Indianapolis Journal, Volume 54, Number 80, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 March 1904 — Page 22

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 1904.

PART THREE.

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HyacintHs, Tulips, Narcissus

would be to snd for the police and have the ominous obstruction rnmovt'il from the chimney befor the Tsar's arrival next door. This duty the police would be sure to Lupplement by diligent inquiries after the baroness's lato guest, and Liura at once graspeti the terrible significance which her discovery' would have for lima Vassili. In 6ilf-protection. If not for the sake of trufh and Justice, the baroness would have to eay that Delaval gained access to her house as a professed friend of Boris Dubrowski. That will never do," she thought. "I must get the thing down myself rather than that. Perhaps I could take out the work3 and smuggle It away after making It harmless." She sank down on her knees again and thrust her hand up the chimney, but though ehe could Just touch the md of the portmanteau her arm was not long enough to get a grip on the thong handle at the lower nd. Once more she rose, this time nearly in despair. At the same time the cathedral clock led off the concert of chimes from Breslau's many churches announcing the hour of one. In eight hours the Tsar and Tsarina would be refreshing themselves after' their long Journey on the other aide of the wall. I will not have the police called, but I must have help," she told herself. "It's a case for bribery and corruption, but whom can I find to corrupt at this time of night? 1 cannot fetch Spencer to help me. His career In the public service would bo ruined if he were mixed up in this. Besides, the thing might go off." She walked abstractedly to the window, and drawing aside the curtain looked down Into the silent street. The roadway was quite des-rted, and the only pedestrian In sight oil the pavement was one of the guardians of the peace whom she wished to avoid. Stay, though! Surely! There was a man leaning against the pedestal of the nearest of the gas clusters In front of the Stadthaus, and he was watching the Von Lindberg mansion. Even as she looked he turned his head a little, and the rays from one of the lamps falling full on hi. face she recognized him at once as "Herr Winckel," Spencer Fortescue's German friend. "What on earth can he be doing there?" ehe murmured. "He must be using the lamp post as a stepping stone to his hotel after dining too freely, I fear. But no! He is sober enough; he has seen me, and is looking up at the window. If only I felt sure that he was to be trusted." She drew back a little, remembering that her candle made her as visible to the man below as he was to her. Then with a quick impulse she went forward again and beckoned, pointing to the front door, and trying to Indicate that she was coming down. Her gesture was acknowledged with a nod, and as she disappeared from the window she eaw the midnight lounger quit his post of vantage. Two minutes later, after a struggleas silent as she could make it with the baroness's bolts and bars, Laura was facing "Herr Winckel" on the doorstep. "If you are real friends with Mr. Fortescue I want your help." she whispered. "It's nothing to do with him, but I'm engaged to him, you know, and if you do me a good turn you do him one, eh?" "To serve Mr. Fordescue will only lees bleasure be than to serve his bromised wife," replied Volborth. . "Come In, then, and, step softly," she "whispered, closing the ' door and leading him Into the dining room, where she inspected him critically by the light of her candle. "I think you are strong enough," the said, "but how about your pluck? I hope you are very brave." "You try me and see. Germans is not gowarda," replied Volborth, tapping his chest. There was something quietly assured in the tone which, despite his elderly makeup and fantastic English, won the girl's confidence, and she proceeded to take him at his word. It is doubtful if in all the great police agent's experience he ever heard n communication that so astonished him. The revelation itself, though he was on the lookout-for something of the kind, was sufficiently startling., but it was the manner in which It was made that nearly took his breath away. If thl3 self-possessed young lady in the pretty pink dressing gown had asked him to help her downstairs with a box of millinery, she could not have shown less excitement, v "There Is an infernal machine In the Chimney against the Stadthaus wall, and I can't get It down," she began. "If you will come up you must take care not to wake anybody perhaps you will be more successful. Your arms are longer than mine." "Ach! then yourself have tried?" said Volborth, nearly forgetting his GermanEnglish in admiration. "How know you the machine to be infernal?" "Well, people don't shove portmanteaus with clocks in them up chimneys for nothingwhen there's a big-wig like the Tsar putting up on the other side," said Laura. 'I have seen and touched it, I tell you." "But this is an affair of the police. Why you not them call?" "Yes, you have, a right to ask. but it's wasting a lot of time." sighed Laura. "Because it must be kept dark. Herr Winckel," she went on emphatically. "Russians are perfect beasts all except one, possibly two and for the sake of those two I want to prevent any nasty sneaks of Russian spies from poking their noses into the business. The man who put the portmanteau there got into the house by using the name of an officer who is engaged to my dearest friend. Why, you heard me telling Sjencer this afternoon. There would be the dickens to pay for Boris Dubrowski if the Russian authorities ferreted it all out." "Ach, 3'es, and I am to -help you place on the ferrets a muzzle." said Volborth with a grim smile curling the corners of his mouth. Lead on. Miss Metealf I come with you." - No more words passed between them till they stood beore the fireplace in Delaval's room, when Volborth took the candle from her and waited. "Well, why don't you go on?" said Laura. "Don't tell me you're going to funk, there's a dear soul." "Yes. I vunk. as you call him, for von." replied Volborth.' wondering If all English . girls were cast in this mold. "You to the end of the hous- must go var away. There may be accident." . For the first time Lmra showed excitement, and it took the form of righteous indignation. "That's all tommy!" she said, relapsing into h r b'st emotional slang. "Do you think I've brftusht a nice old gentleman like you into a job of this kind to let you stand the racket by yourself? You may want a hand. Besides, if that thing bursts I expect it will tw as bad at one end of the house as the other." She had raised her voice a little, or it is probable that Volborth would have protested further. But for his own very different reasons he was as e.nxious as sho was to remove the portmanteau secretly, and he feared that an argument with a lady of such spirit might arouse ome light slevper. Turning away, he imperceptibly crossed himself and tackled his task. For five minutes little else was to be seen of him but his back and legs and his left hand holding the candle. Liura remained by the bed, watching him. At hrst his body was very still, but after awhile It began to way. then to sink downwards, anil one shoulder reappeared. At this moment she heard him say "Take the candle. .It Is coming down. I want both hands." Shi flew to his assistance, and gingerly and inch by inch he stered the heavy package down into the grate. To lift It thence onto the hearth rug was comparatively easy. Neither of the strangely assorted pair ioke a word, for each knew how much depended on the next few seconds. Volborth produced a bunch of master keys, and, the lock being of common make, he raised the lid at the third attempt, showing the interior to be divided into a large and a small compartment. In the latter the "works" of an American clock were ticking merrily In connection with a percussion attachment: the larger compartment was Closely packed with squares of an opaque substance. ' Still in silence, Volborth, after a keen scrutiny, placed his thumb under the percussion hammer, and with his other hand Tlolently wrenched the mechanism out of

gear, with the result that the hammer fell limp and harmless on his thumb. The spring power being thus rendered useless, he removed the clockwork and ihut down the lid, rising Immediately to fact4 Laura with a smile of triumph. Now that the strain was over trier-? were tears in her eyes. "Herr Winckel, I should like to kiss you." she said simply, thereby occasioning Volborth one of the f-w remorseful pangs he had ever felt. He hated to think that the effect of his "assistance" would really be to thwart the very object which had prompted his fearless comrade in that deadly peril to call him to her aid. For, the moment he had heard from Fortescue, with whom he had dined, of Delaval's willing departure, he had suspected that some crime had been prepared which would renew his grip on Dubrowski. It was on that account that he had watched the hous intending to gain admission for the purpose of search on- the first sign of life in the morning. What had happened under cover of the night was better luck than he could have hoped for, as, had he made the discovery himself in the light of day, it would have been almost 'impossible to keep it secret. Yet, with Laura Metcalf's truthful eyes thanking him, the advantage, which none the le.s he meant .to use ruthlessly, palled on him. "It is not the blace for gomblimcnts," he said, simulating a Teutonic rudeness. "Of tills box I shall dispose, if you will make light for me the stairs with the gandle." The Journey to the front door was safely performed, Volborth carrying the portmanteau. When he had passed into the shadows of the deserted street, after assuring her of his discretion, Laura replaced the fastenings and rt turned to her room. In ten minutes she was sound asleep, dreaming of a gorgeous ceremony in which lima Vas?ili was led to the altar by an impossibly hand

some officer in a uniform of sables and attrakhan. She was awoke by the blare of trumpets and the roll of drums, as the Westphalian Hussars, who were to form the escort, rode by on their way t: the station. W hile dress ing as quickly as possible, she debated with herself whether she should tell Fortescue of the event of the night, and she decided in the affirmative. "It's more than likely that Herr Winckel will tell him on the strict ei. t.. for I be lieve that old boy is to be trusted." she said to herseir. "Anyhow, I won t have any se crets from Spencer." And an hour later, when Fortescue called to view the arrival from the baroness's win dows, and gave her an extra pressure of the hand, she guessed that he had heard of her doings already. As a matter of fact. he came straight from breakfasting with v olborth, who had now discarded his dis guise, in order to rejoin the suite at the station, and he had listened to what his friend had to tell him of Laura's discovery with mingled feelings. Proud and pleased as he was that she had shown such uncon scious courage, ne was annoyed mat ner devotion should have defeated Its own object. All he could hope for was that she would never know it. "You have been talking to Herr Winck el," Laura said, as soon as they were be yond earshot of the two elder ladies. "I can see it by the way you are looking at me, you undiplomatic person. "les, I know about it, but don't expect any flattery, for I don't think you deserve it." he said, with a look that belied his words. "After all; dear, your own people have more claim on you than this Russian officer for whom you risked so much." un, mere was no rjsK; old winckel is a most handy man," she replied. "And you mustn i De jealous of Boris Dubrowski, any more than of the sham millionaire. By the way, I wonder what has become of that nend. lie ought to be punished if it could be done without implicating Ilma's young man. I have private sources of information. you know, and I can tell you that he is out of Breslau," Fortescue said. "On leaving nwre ne drove straight to the station, and an English detective, who is believed to be arter him for another matter, went by the same train. So he may be laid by the heels eventually." He did not tell her what he had gathered from Volborth that the brief conference which the latter had had with the Scotland Yard man had convinced both of them that they were hunting on the same scent after striking It at different points. T . . il At . . r uriuer conversation was cut snort by a roar of cheering outside, and they hastened to join iaay Mctcalf and the baroness at the window. The stately procession of court equippages, with its brilliant escort, was in sight, but owing to the throng of specta tors it was some minutes Drrore It drew up at the door of the Stadthaus: and fo'r Eaura the real Interest of the arrival did not begin till the Kaiser, having set down his guests, had driven off, and the carriages conveying the Russian suite' came up in quick succession. "See, Spencer!" she cried. "There is lima in the third carriage with her mother. How pale and tired she looks! Ah. now slv sees us and is smiling." And Laura waved her handkerchief in true British fashion, as the beautiful maid of honor kissed her hand towards the window. Then the Russian ladies passed out of sight into the building, leaving Laura to speculate as to which of the oflicers who followed could be Boris Dubrowski. Spencer did not attempt to aid her, but he made a shrewd guess that lima Vassili's fiance was the tall young guardsman who descended from one of the rear carriages, accompanied by Volborth in propria persona. The morning was taken up by the inevU table military spectacle, and it was not til! the Tsar and Tsartna had returned from seeing the Kaiser march his merry men about at Gandau that lima was free to join her English friend In the Von Lindberg mansion. Affectionate as was the greeting on both sides Laura was vaguely disappointed. The Russian girl seemed different, somehow, from the sparkling and interested foreigner whom it had been a delight to initiate in the mysteries of a London season, and afterwards to entertain among the glens of Blairgeldie. There, was an air of reserve and repression about her which wäs quite new, and the last person about whom she was disposed to talk was Boris Dubrowski. "I am dying to see him." said Liura enthusiastically. "I have pictured him to myself so many times, but alwavs as the brave, true-hearted gentleman you would choose, lima." "Yes, I think that Boris Is physically brave. That is a quality which is born in most men. They cannot help it any more than dogs can hVJp being brave and "after a pause "faithful." was the strange replv. With characteristic promptness Liura changed the srubject. and presently suggested that they should take a walk in th town. So. lima assenting readily, they explored the promenade on the old city walls, admired the view from the Victory Belvedere, and criticised the shops in th? Sehweldnitz?trasFe together, till lima regained much of her Kracious charm under the influence of her companion's Infectious vivacity. By the time they turned homewards lima was so much like her old self that Laura told her of Delaval's attempt to use Dubrowski's name as an Introduction, saying, however, nothing about the discovery of the Infernal machine. "Spencer thought the Tsar might chop off your captain's head if it leaked out that he was being used as a reference, so I gave the Yankee hi.5 marching orders," she concluded. Ilma's face showed first alarm, then grateful affection as she heard of the American's departure at the Instance of her friend. But before she could put the feeling into words a tall young officer came slashing round a corner from a side street, nearly running Into them. On seeing lima he half drew back, then, perceiving that she was accompanied, he raised his hand in salute and essayed a smile. "This is the brave, true-hearted gentleman. Laura." said lima, speaking in French, and with a hard ring In her voice. "Let rne Introduce to you Captain Boris Dubrowski of the Imperial Guard. Boris, this is my dear friend MI.-s Metcalf,, of whom I think you haye heard. You have to thank her for a great service, about which she was telling me when you came up." ITo Be Continued To-morrow.

Easter to Be

Abundance and Variety of Flowers

Florists Reverse tKe Seasons and Have THeir

Great Harvest in the Spring, Finding Customers Then Who Buy at No Other Time of the Year...Lilies, Hyacinths, Tulips and Roses j& Among the Blossoms in Greatest Demand

HE season of flowers is near at hand. In fact, it begins on "Easter Sunday, and, while there will be a great demand for Mowers clear on until cold weather again T sets In, It is on Easter Sunday whtn they are especially sought, of all days In the year. The custom of indulging In flowers at the Easter season has become more general from year to year, until now most people make some Investment in this field if it is only of a single spring blossom, for the buttonhole. In this city are about thirty-five florists, and at a conservative estimate itis said that they will take in about $15.000 on this day. So it is seen that Easter is the harvest for the florist. While all business concerns have their particular time' of year for KCllinsr their crreatrst amount of coods. ,t . . c? i.. ...i. , , ,i c it is on Easter Sunday when the florist does . his largest business, and. he has to begin making preparations many weeks ahead of the time. In the down-town florists' shops they do not get In their supply until about five days before Easter, for it is a hard matter. for them to keep the flowers looking fresh and pretty much longer, but in the planthouscs, as soon as the holiday demand for flowers has ceased, they begin retting out the plants and pushing cultivation to the greatest possible extent. And by the time the spring season has opened they have the supply ready and in the stores. This year the Easter flowers are going to be mere beautiful than ordinarily, and, strange to say, the reason is that Easter comes on an early date. The florist3 say that when Easter comes early the flowers are better from the fact that the cultivation of them can be more easily controlled. When Easter Is on a date late In the month of April the weather has warmed to such an extent that It is impossible to push cultivation, and the various flowers will take their own course in blooming; for cultivation it requires cold weather "since the temperature of the greenhouse can be regulated to suit the different plants. All flowers this season are going to be plentiful and there will bo sufficient to supply the demand, something that Is seldom the case. Many times on past Easter Sunday florists have beer compelled to turn away customers because of the lack of supplies, but this season this deficiency will not be experienced. Florists say that what increases the demand for flowers to such a great extent is that it is the day that the masses buy 1 flowers. They say that people come into ' the stores on that day and get plants and cut flowers who are never seen before nor afterward. One reason that people of moderate means buy flowers on this day, aside from the popular custom, is that they arc J cheaper at this season than at any other time of the year. And this Easter they are going to be remarkably reasonable because of the large supply the florists will have on hand. Flowers are like all other commodities in that the supply of them regulates the price and when they are scarce of course the prices are high. This spring the red and pink roses, which are very popular Easter flowers, will sell for from 51.50 to $2 a dozen; the red rose, another very pretty flower, and which has a great many admirers, from $3 to $5 n dozen; and the Sunrise rose will range in price from $Z to $1- a dozen. Easter lilies, of which a great many are disposed of. sell at the same piice as the Sunrise rose. For the daffodils. Jonquils and tulips the florist will receive $1 a dozen. It is seen that for the best of these .flowers exorbitant prices are not charged. A PLEASANT CUSTOM. The custom that is now prevailing is that of remembering one's friends on Easter by se nding them a" box of cut flowers or an appropriate plant of some kind. Those who wish to do this will have no lack of variety to select from, and as- the florists arc realizing that this custom is coming more in vogue each year they are making special preparations for it. One of the most popular ways of remembering friqnds on Easter is to send a box of loose cut flowers which costs about $2. In this are all of the most appropriate spring flowers mixed together. Plants are also used extensively as presents on Easter, and notable among these is the hyacinthe, which is very inexpensive and at the same time very pretty. One of these plants costs only L cents, and for an additional quarter a very pretty, crock cover 13 furnished which covers up all of the roughness of the flower pot. The azalia is another beautiful plant, but its range of price is rather extensive, for it all depends Grandmother s TrunK and Its Treasures HERE were times on cold or rainy days when little people could not go out of doors to play, when temper became crossed and nobody would elo anything to please T any one else, and when mother was tired and worried and it seemed as If there was nothing that wou!d straighten the tangles; then grandmother would say, quietly, but on rare occasions, "I wonder who would like to look in the trunk!" Instantly faces would begin to brighten, and with Curlylocks at the head, shouting "I do! I do!" there was a rush for grandmother's room. How delightful the search through the trunk! It always consumed hours, for everything must be returned in precisely the same order as when we began. In the tray and tills were beads, large-headed shawlpins, combs, bags, needle books, daguerreotypes "likenesses," she. called them knitting sheaths, goose quills with a piece of cloth sewed across and over one end, which she pinned to the right side of her waist when knitting to hold the needle. There were also the roils of samplers both hers and her elaughter's seven in all. Grandmother's was "raught" in the year 1S1, and Aunt Rebecca's "was made" in the year 1SI1. In that length of time there had been a change in the manner of wording, also a difference in the possessive form "Mary Hatfield, her sampler." and "Rebecca Sunderland'3 rampler." Grandmother was always sad when showing us .her daughter's sampler, for she had begun a verso below the other work which the never completed. It was this: "When I am dead and in may gra" and there is the long thread still hanging with which she meant to finish it. . There were fine Isces to be taken out of ihelr boxes, .and. with heads close together, the delicate patterns traced. There were bead purses and reticules to be examined, and quilt blocks spread out for our inspection. There were rolls and rolls of all sorts of material to be taken out. and with them lying" on her knees and turning the pieces as though they were leaves cf a book she was reading there was much history and biography recalled to her, to which we listened with great interest. Before me now is one of the needle books .vhose home is In grandmother's trunk. When opened it discloses pockets. The Kick is fine cardboard, worked around the edge in red. A house and trees and green grass are worked on the front cover. When you open it you see the pockets are made öf a white silk badge, uncut and fco arranged that you read: Miami Valley Convention. In Commemoration of Perry's Victory on Lake Erie. lic-M in Pay ton. September 10th. 110. Uy the Frienils of llarridor and Tyler. At the moment that Perry commenced the action he hoisted a large flag, until theu unseen and unknown to his uiti-

UsKered in hy a Great

on the sizes of th3 plant, which range from one foot to three across the top. the cost being anywhere from $1.50 to $13. Some years aso they were not considvied an Easter flower, but their popularity of late yearns has ben remarkable and the demand for them this year is going to be very great. The florists say that tnio is no propnecy, for they have alieady had a great many calls for them. Easter flowers are not put up into tight bunches, but are arranged loosely, and tnis does not only apply to bunches of flowers, but also to the designs, of which they are many. Those who are partial to baskets of flowers will have a great variety o choose from. The other day in a local florist's establishment they were unpacking their stock of baskets, and as he went over them the florist Faid: "The custom of having baskets of flowers sitting around the rooms of one's home has been growing steadily for a number of years, and from all indications I think that this season Will surpass any that we have ever had for this special kind of trade. They must be of odd shape to be popular, and just the square ordinary bashag entirely out Tnes?e VvCr baskets, like everything else that is pop ular, change style from one season to another. Is'ow, for this year they are stdng to be extremely odd. Take, lor instance, 'ithls three-cornered flat basket; it is called a tamper. It Is, in fact, nothing more than three small round baskets made into one. You notice also that the handle is very high. This is oue of the most popular baskets I have and filled with a variety of bright, colored flowers it is very pretty. "Then I have another basket here which is more appropriate for the occasion. It is made on the order of an egg shell with nn pnH Hi-rklrrrt r ff It ia vrt l-irrr co It wU1 ,ook mucn betPr nlu,d witn aUcr flowers. This makes a very pretty table decoration and I sell a great many of them. Then here is a 'flat basket which is used for plants of bright colored flowers. This is used more for the decorations in the parlor and the drawing rooms and makes a very pretty object sitting in a room on a bright Easter day. "We have also," the florist continued, "favors of various kinds which are used at tho dinners given during the Easier season, and many people have them on their tables at the family dinner given on Easter Sunday. The principal one of these favors, and most in demand, i.s a small chicken whose head is perforated and in these small holes violets are thrust; besides' these few baskets and favors that I have mentioned are a great number of others, and a purchaser can get almost anything he wants in this line." FOR HOUSE DECORATION. Many of the flowers bought at Easter time are used as house and dining table decorations. This work is beginning to form one of the greatest parts of the florist's occupation. Many poople in giving their orders say they want their rooms decorated appropriately and leave the selection of the flowers entirely to the florist. The hard part of this work is that it has to be done very quickly, because if it Is undertaken too far ahead of the time the flowers will begin to fade. Therefore the florist cannot begin his work of this kind until the day before Easter, and it often rushes him to get it all completed by the time it is wanted. Church decorations also come 'In for a large part of his work at this period. So, to be ready for Easter, the florist has to employ a larger force of competent men, and they are required to labor all day and night to get the work completed. This year a great part of the transient trade will be taken off the hands of the florists, as a number of the department stores sell cut flowers. These, for the most part, take care of the people who desire one or two flowers and do not wish to go to the florist for them. They, however, have a good class of custom and their floral departments are getting more popular all the time and they are especially convenient for women who frequent these stores. The most appropriate and popular flower, of course,Nfor Easter Is the Easter lily, and many thousands of them are shipped each year from the Bermuda islands to this country about Easter season. On these islands are large farms on which are raised nothing else but these flowers, and the traffic in them has got to be quite extensive. Japan is a country also noted for its Easter lilies, and it is said that the finest in the world come from there. This , year, however, the supply from there is going to be y Croup of Crocus es cers, upon which, legible to the whole fleet and the enemy, were these words: "Don't Give Up the Ship." There was a time when Curlylocks learned a sad story that was reveaied by one of those small rolls in grandmother's trunk. Ilosycheeks and Trottie were seated on the floor viewing the "likenesses" ai:d kissing the children in the looking glasses back of the pictures. Grandmother was telling over the wedding roll the one in which were the pieces of wedding dress?.-.. There was a piece of white cloth of which Uncle Sammy Broadway's wedding breeches were made. They wove the cloth at home of the finest wool they could get, then took it to the fuller and had it fulled, making it like a piece of fine felt. There was alio a piece of mother's dress white swiss with red dots. Then, showing a piece of blue silk rrepe, she said: "And this was mine." Then a new thoucrht came to Curlylocks she had recently been to an aunt's marriage and looking earnestly into grandmother's face she said: "But but, where is he?" "You mean your grandfather. Oh, my dear child, he has been, dead these many years. When your father was only three years old your grandfather was killed." "Killed?" "Yes, he went with a party deer hunting up in Ohio and he was accidentally shot. He kissed me and the babies there were three of them good-bye, and went away, strong and happy, and in a few days they brought him back dead!" There was a muffled softness in grandmother's voice that struck an answering chord in Curlylocks's heart, and. throwing her arms 'round grandmother's neck, she vert and sobbed. Presentlv grandmother, lifting her head, said: "Dear htnrt, don't cry," and. smoothing back the curls, pressed a kiss on Curlylocks's forehead that sealed a closer bond of sympathetic affection between them, which lasted as long as life. The views of the trunk nearly always ended by looking at grandmother's "profl!e." which she kept in her Bible, and this Is its story: One morning sho was sweeping at her front door, when a "traveler" came along. He stopped, and. looking at her a moment, said that if she would get breakfast for him he would cut her profile. That traveler was a true artist, for it is a perfect rilhouette of grandmother as she was when a young matron of twenty in the year ISPA Grandmother's patience bordered on the suh'ime. It never ceased to be a virtue with her. I smile now when I think of her perseverance when teaching Curlylocks how to knit garters on the large feathers of a chicken's wing! Such awkward attempts would be ruinous to needles, but feathers were plentiful, so when they were bent or broken there was a good supply of new ones. Grandmother was a great lover of nature and was especially fond of birds. When she grew so old as not to be able to gj ntout much It was a great pleasure to her to sit on the porch and listen to the birds, and, above all. the doves. Her own nature being so gentle, It seemed fitting. ANN ISABELLA EMMONS. C. W. Kriel. p. re distributer for Wilkle Collins, 10 cent cigar, Toui Benton, 5 cent cigar. Enough said.

1 VV- i tM Double Golden Daffodil ' i short; the florists say this shortage is not occasioned by the war, but Is owing to climatic conditions which existed over there during last year, which ruined the bulbs. In Japan are also great lily farms, and any number of these plants are exported from there each year to all parts of the world. The other popular flowers at Easter besides the lilies are the roses, carnations, tulips 'and hyacinths. Of the roses it is estimated that this coming Easter there will be 10.0LO sold, while the sale of carnations and tulips will be about 50.000 each. All of these flowers are very popular among men, and it is they who buy a great many flowers at any season, to it Christmas, New Year's or. Kaster. One reason given for men being such large buyers of flowers is that they are the easiest things they can purchase for gifts, requiring no effort in selection. A man simply goes to a florist and orders a box or basket of flowers, and the florist, who is an artist in his line, knows exactly what is wanted. The florist understands thoroughly the blending of colors and how they should be arranged, so the man who is purchasing simply pays the money and the florist does the rest. The wise man will never offer a suggestion about how the flowers should be combined, for the florist knows this better than any one else. Men are also great admirers of palms, and many of them buy Jardinieres filled with them. These plants are quite a favorite among elderly men, and many of them surprise their wives by giving them palms on Easter. Such a present as this is quite expensive; besides palms there are other kinds of rare plants that can be purchased, the prices on all of which are very high. THE AMERICAN BEAUTY. The popular flower, and of which, for a wonder, there will be no scarcity this Easter, is the American Beauty rose. This, while it is popular among buyers, is not sought by the florists, and they would be glad to see the day that this flower is no longer in demand by the fashionable set. Of all the roses it is the greatest favorite and the most expensive. The quality and price of it, as every oue well knows who has ever purchased it, is wholly determined by the length of its stem, and a rose of this variety which has a stem that reaches to the floor is very costly. The American Beauty well deserves its name, and it3 general appearance suggests richness. It is large and of a deep, brilliant red. and the very way that the bud is attached to the stem suggests that its name might imply pride. It is often said that the name of a book has much to do with its sale, a book having an attractive title being nearly always popular. Florists say no doubt that the same thing applies to flowers, and that the name of theAmerican Beauty rose is half of its popularity, for anything with the name American attached to it is naturally attractive to the people of this country, and particularly so if the thing so named has the appearance of pride and independence. The range in price of this rose is very large, and thi3 spring it can be bought anywhere from Z to $18 a dozen. Now by the prices that are demanded for the bet ter grades of them one would think that the profit the florist derives is very great, whereas, the profit on theAmerican Beauty roses Is smaller than on any other flower. The reason for this is that it is impossible for the local florists to raise them, owing to the time it takes for them to develop and because they would not be compensated for the care which is necessary in raising the plants. All of this variety of rose sold in this city comes from the East and from Chicago, the largest supply coming from the latter place, on account of its nearness. The florists here have to buy them from the concerns that are devoted to the raising of these plants and the prices paid are high. It is through these wholesale concerns that the prices are kept up, and it is for this reason that the florists would like to get the American Beauty rose out of existence. The demand, however, does not decrease but instead Is growing larger all the time. It is on account of the great demand that there is generally such, a shortage in the supply, but this spring people who admire this rose can buy as many .of them asvthey like for they are plentiful and not as ex-penr-ive as ordinarily. The florists have trid on several different occasions to raise roses similar to the American Beauty in everything but price, but they could not make them go. for the people demand the American Beauty, and none other will do just as well. The rose that was substituted would have been much cheaper because the local men could have grown them,, but the people would not make theni popular. School Definitions of a Familiar Word IO require children cither to define t words or to learn ready-made deliniuous, sam me young tcacn-rvriibs-i pr- 1S vanty and vezation of spirit. The task is too difficult, to start with, and it does not make it sure that they understand the word, after all We do the thing better in Indianapolis. After they have written the spelling lesson we assign two words from It which they are to use in sentences or both In the same f sentence in a way to show that they un derstand the meaning of the words. Thus it behooves the pur.il. when he studies his bpelling lesion, to notice the meaning of the words and if there are any he does not understand, to look them up, for he does not know which word.-? will be assigned to him to use in sentences. "Generally, the children acquit themselves very well in this exercise, but sometimes some of them got careless about looking up meanings and then an unfamiliar word Is assigned, and they get caught. I gave them 'troughs' the other day, which I felt Mire they would know, and 'nuptials,' which I knew would catch those who had been carclefs in preparation. "You supposed 'nuptials was a familiar word? In print, I grant you, but not in the ordinary conversation of ordinary people, and that is where children get their ideas of the meaning of words. Children even in the seventh year of school, as these were, know fewer words than you would imagine. Well, here are some of the sentences I got: " 'lie was a nuptials man.' . " 'The nuptials were not taken. " 'Nuptials arc alms. " 'Some people do not know what 'nuptials' mean.' " 'The nuptials have gone to the city.' " 'The man was nuptials. " 'The nuptials were large. "'The troughs were full of nuptials. "The last sentence, which contains both the assigned words, is the gem of the collection, don't you think?" "Though Lust to Slfclit to Memory Dear." The lark that builds by the meadow rill And r-inps on the meadow rails, Flien lsr a Way when the frtists distil And the wintry storm prevails; But the happy lay of the absent lark In memory llnKera long. And the windy day and tho cleety dark Are cheered by his merry son sr. JUvn S. Tarker.

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HE Indianapolis man dresses better than the man of most any T J other city. This Is the verdict of the leading tailors here. The reason for this, they set out. Is as follows: They say the city has reached a stage in its career when It has ceased to be a small town, and yet it is not as large as Chicago, St. Louis, Philadelphia and other places of that size. It has hit a happy medium between the small city and the large one, and the business and professional men take more pride in their dress than they do in the metropolitan cities, for they are( more closely noticed here than there. Tailors say that where the Indianapolis man falls short in dressing is because he dislikes to give up the money for good clothes, and they are something that it takes money to get. Although men can dress cheaper and better now than ever before, it is said by those who are in a position to know that it Is simply Impossible to be well dressed and dress cheaply, for in cheap clothing there is neither the workmanship nor the material that is used in making up the fine goods. This, the tailors say. Is true not only with the cloth that shows, but also with the linings and canvases used in the coats. All of the better dressed men by this time have their new spring clothes ordered, for the fad of coming out on Easter Sunday with an entire new outfit of wearing apparel is becoming more popular each year. Men have had very little chance this winter on account öf the extreme weather to srrow off their clothes, for they had to dress more for comfort than style, and it is asserted 'that many of them are so tired of wearing heavy winter clothes that they are ordering spring suits so as to be able to change as soon as the weather breaks. It is in the coat where man's attire changes style the oftenest. It is in this garment where the cutter gets his chance to show his art, and he will certainly have plenty of opportunities to do so this spring, for the coats are of many kinds and shapes. As a whole, though, they will be changed very little from what they were last fallthat is, they are still to be made with the broad shoulders and to fit loosely from the shoulders down. The antique vintage of 1890, the tailors say, has gone out, and no coats will be made after that style unless the customer so specifies. The coats of that year were made to huj? the form, and there have ben several different varieties of these coats each year. The military coat that was worn year before last and last year was simply a variation from the old form-fitting coat, but it has gone entirely out, and none of them will be seen on the streets worn by the better-dressed men. THE BUSINESS SUIT. The suit in greatest demand and the one which Changes style more often than any other U the business suit. The sack suit, single-breasted, is still the business suit in most general vfavor. It is made to fasten with cither three or fonr buttons as the wearer prefers. Of the two the four-button sack has the greatest number of admirers, being well rounded at the corners, with an outside breast pocket without flaps a revival that has come to stay. The features of the fit of all sack coats apply entirely to the collar and shoulders. The vests are cut to fit snugly, but the coat, like all sack coats, is cut to fit loosely. The garment is draped from the shoulders In such a way that it will be large and roomy without looking baggy, and the result is the most easy and comfortable coat imaginable, and at the same time a far handsomer garment than the old style, requiring much more skill on the part of the designers than was the case when the coats were made to fit closely. The three-button sack differs but little from the lour-button. and with both of these coats the wearer should have trousers to match. Only a cutaway or double-breasted coat permits of trousers of different materials. There will be a novelty four-button sack .coat this spring that, while it is altogether a fad. bids fair to be very popular, especially with college men and those of an athletic build. The principal difference between this coat and the ordinary four-button rack is that this coat is made somewhat shorter. The lower part of the front is cut away and both of the lower pockets are vertical. The special feature in the fit and style of this coat is that it is made comfortable about the breast, great care being siven to the collar and concave shoulders. This is a coat which shows off the form of a voung man of strong physique admirably. The straight-front sack coat will also come in for its share of popularity this spring. It will b on exactly the same principle as all of the sack coats, except that the corners are square in front and the front is perfectly straight. This coat will not be popular with men who like single-breasted coats, ,but there are many men who want to wear it instead of a double-breasted coat through the warmer months. This style of coat looks much more stylish when made either In black or blue fabrics. The one-button sack coat is not classed as altogether a stylish garment, but come men, especially those who are inclined to be corpulent, prefer it to all others. It is cut away in front, that the top button only shall button. The double-breasted coat will be worn very extensively this spring and summer, and is made up in various styles. Whtn modeled uion strictly graceful lines it is one of the. most stylish coats that a man can have, in order to preserve its shape it should always be worn buttoned. It is especially adapted to men of moderate physique, tall or short, but should never tw worn by a stout or corpulent man. It is the only style of tack coat with which striped trousers in dark giays may be worn. A single-breasted vest should always be worn with a double-breasted coat. Fabrics best adapted to garments of this design are tho black and blue serges and unfinished worsteds. THE DOURLE-13KEASTED COAT. There will be more different styles in double-breasted coats this spring than ever before. They are like all of the new coats In that the lapels form a long roll. Most of these, however, are purely novelty coats.

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C. L. ZIMMERMAN, cor. Eat Tenth bt. fend Ilsmllton Ars. PINK'S PHARMACY, l ,s &50 Indiana Ave., Indianapolis. The peaked lapel and the two-buttoned double-breasted coats will be popular among the more stylishly dressed men this spring. The oddest of these novelty coats is the "Itosebery" sack. It is a variation of the sack coat made up something like the double-breasted coat. It has the long roll and Is held together by only three buttons. At each lower corner it is cut away. It will not make a pretty garment and the local tailors are of the opinion that it will not be very popular. The two-button double-breasted coat was originated by a local tailor and it bids fair to become popular because there is nothing outlandish or freakish about iL One of the clerks at the hotel at French Lick Springs sent to a local tailor last fall and told him that he wanted something entirely new and nobby, and it was this that prompted the tailor to make this coat. The hotel clerk wore it and it was so entirely out of the ordinary that it attracted a great deal of attention among the stylishly dressed men who frequented the resort. Nothing, however, was thought of it until this year, when the coat came out on the fashion plates and featured as something very popular. Norfolk jackets will also be worn again this spring and summer for outing purposes. There are two styles of these the two-3'oked front and the straightpleated front. FASHIONS IN TROUSERS. The fashion of trousers does not chang as often as do the styles of coats. Trousers are either made loose or tight. Tailors have tried in various ways to change the styles of them, but the better dressed men like comfortable trousers, so tight fitting ones are not popular and neither are. those that are too loose, for they look baggy and out of shape. The tailors also tried to make them longer, so that to wear them, they would have to be turned up at ths bottom and give the wearer the appearance of having on somebody else's trousers, which did not fit him. This fashion has gone entirely out this spring, as has also the fullness around the hips approaching the peg-topped effect, which came in with the military Jacket. The well dressed men this season will have their trousers neatly fitting over the shoes, excepting those in outing suits, and they will be turned up at the bottoms. Men are going to wear top overcoats this spring extensively. In a climate such as this, a top or light overcoat is as, essential as a winter overcoat When the warm days begin to come with the cool nights is the time that these coats can be used to the greatest advantage. Top coats ara usually made from plain and fancy covert cloths and whipcords, and not infrequently from novelty suitings. In fact, this is becoming quite the fad and many of the suiting patterns are marked to show that thy are for either suitings or top coats. Tho shoulder effect In the top coat will be the same as described in all sack coats. The length of this garment will be regulated entirely by the wishes of the wearer. This coat, however, should not be made as long as the ordinary overcoat. It is a coat that can be worn on all occasions when the weather does not require a heavyweight overcoat. Besides the top coat there is a spring overcoat which in length comes to the knees. The fit of this style of garment is regulated in exactly the same manner as that of all sack coats, the actual breast measurement being used entirely to secure the proper proportion of the shoulders of the garment, making the body of the coat large and loose, hanging straight from the shoulder. The loose-hanging overcoat is not a fad, it being altogether likely tkat men will hold to it for a long time to come. One of the most essential suits a man who pretends to be a stylish dresser should have is an evening suit. It used to be that this style of dress was worn by a select few, and at the theaters and other public entertainments evening suits were seldom seen, but now they are being universally adopted and men are only made conspicuous by their absence. With the evening suit there should also be a Tuxedo Jacket or inner coat. THE DINNER COAT QUESTION. It is this that is the bone of contention in masculine circles, for there is always a controversy as to when this should be worn. Many people who are authorities on dress say that the dinner coat should be only worn at men's gatherings and should not be seen where there are women present in evening dress, although a nan who is acting as host at his own home is permitted to wear one while entertaining his guests. By men who have traveled extensively and moved in the best social circles it is said that these authorities arc partly right and partly wrong. They say that in the large titles where many men devote their entire time to society the distinction made by them between the two coats, and one which is very easy and proper and which all men cun follow In erfcct isood taste, is that the dress coats are to be worn on all state occasions and at evening weddings and that the Tuxedo can be worn at the theater, gentlemen's dinner or any entertainment including, dances, when all of the men will appear in them. The styks of evening suits and Tuxedo coats never change so that a man can keep one suit from one year to another. The Prince Albert or double-breasted frock Is also a standard. It. like the evening suit, seldom changes style and need not Ihj replaced more than once every two or threo years. The Prince Albert should be worn with some modest pattern of gray trousers and always accompanied with a tall silk hat. A man should only appear in this suit during the afternoon and at all entertainments occurring Ix-fore S o'clock. The frock coat can also be worn by elderly professional men at any time, who are allowed more liberty with their dress than the business or society man. The cutaway, which is going to be popular this spring among well-dressed men. is for morning wear and should bo worn at all weddings and othr functions occurring before noon. The cutaway coat, like the Prince Albert, should go with gray trousers. There are several different style of cutaways. There, Is the three-button cutaway, which corne. In two fashions, and then the one-buttota. which Is very popular with corpulent m n. The cutaway coat I cue which Is mostly worn by men who are willing to adjr.it ihat they are approaching middle life. It Is. however, a dressy garment and ne which will no doubt bo in style for a number of years. k

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