Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 September 1894 — Page 5

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 10, 1891. 5

"ML YOU I'M OUT

'Mr. Walton." "Madam." "What la your honest opinion about love?" "About love? Why but you are not thinking of proposing, are you?" "Xot yet." Then they loth burst into laughter; for the young man, as he made that reference to proposing, shifted his position away from his companion with an air of alarm; the result being that the little table- on which he was seated toppled over, and he unexpectedly found a seat on the grass instead. "Jliss Mulgrove," said he, when their mirth had subsided, and he was beginning to gather up the materials out of Which he ihad been cons true-tins' a. toy yacht for her small brother, "you observe that chance has supplied an appropriate answer; the very mention of love upsets me." "But it has brought you to your knees as well." "I beff your pardon; it is duty that has brought me to my knees, not love. I have promised Tommy that his boat thall be finished this morning, and now I can't find the rudder bother the thing!" "There It 1-1" exclaimed Tommy's sister, darting from ner seat, and picking the missing article from out a long tuft of grass. "When order was restored once more, and they had resumed their tasks he working at the little vessel with all a sailor's cunning, she making for it the Balls that he had planned there was Bilence between them for some minutes. At list Walu-n spoke in meditative fashion, showing that his mind had been pondering her unexpected question. "1 am Inclined to think that love, nowadavs, is too often unreal; it has lost Its simplicity ml soontaneouiness, because so much is ma.le of it in fiction." "That is exactly what I have felt mypelf." said Marina -MuUrove quickly. "And I think we wem-n are chietly to blame. We all know, in our hearts, that modern civilization doesn't admit of much romance ia real life, and yet we are not a bit satisfied unPss" men make love to us in a highly sentimental way. It is delightful if papa and mamma object; we get an opportunity to pose like the heroine of three volumes, and it is delightful, too. if the dear man who Offers his heart and wants urs seems Jn a fearful state of agony while we are thinking whether the exchange is worth Jnaktng; and the worst f all is, there Is no honorable retreat for cither of the engaged ones, even if they find, on better acquaintance, that they don't like ?ach other well enough to --et married. No: the novelist h.is dedd-d thai true love is eternal, and therefore the poor wretches submit to their fate. Tho girl especially is afraid t return her engagement ring. be. aus- she has read po much about the frightful effect of jilting a man. lie was the pink of perfection yesterday; tomorro.v, if she says lhe has changed her mind, and does not care to get married, he begins life anew fvS a, scoundrel, or is a hopeless drunklard in six months' time." "When, instead of anything of the soot happening, 'the poor fellow would Jump fur joy to get his dis.-h-arge." said Walton. "But that novelist has decided for ihlm that the gurl must necessarily break her heart, or end her days as a miserable fplnsicr; eo he also is afraid to speak Iiis mind." "And s they got married, and lead a cat-and-dog life," said Marina pensively. "But how is this f'lale f things to be altered. .Miss Mu'srove? You have thought so much about the problems of modem r'ueieiy. Is there any way of making marriage a tafer transaction for both parties? You see. we can't abolish love, but ,lhe calamity of marriage might be night be " "Avoided?" Inquired Marine caJmly. There was a mocking gleam in 'those thoughtful gray eyes of hers as she Bpoke. "Xo; we must recognize the inevitable, I fear; bat something might be done, purely, to moderate its evi'.s." "Well, What should you say tr a seven or ten years' lease instead of 'the present lifelong -contract?" "Let me see, how would that work?" Bald the young sailor musingly. "I marry "you don't be alarmed; the case is purely hypothetical and at the end of seven years you have had enough of me. But although you may then be glad of your liberty, ycur chances in the matrimonial market cannot be. seven yeara hence, good as they are now. That is a difficulty, Isn't it?" "Yes, sir; and allow me to say that your chances will not be any better than mine, if I can help it." "iliss .Mul prove, you are feminine, and 3t philosophic," interrupted Walton, with severity. 'Pardon me; I am merely practical. At .the end of those seven years you will certainly try to marry again; and the next lady of your choice will naturally come to me for references." "Urn that will be awkward. A genuine widower is snapped up by the sex "Without inquiries out of sheer sympathy but this widower, by arrangement, must reeds be armed with first-class testimonials from his previous partner." "Of course." said she with a mlschlevous smile. "Still, there Is thin to be said; couples will have all the nvre reason for renewing the lease with each other, because of these unpleasant consequences we Jiave been discussing1- In fact, in the majority of cases It seems probable that the partnership would be a lifelong one, just ias it Is now." "Only they would, to make that certain, always be obliged to be nice to each other." said the young lady mockingly. "How dreadful!" "However, there would be an entirely rew theme for tea-table gossip. That would be at least one advantage of the Jiew matrimonial method. 'Mr, and Mrs. So-and-So's lease will shortly expire. I wonder if they intend to renew? Neither of them has said a word yet. How are they tx ha vlng?' " Evidently there were elements of strongmindedness In Miss. Mulgrove's character. Hut she possessed beauty and grace of behavior to neutralize these. She passed e3 an "odd girl" among: her femile friends non of them ever said worse than this. With men she was distinctly jxpular. Her personal charms no doubt partly accounted for the fact; still it was, I think, chiefly due to her ready comprehension of the masculine temperament. As her own brother said he was a naval Officer and Walton's Intimate friend 'Marina makes funi enough of us poor wretches; but at the same time we are not such a blind puzzle to her as to most girla. She seems to understand by inetinct what a man's notions are like, and to accommodate hersjlf to them In what she says." It must not be supposed, however, that Miss Mulgrove was in the habit of conversing with all her male acquaintances with as much freedom as she did with Richard . Walton. Him she had known for many years. He and the brother referred to began their naval ' career together. When ore shore, they, as lads, were in the habit of spending part of their holidays together. And although now both of them lieutenants, and serving on different ships, it was an understood thing that frP-ndsip with their respective friends rhould be maintained. On the present occasion Lieut. Walton's visit had been somewaht longer than usual; for unfortunately he had been invalided home from the Gold coast. v Hut his month's stay at the parsonage Marina's father was rector of a small parish In a remote part of Essex, near the Laidon hills his month's holiday was just coming to an end. In another three days, he would have to report himself to the admiralty. And yet I am afraid he had only recovered fim one malady to become the victim of another. Gold coast fever had been succeeded by the fever of love. Jieaders who are skilled in the diagnosis pf the complaint will already have dis

WITH ME, MISS?

covered In his talk about love and marriage Indications of his true state, a State of mild delirium, when the tongue Is charged with bitterness for that and for those commonly held most dear. Another confirmatory symptom, as It seems to me, was that the young man still clung to the theme which his companion had so oddly started; for after another interval of silence he remarked rather soberly: "I cannot help thinking after all the life-long arrangement is the best one. The true difficulty lies in finding a satisfactory method of courtship." "Can you suggest any rules and regulations?" inquired Marina, still in that calm and slightly sarcastic tone which gave no clew to her real sentiments. "Xo. sailors are proverbially unskillful in navigating the ocean of love." "Very prejtlly said. Mr. Walton. You certainJy must be the ship's poet when ait sea." Th young officer blushed. He had occasionally ventured Into verse, and was Wanderin whether that wretched brother of hers had ever played the false friend by revealln. the fact. Possibly Miss Mulgrove observed his confusion, and sought to make atoneanent for causing it by belnsr merciful to his Ignorance about courtship, for she said, wifth a gracious smile: "I will dell you what seems to me obsolutely the best method of making love, on one condition," "What Js -the condition?" "Why, ithat boCJi of ua as soon as I have enlightened you keep absolutely silent until Tommy's boat is finished. You promised to have it re'ady for him by 11. and it is now a quarter past ten." "Asrreod! Your condition is harsh, but practical," said Walton, applying himself with fresh energy to his task of rigging a mainmast for ithe said vessel. "Weil, I got my ideal of love-making through Mrs. Simpson." "Who is Mrs. " "Hush! you are not to speak, remember. Mrs. Simpson is the grocer's wife down in the village; she used to be our nua-e years ago before dear mamma died, and she and I have always been great friends. One day in a frolicsome mood I Inquired If Mr. Simpson was veTy, very nervous when he asked her 'jo marry" him he is a dreadfully timid man, I nny say. She laughed and said: " 'I don't think he ever did ask me to marry him. Miss Marina. It isn't our way. He used to tease me and I used to tease him for a long time when he came to the parsonage for orders. Then one morning he said quite serious like: "Will you walk out with me. n.iss?" ft was "Polly" at other times. I said I didn't mind; so we walked out together for nearly a twelvemonth, and th'-n began to talk about furnishing.' "But supposing in the meantime you had changed your minds?' " 'Well, we should have had a tiff most likely, and shouldn't have walked out together any more, that's all. "Now, I think," continued Miss Mulgrove, "that the unsentimental courtship of people like Mr. and Mrs. Simpson, who are a thoroughly happy pair, is vastly superior to the article supplied by the novelist. People In their station don't commit themselves too deeply before they are married, and they are generally happier afterward." There was a slight tremor In her voice as she concluded. Walton, for his part, looked grave. He had bound himself not to speak, but he was evidently dissatisfied. It was a relief to both of them when, at the end of half an hour, a bright, fair-haired boy of about nine years came leaping down the steps of the terrace, under the shelter of which they were sitting. This lad was Tommy Mulgrove, commonly called by his sister Marina, "that precious mite." "Ione yet?" cried he, making a tempestous rurfh at his sister and planting himself unceremoniously by her side. "Nearly. And wb. t about the verb?" "Ko, is, it, imus, Ms, eunt," sang out the youngster In a confident tone, clasping Marina's arm and swinging it to the rhythm of bis recital. "Hush-h h!" Then Tommy gave his attention to the ship-building. The little schooner-rigged craft which was soon to be all his own was now completed save in one respect a name. The outline of this L'.rut. Walton was at that moment carving. A9 he finished, he said: "That must do for today, Thomas. Letters of gold tomorrow, after the trial trip." "Oh. but I say, that isn't fair." exclaimed the lad, in a disappointed tone, as he spelt out th name that had been carved. "Look, sis! Fancy calling my yacht, "MIsa Mulgrove.' I thought It was going to be 'Richard and Marina for you've both helped to make it for me. haven't you now?" The situation was a trying one for the young people. On the previous day Tommy had. In the emphatic style of small boys, declared that the yacht, then only Just begun, must be called "Richard and Marina," and no objection wa raised at the time. Since, however, there had been indications that Rachard contemplated suggesting a much more important combination of the two names. It was to prevent his designs from reaching practical shape in plain words, to avoid a proposal that Marina had started that conversation about hjve and marriage, with which the reader is already familiar. Her free-and-easy treatment of the subject made an earnest appeal such as he had determined upon quite Impossible. And her last little speech; contained, as he understood It, a very significant hint of her reply should he persist In disregarding tho warnings of her previous remarks. It Is easy enough to say, :'falnt heart never won fair lady." For all that, I believe Richard Walton was acting under an impulse of manly courage in accepting his fate. He loved truly enough to see her duties as she saw them. She bad the care of four motherless children, besides those numberless responsibilities of parish work which had fallen on her shoulders when the mother died eight years ago. And her father had never been himself since the shock of that dread parting. Realizing all this, the young offlcer had, with somewhat of the hopeless loyalty of knights of old, sought In a delicate way to indicate his submission when he carved the prosaic words, "Miss Mulgrove" instead of those previously decided upon. But he had quite forgotten, alas! that renunciation is not usually part of the creed of the British boy. Master Thomas Mulgrove had, according to his own notion, indulged in quite enough selfsacrifice already for one morning by committing to memory part of an irregular Latin verb while the boat-building was going on. To his sturdy intellect, changing the yacht's name was simply a breach of contract; he had no feeling whatever for the sentiment conveyed thereby. His sister bad, however, and she blushed tremendously as she divined its import. "I say, Marina," pursued that wrethced youngster, "what are you coloring up for? Did not you want it to 'be called MIis Mulgrove. then?" IMarina had never ydt boxed the ears of that "precious mite." It would h'ave been ar relief to have done so at that moment; it would have been still more a relief If she cou'.d have rushed away somewhere and had a good cry. Walton, on .his part, felt equally miserable. He wanted to say something that would ease "the situation, but words utterly failed him. In the presence of that young imp, what. Indeed, could the poor fellow say? Then, suddenly, help came to these luckless victims. "Oh! there's papa, and the lot ,cf 'em." cried Tommy as be caught slgbt of his father, his twin sisters, Ethel and Janöt, and his bigger brother Jack emerging from the garden at the end of the lawn. Then he scampered away to meet them. Marin, and Richard exchanged glances for an Instant. Then, as by a common Impulse, their eyes fell. But I fear they had sealed tivelr fates by looking Iroto each other's eyes Just then. Richard took his knife, and without

further ado began to scratch out those words from the stern of the little vesssd. ' Sailors have superstitions about altering a ship's name after she la launched," said he with remarkable coolness, "so It is Just as well to be on the safe side." The Richard and Marina was launched that afternoon on Burnstead lake, just half a. mile from the iarsonage. Her behavior on this trying occasion was magnificent Tommy, as owner, was the most important personage present. More by luck than Judgment he said nothing more to tempt his sister to box his ears. Why should he have done so, however? He had had his own way re Richard and Marina. These victims of circumstances felt rather happy as they walked home together. Richard had received a letter by the midday post. It was from his father. Rear Admiral Walton, counseling him to accept the offer of a captaincy In the coast-guard service for the next five years which was placed at his disposal, thereby further risk to his health on that fatal Gold coast could be avoided, while promotion would not be hindered, Richard having an excellent record. Like a sensible fellow the young ollicer showed this letter to the lady of ins heart. As she handed it back to him he remarked gently: "Will you walk out with me, miss?" "Yes, Dick." All the Year Round.

ALONG THE BYVAYS A man had occasion to go to the Union depot yesterday afternoon to meet his wife. When he had got to the station he found his train was half an hour late, and he bought a paper and sat down. Not long after he had seated himself a rather pretty girl, who wore a pink waist and had nice, red cheeks and clear Dlue eyes, who had looked to be not over seventeen, came and sat down next to him. The man who was waiting for Ids wife took a casual look at the girl and went back to his paper. Pretty soon another pretty young girl, who also wore a pink waist and had blu? eyes and a fresh complexion and all that sort of thing, came along and stopped in front of the first girl. The second pretty girl looked as if she wanted to cry. She said, with tremulous voice: "Why, Nettle, what do you think? The fare's a dollar." "A what?" gasped Nettie. "A dollar; and she told us it was only 50 cents; and I haven't got enough to get the tickets; and, oh. dear! I don't know what we will do." She sank down beside Nettie and the two looked at the tiled tloor with very solemn faces. Presently Nettie looked up and said: "I'll take a walk around the room. Perhaps there is somebody here I know." She made the tour of thu ! room and came back with her face gloomier than before. "Nobody here I ever saw tefore," she said, brokenly. The other girl sprang to her feet. "I'm going to tell the ticket man just how it is." she said. "Perhaps he will take what we've got and let us send him the rest." She came back with tears in her eyes. "He won't." she said sadly. The man who was waiting for his wife heard all of this. His heart was touched. So he leaned over and sail: "I beg pardon; but, ladies. I that is will you allow me to help you in your hour of trouble?" The pretty young ladies started and looked at the man with frightened airs. i The man hastened to reassure them ithat Ms intentions were honorable, and, after many protests, and arranging for repayment and exchange of names and all that, he gave the pretty girls $1.15, and they thanked him prettily and went to get their train. It so happened that the man's wife did not come on that train, and he went down to another train in the evening. While he was sitting on a bench waiting for the train he got to thinking of his afternoon experience, and concluded he had done a right worthy act. A3 he was In the midst of this train of thought a pretty girl In a pink waist sat down beside him. Pretty soon another girl, looking all woebegone, came along and said: "Why, Nettle, what shall we do? The fare's a dollar." The man who was waiting for his wife got up and walked slowly to the door. He had seen a great licht. They were the same girls. Puffalo Kx press. "Mr. Gresham is the most popular member of the cabinet." said a wellknown democrat yesterday. "I have been in Washington now for some months and no man Is so well known or eo popular. Lamont sticks very closely to the war department and is not nearly as familiar as he used to be when private secretary. Hoke Smith is usually visible at Wiilard's and the Arlington at certain hours, but nobody pays much attention to him. Somehow he is not built on the lines which convey the impression that his acquaintance is a distinction. All the stories about Olney's retirement are absurd. Carlisle is, positively, the man who seems to command less attention than any other member of the cabinet. Nothing is more singular than that some men who thrive at one end of Pennsylvania-ave. are withered in the air of the other end. There 4s no doubt in my mind thai Gresham is in training for the next democratic national convention. The democratic congressmen all regard him with the greatest friendliness on purely personal grounds, although the fact that he Is known to be Cleveland's choice may militate against him. All this, you understand, is gossip, my boy, but it's pretty close to the facts of the case after all." Detroit rYee Press. "I think there Is no doubt that the bulk of the democrats In Kansas will Join with the populists in the coming elections," said Mr. A. W. Harrison of the Sunflower State, at the Riggs. "They will do it. as. they did before, to beat the common enemy the republicans and my belief Is the combination is going to win. There is nothing for the democrats to do but to fuse with the populists, for certainly they cannot go over o a party which is at variance with all their political principles. Of course, there is a small faction of democrats, corporation employes, and extreme gold men, who will not consent to fusion, but they are few. "Every one of the populist representatives in the present congress has been renominated, and I do not think a single one will fail of re-election. The chances, too, are greatly in favor of Governor Lewelling's re-election. Mrs. Lease has ceased to make war upon him, and there is complete harmony in the populist camp. His opponent, ex-Congres3man Morrell, is a very good man, probably the strongest candidate the republicans could put up, but he is known to be a lukewarm friend of silver, if not an avowed enemy, and that fact will cost 'hLn thousands of votes." 'Washington Post. y Have you seen the lady in the moon? says the observant citizen in the Bostoa P03U If you have not you should take advantage of some of these clear nights when the golden orb is clearly visible against the dark background of the sky and when every one of the mystical lines and shadows that traverse its Surface stand out in full relief. The lady Is said by those who claim to have seen her visage to dwell in the upper righthand corner, and she is also said to be a very prepossessing young woman. Her admirers discountenance the claim that the "old man in the moon" never had existence. If you gaze at the luminary through a pair of spy-glasses and have the assistance of an Imaginative and romantic disposition you will find the lady in question so much the sooner. At the first peep you can seldom see her, but a prolonged and persevering scrutiny and a determination to make her out is usually rewarded by a glimpse of the coquette beauty. Do not, however, if gazing in company with your best girl, grow too warm in her praises. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder World's Fair HIshest Jtted&l end Diploma.

WOMAN AND HER HOME.

THE THOlIILESOMn QUESTION OP A m'SISESS'WOMAVS DRESS. Mm. nentrlce notier AVelh nenutlfylng the Home Children' llnlr Money MaktnK 'or Girls Knrnlture Makeshift Don't Lose Your Temper. The proper dress for business women's wear has caused much discussion. That women who are engaged in business should object to a regulation costume is natural enough, as few of them would care to be labeled typewriter, shop girl, etc. A man's everyday suit, whether he Is a millionaire or a clerk, is built on the same pattern, the sole difference toeing the superiority of make and material in the former. For wear, style and comfort the man's dress Is scarcely susceptible of improvement, while, alas! that of the woman leaves much to be desired. The toilets of the butterflies of fashion are lovely and well suited to women who are born to or achieve the purple. The trouble is that working women slavishly copy as nearly as possible the toilets of their mbre fortunate sisters, and in consequence are badly dressed for callings that take them out in all weather, and necessitate stooping over desks or reaching up to high shelves, as is the case with shopwomen. There is no necessity for business women to make themselves conspicuous by a peculiar style of dress, but in many cases they are simply ridiculous in cheap gowns of conspicuous color and cut, which have no affinity for the desk or the counter. In London and Paris all of the female employes in shops wear black cashmere or silk gowns, the latter in the high class establishments. These gowns are furnished by the firm. In America It Is fast becoming the custom for the women in the better class shops to wear black dresses, with neatly-starched linen collars or cuffs. However, the cut of their garments is often poorly adapted to their callings. If fashionable women adopt skirts which touch or drag on the pavement the woman who works for her daily bread does the same, not taking into account the fact that, rain or shine, she must be on the street, climbing up dirty elevated stairways ar-l not overclean ones in office buildings. The consequence Is torn facing3, worn bindings and a general untidiness which Is anything but attractive. The working woman should choose the fashion of her clothes with discretion. Firstly, the material should be of wool not of too heavy texture, but soft, warm and of black or some dark color. The tailor-made cosnunie. simply stitched or finished with braid, is by far the best, as it is compact, neat and lasting. Serge diagonal or cashm?re wears best. The skirt should be of medium width, neither too tight nor wide enough to flap around the feet in walking. The waist should be made with a medium or short coat, either closed at -he throat or opening over a white chemisette. Either style seldom goes out of fashion. For those who desire comfort and freedom the blouse waist is best, the corset loosely adjusted. A pretty blouse may be made of the same material as the dress, or if left over, of another color, the blouse beinr an economical invention. The lining. If any is worn, should be irreproachable. A great consideration Is the outside wrap, which, if It is long:,' will cover many d.-fects. In these days, when short capjs and coats are in fashion, long wraps of good style are rather difficult to obtain. The long English coats and newmarkets are never entirely out f style and are made of warm material not easily defac:l. A good waterproof should not b emitted. English mackintoshes are the best, as. being of wool, coated with rubber, they appear the same as any other cloaking material. The hat may bo a stylish one of felt, but devoid of plumes or aught that would b? affected by tha rain. Good thick shoes, well made and with medium heels, should be chosen. In short, the woman who wishes to be economical, healthy and comfortable, should eschew all marked and consequently passing fashions. One well made dress a season will be sufficiently for wear in good weather. On rainy days last winter's costume can be use,!. Thus, with a little care and forethought, the busimsj woman will always be neatly and becomingly attired. Domestic Monthly. Mm. Ilentrlee I'ottor Webb. iMrs. Beatrice Potter Webb is probably the richest and most beautiful woman in the socialist ranks. She Is distinguished in various ways. She comes of a wealthy and intellectual family and has the advantage of having .been educated by Herbert Spencer, but instead of becoming a society queen, as she might easily bave done, she tried work In different shops employing mostly women, and then wrote such vigorous articles on sweating that it is due to her more than to any one else that parliament took up the matter and passed certain laws in regard to health In workshops. She has also the reputation of having suggested "The Princess Casa Massima" to Henry James and of having Inspired William Black to write "Sunrise." She married Mr. Sidney Webb, and the couple make their home In East End lodgings. There is no doubt that the system of sweatshops Is spreading in this country. At first it was almost entirely in the hands of Russians, but now the Italians have taken it up, and whole blocks are given over to It. According" to investigations made by the Philadelphia health board, the fact was exposed that garments were made for some of the best known establishments In some of the very worst sweatshops. This is a condition of affairs likely to make many a fine woman open her eyes, however indifferent she may be personally to the condition of working women, for she does not like the idea of wearing underclothing polluted perhaps with contagious disease. A sweatsbop is often the living and sleeping room of a family in which the workers are crowded together. The term has come to be synonymous with all that Is filthy and insanitary. Sick children may come in close contact with materials, thus spreading disease everywhere," and factory laws do not In any way apply to sweatshops. These laws have been improved of late years, both in England and America, female sanitary inspectors being appointed to visit premises where dressmakers, milliners, laundresses and other women are employed. Mrs. Webb has been influential in bettering the condition of English working women, both in and out of the sweatshops. She is a practical socialist, keeping house for her husband and self on about 300 a year. Brooklyn Eagle. Itenntlfln(c the Home. For the bric-a-brac mantel a long, narrow picture does excellent duty when bung just over the top shelf. A black and white print can be seen to advanttage in this position. If you have a character bit in oil, let it be unframed and place it on the middle of the small ledge below the shelf proper, and you have a fine bit of coloring on entering. Over low bookcases pictures should be large, and in this form they give a style to the room. Water colors look admirable If treated in this manner, and, if two bookcases are put together so as to form one, divide the pictures by a bracket, on which place a jar of some unique pattern. If a door i3 required to be closed on account of space, throw a silk curtain over the door and at the left side place a picture. Any still life will answer, and you will find it a wonderfully bright scheme. Small rooms reaulre medium

size pictures, which can be hung above the other, and three may even be placed on line with good effect. In a small apartment, where the radiator is an objection, hang on the wail over it a largs picture, placing before the unsightly heater a screen of not too high dimensions. If a space is too large for your picture, hang on either side a bracket, on which place a quaint jug or jar. For an Ideal head in oil the frame Should be of broad gilt. Hang it in a good light and on one side group two small water color pieces in the fashionable white band frame. For an oblong picture a small sketch under it looks well equipped. In corners of rooms pictures can be hung by twos or threes, either in gilt, walnut or ash, and form a capital combination. Three pictures can be framed as one if rightly chosen. Select for your center a figure subject. On either side a landscape. Place all in a mat with a broad ash frame and hang in a large space. Over it put a quaint Japanese fan of neutral colors. Palms form an excellent decoration1 over pictures, and especially for halls. If you are a householder in an apartment, decorate your halls with good pictures, bits of color which from time to time you have gathered, and i will add quality to the narrow space given you by the architect. X. Y. Herald.

Children' llnlr. Xothing is more becoming to the piquant face of a little girl than short hair either the loose curls that are the natural heritage of many small misses or the straight hair which falls to the lot of others, trimmed close. It is .a relief to the child in summer, and all the year round is a sensible way that she should wear her hair. When she reaches the age of seven or eight, it should be permitted to grow, the ends only being trimmed thereafter. At eighteen the beauty of her hair will largely depend upon the care bestowed upon It, in the matter of brushing, cleansing and the like during the ten yeara following its being Ierm!tted to grow. To murh washing, particularly In borax or ammonia water, is very' drying and enfeebling to the hair. Use these drugs on the brushes keeping them scrupulously clean, and let them In trun brush out the dust from the hair, very occasionally cleaning the scalp and hair with the white of an egg, followed by careful rinsing In tepid water and thorough drying. As soon as its length will permit the girl's hair may be braided. This is preferable to letting it tly a practice that roughens and breaks it, making uneven ends. Tangles should never be combed out always brushed. Tha. tearing out of a little knot cr snarl of hair with a comb, which many girls think is the only way to do, is at ro nous. Perseverance in brushing will unravel the most obstinate snarl not by removing the ltx-k bidily, as witia a com'), but by separating the hairs and really tmtying the knot. Pretty shell clasp, held by a shell pin. arc to be had to connect either the loose braid or three drjjping curls at the nap? of the neck, or bows may be Used. It is an additional word of advice to mathers to watch the condition of a child's hair as an in lex of its health. Its lusterless hiir. brittle and with a tendency to fall out, evidences want of nutrition at the roots, which in turn denotes a physical d generation of sonn port. Often attention to diet, ventilation of sleeping rooms, exercise and other aids to a better physical condition will first show in an improvement in the hair. St. Louis Ropubfic. Money MnWIntc for ilrl. Do you know that raising llowor s-ed for market can be made a very paying business if one puis sufficient work and care into it? In almost every pirt of our land there are fairs held where the best in the line of Jlori mittlre receives liberal premium. First of all. set aide some choice plants and "train" them for competition. Then well, for Instance, rais3 swet pea, pansy, a.-"ter and phlox seed for the heme market. Uo to a dealer in flower seed in your own town or community, tell hin what you are doing- and ask him to trive vour s-ed a trial. "Mighty ends from small birrinnin.qs," you know. Improve your strains year after year. Add to your varieties, put only pood seed on the market. Advertise in your local paper, and by and by you will have built for yourself a business and have been earning something all the time. I have been much interested in the success of a few men whose sweet pea enterprises have bec me public. One gentleman raised three tons of the seed last year and sold it at a good profit. The fam of a ministerial sweet pea garden In Massachusetts has spread all over the world. It is said that a .sexlhousa in Germany the largest in the world has latelly bought sevd of this same gentleman, who undertook the culture of this his favorite llowor wPh no thought of monetary reward, but for outdoor exercise. lie gives all his profits to the cause of missions. Now. it has always seemed to us that floriculture Is pre-eminently woman's work, and I recommend it to girls a? a source of profit as well as pleasure. American Agriculturist. Fnrnilnrr Mnkelil f f . A folding bed in the shape of a piano is perhaps the culmination of the furniture manufacturtf 's skill. It is to be hoped so, at least. There are still city V oeotde olil fashioned enoucrh to reiuice at sight of a real bed. standing out in a room, carefully arranged with dainty covers and pillows. The flat system of housekeeping, necessitating the use of every availabale space, is responsible for many shams, some of whieh serve a useful purpose, but for the most part ridiculous and not at all pleasing to the real artist. Where Ls the beauty in fill'ng the home with things which are not what they seem pianos which are b:ds, Louis XV ottomans which are shoeboxes. escritoires whieh are va.--h.stands and sideboards which are refrigerators? These makeshifts in reality conceal nothing. Who but what can detect the false note, the pretense? Who is deceived by the mechanical device, novel perhaps, but which simulates something else? This masquerading of Inanimate objects for the sake of keeping up appearances may be detected in most cast s at first sight. Nor do shams ceare with articles of furniture. The woodwork is stained, the paper dado is an imitation of hard wood paneling, the mantels are only marble on the surface. The occupants of the average city house live among shams, which they would not change if they could. Brooklyn Citizen. Don't Lose Your Temper. There are two things that every member of the gentler sex should remember at all times. Don't lose your temper in public and never make a scene of any sort in public. A woman who so far forgets herself as to give vent to anger in public for the benefit of strangers always loaks ridiculous. Moreover, It is very bad form and childish. iCultivate a serene, superb manner that can be disturbed by nothing. If a waiter upsets a pot of caffee on a new tailor-made gown simply wipe the !k;uid off and neither smile, frown now growl. Look placidly indifferent, and the people about will think you order dresses by the dozen. If you and your sweetheart differ over some fine point or find a discussion growing heated in public cut it shirt. No matter what he does nor how aggravating, it is simply stop and give him the last word if you must. Hut don't quarrel in public places. In horse cars, restajjrants or at the theater. When you reach borne, then ls the time to settle all differences of opinion, for the public is not interested In your quarrels. N. Y. Journal. The AVoninn Cje!lt.' A common (and commonplace) argument against the woman cyclist ls that she Is not a picturesque feature of the landscape. I doubt whether an unprejudiced observer, who had never Ik-fore seen either, would not say that a woman on a well adjusted wheel looked as well.

if not better, than a. woman sitting In a bunch on a side-saddle. The difference ; Is largely in the fact that the women ' who ride horses usually belong to the class that can afford to make the most of themselves under any circumstances, ; while heretofore the majority of wornI en cyclists have been of the class that ; must consider time and money so care1 fully that they could not always le '.veil dressed. Society women are beginning to find out that In some respects the bicycle Is a more convenient and trust1 worthy steed than a horse, and when i good tailors learn to make wheeling cosI tumes as well as they now make riding J habits and at the same exorbitant j prices we may begin to think a pretty I girl shows to as much advantage on a j wheel as on a horse. Kate Field's Wash

ington. II yv Marie I-onlee Took the News. It was the Count de Saint-AulaJre who undertook to announce the catastrophe to her, and I have the tale from his own lips.v I do not think it has ever found its way Into print. It wns early morning when he reached Blols, and the empress was still in bed. Nevertheless, he was admitted to her presence, and she rose into a sitting posture, her feet peeping from under the coverlet. There was not a cry nor a word in rerponse to the news, and the bearer, dreading to look up lest he should be considered indiscreet, face to face with such intense, though silent grief, kept his eyes fixed on the floor. "You are looking at my feet, M. de Salnt-Aulaire," said Marie Louise after a long interval. "I have always been told they are very pretty." She did not make any further allusion to an event which in a few days was to convulse the whole of the civilized world. My Paris Notebook. Iloir to Clean I,nce. Very fine, handsome laces should not be washed in the ordinary way. If only slightly soiled, they may be cleaned by rubbing into them powdered chalk or calcined magnesia, the piece being spread out on soft white cloth or white paper, thoroughly covered with the chalk and then, with a second piece of cloth or paper, the whole being placed under a heavy weight for several days. If the lace ls much soiled, dip it Into a bowl of naphtha of pure benzine. Shake and stir It, but never rub. Dry the same on a flannel covered board, pinning out the points and meshes so as to keep the pattern. When the lace ls not very valuable, it may be washed in a suds of pure soap and hot water, with a little ammonia, being left to soak for a few" hours. It should be carefully rinsed in several waters and pinned out to dry. Honoeliold Inventions. A convenient littte invention for kitchen use Is one that combines funnl and strainer. It has a bandle and may b used with or without the strainer, which fits into the bottom. Without It it can be used for filling fruift jars or bot'tle! In a small size the inverted funnel makes a biscuit cutter. Another invention that appears to be a great convenience is a gas irn, wi'th a rubber tube four feet long, that can be attached to the gas fixture in any room, making it possible to Iron in a cool place, with an iron that is always hot, at a trifling cost. The Iron is nickel plated and the only objection to It seeing to be its weight, which is seven and a half pounds. Itenlfnl Fneen. Emotional women age and fret ugly long before their time. Cryinp, weeping, fretting, fnwning, piuting, worrying and other expressions of impatience and rasentment make fearful inroads on beauty. Quiet Wimen with plain faces are at tim?s p-isitive'y beautiful. Wh: has not s-en under the hoods of the sisters of charity and beneath ithe ea.ps of the professional nurses almost celestial beauty which, on study, was found to radiate from a Pwec-t spirit, a gentle nature, a sublim? superiority to the petty cares. It isn't the features, but the feelings expr??ed. that make a face almost divine. Cheerfulness, amiability and a merry heart are fine cosmetics. N. Y. World. Don't lie Connpicnons. For women of moderate invars it Is never in good taste to appear OP the street or in public. In a conspicuous fioun, bonnet, hat or any other article of wearing apparel. Quiet colors, indefinite designs, medium styles, are the most appropriate. Everyone kn jws hv.T a tright colored dress, hat or wrap will mark a person if she is obliged to wear it constantly. Women who possess carriages can dress in gayer apparel than treir poor sisters, who must always be In the glare of sunlight, exposed to Its searching rays. X. Y. Journal. Human Xiture Triumphs. Historian "Why have the quakers so nearly disappeared?" Observer "The girls married outsiders who would buy them pretty bonnets, and the boys married girls who wore pretty bonnets. X. Y. Weekly. PINCHED FACES. PECULIAR TO AMERICAN YV0MEX. Some of the Causes which Appear upon luvest hratiou. tSPFOIAI. TO Ol I.AHT FTAnrBB j Ask them "What can be the matter ? " and tho invariable answer is, "I don't T 'JÖ know. " The i-t eyes droop, and rrV- : W' '.! floom seems to "HiM'' " overwhelm XU mem. i resMonr ueswons a nine oser, ami yon find avoida nee of all j society, re luctance to make the slightest effort, all accompanied with a crushing sense of bearing down. 'WHT PON T WOMF.S HAVE MOKK FAITH?' Further investigation discloses irregularity of periods, dizziness and faintness at limes, and perhaps leucorrhoa. Then surely the evidence is all-sufficient. An American woman has discovered that the cause of all this lies in a derailed and diseased uterus or womb. Lydia E. Phtkhain Vegetable Compound is the most marvellous cure fur tins trouble ever discovered-. A purely vegetable remedy, it is at once an absolutely safe and natural cure for this crushing trouble. It lias cured thousands, and will cure you as sure as truth is truth. Here is a letter from one of them which she wants us to publish: it T i ui jeuis a. 4 nave been almost a constant sufferer from fe male troul all its d forms: shooti pains an ov mv body, sick headache, spinal weakness, faintness, dizziness, ilenression. and everything that MHS. HARmtl WAWiriiK was horrid. I tried many doctors in different parts of the United States, but Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable compound b3S tone more for me than all the doctors. UI feci it my duty to tell you these facts lhat you also may be cured. My heart is full of gratitude to Mrs. l'inkliam." Mrs. Ilaniet Wamplcr, liox 'JU. Uaraboo, Wis.

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