Freeland Tribune Established 1888. PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY, BY TJIB TRIBUNE PRINTING COMPANY. Limited OFPICB: MAIN* STREET ABOVE CENTRE. FKEELAND, PA. Kl**TlON 11ATES: One Year $1.50 Six Months "3 Four Months 50 Two Months 25 The date which tho subscription is paid to is on tne address label of each paper, the chungo of which to a subsequent uate be comes a receipt for remittance. Keep the figures in advance of the present date. Bo port promptly to this office whenever paper is not received. Arrearages must be paid when subscription is discontinued. Male all iii'.n y orders, checks, etc.,payable to th Tribune Printinj Company, Limited. Here and there canals are being abandoned as obsolete. But for every such one two new ones are being ' constructed. At last tho alleged bones of the late Christopher Columbus have arrived | in Spain. The Career of the great j voyager may now be regarded as a closed incident. Why not drop the fruitless contro versy over the ending of tho present century, and take up for discussion the far more lively question as to whether the coming year,l!>oo, should be written MCM or 3IDCCCC ? Tho bewildering number of C's in the lat ter would seem to make the former preferable, its brevity giving it tho soul of wit. Ono lesson of the war with Spain, not to be forgotten in a hurry, is the alarm that was felt along the Alnntic coast at the first outbreak of hostili ties lest a fleet of the enemy might make a daring and costly dash into some exposed port. The elaborate plan of coast defenses is even now far from finished, although it is estimated I that 3D),000,000 have been expended upon fortifications within the past four I years. The work thus well begun should be vigorously prosecuted, I [t is the cheapest form of insurance to | the enormous wealth of our coast bar- j bora and cities. The continuance of I this preparation should be accompan ied by dilligent instruction of the ar tillery branch of the enlarged army. With the extension of American sovereignty to Porto Rico ami Hawaii, together with the prospect of pro longed American control in Cuba and | the Philippines, new social and eeo- | nomic problems have arisen to tax the genius of our native statesmanship. How to govern these new territories iu away that shall promote their own welfare and advance the cause of edu cation and morals; how to imbue their people with the true spirit of free in stitutions and win them to the support of popular government; how to har monize the complex elements of race, religion, custom and industry iu all these islands, thus enabling them to flourish in amicable unity un der the watchful protection of the United States—these, surely,are ques tions which deserve and must receive the most solicitous attention from the responsible public leaders of this oountry. Governor Rollins of New Hampshire wants all the sons and daughters of the state to come "home" at least once a year. There are many of them iu Boston, where they have a flour ishing organization of the Hons of New Hampshire, and it was at a recent meeting of this association that the governor made his novel suggestion. His idea is to have a week in the sum mer set apart to be called "Old Home Week, "and to make it an annual affair. He would have every town and city in the state make up lists of all its native born sons and daughters living in oth er states, and send them an urgent invi tation to be present through the week, which he would make a carnival week with all sorts of entertainments. Iu addition, ho urged as a part of the program that every visitor should, dur iugthe week go to the pluce of his na tivity, and see what he or she could do to assist in the improvement and beau tifying of the place, and its general upbuilding and uplifting. Hn YVas That Brother. oome time ago a well-known Irish man was dining with Lord Hampden, Governor of New South Wales. Wish ing to pay a compliment to his host, the Irishman commented upon the fact that his excellency's family had all been true to the cause of Ireland, with one exception. We Irish never could forgive that brother of yours who sided with Caine for the Unionists In the great division of 1886. We used to call him the Brand of Caine." "Ah!" observed the Governor, good-humor edly, "I was that brother." A captive bee. striving to escape, has been made to record as many as 15.540 wing-strokes per minute in a re cent test. AFTER SCHOOL. Alwnys at four o'clock on days when the sun shines worm, He sits in his sheltered corner of the porch ut tho poorhouso form— The schoolmaster, aged and feeble, unfriended and long forgot, In his ufternoon dream revisits the places that know hitn not. Once more he stands In the schoolroom, close by the open door, To say good-bye to the children when school is dismissed at four; When they merrily troop before him—the little ones fair and sweet— (llow weary has been life's journey for some of thosobaby feet!) Here's tho youth, pale-browed and ardent, fame's hero beloved to-day And the rollicking lad so early 'ueath daisies hidden awav; Ilere tho idle, mischievous urchins—lovoable, though so bad— And the master is glad of the floggings they missed, which thoy ought to have had, Then the girls--oh, the dear girls—their dear faces tenderly shine for him still, As he sits on his bench in tho corner of the poorhouso under the hill. Will tho pauper no more remember these bitter and cruel years Of cold neglect uud sorrow, their louliues9 and their fears? 80. he smiles in his peaceful dreaming, this day when tho sun shinos warm, As they usher to him the stranger who visits tho poorhouso farm Who comes with a hurried footstep and eagerly glancing eye, Who kneel* by tho bench In tho corner, and calls in a sobbing cry: "Wake up, dear old prof., professor, it's ono of your own boys—Hall! You haven't forgotten me—Donald—the laziost lout of them all? I've hunted you up, professor, from now I'm your own son Don; My wife and the kids ure crazy to see you, so just couie on!" But the schoolmaster gives no answer, the silver head downcast, Gives never a sign or motion, though a strong man's tears fell fast O'er those shrunken hands, meek folded on his old staff, truly friend. Alone of all he had cherished, to stay with him to the oud. Yes, all is over, boy Donnld, the love that has come too lato Can only curry him sadly out through the paupers' gate. So passe l tho soul of the master to the land long gone before, To tho "homo and a hearty welcome," in life ior evermore. —Janet L. Ohr, in Baltimore American. 808 MANSELL'SLION BY JACK AUSTIN. This plain, straightforward account ot an oxcltlng advonturo Is written from the point of view of the ordinary person, and without " heroics." ©'feyW .-vvm ®SyS?!BQT weather hnd §B7 £ .if A pj set iu and we slLie J* Si wero trekking r! a B Pan of /oxeu from the ffsSMfcT w-\ KJ Transvaal to fB U; gift Angola, and **lß, IS had reached the k/Kott -yiwWSSpH O k or all g a MBSKpWTfg River. Here ) ( -'lf' Ef our wagon had J HI broken down, aud wUilßt tUe ffvila 'wtl repairs were 111 wfw progress a liou of our oxen. One of our three Hottentot boys had just brought the news to us. Tho sun had barely topped the undulating hor izon, aud tho clear-cut outline was fast emergiug into the haze and shim mer which betokened a scorching day. We had finished our early coffee, and were now preparing to revenge the , loss of our ox. As it was Bob's see ond lion aud my first, he, by virtue of his experience, directed the process of vengeance. "Come on," he said. ! "Don't talk as if we were going to j catch a train," I remarked. "Aren't I you going to take more cartridges'?" | "I've got three, aud there's only ! one lion," answered Bob. I felt that a Maxitn gnu would have been a comfort; however, stifling this vaiuwish.l loaded myself with a dozen cartridges aud the heaviest rifle we j had, aud announced myself ready, jWe had not far to go. The Hottentot had marked down the lion and its prey, and we hoped to be in time to 1 spoil the enemy's breakfast, or at j least to case some interruption there j to. We soon entered the "elephant" bush, and cautiously followed our | guide. There was a strained intensity I about this walk, which my seem unae- J countable to a good many, and l-idicu- I lous to the it may have been a unique case and worth going iuto by j scientists, or it may have simply been : a case of fright disguised iu a cloak of \ absorbing earnestness and sinking de termination. However, we preseutly | came to a grassy opon space, ou the | edge of which the boy stopped aud told us the lion was close. | "Shake him up," said Bob. I I thought this extremely silly. We were not driving partridges. I fer vently hoped the boy would not up [ set or irritate the lion by shakiug him up. It was not my idea of lion hunt ing at all, and I said in a low, impres sive voice, "Don't spoil sport, Bob;" Ito Which he replied, "Rot!" (He j often used that rude word to me. He I bad been six weeks longer in the country thau I had.) "Look here," ! continued he, "you shall have first j shot." i "We've got to find him first," I murmured, j .Tust then the Hottentot crept baok and told us he had located the liou about thirty yards off; that it was feed j iug on our ox, and refused to be I shaken up. I thought it quite proper ! of the beast to object to this rat-and- I terrier style of amusement; it seemed | to mo so undignified in lion hunting. | But Bob was not inclined to treat the king of the forest with much courtesy. "Lazy pig," he muttered, and straightway made for the spot indi cated by the boy. The grass was knee deep, aud formed a patch of about half au acre iu extent. We went on for a couple of minutes, and I began to hear omiuous rustlings all round. Then the boy stopped aud pointed to a spot in advance of us. Wo looked iu that direction, aud whilst wo stood listening, a grating kind of noise with a twang iu it was distinctly audible. Going ou a few steps we distinguished amid the grass tho hiud legs of an ox, hoofs upper most, waving iu the air, and half-a dozen paces farther disclosed the situ ation entirely. There was our dead beast exteuded on its back, aud be tween its hind legs lay the liou feed ing ou the vital parts of the poor an imal. At first we only saw the lion's shoulders, on account of its head be ing low down; but Bob shouted, "Get up, you thieving villain." I thought Bob was mad. Slowly the brute raised its head and looked at us. It was rot a taking face, nor was it exactly a handsome one. It was reek ing with blood, and from its jaws hung Dortious of torn flesh, which it wa trying to secure more effectually by working its tongue round the outside of its huge mouth. But it diduot ex hibit much surprise or curiosity about us. A slight glitter in its eyes, and a deep hum witli a banjo discord iu it, was all the brute thought necessary for the occasion, and thou down went its great head again. I felt the snub, and Bob said something about a lion's cheek taking the cake, but I was be yond modern proverbs now, and looked upon this horrid animal as a personal enemy. It was very annoying to be mado to feel small by a Hon in such a filthy con dition. We didn't get a roar or half a one, nor had he taken the trouble to lash his tail; he had indeed barely acknowledged our presence, and then goue on with his meal like a company promoter. It wasn't lion-like—at least, not book lion-like. I could see Bob was very much annoyed nt being con sidered such small fry. He said he'd go round and get a Hank shot, and told me to stay where I was and not let him pass me; whilst the boy was scut around to the other fluuk to chuck a spear at him. So it looked as though Mr. Liou was to bo inter rupted, and possibly annoyed too. Meanwhile he continued Ins break fast, making a nasty noise as he did so.. Bob and the "Tottie" departed, and left me standing very quiet, and trying to look amiable in case tho lion looked up and thought of inquiring into my business. I kept my rifie close to my leg, too; in fact, I went out of my way to keep the sit uation peaceful. In a minute or two the lion did look up—and at me. I smiled; tlfh lion returned tho snluta tiou, somewhat grimly, it is true, but it was a decided return all tho same. I felt a kind of modern Androcles. It was somewhat trying to liang on to one set smile, but kindness costs nothing in cases of this sort. As I was considering whether it would be safe or nice to speak pleasantly and give the smile a rest, a spear whizzed just above the lion's bead, transfixed the left hind leg of the ox, and stuck there. That Hottentot had destroyed the situation. Where was Bob and his flank movement? The lionlookod at the quivering sphere, and the ex pression ou his face changed to one of annoyance, with a tiugo of sadness. I read his thoughts. lie was disap pointed with me. Ho connected me with that spear, and put mo down as a humbug. This was vexing because it was so true; however, sentiment on each side had gone, more particularly when a second spear went through "the lion's fore-paw. Up went his head, and a snarl of such intense malignity came from him, that almost before I knew it I had sent a bullet at him, which went through the loose skin at the back of his neck, 1 aimed to hit just behind the oar, and cau't to this day determine why I did not kill that lion. I forget what exunse I made af terwards; it was a fairly good one, I know. We were now in for it, and no mistake. The wounded beast was in a horrid temper about one thing utul another. It sprang out, so as to get a clear idea of the situation, and seemed to gather impressions that I was at the root of the whole business. I wasn't smiliug now. At this moment, however, it caught sight of the Tottie, who wanted to get his spear out of the leg of the ox, and who was dodging around in a highly suspicious manner. His behavior caused the lion to reverse his judg ment of me; he, as it were, bound mo over to keep the peace for a few min utes, whilst ho attended to the Tot tie's affairs. That meant a lash of the tail, a deop growl, a crouch, and a spriug. Iu mid-air, a bullet from Bob broke his fore-paw, or the nig ger's skull would have been smashed in, hard as it was. Instead, however, of this happening, the lion came full bounce against the uufortunate man, and crushed him to the ground. There they got mixed up in a strug gle, which was too much tpo one sided. Not a sound came from the black chap, but the lion was humming a nasty tune. Bob and I fired; the smoke hung low—we rushed to get clear of it, aud saw the lion limping off iuto the bush with the man in his mouth. Ho had seized him by the hip, and every few seconds gave him a vicious shake. We followed as quickly as possible —I thought this was really something like lion hunting, quito in accordance with the very best traditions of my youth. In a minute or two the beast stopped, dropped the man, and gripped him afresh by the upper part of the left arm, gnawing it and suck ing the blood. We heard the horrid crunching of bone above the snarling and snuffling. Bob said, "I may hit the heathen, but he'd be killed anyway, so, "Bang! A rattling good shot, smashiug its way into the lion's skull. It was all over; the huge beast lifted itself up, its mouth half opened, and then the lifeless mass collapsed. We pulled the body clear of the poor Hottentot, and found him terribly mauled. Bob took him in hand, and managed, with odds and ends of gar ments, to stop the bleeding, after which we got him to the wagon. He lived three days, and spent most of that time telling the other two how it all happened. He seemed to feel no pain, and Bob said he was doing nice ly. But the next morning, when we were nt our cotlee, we were told casu ally that he was dead. It appeared that he had somehow started the bleeding again, and had refused to al low us to be called; so the poor follow lay there in the darkness and let his life's blood go from him tnl his life went too. Bob said he would have brought him through if he had been culled, but I said I didn't think it possible, because tlin bones were so crushed, and one couldn't sot crushed hones. Bob, as usual, when I ven tured an opinion, remarked, "Rot!" And so ended the adventure.—Wide World Magazine. FACTS ABOUT SHOOTING STARS. Question Whether or Not the Phenomenon is Losing in ltiehncsn. The present state of science does not admit yet of our kuowiug whether the contact of the shooting stars and aerolites lias had any effect at all on the earth's motion, says a writer in the Cliautauquau. But we cau assume that in the pro cess of time the amount of shooting stars and meteors will decrease. Fdr any given group of the former it is al most certain that it was once more conspicuous than it is to-day, and that it is growing less as the periodic re turns pass on. Of course in this as sumption we must take into accouut variations of density at different parts of the steadily moving current, varia tions which can produce showers that are now more dense and now more sparse. For this reason the constant enumeration of shooting stars becomes quite important, since this alone will teach us whether or not the phenomenon is really losing in richness, and if it is to what degree and under the sway of what laws. When a shooting star breaks into flame in our atmosphere the residuum of the combustion remains iu the air and can be found in what is known as atmospheric dust. The virgin suow of the polar region was often seen to bo spotted with traces of dust which contained particles of iron. Like particles are found on church towers and elsewhere. Among the minute bodies that dance in the sun's rays there are certain particles of shooting stars. The sands of the African deserts when examined by a micro scope present traces of very small iron particles which seem to have been subjected to a high temperature, and the Challenger 011 its remarkable trip in the Atlantic found at times in its dragnet fragments of magnetic iron which wo have every reason to be lieve fell from the sky. Sir William Thompson (Lord Kelvin) aud Richter have eveu seen in the aerolites the disseminators of the germs of life throughout the universe. Life in Siberia. The five years that I spent in Siberia were for me a great education in life aud human character, says Prince Kropotkin in the Atlantic. X was brought iuto contact with men of all descriptions; the best aud the worst; thoso who stood at the top of society and thoso who vegetated at the very bottom—the tramps and the so-called incorrigible criminals. I had ample opportunities to watch the ways and habits of the peasants in their daily life, and still more opportunities to appreciate how little the State admin istration could give to them, eveu though it was animated by the very best intentions. Finally, my exten sive journeys, during which I traveled over fifty thousand miles in carts, on hoard steamers, in boats, aud especial ly on horseback, had a wonderful effect iu strengthening my health. They also taught me how little man really needs as soon as he comes out of the enchanted circle of conven tional civilization. With a few pounds of broad and a few ounces of tea iu a leather bag, a kettle and a hatchet hanging at the side of the saddle, and under the saddle a h'-uket, to be spread at the camp fire upon a bod of freshly out spruce twigs, a inan feels wonderfully independent eveu amidst unknown mountains thickly clothed with woods, and in winter time. Siberia is not the land buried in snow aud peopled with exiles only, that it is imagined to be, eveu by many Russians. Iu its southern parts it is as rich in natural productions as are the southern parts of Canada; and besides half a million of natives, it has a population of more thau four millions asthox-oughly Russian as that to the north of Moscow. Overcame the Obetacleg. When Mary Gregg's rich uncle died in St. Louis he left her his fortune ou condition that she should never , change her name. Mary had a sweet -1 heart whose name wasn't Gregg, but , after the old man died the youug fel ; low had his name legally changed to 1 Gi egg, and now Mary has her money, 1 h-;r sweetheart and her name. FOPULAR SCIENCE. The nstronoiher, like other people, sometimes finds what he is not look ing for. This is especially likely to happen in making photographs of the heavens. Many asteroids, and occa sionally a comet, have been unexpect edly found in that manner. It now appears that a small comet, known as Chase's, was thus accidentally photo graphed on at least four plates which were exposed in November to catch the Leonid meteors. The comet hap pened to lo near that point in the sky from which the meteors appear to radiate, and although it was invisible to the eye, the faithful sensitive plates took note of its presence. A Gorman medical writer thinks there is nothing improbable in Hero dotus's story of the dumb son of Croesus who suddenly found his speech when he saw a Roldier raise | bis sword, and exclaimed: "Do not kill Croesus." Medical records, ho says, contain well-attested cases of dumbness cured by sudden fright. Hysteria and epilepsy also have been thus benefited. A physician in a luna tic asylum not long ago cured a hy pochondriac by sending him a num ber of violently abusive postal cards. The anger at them and the eagerness to find out who wrote them diverted the patient's mind, and he improved rapidly. At the time of the discovery of the Philippines in 1521, there were found in the islands the brown Malayans who are now in the great majority, and the small black Negritos, of which ouly about 10,000 survive. Dr. Brinton, of the University of Penn sylvania, believes that these two races are etlinographically distinct, and that their ethnic and historic rela tions oiler some interesting problems in anthropology. For example, the Negritos believe that if one of their people dies it is due to the black art of t :ese Malayan adversaries, and they endeavor to slay a Malayan in his place. The anthropologists and ethnologists of Europe are awaiting with interest the results of investiga tions which they expect that Ameri can scientists will 2>iosecuto in the Philippines. One of the physical phenomena that is attracting considerable attention is what is known as "flicker" caused by the more or less rapid succession of illumination of different degrees of in tensity. This phenomenon is being applied to photometry and the study of color-blindness, and one of the most iniportaut parts of the investiga tion is to ascertain under what condi tions the flicker vanishes. In some experiments recently performed with a disc half-black, half-colored, placed in the different colors of the spec trum, it was found that the highest rate of rotation was necessary with the yellow, decreasing with the colors on either side; the rate being the same for the deepest visible crimson and full green. With a variation of the intensity of different spectra, it was found that an increase made necessary a more rapid rate of rota tion. Methods of rendering the nitrogen of the air available in agriculture are being considered on account of the theory held by certain scientists that the amount of this element found in the earth is being exhausted. A process to accomplish this end has lately been proposed by M. Moissan in connection with his recently dis covered method of producing pure calcium. The plan suggested consists in bringing the calcium into contact with nitrogen at a high temperature, when the metal changes in color from white to yellow, until it takes fire at a low ion heat and burns, forming a bronze-colored nitride. If this cal cium nitride is thrown into water it decomposes with effervescence, pro ducing ammonia and calcium hydrate. The metallic calcium is produced by means of the electric furnace, the nitrogen is free in the atmosphere, and the ammonia obtained can bo used for any of the agricultural or in dustrial compounds in which it is de sired. "What CHUMPS Colds. Contrary to the n-evalent opinion that colds and cong arc due entirely to tho severity of toe climate, or to Home unexpected cliange in the weather, they really arise, in very many eases, from pure carelessness cud want of thought. Colds are not inevitable, but could often be avoided if people would only use their ideas of common sense and be reasonable. The custom of muffling tho neck very closely with furs or similar pro tection is extremely dangerous. If thoughtlessly left off r. severe cold is sure. A light wrapping, sufficient to exclude cold wind, while permitting ventilation, gives the best protection. For iustauce, if one sits in a heated room while paying a visit, or during the services at church, without re moving any of the many wraps which have been donned for tho cold at mosphere out of 'doors, the result is almost sure to be a severe cold, con tracted by the sudden change from the heated room to the cold sir. Sleeping in badly-ventilated rooms, wearing at night the underclothing which is worn through the day, late hours, loss of sleep, greasy food and irregularity of meals all tend to weaken the system to such an extent as to render it quite incapable o( resisting the changes in the weather or any exposure to disease. While we all advocate cold and well-venti lated sleeping apartments, wo nt the same time must condemn the cold room for dressing in the morning. It is most unhealthy, and a delicate per son might receivo such a shock as to result in fatal injury.—Dietetic and Hygienio Gazette. J UN'S WORLD. | . LADY CURZON IN INDIA. . What It Means to Be a Viceroy's Wife and the Social Demands of Vlceroyalty. Under the title "The American Girl Who Leads au Empire," Edward Page Gastou writes interestingly in the Woman's Home Companion of the responsibilities undertaken by Lady Curzon: "It sometimes devolves upon the wife of the Viceroy to give audience to a uativo Maharajah alone, when it is her duty to advance and meet him on the threshold, and duly wave him to aseat, afterwhichher American tact prompts her to speak of the satisfac tion it is to see him in her home, to inquire after the health of her distin guished guest and his family, and to pay him all the usual complsments of the season. As the ladies of thevico royalty generally make it understood that they can accept no gifts of value from their subjects the exchange of tokens is confined to photographs. "Two thousand guests are some times present at the state balls, when the viceroyal party is conducted by an imposing procession to and from the assembly, which is opened by the quadrille of honor at about ten o'clock. After this Lord aud Lady Curzon hold a reception, and the warm climate makes these wearing events upon the host and hostess. That the social ad ministration of Lady Curzon will not fall behind those of her predecessors was evidenced by orders for thirty-five thousand invitations, programmes and cards of various sorts given in Lou don previous to her doparture for In dia. "One of the delicate duties of the lady of the viceroyal mansion is to learn the rules of management gov erning the native servants, for these have their places as unalterably fixed by caste as persons in higher stations. In the bedchamber service there is not one or two brisk chambermaids to do up a room as in Amerioa, but the various items in the nlmost tritliug work aro dividedamong seven or eight men-servants, and this is the rule throughout an Indiau establishment. Lady Curzon's body-servant stands or sleeps outside the door to her room constantly, and when she goes to drive alone another attendant rides in tko carriage with her, aud at any time would give his life for her pro tection." Our Bruve Names. The daughter of Secretary Long and three of her fellow students at Johns Hopkins Medical College spent their vacations nursing the sick and wounded. Mrs. Enuis, n colored woman from the Freedmun's Hospital at Washington, went to Santiago with the army and has been there ever since nursing the colored soldiers. She is ono of the humble heroines of the war and is just as much entitled to the thanks of Congress and a medal as Miss Barton or Miss Gould. And what compensation is there for Mrs. Ellen Hardin Walworth, of New York, who not only faced disease aud death in the hospitals of Fort Monroe and Montauk Point all summer, but 'j.c.vo her only daughter, a beautiful girl of nineteen, whe was still more precious to her than all of Miss Could's millions? The National So ciety of the Daughters of the Revolu tions will erect a monument to com memorate tho heroism aud sacrifice of Rubina Walworth. Her mother was ode of the three founders of that order and she was the grandchild of tho late Chancellor Walworth, of New York. Who will erect a monument or pro vide a gold medal in honor of Sister Mary Larkin, a sweet nun from Em mitsburg, Md., who died of yellow fever, or offer n similar tribute to tho heroism of another bravo volunteer nurse who died at Chickamauga? Fifteen hundred contract nurses were employed by the medical corps during the war nnd there were about 151) volunteers. The exact number is not known, because their names were not upon the rolls. Twelve of the contract nurses sacrificed their lives and the three volunteers referred to died in the harness. This is a re markably small percentage only fif teen out of a total of 1650 who en dured the olimate, the hardships and exposure to contagious diseases, but among the living as well as the dead are many yet unhonored and unsung whoso services deserve spoc ial recognition.—Chicago Record. The Tailor Made Suit. Some of the smart tailors are mak ing two coats for each suit and this the customers who give the orders consider an economical plau. One cos tume of Amazon mauve-gray cloth has a close-fitting skirt, which flares out at about the height of the knees into a dozen tiny flat flounces which at first sight might be taken for tucks. The edge of each one is ornamented by a piping of dark violet velvet. The coats are a direotoire and a short sncque, respectively. The first is cut with a long-tailed basque, reaching nearly to the bottom of the skirt, but giving no indication of its existence in front. The broad revers are faced with violet velvet of tho same hue as that employed upon the skirt, and this in turn is covered, or nearly so, by an application of white ribbon braids in the shape of true-lovers' knots; the gantlet ouffs and the tight fitting sleevos are similarly faced and embroidered. The vest, out in pne with the coat, is of velvet, braid-em broidered also ahd the smart aud •daiuty oravat is of lace and fur, min ,gled with violet velvet. The edge, pockets and revers of the coat aro piped with violet velvet, the flaps of the pockets are of velvet, with a single application of the ribbon braid em broidery in the shape of a true-lovers' knot in tlie centre. The sacque coai/ of cloth, intonded foe wear over a blouse, is very short, reaching only to the waist. It is double-breasted, has one of the new funnel-shaped collars and rather email rovers; collar and revers are faced with voilst velvet. A mannish little outside pocket, high np on the left-hand side, shows peeping over its edged a pale mauve kerchief, edged with lace, and a cravat of pur ple velvet, shows at the throat when the high collar is turned down. The Favorite Flower. The reign of the rosebud has already commenced. Small as this crimson tipped flower is, it successfully dom inates every new fnbrio for spring wearing. Challies, organdies, Swiss muslins, ginghams and silks are wreathed and speckled, spotted and dotted with coquettish baby roses, from the romantic moss bud to the close-sheathed tiny button rose. All this, of course, goes only to prove that we are in for a piuk spring instead of a lilac, violet or corn-flower blue one. There is, indeed, matter for a pro longed and undenially thrilling teacup talk of coming modes already spread forth on the counters. Abridged in formation must make it known that the favorite orgauio pattern is that of a flue rose viue iu bud, and creeping over a trellis pattern in faint green or ! pale yellow. Iu dimity and a beauti ful new starchless muslin called Phili piuo the prim baby rose is placed formally inside a tiny check square, or regular narrow bands of green run in bayadere or perpendicular stripes between straight narrow trails of roses. The cloud-like Bilk muslins that promise to be the most fashionable summer ball gowns have full-blown roses in two shades of pink or in yel low and red ou their faint blue, deep cream or lemon-tinted backgrounds, and for the Easter bridemaids these are going to bo the most fashionable possible habits. Quconly Even In Prison. The author of "Foreign Courts and Foreign Homes" relates a very pathetic story of Marie Antoinette, told to her by au old man who had when a boy, during the days of the terror, to take some water daily into the room of the unhappy queen. The boy did not know the rank of the prisoner, as she was spoken of as Veuve Capet, aud her daughter as Citoyenue Marie! The first time he was gruffly told by his uucle to put the pitcher down. On entering the room ho looked up and saw a pale, cold, steru looking woman, with snow white hair, standing bolt upright, facing the three men and the boy as they came iu. She started violently when the boy entered, but said nothing. No doubt he reminded her of her own unhappy son separated from her. "Some childish instinct mado the boy rever ently bow his head to her, and if ho had dared he would have doffed his cap and bent his knee. In the guard room he asked who this Veuve Capet was, and was told a bad, wicked wom an, who had been the curse of France. Constantly he carried the pitcher to her, and one day, when his uncle was more drunk than usual, and not no ticing him, he slipped three little primroses, nvhioh he had in his hot little hand, into hers. The queen took them, hid them in her dress, and burst into tears." A Princess' Post Cards. The Duchess of York has one of the most interesting collections of post cards on record. It has been contri buted to by the sovereigns of every land where post cards are used, the German relatives of Her Royal High ness supplying by far the greater number, many of which are very picturesque and artistic. Post card albums are for the moment ousting both stamp und autograph albums from favor, and have the advantage in both respects, inasmuch as they supply the stamp of various nationali ties as well as the autograph of some friend or distinguished individual, and, furthermore, a dainty bit of scenery. Tempting; Embrolderlep. The summer display of open-pat terned embroideries in lattice devices, in Honiton effects, Venetian point laces, edgings, and insertions in Hun garian stitch, etc., is very tempting. New Fashion's Fancies. Overskirtswill be an Easter fashion. Belts will hoof metal extremely nar row. Buttons will be extremely decora tive. Ostrich feathers will be a positive rage. Coiffures will be more wavy than ever. Ruffled braid will trim tailor-made suits. / Stocks will be of plain bauds, not crushed silk. Coats will be long in the back and short in front. Ruffles will be more plentiful and fanciful than ever. Golf capes will bo made out of vel vet and worn for calling. Skirts will be fastened at the front right seam, and will hug the hips. Wraps are cut away in front from the waist line and very pointed at the back. Placket holes will be buttoned with large conspicuous buttons, instead of flying open. Shoes will be less pointed and the mode will be for the heavy morocco and the calfskin. Tight waists will be the fashion aud the cutaway coats will replace the long double breasted ones. Hats will oome back toward the face instead of getting further away from it and will be very large. Waists will button down the back and over on the right side iu front without being double breasted.
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