
a. vent, keen to marry her liiii,'htr.-",
mid itnik'tiHiit withthetit for not iruli
ty iiiit her mntenml nmhition. A per
petual quest for son-in-luw had given
her hu mger, restless expression, nil I
the young men !leil before her in ti r
ror. That in to sny, ii ut il thu youngest
daughter of all eutne out, nud then
they were almost ready to contemplate
her ii a ior.ihlu mother-in-law. For
I'erolnie I'rotlieroo was a beauty of
the plump, fair-iiuircd, upplc-hlossom
type. She hu I such heretic lilue eyeK
ami Mich a bewitching ninile thnt at
lur very first pnrty che had captivated
a wealthy bullion broker. Vet, for
reasons ho ilared not hint to Mrs.
J'rotheroe, hIiu had NUiutnoiied no nil
her courage and refiihod Mr. Culder
nick. An event had occurred which
inaito the peutln lVroliuo as obstinate
hh her eldeut Hinter, Susan. Sho had
tiecretly fallen iu love while away on
a country visit. The three inter
mediate hisIits were away when Mrs.
Theifjer'i invitation, arrived, and to
I'crolme'H diaimy and .Susau'i) augry
tndienation M" r'n'iArsn-"-
mtit a ueeision there waUu
(raniMiiyini, that Huaan was to accept
it.
Sit sit n had always detested balls.
She had always known she was liyly ;
ti.nv tlmt Mio was thirty "'no felt the
fuct much leny. She probably utilled
a private p.-inj or two iu her first
youth a.i hho nut n lonely walltlower,
j ill realized tlmt tin one was ewr lit
all likely to tlaueu with lur unless
compelled t do tui. Hut no amount
ot uetjlrct could upoil her imperturba
ble f;ood temper. "She had hosts of
nirl trieuds who knew the advantage
ot a eomrudo who could tint bear u
rival. .Men were repelled by the
httuiipy ti:;un which H-emud tmi'le
only to i-how the iibsurdi.y of each
hiieeeeilin' tashion, by her freckles,
her scanty locks and her bi month.
I5ut Siisrin had n very pleasant biuile
un 1 benutilul, capable hands.
She ndoreil her youncht sister, and
Hie alone knew of thu little romance
of which Caiitniu Authouy ISride
liorth was the hero. Also that his
Ji-nve was nearly over, and that he
would bo nt Mrs. llay-Tbosi;er'N bull.
Susan exhausted every means iu her
power to induce her mother to ehntio
her mind. "Von know, mamma, 1 do
the establishment no credit. No one
will take any uotico of me, whereas
l'eroliue would meet heaps of men
richer even than Mr. Culdersaek.
Then I have no rowu, and sho looks
bo lovely in her white lace."
Mrs. 1'rotheroe, however, was ob
durate, nud though Susan racked her
iu(teniouH brain for excuses tho could
not liud one that was likely to be ac
cepted. "I'uderstauil plainly, Susan,
that you are to go. I will not have it
said that 1 never gave you ii chance."
So it. had to be, nud pretty lVroliuo
nadly helped her sister to put on tin
unbecoming and rather rumple I coral
pink garment which seemed to hive
been planned to show how dow.ly ac
cordion pl'iitiii!! can look. I'erolino
wus wenriu;; one of last year's school
girl's whitn dresscF, and looked young
er un I sweeter than over. The Lit tf
blue eyes were bright w'th team,
which rained down ou n bouquet of
flowers shii held. A I 'is! there was a
curd with them. He had not forgot
ten her, after all. They tui;;ht have
been so hnppy.
"If even there, was n chuneo of your
K'tti!i introduced to him I could
bear it," she wailed; "but 1 dure uot
v. rite, uud I cau't even thank him. I
shall never, never see him upuin ; they
go to India to-morrow, and I shall bu
perfectly miserable, till 1 die. No,
Susan, you are a dear, but you can't
know how 1 feel."
Susuu was too sensible to lament,
but she felt dolefully that her chance,
of introduction were a broken reud an
solo hope.
"Look here, Fairy," tiuo naiJ en
couruginj?, "I am takiui; that little
drawing-block. If I euu get a quiet
coruer I will sKetoh your Captain.
Oh, I'll find him out, uever fear. I
should go to bleep if f. hadn't my lit
tl block, and I often Hud places
urn
whero I am Vetch ; then ' I can wcrk
it np into regular portrait for yon
to keep at ft reruembranoe."
"Yon ere dear, bnt 1 have an
other idea. You tak the bonquct,
and pprhapi he will recognize it."
Susan Innghe i, and her laugh wan
no merry it was infection. "No, no,
Fairy, thnt would never do. Why, I
should feel and look like a goose, I
never had a bouquet in my life; you
keep it to comfort yon, all bnt this
queer yellow orchid. 1 never saw ono
like it, nud perhaps if I stuck it some
where very conspicuously it might
catch Captain Anthony'a eye."
"Hut, Sukey, dear, it is qnito too
awfully uly with that gown."
"And my hair," finished Susan,
w ithout a touch of bitterness in Ucr
smile. "The uglier the better; per
haps ho will notice this skirt. I tbiuk
nothing could bo more cfToctually
warranted to nttract attention."
The orchid fastened in, Susan hud
dled on her clonk.
nood night, my own darling. I
I shall be thinkingof you all t ho time ;
goto bed enrly, and I'll wnko you up
when I get hack."
Susan was introduced to two good
looking yoiiuir men. Ono of them
bowed and passed. The other put her
down for number rigbtnen. "Hy
which time I trust 1 nhall be tucked
np in bed," thought Susau, the phil
osopher. However, she got a chair in
the hall next n girl with red elbows,
nud a satin bodice all rucks, who
seemed as partnerless as herself, and
who, bring much younger, felt it far
more keenly. Susan always tnlked to
any girls who happened to bo dullnnd
lonely. She remembered a time when
she had been much too nhy to venture,
to bring out her drawing-block and
make covert sketchc", ns she did now,
with a cleverness that made ft look at
a sort of pictorial duirv sho kept n
much-prized privilege among her
inends.
"Ilather slow work, looking on,"
hu.arded Susan, whoso keen eyeswero
on tho perpetual watch for any ono at
all like Peroline's rapturous descrip
tion of Captain llndgcnorth. "lie
isn't so very good-looking, perhaps,
but he has something quite, quite dif
ferent from other men about Lini."
She of the red elbows looked sur
prised but grateful, as she replied:
"I think it is horrible. Every time 1
go out it is just the same, and yet 1
always want to come; I teem to lauey
that it will renily bo nice at list."
"I used to tiiiuk that, too," said
Susan, cheerfully, "but it is a mis-
take.
Homo is tho best place for some
of ns."
"I know it's wrong," said the other
girl, hesitatingly, "but oh, I do feel
so dreadfully jealous of pretty people.
Look nt that girl by tho door with the
blue velvet bow in her hair; her
mother i very ill. dying, they say,
and yet she is here."
-21 was young, only about eighteen,
and was taking the harsh inevitable
ty tvM&'.-j. VitKaT. bad learned het
wn lesson quickly aud with aerenity.
"Take my advice," she said, cheer
fully, "don't come to balls unless you
are obliged. The littlo pin pricks ono
has hurt, 1 know. Hut if you arc com
pelled to do it, niiiko tho best of it
try to enjoy the tlowcr and tho
music. "
"Well, I call yon downright won
derful, mid if there were more girls
like you I shouldn't mind things half
ns much." Sho did not sperializa the
things she meant. Hut Susan was uot
atten ling; sho was stariug with nil
her mUht at a short man with a fair
mustache aud all eyogliss. In his but
tonhole there was an orchid, which
might have been a blossom plucked
from the spray sho wore upon her
badly hiiiiuitiK laoo berthe. She
rushed to a prompt, nud, us it hap
pened, ii correct conclusion. The
orchid was ho peculiar. No one else
hud Huythiug like it. Still, tho con
clusion was somet'liug of n blow to
her. ile was looking about and in
specting the various con pies curiously,
but evidently failed to liud iho object
of his search. Susan nud her fricud
were partly hidden by a screen, und
with a few rapid touches sho sketched
him ns he stood. A healthy, ordinary
young Lnglishmau, qnito common
place, and with no especial character
istic beyond an nttructivo soldierly
alertuess. It was a very good like
ness, for ho kiudly gavo her ten min
utes iu which to do it.
Her compauioti watchod her pencil
admiringly." You hne muJo him
rather better looking thtiu ho is," sho
commented.
Susan laughed softly. "That is be
cause this portrait is to be a present
to somebody who thinks Captain Au
thouy Hridgenorth is different from
every oue else in the world, but I can't
see it myself, so 1 have had to imagine
a little. Hut how white you look. Do
you feel faint or ill?"
"I hardly know. 1 am a little giddy ;
I suppodo it is the heat, or the flow
erf", or something."
Suvan looked positively pleased.
Sho hud formed a bold scheme, and
found an unconscious coadjutor ready
to hand. "1 will go ami get boiiio
water for you. .lust lie back on the
cushions nobody euu see you behind
the screen.
Tho fact was, Susan had decided ou
a littlo experiment. For two mouths
sho had heard of Anthony Hridgenorth
as a quite peerless pcrsou. At lust,
she, too, had iu ido a hero of him, so
that this ordinary young mnn came us
a revolution. Yet she wan certain it
was he. Tho question to be decided
was whether ho was worthy of l'ero
line's tears. Straws show the drift of
tho wind. Tho fashion in which ho
treutedthis little emergency would be
a good gauge of deeper mutters. To
ulay preux chevalier to I'erolino in
tho f'raceful languor of an indispoti
tion that would bo certain to beoom
her us everything olso did, was .quite
another matter to uquiring two mien
damsels as herself nud hor protegee.
She walked up to him quite simply
and said, without preamble, in the
quiet tone ot an old acquaintance:
"Oh, Captain ftrilgcnortb, my
friend is unwell. I wonder if yon
wonld mind fetching her a glass of
iced water?"
It was a bold stroke, bnt it sno
ceeded. Had rue hit on the wrong
man, sho waspreparod with an excuse.
It was not needed, however.
"Of course, I shall be ouly too glad
to be of nuy service ; only I nm not
sura where tho refreshment tiom is,
Fcrhaf g, if you wonld come, too Ho
paused, for he could not supply a
name, nnd yet she was evidently per
fectly familinr with his. Susan nc
ceded, with n sense of growing satis
faction. Sho liked his voice; she
liked his utter indifl'erenco to being
seen with such a dress ns hers.
"So bounce," she decidod, and
bouncn was a quality Susan lontbod.
What was older still, ho seemed
rrally interested in her conversation
nud indifferent to stray glances from
cnrefullv made-up eyes. He was shy,
and dared not ask the name of this
chntty little woman, who seemed to
know him ho well. Ho was nlways for
getting faces sinco ho had taken to
that beastly gla is. Ile gave up wrest
ling with it, and then, with a start of
surprise, ho sow a loug spray of a
quaint orchid ft spray like ono ho
had boeu assured by a leading florist
was unique, nud for which he had paid
accordingly.
"JIow curious we should be wearing
tho same very uncommon llower?" re
marked tho diplomatist in A tono of
ensy comment, as sho noticed his start
of snrpri.se. They had reached tho
oyster bar. It was thronged, nnd
glusscs of water take nu immense time
to procure. There is (no other order
ngaiust which Ja waiter openly ts.jcls;
it is so nlieu to his owu tastes.
"Very odd, indeed. What I time
that man is; your poor fricul will
think we arc lost nltogether."
"Yes, mine was a present from
somebody who wns prevented from
coming hers; sho took it out of a
bonqn"t."
He turned the dull red that is tho
masculino equivalent for n blush.
"Then you know Mis Froatheroe?"
"Very well; iu fact, 1 am she.
Didn't you know mo?"
Susnn's little eyes twinkled, for alio
saw thnt this poor young man thought
tho llorist had made some temblo
mistake. To fetch glasses of wator
was ono thing. To buy ruinously
dar flowers to bo worn by a girl who
was downright ugly, not even plain,
wus qnito another. He was not quick
enough to grasp the true aspect of
affairs. The glass of water came at
this juncture. Captain Hridgenorth
looked so very w.estfalluu a ho took
it that Susan relented. A rather se
rious expression camo across hor faco
as they went down the pussugo.
"Yes, I am Miss Frotheroe, bnt I
think you stayed at Cherrington with
my little sister."
"Oh, is she here to-night? 1 thought
she might be."
"No, she is not hero; sho is in dis
grace." "Iu disgrace !" Tho ho lowered his
voice, and said, ns if to hiuself, with n
pretty touch of tenderness : "Tho
tjiictn can do no wrong."
Evidently ho was very far gone, in
deed. They wero buck ngliu by this
time, nnd iie administered tho glass of
water, very kindly making euger prof
fer of uny further help.
"You must rest," ho said, in quite n
brotherly way, "und then presently
you must let me take you iu for a lit
tle supper." He forgot that they had
not lejcn introduced. Then ln turned
anxiously to Su-au : "Have you any
dunces left, and if so, will you give
me all voil can?"
"Will you sit out the rest of this?"
They sat dowu, and ugly Susan was
tho happiest girl in that ballroom.
"I go to India to-morrow," said
Authouy Hridgenorth, beooming very
serioiu, "but our time is nearly up,
uud I shall bo home iu a year. Jt is
very hard to mo to go without saying
good-by to your sister."
"lVroliuo is very young yet," Su
san interpolated, with nu indefinite
sense of being consolatory.
"Hut she is so lovely, thero is no
one like her, said the lover, with a
couvictiou thut thrillod Susan. A
little riicturo of l'eroliue, with tears
falling on tho white roses, suggested
itself. "That is quite true."
"Some, other fellow will get her
while I am gone. I am certaiu of it.
1 meant to have spoken to her to-night
and told her that she is all tho world
to me.
You have my very best wishes, nnd
they arc hopeful ones. Susan could
uot fcuy more, I'oroline's dainty se
cret must only bo revealod by her own
lips. tier voice was more expresmve
than sho guessed. "
"lhen you think I may nope?
If it had been her owu "Yes," Su
sau could uot have said it more softly
or more sweetly.
Her listener was evidently vorv
deeply touched, but ho was silent
Then sho showed him tho littlo iior
trait of him sho had sketched, nud he
found roady words. 'I hey wero uot
so tli:ent, wheu, with a few rapid
touches from tho apt poucil, l'erolino's
own faco was before him. Mcauwhile
plenty of inquiring glances had been
directed towards thU couple, who had
occupied thut secluded sent so long.
Fr3seutly, to Susan a great pleasure,
he remembered her forlorn protege.
"Now let me take you two ladies com
fortnuly in to supper. lie was as
good tia his word, an l they had fa
cheery repast at a vacant table. The
forlorn one was more atuuzed at Susan
than ever, when that plainest of maid
ens touched Captain Bridgenorth's
glass w ith her owu and drank "to our
uext meeting, ho responded 'with un
tuistakabla sentiment.
As they came away the lancieri were
beginning, and Susan went off to dance
with hor Captain. It was actually Pso,
18, but she had forgotten all about
her prior engagement. . Bob was In
the same set with Miss Denderleigb,
more kittenish than ever, and they
were all very merry. Captain Bridge
north put Susan into the cab with an
attention tlmt amazed her brother.
"Bravo, Sukey, you've got an ad
mirer at last ; bettor late than never,"
wns his Amazed comment, but she
made no rejoiner.
When she got homo Terolino was
lying asleep, looking prettier than
ever, with flushed checks nnd curls in
confusion. . Susan woke her gently.
"Open your eyes, Fairy. He has sent
yon a message." And Feroline Awoke
to a happiness that was permanent.'-
Black nnd White.
Whining ( liihlrcii.
Dr. Mary Wood Allen writing in
Womankind of breaking children of
tho habit of whining says: "In this
cnc, I should say, that tho fir't thing
to do is to secure the cordial co-operation
of every other adult member of
the family. Let there be united pur
pose never to give to the child that for
which he whine, even if it would be
given to him otherwise. Give him to
understand this in n firm but centlo
way, and if possible 'secure hi Ap
proval of tho idea. Tell him kindly
of the evil of the habit, tho nnhappi
ness it onuses him nd every one else,
show him that it is creating a habit
for tho future years and tell him yon
nil going to holp him to overcome it.
Let him feel that your refusal to grant
his whining requests an to aid him,
not to punish him. Thou steadily,
persistently, sweetly nud firmly, nd
hero to this policy. Never once yield
to his insistence, but always recogui.e
his attempt to meet your wishes in a
pleasant manner.
If tho thing he wants is something
ho should not have, tell him so, nnd
nssure him that no amount of whining
will secure it, and then let bim whine.
Wait, don t scold, don't tantalize,
don't appear to bo either disturbed or
moved by his whiniug. If what ho do
sites is something he can have, nnd ho
whines for it, assure him tl.t ns soon
as ho usks pleasantly ho can hnvo it,
nud then Rive him timo to 'make up
his mind to bo pleasant. We are too
apt to try to ilrivo our children rapid
ly from one frame of mind to nuother.
Wait patiently, and if possible help
him by diverting his thoughts to some
thing agreeable. In a few minutes he
will probably get control of himself.
It ih often a verv touching sight to
witness the efforts of children to gain
self-control, sometimes tinder the
stings ot tho tantalizing- reproaches of
their eld.rs.
Hip CliiUrcii ot Silence."
A class o' deaf mute children ii to
be taken from an institution in 1'hila
delphia to Atlauta, that visitors to tho
exposition may be shown tho progress
possible to those deprived of the usual
menus of acquiring elementary knowl
edge. Fatience and sympathy have
lone much to' oppn np the paths of
knowledge to this class of people, onoo
shut out in places of ignorance. To
tho student of mind and expression,
this subject of teaching deaf mntei to
understand nnd to convey ideas is a
most interesting oue.
Tho "children of silonco" ns they
have been most touchiugly named, ap
peal to us iu u peculiar way, and wo
aro grateful that it has been put into
tho minds and hearts of able .persons
to do something toward sheodding
light iu darkness. When we realize
how much a little child learns from
earing from parent and nurse long
before ho iu turn can speak tho word?,
we can butter appreciate no great
luck of tho poor little otn s who can-
not hear.
A young muu, a deaf mute, whoso
educatiou bad long been neglected,
was finally entered ut oue of tho State
institutions, and soon was highly in
terested to learn that every ono has it
name. in a short time his father
came to see him, aud tho sou's first in-
pairy was "Whut is your name?" The
poor man was quite overcome nt ino
fresh realization of how many simple
things had been entirely unknown to
his unfortunate and neglected child.
WoiuuukiuJ.
A Telltale t linri.
A naval engineer of Hamburg, John
Paul, has inveuted un apparatus re
cording graphically the course of a
ship duriug the entiro voyage. Upon
a strip of paper tho angles of the rud
der in relation to the longitudinal axis
of the ship and the relation of tho
magnetic needle of the compass to thu
axis of the ship nre continually re
corded. Tho paper is moved along by
clockwork, while the recording pencil
receives its motion by means ot eleo
tro magnets conuected by wire with
tho ship's compass aud steering en
gins. The recording instrument,
working automatically, may be shut
oil so us to bo inaccessible to nuy but
the captuiu, aud such a record would
doubtlessly furnish tho most satisfnc
tory evidence of the ship's course dur
iug the entiro voyage. With the auto
matio register of revolutions of the
propeller aud cf knots traveled, previ
onsly patented by tho same inventor,
the entiro maneuvering of a ship dur
iug a given time or an eutire trip mat
be critically iuspected by the ship'
owners or tho captaiu. New Orleuuk
Ficayuue.
Only Lost His Idle.
A reporter, in describing tho mnr
der of a man named .lor kins, said:
"The murderer was evidently inquest
of money, but, luckily, Mr. Jerkin
had deposited nil his funds in the
bunk the day before, so he lost noth
iug but his life." London Tit-Bits.
Cavalry Salvation Lussies,
Tho Salvation Army at Denver, Col,
has organized a cavalry corps ot
mounted women. These are the only
mounted Salvation soldi J? s in the
world. They will make a tour of thu
mountain towns.
WOMAN'S WORLD.
PLEASANT MTKItATtTKK FOR
IjKMINlNK READER.
A KMT Of r.Rinr.SMATD.
A tcent very young and mnch
indulged bride had twenty-six brides
maids to attend her. Not all stood at
the altar, ten occupying front pews,
bnt th procession of young women
preceded her entrance, and sixteen
surrounded her through the cere
mony. New Y'ork Times.
nrrrLKs aoaix rorrt-An.
Ruflbs have again won popular fa
vor anl are much usod in trimming
lresse'of all kinds. They are more
suitable for -silks and nets than for
wooloni, these Utter being naturally
rather heavy and bulky. Silk ruffles
can, hswever, be used on woolen
dressed and may be edged with lace
or grin'p or with narrow jot pes?o
monter e. New York Frcss.
A "TEW WAT to r.Anx A I.IVIVO.
A de icate, but needy woman, who
is cut cfT from gaining a livelihood in
an act.ve wsy, makes a business of
mcndiig hose for persons who aro too
busy o:' too idle to mend their own.
A holo'in a silk stocking or other un
derwear is an expensive thing if not
looked nfter at once, bnt ns expert
mendeij with either needlo or lino
croohev needles of steel threaded with
ailk of the exact shade and number ns
the garment, can repair it so cleverly
that it kppoara "like new."- St. Louis
Star-Sayings.
EAnniNds nuvtvED.
The fashion of wenriug earrings has
been lately written against as n return
to a bnrbario taste or a want of taste.
Anyhow, earrings havo crept slowly
but surely back into favor. Some
appropriate new plaoo to make nse of
the surplus supply of diamonds has, it
appears, to be found, although the
front of the dress oilers a wide Held
for display. The long pendant ear
ring, it, is dreaded, msy perhaps once
more cpme back into fashion such as
onr grandmothers onco deformed
their cars with. Netherlands ladies
still wiar these unsightly appendages
when they are in full costume, with
side plates of gold on each side of the
head. -f London Court Journal.
1'
rASIIION 15 HAUL
Witu the incoming brocades of im
possible figures and the other pompa
dour e-ffocts the hair roust be worn
pompallour. Wave it evonly all over
the heijid, then ccmb it out and puff it
back iiji an immense roll. It isuutidy
and no t t all pretty, but it is "smart"
looking. The back hair is arranged
in simple wide knot, rather low on
the back of the head, to aooommodate
the nlow stylo of hats which have a
goouuaf' i( ti iiumr'ag ffucAn -61 ia
of the brim. Hair ornaments are as
gaudy as possible, silver and gold fili
gree sot with colored stones or with
tops of rhinestones. Side combs,
back combs aud pompadour combs are
all worn, and all worn at once. It is
but a step now to tho coach nud four
aud the ship in full sail coiffure of a
conttiry ago. As such things wero
wirn once, there is no reason to sup
pose that they will not bo worn again,
if norno fool it-h woman happens to feel
liko forcing them upon the fashion
able world, and hus the power to do it.
There is no accounting for freaks of
fashion. Washington Star.
OIULS nOPE THE OOATv
Girls of the Frethmau class of Bos
ton University rode the CSammu Delta
coat a few days ago. They had to do
it ou empty tstomachs, for tho male
students confiscated all tho pickles
and other goodies with which the girls
planned to regale themselves. 1 ho in
vitation ceremony took place iu Jacob
Sleeper Hall.
As soon as the initiate entered her
name was shouted aloud by the whole
host of evil epirits, Terrified, she
was then led to the presence of the
Teuffelmeister. She was commanded
to fall upon her knees and beg for
admission to Qatnma Delta. Then the
leuSelmeiHter bowed, and, as she
bowed, a torrent of water descended
upon the unfortunate's bead.
Still blindfolded, she was placed in
a wneeioarrow ana given a ireo uui
rather rough ride. Next she was con
ducted through an intricate maze or
labyrinth. Frequently apparitions,
as of witches on broomsticks, ghostly
screeches and many a close contact
with some hard body were the young
novitiate s lot.
Then for a second the bandage was
removed, for she was to have her pio
ture taken. She was seated in a chair,
told to "look pleasant," and when the
bulb was pressed a stream of water
was squirted over her faco. The band
age was replaced, aud she was told to
walk up a hill. When she had as
cended bnt a short distance the boards
tilted and she came dowu faster thau
sho went up. A pair of Japanese
stocks awaited hor, in which her bauds
were securely fastened. She was mado
to thrust her hand next into molten
lead ice water and then ordered to
epeak on woman's rights.
Those who survived thus far were
led to the platform, which was cur
tained off. Before a table surrounded
by hideous faces spouting 11 ro they
were bade to kneel and sign the con
stitution and by-laws of Gamma
Delta. New York World.
BICYCLE COSTUMES.
"When are we going to have an end
to all this talk about bioycle cos
tumes?" asked a conservative woman
who cares nothing about wheels, and
thinks very little about dress, anyway.
"When the wheelwoman find some
thing that suits her exactly," was the
response. Then she added : "And I
might as well Bay, my dear, that that
will be When all women think alii
and the nearness of that time yon ou
juuge tor TourtKMi.
It has been a long day since soy
thine line roused the discussion that .
heard on the snbject of bicycle cot
tnmes. The new woman and tb.l
wheelworaan are to a certain exti
the same,- and the wheel woman hu
ideas of her own about dress. Altnrw
every one has her own particular f)
and fancy, and so the variety in cot
tume is likely to incroaso rather thtg
diminish.
Une woman has invented a costntj,
in three pieces bloomers, jacket nn
skirt. Inside of tho jacket, at th.
back of the belt, are buttons or lmob
to attsrh it to the skirt, so that tho
is no unseemly parting. This,
course, is in Eton jacket fashion. Th-
bloomers are not very full, but but
ton loosely just below the knon
i.lnstic bands are thought to be
jurtous, and aro strongly condemn
by physicians. 'Iho skirt falls to th
ankles, and is faced with stron;
heavy material that effectually rr.
vents any flying about or filling wit:
air.
iuih costume nas points oi grnc
bnt there is nothing in the who:
range or cycling costumes more com
fortable, manageable and every i
desirable than a three-yard-wide ski
and a good blazer. Underneath shon
1. 1
ou worn enuer riding iireecu s (
lights, or, whut answers tho purjim
quite as well, a short petticoat ma
oi mack material end pinned, til
front and back together, with a lr
safely pin. This, with long stocking I
makes an ideal costume. It is folly t
say that hloomers nre nccessnrr,
that a woman is unsafe if sho wetri
skirt on awheel. Hundreds of wouc
ridoin skirts, and cerii.ly they loj;
better, and nil self-respecting woae:.
ought to feel better than when tlicyj
out raakiug spectacles of thPtiihclrJ
and causing such comment as m
dulged in nt the expense of the txA
ago bloomer-wenring womau. NV
York Ledger.
FASHION NOTE.
mi - i . . .
i Here is a picnsani prospect o: nul
ing trailing gowns ana son urupirirl
ouee more for house wear.
ivaspnerry rod is one oi mo re J
dark colors for millinery iniportcl.
the rough straw hats and Lonneta tl
bo woru throughout the season.
Trimmings of black velvet r il.b
upon gowns of soft white wool aro:
vogue. Bands of open work black H
ornament wnue crepon uoiiso gunt.j
Modifications upon the litllc r.i:
shoulder cape of last sensou thnt t:
frequently seen consist usuullr
either pointed fronts or of lon- stoH
like fronts.
At a resent dinner one of the ft l
est, and yet perfectly simple roili
worn was of dead white tuiTetif
trimmed with narrow ruchin
DiaoK veivi riuupn .
1 1 I'll
jhrvn
A stylis ujack'e is uose ifitTii?vf.
slightly double front aud very nj
collar turmug over tho sleeve to
This collar is of velvet, aud tho fiii
lapels extending below the waist bl
are also of velvet.
A handsome hat is of French !t.
with moderately wide brim, waic'r
turned np at tho back. The cron
rather low nud the trimmiug e-.
of very full ostrich plumes un 1 k
of velvet with a bun I or pus-feiie ::'
around the crowu.
Narrow ribbon velvet is verv n'
used to edge fiouuecs of tiuv rr.
lt must bo very narrow nud usi Itr:
profusely. It is ustd now on t ie ilea
season gowns, which have btni.l w
aud throat bunas ot velvet ot tiu---
color cut on the bias.
A walkini? hat is of white tiliis:i. .
and silky. The crown lias u h.un
striped ribbon set flat aroitu I it. 1
trimming is of buttrrtly lim
striped ribbon fastened with a U
jeweled aigrette. Ostrich plum"' 1
iilaee 1 iu a circle around tiio or.
nud stand up hiih at one side. Ta
is a loon of ribbon under the una
one side.
A handsome bonnet is made of 1
blue velvet. The shape is trmu?u1
with the point over the middle oi
forehead. The velvet is laid on 1
frame looBoly, and is caught do"
folds. The triniminnr is of buw
loops of velvet ribbon, with jowe
ornaments and aigrettes risiuu In:
number of small wings. This lion"
linn ribbon ntrincs fast e LOU
jeweled pin.
An evening hat that has been t
admired is made of rolls uud brain
eoru colored velvet, which form 'l
lirini anil ft linnil over tho tol of A
head. Above tho velvet rolU
puff and plaiting of crepe lie.
crown at the middle of tho bonuri
covered with tiny jetted wiiitf 5
eliiKtAi- of aicrettes. Tho sidf
back are finished with wreaths
let iu yellow velvet with green
leaves.
A handsome wedding return'
made of ivory sotin. Tho skirt i'
and plain, the body closo litttag
the side and Lack. The entire'
BUOiuuem huu trout nru uui -
very narrow plaitings ot c,'
Wreaths of oranga blossoms
from the shoulders dowe either
ii i & .t i i i in
of the front to the bodico pom'.
the veil, which is of tullo and k"1j
into a knot at the top ot tho
fastened with the flowers.
Cullivnting Under Colored
I ?iiHiviit.inor strawberries tiuder i-
of various colors, Frofeosor Z'-1
wiez, of Vnnoluse, I ranee, at
tained the following results : OrJ
clear glass gave the best aud
...:. ri.....,. J... itu-rcusl"
IIUlll lb ' 'I
.r!i i iho nuH
vegeiauou uui injur y
m'vA ami nnrlitiaaa n f tha fruit. '
glass iucreased the yield at the H
4i. .iu. t?...i litnn and I
VI IUU lUIlihJ. . I
glass were hurtful to all kinuH
tation. -Trenton (N. J.) Amer