THE PULPH.
A BRILLIANT SUNDAY SERMON BY
MAUD BALLINGTON BOOTH, OF
THE VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA.
Subject: Freedom Through Christ.
Brooklyn, N. Y.—The seating capac-
ity at the Majestic Theatre was taxed
to its utmost Sunday afternoon at the
meeting under the auspices of the Y.
M. C. A. and many were unable to se-
cure admission. At the close of Mrs.
Booth’s address there was a most im-
pressive sight. As she gave the invita-
tion for men to definitely accept Christ,
men all over the house stood with
heads bowed and after a moment of
prayer the audience was dismissed.
Mrs. Booth said in the course of her
address:
I esteem it a great privilege to have
the opportunity of bringing a message
from my heart to this great audience
this afternoon, and I am so glad that
I come to you merely as a messenger:
that I have not to rise before this
audience to exploit some hobby of my
own; that I do not come to you. with
some theory, but that I realize as 1
stand up and speak that my message
is not only my own, but that I come to
you as I went to my audience this
morning with a message from One who
can follow the message with the divine
touch. As I looked down upon and
out upon this audience trying to gather
something from the faces of those
whom I was to address I saw arise be-
fore me again my audience of this
morning, a very different one in one
_ sense and very similar in another. It
was an audience of men—all men—and
an audience perhaps nearly as large as
the one which I address this afternoon,
but, ah, what a difference. It was an
audience behind prison walls. An au-
dience of men who have lost their
chance, an audience of men shut away
from the world and its sunlight and
blessings and happiness and freedom
and joy, aud who in the darkness of
prison walls have learned to the full
the bitterness of a life of sin, and yet
as I rise to speak to this audience this
afternoon my message will be very
much the same as my message to that
audience this morning, for I come not
here to speak to Christians this after-
noon. My message is a message to the
captive, a message of liberty to those
who are bound, and it does not take
the walls of Sing Sing; it does not take
those narrow cells to make bondage,
but there are many who walk the
streets of Brooklyn in the sunshine to-
day and who boast that they are free
citizens, who are shackled and bound
because they have not yet learned the
freedom that the dear Christ can
bring.
As I spoke to my boys this morning
I quoted to them two lines that some-
how or other came to my notice a
little while ago, and I told them that
there were just two classes of prison-
ers before me in that prison. The
lines are these:
“Two men looked out over prison bars,
One saw the mud, the other saw the
stars.”
And I say to you in this audience to-
day that there are just two classes of
_ men in this great theatre. There are
those who are looking out upon life,
looking down, living in touch with the
world, with the evil in it, with its im-
purity, with its doubt, with its sin.
with its darkness, with those dsead
things that steal into the souls of men
and drag them downward. And there
are those who look up in hope and who
keep their eyes upon God’s love, and
God’s might and God’s power, and
walk in the light of freedom and vic-
. tory and power, who do not stand
quivering at the thought of the pitfalls
’ in the way, but realize that they are led
as truly by the Light from above as
~ were those wise men and those shep-
‘ herds of old by the rays of the star
to Bethlehem. And it is to those who
are in darkness or in doubt that 1
would speak this afternoon, and 1
would speak to you not only from my
own experience but of the experience
of many to whom God has sent me.
There is a wondrous freedom, a won-
drous power, a wondrous exultation,
~ wondrous strength in that dear Christ
of Calvary, who is not a dead God of
the past, who is not a pure man, whose
body was torn and rent and who was
cast out as a mariyr, but who is in-
deed a living personal power, and
some of us can see it not only in the
pages of the sacred Bible that has
lived when other books have gone out
of memory, but we can see it because
in our own hearts we have felt that
cleansing touch; because in the dark-
ness we can see the hand of God, be-
cause with our own ears, spiritually,
we have heard His whisper of pardon
and peace and comfort, and because
we stood back awed by the marvels of
His force, when over and over again
we have seen the leper brought to Him
and healed, we have seen the blind
restored, we have seen the maimed
made to walk in straight paths, and
we have seen the ones who had been
bound to the evil things, to the mud
and mire of this life, rise to go forth
with, the strength given by the one
Who loves us so supremely. It seems
to me that one of the most pathetic
parts of the life of the Christian is to
deliver the message and see the crowd
pass on. O, if we could stay their
footsteps until we saw them safely at
the foot of the cross! O, if we could
stop those who are rushing down after
their own pursuits, those hurrying to
make money and fame and fortune and
position, and we could show them how
street we have found the other way.
It is so hard to stand and see men
rushing on to ruin.
Why is it? I think one reason is be-
cause there are so many people in this
world who doubt the truth of the
message. We tell them of Christ's
love and they shrug their shoulders
and say, “I don’t know whether He
exists.” We tell them of the joy and
the happiness that comes to the heart
and they say, “Well, that is your ex-
perience, but how do I know it is not
the experience of one who has been
carried away by excitement?’ And
they pass on until the day comes when,
swept away by the strong tide, they
realize how weak in truth they are.
They doubt, they are blind, they have
not come to the right point from which
they can see the reality of the truths
which to us are as plain as the sun-
light, as clear as the stars, as true
as any physical truth is borne in upon
us in this life. To those who have
stepped into it the spiritual world is
something even more vital than this
life, but to those who stand without
all is darkness.
There are in this world many thou-
sands of men who dare to judge of the
message of salvation, who dare to
stand up and criticise he story of the
dear Christ, His death and passion, His
life and power and strength for us.
They stand outside as critics and then
think they are in a position to judge.
There is one place from which the man
can dare to judge that which is di-
vine and intinite, and that is with the
light of God upon it. Come to the
foot of the cross! Come to the place
where your heart cries out for light
and God will give it to you. Kor when
we want to know and when we want
to see then the light will come to us;
a revelation will come and we shall
learn in truth the message of Christ.
but we must leave our position as a
critic and we must come down and as
a penitent sinner at the foot of the
cross and the light and glory of rev-
elation will stand behind that divine
and beautiful figure of the loving, tep-
der, compassionate Christ and we
shall see Him, not a dead Saviour,
not even a great and mighty judge
of the world in the future, but ou:
own tender, loving, personal friend.
What is the next thing that seems to
me the greatest hindrance of men who
should swiftly run the race, to the
men who should bravely climb the hills
of power, to the men who, with their
manhood and strength, should battle
on the side of Christ? It is one word
and it is that word that has done more
to fill our State prisons than anything
else. It is weakness. We are not ac-
customed when we speak of the human
race to think of men as weak. Woman
is always spoken of as the weaker ves-
sel, but I speak not of comparison be-
tween men and women, but between
men and men. It is weakness that
has led men to go with the tide, in-
stead of fighting against it. It is
weakness that has made them yield in
the presence of evil companionship
and do that which their manhood and
conscience rose against. Itis weakness
that has made them seil tlLeir souls
to drink. It is weakness ‘hat has
made them, instead of being the pro-
tectors of the weak, trample even
women under their feet. It is weak-
ness that has made them hide their
colors when the name of God is taken
in vain or when ribald jokes are made,
when they should rise and proclaim
their indignation against it, and, if
you should ask me what keens these
men between prison walls, I should not
answer the desire for any of these
things, but weakness. And no man
can have strength unless the spirit of
God is within him. It is weakness
that drags him down and strength
that enables him to mount above, and
strength can only come from the touch
of the hand divine.
Perhaps you say to me: “Lo you be-
lieve that all men are weak?’ Indeed,
I do not. I have known men, strong
men, but I have known no man strong
enough to be strong without the di-
vine Christ. I have known strong men
who have said that they were strong
enough to fight the evils of this world
and it has seemed that the grosser
evils have passed them by because of
the strength and nobility of their char-
acter, but they needed something more
than that. If they would be a bless-
ing to the world that needed more than
their great, manly strength—they need-
ed the strength divine. And even into
these very strong men’s lives have
come some one temptation stronger
than themselves, and 1 have known
what it was to see the strong man de-
feated. And yet I have known what it
was to see poor weak men, men whom
1 have seen wrestle in anguish over
the past, men who have said to me:
“I cannot live right. - Look what the
past has Dbeen—a series of attempts
to do right—and all have failed. I am
too weak.” And I have seen them
in their helplessness cast themselves
upon the strength of the divine heart.
They have come to the end of their
strength,” they’ have acknowledged
their weakness, and God has stepped:
in and said: “You have come to the
place where you need Me and 1 will
help you.” And 1 have seen these
men go through life far more able to
fight their way than the strong man,
and they have been able to see that
through Christ their weakness bas
been turned to strength.
There are so many things that 1
would like to bring to this audience,
but let me tell you that which 1 have
sometimes told those to whom 1 go
most often with the message, that!
what we desire to do and what we
can do is not through our own effort
nor our determination nor our might,
but it must be through that touch ot
God. There are many men who have
said to me, “I want to speak the right
word and the evil words are there up-
on my lips; I want to do the right thing
but in a moment the evil passion rises
within me and defeats me. I am a
slave to the powers that bind me.”
Yes, you may be and many a man has
found that however much he exercises
his will he cannot throw away from
him these evil things, but what your
own efforts, what sorrow, what even
the stern punishments of the law have
tried to do and failed to accomplish
can be accomplished by another
Power, the strongest power oun earth,
the power of heaven. And the mes-
sage that I bring to you to-night, the
message to those who have tried to
fight their evil temptations and have
failed; the message to those who feel
that a power stronger than their own
has got them in its grip; the message
to those who want.to be what they
would be, is the message that the touch
of ‘a new life can be yours to-day;
that Christ is calling to you; that His
hand is stretched out to touch that
heart and it can cast out the evil thing
and put in its place the new thing; an
impure thought can be cast away and
a sweet, pure thought has come to take
its place. You can become to-day a
new life in Christ.
Accept Your Lot.
No restlessness or discontent can
change your lot. Others may have
other circumstances surrounding them,
but here are yours. You had better
make up your mind to accept what
you cannot alter. You can live a beau-
tiful life in the midst of your preseiut
circumstances—J. R. Miller, D.D.
If Thou Art the Lily.
If thou art the lily and the rose of
Christ, know that thy dwelling piace
is among the Only take care lest
by thy impatience, by the rash judg-
ments, and thy seciet pride, thou dost
no: thyself become a thorn.—Luther.
SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR FEBRUARY 26.
Subject: The Miracle of the Loaves and
Fishes, John _vi., 1-14—Golden Texts
John vi., 51—Memory Verses, 11, 12—
Commentary on the Day’s Lesson.
I. The gathering multitude (vs. 1-4). 1.
“Alter these things.” The events of the
second year, but particularly the report of
the twelve, the murder of John, and the
report that Herod was inquiring for him.
The twelve apostles who had been sent out
over (Galilee were preaching and healing
the sick, when, suddenly, like a flash from
a far distant cloud, came the news that
John the Baptist had been beheaded by
Herod Antipas in Macherus castle. The
disciples hastened to Jesus, probably at
Capernaum, as chickens hasten to their
mother when the hawk hovers near. “Over
the sea.” | From Capernaum, where the
apostles met Jesus on their return, by
boat, privately, to escape the crowds
(Mark 6:31, 32). They all retired across
the sea of Galilee to the lonely plain at the
foot of the hills near Bethsaida, just out-
side of the dominions of Herod Antipas.
They needed this retirement (1) for physi-
cal rest, (2) for instruction, (3) for com-
munion with God. 2. “Multitude fol-
lowed.” The people came from all direc-
tions, for at this time the western and
northern shores were populous with cities
and villages. The preaching of the apostles
had stirred the whole country.
3. “A mountain.” The high ground
near Bethsaida, which there closely ap-
proaches the lake. “Sat with His disei-
ples.” Read Mark 6:30-32. Here the
could rest and report. 4. “The passover.”
But because of the reason mentioned in
chapter 7: 1 Jesus did not attend. This
was His third Passover, a year before His
death. “Feast of the Jews.”. This was
stated for the benefit of John’s Gentile
readers. This gospel was written in Asia
Minor, among Roman customs. “Was
nigh.” The fact that the Passover was
nigh at hand, so that many must have been
starting on their journey to Jerusalem
around the lake and through Perea, partly
accounts for the concourse of such multi-
tudes.
II. Jesus confers with His disciples (vs.
59). 5. “Lifted up His eyes.” This was
in the afternoon, toward evening, “when
the day began to wear away” (Luke 9:12).
The Jews had two evenings; the first be-
gan at 3 o'clock, the second at 6 o'clock.
“A great company.” He was moved with
compassion and walked among the peo le,
oe them many things and healing
their sick. His disciples called His atten-
tion to the fact that this was a desert
place, and as the multitude had been there
since morning, it was time to dismiss the
congregation so the people could go and
buy victuals, lest they faint by the way
$3 att. 14:14, 15). “He saith unto Philip.”
e was probably the provider for the disci-
ples, as Judas was the treasurer. “Whence
are we to buy bread” (R. V.) Christ had
fed their souls and healed their bodies,
and now He proposes to feed their bodies,
and thus show that He is able to provide
for all their necessities. 6. ‘To prove
Him.” Philip had known Jesus for more
than two years, and it was time that he,
and the rest of the apostles, should begin
to have wide conceptions of Christ’s abil-
ity.
proposed the question to test Philip’s faith.
7. “Philip answered.” Our Lord saw
that His apostles needed lessons in faith,
and this miracle was as much for their
benefit as for the benefit of the hungry :
multitude. “Two hundred pennywort
The penny was a silver coin and was worth
about sixteen cents. The value of the
bread necessary would be, therefore, about
2. Jesus said, “Give ‘ye them to eat”
(Luke); the apostles then asked in dis-
may, Shall we go and buy this great
amount of bread? Jesus asked how much
they had (Mark), and Andrew said, Five
loaves and two small fishes. it
9. “A lad here,” The multitude had not
thought of their tempéral necessities,” so’
anxious were they to see and hear Jesus,
and this lad, “who had charge of the pro-
visions of the company to which he be-
longed,” had all that’ could be found.
“Loaves—fishes.” The loaves were round,
flat cakes like large crackers. rley was
their poorest food. The fish were small,
dried or pickled, and. were eaten with
bread, like our sardines. :
III." The multitude fed (vs. 19, 11). - 10.
¢Make the men sit.” In orderly ranks for
_the .convenient distribution of the food.
ark says they sat' by hundreds” and
fifties. he -men alone were arranged in
companies and numbered, while: the wom-
en and children were served separately, as
Oriental custom required. uch grass.”
The grass was ready for mowing at this
time of the year. “About five thousand.”
Besides women and children (Matt. 14:21).
There: must have been 10,000 persons to
feed. Jesus had. arranged them.so they
could easily be counted: Ze z
11. “Jesus took the loaves.” Thus -act-
ing like the master of a family among. the
Jews, who took the bread into his hands
to give thanks to God before ahy at the
table were permitted to eat. Jesus had,
one loaf for a thousand men, besides the
women and children. We may have but
little, but if we will give the little we have
to Jesus He will multiply it a thousand-
fold and pass it back to us, and grant us
the privilege of passing it out to‘the starv-
ing, sin-burdened multitudes. “Given
thanks.” Jesus thus sets us an example;
we should never eat without first thank-
ing God for our food, and asking His
blessing upon it. “Distributed to the dis-
ciples.” There has been much discussion
as to just how the miracle was performed.
There is no doubt but that the food multi-
plied all along the line. Jesus handed out
% His disciples; it increased in their
ands as they handed out to the multitude,
and as it was passed from one to another
the bread and fish continued to swell in
their hands until they all had enough and
to spare.
IV. The fragments gathered up (vs. 12,
13). 12. “When—filled.”” Here is ome
miracle of our Lord attested by at least
5000 (probably 10,000) persons. 0 one
need ever leave Christ’s table hungry. He
is able to satisfy every demand of soul and
ody. He is the bread of life. Whether
we demand ‘little or much” it is an easy
matter for Christ to fill us. There is a
fulness in His mercy and love that only
those who eat can understand. ‘Frag-
ments.” “The broken pieces which remain
over.” .~V. “That nothing be lost.”
The design is to bring out the preciousness
of the food which Jesus had given. 13.
“Twelve baskets.” The word translated
¢haskets’” means pockets or wallets.
V. A testimony given (v. 14). 14.
“Then those men.” ‘The people.” R. V.
“The miracle.” About which there could
be no doubt. “Truth.” An expression de-
noting certainty. “That prophet.”
who had seen this wonderful miracle were
so profoundly impressed with it that they
said there can be no doubt but this is the
Messiah—the Prophet that should come
into the world, according to the prediction.
the Heart,
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"EPWORTH LEAGUE LESSON
FEBRUARY TWENTY-SIXTH.
Medical Missions.—Matt. 11. 2-5; Acts
3. 1-8. :
Matthew declares that the message
which Jesus sends to John Baptist as
evidence of his Messiahship was that
the blind received their sight, the
lame walked, the lepers cleansed, and
that the dead were raised up. When
one looks at it, it is wonderful how
the whole ministry of Jesus was
largely a ministry of physical heal
ing. Jesus was the first medical mis-
sionary. So in the apostolic church
the ‘very first evidende they gave of
divine: power was the healing of the
lame man at the gat® of the temple,
as described in our lesson. How
much the gospel now needs to be a
physical ministry to the bodies of men
as a preparation for spiritual heal
ing. .
If the Good Samaritan had sat down
by the side of the wounded man and
preached to him of his sins he might
have done him little good; but when
he bound up his wounds, took him to
the inn, and cared for his physical
need he became a true medical mis-
sionary. Medical missions are the
natural and logical expression of
Christianity. The gospel has a mes-
sage to the body as well as to the
soul. The deplorable physical condi
tion of many heathen, the supersti-
tions and prejudice of the peoples
concerging medicine and disease,
make this phase of missionary work
doubly important. In many cases the
body must be doctored before the soul
can be saved. In many more cases
the healing of the body opens the way
to the soul. In other instances the
only form of missionary work pos-
sible is medical work. Hence the
missionaries of all churches have
found the medical work the right hand
of evangelism. Much of our mission-
ary work, both by parent board and
wemen’s organizations, is by hospital
and dispensary. In Africa and the is-
lands of the sea medical n.issions
break the power and destroy the pres-
tige of the medicine man and the
witch doctor. It takes no high cul-
ture to see benefits of surgery and
medicine. In China medical missions
have been the open door through
which the Gospel has reached the bet-
ter classes. In Mohammedan lands
they have disarmed fanaticism.
Worldly people may look askance at
some forms of our missionary work,
but they cannot help applaud our
medical work. Far out on the picket
line of missions feariess men and wo-
men are doing the most heroic work
of missions in grappling with cholera,
small-pox, plague, leprosy, diphtheria,
and other contagious and terrible dis-
eases. They are the heroes of mod-
ern missions.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES
FEBRUARY TWENTY-SIXTH.
“Heroes of Home Missions.”—Jer.
1:719.
Scripture Verses—John 15:18-20;
Acts 8:1;
9: 2 Cor. 11:25-28; Acts 2:41, 47; 11
22-24; 19:17-20; Phil. 1: 12, 13.
; Lesson Thoughts.
What is heroism? Is it readiness
to meet danger, merely, without re-
gard to consequences? ]
recklessness. Heroism is .a willing
respcase to the call of duty even in
the face of known difficulties, dangers
and possible death. Sr 1 4
‘The , greatest inspiration to miss-
ionary heroism is the promise, “I am
with thee to delivet thee,” saith the
Lord... Let opposition come; it can-
not overwhelm. .
: : Selections.
It is affecting in the highest de-
gree to read .the diary of David Brain-
erd, missionary to the American In-
dians. Here is a specimen.—“Here I
am, Lord, send me; send me to, the
ends of the earth; send me to the
rough, the savage pagans of
wilderness; send me from all that is
called comfort in the earth; send me
even to death itself if it: be but in
thy service and to promote thy king-
dom.”
Endure hardness as a good soldier
of Jesus Christ. (2 Tim. 2:3.)
John Eliot, the apostle to the In-
dians, says that he had considered
these words, and his experiences
show that he obeyed them. No one
can tell how much the nation owes
to his example of Consecration and
zeal, which has stimulated others to
missionary service.
Marcus Whitman, whose hazardous
ride across the continent in 1842-3
did much to save Oregon to the
American Union, said, “My life is of
little worth if I can save this country
to the American people.”
Peter Cartwright was one of a large
class of early missionary heroes who
endured incredible hardship and op-
position in preaching the gospel. His
harness was cut, his horse’s mane and
tail were shaved by ruffians, and he
was more than once threatened with
horsewhippings, and waylaid at lone-
ly places in the woods. Nothing but
the stanchest courage on the part of
these pioneer preachers, nerves of
iron, and faith like that of the he-
roes mentioned in Hebrews, saved the
cause of the gospel from defeat.
PY CLINTON SCOLLARD.
1 set my eyes on the face of dutyvy
“Master,” I said. “let be! let be!
Life will lose all its golden beauty
0
If I must follow thee!
Ah, but the ways that we trod were
weary! 1 :
Ah, but the paths that we !
Dreary the span of
The sound of every song.
though through some chrismic
And yet, as
t my eves on the face of duly;
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beauty
Acts 19:23-27; 1 Cor. 16: { oo
1 ens.”
This is only,
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CARN a
ted For a Dark Day.
Somewhere on the face of the earth
rere is a religion which teaches its
votaries to wear red on a dark day.
Scarlet poppy, cardinal, pomegranate
and cranberry are all to be found in
this season's goods, and for a dull or
dark day nothing could be more cheer-
ful.
There are lovely cloudy day. hats
which are made entirely of folds of
Persian. There is a circular toque
shaped frame and upon this frame
there is built up a very becoming hat.
It takes enough Persian trimming to
drape the hat in folds and enough Per-
sian to make a knot at the side. A
blue and green breast is a great addi-
tion.
Return to Grandmother’s Jewelry.
Grandmother liked her finger rings
to look neat and very refined. Thas is
why the extra showy omnes of yester-
day, with their huge stone and gor-
geous settings, are declining in favor
and simple hoops and half-hoops are
coming into fashion again. The stones
are cut all of the same size, and they
are set quite closely together, so that
they produce very little show, but look
exceedingly well.
But that is not the only way in which
the women of this generation are copy-
ing their clever grandmothers. They
are displaying their jewelry in divers
forms, though it must be remembered
that the jewelers are not quite so
generous as to permit them to wear
exactly the same large brooches and
wide bracelets that were modish years
and years ago. That would not be at
all good for trade. But it is often quite
possible to have a family treasure, such
as cameo, reset in modern guise, or
to take from an ancient and too heavy
bracelet the big amethyst that figured
in it as the principal gem and adapt it
to the requirements of the moment, say,
as a pendant or brooch.
Some women occupy their time very
pleasantly and profitably delving and
diving into the old curiosity shops
where such things as bead necklaces,
curious old girdles, set with seashore
stones like agates and carnelian, and
like quaint gewgaws are stored away.
These they are adapting to their needs
with excellent results.—London Mail.
The Dutch Queen’s Dairy.
Tis an old story that the kings of
Bavaria have long derived a very con-
siderable profit from their breweries
in Munich, and now from a neighbor-
ing corner of Europe come the details
of another instance of royalty in busi-
Wilhelmina, Queen of Holland,
is making money selling milk and but-
ter. eo
As a child Wilhelmina “kept chick-
She loved them dearly, had pet
names for most of them, fed them to
the queen's *aste, (literally), and, in-
cidentally, made pocket money out of
them. With her accession to the
throne the barnyard was forgotten, but
perhaps the royal state has become a
matter of course, allowing the queenly
thoughts to travel back to the more
prosaic pleasures of other days.
Whatever the reason, not long ago
Prince Henry bought for his royal wife
| several cows, which are placed on the
rich land adjoining. the palace at Loo.
These prospered so well, and their milk
and butter added so mich to the de-
lights of the palace table, that the
queen decided to engage in the busi-
ness of dairying. The manager of her
estates has since visited all the famous
stock farms of the country and has
purchased thirty-four of the best cows
to be had in all Holland. These have
joined their fellows who led the way
in the experiment, and dairy products
are now on sale under the palace man-
agement, for the venture has proved
far more than self-supporting.—Suec-
cess.
Turbans Are Very Popular.
Whatever may be the character of
the fashioning, the smaller hats now
are shown mostly as turbans. In a
collection in the recent openings from
Charlotte, of Paris, is to be noted a
very handsome turban of kid-finished
velvet in roi-red, the velvet laid
smoothly on the frame, and the brim on
the edge overcast with silk floss. A
loosely-draped band of velvet encircles
the crown, and posed at the left of the
front is a cock’s plume in natural me-
tallic green, mounted with a pompom,
the plume sweeping backward. A nov-
elty in a turban is of pentagonal out-
line, with covering of a plaque of
chenille fabric in alternate inch-wide
stripes of shaded dull crimson and
sage-green. The brim is edged with
three pipings, one of silver-grey set
between two of green velvet. A pleat-
fold of the green velv t is laid around
the crown under a row of small button-
like cabochons of chenille in two tones
of brown, and at the left side is laid
a sheaf of small brown quill feathers
held by a rosette of brown chenille set
with three cabochons. A second ro-
sette is posed at the left the back.
A turban pointed covered
with chenille braid in em ]
has the brim held up by
cabochons mad backs of bee
surrounded by three rows of jet 1
of
of front,
1 green,
e of the
and a wide fiat bow of da
taffeta ribbon is laid on the left side.
A very ele ind turban for
evening wear, tion of white
gathered silk is covered with
white Irish crochet lace. At the left of
the front is a tuft of five marabout
tips, held by a small simulated quill of |
across the left of tne back are {wo
long cut-jet slides.
Some Women Cannot Wear Flowers.
An interesting subject to almost all
young people who wear or buy flowers,
is why soine girls can wear vielets one
week, while another one will find them
withered before she has had them on
for half an hour. Florists have been
eonsulted as regards this matter, and
as they are oftentimes blamed for sell-
ing flowers that are not fresh, they
feel as though the subject should be
probed in their interest. And also this
is the question which the young men
are asking, and the young girls cannot
answer.
Just why one maiden, who does not
pretend to take care of her flowers, can
keep them for a week, and wear them
every day, and another will be minus
her bunch in a short while, is quite un-
answerable. Even physicians, who
have been asked to give their valuable
opinions, cannot state the “why” and
“cause” of this queer proceeding.
They do not seem to last any better
with the girl who is very careful not to
jab hatpins through their stems, or
who puts them in water when she re-
turns home in the evening. The miss
who does not worry about them, and is
too tired to cut the stems or put them
in water at night, will find them suit-
able for wear next day. And the young
men who buy the flowers are still ask-
ing “why.”
Investigation proves that it is not
the flowers, weather or conditions
which spoil the posies, but something
about the girl herself. It may be a
pretty or unpretty maiden, young or
old, but in spite of her efforts the
flowers will wilt and fade if she pos-
sesses that unfortunate something
which does not agree with flowers. A
well-known physician declares there
are several women of his acquaintance
who cannot wear flowers of any sort,
and he also states that as there is a
practical reason for all things, there is
also one for this, “ which has not been
as yet discovered.”
The Social Secretary.
We have all heard more or less about
the important young social secretary,
who is especially in evidence in Wash-
ington circles, but it has remained for
the clever writer who is discussing
Washington affairs in the Delineator
to give us an intimate knowledge of
this interesting product.
“In regard to this secretaryship,”
she says in the February number, “it
would seem almost as though a bene-
ficent Providence had especially de-
creed that most American statesmen
and officials who come to Washington
should be of the self-made type, for no
other reason than to insure a genteel
occupation to well-bred, well-born, im-
pecunious young women of blue-blood-
ed families.” And with reference to
her qualifications—‘"‘she must be a sort
of social Napoleon in petticoats. She
must be of the elect, that is, of the
cave-dweller class. She must have a
rich and sure knowledge of Washing-
ton’s customs, of its pitfalls and
snares. She must be well groomed,
well gowned. She must be possessed
of some of the qualities of a Sherlock
Holmes, for she must be mistress of
all sorts of tricks for discovering the
past, present, future, and, if need be,
the hereafter of every person. who
comes within range of her patroness’
eye. It is her duty to divide her pa-
troness’ list of friends and acquaint-
ances into lots—job-lots, as it were—
in which the sheep are carefully sep-
arated from the goats. If there is any
score to be paid off, or any snubbing
to be done, she does it, not only in be-
half of her patroness, but often in her
own behalf. She must by no means
commit any blunder, particularly that
of mismating dinner guests as one poor
social coach did on one occasion, when
she assigned at table an ambassador
to a certain ambassadress whose gov-
ernment had just administered to the
other's government a diplomatic snub,
for all of which the social coach had to
pay the piper. The position, therefore,
cannot be regarded as a sinecure. And
for all this that she has to do, and so
effectively does in the majority of
cases, it is not so lucrative a post as
that of chef.”
Fashion Hints,
Long fur or fur-lined coats are a ne-
cessity when autoing.
It is a mistake to wear wide sleeves,
however graceful they may be.
A mink hat for autoing is smart, if
one insists on a hat instead of a close-
fitting cap.
Chiffon is well adapted to accordion
pleatiz A lovely blue with a flow-
ered border had a double" skirt, both
accordion pleated.
A thin w
made
gold.
e mousseline de soie was
white net spangled with
The skirt was shirred and laid
in shallow box pleats all around.
over
A flowered chiffon in yellow rose
tones was made with a plain fuli skirt
over ¢ 1der-dress of taffeta and an
interlining of plain yellow chiffon.
No one was ever too warm in an
auto, if the weather was at all sharp.
1ave wr s and collar tight fitting,
end it is always best to wear: a double
breasted coat.
.
It cannot be 3aid that the prettiest
woman looks her best in a mask and
goggles, but she only wears these while
the auto is in motion, and she is, so to
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