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1
I IN THE CHINA SEA I
A NARRATIVE OF
By fEWillU VT.
(CofTsionr w bt Robmt Boikei'i 8om.)
V CHAPTER IX. 1
' THE DEt-ttZKNS BErONIt THE WALL.
' The following morning m wen
early astir. I shot u pheasant fo:
breakfast. This moraiug ceretuonj
being finished, we net out on out
journey down tbe coast. Wo walked
lowly, oarelully studyiug tbe sky, tb
gronud, tbe trees everything.
I hoped to meet with some person
Even a savao would be welcome.
knew that most of tbe semi-civilized
tribes ou tbe Chinese border were
warlike, chiefly when pressed by an
enemy or wheu forced by hunger to
pillage. Especially in tbis true of the
Southern tribes. Iu the northern auc
colder proviuces, where the climate
induct greater activity, the Tartars,
the Mongols ami the Mautuhooriai
re of a more savage nature. But
did not expect to tin J auy of these in
this land of flowera.
At every step wo trod beautifil
blossoms into the yielding earth. Nt
conqneriug hero returning from bi
victories ever walked bis charger ovei
pathway strewn with roses of sc
rich a perfume as had these that wort
destroyed at every step we took. Ovei
our bends grew fruit iu plenty. Ap
ples of toothsome tartness, oranges ol
the brightest yellow an I mangoes o)
delicious flavor were scattered through
the forest in prodigal profusion.
Great palms towered above us, ir
whose deep sba les the cooling fresh
noss of enduring moisture could be
felt.
Birds of wonderful beauty hoverc.
round us, as wo trumped along.
Among them I noticed golden pheas
ants, orioles and a bird unknown tc
me, but excelling ull others in the
brilliancy of its plumage und sweet
Bess of its s ouij.
None id these evinced the least foar,
nd we could, bud we been so in
clined, reached out and caught num
bers of them.
The sweet songs of some- of these
feathered beautiee nude cheerful
inn-de to our Ingoing footsteps.
From among tho brandies over ou.
be tils the comical faces of little browi
monkeys peered ut us iu the inov
friendly way. Some of them seemed
bout to extend us tho hand of fellow
ship. Here and there, bounding from tree
to tree, or ssaddtug through tbe fern?
aud Mowers, were playful squirrels.
We munched apples aud oranges
Wii wont along.
"Ono thing is certain," I sail
"There is no fear of starvation. Wi
Lave plenty ou every hand."
After a walk of some miles we ballet
for a rest. Miss Arnold sat on a mossy
mound, and 1 reclined on tho grass
near her. 1 told h.i of America, about
the wonderful lauds of California:
about tho wonderful growth of cities
west of t'ao KucUy Mountains; ho
railroads sprang up; how mining lon.h
were developed. In all this she tlntwee
great interest, ua 1 I strove to please
her lest iu becoming lonely aud gloom;
he should lose hope.
That night we spent as tho night be
fore it had been, and the stars of the
southern skies kept watch over us u
we slept.
Morning broke calm and clear. 1
was astir long before Miss Arnold, an
by the time she had our frugal break
fast ready I had been some distance
down the coast and had enjoyed a re
freshing plunge into tho salt sea.
We wasted no time, but immediate
ly after breakfast took up our line o:
inarch.
We bad not none far when our pro
gress was checked by a high wall ol
etoue, which ell'ectually cut in nfffroni
whatever was beyond it. It was about
twenty feet high and extended ucrosf
the laud and out into deep water.
Miss Arnold sank upon tbe ground.
Her pale face betrayed great ogitation.
tilie looked at me despondently.
"What do you suppose it is?" she
sked iu whisper.
"I don't know," I replied. I have
read of the Ohineso Wall, but did not
expect to tind it iu tho South Seas.
There must of course, be men beyond
that wall. The thing it to scale it."
"Do you think there eran be auj
opening iu it?" she asked.
"I con easily Ind out," I answered.
"The laud is probably not very wide
here. I noticed when we landed frorc
tho yacht the land sheered in this di
rention on the left, while we have fol
lowed the coast to the right. If so,
we are on a peninsula, which for some
reason has been walled up. Now, il
yor are not afraid to remain here
lone, I will follow tho wall as far as I
deem it advisable and seek a place t
get through it."
"I shall be safe enough," said Misi
Arnold. "If the wall keeps us on thit
side of it, it must keep on the othui
aide whoever is there now."
She kept the pistol, which expori
ence had shown she knew haw to use
and shouldering my rifle I started to
follow the wall.
I walked from sea to sea. Iu at
lour I found myself at tbe end of the
wall, and just as far from getting over
It as ever. Not a gate, not a hole
eonld be found the whole length of it.'
It completely cut our peninsula oM
from the rest of the land. )isgusted
nd '.' lering, I hurried back to Mis-
Arnold.
"Von foil 'nl nothing." she said,
hen I appeared. "Your looks prove
it. Haw- i.e, then, readied the end
Aud what U to be ;omo of un?" Tbetu
ADVENTURE.
HOPKINS.
if
wu euepiuiuu oi wuiairura in neil
eyes, aud I hastened to reply cheer'
fully:
"No; I found no gate, but that
doesn't signify. This much is rea
sonably sure. That wall did not
grow. It was built by human hands,
tud not centuries ago, either. IX this
ir all is all that separates us from
iiuman beings, we will find a way to
get over it. But now I am going toi
reeonnoiter."
"What are yon going to do?'' askew
Miss Arnold.
I had unbuckled my sword and laic
it ou the ground. I then selected
tall tree aud commenced to climb it.
"If I can't get up that wall, I can
get up this tree," I said, "and it it
sometimes quite au advantage to see
how the situation looks to man up a
tree. Don't laugh, for I may be not
so nimble at this sort of thing as I was
years ago."
Up, up I went, until I reached the
higher branches. Settling myeelf
A'here I could stand without discom
lort, I looked over the wall. The
scene upon which I looked was i
ttartliug one.
Back from the wall, extending sev
ral hundred feet, was a clear space.
L'pon this space were about a thou
land women, kneeling with their face
toward the wall, evidently engaged in
lotne kind of prayer. Gestures of en
reaty aud supplication were easily
listiuguishahle.
, These women were of dark-brown
color. They were clad iu garments
that were simple, comfortable and
iluptcdto the climate. A critically
nclintd observer might claim that
;hey were only half dressed, but this,
would not be literally true. Theirj
garment was a gown, loosely hanging
tround the neck, armless, belted at
.he waist, and a skirt reaching a short
listauce below the kuee.
Back of them a narrow road led in-
0 tbe forest.
"What do you see there?" asked
Hiss Arnold. "Von look interested.
Kro we near a town?"
"I dou't see anything that lookslike
town," I replied, "but there is s
rigantie. prayer-meeting going on over
;here. All women. And they are as
brown as tun. Their features are
much like our own. They all kneel,
'scing this way, audare praying aloud.
I'hey dou't look like civilized people,
lor do they look like savages. I have
jeanl of Amazons, but I never heard
.bey spent much ti'ne prayiug. 1
lou't see auy weapons of any kind, I
Hi going to cill to them.
Miss Arnold watched me anxiously
is I placed myself iu tho tree where
Uie women could see me. I give
1 loud shout.
The elFect was instantaneous,
-Wnu.einent seemed to eeiza upon
.hem.
They stopped praying and com--nenced
to laugh and shout. Then,
is if overcome by some sudden fear,
:hey turned and tied into tho forest.
In an instant not a woman was risible.
"They are not Amazons," I said tc
.Miss Arnold, "for they tied precipit
ately. Not one is left. There isn't a
jiituun being in sight now, but I am
;oiug to suy up here a while. Bos
ubly tho iuulo population will come to
ten whut's up."
"I hope they are not savages," said
Miss Arnold. "I don't understand
now we could got to a land of brown
people. We didn't have time to gol
rery fat from China."
"Here comes somebody now," I said.
"Hollo! This is a plueo of mysteries.
I sec it Chinese soldier a cavalryman,
(lowly ridind along. Now another
I'hinuuiau on foot he is a soldier,
.oo. I must not let them seo me.
L'hey are talking together. Now they
ire going up the road leading into the
,'orest."
"Oil, dear, I am all of shiver,'
(aid Miss Arnold. "WLat will you
t ee next I wonder?"
I remained iu the tree until I wan
iired, ami nothing new transpiring, I
lescended.
"What shall we do?" asked Miss
Arnold. "We are not so much better
jifthuti before. The women may be
to frightened that they will not let
myo'.ie comn to our assistance."
"We must be patient and see. II
.10 one comes after a reasonable
length of time I w ill construct u lad
ler and we will get aver tbe wull.
Meauwhile lam going to take a bite.'
"I will join yon,"suid a mau's voice
near me.
We both started. Mirs Arnold
turned very white and nearly fainted
grasped my rifle aud stood ready tc
licet foe. But it was no foo thai
was coming toward us at least not i
formidable one. He was apparently
s man more than seventy years of aire
He was tall and thin. His face wa?
haggard and coursed with deep lines
of suffering. Ho was ilreised iu a
ilark-browu suit, and his feet wera
:lad in saudals. His hair was thit
ind white. No beard was ou his face
save the short- growth of a few days
His right arm hung, useless, by hi.'
tide.
"Who are you?" I asked, stil
standing with my rifle ready.
. His tbin, ashen lips parted as if in
in attempt to smile. lint it was a
imile in which there was no mirth or
ladness.
"I might better ask who you are,'
ie euid, advauciug toward us, "sinci
rou are the stranger and I the dweliei
here. You need have no fear of mi
H Teast. I am as Jarsrca:- nay,
thousand times worse off than your
jelves."
1 put down my rifle. Miss Arnold
looked courageous again. There was
30 mistaking the honesty in tho old
nan's voice.
"Then if you are a dweller here,
;ell us where we are and how wo cau
get to Hong Kong," I taid. I
Again the old man's lips parted in
liis mirthless smile.
"The one were ea?y to tell tho
other, impossible. But I offer ymi
fiy hand. See. it is tbe left one. My
ight is powerless."
"Slowly, general! Easy!" he said,
lis I shook his band. "I atn oi l and
rail."
; "Von mistake. I ntu not a general,"
I remarked.
"Vou wear the uniform of a Khan -in
officer of hijrh degree in Chiua."
"Jt is simply a stolen one tukm
from a fallen foe. I inn au American.
I was lost at sea. My companion is
Miss Arnold, an Englishwoman of
(long Kong. We drifted about in u
I'aeht and were grounded ou this land.
We know nothing ubout it, save whut
Iv e saw ou our way through the forest
md what I eaw over the wall. I was
up in a tree and saw a t-trangj sight."
"What did you see?" asked the old
man, eagerly.
"I saw about u thousand women
kneeling iu pruyor. They rushed
hway wheu I called to them. Tht u
two Chicese soldieis appeared."
"Then what?" asked tho old man.
"Did you call to them too!"
"Xo. I simply watched them until
Ihey went awav."
"Ah! It is" well. Had you dii
.dosed your presouce. to them, you
jvould now be a dead man an 1 your
Companion would bo a captive."
"Mercy!" exclaimed Miss Arnold.
I'Xre all Chinamen bad?"
"All that I ever saw. There may
Iie good ones, but they are not here.
Jut you said you were going to cat.
Shall we not?"
"With pleasure. I am anxious to
tear you tell us of the land wo have
lhauced upon, so full of mystery nn 1
trouble."
"Ay! Vou may well say it. Trouble
tingled out Talniuouh for its own and
Las kept it."
We found comfortable places to sit
lown. Miss Arnold rested near lue,
lacing the old man.
"tJo on, friend," I spid; "tell us of
Talmooch, if nuoii he the name of the
ilace."
"To begin with your name?"
'(.'rickniore Dr. Archibald Crick
nore, of Sun Francisco. And yours?''
"William Avery, of England unj
iTalmoocb."
"England!" s-iid Mis Arnold.
"Ves. England is my home, l
was. But of that later."
CHAPTER X.
THE OLD MISSIOXAKV'S STOISV.
"Ves," continued the old l.lau, as
ie settled hi:n.df in a comforlaM;
lositlon; "this ii the i-Itnd of T'.il
uooch Vou inav have beard of r.
Sot you, in San Francisco, doctor, but
Sliss Arnold, there, may have heard it
neutio'.ied iu Hong Kon;:."
"No, I cannot reeolleet having ever
icard the name, Mr. Avery," sui 1 M;s
Arnold.
"Ah, well, it is no matter. The
,'ame of Talniooi-h is u tiling of the
:nist. Tho islau 1 was at one lime,
iitfuy years ago, noted for the superior
;oal aud lead mines to be found in the
uouutaius away o!V there," pointing
jver ihe wall. "And it was ulso fa
nous or the high civili.atioii of i'.a
;ieople, who, untutored as wo uudei
itand it; had a skill entirely their own
; in various Manufactures, such us silk
! ud steel. Von may have heard of thu
! Jiimar blade' '!"
I "It seems to me I heard tho term
. used at a meeting of the oliiecrs of a
j militia regiment to w hich I was at
i taehed," I replied. "If I reinemb( r
II -orrectly, they spoke of it ni a de
tirablo thing, but one that could not
it present be obtained."
"Ah, yes, that is to i true," he said
tally. "Tho .luinar blade is of thu
just, save for tho coiiipiei-ors of this
nihuppy laud, lint I am anticipating
ny story. Vou are in a strange land.
There urn dirliciillies before you of
vbich you have never dreamed, it is
etter. even nt the use of a little
:iine and patience, that T tell yon my
iwn history aud that of the island,
hat you may judge for yourself the
visest oourse for you to pursue."
"Yes," I sr.id. "We are eager to
lear you. Is it not so, Miss Arnold?"
"It is so, Mr. Avery," added Miss
Arnold.
TO ill! COXTIXI FD.
fSriieioine Stiitnea.
Seeing that flowers fa lo and even
immortelles have but tlu.ir day, the
lorrowing family of one gouiicman
rust about for some original and en
during way of perpetuating the m -iii-Dry
of their beloved one, and they
discovered it. too. That is to say.
they reversed the operation of the pa
gan gods and changed the body of
what was once a living creature into u
statue, which is to lie seen ut the
sometery of Pere Laehuisc, where if
ties in a triple colli u of glass. Thu
jorpne, having been plunged into
phenio acid, and washed iu u solution
if nitrate of silver, was placed in a
galvauo plastic bath. The result is a
statue in every respect i le-nticd with
the individual, ana to use a Hiberui
cistn, strikingly lifelike. The doctor
whose method was i neeessfully em
ployed to bring about this curious
transmutation confidently hopes that
in future all public statues will be
made on the saute principle. But the
tttttue-ereet ing mood no longer pre
vails in Tar is just now. Indeed, most
politicians and people are iconoclasts,
and would gladly elemolisb many id'
the existi ig monument todeud cedeb
rities, and quite a number of living
ones to boot. Loudon Telegraph.
ffo
rOR.LD
BEAUTY BRIEFS.
Hint lor Women Who lelr a ;onl
IVi-Mmnl Aiipearuni-c.
Never hope for a rlonr. rosy skin ninl
bright '' us long us you cat greasy
mid highly seasoned food.
l'.ninettes must never use bornx nv
mila when Ihey cbanipno their hair,
nor must blondes use ammonia.
Hot Wilier rlcnusos. cold Wilier
makes fair, mid iiinss.'ijro makes the
fan smooth unit sightly.
Cosmeli'S nhvnys have been used
snd always wilt be; but only a silly
woman thisc ihivs plasters her fare
or iljes her hair.
The litshes of It 11 ilcltllt lillli-t never be
-ut; they will not prow In nil cases;
iieuee the risk. Stiff lyebi'ijw s are
iofloneil ly oil und brushing.
...
"J'.iefy" arms imenning red, coar-e
(rrnined armsi spen!; of bail ciiitilii
lioii. Swins them vigorously und bathe
tin-in with hot water nud alcohol :il
itili rvals.
Jioii't sharply point
vlor them red. only
lo so.
your nails or
vulvar women
Blue lips tire l omnion. The heart is
r.smilly In ivvoll. P.ivathiin: exercises
--inhaling and exhaling Jliroush the
nose-is the very best remedy outside
of that t;;;ineil by seeking a phyi.i
Llun's advice.
Veiny imses are unlovely things.
Very full blooded women are most
if ten viclims. Bath" the nose gently
Willi warm water and after a few lno
melils with cold. Massage gently,
"Ago wrinkles" are like facts, stub
born things; Inn 'laughter wrinkles"
ire good iiutuivil. aud may be couyed
iwny by mi mo; hing them Iu au oppo
site direct inn every day.
Elbow sleeves and scrawny firms
ire not friendly. To round cut tho
latter. Ilex the iniiscl. s; open and dose
ihe lingers rapidly for ten minutes at
x time.
A little peroxide in the waler. when
Ihe hands nrc very brown, will help
lo whiten them, bin silver sand, shaved
aslile so:ii and hot water are betler.
Ten minutes' immersion every day.
The Fashionable lire .lunU-r.
The fashionable' dressmaker is a lady
nf presence, its autocratic In ber mien
as utiv i-eis-'ning sovereign, lief bouse
bears no out ward and visible t"km of
her profession: it is Minply a quiet and
conservative looking house in a row
I of others eiptally modest, and its iiu
I niiietiiiie doorsteps and well appointed
! windows are like I hose of its neigh
bors. Kinging the bell, the visil'.r or
customer is iiilmitted by a trim maid
' In c:'p ami apron, or by a neat buy in
j bullous, and, ill a spacious drawlng-
room, awaits the niteiiiion of the s
j labllsl.iiicin's presiding genius. To ber
let in I lie- novice dictate, nor tlie
hi ranger without ricdcnti.'ils apply
w ith too mii' li confidence. Her gowns
are creations; they are possible only .o
t!ie woman of the long purse; they will
be tilted to u miracle, and will be
dicams of pi-rfee-lion. bill their e-ost
must be i;oiorlloniile ro their beauty,
and to that touch of Ihe mode which
only the exclusive dressmaker run Im
parl. As a rule, Mich an artiste Is nil
excellent woman of businei-s and si e
takes orders for n season's wardrobe'
for, a Washington outfit, for a debu
tante's dresses, eir a bridal iroiissi'iiu,
and carries ihcnt out with a nicety of
ilelail which Is most satisfactory. This
particular dressmaker ol' Ihe haute
noblesse never makes up women's own
maleihils. She has on her shelvcM vel
vets, cloth, laces, silks and satins ga
lore, and on her Mnff are tailors who
furnish the costume most si've-rely
simple, as well as dressmakers whose
I've-nliig and elinneT gowns arc marvels
of elaboration ami ornament. Collier's
Weekly.
Violet l-'Ai-iiilnff Fur Women.
The success eif vloli't farming for
women has been marked iu ut leasi
one e-iise. From a town near New
York City come the vleih'ts that bring
the highest price iu the three' shops of
the particular dealer to whom Ihey
are sent. He lias become renowned
for the size and fragrance ef ihese
flowe rs, mid ull hough Ihey Sedl ill
twice the e ustoiury figure' Ihe supply
of llii'tn falls far short eif the- demand.
Tin- woman who grows thi'iii began
sevi n yi'iirs ago, because' the time lor
her to e-aru money had e-enue some
what iinoxpcelcilly and she' ilcchlcd lo
use- her gre elihoilses for that mi ails.
Success came quickly, nud her yearly
profits from their sale amount to a
comfortable- Income. She has ref rained
from exlcinling ber facilities for
(lie business, e'hlelly he-cause she is
unwilling to undertake any greiiti'r
responslliilliy. eirowing tinners in
another form has also been suggested
reee-uily as n means of livelihood for
women, which Is not only adapted to
thedr powers but fairly sure in yield
ing n profit if nianageil with prudence.
Soincboily who has given thought to
the maiicr says that a capital ol $.oo
will start i-oidi nit I'titerprise provided,
of course, the land Htid buildings do
nit have lo be' paid for. Lavender
rosemary, peppermint and olhe-r sweet
herbs lire always in demand. It Is
estimated that the minimum price for
an iHTo of law'hilor Is -f'.'oO. Fepper-
mint and rosemary also bring good
pr.ccs, anil tin-re is no ilelail nt this
kind of liiiuilng which U of a kind lo
bp distasteful to
Sun.
WOIM'IJ.-.New Vol U
riuitiM Mini e imin I'ln".
A variety of (.'old chain used Jr.M
now is for the moment a rival lo the
l"ti: lorgiji-lt" e-hain and tin- conven
tional necklace. It consists of a short
chain, not more than seven Incn-s e.r
eight l imps, in length. Tin- chain
is made of links f line gold wire, and
is finished nt eiie'i ind by a stick pUl
with lead of i-onsideriilile sh'.e.
It Is a recent fashion to wear one of
these on the neckband of a bodice.
Tbe collar bauds are now so plain and
li.it that they ran l"-r.r being rendered
mi. re buportaiit. Tbe usual neckband
is a broad bias sir.';) or silk. It may
or may not b" tucked, but the plain
bunds liobl the palm of novelty.
Tak" your Utile coin and stretch it
over Hi" neckband beneath tli" chin
in about tic middle of ih" neckband.
Kasten it hem nth tin-ears with a stick
pin, one on each side. Ii is Intended
to hiiee the chain go straigl- across,
but the longer i hes will droop a linle
if worn over n si I'T thicat. The
pins are set iu. just hetientli the e-nrs,
no further around toward the baek.
Another AM to Uulrlninnj-.
The ring bciirer is lb- latest func
tionary in up to date weddings, lie is
usually a linl" boy. the smaller the
belter -provided, of course, that lie
ciin be tri stcd w iin his Important mis
sion, and lias been siillicieiiily drilled.
In th" procession he notally walks
with tin- lluwi-r girl, and ns his n.-tmit
implies, be is the ciiiodlatt of th- t ing.
The handling of this important factor
in the wedding ceremony lias always
been embarrassing. If the bridegroom
takes charge of ii himself he invari
ably fergils which pocket he put it in.
and there is a gnat fumbling time.
Sometimes it is inticMid to the eare
of the best Ulan, who produce it at
the proper time, and bunds It to Ihe
happy man. But this is awkwardly
done, as a rule. The ring bearer i;
di signed to d i away with this, and
at the winie lime lend an i-leine-nt of
nove lty to the ceremony.
Itmplre I lTi l In I'nnt I'ollai.
Kevers on e'oiits an 1 jacki-ts no long
er stri'tch in wld" points from boul
der to shoulder, but are small and
I'oundi d. er Viiinlykcd; the favorite
form of collar is ihe se ries of small
ca pi w ith raw. ch aneul e-dges. lin
hemmid and unbound. This varia
tion of llie coachman's triple cape- is
reminiscent of the empire period, and
it is n'cti chielly on long I'oats of that
persiiasii n. The empire style Is ap
parent iu nciii ly I'very department of
drtss. but especially iu e-oats am! innn-th-.i.
elraceful as It is. to those who
know how to use il aright, that way
danger lies to ihe ntu uloied, for it is
only on th" graceful, wilh.wly form
that the olupir" modes are seen to ad
vantage, and not to i'very wo:n-;i is
given a I'gure answering to this de
scription.
sewing ItiKini A'ljiini-lK.
For tlie sewing ro"in plee-e boxes in
stead of piece lugs are much to nc
picfe rrcd. These may be built along
the' wall, forming pigeon boh about
eighteen Inches si'iiaro, duly labeled
for e-ach itieiiibiT of the- family and for
linings and pallcm::. , i hint, curtain
falls to the floor in front of such
ealdnei. the convenience of which ha
only to be trie-el lo be d mollsl lale-d.
Arab laces are very popular.
rami" vi IveU spotted w ith gold Is
veiy ailracilvc.
I'ri'tich knots arc as commonly usoel
for elress eleci'i'ulioii as liny were last
spring.
Blai'k fox showing a few while hairs
Is re-porle'el as euie of I he favorite furs
for boas.
Bands of lace inse-riioii nllcmnied
with tucked bands f gray silk form
effective waists.
(irccian satin, a new wool mate-rial
for I'Vi'tiing wraps and le a gowns, has
a tiny diagonal stripe on tin surfae-e-,
Itcel ve-lve t appliepte' lie-signs einbroid
civil with gold, an- the elce'oratlon eiti
the bolero of a while taffeta silik
waist.
A pretty ve'sl is made of creatn spot
le-d net, tucked ut wide intervals, tilled
iu w ith liny bias bands of evlored silk
stitchi'd on the e-dg- .s.
Fichus will be- (In- feature of elrcssy
gowns and will be- made of mousse
line te soie, line- nets, line- and chiffon,
or e-ve-n of fa brie-, and will
outline I In- yoke trimmings.
Cold braid buttons, gimp, galloons
of tai'ious widths, iippliipie designs
mixed with black braid or flue cut
je-t, are lavishly used on new Fre-ndi
round hats. I'icniug toiptcs. reception
wraps, tea gown-, jiukeis, and fancy
golf waists.
A rough niaicrial called frieze, suh-eliie-d
by tl sill face of white- hair,
coins to be- one of tin smart mate riuis
for winter. Tin-" rough fabrics are
usually 1 1-1 in i: ii I liberally with bands
of silk or satin eovorcil with rows eif
fitue-y braids.
Some of lit c.l.l weaihi-r stri'i't bed
cro ami Eton j:n hi is of bhuk. royal
blue, Russian gt'i i tl and (ire-nut vel
vet eii- alums elc Not.l will be- fin
ished Willi long pointed rcvers nud a
Bobi spicrre hood of otter, seal, mink
or other costly I'm.
When puriliasiiig sheer linen hand-
; kerchiefs. Il is well to renu mber that
1 pure linen may be very readily vecog.
I ni.cd by moistening tin- tip of Ihe tim
; ger and drawing the fabric over It,
i l.lncn will Inimi-ellatidy show the moU
j itirc iin.'iigu ns iiicsucs, nunc i-oiioi.
I Will llhsut h it-
OUR BUDGET OF IJL MOIt
LAUCHTER.PRCVOKING STORIES FOB
LOVERS CF FUN,
llpn, ttip In:UlHllr Not Ift Aloiir HI
JCxjicrli'iic- f (jtiinlRl A Definition
"o Iteafcmi 1'itr It- A StM'tW.v (trnuuica!
eaA (irUtrOU Off IT, ICt'.. Ut'.
II K.
Jf you would weep bcM-ie r v rrave
JJ.a'.li would be sweet to in !
she.
I will! 1 will! 1 promise yoj -.Iu;'.
Iry ine- once nnd sic!
He went awav with snry word':
"lib. mail!'1 the nmnl'ii sighci:
"f'onrcde all that he Hsks, and still
11c isn't latislicd."
Chicaio Tinieie Herald.
"nl I.t-ft Alone.
Watts " Whi'ii a man gets down
Ihcje are few hands extended to him."
rolls-- "Ves. few bands; but ju--t
think of Hie feet.
II If r.xpi-rlf-iirr.
"Hid Hunter have any expciii-uce
with big game?"
"Why. yF. I believe he got away
from a black bear onoe.'-- Buck.
eT'niicenifil.
A-"My wife ami I agree perfectly."
It-"Indeed. How do you manage V"
A "She only sees my faults, and I
M'e only b"is."- l'lk'gcnde Ulaetter.
A I)i-fllillln.
I.lttle elalen - "1'iipa. what is a coil
valcscent ':"
Jr. Tombs "A convalescent, my
son. Is a patient who is not dead yet '
-Fuck.
No ItriiK'iil for It.
The I.ndy of tlie 1 ioil-i-- The-sc veg
etables look rather wiped. "
Tin e;n ,-r"s Boy -Well, tiny ortn't
to; they've peon tsprinkh d rv'ry moiu
iug t his we-e-k."
A Soclrljr ernnmvit.
"Marie, doesn't ye tin .' Nun Hi top ill
anything but stare w in n be calls to
spend au e-vr ningV
Oh, ''. I.ouls ; I-. yawns." la
diauapolis Journal.
A ipni-rnii eider.
First Artist "liid Moblcy iniiUo yon
any offer for your la si picture ?"
Second Ai'list "Ves; lie said he'd
give me a new canvas for the one I
bad spoiled." Chicago Itecorel.
1'niully lh '!.
Asklngloti -"Who was your fnci.d
whom I saw you walking with, ibis af
ternoon V"
Teller "Hob: lie wasn't a friend:
that's in v brother In law."- llnipii's i
Bazar.
Highly IiB'iriit.-ni on Ills filry.
Veiutig I.ndy im music shop "Ilavi
you 'A Heart Tha I Heats Wit II I.ovcV '
Assistant tlibishingiyi "No. miss; I
Miould consider il highly imprudent j
on a sahny of in dollars a w.u.
Til Bits.
I'ur.l-atrfiil.
o your si'
1 aiii very
Mistress
ilescrte d you
eetln :in has
sorry to hear
it."
Cook "Yes. mn'.T.n, and after all I
did for him: be wedgln d over two hun
dred pounds 1 here at the h.-t."- Hit-nioristischi-
I'.laci tcr. j
Ami e... Alie ail Stole ! .
Fhileise'l'liif "And li'iw. alo-f hav
ing revliiweel ail piiili sophy w ith you,
th -re Is only euu- law that I cau lay
down for your giildanc".'-
Siudcnt "W hat is thai V
Philosopher -'Wheu jou :.f- sure
yon are right, ymi should su.-j "hat
you are wrong. " l.ll'e.
Ilralal IlarU.
"Ah! Mr. Fr.inkley. your s. ma I-:
tire so beautiful!'- sighed ,!i.-s eiush
ley. "You arc surely tin-" gr-:it p"i l-'"
'Thai's what!" re udii d Frankh-y,
who had bee n dragged to t!,,.- pink tea
.-igiiinM his will. "You e-i.n'i gd up
an argument with ni" on ihal subject. "
Catholie- Slandard and 'linn s.
Iiiekhniiitilile'.
"He may be a littl" le-dious at times,
I i-.il Ids fund eif in I'm million is Inex
haustible." "Ye:;," niiMvered Miss Cayenne',
"tin tv's no eloiibl of it. Ih' take s mi
much time- to te II every llttlo fact that
there is no danger of the supply eve r
giing mil."--Washington Star.
Aiivlr to Weary WHlti.
"I see' yer inoviti out, lioss," rr
tuarki'el a very ellsivputalile looking
Weary Willie, who had stopped to
wat;h the uperatioli. "Is eb'y aiiytliillg
you don't nerd 'at I might tak'?"
"Yes," snapped tin crusty Miburh
iinile. te ssing a bundii' into the van,
a bath:"- Catholie- Standard and
Times.
In Tlei se- llii nf W nr.
A sad!" shoulid the looki'tit.
Tin- aelmiral Knit his brows.
"I hope It's I In- enemy:'- he mut
tered. "1 hit" enough powtler to tight
a battle', l et m-l enough to lire a sa
int. !"
With this he- fobbel bis arms and
gloiunily i -olio luplali'd the hot iy-oh.--
Detroit Journal
l'i! lli I llllo I. Ion.
A nii'tlii f wa- showing be-r rte-ni little
Juc ;t pie-luri "f the- iiiar I. v rs thrown
te tin- lions, and was talking ve ry sol
emnly to him. trying to make him feed
what a terrible thing II was.
"Ma." he said. Muldenly, "oh. ma,
Just look at that little littl) right be
b'.nel tin re-. He wont get luiy.'-Ciu-clnn.iti
Enquirer.
, SI i wit; f lljlirld.
"That girl is an enigma!"
"No wonder! Her mi ther-v was such
mere binti'illy!
"Iinle'cel!"
"And lu r f.-it tn i was ;i regular lol-
ler!"
Even the small si't, prny eibservc.
are not dtogelher exempt from the1
nibile laws of heredity. Detroit Jour-
j leal.
FLOATING FIELDS.
lioiilrii Tlirlr lirul v Thi-y Are of rnctl
rul I'M 111 lllns.
It was Hi-. M.ntJowau who some
years ago described tbe manner Id
which floating lields and gardens are
formed in China. In the month of
April a bamboo raft ten fi'i-t to twelve
feet long and abotlt half us broad Is
prepuri'd. The poles are lashed to.
gethcr with interstices of an Inch be
tween each. Over this a layer of straw
an inch thick is spread, and then a
coating two inches thick of adhesive
muil taki'ti from the bottom of n cnnal
or pond which receives tho seed. Tbe
raft is moored to Ihe bank In still wa
ter and requires no further attention.
The Mraw soon gives way, und the
foil also, the roots drawing support
from tiie water alone. In about twen
ty eiays tlie raft becomes covered with
the creeper and its steins and roots
are gathered for cooking. In autumn
its small white pedals and yellow
s.ainens. nestling among the rouml
leaves, presents a very pretty nppear
aui'i. In some places marshy laud Is
profitably cultivated in this manner.
Besides these floating vegetable gar
dens t he-re are also floating rice fields,
says the Brooklyn Eagle. I'pon rafts
eonstriictid as above, reeds and nel
herent mud were placed as a flooring
Foil, which, being adhesive and held in
place by wce-d roots, the plants were
maintained in position throughout the
season. The th e thus planted ripened
In from sixty to seventy In place of
Jixt days. The rafts are cabled to the
shore, floating on lakes, pools or slug
gish slri:inis. 'Ihese floating lields
M'ivo to nve-rt famine, whether by
drought or flood. When other liedds
were sub 'Ted ''nd th';r crops sodden
tr rotten, then floated and flourished.
And when a drought prevailed, they
Mihsidod with the falling water, and
while the soil around was arid, ad
vanced to maturity. Agricultural
treatise's contain phui-s representing
rows of extensive rice lields moored
to sturely trees on the banks of rivers
or lakes which existed formerly In the
lacustrine regions of the lower YangUu
and Yellow liivers.
VVORDS OF WISDOM:
Thi'ii' is no eloiibl of tin' e-sscniinl no
Mlity of the man who pours into life
the- honest vigor of his ledl above those
who e eimpose tin' feather foam of
fashion, who considers the insignia of
honor to I'otisist iu wi-nlth and Indo
lence, ami who. ignoring thu family
history, pnlul e-oats nf arms to cover
up the lealher aprons of their grand-faibe-rs.
A gnat or talue should ber set on
having r hi l iustrue live and use
ful bssons than em possessing great
Me.rc of wealth; for tin latter Is a
transitory good, the foriiu-r is durable-.
Two things lill tin mind with over
ni'W and increasing chiiii-ation anil
awe- the oftener ami the more steadily
wc reflect em them Uu slurry hcaveuir
above and tin moral hrw w ithin.
Ideas make the ir way in sili lieV, like
the wali-rs that, filtered behind the
rocks of tlie Alps, loosen them from
the ne iiiii t.-i ill's mi which llu'.v rest.
Affectation is an awkward nud
fore-eel imitation of what should be
genuine and easy, wauling the beauty
(hat iiccoiiipani' s what is natural.
Happiness is like- a nn teor. It blazes
and goes out and all is blacker thau
bid'oiv it eaii'e. People are often de
evivctl as to tie ir true- iuti'tcsls.
(if things that are in our power are
our opinions, impulses, pursuits, nvoiel
uiiii's. ami. in brie f, all thai is of our
own lining.
lie wlm weiuld not be frustrate of
his hope to wite well lu-renftcr in
laudable tilings i.ti'.l I himself to be
true poem.
Nothing in the- we. rid is more haughty
than a mem of mode-rate, e'tipaclty when
oni-i raiseil to power.
How si'i'iuiiigly unattainable' are tbe
heights of purity from the de-plhs of
wickcilness.
I'lilne'fte t'onHtnnr.v.
Fngagcnient.s eune eemtrncteel are
M-leloni broken. A broke n engagement
Is apt to be interpreted as a reflection
on the eharactir of the- girl, and tbe
laltiT Is he-lie. very loth to have It
broke n. Marriage is a permanent in
stilutlon in China, writes Wu Ting
Fang iu Collier's Wee-k!y. Even the
premise nf Marriage is bedil so sacred
that many a girl, whose fiance has
died before! her marriage day, lias
voweel never lo marry. He-r wish is
usually re-spee-lcel, e-spccially if the
family of her hot rni heal Is rich. Iu
that e-ase she says, "I will become a
widow," nud goes tei the- family of her
eleeiase'd l.t iilegi-ooni and lives with
tin-in as a daughter. If they are not
wiiilthy t.ii'.v may not care to be bttr
eli iied with her support, hut then sho
says, "1 will serve you," and then de
votes Iut life lo the- family of the man
who might have been ber husband. A
widow wlm has children very seldom.
If even-, marries, but continue to live
in the' family ol her late husband,
ivaring bis ihilelie-n to perpetuate tho
family nn me. If she is chihlless she
cemsults tin wishes of her inothcr-ln-law,
and may fee 1 nt liberiy to go and
many again.
A ew AilvciituliiR- lloete.
A cIcvit ndve-rtising dodge has been
de-vised by one eif the English yellow
journals. A number cf agents have
Iwcn dispatcher! to oitTerptit patta of
the kingdom equipped with voucher,
and with instructions to turn theni
ovit to th" first pi t son w ho asks for
one'. When iviiiiUe-d t the publishers
thi-y are' e'Xehunge ablc for a $00 note'.
The- ide-ii Is lo ge-l every beiely asking
cvcrylii'dy else- If the y have euie.
Washington is r-iphlly bi-i'oinlng the
centre of Cuthollcisui lu AiuvrlciU