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Continued.
Hill tills which was ordinarily ft pim
ple matter for liiin, had become all ill
once a most difficult task. I lo delayed
nnil nski'tl liimsi'lC questions, feeling
t lit mystery of the situatioii .'ilinost to
1 1n point of oppression. Who was this
young pill? WIhi was Andrea .Mon
telli? Who was even this ohl erotic?
What was t In disease which had taken
the lite of this beautiful creature with
out leaving a trace of Its devastating
power upon cheek or brow, or even on
Ihe dimpled hands that just vaguely
(ihuwt'tl themselves tl lit ill the folds of
the drapery that covered her? Had
she perished naturally? The thought
would come. Was her portrait wished
by father and friends' Or was it re
quired only by disinterested oHicflls.
nnd for purposes her Inanity Hindi' him
shrink from contemplating? The pres
ence of this old woman seemed to point
to the former supposition as the true
one. and yet might it not be the Mst
proof in the world that ii was simply
hard, stern just lee which demanded
the reproduction of these features,
since it was an easy matter to under-
stand hnw sin-h a person might be in
Hit pay of lie' police, but not nearlv
SO easy to be comprehended how she
could either be in pay or th.' cotitidence
of any friends of so daiiuy and beauti
ful a creaiure a she who lay before
him 7
The contrast hi i worn the two was
Tlvid. as wor .ill tile accessories of the
picture he was expected to draw, to
the remaining appointment! in the
room. Near her and surrounding her
were fabrics of softest wool and puivst
Fill;, edged with the richest embroider
ies and covered with costliest blos
soms. Iteyotid her and outside of the
charmed ir, : created by the prodigal
wax tapers were worn and dingy bt nil's
mid dilapidated furniture.
Nni an article irnin window to door.
Raving those which were associated
with the l-:n I gill, expressed aught bet
discomfort and poverty, while with
her ami abou; her w
luxury, wealth
end beauty. j
It was strange, and. a lie considered
the matter further, he becime more
and l.'nie coin iliei d that the police had j
nothing to do with this display of
splendor. No: if they li.'id wisli-d her j
picture tiny would have sent for the i
photegral'lier. and ther- Would have
been no draperies nor caudles nor
flowers. Some r dative, some friend,
or. slay could it l.o some mere art
lover had wisl:e, j., pi csi rve on Im
perishable can' as th- extraordinary
love ,ie-s which he saw iihout to van
ish fo:vvcr. and so he had been called
In w.rh pencil and paper, and paid for
Ills vork b 'forehand that he might not
rein at from the task when he found
that ii involved mystery'?
He. why should If involve mystery?
Why should there be no one in lie-lion-
from whom he could obtain lu
telli:.ible i-plies to his queries? Was
this merely accident or was It design?
The one person he h id encountered
who-o faiv bespoke intelligence and a
desi:e for communication had sur
prised hilll Si) llltlch by the euilll idellce
between her prepuce and the picture
lie bad painted that he had been made
for the moment powerless, and so lost
the one opportunity offered him to
make himself acquainted with the trite
meaning of the adventure which hail
befall 'ii him. Was this fortunate or
was it not? Was this wealthy lady of
high position and incomparable taste
the friend or art lover who had
drawn him there'? What could be
more probable? And yet how greatly
whs the mystery enhanced if this were
the case.
He was gazing steadily nt the im
movable countenance before him when
this idea came, and, fascinated as h--was
by wind he saw, there seemed to
rise a lllm between him iittd it. out of
which there slowly grew on his naze
the far-' of the unknown visitor. X t I
the face he had put upon canvas nnd j
which was at this moment illiiminat- ,
ing the dim recesses of his studio, but !
ef herself ns she stood there looking at j
him with a most human expression of I
plensure mid apK aI. startling!)- in con
trnst with the suinptuoitsncss of her
apparel and the dignity of her bearing.
A true face, a good face, with feat
ures perfect enough for int. mid n
blade tinder enough to satisfy the
most exacting nature. Why did he not
thrill before It? Why did not the feel
ing of rontentiuoiit which swept over
him at its rera-?rubrani r till up trie void i
la his fcfiirt and make tbi second ipc- '
ognition of her cliarras one of promise
end uuulloyed delight? Becaus? he
had teen ssa.vttilcg more wjnsoia, ; be
cause she was the Dream, while before
liitn lay the Reality; because his taste
and judgment alocr awarded to her the
palm of beauty, while his heart
throbbed to what was expressed In
this other face, this other form, which.
If dead, had tout lied a chord in his na
ture never sounded before, and, as he
begun to think, would never be souud
td again.
The Ileality yes. he had found Ir.
As this belief seized him he grasped his
pencil with avidity. He no longer felt
hints' If held haek by doubts. He
Would iP iv the picture la fote him
buj he dnl u l'c Wvuld draw ynutu-
it in his mind that should bo a basis
for his long hoped for chef d'oeuvre,
Not fur tlie unknown Monlelli ahtie
should IiM pencil ily ov or tin paper,
crystallizing into perpetual existence
litis dnani of fading loveliness, lie
would earn lor himself more than tin
paltry dollars he fell burning in his
pocket; he would earn a right to tie
reproduction of this face, which must
henceforth be the expression of his lul't
ie.st Inst 'nets.
1IU pencil obeyed his eiiiliusiaMii :
the feaulres of tin unknown began to
show themselves upon th... broad sheet
of paper before him.
He was very much absorbed or he
might have laUeii a loci; at the old
crone seated in her low chair In hind
him. If he had don,, so would lie not
have lost ljitus-.lt in further questions?
Would he not have wondered why she
gazed at him so iiiletiily. Willi eyes
that were certainly not lacking in
earnestness If they were ju candor?
And would he not have queried why
her glances only left him to travel to
the clock, and so. Willi one quick llash,
to the young girl ami baik again to
j him. There was niysti ry in all this, jf
1 " could have sc
I pcctatioit in he
n it. for there was ex
look; an expectation
that iucrea.seil as the tiiiiiuie hand of
the clock moved on toward it. ami cx
pcctiitiou here meant interruption, and
Interruption meant what? The sly
Cacc of tin; crone made in revela
tions. Hut he saw nothing behind him.
Life, hope and love Were all, lor the
moment, conreniraleil in i he end of his
pencil, and not the sound of opening
doors ami hurrying feci could have
moused him now from the dream of
creation that engaged him. I'.nt tlcrc
was no sound; all was still; even the
mysterious watcher behind him s. enied
to hold le r breaih. and when t'te clock
struck, which it presently did. the
filial noise scclllcil lo be loo uilleh for
h r aged nerves, for she half rose, and
paiiliiigly sank back again, damping
her hands with energy, as if to stili
"" '"'aitngs ol In r heart.
I Itul the ill li-l worked on.
Siiddeiily there wns a change in tin
iMoiu. No one had eiiten d it, and y. t
it seemed no lunger like Ihe same spin.
Something si range and unaccountable
had occurred: something w hich eatisci!
the nioi.-tui'' to start on Ilamiliou lie-
j gravv's forelie.id. :iinl the cxp"ciancy
ill tile old clone's look to deepen iulo
j strong cxciieineiii. What was ii? The
; ariist, eliciting bis breath, listened
What sil.'tice: What an oppression ol
silence, .vim y.-t mere it comes again,
that soft sigh, so light as lo be iilumst
: inaudible, and yi f. to his ears, su thrill-
, ing with promise that he leaped to his
feet like one who hlvults some bond
. asunder.
At the sight of his eagerness the old
' crone, who had risiii nl-o. smiles hun
grily to herself. If she has heard the
. sigh also, sli-. shows no anxiety to ad
i vanee. but stops where she is. content
: thai he should take the precedence and
stand lirst at the young girl's side. Me
; was there in an instant, and though no
! signs of life gi eted him from the mo
tionless form In- could not tear his gaze
. away from her face.
I "Sweet one." Welled up from his lips.
I "was that the sigh of your departed
: spirit grieving it had left a body that
could be so lov-'d? Or is life but paus
; ing in these puNcs, and vvill ii "
, He does not finish. IIovv can lie.
when at these muttered and well ulgh
; incoherent words lie perceives lit-
faintest Hush of color suffuse the
j checks? Or was if but a fancy? It
i has fled now. and the breast does not
li 'iive. It must, have been a liallucina
' timi like the sigh. And yet -and yet -
those lids seem to lie loss closely.
' There is something in the face he has
j not seeu there before. It is tint life,
' at:d yet, surely, it is not death. Where
! are her friends? Where is there a phy
! sician? Why is he not one instead of
heing a useless artist?
With a cry he
turns to the old crone,
"Help'" he shrieks. "See: her lips
!""c growing red: And look at her
hands: they are becoming warm! Now
--now. they flutter: The ros?s on her
brenst are disturbed: She is not dead."
We shall have her again - "
He paused, struck even in hi frenzy
by the abandon of his own words. "1
am a fool." he inii't red. -iiut then the
old witch dot s mo uuici stand inc.
Will she iniilei stiitid what he sees?"
And bounding to the oid woman's side
he drew her. wondering and chattering.
tif between tiie randl
the young girl's face.
and pointed to
As he did so he
uttered an irrepressible cry. for in thf
instatit he hud been gone the miracle
hud happened, aud two wide dark eyes,
luminous with wonder, stated bark
iulo his from arr-id tic- wieatLs of
tiioie tangled locks of hair.
('II ATTKIt III.
TIV; I.XIl OF A liRF.AT AMBITION.
There are some moments w hich to a
sensitive mind seem to he of a dream
like or supernatural character. To
Hamilton Dogiavv thN wu-i one of
them. Never did it. In vi r could it.
seem real. I.oe in its wonder he stood
motionless, pettllicd. gazing hack into
those orbs which in the glare which
lleW fell Upon III. Ill seemed welling
with light. Uad it bceu Uatli to her
he could not have moved. Not till sIib
threw up her anus, scattering widely
the Mowers that lay on her breast, did
he feel the spell sufficiently broken
lo coinprcheud what had occurred.
Though he had begrudged death ilS
victim, though he had longed to see
this young girl live, ami fot the last
few minutes had only existed in th
hope of doing so, he quailed before the
realization and questioned his own sim
ity in believing it. Kven th shrill cry
that now left her lips fell on well nlgli
deaf ears, and when, next moment, she
raised herself and spoke he roused with
a start, flushing from chin to brow
Willi joy, though the words she littered
were full of terror and suggestive of
mystery.
'Alive?-' This was ner cry. 'Then
have they deceived me." And she
looked wildly around till her eye rested
on the old clone. "Anuctta :" she ex
claimed, with something more he could
Hot uuilerstanil, for her Knglish had
rippled off into tli' strange and un
known language of the person she ad
dressed. The old woman, eager and restless
now, answered her in a few quick sen
tences, at which the maiden for tvIid
could doubt her such? covered her
eyes with her hands and sohhed. Hut
instantly recovering herself she lookeil
up in despair, and encountering thai-list's
gaze seemed charmed by ii sk
thai she forgot to speak, though words
of grief and shame were evidently
trembling on her tongue.
For him the moment was delightful.
He returned her look and his solf-pos.
session failed him.
"You tire not dead." left his lips in
almost childlike simplicity. "Thank
(Jod that appearances deceived tne.
You are loo young, too fair to yield
thus soon to the great destroyer. I am
glad to see you living, though I know
nothing of you. not even your name.''
She smiled faintly buf pileoltsly.
"Nor do 1 know you," she cried. "I
am a child lost to the world, lost to life,
lost to everything. I should not lei
bote, speaking, breathing, living, suf
fering. I expected to die, 1 wanted to
die, hut some one lias deceived me. and
I am alive. 1'orwhat? oh, for what V
The artist stared amazed.
l'rom an Imago of peace she had he
roine an image of despair. He did not
low her less thus, but he fell vagin iy
out of place, and knew not whether to
speak or fly.
She saw his trouble and waved hill
back.
"Since I must live." she murmured,
"let me have this bed of death." And
without wailing for any assistant- sha
slid to the Hour and stood tottering;
ihere, i loilied in a long, while garment,
bordered wiih gold, as beautiful as it
was odd and poetic. What trapping
are these?" she cried, pointing to the
bed and glancing down at her own gar
ments. "If I were not to be allowed i
die why this wealth and beauty f
adornment? 1 am still dreaming, or''
Her eyes fell again on Anneita and sho
asked her some other question.
.Meantime young Itegraw had
slopped back to the table upon which 1
lay the sketch he had been making. I
Lifting it till he turned it toward her.
"Lot this explain my presence here," !
said lie. "It may also make clear P i
you what otherwise must seem,
wrapped in mystery. Your picttiti ,
was desired. I was summoned here to :
draw it. You must know by whom. I
The name accompanying the request
reads like Andrea Montelli.'' !
She left the old crone and took a step I
in his direction and that of the picture
he held. A Hush was on her cheek, a j
Hush that vaguely irritated him and i
made him, for the lirst time, question '
who this Andrea Montelli really was.
"I d not understand," said she. "but
it is of no consequence. Nothing is of
any importance to me now. I am liv
ing, that is all I can think of; I am liv
ing and the struggle with my fate must
r commence."
This expression of grief at finding
herself once more in the world of hu
man beings both shocked and touched
him.
Though he felt she ought to have
some one with her of her own kindred,
or, at least, of her own station and sex,
he did not see how he could leave her
with no one to soothe her but this old
woman, who was at once so coarse and
so r-'pt llant.
"Have you no friends in the house'?''
he asked.
She sadly shook her head.
"Is there no one 1 can call?" he per
sisted, turning now toward the door.
She shivered and caught him by the
hand.
"Ho not leave inc." she entreated.
"Ho not go fill 1 have told you why I
was so wicked: for you must think me
very wicked to try to take my own
life."
'And bd you---" He got no furth
, for tin- tears which now lilleil her
fathomless eves culled up a suspicious
moisture to his own. Strange and
wrong a n all wax lie had never icii
himself so affected. "Tell me your
trouble." h- pleaded at last. "Why
should ono so young and. pardon me,
so fair, wish to die before the possibili
ties of life were fully tnsted?"
"Because." hei cyvs flashed fire and
n color broke out on her hecks ' he
caute I bad failed "
' Failed:"
" I am Seliua Valdil '
To be eontinuf d.
Has Outlived a Cei-t'iry.
The oldert recorded i,.iri..ter of the
Society of Fliends in the world. Mis,
i'hin be Ann tjiflord, recently ele
hratcd the looth anniversary of her
birth at her home In p;i viilenee. A
large number of i tu rnt siiitnry mes
sages were re -el veil by Mrs CifTi rd
whoaretaiim her powers to a remaik
able dcgreiv
Any art.-". nn ; a-i.t pi t "
takes a K' unlit to ii. i t .cm.
L' I .1 I
AS TO BANK CHECKS.
Bouio TIiIiikk W illi Ii Kvi ry Woman Ought
to Know.
A lady had kept in her possession for
several days a check from her uncle.
Her nude died, and she hastened to the
bank to cash the check. When she
found that the bank could not pay the
cluck until It had orders from the heirs
or from the courts she was surprised,
anil said artlessly to her husband that
she thought of a cheek as being so
n i Hi-Ii money if the signature was good.
The Incident shows the value of some
Informal ion which the National ltanki r
prints, Most business men know it al
ready, but In these days business men
are not the only people who have to
do business.
A check Is merely an order from A
to It, who holds some of A's money, to
pay a certain amount of it to '. It is
not money, even if the names on the
check arc good ami well known and
the bank as solid as the (ioverniucut.
Although checks are given In payment
of debt mill n receipt Is usually given
tin the spot, yet the passing of a checR
does not constitute payment of imb bt
edtiess until it Is paid by the bank.
Nor will the concurrent receipting, of
the debt for which it is given change
i Ms. If the check Is not paid on pres
i illation to the bank, the original claim
stands against the drawer or giver of
the check. Hut a ocrtilled cheek -that
Is. a check signed by an otllcer of the
bank, usually the cashier constitutes
payment on the part of the person
who draws it.
Checks may be antedated or post
dated -that is. dated before or after
the date of delivery. If postdated
(hecks are paid before the day sped
lied, the drawer can recover the money,
for the bank has acted not In accord-
mice with any onler from mm. nut
on Its own responsibility. If n blank
Is left for the date, the holder is nil
Ihorlzed to Insert the true date of de
livery, but no other date. 1 be inser
Hon of any other date, or changing the
'late without the consent of the drawer,
Uiftkea the check Void.
A check should be presented within
reasonable time, or (he holder will In
keeping the cheek at his own risk. If
possible n ( heel; should be presented
the same day it Is drawn or the day
after. If a check is not honored when
It is presented m the bank, the holder
shoiihl not ily the drawer. hen n
check passes by indorsement, the satin
prninptiii ss in presenting the check is
required of each person to whom it is
; Indorsed in order to hold these lndors-
Ins ft. ns is required of the original
payee in order to hold the drawer. In
putting a check in circulation ihe lla
billty of the drawer cannot be pro
longed.- Von th's Companion.
The Durk-llyi .l .irl.
The genuine brunette, she of th
dark eyes and dark skin and neck,
rich red clucks, can wear civum. deep
yellow, mange, cardinal, deep maroon
deep blue, but not purple, golden
brown, tans, grays and claret, but she
should avoid all greens, violets, mauves
and "greeny" blues.
The fair brunette must not think, be
cause she huppetis to possess black or
brown-black hair, that she must dress
up to It. The hair is a matter of quite
minor Importance It Is the skin and
the eyes that have to be studied and
considered. Among the fair brunette'.
colors are cream, pale blue, all shade
of gray, pale coral and pale salmon
pink.
For evening the sallow brunette must
reconcile herself to Indian reds, orange
yellows, deep orange, and flame color.
while for day wear study grays, red
tan, crimson, deep cardinal and deep
poppy red. tan and strong golden brown
are to be reootuuiotiih
The creaiuy-skiuiied. red-lippeil brun
ette must avciil greens, mauves and
blush pinks; the "iiut-brown iiiiiyde"
cannot do belter than dress up to her
coloring. 'Flint is lo say. the warm reds
and browns are hers- in fad, all the
tawny will be found becoming both
for day and evening.
Lastly, the oli e-skinneil btniiette
must avoid greens, npi lives, purples
liml blues, with the exception of diep
navy, nnd should cling to ivory white,
vivid yellow, old rose, silver gray,
chestnut, crimson, maroon, golden tan.
coffee color. Philadelphia Telegraph.
Th "Ir'usxy Wouinn.
As a rule ihe "fussy" woman is short
of stature. She is also small, this hit
tr fact being attributed to her un
VeMflll. fretful disposition. Restless
ness prevents the acquiring of adipose
tissue. She js aNo usually t liin-fllced.
timi she possesses a high piti bed. rather
mi tallie voice.
The I'u-y woman, on uncling you
on the street, begins at oil. e to over
haul you In her fussy, nervous way.
You a if loo thinly clad; you arc stand
ing too near tin- curb: you should never
wiar such higli heels, or yen ate work
ing too hard, or too little, etc.. etc.
The best way to deal with such n
person is to fall in with her mood and
ai quiesse In all she suggests. She will
tl.cn thijjk that bh'c has given you
wiac va.lu.aMe advice, and will tay
gondby w ith a beaming face and a self
satisfied expression.
The fussy woman Is no less tiresome
to her male friends. She advises young
ii .-ii. and sle- toils them of her youth
ful exiiericiiccs. Sli al-o suggests to a
fi i nd improver cuts in his toilet, ask
ing why he w. irs such a high collar,
c. . She tin n stipplciiu Ms her su
perior counsel v. iih an invitation to all
and break i in- monotony of his lonely
life. The man who mullets to hlm-clf
the very frank, though rather Inch-
g.mt, "not If 1 know it" means Jus!
What he uys. American tjui en. J
Nn? Irion In Bottom.
The Ingenuity, of the button manu
facturers has been working pretty
busily of lale, to judge from the num
ber of novelties which are appearing
lu this line. The larger portion of tin so
run as usual to faddish extremes, but
a few of them are altogether dainty
ami desirable.
The vogue of pearl has resultnl lu a
most attractive innovation. This is
the shirt waist or blouse button. In
mother of pearl, mounted upon a
safety plu instead of the ordinary
shank. Not only does this permit olio
lo utilize a 1 1 11 in 1 i n 1 1 - set of buttons
lor several Mouses, bin. wi.h these f i i
nttaohineiils, I hey can be removed
when the frock goes lo the laundry.
Another new Inn ion iioiul in la-h-billable
simps would be very odd and
smart with one's ino-t unusual gown,
all hough iinsuiioil for everyday use.
This is formed of a I'raziliau bug of
the I tl 'del', petrilii d and I lilted
lu a narrow rim of gold. The insect
Is in rich tones of green, brown, etc.,
and suggests the Kgyplian scarab in
shape. The bullous are small less
than an inch in length, but unusual
and artistic. Chicago itecoril-llerahl.
ISl-IIMOll'H lllllolsOIIII' I'.eitlls,
They say i In- Shawnee Indians make
many of the pretty chains of bead
vvhich women wear this summer citlo r
as necklaces or as long pendants hang
ing way down the dress. Some of the
color combinations would seem to I'm
vor lliis theory, oilier chains set hen
and there with oriental looking change
able glass beads evidently come from
Venice.
Those niosi in request jusi now are
the braided chains, cables of turquoise
blue chains of smaller blue beads.
These are preferred to the round Mud
chains on the old. simple paiicrn.
Some blue chains show pearl tassels
and a rosary -like intermission of large
single artilicial pearls.
Hut the nll-bllle noeklaiv Is much
handsome than those of mixed beads.
This is long enough to be looped once
or twice, and is interrupted mice or
twice Willi a large blue slide exactly
matching in color the turquoise slide.
The pale-green or .hide-colored bends
are very smart, but not always us be
coming as the robin's egg blue beau
ties. The chains show four strands
woven in the cable, and the lassi'U
consist of loll loops or double cords.
llllffll 11 ell-mi it t'onk.
tjiieen Helena of lialy is a royal lady
who has a very practical knowledge
of cooking. At her father's curiously
homely ami unpretentious court Jio i u
Helena learned many useful things,
and among them the art of cooking.
The I'lilu e of .Montenegro insisted that
all hit children should learn a iraclc -a
rule which, by l he way. obtains in
the (ieriuan imperial family - and the
future yuccii of Italy became not
merely a good plain cook, but also
skilled lu Ihe preparation of the curi
ous sweetmeats and patisserie of which
Orientals are so fond. The late King
Humbert insisted mi tasting his
daughter-in-law's cookery, and so
pleased wus he wlih the dainty fan
she set before hilll thai he conferred
on her. with mock ceremony, ihe title
of "Lady High Cook to the King of
Iialv." Chicago News.
Soft Yellow Willi Light Hilll'. "
Soft yillovv in combination with light
blue or pink, or with both combined.
Is a color which is a revival uf the
taste of the Louis period.
Prapeil girdles are the choice of
most women.
Straight bells figure with shirl-waist
suits and some coats.
Nottingham bands are the newest
adornment for thin lawn gowns.
Colored blocs as an aeces-ory will
have Increased vogue by autumn.
All sav e Ihe extreme I lilecloire
girdles lake a distinct downward curve
at the front.
English embroideries are among ihe
most favored for trimming gingham
shirt-waist suits.
Silk fringe, knotted inio the cmN of
a sash of sheer sniff, or of taffeta,
makes an attractive finish.
(tirdle straps may mint upward in
the back, or they may point downward.
the highest part coining under the
arms.
Lace is the trimming par excellence
of the season, and both heavv and
light are Used in tic greatest pro
fusion.
Trimming added at the should. r
senilis of yokes in fanciful berthas, giv
ing till .Vei l of a deep collar, arc verv
ma; I.
For yuiiL girls ahfs are liilor
pulled through rings or a buckle, or
re caught ill a perky knot at the l ack
f the waist line.
I'ipings of light tints, such as chcrrv-
red. turquoise blue and apple ciceii.
;ire extremely stylish for adorning the
popular Ida. k aud white shepherd's
cliei k blollse suits.
Hands of cloth as trimming are IjjU' Ii
mart, r thp.n those of silk,
idered very swagger to
Id time rule ai.d trim a
Ir is con-
ignore the
silk gown
chiffon or
vv i 1 1i bands of cloth.
A sash of li. cuss, line
Liberty silk is a charming finishing
h. It should be g'aecfully drupel
irooiiil the waist, and is best with
i lier no loops ,,r only cue.
A Itenaissaiiee braid applied In hit-
t:.e fashion, with a spider of lie. ivy
thread ill each square, is another Very
imple yet exceedingly effcclive and
oUl of Ihe-didiuary t udice embellish
n.eiiL
household
jVgatters
IIciIhUhiI Willi Drawer.
An evidence that furniture Manu
facturers accept the neeissity for econ
omy of space In most cily living Is
noted, says Harper's Hazar. in some
bedsteads recently seen. These are
lilted with drawers at each end ex
tending across Ihe width. The)' are
entirely Inclosed, nnd are thus pro
tected from the dust, nnd will hold
bodices, a Unify boa, or some daintily."
trimmed 1i;il that demands space from
all CUCloUi lllllelil.
To Wuhh Kbl (.loves.
First, get the kind that will wash.
Then wash them rlghi. Iion'i Imagine
that any old way will do. The wash
ii Me kid can be cleaned, l'.ul they de
maud that it be done properly. The
glove must lirst be soaked for half an
hour or more in a lather of tepid soap
and water, then washed on the hand
in a fresh lather, and finally rinsed
and .squeezed gently with II towel, so
that wlnti taken from the hand ii Is
not dripping wei and diies quickly.
These ei oiioiuleal gloves can be had lu
kid or sin de and in pivity shades of
beaver and gray as well as lu white.
l-.m;li-li l'l. ('runt.
The Kimlish cook has a knack of
Keeping her pie ci tisi crisp and delicate.
Instead of growing Minkcd ami soggy,
os the American crust is apt to be.
The crust is prepared lu the American
stylo, but instead of lining a pan or
dish as we do tin y cover the bottom
mid outside of the dish or pan, prick
ing the elT.M lo-ely to prevent the
formation of blisters. Then a layer
cake pan is coi'crcd with a sheet of
crust, and both are baked a delicate
brown. When finished the pie pan is
removed from lis cover of crust, and
the lattir Is tilled with stewed or
sliced mid sugared fruit. The piece
baked in the layer pan is used as a lid.
Meat lilling can b" Used also. New
Yoik Journal.
To Hull. I il l.nK I II.-.
To build a successful log lire is not
the easiest undertaking mid lequlngl
m.'., paiicinv and skill thau is usually
expended ii It. The following sug
gestions may ligUtin the task for the
inexperienced: Crii-li up loosely in the
hands a double sheet of newspaper.
1..-I the back log be Ihe largest in tin
fireplace and possibly of gri ell wood,
is tljis k'nd takes longer to burn out,
and the draughts an tires are strong
est at the bad.. Let ihe log lie lightly
against ihe wall; If u split log, turn
the inside toward the front.
Three logs are sullici"nt to start a
file, two below and otle on top. The
aslns from the first two or lime fins
should be left on the hearth, fot this
seiv.-s as a good bed for keeping tin
embers hot. 'ihe wood thai is Used
should be niixij. green and dry, and
of the harder varieties, such as oak,
ecilan pine. American tjueeti.
Totato Cakes To one cupful of well
washed potatoes add one cupful of
Hour, two level tcaspooliftlls of btiking
poivd. r. a pinch of salt and enough
milk to make a dough to roll out; toss
on a lloiiieil board, roll half fin im h
thick, cut in squares or oblong pieces;
lay t Iii-iii in a buttered pan and bake
twenty minutes: remove from the oven,
split and butter; if currants are bkul
add one cupful of them tu the Hour
mid potato.
Preserved Citron - Cut a citron melon
Into long strips, lb-move ihe skin and
inside pulp, then cut into hall Imh
cubes. Put the citron in a steamer and
Id it cook until tetnier enough to pier. ,,
with a straw. Make a syrup from one
cup of water to a pound of sugar, add
to it two h'tnons. sli, , ,) very line. When
It has boiled for a few minutes, drop
Into It tin. steamer citron cubes and
let iliein cook till transparent. Seal in
cans.
Cherry Tone - Make a dough with
one quarter pound of lard, one quarter
pound of butter, four tablespoons of
sugar, two teaspoons uf cinnamon,
yolks of two eggs, one-half p.iund of
Hour, one half a teaspoon of baking
powder. Line a I'm in wlih this dough.
Strain the .juice from a quail of canned
cherries, l'hiot i heeherries on i he dough
with a lew chopped almonds. Four
over them a eiisiard made of four eggs,
yolks and whites beaten separately,
three-quarters of a cup of sugar, one.
half cup of sour cream. Hake in a
moderate oven forty-live minutes.
These Pu ti li are il -1 i ions. Cernian
cooks make a gival variety of them.
They ale wiy nice lo serve at high
teas or at an lnlonn.il company
luml.eon.
Strawberry Preserver. -Measure fine,
large ben ies after bulling tiieta. To
each quart of lu rries allow a quart of
hue, white sugar. Vut the fruit and
the sugar in a preserving kettle in al
t '.natc layers. Lc: the berries and
sugai stand over night. In the morn
ing cook sl..wly. without stirring mi
ld the liquid is clear and the Iruil soft.
Skim thoroughly and puck in jars.
Heal Ihe jars by tilling them with
water and putting theiu in a large pan
also lilh .1 with water; then stand the
pan on ihe range ami lei Hie water hint
slowly. Hv this means all danger ol
Hacking will be avoided. Fill the hot
jars with the preserves to the verv
brim; then screw on I tit lops loosel.v
and lei .-land mud cool. When cob
tiglileii the lop, and stole in It coo.
nioscu
w
ur. Budget
of Humor."
Ili-r KxmiiplH In Arithmetic. .
"Two ami two, mid two ami two.
You know." 1 said, "imiku eight ;
Jx'ow. how." I icdu-il. "are you to write 1
l ins example on your plate?"
"till' i i t easy," laughed Louise,
Her i th y i .ii quick in linncl,
"Tour the multiplier will be, JJ ,
And two the multipla'aii.'' "
"Wh.i! nex i?" I gently prompted,
As sin- her liguic drew.
"Fight." - nd she. "the product is;
My ".iinplc'k lour tune two!"
Washington Star. I
Ah It Somi'tlllirH tM't'lM1.
"What's his business?" ""'
"Well, as near as 1 can make out, li
Is matrimonial agent for his tWiT
daughters." Chicago Host. .JKt
"I'm going away to-morrow. Won't
you ihinl; of me sometimes while I'm
gone?"
"Hadn't ymi better ask papa If I
may'?" New York Journal.
Absolutely Nercsnni-y.
She "Hid the bride louk pretty at
the wedding?"
lb "Of course. Wasn't she a
bridi V" Sonierville I Mass.) Journal.
lfoss Hilll HoAll.
Nell-' IIe married her for her beauty
but she hasn't much left."
H die "And she married htm for Ji Is
money. So they are in the same boat."
Philadelphia ltecord. ( j. ,
"-.''fy:'S
A Wnsli of Time.
Fiiiiiegati- "l'oii't be so lazy an' dis
couraged abmit if. The best way to
foind out what ye can do is to try "
Flanagan "Ay: Hut that's the worst
way to foind out what ye can't do."
l'hiladelphia l'llblic Lnlger.
llupl.l-l Ire Thought.
"Always think twice before you
speak." said little Tommy's mamma.
"lice, maw." he answered. "If you do
that yiui must do some pretty fast
tliinkiu" sometimes when you git to
goiii' for paw." Chicago Uecord Her
ald. Seeking Spec llleutlona.
"You are the light of my life:" he
protested.
'Candle, kerosene, gas or electric?"
asked the praclical girl, for well she
knew thai all lights are not held in
the same esteem at the present time.
Chicago l'ost.
Hush nnil the Three irnrf.
"This bash." said the star boarder,
"reminds me of the three graces."
"oh:" replied the delighted landlady.
"In what way?"
"One is foolish to tackle it without
faith, hop- ami charity." Chicago
Koioiil-ncrald. .
A llrent lliiul.
"Young P.rieily had only been ad
mitted to the bar a week when he
made a fortune, lie was caught in a
railroad wreck in which forty people
were injured."
"And he was one of those who got
ila mages?"
"He was all of them. He got al!
!he victims to retain him."-Philadelphia
l'llblic Li dger.
RrRKntlflhlf ,
"I'll sdl you them fish for ten dol
lars"
"Isn't that rather high''"
"Wal. a feller that buys two hun
dred dollars wutli o' fishm' tackle to
ketch tuition' with orter be willin' ter
pay somcihln' let fish." New York
Journal. -
A liiHM'imlniitlng Hog.
"Yes. the neighbor- complain about
my dog."
"Hoes he bite?"
"No; he's too alfectionale. He has
the reputation of being a judge of
beauty, and every time a pretty woman
p.-.sscs along i lie street lc Iri-ks ibotit
extravagantly."
"I should think the women would
like thai."
"Yes, but there are only iwo pretty
Wuuuu on ihe slretl and the others
fniiiplulned ." Cleveland Plain Heultl',
. br
It's t' to lllm.