THE WIFE,
If title Dreamt of Maidenhood
to tliem all away
'A Wmierly at mothers would
TW tors of yesterday,
Jlfhtm little children grow to men
Tm ncrwise for play.
She I'ltte dreams I put aside
1 kmd them, every one,
' 'Ami vet, since monnulown buda must uide
Vdm the noonday sun,
Ictotethein wistfully away,
And five the key to none.
9 Btth Prenms of Maidenhood
Lir quietly, nnr care
K mmt tiny in an idle mood
I, SMrching unaware
Tlmnarh iionie elo.ed corner of my heart,
Wioeld laugh to tind you there.
Ttauiosia Garrison, in Harper 'a Bazar.
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I IMPRESSION
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By C. S. COLLINS.
Traxon, advertising agent for the
Driseoll Paint Company, sitting on a
baggage- truck and kicking his heels
disconsolately a&atnst the wheels,
glanced savagely at the gaudily paint
ed cars which filled the better part of
the yard of the small station and
Irom 1hcre across the fields to where
the tents of the Triple-Plate Allied
Bhows and Hippodrome reared their
white tops. It was early In the sea
son, and the canvas was still white,
fresh and billowy.
He was so comfortably occupied In
mentally explaining to himself how
)UUe lie liked circuses that he failed
to note a smart pony rig drawing up
t the station platform. From this
descended an alert young man with
rlean shaven face that betrayed the
hnmorous upcurve of the lips, to
match the laugh wrinkles about the
dear eyes. It was not until the
glance of those kindly eyes espied
kiln that Traxon was roused from his
reverie and turned to look Into Jim
Trennant's face. Old friends were
these two.
"A penny for your thoughts," cried
Tresnnnt, manager of the Triple
Plato Allied Shows and Hippodrome.
"Produce!" Traxon held out his
band and Trennant dropped a copper
coin therein. '
"1 was thinking what an Infernal
Bnisance you and your show are," ex
plained Traxton. "Want your money
buck?"
"Honesty Is worth a penny, even if
It is uncomplimentary," said Tren
nant, with a laugh. "What's the mat
ter with the Triple-Plate, Charlie?"
"Just this," explained Charlie
Traxon. "I land In this usually
peaceful burg to find that your show
is here. I want to get over to Mid
vale, and I can't get a rig, livery or
private, until after you pull up stakes
and permit the town to return to Us
onnal somnolency."
"If you can't get to Midvale, come
and nee the show," Invited Trennant,
hospitably. "It's bigger and better
than ever, and "
"I've seen the small bills for fur
ther particulars," Interrupted Traxon
laughingly.' "I don't think I can take
the show In because It's on very pat;
tiralir business that I want to get
over to Midvale. Anne Is over there."
Trennant nodded understandingly.
"How do you prosper?" he asked.
He knew of Traxon's love for Mrs.
Blaine. As Anne Caswell she had
Been engaged to Traxon until a lov
er's jnarrel had separated the pair,
and then she had married Blaine only
to find out when it was too late that
wounded pride and not love had
wrged her to accept the new suitor.
"Things are not going well," said
Traxon, dolefully. "When poor
Blaine died I thought there was a
chance to win Anne back, but she is
afraid of what the children will
think. They are just of an age when
they are beginning to understand
things, and she is afraid of the effect
stepfather will have on them. "
"I have never seen' them; there's a
boy and a girl, but I'm to make a
visit on approval, and If the children
take to me well, you may have an
opportunity to dream on a bit cf bride
be, Jim.
The trouble Is that I'm deathly
afraid of the children and I'm certain
I can't make a bit, particularly as
I've got to walk over there while
this whole town Is circus mad, and
there's not a conveyance to be had.
rn not make a very good impression
after a ten-mile walk."
Trennant cast a glance at the trim
"uptown wagon" used by the circus
people for errands about town. The
ponies could never make the ten
rile there and back. Then he
grinned as he glanced at his watch.
"I can help you out," began Tren
ant. "If you don't mind the vehicle
, being a trifle er gaudy."
"Ill go over in a llon'a den or as
ne of the happy family," declared
Traxon. "It's Hobson's choice."
"It's not as bad as that," assured
Trennant. "We are short of live
stock Just now, and we use every bit
f horseflesh in the Wild West act.
But there lg an automobile band cha
riot we use in the parade. If you'll
cone over to the lot, I'll have you
taken out to Midvale as soon as the
aato is ouCof the entree."
A warm grip was Traxon's only an
swer, but Trennant led the way to the
telegraph office, and, after sending a
' aoaple of dispatches, be made for the
little pony cart.
He came upon the lot from the
mar, thus avoiding the crowds grad
tuBy reduced to the comparative few
bo, lacking the price of admission,
hanging about the grounds,
within the tent came the blare
f brass and the hum of the cheering
crowds, as Trennant led the way into
the dressing tent
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Just as he entered the green cur
tains were drawn aside and the pro
cession began to file out of the hippo
drome track. In the van was a huge
band chariot resplendent in Vermil
lion and gilt, with bits of looking
glass and polished brass to one side
to permit the musicians to scramble
out and hurry toward the band stand
and then, as It lumbered on, Trennant
Jumped on to the running board, fol
lowed by Traxon.
Once they- had cleared the tent
Trennant explained to the1' driver
what was wanted, and with & final
handshake he dropped lightly to the
ground while the chariot sped toward
the street.
Once on the country roads,' with a
village boy for pilot, the huge ma
chine made splendid time, and In less
than an hour the tiny cluster of
houses that constituted Midvale came
into sight.
The boy pilot located the place
where Mrs. Blaine lived. With a fine
flourish the chariot sped up the drive
and came to a stop before the broad
piazza, on which a girl and boy were
playing.
Traxon swung himself down, after
slipping a gratuity to the driver, and
approached the awestruck children.
"Mamma at home, little man?" he
aBked the boy. For a moment the
child stared, then he toddled into the
broad hall.
"Mamma," he called, in his shrill,
childish treble. "Turn down, kwlck.
I dess Dod's turn."
Traxon sprang forward to greet
the woman who descended the stairs
and he read his answer In the happy
light of her eyes.
"Everything depends upon first Im
pressions," said Anne laughingly, as
she placed her cool, firm hands in his
own. "I think your first impression
will carry the day, Charlie."
"May Jim Trennant have the good
fortune that Is his due," said Traxon,
as he drew her within his encircling
arms. New York Evening Journal,
Fooled Them Both.
Hy CHARLTON LAWRENCE ED
HOLM. Mr. Nuwed, returning from his
day's work, found his bride in tears.
"O-oh, hubby!" Bhe sobbed, "I'm
so discouraged. I don't think I'll
ever learn to cook well enough to
keep your love for always!"
"Why, what's happened now, darl
lng? Did you salt the coffee, or put
red pepper into the cinnamon sauce
again, or did you try to make ome
let out of eggplant this time?"
"No-o; but you remember those
biscuits I made this morning?"
"Oh, yes; I remember them all
right!"
"And you said they would be Just
fine if they were only cooked a little
browner and were not so pale and
sickly. ' Well, I gave those that were
left to the old speckled hen."
"Dear me! Did the hen eat any of
them?"
"No-o; hut she's she's setting on
them now."
"Oh, well, what can you expect of
a stupid hen?"
"But but that Isn't all. Mrs.
Nexdoor looked over the fence and
said, 'Funny how that old creature
will sit on door knobs and things!'
And I'm afraid she wasn't meaning
to be sarcastic!" Judge.
A Little-Known Nursery Rime.
In the Interesting "History of the
Catnach Press" a literary venture
that lasted In London from 1769 to
1841 there Is, among its ballads
and horrors and carols and trials, an
account of "The Tragical Death of an
Apple-Ple." Most persons know the
first part; many were brought up on
A was an Apple-Ple, B bit It, C cut
it," and so on down to "XYZ and &,
who all longed for a piece in hand."
But how many know the "Curious
Discourse that passed between the
twenty-five letters at dinner time?"
Says A, Give me A (rood large slice.
hays , A little int. out nine.
Sn'vs C. Cut me a niece of Crust.
Take it, savs D, 'tis Dry as Dust.
S.iva K. I'll Eat it fnst.'who will?
Save F, I vow I'll have my Fill.
Savs G, Give it me both Good and Great.
hays H, A little bit I Hate.
Says I, I love the juice the best.
And K the very same Konfcss'd.
Says L, There s nothing more I Love.
Says M, It Makes your teeth to Move.
N Notic'd what the others said.
O Others' plates with grief survey'd.
P Trained the cook up to the liie.
Q Quarreled because he had a bad knife.
Savs R, It Runs short, I'm afraid.
S Silent Sat and nothing Said.
T Thought that Talking might lose Time.
U Understood it at ail meals a crime.
W Wished there had been a quince in. .'
Says X, Those cooks there's no convincing.
r-ays x, m eat, lec otnera wuu.
Z sat as mute as any fish.'
While & he licked the dish.
Talking Postcards.
Talking postcards have been spo
ken of for some time past. They
have now become an accomplished
fact in Europe, though they are hard
ly likely to come within reach of the
million Just yet. Happily they have
not reached such perfection that on
coming down In the morning one's
correspondence will hall one in va
rious voices. It is ghastly to think of
everybody's postcards shouting
around the table. So far the phono
graphic ' message card can only be
made to "speak" hy taking it to a
postal centre, where It is placed in a
machine which sets it in motion.
Lady's Pictorial.
Progress Retarded by Caste.
Upon India, at once the wealthiest
and poorest of nations, hangs the
mill-stone of caste, a damper to all
ambition, a dead weight to all pro
gress. The Sudra may not hope for
advancement or reward'. The Brah
min and the warrior and the prince
remain superior by birth and law.
But with both classes, each forbidden
to assist the other, there is a desire
tor gain and the boarding ot gain.
DAIRYMAID EDUCATED.
The dear little dairymaid ot fact
and fiction is to be educated? That's
a proposal before the Legislature,
and the State Is asked to appropriate
(10,000 to teach her how to milk the
cow and make butter, with a view to
greater profits. According to the
ideas ot Representative E. E. Jones,
of Susquehanna, the State would pro
vide traveling dairy Instructors' to
visit the farm, where the rosy-cheeked
dnlrymald is at home, and to visit
creameries and cheese factories.
Their duties include "giving such
assistance as is possible in improving
the quality ot dairy products and the
methods of work." Further, the
measure vaguely refers to "Informa
tion as to improved and economical
methods of advancing and promoting
the dairy Interests of the State."
Aside from Us relation to the dairy
maid, the bill Is regarded as a good
measure for advancing the State's
dairy Interests, second only to those
of New York. Philadelphia North
American.
WOMAN A WORLD POWER.
Woman Is still in the ring, and
holding her own. Who is the man
who holds the key to the political sit
uation in Europe? London and Paris
papers say it is his royal highness,
the Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir
apparent to the throne of Austria
Hungary, who has subdued to his will
not only the old emperor, Francis
Joseph, but Emperor WHliflm him
self. All diplomatic Issues affecting
Europe declare the London Stand
ard and the Paris Figaro must be
referred to the archduke, and no
great decision is passed upon without
his sanction. Well, this mighty po
tentate, it is well known, is controlled
by his ' wife that homely Sophie
Chotek, whom he married (morgan-
Beaten liiscuit. Sift together two quarts flour, one tea
spoonful salt and one level teaspoonful baking powder. Now,
with the tips of the fingers, work Into the sifted flour a quar
ter cup butter or lard until the flour feels like cornmeal.
Then add from a cup and a half to two cups Ice cold water or
milk and mix to a dough. Roll through a biscuit machine for
half an hour or beat 100 strokes on a wooden block with a
heavy pestle. Cut into small rounds and bake about thirty
minutes in a moderate oven.
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atlcally) in defiance ot the emperor's
mandate, and who marvelously trans
formed the broken-down roue "the
wildest profligate In . Europe" Into
a model husband, and a strong,
healthy man.
In China the coming world pow
er Prince Chun, regent over the
nearly four hundred millions of Cel
estials, Is said, to be controlled In all
public movements by his rather deli
cate Manchu wife and his own three
half-sisters. So much for the Voman
behind the throne. In our country,
there are -a number of men high in
office who ask their wives' opinions
upon state matters, and often act up
on their suggestions. Mary E. Bry-i
an, in Uncle Remus's Magazine.
BOILING EGGS BY MELODY.
Aunt Peggy was something over
fifty-five. Her skin was like ebony,
shining with pristine purity, and her
lips were large and full. Her eyes
were frank and intelligent, and had
then such a motherly look and so re
spectful, and her courtesy would
have done credit to a duchess. Her
neat cotton dress and turban, her
kerchief, and her large, friendly look
ing apron, were suggestive of scrupu
lous neatness. I BOon learned that
Aunt Peggy was an autocrat In her
way, a perfect queen of the kitchen.
She would allow no disorder around
her, no loud talking and certainly no
interference.
She had her own way of reckoning
time, too, for I found soon after she
came that she was unable to read the
time on the clocks. She devised a
system of notches on the window sill
which was as accurate as any time
niece in the house, and moreover,
they never ran down. , I gave her a
sand glass to tell how long an egg
ahniild boll for' those who liked them
soft, and she was to reverse the glass
when the eggs were to be boiled a lit
tle harder. N She thanked me for the
contrivance, but I found later that
she never used it. She had her own
ingenious method. To get the time
for a soft boiled egg she would sing
several verses of an old negro mel
ody, and twice as many for an egg to
be boiled about three minutes. She
could keep a perfect reckoning ot
the number of lines she would sing,
and I seldom remember an egg that
was either over, or under done when
boiled to this time. From "Aunt
Peggy," by Pamlla Robertson Butt,
in Uncle Remus's, The Home Maga
tine. WEDDING INVITATIONS.
In the matter of wedding; Invita
tions the notice given varies some
what, according to the importance of
the function that is to say, whether
it is to be a smart wedding or quiet.
In the first instance, the regulation
notice Is from three weeks to a fort
night; In the second, a fortnight or
ren less is not unusual.
The invitations to smart weddings
axs issued In notes printed la Ink,
not in silver, while to quiet weddings
written notes often take the place of
printed.
The form ot the Invitation Is as fol
lows: "Mr. and Mrs. A request the
pleasure of Mr. and Mrs. B 's com
pany at the marriage of their daugh
ter Blanche with Mr. Cecil C at St.
Mary's Church, Heathfleld, on
Wednesday, February 17, at 2.80
I o'clock, and afterward at the Cedars.
R. S. V. P."
When a bride is a stepdaughter ot
Mr. A she Is referred to in the in
vitation as Mrs. A 's daughter.
Miss Blanche Blank, but if she Is a
stepdaughter of Mrs. A the words
"their daughter Blanche" are usually
allowed to stand.
If the reception Is given by the
uncle and aunt of the bride, 'their
niece, Miss Blanche Blank," is sub
stituted for the words "their daug
ter,"..and, again, If the reception is
given by the married sister of the
bride and her husband, the words
"their sister" are substituted for
"their daughter," and in every case
the Invitations are issued In the
names of husband and wife and the
answers should be directed to the
mother or other relative of the bride.
Occasionally guests are merely
asked to witness the ceremony at the
church In the event of a quiet wed
ding being Intended, in which case
"no reception" is put upon the Invi
tations, which means that friends and
acquaintances are only expected to
attend at the church. But relatives
will meet at house subsequently.
We have been frequently asked,
says the Queen, whether a choral ser
vice should be held at this style ot
wedding, and whether floral decora
tions in the church are In good taste
under the circumstances. The an
swer to both these questions is in the
affirmative, always supposing that the
wedding does not follow close upon
a bereavement, lu which case flowers
and music would be rather out of
place.
Some brides wear white on these
occasions, but it is white cloth or
some similar material, and not what
Is known as bridal attire with its ac
companying court train. Whether
the bride wears white or gray a
toque takes the place of a veil, and
she invariably carries a sheaf of lilies
in lieu of a bouquet, while some
times she carries a prayer book and
not the flowers. It is very rarely that
bridal attire is worn by a bride when
no reception Is to follow the cere
mony. There are, of course, excep
tions to this, but the received rule
is not to do so. '
Capes in military effects are seen
for young girls' evening wear.
Fine sllk-and-wool cashmere is
forging steadily ahead as a favorite
in dress goods.
Buckles of fine, highly polished
wood are one of the latest conceits ot
Paris.
The old-fashioned toe slipper with
big square 'gold or silver or bronze
buckle Is modish.
Three yards is considered, good size
for the bottom ot the gored skirt of a
smartly tailored suit.
White trimmings, such as braid
and buttons, will be used freely on
colored gowns and coats.
All-over soutached net yokes and
gulmpes are &p. exceedingly popular
finish to the one-piece dress.
Little princess tunics are being
worn, mostly with side opening, and
buttoning nearly to the hem.
A new Idea in hair ornaments is
an adaptation ot the old-fashioned
back comb worn by children.
The fcrepe de chines are as good as
ever, ranging from the simplest to
the richest, mostly satiny weaves.
Like coats ot mall are some of the
bodices of the princess dresses, so
covered are they with soutache braid
ing. Dainty evening dresses are made ot
silk Brussels net dyed in the evening
colors and trimmed with satin to
match. '
Black braid and horsehair hats
look pretty trimmed with Jet, and
very handsome cabuchons, banding
and cut ornaments are used on many.
The fashionable coat is long, form
revealing, but not tight fitting, hip
less in effect, with small sleeves and
some touch in the form of buttons or
revers to suggest the Dlrectolre.
A reaction is already setting in
against the much-trimmed tailored
suit The cut is still in the blpless
effect, but trimmings are omitted, the
collar Is mannish and the sleeves sug
gestive ot those ot a man's coat. -
New York City. While the blouse
that closes at the back continues all
Its favor, there is a growing demand
among many women for the conve
nient one that can be closed at the
front, yet which is a little more
dressy than the plain shirt waist.
This model can be made In either
way, and Is adapted to all lingerie
materials, both those that are used
for the entire gown and those that
are suited to the odd waist. In the
illustration Persian lawn Is embroid
ered by hand, but handkerchief linen
Is a great favorite and marquisette
and chiffon lawns are popular and
dainty in the extreme, while the em
broidered muslins and fancy mate
rials are numberless. The blouse In
cludes the new one-piece sleeves,
which are so cut as to insure the
prettiest possible lines for the tucks
and the embroidery and It Is alto
gether an exceptionally attractive one.
The waist can be made with front
and backs and closed at the centre
back, as in this instance, or with the
back cut in one and two fronts as
preferred. When made in this latter
way the front edges are finished, one
with a box pleat, one with an under
lap, and the closing can be made with
buttons and buttonholes at the centre
of the pleat or invisibly by means of
buttonholes in a fly as preferreJ.
The tucks are Just wide enough to
mean becoming fulness, and ti"
sleeves tit the arms exceptionally we!..
If shorter length Is desired they cau
be cut off at the upper edge of the
first group of tucks above each wrist.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size is four and a
half yards twenty-one or twenty
four, three and a halt yards thirty
two or two and a quarter yards forty
four inches wide.
Shadow AppUqno.
Those who have become fond of
the dainty shadow embroidery wl
wish to try shadow applique, which u
a novelty in embroidery that deserves
to become popular. Shadow appllqas
differs from the original shadow em
broidery In that the design is applied
in heavier material to the wrong tide
of the work, ard is held In place by
stitching on the right side.
Velvet Neckband.
The black velvet neckband, that for
a short time was little seen; is now
again being effectively used to give
the desired piquant touch of black to
the gulmpe of the one-piece frock.
The velvet is very narrow, from half
an inch to a little more in width, and
Is usually placed at the base of the
lace stock; the ends are then crossed
In the front, and a small brooch or
buckle holds them in place.
Now Handkerchief Pattern.
Ono of the newest handkerchief
patterns is a crossbar hemstitched
lawn, showing an embroidered poppy
in one corner. Another is a sheer,
plain hemstitched lawn with a but
terfly alighting on a tiny spray of
flowers worked in embroidery in one
corner, whilo a third is a fine, plain '
handkerchief hemstitched and bor
dered in diamond dots with a wide
border all around.
This fancy linen depends largely
upon the button hole and eyelet fin
ish for novelty. It's a trimming that
will be used a gre?t deal this season.
A. distinctive feature ia the accom
panying sketch is the plain over skirt
lashed , together, wh ribbon, showing
flat pleats underneith.
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