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(ISABELLA CASTELAIt.)
(Corrrljtkt, UH ud U.i.l,
CHAPTER VI.
CONTINUED.
At tint moment n sharp cxelanii
ion cause! both speakers to turn sud
denly in tha direction whence it had
come to meet tho sparkling gn.o of a
pair of beautiful Hushing dark eyes.
Thoso eyes wero so beautiful and so
brilliant that it was several momenta
bofore cither of the young girls recov
ered from her surprise, sufficiently to
understand what bud happened. But
in tho meantime tho owner of these
oyea had spoken, and with a smile that
fjave aided radiance to her beauty was
explaining the cause of a trilling acci
ilent and her own sudden exclaiua
tiou. "Pardon," she Baid in perfect Eng
lish but with a strong though charm
ing foreign nunctit, "it is only my poor
fan." And hUo held np the wreck of
nu elegant fan in laca and motherof
parl. "I ntn tho only person to
blame. In mere forgetfulueis I hail
rested my hau l ou the back of mad
emoiselle's chair, and when slio leaned
n?.ii ist it the poor fun was crushed. I
was startled into excluiiuing aloud.
Pray, pardon in!''
"Oil, dear!" exclaimed Bertha, who
Biw nt once that hIio ha I brought de
struction on tho fan. "I'm afraid it
is I who oitght to be making apologies
how awkward of me I am bo very
sorry."
"So I bog don't givo yourself a
thought about it, malcmoisulle; it is
really my fault entirely. Tobequito
frank, I was tryi to seo tho gentle
man in the box yonder. I am certain
that I recognize an old friend, but
couldn't catch his attention, and that
is why I leaned forward and forget all
about my poor fan."
"Mr. Stanley, you mean? Is ho a
friend of yours?" said Bertha, impul
pulsively. "Stauluy, did you call him? Mon
sieur Stvjloy .ih! Then I must hiv.?
male a mistake, " said tha fair for
eigner in a dis ippoiutod tone.
"rii3 Honorable Clarett'e Stanley,"
sai I Ii.irtli.i, with n sii lle i curiosity
ai to what thi owner of tho tine eyes
mi.;'it say in reply. A yotmir English
mw wh. lu b it recently couio tii
New York."
"Ah, the llomrable Clarence Shin
ley, an Englishman, then I am mis
taken; but I could only see his side
face from here. The gmi'lomau I
meant was not an Englishman uud
rjuito a diTorcut person. Thanks, ho
lunch, mademoiselle, for giving mo
the name."
Bertha murmured some further
apology for the breaking of tho fan, nt
which tho foreign lady's companion,
stout, elderly man with a very red
face and very white hair aid impa
tiently: "What is all this talk about a broken
fau Celestine? What nonsense! I will
buy you a dozen fans!"
The owner of tho fau shrugged her
graceful shoulders, and murmured in
a low tone:
"Mon niari!"
Preliminary Founds wero hoard from
tho neighboihcod of tho stage, her
alding tho return of the orchestra; tho
curtain rolled tip, aud the third a;t of
the opera began.
, cii vrTEH vi r.
AN AMBITIOUS Glltf..
Pertlia Sefton, who went to the opera
for the purposo of hearing tho musia
an nucommou reason gave her en
tire attention to the business of listcu
iu ; to it; but ber companion, who was
seated farthest away from the rest of
their party, felt that the mimic drama
going ou before had suddenly lost all
interest iu comparison to the more per
sonal one wbicli sho had now an op
portuuity of studying. She had but
recently returned from England, where
sho had spent several months; and
while there she had become acquainted
with Earl of Windermere and Ins fam
ily; a id she had been admitted t a
degrc-o of intimacy that is only per
mitted on brief acquaintance to young,
pretty nnd rich American girls. 1
Olive Oaye was not rich, aud, to
many persons, she was not even pretty;
but she bad that mysterious quality
which the French call "chic," and
whicu in English cau only be described
as a combination of tact, style and
personal fascination. All this, to
gether with a groundless reputation
as an heiress, had opened many very
tall doors to her iu English society
which would have remained closed
without these recommendations to
worldly success. Undor au appear
ance of almost childlike ingenuous
ness, she carried au amount of world
ly knowledge that might have done
credit to any dowager-leader of fash
ion and a cold, determined, persistent
ambition, of which few people even
suspected the existence. This almost
baby like appearance of ingenuousness
now enabled her to watch Stanley ami
Polly Hamilton, to seem at times ab
sorbed in the play aud music and to
keep au observant eye upon the own. r
of the broken fau, the foreigner,
whose elderly husband had addressed
ber as Celestine; aud all this Olive
Gaye managed to do without attract
ing any more attention to herself than
a well-behaved child might bavedono.
It was not the least of this young
lady's charms that there was something
attractive even about her way of bein
mde. Sho quickly perceived that
lVl!j ITauiiitQU was also giving her
JljlUT e-inHii'i S.KI.)
undivided ntteulion lo the music, bav
in,; como for tho same reason as
Bertha; nnd Stanley, now that be was
no longer devoting hisusclf ill word and
look to his companion, ceased to op-
pear to this shrewd observer so much
like an engaged lover.
"No, be doesn't love bor," she
thought, ''hut he chouses to bavo ber
believo that ho does. If be has made
up his mini! to marry ber, of co.irse,
(hat amounts to the samo thing. Does
ho love any one, I woudcr? Or is bo
capable of love? I fear not, nnd those
men are always the hardest to manage.
Xow, I have made up my mind to
marry him, if circumstances make it
worth while; nnd if tholittleboy should
die, it would bo very well worth while,
for Lord Appleby is a doomed man.
lie can't live six months, and though
the child seems bright and healthy,
ho inherits tho malady that is killing
tho father. A sudden shock, a
severe cold, a fall from his
pony may kill bint any day.
It is more than an even elmneo that
tho wife of the Honorable Clarence
Stanley may one day bo Countess of
Windermere a pretty title, and I
like it, too; it will suit me." I
A ripple of merriment Hashed over
tho pale, clear face, lighting up tho
Hift, trail plil eyes and giving the j
deiiontii cheeks aud chin gentler and !
rounder curves. I
" Countess of Windermere!' I havo
often written it on my cur.l," she tai l I At the best, our intimacy was only an
t herseP, continuing her mental j accidental one; there was no deep
;i'.iloiuy; "un I perhaps it might havo ; friendship about it. And Fully is
b. e'.i win; if I hat gone further and . just as sweet as ever tbe can be; but
ha I it engraved there. The dear old she loves this new girl. Sl.e's down
eari! Wasn't ho in love with me? i right silly about her."
There is no fool like an old fool; aud, j "You good little thing! I should
a.ter i;ll, ho may outiivo both sons
an 1 grani-oii; but if bo does, my)
power remains. Man of hi ago and
tempera nei't. when they fall in lovo
at a I, lioii't get over it easily, nor urn
they in a hurry to repeat the experi-
incut. I iareiiee Ionics well: ho
v.'o i derfu'ly handsome; but not at all
liko tho old ear I nor like Lord
Appleby either. Docs lis inherit tho
fatal l.i a' a ly that is killing bis
brother? They must have it on tho
Mother's ride, for their father ia as
hale and strong as his youngest sou.
iiut if that is not your particular
weakness, my handsome Clarence, I
imi't find out just what it is, for you
will u ever be as much iu love with me
as your pnj-a is."
As this thought passed through her
mind, Oiivo Oaye moved slightly and
turned her head, so that, without
seeuiiii'f to stare at her, sun could look
calmly and deliberately at her near
neighbor, Madame Celestine. That
the young foreigner was n woman of
surp ishing loveliness she had quickly
seen iu tho merely passing glimpse
already bestowed on her; and now,
looking ut her critically and Icisarely,
she found tli.it the liist impression
was only deepened by more extended
observation.
"What a beauty!" bIih thought,
without a twinge of envy; for this
singular girl had almost a contempt
for mere physical beauty. "It is 'n
compensation to havo no beauty
l ather than bo put iu competition i
with such perfection ns that. I sup
pose the has no brains at all. For
nature is just, ntid when she turns
them out like that, sho generally puts
all their goods iu tun show-window.
But wait a minute, Olive, my dear.
J'ci haps there is more iu this show
window than appears at tho first
gluiict'. If sho was mistaken in her
supposed recognition of my haud
soiue Clarence, why docs sho look at
him iu that way?"
olive (iaye bad more than once seen
the expression which passiouato lovo
could give to the human face, and sho
had never before t.een that expression
moro intense than it now showed in
the beautiful features and glowing
dark eyes of Madame Celestine.
"She loves hini!'' thought Olive.
"That is not a mere memory called up
by a resemblance, real or imaginary
it is the man sho is now looking at
ilist sho loves. There is some mystery
here, and if I can solve it, perhaps it
may bo of use to me. If ho had any
scu-ibility, such a look would magne
ti.e him, but he hasn't; another sign
that he will not be nn eafy uiau to
deal with; but, no matter. Nothing
that is worth having is easy to get.
But I do wish he would look this way
for nu instant; I would givo much to
see his face if bo should tmddeuly
meet that woman's eyes. But, no!
Bertha's head is in the way; even if
he should look ho wouldn't see her;
there, tho act is over!"
And us the curtain fell, Clnrcnoo
Stanley again bent toward Polly
Hamilton, aud they two wero presently
nee more absorbed iu themselves. As
ihey drew back into the box,
Olivo heard a long-drawn sigh
voui the lips of Madame Celes
.in'. It was a most eloquent sigh,
ri I told of hopeless love, and pas--loiale,
despairing jealousy moro
; l.i u y than a whole torreut ot words
mid have dure.
"Wh.i can sho be?" thought Olive
ti.iye. "1'licy are not in society here,
nnd yet they nra evidently wealthy.
A u.l with her beauty. But no doubt
they are strangers here new arrivals
iu tho city. Bertha, dear," end she
turned toward her companion, who
had just ceased from ber rapturous
applause of ILc priiua-dona, "I want
to l.uow your frieud, Fully Hamilton;
G"l.
When
"Whenever you please: nnv
day
you say to-morrow if you like."
"Very well, then to-morrow."
said Olive, with a pretty uir of deeis-.
ion, which, curiously enough, left o:i
Bertha's mind the impresrioa that
sho bad decided the matter uim i f
the many ways in which Olive Uaiii
managed to have her own way, whil.'
other people thought they tv it in
ber.
Tho usual hubbub of talk nil
movement, almost us loud us th;tt i f
children let loeso from school, f tv
reeded the full of the curtniii; nnd 11
a momentary pnune, Olive (iuve, v. 1
was all eves mid ears, heard the f.
, tigu lady's husbaul speaking;, in a
! wearied tone:
j "Have you not had enough of 1 1 . 1 -.
I Celestine? I am deadly tired i.f it,"
he said,
j From CcleMiue there v,as a low
murmur of reply in French, nnd Oli.e
1 could only guess ut the subsume.) of
it, for sho beard oulv two or I hi re
Words. Evidently Madame wa not
so tired, however, ' nnd Lad rVtn -mined
to stay to the end of the cpeni:
for the elderly freiitleman hhriie 1
bis shoulders impatiently, nn.l tlo".i
settled himself to another thirty j,. i :j -Utcs
of endurance.
"Sho wants to watch him," thought
Miss Gaye, keeping au utteutivo pnzo
oil Madume CeleHtine. "l'es, thorn is
certaiuly a mystery here, and I must
get the clue to it. liertha, dear," t-ho
said aloud, but without removing her
watchful gaze from the beautiful face
of the unknown French woman, "what
did you mean, alittlo while ago, wl
' you said that yon bad been the most
intimnto frieml of roily Hamilton?
You haven't quarreled, have yniiV''
"Quarreled! Oh, my, no! I never
quarrel," said Ileitba, placidly, "j'.ut
Folly has a new friend imw, r.ud I
sometimes felt a little bit hurt to fed
myself almost set aside, tiuii;:h I
have really no cause for complaint.
; be awfully jealous! cxelumed Olive,
".Out who is this new girl?
you hute her?"
I "Not in the least. I'm never je.il-
ons, und she is a lovely girl. Her
naiuo is Dolores Meiidozn."
At the sound of this name Madamo
Celestine gave au almost convulsive
start. It was so sudden that ihe
could not immediately control Hi ef
fect produced on her feelings, nnd her
gaze, which had been concentrated ou
tho occupants of the box, was tinned
with startling suddenness ou llerlli.i.
Her face, which was very pale, imme
diately became suffused with color ou
meeting Olive's gaze, for sho felt in
stinctively that she was being watched.
Sho leaned back in her chair and
made a ridiculous feint of using her
broken fan with the air of a petulant
child. Olive (iaye continued her
talk with her companion.
"How very siugular! Quite like
the things that happen in story
books, ilertha, because that is
a name associated with tho
Windermere family! I don't
exactly know bow, except that tho
heir-at-law, if the Honorable Clarence
nnd his bro'her uud nephew should
die, happeus to bo a Memloza ow
ing to the marriage of another branch
of tho Stanley! with a Spauish family
of that Dame. They lire so mixed up,
these old-country aristocratic families,
olio has to study the 'Peerage' sever
al hours a day iu order to kuow all
about them."
Olive kuewr now that her neighbor
was watching and listening even more
intently tltnu sho herself has been do
ing; and it was a disappointment to
both when the cm tain again rolled up
und the last act of tho opera began.
"The plot thickens," sho said to
herself with the slow, child-like
smiles that had captivated the old
Marl of Winderintre, ttoith it had
not deceived hint, "and the uystery
is becoiuiu,; 'e.-i led!? i'itt ic-tiu".
The name of Mctnlo,.a lias omo very
tir.UMtal association for the hu'y of
the broken fan; tho Honorable Clar
ence has peculiar associations with
thnt name, too, and she has known nnd
loved him and, apparently, loves
hiin still but, evidently, under a dif
ferent name. But, to her, u rose by
any other nnnio is just tho same.
Xow, what does all this mean, I won
der? Well, it will givo me something
to do to unravel this pretty tangle,
and I enjoy it more than a play:
Life is very dramatic aud bj unex
pected!" to nt: COSTINfEH.
ltore Ills Lou. in Silence
The following episode happened r.t
the recent brilliant chaigo of the
Twenty-first Laucers, at tho fall i f
0" 1urmau:
One of tho men got his th'.unli cut
off, and turning to bis chum, un Iri.-U-
man, ejaculated:
"Whatever shall I do? I'm douo
for life"
Put, taking things somewhat coolly
aud thinking bis chum wns making a
fuss over a mere trifle, responded,
solemnly:
"Begorra, that's uothiu' to make a
fuss about; hero's poor Jones id las
head cut off, au' not a word ia iiO
6e.vinV
Tlie SinullrM Crmetrrr.
The smallest cemetery in the world
which only measures twenty-two
snd one-half feet by fourteen feet is
situated ju the tweed mannfuctoviug
town of Galashiels, iu Seotlaud D
has long beeu closed as a bunai
ground.
There are 200,000 widows on tho
United States pension rolls, nnd a;-'
Clicatiousfroui 100,000 moveaie peud-
IK. . .
she seems n chnrmin
will you take mo there
J-t'rsw I IFF
Fain.
The way to gain this world's appiaase
.Are inou.i and complex.
fc.)ine (t-t the auie by wriiiiii; bookl
Ami some by writing ehc-ek'.
-Viiluntoii Star.
No Air.
"Is lie broke?"
"I gue--s r. He said If nlr was five
cents :i barrel he'd suffocate." Indian
upolis News.
Itlclit In I.lnr.
"I'.nt Is lie I'sixhlollilble?"
"Well, 1 guess! lie has nn automo
bile and i he pn.'Uiiionia." Cliieiiso
Ueeord -H.-fiibl.
jiini-.i.
"How liliu ll do I oxv.' you,
loetor?"
"Kitihly-niiie ilol'.nrs
cents, but If .Vint In vi
give you a discount."
mill nineteen
u relapse I'll
i uilg'.1
Nut I'liKut-lublr.
Moiotby--I'aubiie, what makes you
so unsociable?"
Pauline"! nsochihlc? I'm not n bit
unsociable; I merely don't like society."
Detroit Free Press.
lonlil tli. Adage.
Teller "I'm sure what I'm telling
you Is so. 'Seeing is bclieveing,' you
know."
Keller "Not always. I see lots of
people every day that I never could be
lieve." Philadelphia Press.
The I.illlil of rlnity.
Passenger 'on steamer en routo to
Europe! "Tiie steerage appears to be
empty. Don't emigrants ever return
to the old country V"
Captain "(Hi, yes. Hut they always
go back In the lir.-t cablu." Chicago
News.
True lUKrnulf jr.
P.ut there Is no evidence to support
your theory." protested the'nttorney.
"My dear sir," was the answer, "that
fact Is what shows my superior ability
luu't!ns " detective. Anybody can get up
tiieory II lie lias a wnolo lot or evi
nee lo work with."
Life-Savlng Arrnnsreinrnt.
Harriet "Harry, why Is it that In
football each side litis only eleven men?
Why don't they have au even dozen on
cu ll bide?"
Harry "Because- It would endanger
the lives of two more men. I supposed
every body knew that." Boston Tran
script. Now York Journal. "'
Tin- lli'inbtck to Orleinullty.
'Why do you keep repeating quota
tions?" asked the Irritably man. "Why
don't you say something original':''
"My dear sir, there's no use of that.
Every time I think of anything good
enough to be original I find that, some
body said it years ago." Washington
Star.
A. I). 1911.
"Flying machines are becoming more
and more popular every day," twit
tered the first carrier pi;;eoii.
'!.)o:uliy twittered the second
carrier pigeon, "iiko the automobile
nnd the horse, it Is said they are soon
to do away with us entirely." Brook
lyn Eagle.
tDlscrrtiun the lli-ttrr Tint.
Miss tlusliinutou "P.ut wero you
i never frigliteiieil, captain, Yt'livll you
saw the enemy advancing?"
Capitliu Kainlor "No, 1 felt safe so
long as I had a couple of life preserv
ers with me."
Miss (iusliington "Life preservers?"
Captain Kiuulor "Yes, my legs."
Catholic Standard uud Times.
A Stiiily In llantenr.
"That man is exceedingly haughty,"
remarked the plain citizen, who was
transacting some business. "I gueis
he is the proprietor of tho establish
rnellt."
"No," said ihe friend, "he's not the
piMpriplor. He never had to take
chances ou gelling customers, aud
avoid makiii'; etietiiies. You can al
ways depend ou it when you see a
haughty man iu an otllce that be Is
sure of his money. It may not bo very
much, but he Is getting it regularly."
Washington Star.
C iiinbAt.
"I have been obliged to challenge
that niau again!" exclaimed the citi
zen, who came from a country famous
for lighting.
"Ob." said the trembling woman who
had clasped his hand, "do noihing
rash! Do not risk your lite because of
au insult cieea iu the heat of political
Uise.ufsionl"
"That fhows how bttle you know
about politirf." was the soothing an-
swer in superior tones. "Nobody said
.tiiyih'im about fighting. I'm going to
halltugo him to rosu;u." Washington
Siaf.
i
i
I
"flavlnc n Untiling dood Time,'
PEEPS INTO PEflSIA.
Rome of Ihe Slrungr Sights Seen by A
Traveler.
Sir Clements It. Marklinm presided
over a largely ;n tended meeting of
members of the ltoyjil Ce igraphb'iil So-t-iety
at Burlington Hardens, when un
Interesting paper, describing his fourth
journey in Persia, and illustrated by
lauteru views, was read by Major P.
Molesworlh Sykis. As the journey
lasted three years uud three mouths,
and the papc was practically a diary
of the whole period, with notes ou the
people and their country, notbiug like
a complete siui:niary can be giu n.
Major Sykes was lu the I Joverntueiit
service, and was employed cluctly
about the frontier of Persia, .-unl our
own sphere of liiiliteiice III Baluehisiun.
Now h. was engaged in pursuing ih;
bandit murderers aud helping to spread
1 lie "pn.t I'.rit.iimica;" now In survey
lug new trade roiius aud giving them
a send-off by organizing caravans f
oriental carpets and sill.s; uuw in im
proving the postal and telegraph Kor.
vices. Much of the ground lie covered
was on the route taken by Alexander
the tlrcat, ninl .Major Sykes had hi o:i
utile to Id.ntify many of the spots vis.
lted by that monarch. He also found
frequent relies of Bus! inn. the legend
ary hero of Persian romance, who was
so strong that when bis enemies
started mi avalanche down the moun
tain against him, he tinned It aside
with his foot.
Many strange and weird sights were
encountered by Major Sykes iu his
travels in this little known Eastern
land. Once he saw ou the barren coast
of the Persian lulf a place whef" sonic
subterranean sulphurous eruption had
so poisoned the water that the lish
bad thing themselves out on the shore,
nnd a pathway had to be made over
them or It would have been impossible
to land, lie sealed a great mountain
12,(KKI feet high, where all was ho
till near the summit, when the ground
grew so hot as to burn the boots, and
was full of boles blowing off steam
uud sulphur with a noise like a huge
locomotive, lie surveyed valleys full
of the ruins of ancient civilizations,
which bad vanished because sonii?
giant river had wayward!' changed its
course. In another mountain, named
Chlnlshk, he entered a winding cave
miles in length, guarded by a deformed
dwarf, ami with tdicleli us In perfect
preservation ranged along gallery after
gallery. He passed through waterless
deserts of unbearable heat, while the
wind will obliterate the tracks iu a
few minutes. The lecture and lantern
views showed in striking fashion w hat
important work is now being done to
render trade and travel wife and to
foster the production and exchange
ut wealth where formerly all was given
up to robber bauds aud the pitiless
desert. Loudon News.
The XVeilillni; Ilriliieeil to 1'lgurel.
A statistician in New Jersey, with
the lack of delicate feeling common to
bis kind, lias gone Into Hie uuistion
of the marriage process from a purely
economic standpoint. He lillds that the
lo.ST.'l Jersey weddings celebrated dur
ing the year have cost about ?".!I.S.".iiimi
in outfits, feocinl functions, honeymoon
trips, fees, presents, etc. This is
nn average f $1SS and a few
odd ceuts per wedding. The expenses
or the courtship period are classed us
Incidentals, and they range from S'ju
per courting up into the thousands,
tanking an average of sunn-thing- like
It Is doubtful whether the marital
cause Is benefited by meli tabulations
as this Jersey in, -in has made, tine likes
to feel a differeiiiation of cents from material with wlncli the crown is cov
ssuitlment. Th... bringing of cold tig- '''d is iaid on in limes, all or which
tires Into the nuptial field seems to ear- j eimti-rge into a point at the back. The
ry a suggested argument that marriage Marie Stuart brim dips in front and
may be more tlian a failure even a
bankruptcy. "For," the financially
timid bachelor may rcaMUi. "if It cost
almost $3,(100,000 to get these cveuts
past the altar, what will it not cost
afterward when there will be roust
beef to buy, the rent to pay and per
haps several janitors to fee at Christ
mas time?"--New York WcrhL
A lleml DlAttppnlnliiieiit.
Eveu into u Coroner's duties there
are times when gleams of humor pene
trate the gloom, although they be ns
sepulchral and as grcwsoine as the
wit Indulged In by the two gravedig
gers In "Hauih:.'' Coroner I.eland
tells th? following story wjiloh oc
curred at the morgue a few weeks ago.
The body of a woman bad been found
In a lodging bouse, where she had com
mitted suicide by inhaling gas. The
only thing that pointed to the Identity
of the wouiau was that her name was
Jones. This was mad" public by the
newspapers. The next day two styl
ishly dressed women came to the
morgue and asked that they be al
lowed to see the body, one of the ladies
further statiug that her sistcr-in law
was named Jones, and that for certain
reasons she did not care to make
known feared tho suicide was her rel
ative. They looked at the body, but
they could not Identify It. As ihe la
dies were going away the one who
proffered the last bit of information
Uld:
"oh. I am so disappointed. 1 was so
sure It was Mary." San Francisco
Wave.
Their I.otb Eternally Kurted.
Before the Empress Frederick's coffin
Was finally closed, all the love letters
she received from her late husband, the
Emperor Frederick, together with his
last written messages, inscribed after
he had lost his power of speech, were
placed in the coffin over her heart.
Washington hotels are saJd to he
the only ones In the United States that
serve four regular meals every twenty
four hours breakfast, luncheon, diu
ner and supper the latest being served
iu eouie cases as late as midnight.
MOAINTcR MILLINERY,
rcpulnrlly of the While lint Increase-.
IH-coi ulive I'liiK.
'i'iic prophecy of a white winter lias
proved veracious. Hats of such tlufiy,
liln.y whiicuess that they suggest the
i-iiiiny days of midsummer are con
stantly si en disporting themselves ut
theatre, couccrt ami even church. They
may be el' felt or velvet or tulle, or
nil three, with equal propriety, and are
ud'UucJ with feathers, lace, fur or
flowers. White velvet Ho wits are par
ticularly in demand, and are mingled
with foliage of so faint a green as just
tu escape being white. Branches of
while holly, with the merest touch of
ri-eii, uud with white berries, are
among the novelties in tills direction.
A pariicularly beautiful bat seen re
cunly was i.iaile of imitation Irish
crochet lace. The crown was square.
The brim was Hal in front, lifted at
the left side and allowed to droop
In the back. A multitude of tiny folds
of chiffon faced llu front. Around
llie crown was a garland of large roses,
In palest shell pink and cream white,
their surfaces glitieriug with simu
lated dewdrops. Dusty miller leaves
were mingled with the roses. Two
ruses and a cluster of the leaves were
arranged under the brim at the left
side.
Fur appears in coin'oiiiatiou this year
with velvet, tulle, chiffon, lace and
lowers, mid is less often seen alone
thau In previous winters.
A large toque, particularly dainty.
has a wide crown of Canada mink fur
uud a brim draped with folds of
creamy white chiffon tinder draped
veiling of appilqilo hue lloimeiiig. A
garland of pink crushed roses encircles
the crown, and a long cluster of pink
crushed roses lifts the brim tit the left
Of the back.
The most popular Howcr hats are
the toques covered With violets. A
new model Is of pale English double
Violets, aud has a facing of pule violet
chiffon. A natty black toque has its
broad, Hat crowu covered with black
hilk embroidered lace over a draping
of black tulle. The br'na curls up
gently all arottnl and is smoiiiered
under a multitude of closely set. double
tulle llltlics, cadi ol which is ed-;cd
with a row of tiny gold spangles. A
bow of black velvet clasps the brim
ut the back.
Many are the designs In milliners'
Jewelry. In addition to the ornaments
for tiiiishing tlii- ends of feathers, lo
be had both for cue and two feathers,
there lire all sorts of devices for fu
Isbing the great variety of velvet bows
, which are
much used. The palm
idiaped arrangements of black bows
lire mounted in curved bars made for
the pnrpes-e. Pins tire in dull silver
a ml gilt. Those set with turquoise fire
Jiiioiig the prettiest. Jet pius cniillnuc
in vogue. Brooches In filigree, gold
:uul white pearls are among the nov
Itles. These are generally set ill a
hit ivsotte of lace against the upturned
sid- of a brim. Buckles urp for the
time h.-s, used than other ornaments.
Alili llg tile licw shapes ill huts is otic
del wet tl the toque and capote. It has
j eoroiiet brim
j i"d the crow u i
' Marie Stuart form,
low and broad. The
tap' is i it in points behind the
New York Tribune.
l'ut Your Gloves on Troiier!?.
A glove with the seams twisted Is
unytliiiig but neat, and docs a great
deal to mar a woman's appearance.
The correct way to put on gloves is
ns follows: First shake a little soap
stone powder into each linger; then
place your elbow firmly on l lie table
with the hand upright, uud the thumb
extended toward the palm. Draw the
body of the glove over the lingers and
after seeing that each seam of the
glove is straight with the lines of the
linger, coax each linger into the cor
responding linger of the glove. l!e
meinl.er that the appearance of the
glove ever after, and of its wearing
possibilities, also, depend upun the way
you put ou the glove for the first time.
Be Mire that the stitching on the
back of the glove is straight. Then
insert the thumb and look once more
to sec if the seams are all straight:
if not, puil the glove off, uud begin
again. The scam at the top of the
thumb should be iu line with the mid
dle of the thumb nail. Smooth the
wrist neatly and then put on the oilier
glove. When both gloves are on and
well worked over both lingers nnd
palm, begin to button the left hand by
skippiug the tirst one and fastening
ail the others. Then treat ihe right
hand in a similar manner; finally go
back io the tirst button and the left,
then on the right hand. The glove
will not tit the hand as it should until
ibis tirst button is fasicii-.d. Buttons,
not hooks or fasteners of any kind,
ate used ou the better quality of
gloves, tiloves should be worn so that
they ill snugly, but tuest never squccz?
the baud - A:r.ericau (,'ueeu.
Something About the Fsihlone.
Mono silk is beiag revived for the
'liroo-quaner-lengta coats. These are
btuUiitul for receptions, for all day
affairs, aud for the theati when even
ing dress is not to be worn. When It
is used tha pocket flaps, deep cuffs,
re i vis and collar are combinations of
Cue silk aud lace or arc embroidered.
This Is a season when a woman wbr
is skilled iu art needlework can add
many beautiful trilles to her toilet
which, If they are to be bad only by
buying outright, are within the reach
of uniy the very few, but are the latest
touch of elegance. Black and white
silk embroideries on chiffon aud taffeta
ure used in many ways for trimming.
Black ou white is another beautiful
combination, while colored embroidery.
Including spangles and jewels, Is to
be used extensively on chiffon. Jet Is
used, but not a great deal. The lino
silk embroideries are in floral designs,
but chenille is employed iu scroll fash
ion. Embroidery is seen eveu ou but
tons. These latter are used a great
deal as trimming, and when made of
silk, lace or velvet to embroider them
Is the latest fancy.-Woman's Home
Companion.
How lo Crow Old t.racefully.
Mrs. Elizabeth Cady Stanton hnrf
been writing on the subject of how to
grow old easily, happily and gracefully.
She is now iu ber eighty -fifth year,
and sho says life to her is as sweet
as ever. Siie has no aches or pains,
no regrets or forebodings for herself;
all her sorrows are for the troubles of
others.
"I attribute my vigorous old age In
part to advantageous circumstances,"
she says, "in part to a happy, hopeful
t!'Hjpeiaiuei:l, a keen sense of humor,
sympathies for ail my fellow beings,
nnd a deep interest in all the vital
questions id' the hour. i
"One must have un earnest purpose
In life beyond personal ambition and
family aggrandizement. Self-centred
characters do not possess the necessary
eleti'cliis of a high development. If
one would have a happy old age the
tirst condition in a sound body; to (hat
end exercise, diet, dress-, sanitary con
ditions arc all important.
"Nature does her best at ull periods
of woman's life lo make each change
one of added health and happiness.
Those obedient to her laws rejoice lu
every step from youth to age.
"Fifty Is the heyday of intellectual
life. Thea the vital forces used In
reproduction are garnered in the brain,
giving new Ideas and adding force,
clearness uud beaut- to thought.
"There comes ' woman eloquence
of expression am. she tinds a wider
tield for her sympathies. She has new
Interests In the great world which is
the future home of her children, in
which she is now to labor to make it
lit for tlioni to live in.
"My philosophy is to live In the pres
ent. Bcgivts for the past are vain; tlm
page Is turned; there is no remedy for
what is done. As to the future, anx
ieties are equally vain: We do not know
what one day will bring forth: what
we hope or fear may never occur; the
prcs.'Ut Is all that ts ours."' New York
Sun.
ICecentrlc Woman's llolibj.
I.udy Constance McKer.zie is one
of the most aristocratic women in Eng
land. She has won for herself quite
n reputation for eccentricity and is
adding to it day by day.
Her hubby is handling a pet snake,
and everywhere she goes the snake
has to go with her.
Of course, the snake is a very small
one, but still It is a snake, and as many
people have un aversion to reptiles,
no matter what their size, this fad of
I.udy Constance's has aroescd much
comment.
The reptile lodges in ihe bodice of
Lady Cousiniice's dress, and the latter
plays with ll en occasions as if it were
u piece of Jewelry. She feeds It upon
lish and insects, nnd says the reptile
Is possessed of more Intelligence thau
i.ni'.iy of ber ucquaiutauccs.
A Novel Hat.
A new and pretty bat for a drcs.y
occasion, whither of straw, horsehair
or tulle, has the brim edged round wii.'i
a tiny ruchiiig of black velvet. Above
this is a drapery of white lulle studded
with dowers, while the rest of the hat,
which is quite Hat, is entirely of Hew
ers. Oyster shell shapes are also edged!
with a garland of llow. rs on a drapery
of tulle, the Cut crown being entirely
of llowers.
Wide gauntlet cuffs are scoa en
many of the new gloves for women,
particularly those of heavy pique.
Leather embroideries aud buchlca
hute made their appearance on souio
of the uew designs by French milliners.
The Angora dot, so called hecaus.' il
Is while uud Huffy, Is iu evidence on
many ot the uew vcihugs iu fancy
meshes nnd i hitToiis.
In addition to ermine, caracul, broad
tail, itsirachuu and oilier skins iu w iiite
ure utilized by fashionable milliners
tor trimming purposes.
Jewel boxes Iu the form of minia
ture dress suit cases are a novelty.
They are to be bad iu different shades
of leather aud ure velvet lined.
Parisiuii designs are usiug bauds
of suede richly eaibroidercd with gold
arl browu cord for trimming seaUklu
aud other tarieiies of fur coats.
Fur toques are relieved by trimming
of flowers, au effective mink model
i-howittg toeing of yellow and white
hrysiiuthcmuuis. Dahlias and c.nuie-
lias are used on many o? the new fur
hats.
Lacs gowns cmhellifbed with em
broidery ar among the ronst favored
for evening wear. One bauttful tsca
bour lace robe Is embroidered with
stais executed with blue aud white
thread, and showiug tiny ceutrss of
gold tluvad.