TO-DAY.
Other suns will shine as golden,
Other skies be just ns blue,
Other south winds blow ns softly,
Gently drinking up the dew;
Other goldem-ods iiml alters
With the sun nnd sky agree.
These for other men and women
Just to-day for you and me.
Other fruit of winey flavor
Wanderers will pluck nnd ent,
Other birds with winsome voices
Other anngs will sing ns sweet;
O'er the dappled brook will midges
Daiw an dour, then cease to be,
AH the world may have to-morrow
But to-day's for you and me.
Other gardens will be planted
Fair ns this which we call ours,
Other blooms will put to shaming
These benign, old-fashioned flowers;
IA11 the glories of the sunset
In the sunrise one may see,
That which others call the dawning
la the night for you and me.
Success.
J THE 1
PICTUflESK
Scene: A West End picture gal
lery. Gerald Markham, a young man
of thirty. Is walking about in an aim
, lew way, engaged In the bewildering
seen nation of trying to forget. On
the previous evening he had made a
proposal of marriage to Dorothy
Wargrave, and had been politely re
jected. As lie turns from one of the pic
tares, he finds himself face to face
with Dorothy and her aunt, Mrs. Ar
buthnot He Is about to pass them
with an elaborate bow, when Mrs.
.Arbuthnot, who knows nothing of his
"rejection, stops him.
Mrs. Arbuthnot: O Mr. Markham,
I'm to glad we met you. There's Mrs.
Waring in the next room, and I do
-eo want a moment's chat with her.
Would you mind taking Dorothy
round while I'm gone? Thanks, so
much. (Bustles away, beaming with
cniiles.)
Gerald (after contemplating his
toot for some seconds) : Very de
creasing weather for this time of the
year. Miss Wargrave?
Dorothy: Do you think so? Why,
the nn was shining as we came in.
Gerald: Was it, indeed? I didn't
notice it. You must be sorry you
Game in, now.
Dorothy: O not at all. I enjoy
picture. Will you Bhow me some of
the best?
Gerald: Certainly, if you wish it.
Thl (as they stop before a large
canvas) is quite a masterpiece. It's
a beautiful allegory of Death break
ing the chains of tired souls weary of
the world. I think it's the most sat
isfying picture I have ever
Dorothy: It's rather depressing,
fleii't It?
. Jerald: Do you find it so? O I am
Sorry.
Dorothy: Here's a charming thing.
. lit seevui all sunshine and brightness.
Ho you know what It is? Number
19.
Gerald (referring to the cata
logue): Yes, I thought so. It s a
maypole dance of the fifteenth cen
ttury. If you look at it you will see
that the coloring Is very convention
al. The laughter of the dancers
eem to lack reality. One would say
that their merriment is forced and
hollow. Now here is a really fine
piece ot work, "The Death of Ophe
lia." Dorothy: O, and 1 suppose that's
Hamlet bending over her?
Gerald: Yes. You will notice what
beautifully peaceful expression the
-artist has given her, as if death had
brought her happiness at last. The
suggestion of tears upon Hamlefs
eye Lashes is quite masterly; and the
grief of that woman in the back
ground with her face buried in her
hands. You can almost see her frame
shaking with the sobs that
Dorothy: This looks nice: Number
25. I like the girl's face awfully.
Gerald (referring to catalogue):
O yes. They simply call it "Be
trothed" here. It's rather showy and
not very effective. Now the next pic
ture, "The Dying "
Dorothy: O, do let me look at this
one a little longer, please. They look
so happy together.
Gerald: O, if it gives you any
pleasure, I shall be only too delight
ed, I'm sure.
Dorothy: If you really think the
jrtcture is a poor one, I'll pass it by.
Gerald: Npt on my account, please.
I am sorry it I seemed to be forcing
am unwelcome opinion upon you.
Dorothy: O, I hope I've done noth
ing; to suggest that your opinion is
sjavelconie, Mr. Markham. I am
ware there is a great deal in what you
say. only
Gerald: Perhaps I am a little
prejudiced this morning. After all,
the contemplating of other people's
happiness, when one is
Dorothy: Then you admit that
they look happy? That's all I
claimed for the picture.
Gerald (softening his voice a lit
tle): Yes, they look very happy.
They have reason to be. They are
betrothed.
Dorothy (speaking hurriedly)
'What's this one, number 31? It is an
Impressionist picture, I should think.
Gertld (referring to catalogue):
yea. It's called the "Garden pf
Death." Some girl, crossed In love,
Wed her room full of flowers, and
then laid down and died from the
poisoned atmosphere. Rather dis
mal sort ot subject, isn't it?
Dorothy (shuddering) : Horrid.
&t'a get away from it. (Takes his
arm with an, apparently unconscious
smoreinent)
Gerald: ThRt's funny, Isn't It?
Number 53, 'The Christmas Ham
per." Somebody's sent the old boy
a 1mm per, and he's found nothing In
it but a heap of bricks and straw,
Do look at the comical way he's hold
ing the empty basket up and peering
inside It.
Dorothy (laughing): It's awfully
clever, Isn't it? I must; bring auntie
round and show It to her. She's very
fond of anything that's really funny,
There's a big picture over there. It
looks rather well from here. 1 won'
der what It is.
Gerald (as they walk up to It): 0
yes! that's that celebrated picture,
"The Village Bride." Magnificent
piece of work. Isn't It? How the
light seems to sparkle on her face!
Dorothy: She's a very pretty girl,
too.
Gerald: O, I don't know. I've met
at least one who is far prettier. Be
sides, a girl never looks so pretty as
when she Is wearing her bridal dress.
Dorothy (a little embarrassed):
That's a striking picture the knight
in armor and the lady and the sol
diers; what Is it?
Gerald: O, that's Jnckson's cele
brated picture, , "Victory." It's a
knight who has come back from the
war and is returning to his lady the
scarf she tied on his arm as a talis
man. It's a great painting. Such a
fine air of animation and rejoicing
about it. See how glad she looks
at meeting him again, and how
Mrs. Arbuthnot (hurrying up) : My
dear Dorothy, I've been looking for
you everywhere. I begau to be afraid
I had lost you.
Dorothy: Mr. Markham has been
showing me the pictures and explain
ing them, auntie. And I've been so
interested.
Gerald: Not more so than I, I am
sure, Mrs. Arbuthnot.
Mrs. Arbuthnot: Well, we must be
going. Are you disengaged this
evening. Mr. Markham? We are
dining alone, and should be delighted
to see you. Dorothy is staying with
us over Sunday.
Gerald: I should be very happy In
deed, if (looks at Dorothy)
Dorothy (coloring a little and hold
ing out her hand with a smile): Au
revoir, Mr. Markham. G. A., In
Black and White.
tet.diuls.
Moving rai ts Which Arc the "lirains
of Plant Life."
There are two classes of plants
which are incited by man's presence
to describe certain deflnl'.e move
ments. One class, the sensitive
plants, retract their leaflets as we ap
proach them as if they ressnted any
attempt at closer tntlmacyt while the
other clc.38, comprising all t'nose vlnet
which develop climbing organs called
tendrils, will reach out toward us it
we place our hands In contact with
them, and will even use a finger as
support to climb upon. We know
that these tendrils will wind just as
readily about a twig or a grass stem,
but as one feels these sensitive
strands multiply their encircling coils
about one's fingers the.-e almost
seems to be established between us
and the vegetable world a more Inti
mate relationship than has ever ex
isted before.
Tendrils are indeed capable of ex
hibiting faculties and going through
evolutions more wonderful perhaps
than many of us realize. It is only
after we have seen them at work,
testing with their sensitive tips the
objects they come in contact with,
apparently considering their suitabil
ity as a support and then accepting or
rejecting them, as the case may be
it is only then that we realize how
justly they have been called the
"brains of plant life."
The thoroughness with which these
wandering tips explore their sur
roundings is illustrated by an in
stance I observed in a grapevine ten
dril. A cherry branch, whose leaves
had been variously punctured and
scalloped by insects, hung near the
tendril, and a particular leaf had
just one small hole in its blade, not
over three-sixteenths ot an inch in
diameter. So careful had been th
exploration ot the leaf's surface that
this one small hole bad been discov
ered by the tendril, which had thrust
itself nearly three inches through
the opening. Harper's Magazine.
Good Snail Year, Good Sheep Year,
"Most people would be horrified
to learn that the finest mutton in
the world comes from sheep fattened
on snails," rays a large breeder ot
Southdown sheep; "nevertheless It
is a tact. In seasons when snails are
plentiful the mutton from our sheep
has a delicious flavor which It never
acquires from the most scientific form
of feeding. On the continent a diet
of snails is a regular cure for con
sumption and is said to fatten and
nourish the body in a wonderful way.
"There is a popular superstition,
he adds, "that the unique and deli
cate flavor ot Southdown mutton is
due largely to the quantity of wild
thyme which they crop with the
grass in their pastures. But person
ally I give the snails the greater
part of the credit for the soft, plump
flesh and the sweetness of flavor in
our celebrated sheep. So much m
their the case that the saying, "Good
snail year, good sheep year," has
become almost a proverb among shep
herds and breeders." London Mall.
A Boy Topsy.
Out In Downs a little Swede boy
went to school and the teacher asked
his name. "Yonny Olsen," he re
plied. "How old are you?" asked the
teacher. "Ay not no how old ay
bane." "Well, when were you born?"
continued the teacher. "Ay-not bora
at all, ay got stepmutter." Kansat
City Star.
X 7 T . (&f ftsr 8M31
New York City. The wide, loose
Bleeve that Is variously known as the
Maudarln, kimono and the Tokio Is
by far the most notable feature ot
the present styles, and Is peculiarly
well liked for such little wraps as
this one. For the warm weather It
has a great many practical advan-
tages, Inasmuch as It does not mean
any great warmth and can be slipped
on over the fluffy, dainty lingerie
sleeves without rumpling them In the
least. - In the Illustration the jacket
is made of striped voile, that is white
with lines of blue, and Is trimmed
with embroidered banding which sug
gests Oriental coloring and design
and which is edged with narrow plain
braid. The jacket, however, is suited
to every seasonable material, while
also It can be relied upon to be cor
rect for the early autumn, which.
after all, is not so far off. The nar
row vest makes a special feature, and
the garment Is altogether exceedingly
smart. In fact. It gives the effect of
exceptional lines, while it Is so sim
ple that there is very little labor in
volved in Its making, the characteris
tic smartness being largely produced
by judicious use of trimming.
The Eton is made with fronts,
back and vest and wide sleeves that
are joined to it at the armholes. The
Size For Coronet Braid.
The coronet braid, called a natte
in Paris, is now most esteemed for
the smart coiffure. The natte must,
however, be full and fussy and thick,
and unless a woman has so much balr
as to be weighted down by it she had
much better buy her natte at the
hairdresser's than try to make it from
her own tresses. It is a becoming
mode and queenly. Pity, then, that
It Is so difficult ot attainment, for it
takes much money te bay a natte of
acceptable size.
PS
seams of the sleeves, however, are
entirely concealed by the trimming
so that the effect is that ot being cut
In one with the garment, and there is
also a V-shuped portion applied on
the back.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size Is two and a
half yards twenty-one or twenty
seven or one and three-eighth yards
forty-four Inches wide with five and
a quarter yards of banding one and
three-quarter Inches wide, and eleven
yards of narrow braid to trim as illus
trated. Nim-(JoivTI Pleated Skirt.
The pleated skirt is unquestionably
the favorite of the hour, and every
possible variation finds Its welcome.
This one is distinctly novel, the pleats
In each group being turned toward
one another, and Is exceptionally de
sirable for the reason that It Is adapt
ed to almost any skirting material.
In .the illustration it is made of one
of the new pongees trimmed with a
bias band of the material, piped with
plain color and stitched with belding
silk, but wool, linen and cotton are
quite as appropriate as silk, and
again the skirt Is just as desirable
for the gown or the suit as It is for
separate use. Trimming can be varied
In a number of ways; a plni.i stitched
hem Is quite correct, while bands of
the material, such as the one illus-
trated, are much In vogue. Folds or
applied tucks of contrasting fabric
also are greatly used, and there are
ready-made bandings galore.
The skirt Is mode In nine gores and
is laid in pleats at each beam, that
are turned toward one another to
give an inverted effect.
The quantity of material requires,
tor the medium size is eleven and
three-quarter yards twenty-seven, sli
and a halt yards forty-four or fifty
two Inches wide.
No White Gloves For Paris.
A fashion decree has been issued
In Paris that ladles shall not wear
white gloves, even at receptions and
parties. Gray or pearl will do,- but
allowance Is made for tan-colored
gloves and dark red ones, which are
becoming popular.
TUST GERMS.
A man there was who drank and ate
From sterilized cup and parboiled plate;
1 1 is every dish whs keen inspected
For signs of germs nnd oft rejected;
Hygienic clothes he'd always wear
Willi antiseptic in his hair;
In cab or cur he brushed his seat
And ran from dust -clouds on the street;
lie steamed each greenback that he had,
Until precaution turned a fad;
He formed a club in germ-crank spheres
Where each would live a hundred years;
Alus! Dcfore ins work was done
He passed away at forty-one.
A man there was who drank and nte
From hydrant cun and lia-sh-house nlate:
' He. took a plunge in bath-tubs murkisli
And dried oft on a much-used lurkish;
The soap he used was never new,
His shaving lather looked like glue;
He seldom ever changed his collar
And often used to hold a dollar
Between his teeth while making change.
And though it may seem queer and strange
He used to sny that "Germs, hegosh,
Were nothing but a lot of bosh;"
And when he left this earth for Heaven,
His age was just green ninety-seven.
Victor A. Hermann, in I'uck.
CRIPPLES
Magistrate "What! Do you mean
to say your husband struck you, and
he that physical wreck?" Mrs. Ma
loney "Yes, yer honor; but he's only
been a physical wreck since be struck
me." Independent.
Husband "Another new dress!
Where do you suppose I shall get
the money from to pay for it?" Wife
"You mtiBt excuse me. I didn't
marry you to give you financial ad
vice." Meggendorfer Blaetter.
If you're going to make a speech,
Cut it short;
If you've simply got to preach.
Cut it short.
If you feel you're going to stray
, From the path of virtue, say,
Only go a little way
Cut it short.
Sam S. Stinson, in Judge.
Solicitor (making a concession to
his client in the matter ot charges)
"Weel, Sandy, seeing I kent your
father, I'll make it sax guineas."
Sandy "Guld sake, mon! I'm glad
ye dlnna ken grandfather." Punch.
"Yes, Indeed," said Miss Uppisch,
"my great-grandmother on my moth
er's Bide was noted for her proud' and
Imperious bearing." "How strange!"
exclaimed Miss Knox; "our servant
girl's the same way." Philadelphia
Press.
A pretty girl was Introduced to
Paderewski at the close of one ot his
concerts. She wished to be afftible,
but was frightened half to death.
After a moment she asked eagerly,
"Of whom do you take music les
sons?" Judge.
A loving wife bids a last good-bye ,
To a husband who is sinking in death;
She bends o'er him with a tear in her eye,
And whispers a last request:
"Oh, promise me now, while e'er you cau,
So this parting won't seem too hnrd,
That you'll send me back from that un
known land
A souvenir postal card."
Home Ballad.
"Don't you think," asked Mrs. Old
castle, "that the new minister was
rather grandiloquent Sunday morn
ing?" "Oh, 1 don't know," replied
her hostess; "In fact, he looked rath
er pale and thin to me." Chicago
Record-Herald.
Salesman "How was It you asked
Grimes only $10 for the coat when
the usual price Is $15?" Proprietor
"Weil, you Bee, he had the coat
charged, and It is doubtful It he ever
pays. Better lose $10 than $15,
don't you see?" Boston Transcript.
Cigar Manufacturer "Scooped
again! Why in blazes didn't some
ot the gigantic Intellects on my staff
think of that?" Manager "What?"
Cigar Manufacturer "What! Why,
Panatella & Maduro have flooded the
trade with a nickel cigar wearing
three bands!" Puck.
"Do you think you could Identify
the burglar?" asked the chief of de
tectives. "I never saw him," replied
Citlman, "but he was a very small
man." "How do you know?"
"Haven't I told you he got into our
flat without any trouble?" Phila
delphia Press.
Irving as a Barnstormer.
During his last American tour the
late Sic Henry Irving told the follow
ing story on himself one evening at
the Players' Club:
"My barnstorming days seem very
distant and yet very dear to me now.
I recall with particular pleasure a
melodrama of crime In high life when
I barnstormed the provinces for two
successful seasons.
"My part called, in the first act, for
a dark stage. In this darkness I
tought with an old earl, threw him
heavily, and, when he did not rise af
ter the loud thud of his fall, I cried
out:
" 'Great heavens! What have I
done?'
"Usually this scene impressed and
moved my audience tremendously,
but I remember one night in Birming
ham when a coster, with one little
witticism, turned my outcry and the
darkneBS and the old earl's tragic
fall into ridicule and laughter. I
have never seen that coster, but t re
member bis voice well. It was a
slow, dry voice, like Mark Twain's,
and It manifested itself just after the
fall of my aged and noble antagonist.
The old earl had dropped heavily,
and In the silent obscurity I had
cried: 'Great heavens! What have I
done?' when the coster Bpake- up:
"'Strike a match, -young fellow,
and we'll have a look.'" Ltpplncott.
It Is hard for a woman to believe
a man really loves his children un
less he is willing to carry all their
pets in his arms when they go trav
eling. From "Reflections of a Bach
elor," In the New York Press.
A full-fledged white robin was cap
tured In Warren, Mass. The robin
has a snow-white breast, white bill,
and pink eyes.
The Rev. J. M. Green's Presbyter
Ian Church In Havana is the only
church in that city built after the
American plan of architecture.
The authorities of Shanghai, one
ot the busiest towns ot China, have
passed a by-law allowing motorists
to maintain a speed of not more than
thirty miles an hour while passing
through the city.
"The best pickpockets," said the
aetecuve, rare ine miiuoua. mu
have to call them light-toed as well
as light-fingered, for they can lift a
watch or purse as easily with their
feet as with their hands."
Gulls are recommended In place of
carrier pigeons In consequence of ex
periments made In France which
showed them to have superior intel
ligence and to be able to brave
stormy weather much better than pig
eons. Every village priest In Russia Is
called a "pope." There are no cell
bates among them, as every priest Is
obliged to marry, but only ones. It
his wife dies he must obey the rules
ot the Church by retiring to some
monastery for the rest of his life.
The popularity of all kinds of
sports in South Africa, emphasized by
the recent successful visit ot the
Springbok football team to England,
Is In ItseK abundant evidence ot the
large market open for further de-.
velopment by enterprising importers
ot suitable clothing and accesso.lea.
Holland has a population ot only
5,000,000, but there are 40,000,000
of people in the Dutch East and West
Indies. The Dutch are not i.t pres
ent much addicted to emigration. In
the United States, at the time of the
last census, there were only 105,000
persons of Dutch birth. The number
of Netherlander In the Dutch East
Indies is barely 12,000.
DISPLAYING FLOWERS.
They Show to the Best Advantage in
the Simplest Vases.
When displaying flowers in vases,
as on a metal or centre table, one
thing ought to be borne In mind, and
that is, the plainer the vase the bet
ter the flowers will show.
Somebody says that the difference
between a vase and a "vahze" Is that
the latter costs more than $2.50.
But a "vahze" that costs $5 or $6
is now called an amphora, and both
the "vahze" and the amphora were
never intended for use, but to be
placed on stands or In niches as evi
dences that their owner has money
to burn. To put flowers in either
would spoil the effect of the flowers,,
for the eye would be attracted by the
beauty or material ot the receptacle
and the flowers would be overshad
owed. To get the best possible effect ot
flowers put them in the plainest pos
sible vase or bowl that will not at
tract attention, then they, will be ap
preciated for themselves and no com
parison will be instituted between
them and the receptacle that holds
them. A double handful of oxeye
daisies, black eyed Susans, rudbec
kias, cornflowers or any other com
mon blossom will show to more ad
vantage in a brown earthen pitcher
than in the costliest amphora ever
carved out of Parian marble.
The Japanese understand this
principle. All their flower vases are
of the plainest possible construction.
But the flower loving Japs go to the
opposite extreme in displaying their
flowers and try by judicious arrange
ment to get the best possible results
trom very few flowers. They seldom
display, more than half a dozen flow
ers in a vase, and try always to have
more foliage than bloom, making
green the predominant color, thus set
ting oft to the best advantage the '
tint ot the flower against a neutral
background. That, however, is a
matter of taste. A few flowers well
displayed give an effect of dainty ele
gance. Americans like flowers in the
mass, but the good taste ot both
agrees regarding the simplicity ot the
vase. St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
A Wonderful Clock.
The Czar recently received at Pe
terhot Palace a peasant named Fram
Karass, who presented an extraordi
nary masterpiece of clockwork of his
own Invention. The clock registers
the time, the months' and days' dura
tion, day and night, the hour ot sun
rise and sunset, and the phases of the
moon, as well as the movement ot the
earth around the sun.
The hour plate and mirror glass
are covered with black enamel and
are more than a yard high by a yard
wide. The mechanism Is of copper
and the working la quite noiseless.
The clock weighs 720 pounds. It
needs winding once in 400 days.
Karass has been working on the
Invention for twenty-two years in
making the design and spent six years
in constructing the works. St. Pe
tersburg Correspondence ot the New
York Sun.