rossi the” Caroline, He
to the side <doorand found
“When did she got”
+ <7 don’t know—a little while ago.”
“Yell, 1 declare,” said Mrs,
+391 Qui know but I did see her. There
; was a little mite of a thing run by s little.
e ago in a white tire an’ I wonder
she I'd just come out bere’
't want to get any dirt;
tin’ reom. I goon was
; was goin’ down the xe
an’t have gone back, cause I've
been sittin’ here every minute, an’
should hav seen her,
pe jelly.
sai Yes. Whitman,
em, )
ifty init. Then,
another object in working fas
a be wanted to get he bu butternuts all
b:
as also going to blacken
réicularly. ] :
‘and ‘comme ence his preparations, and it
| was abo
when he heard hiso thee 5 voice Salling
get the but'nuts pic zed before it’s
to black my shoes,” he thought, as
the dry Détober go grass to
vy wa oily twelve years’
n : “You.
f and hunt up Car’line;
‘her hair was gray and she coy:
ered it with a high blackeap and a.
saver Black ‘ fro
Fa ; large, stiffly-starch ~ apron.
3 | Barah ad I will go up the road,” said
| she, 44a an’ you, Davy, go down. An’
| don’t you take Towser, because that last
4 hy
an' you went a wild goose
feed hours, That dog aisle the
you. find ber, no matter
¢ “He
eh in it to put |
: avy.
‘planned to go in the house about b o'clock . 2
rter. before 5 o'clock, | and gh
}woods.”
% aunaging | ¢
a very old woman,
- She always :
k’s an’ if they have Jou kas oh a
Bagmpe out der little niece
back to zocki
| lock house was the
fora mile. wal
stopped |
lane that led over through the fields to
the woods. “I'm ’fraid she went into
the woods. ‘I'm a.goin’ up the lane,”
be said. “I'm frald she went into the
The dusk wat increasing
ever, the full moon wis ising,
d be still light enough to
“long way ahea
avy
en He emerged from the lane
4into'a cart path ds the woods.
was darker | re
rt
: wip on
knew there was a path, but someho
he had missed it, and did not:
open space to rest a 1
got:to,” ne said to
trembled :
orn out that
Bots i
.{ alone.
v | said, pe
“Carine, »
“Car'ling”—she was found all right.
wan't lost. She didn’t Tun far.
‘grape jelly when she
al : £ot. by
x She'd eat a whole tumbler, but I. gucss it
| won't hurt any. It) 8
was: crying hk a baby, though he was
twelve years old. His father grasped his |
little: cold hand fast: and ‘pulled ‘him
“Well, there's. no use standin’
talkin’? said he bett
home. Mot
for you.
‘bers alittle’ 3 80/it won't take long,
piebe;
; ond. Jou won't, have to walk, 1
ould
with rheumati Slecping ous,
ide of that swamp
“then he oy ont by
_stove yey his feet in the
and petted
on pa the party to-night,”
Sithey
Sisterd. iy forgive
herself if Saying ‘had. ® happened. to
present. hers. ate few
countri which persons of ‘this latter
Bhe | class would ever chance of seeing their
& | sovereigns but:in
ybody. who
has anything reasonable to ask of the
1peror is an audience. On one |
t is ‘Majesty receives
8 wh ve applied fo be re-
ceived. and he receives them alone, By.
ery applicant takes his turn, ' A master
of ceremonies opens a door, the visitor
walks in aud finds himself face to face
| with the Emperor; who is nsually uuat-
tended. . The door closes and the peti.
|ititioner may say to the Emperor what he
the | likes. There is no chamberlain or secre-
tary to intimidate him,
stand
‘smile ana ‘a good-na-
i eed gesture of ‘the hand, which seems |
“There i8 no Sersngay hae. Tell |
our busin nd if I Teanhelp ou,
ome, as
: hat they Sia, to say. Then
wn answer straight out and
F generally 7
“man's: duti
‘very complex kind, guts gpm
: have an mportant: bearing dn SE
hice, ears. Uncle Davy nad nob =
on Caroline, but he was
movements. For every
og ae Sul n and his mmiuisters is hae =
Ieuls propitious day,
{fn
| ‘compuliory in the freshman elass, New
Press,
=A mew, Hair oriament is own I in the
form of a diamond set gold ribbon that
fastens about the head like an ordinary
ribbon aud ties in 8 bow just a little to
two parts and can be easily. converted
‘| into a necklace and bow knot pin for the
uo’ | throat. —New Orleans Times-Demoorat,
COLLEGE GIRLS ON BOAT © CREWS:
* Running,” beating and cycling are
systematically taught at 3 Wellesley Gol
| lege, and Miss ‘Hill, the instructor, in-
: | ftends to train four boat Crews, ' selected
from the best material of the freshman
class, and from these will be chosen the
eight young women who are best at the
oar to be captains of the freshman crews
lon ‘‘float- day,” in’ June: * The Ling
system of gymnastics has been futrodSons
the college, and. regular practice is
York
ve. trouble kesping
| wetting the
oa | large until it is dissolved and’ then adda
small quantity of some perfudhe. Add
| enough of the perfume fo the mixture
80 that when cold it will be a liquid.
beeswax and less oil. When. prepared
an this way it tales the form of a pomade
and naturally makes the hair stiffer.
New York Commercial Advertiser,
| THE WEARING OF BLACK PATCHES. :
How singularly fashions change! The!
eutom of wearing. small patches of black;
court plaster on the temple or chin'to
make the skin seem fairer origindted in
the sixteenth century. A fashionable
| coguette discovered that thess were be-
ahd bi ught them into use in
France, whence the ¢ustom spread into’
Europe. . They were worn not only by
“women; but by. exquisitesand the elergy,
: though their ‘use was not general among
° fashionable
“black pateh or
face is an unerr
i. put En
actual eruption |
Mme: La Grange,
| —New York Re
MARRIED WOMEN AS BREADWINNERS,
One of the most’ important pieces of
Vinformation brought out at a recent labor |!
‘commission investigation in England was
‘labor for a living. = It was found, first,
that of 8000 adult women employed i inthe
Bradford district only sixteen per cent.
were married, and, secondly, that all
work as the men. In view of the prev-
alence of _piecework in the textile in:
‘Qustries, this means much, says the Paul
Mall Budget. The investigations, there-
fore, have exploded what many people
were ready to accept 4s a tipicai state of
Aegislative interference with: women’s
work... We have always admitted that
f.the working wife, in the sense of the
| working mother, represents a phase of
economic struggle which, like many
ith | other phases, we view with regret, It
is a great pity, no doubt, that we can-
‘not set thom all free to-morrow by a
stroke of the pen to devote themselves to
‘their home _duties, which are probably
}.arduous enough without the aggravation
of having fo toil in a factory to keep the
home itself goiug. But the way in
the need for the most vigilant. care ‘of the
interests of the working Women on the
mises | labor commission.
i
Ne avovas, SHOES AND Yana, :
“Gloves, boots and: veils are a..gerious.
{item in a girl's yearly allowance for
‘He the sage counsels of a
dress,
Parisi “the method of
¥ | thes mactinicior ot lite as’ durable as
ible under the circumstances. The
Peed shold bs at ease in n glove, sai
> Shouse,
i are shorly be taken to.
At one Tae Renn "tho gi es
all moisture may ‘be dissapated.
ting wi a not. Sid
the left of the centre. The trinket is in |
Botile for use. Some people tater more. |
1 barefooted;
that’ in, relation to. married women who |
were paid - at the same rate for piece: |
things,» Fatit ying, the” most arbitrary |
‘which people exaggerate an evil from |
‘which they then proceed to draw ex. |
treme inferences is a striking instance of
Tom ¥
‘the wrist and Dot by the fingers, and |“
to | leave them ‘turned thus’ inside out, so
fo soften leather hardened hg ‘mud
rain. To make the soles of Boots.
‘tight and durable, paint with copal var-
nish and dry.’ “Repeat the process
or thrice, :
The secret of keeping vells fresh is toy:
smooth and fold them’ immediately om.
coming indoors, New York World.
L HUNGARIAN WOMEN,
mn the Hungarian women we urposely
‘overlook Sangean that may re for,
without palaver, the Hungarian Wome.
are among: the, most beautiful
world. “They are not languishing,
phanous creatures, composed of cobwehs
and the odor of musk, with a sickly
pallor. or a hectic flush in’ ‘their
No jerect and straight as a candle hea
and vigorous to the core, the
tures of good health and abound ng
tality. They are gifted with small
full arms, plump hands with tap
fingers, and wear long braids. The
has spread a reddish-golden tint or
darker tone over the complexion
Hungarian woman is not a beauty
classical contour, nor does she
frequently. present a . riddle to th
‘psychologist, and ethereal poets
: Scateay find a theme in her for
is enchantingly fresh and positive,
likes to eat well, is fond, of a d
ing, S “he
least objection to being admired.
though nob: specially inclined to
mental effusiveness, in ‘one sen:
Jf term, she may, in moments of los
passion, give a. profoundly st
- | pression to her emotions; she
her sentiment in words of enra
naivete, drawn from the depths of
national temperature, if it does not
‘utterance in the all exptassive a
whispered io the acme ecstasy
companied by an ineffably eo
This is true of the so-called gitls
‘people no less than of the women | 3
higher classes, for grace and beau #
‘know ‘no’ difference ‘between high ani
low, and often bestow upon & poo
‘short skirted pessans ¢
(with ‘her face in; a -kerchief tied:
2
{| same magically ‘attractive glance, af :
her more: favored sister.—Ha :
zine, §
&
0% pasmroN Nos.
oy pretty ‘bracelet is made of Haked
ta in enamel.
Pearl passementerie comes in, ada
fringes and rosettes.
Many silken petticoats are ma
glace and:black taffeta,
- ‘Colored bengaline: is suitable fory ices.
of black woolen gowns.
Lizard green is a new shade, and
velvet is extremely rich.
Peau de sole is utilized. for some Yery 3
| handsome wedding gowns, :
Short mantles are fashionable for even
id wear, and they are of the most de
cate shades, with the hendsomest of Ha :
ings.
A combination of black and white is
used not only for half mourning bat alse
for ordinary purposes, particularly fos
full-dress occasions.
The Elizabethan amphitheatrical .
lar in passementerie is making its quiet
debut, as is also the high ‘ruff which
stands out around the throat. =
Skirts remain very close around
waist ‘and are fitted by three ‘darts
| either side, while they are fuller &roun
the lower edge than they have been.
~ Beal, sable, mink, astrakhan, fox andl
bearskin are the most popular furs this
year. An attempt has ‘been made ag
to reinstate ermine in public favor Hor:
certain uses, but with little success.«
Pointed corselet-belts of shirred colored’
‘plush, drawn three times round the
waist, are a fine trimming to pale. woolem
dresses. . They must be arranged so a
to make no useless thickness on the wa
A great number of pretty and
| morning: rapper and breakfast B
Fathers’ aud mothers, ‘stop grumbling
shout the miserable lives you lead;
the boys and girls to see the beauties.
surrounding them on every hand and.
which are inaccessible to. the ety. dwel-
me lors, ;
Small capotes continge to be the mod
whether with round crowns or without.
any at all. The newest shapes have tiny
soft crowns of cloth, velvet, fur or ls x
| with projeetifig or round goffe
futed velvet brims.
A jacket for a girl of ten is made’
ney blue cloth, closely fitting
‘back and loose. in: front, where
da .
Favorite trimming for the
plain evening and 'nftern
velvet and fancy black and a
Narrow velvet i8' generall ly :
| straight rows, ‘beginnin,
above. the hem ang