THE REALM OF FASHION.
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Of rrfrlnattiiB tinttii
Tlit) innwi rniM" of childhood,
'ITir dUlnlfni matt of rntith,
Tit en paint with hit tlf banner
And nurfi nnrtliern nw
Maj (Iiw II7 ttMHy cltlUtrea
In truth and honor to.
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And bM tliw rhllilrvit rain
At itAThrf mh, noon, and evrntlda
Tbclr hymn of lo? and oiaUa.
A LOU and truth and r1Mnti4it,
uiHf niffti ttkr innmpbi
Thn Iwuinpr 1r1 11 nil .
And kpep thou well th fftlori,"
Jjlnoth Ki rrfloin to the 1-aUid,
TUy tout and thou tnil tnif"
Laura K. Hichardi
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Revolution.
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I ANY romantic minor
episodes that Colo.
Dial matrons ami
maids took part in,
occurred duriugtbe
Revolution, but
while General
Howe, with his
British army, held
possession of Phila
delphia, and Gen
e r 1 Washington,
with the few half
starved troops un
der his immediate
command, was en
camped at a place
called White
Marsh, a few miles
distant from the
city, an incident,
in which a woman
played the leading part, happened,
which, though seemingly trifling in
itself, may have had an important
bearing upon the destiny of the whole
connlrT."
Lieutenant-Colonel Craig, com
manding a detachment of light horse,
was ordered to approaoh the enemy's
lines and hover near them, in the
capacity of videttes, to pick up any
intelligence that might be of value to
the army. While engaged in this im
portant duty one cold, raw day in De
cember, an orderly called his atten
tion to a woman who was coming up
the road.
The officer watched her as she as
cended the hill, and when he per
ceived, by ber stopping and looking
frightened, that Bue had discovered
his command, he rode forward and
called out, in reassuring tone:
"Advance, madam you have noth
ing to fear from true soldiers!"
The lady, who was well wrapped up
in plain, warm garments, with a hood
that quite eoncealed her features at a
short distance, now came forward,
without hesitation, to meet the
Colonel, as if satisfied from his lan
guage and appearance she had noth
ing to fear. When near enough for
him to distinguish the features that
were turned full upon him, he ex
claimed, in a tone of surprise:
"Mrs. Darrah, as I livel Why, what
on earth can have brought you, all
alone and unprotected, into this dan
gerous locality?"
"Thee knows, friend," she replied,
in the Quaker Btyle. "I have a son
in the American army who is, like
thyself, an officer under George Wash
ingtonand a mother's heart yearns
toward her offspring, even though be
hue departed from the ways of bis
fathers."
"You were going then to seek him?"
"I was; but perhaps thee would
carry message for me, and let me
turn baok to the city?" said the lady,
but still with a cautious, hesitating
air. .
"It will afford me great pleasure to
oblige Lydia Darrah in any way I"
bowed the gallaut Colonel.
"Thank thee, friend thee is very
v kind. ' If thee will dismount then and
walk with me a little war I think I will
tell thee what I have to say, which is
secret I would not like to have any
other persons hear."
The colonel assented, and, riding
back to his men, gave his horse in
charge of one of them and ordered
them to keep in sight of bim; but not
"to approach near enough to overhear
an ordinary conversation. Ue than
returned to the lady and they begin
their walk down the road, in an oppo
site direction to that which she had
come. For a short time she main
tained a deep silence, with ber face
averted, and, as the officer fancied,
with ber whole frame trembling with
ecret emotion.
"Friend Craig," she at length be
gan, with something like sigh, and
peaking in the rapid, earnest manner
of one communicating some startling
fact, "thee must hasten at onoe to
George Washington and tell him thee
lias certain information that, on to
morrow night, a large body of British
soldiers will secretly march out of the
oity for the purpose, of surprising and
., capturing bim and all bis men. Not
to mystify thee, friend, and that thee
may attach all due importance to this
information, I will now inform tbee
that I, Lydia Darrah, overheard an
order read between two high officers
to the efleot of what I bave stated.
Tbee must also know that the man
called General Howe has corae to abide
in the house opposite my husband s,
and that for some reason, to us un
known, two men, one of whom is sup-
jposed to be called the adjutant-gen
eral, have come over to William Dar
rah's several times, and held private
conferences in one of the back rooms
of our dwelling. Last night these two
men came again and one nf them told
me he wanted all of my family to go
to bed early, and that when they
should get ready to leave, which might
be late, they would call me to let them
out.
"Well, Friend Craig, I sent the
whole family early to bed, as request
ed to do, but I myself felt verynnxious
to know what was going on of so much
importance, and so I did what I never
did before took off my shoes, walked
on tip-toe to the door of the room
where these men were, put my ear to
the key-hole, and listened, ami heard
what I have informed thee of."
"God bless yon, Lydia Darrah, for
a noblewoman!" said the oolonel.with
excited warmth; "perhaps yon have
saved our country who knows? For
had this plan succeeded, which we
will now defeat, and General Wash
ington been taken prisoner, I much
fear onr cause would have been hope
less." "I will make haste to finish my
story, for thee must ride fast to George
Washington. After hearing what I
have said, I stole back to my room,
trembling at the importance of what I
had heard. When the men, soon alter,
When, a few days after, these same
troops returned, Lydia Darrah dared
not ask the question she was the most
anxious to have answered, lest her
emotions might betray her. Boon
after the adjutant-general called upon
her and said:
,"Madam, will yon do me the favor
to enter my room, that I may ask you
a lew important questions?
Lydia Dnrrah, believing ber seoret
(Uncovered, either by chance or be
trnyal, turned deadly pale, aud almost
fainted with terror; but fortunately the
oincer took no notice or her emotions,
ana soon recovering herself she deter
mined to boldly brave out the worst
She therefore went to his apartment
with a firm step, nor showed any signs
01 tretnuiing wnen sLe saw him lock
the door.
"Now, madam," he said, with stern
ana stately dignity, as he handed her
a seat aud stood focing her, "I beg
you will answer me truly, as if your life
were at stake! W ho was the last per
son up of your family on the last night
1 was closetea in this room with a
brother officer?"
"Myself," was the firm and quiet
repiy 01 i,ydia uarran.
"Are you certain, madam?"
"Quite for thee requested me to
send all tUe family to bed by 8 o'clock,
and I did so, myself going Inst."
1 Jt:i,i.niiitiirr'i4tH.j::r fom(77T
COLOMBIA. THE OEM OP THE OCEAN t
knocked on mv door for me to set ur
and let them out, I pretecded to be
asleep, and they had to knook three
times. Then I came out, rubbing my
eyes, ana saw them off. But I slopt
none that night, for thinking what I
ought to do; and I did not dare to tell
my husband for fear the secret might
get out. I wanted to get the informa
tion to George Washington, and save
a great many lives, but for some time I
oould not see my way clear to do it.
At last it ooourred to me that I might
go to Frankford for some flour, if the
man Howe would give me a pass out
of town. I went over to bim and be
gave it. Then I told William and my
family that I would go alone to Frank
ford for the flour, which greatly sur
prised them and caused. much remon
strance. But I did go alone, aud thee
LTDIA DARRAH'S INTERVIEW WITS TITK
BRITISH OENKRAti.
sees, friend, bow muoh I bave since
strayed beyond the mill."
In due time Lydia Darrah returned
home with her flour, secretly tremb
ling at all she bad done,' and the fear
of dUoovery. The night following
she lay awake and beard the heavy,
solemn tramp, tramp, tramp, of the
British troops, as they marched past
ber window, and on out of the oity, to
surprise, defeat and capture the army
for whose auooess she had not only
often prayed, but bad so lately periled
more than life.
"You would be willing to swear to
this, madam?"
"We Friends never swear," returned
the other, with dignity; "but thee has
my word for the fuot."
"Well," returned the offioer, with
an air of chagrin, "I do not under
stand it. You, I know, were asleep,
for I myself knocked three times at
your door before I could rouse you.
We that night laid a plau to attack
and capture General Washington and
bis army; but by some means, un
kuown to me, he got news of our de
sign, and has frustrated our purpose.
When we arrived before bis camp we
found all his cannon mounted, and his
whole commaud prepared to give us
battle ; and disappointed and ohagriued,
we have all marched back like a parcel
of fools! That is all, madam!" con
cluded the offioer, rising, unlocking
the door, nijcl bowing out tho mistress
of the dwelling.
Lydia Darrah retired with foelings
of relief better imagined thau de
scribed. Who shall sny how much the subse
quent dwellers in this land of freedom
have owed and still owe to the cun
ning and heroism of this noble woman?
Ulanlng the Declaration,
When the greatest document of
human liberty since the day of Magna
Charta was finally passed, it is related
that John Hanoouk, signing the docu
ment "in letters large enough for
George III to read without speotaclos,"
urged upon his oomrades the necessity
of "hanging together in this matter."
"Yes, indeed," interrupted the face
tious Ben Franklin; "we must all
hang separately." "When it comes to
hanging," said Harrison, the luxuri
ous, heavy gentleman from Virginia
(ex-President Harrison's great-grandfather,)
to the little, meagre Gerry, of
Massachusetts, "I Bhall have the ad
vantage of you. it will be all over
with me long before you bave done
kicking in the air."
The Knell of Tyranny.
After the signing of the Declaration
the glad news of independence was
communicated to the throngs iu the
street, and tho old bell-mau in the
tower toiled the knell of tyranny and
rang in the birth of a new nation,
"great, glorious and free," amid the
joyous Acplaraationa of the crowd.
Hnl--ilnl-iluht
A-riil)-a-iluli-iluli! It's tint Fourth of Julyl
Don't you hear the grant engle way up in
tbe sky?
He wo up with a scream ere the sun was
awake.
And he's screamed ever sines 'till Ills throat
It mut nclm.
80 rout out aud turn out and make a big
noise;
Out a horn and a gun and be one of the
boys 1
Fill your ponkH with crackers, nnd shout
nnd hooray
Till the enrth fairly shakes with your free
ilom to-ilny.
A-rub-a-duh-dulil A-rtib-n-duh-iluh! A-rub.
a-dub-rub-a-dub-rub-n-dub-dubl
A-rub-a-dnh-diibt That sounds ns of old.
When the panes of history wore wrlttun.
not told;
When th fa.MM were stern that were back
of the guns
That flnshnd by the bridge where the
smooth Concord runs;
When the pinst corner stone of our freedom
was laid
Bv the Middlesex farmers In battle arraved;
When the roll of the drums meant a
tyrant's foul Kwav
Or the birth of n nation to lira for lon
A-rub-a-dub dull! A-rub-n-dub-dubl A-rub-
a-uub-ruu-a-dub-rub-a-dub-dubl
A-rub. a-dub-dubl It sounds ns ol yore!
but tbe long, steady roll Is for battle no
more.
No longer pale faces (trow wliltir with fonr,
At the ominous rattle of drums drawing
near;
Dut children rush out, and e'ea older boys
too,
To shout for "old glory," our red, white
nud blue.
That In '70, a hundred years told.
Was deeded to in, forever to holdl
A-rub-a-dub-dubt A-ruu-n-duh-dub! A-rul
a-Jub-rub-a-du b-rub-a-dub-dub!
The Rwnrd of tlenernl Tnrlelon.
There has just been placed iu the
State House at Columbia, H. C, side
by sido with the swords of Marion aud
otherKevolulionary generals, the sword
that was onoe owned by Tarleton, bit
terest and most cruel of Tories in the
War of the Revolution. This reminder
of tho early struggles of this Natiou is
the property of Colonel T. E. Dickson,
of Columbia, whose ancestor picked it
up at tuo battle of Cowpeus after the
defeated Tory had dropped it in the
course of a personal euconuter with
Colouol William Washington.
Itend the lpi-lHrntlnn.
It is just as easy to associate Fourth
of July and firecrackers with pure and
unadulterated patriotism as with pic
nics and lemonade. The Declaration
of Independence is by no means be
yond the comprehension of tbe aver
age child, aud this, with patriotic
musio iu great variety, should be part
of the programme for children as well
as adults.
TreileceMors of Old Glory.
Tho colonies bad no easy time se
lecting a national ting, it would seem,
from the various desigus that each of
the thirtoeu colonies sported before
a deoision was actually readied. By
actual count sixty-four different flags
had been in uso before Old Glory was
born, and of these thirteen of the de
signs showed a rattlesnake in various
attitudes of coiling aud striking.
Oldest In the World.
The American flag is the oldest in
the world. Since its adoption iu 1777
the ilug of every nation in the world
has been chaugod, some of them many
times.
Aii JCntliualnain.
How shall we celebruto the day?
The Fourth that oomes but onne a year
Let's bave no oommonplaae display
lint one whose radlnuoe far away
Shall wake new lands to hope and aheer
We'll take the Boronlls' light
That shines upon Alnskan snow
And prliou It aud bluil it tight
Unto a palm's mnjestlo bight
Till all Is ready for the show.
Then Liberty her toroh shall ply
And erery land that Intervenes
Hhall raise a long exultant ory
To see our rocket blaze the sky.
From Cuba to tbe Philippines.
A Fit Ending.
Fourth of July Orator (after dis
oursing two hours) "Well, my dear
rpeople, as my constitution hain't as
durable as the glorious Constitution
of the Uuited Btates, I shall bave to
cease my remarks." Judge,
New York Cm (Special). Soft
diiio popun is nere charmingly united
with white satin and all-over lane in a
creamy tone, applique insertion to
.
A TAXV.T WAIST.
mat oh providing the attractive decora
tion. Tbe waist is arranged over linings
fitted by the usual seams and bust
:larts that close in centre front. The
plastron vest of satin overlaid
with htce is included in the right
shoulder seam, sewed to right lining
front and clocei over on the left.
The fronts bave single backward
turning plaits laid at the shoulder
edges that produce pretty fulness
across the bust, tho lower edge having
the fulness also disposed in plaits to
puff out slightly in the most approved
style. The fronts are cnt low and
with a frill exactly tbe same as the)
dress skirt, but each is finished sep
arately. The straight row of trim
ming shown at tho top can be omitted
if not desired. The skirt may also bo
cnt off and finished as an oversklrt,
the lining boing fooed or covered with
frills or pleating to reach above tho
points, thus forming skirt and over
skirt. The waist Is supported by lin
ings simply fitted, with wide back and
under-arm portions and fronts having
single bust darts. The full fronts
and back are gathered top and bot
tom, the fulness at the top being ap
pliod on the lining at square yoke
depth.
The one-seam sleevos wrinkle in
mousquetaire style above the elbow
aud ore arranged over smooth linings
which may be omitted. The wrists
are completed by cuffs that flare over
the hand and are trimmed with lace
and ribbon to correspond. A ribbon
sash or crush belt is worn around tho
waist. The skirt is shaped with fit
gores, closely fitted with short dark
over the hips and arranged with nV
derlying pleats that meet over toe
placket in centre back.
The mode is desirable for crowns of
foulard, India and China silk surah,
cnaine, veiling, and other soft wool
ens, lawns, dimity, mull, point-d'es-prit,
percale, gingham aud other cot
ton fabrics. Lace embroidery or rnch
ings of tbe material, with or without
ribbon, will provide suitable garniture.
To make this waist for a woman of
medium size will require three and
one-half yards of material thirty
inoues wide. 10 make the skirt will
require four and three-quarter yards
of forty-fonr-inch or six and one-half
yards of thirty-six-inch material.
For Low-Ntoktd Bummer Drenei.
The two useful designs here rives
are particularly intended to be worn
WOMAN'S WAIST AND SKIRT.
bave prettily rounded upper edges
which are faced with satin and re
versed to form small revere, tbe plas
tron vest being disalosed between tho
free edges.
The back fits smoothly across tho
shoulders and is cut away at the top
to disclose the round yoke facing' that
is applied over the lining. Hligh'; ful
ness at the lower edge is drawn well
to the centre back at the waist line.
The standing collar raised behind
the ears with prettily rounded portions
that are joined to its. upper edges,
Btylishly oomplotes the neok.
The fashionable sleeves have slight
puffs of the overlaid satin at the top,
the material being slashed in centre,
nnderfaced and rollod over in a style
to match the fronts. This same effect
is carried out in the completion of the
wrists and a crush ribbon belt with
oxidized silver buckle is suitably worn
at the waist.
Separate waists or those that match
the skirt may be stylishly made up by
this model, which suggests a variety
of effeotive and striking combinations.
Tucking, cordiug, shirring or other
fashionable yoking materials may be
used in place of tbe lace covered satin,
and fine woolen, mixed or silk fabrics
will combine to develop attraotively in
this style.
To make this waist in the medium
size will require uue and one-balf
yards of material forty-four inches
wide.
Dainty anil Fsililminbl,
As illustrated by May Manton in the
large engraving figured organdie
showing shades of wild rose and fern
green is daintily and fashionably
trimmed with Valenciennes laoe and
insertion, green frizzed satin ribbou
outlining the insertion on each side.
The poiuted collar is cut from yoking
of fiuely tucked white organdie and
inserliou, the edge being finished
with a frill headed by insertion and
frizzed ribbon to matoh lower edge of
skirt. The waist is made over liuing
of leaf-green lawu and nearsilk, .the
kilt Uaiug being shaped and finished
with low-necked summer dresses. They
are usually made in lawn, nainsook,
or wash silk prettily trimmed with em
broidery or lace. No. 1, as here illus
trated, is of white nainsook, trimmed
with frills of embroidered edging and
narrow insertion. The front and back
join in shoulder and under-arm seams,
aud are gathered at the neok. A cas
ing, with drawstring inserted, adjusts
the f alness at the waist-line. A narrow
band of insertion with frill of embroid
ery finishes the neck, the sleeves be
ing trimraod at tbe wrists to match.
No. 2 is of linen batiste, trimmed with
batiste insertion and narrow lace edg---iug.
Slight fulness is gathered at tbe
back and front of neck, tbe fulness at
tbe waist being regulated by tape
drawn through a casing. The sleeves
are mounted ou fitted linings and the
OICL9' OlIMPEa.
wrist-bauds are made of insertion to
matoh tbe collar, and are edged with
Jace. Both styles of guinipes close in
centre-back with buttons and button
boles. To make either of tho guimpes in
tbe medium size will require two and
one-fourth yards of thirty-sis inch ma
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