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I
HAVE often wished
Hint I could bring
thoso bIx men to
gether, and yet, on
the fnco of it, tho
wish Is Impossible
,of fulfillment. They
nro scattered to the
corners of tho earth.
Homo I linvo heard
from through round
about channels, but
most havo passed be
yond my ken. All
ut two woro chance acquaintances,
wlth whom I spent nn hour or bo.
There was Ilolmslund for Instance.
His lino Is birds sea-birds, although,
'h far as that goes, anything wild nnd
'unknown attracts Ilolmslund. I dare
way you never heard of Helmslund.
You would soon enough, though, If
3-ou undertook to collect raro birds as
w hobby, Helmslund Is Indispensable
to scores of collectors In this country
nnd Europe.
I mot him one Sunday afternoon at
tho house of a friend who possesses
a really remarkable collection of
North American birds.
"Odd sort of fellow Helmslund,"
our boat later remarked. "I'vo known
Mm several years, now, and he's just
cltlng to tho point whero ho gives
mo n sketchy account of tho main In
Idonts of Interest In bis trips."
"What trips?" I asked.
"After birds," replied my host.
"That's Helmslund's work. He gets
Jilrds, not for tho feather people ho
would regard that 'as sacrilege but
for collectors like mysolf. He goes
everywhere to got them. I don't sup-
;iIobo thero's a country ho hasn't boon
to In search of somo particular ope-
i clinon."
And that was how I happened to
iioar tho story of Helmslund's battlo
f tor llfo on the wrathy waters of Lake
Klbushka, far up by tho Arctic circle
in the grim desolation of tho Siberian
fltopncB. It ,had hnppcncd the sum
mer before, on a trip ho had tnkon to
,'Bccuro somo specimens of the rosy
,, gull for a European' collector.
( With a slnglo companion and a cou
plo of dog-teams, ho was working
around the country, paying especlnl nt-
' tentlon to tho marshy tracts bordering
eovoral largo lakes, which aro tho hab
itat of various species of water fowl.
''Thoro is probably no inoro desolato
country In the world than this portion
Mf tho Btoppes.
Helmslund' soon found that the rosy
'fijullB had dosortod tho shores of Lako
Klbushka, ami he determined to cross
tho lake, which was about twenty
miles wldo, and try his luck In the
country beyond. So ho secured a craft
which bo called a dingoy and which
was largo enough to bold his compan
ion nnd Ihroo ot the dogs, bosidos
SilniBolf, and the party sot out oarly
In tho morning. They propollcd tho
craft by paddling, and It was Blow
vorlc At first, ovorythlng went well.
jTtion a brisk brcozo sprang up, ngl
tatlng tho surfaco of tho lako until tho
waves becamo nn largo as thoso of tho
opou sea. To add to tho confusion,
tho ilogB becamo frightened, anjl, gtar
uu. v quurroi among inemseives.
Boforo tboy realized tho danger, tho
toat had capsized and tho two mon
and throo dogs wore struggling in tho
water. Helmslund kopt his wits about
Mm And holpod his companion to swim
to tho overturned dingey,. The dogs
had nlroady clustered about It and
ytofo fighting dosperntcly In the wa-
fttf lo climb on tho bottom, but Holms-
tfuiii miBhcd through them ruthlessly
nnd hclted the othor man to got a
aat, before be followed him. Luckily,
'tio had retained possession of his pad-
-dlo nnd ho usod it to bent off the dogs,
.crazy with fear as thoy folt tho atead-
Wy IkicrcaBlns weight of their hoavy
vntor-soakod fur. Snarling florcoly,
.tho mmsta attacked, tho boat again
,.nud iignln, Biinpplng at tho men's legs
ami leaping oul of tho water in wild
i Attempts to boIzo their throats.
, Karly in tho nftornon, Holmslund's
r companion fainted nnd dropped off.
My frlond snld that tho tears stood In
the llttlo man's oyes nn bo told of this
occurnmco. Ho told It qulto simply,
l, feo" lout" tho wholo story, indeed
without any Btralnjng for effect. It
was only by direct questioning that
'iny friend discovered thnt Helmslund
Imd fallen off tho boat hlmsolt In hlu
offcrtA to imvo tho othor man, who
liad sunk llko a stone. When Helms
lunti gained, tbu boat a second time
ho ivau utterly exhausted and barely
utile to crawl on to Us bottom. Ho
had lost his paddlo and had no means
cf directing his progross or oven of
determining in which direction ho was
going.
Fortunately for him, tho wind waa
.ou-'Jhoro, nnd lato in tho afternoon
lio drifted within Bight ot laud. Tho
eight gavo him ronowod energy to
tiiu off his shirt nnd uso It to signal
to a vlllago of natives. ,
Whonovor I Binoll tho slckly-awoot
ficeut of .South. American orchids a
vision rlsos boforo mo of another one
of tho bIx a fover-rnukod spector
'whom I met tolling down tho gang
plank of a frult-Bteamor from La
Ouayru. Ills namo was Grayson, and
lio bolongod to that legion of reck
loss adventurers, tho orchid huntors.
Orayon had gono to Venozuola
romn months boforo, with a vaguo de
termination to strike into tho Jungle
country In the direction ot the Gulan-
as. In a cafe In Caracas, however, ho
heard a talo which caused him to
chango all his plnns.
This talo, or, rather, legond, had
Altered into the city through tho me
dium of up-country planters, and had
boon Imparted to them by tamo In
dians, who in turn, had heard It from
thoir wild brethren" of tho Jungle. It
had to do with a mysterious place
known as "El Lugar do los Flores
Vononosos" (Tho Place of tho Poison
oub Flowers), a great clump of weirdly
beautiful flowors, exhnllng a deadly
porfumo, which was Bald to bo located
in the denso wilderness that lies about
tho headwaters of tho Orinoco. This
porfumo was noticeable two days off;
within a day's march it was sickening;
and by tho tlmo a man was within
Bight of tho llowors, ho was overcome
by tho lntenso smell.
With tho Instinct of tho orchid-hunter,
Grayson divined thnt tho legend
implied tho presenco ot his quarry.
Ho scoutod tho molodramatlc featuros
of tho talo, sotting thorn down to the
imagination of tho countless untutored
individuals through whom It bad
passed, and without more ndo ho Bet
to work organizing nn expedition.
Strango to say, he preforrod to bo tho
only whlto man, although ho took with
him an old half-breed who had been
his companion on several other ex
peditions, nnd a largo train of Indian
porters.
Ono morning thoro was a percepti
ble odor of flowors In tho air; by noon
It had Increased considerably. When
thoy camped that night, tho Junglo
smells had been entirely supplantod.
Their nostrils woro filled with tho
cloying scont. A number of tho In
dians rofUBcd to go any farthor, but
Grayson, tho half-breed and n half
dozen of tho Btanchoat porters pushed
on In tho morning. Tho porfumo grew
heavier nnd heavlor as thoy advanced.
Finally, ono of tho porterB collapsed
In his tracks. Another went down,
and another. Grayson could feel his
sensoa leaving him, although ho strug
gled on. Ho Bald ho hnd novor smoked
opium, but ho Imagined that his sen-
Another ono of tho six was Car
rlere. He wnB big and quiet, with
a deccptivo placidity not nt all tho
sort of man you expected to meet If
you hnd ever heard of him.
Llko many other adventurers, Cqr
rlere ran away at sea. Llko nil who
have ever dono bo, ho paid for his
fun in sweat and agony. Ho wan a
sailor before tho mast for Boveral
years, on coasting vessels, tramp
steamers, trading schooners in tho Far
East. Ho was in tho Philippines
when tho war broke out, and ho wns
captured by the insurgents and hold
prisoner for several monthB. Ho was
opgaged In vngue, Ill-formed revolu
tionary plots; ho Joined secret soci
eties thnt havo for their aim tho
emancipation of nrltlsh India; nnd ho
did many other things In many othor
places that took him down Into tho
deeps of llfo.
Finally, ho drifted to tho Dalkans,
about the time Macedonia was in the
throeB of tho terrible revolt against
Turkish rule. Carrlcro becamo in
tensely interested in this blind strug
glo of a Christian people for free
dom, and ho determined to let tho
world know some of the lnsldo details
of prevailing conditions. He believed,
too, that bo could be of help to the
revolutionary chiefs In perfecting their
organization In tho villages and townB
of tho flvo vilayets.
In tho course of nearly two years'
work ho had carried out his entire
plan ot organization, except In Salon
ika and some of tho territory around
that city. Ho left that to tho last, bo
causo It was the most dllllcult task,
and ho thought that, with tho pres
tige of what ho had accomplished, suc
cess would bo more easy. Tho chief
of tho local committee in Salonika had
rather a sinister reputation. It had
novor been proved against him, but
thoro wero rumors of blackmail.
For sovoral weeks,. Carrlero lay In
hiding In ono of tho suburbs of tbo
city, receiving prominent members of
tho commlttoo and talking over tho
new schemes ho advocated. Ho had
no suspicions nt first, although ho did
not llko tho local volvode, and it came
as a wholly unexpected shock when
bis socrotary was shot down on tho
strcotB at night, after ho had ventured
out for a brief walk. Tho local com
mltteo claimed that a Greek had dono
It, but Carrlero was suspicious.
Two nights passed, and then tho
old woman In whoso house ho was hid
ing camo to him with a scared look
on her face. Sho had heard two mon
talking in her garden about askarcs
and tho approaches to tho house. One
of these mon wns tho local voivode.
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satlons must havo rosombled thoBO
of an habitual user. Ho waa sure
that he could boo tho flowers, huge,
colorous, mnny-hued clusters of them,
tho most mngnlfleent collection of
orchids in tho world, gleaming entic
ingly through tho Junglo trees; and
then ho, hlniBolf, collapsed. When
ho regained consciousness thoy wero
back at tho camp whero they had loft
tho rest ot tho porters. Two of tho
mon who had accompanlod him woro
doad: another was mad. Ho and tho
rest, who had brought hlra off, were
horribly sick.
With tho mndnoss ot dospnlr, ho
bogged his mon to try again with
him. But thoy refused. Tho con
tinued offoct ot tho scont was almost
Intoxicating, bo thoy turned back.
Their way thither had boon fraught
with porlls. It was n Sunday excur
sion compared with tho march homo
ward. Tho baleful iniluonco of tho
lloworB followed closo at their heola.
It whb always with thorn, llko n human
vongoanco. Thoy woro persecuted by
fovor; Jaguars nnd Borponts took their
toll; tho blow-guns ot tho Indians,
tho stunted peoplo of tho woods, slow
with poisoned nrrows. In tho end, a
handful Htnggured out on tho banks ot
tho Orinoco und eought their way to
ward tho frontlor of civilization. Gray
son was Kick for months aftor ho
reached Caracas. Ho waB still alck
whan ho reachod Now York.
That wnB enough for Carrlero
Ho left tho house In broad daylight,
trusting entirely to luck, nnd on
his way out of the city he met a de
tachment of troops marching to sur
round his hiding place. Thoy halted
him, but n Bulgarian girl, a friend of
Ills futuro wlfo, who wnB standing near
by, claimed him ns her brother, and
ho was allowed to go on.
In Bulgaria ho married the Russian
girl who had been his principal help
er and Incentive, and caBt about for
some new task.
Young Ford waB as different from
Cnrrlero or tho others as a man well
could bo. I havo known Ford for somo
years, and I think ho Is, without ex
ception, the chooklest man I hnvo over
oncountorcd. For ono thing, ho Is a
nowspaper man when he is nnythlng,
thnt Id. Ford never works unless ho
has to, and ho always makes suro that
any position ho accepts docs not en
tall unduo effort, mental or physical.
It was several years ago that Ford
camo to mo and said ho was going
to South America. By means unknown
ho had got togethor about J2.000, nnd
ho fancied thnt ho could mnko at least
as much as ho spent by doing special
descriptive articles ot his travels.
His ono mistake waB In electing to
go by way ot Kuropo, moro especially,
by way of Paris. I know tho hold
Paris had on Ford, qo I wns not sur
prised at tho outcome although I dlf
not hear tho full story of hlB wnnder
lngs for many months. Wo know h
had sailed from England for Rio in
tho cabin do luxo ot an English pack
et boat. From week to weok, for pos
sibly two months, wo received lottora
from him. Then came tho silence.
Tho silence continued for six
months, until ono morning I received
a noto written on Amorlcan Lino pa
per and postmarked Southampton. It
was signed by Ford.
"Shall arrlvo on Philadelphia with
in 48 hours after you recelvo this,
short of caBh. Do you romember that
ten dollars you owo me?"
That was Impudence for you! I
should havo known who wrote that
note, without a Blgnaturo. However,
I clapped a ten-dollar bill in an envel
ope and mailed It promptly. A week
later Ford dropped In to seo mo.
"Much obliged for tho cash, old
man," ho said. "It camo in handy.
You seo, they trimmed mo beautiful
ly In Paris, and I started out for Rio
with my steamship ticket and barely
enough coin to last mo three weeks.
In fact, when I got to tho Chilean
frontier town across tho Andes, I
was Btrapped. That mado mo Blck
of tho wholo Job, and I decided it wna
tlmo to head for home. Thoro was a
prince of a Ilrltlsh consul thero,
who loaned mo a ten-spot and got mo
a pass for donkey transportation
across tho mountains to tho Argen
tine railroad.
"Just by blind luck, I'd chipped ac
quaintance with tho chief englncor of
tho construction gang on tho Argen
tino sido, and so when I hit him for a
pass to Buenos Ayres, ho ponied up
llko a good one.
"I was feeling pretty disconsolate
and I wont into a cafo near tho wa
ter front to forget mysolf for an hour
or two. That was tho tlmo when Bra
zil and tho Argontino wero seeing
which could build warships tho quick
est, you know, and thero was a big
Brazlllano sitting in tho place, with
hlB feet up, passing remarks to the
occupants In general. As soon as ho
saw mo, lje concentrated his attention,
apparently on tho supposition that be
cause I was small I must bo easy. I
stood about two sentences and then I
went for him. Wo woro rolling pro
miscuously around the restaurant, and 1
I was getting a bit the worst of It,
when n llttlo man with an arm llko a
stcam-llall camo through tho door. Aft
or ho got through with my Brazilian
friend thoro were no scraps to be
picked up.
"Well, wo shook hands and told
each other wo'd always boen longing
to meet, and afterwards wo had a
drink. The llttlo man was a British
er, captain of a tramp steamer due
to sail the next afternoon, and when
I told him of my troubles ho clapped
mo on tho back and offored me free
passage to Rotterdam. 'I'll havo to
put you down on tho books as cabin
boy or Btoward,' ho said. 'But you'll
do no work. Coino as my guest; I'll
be glnd to havo you.' Ho was a prince,
that sklppor. Fed me at hlB own t'a
bio, gavo'ine his own cigars and wine,
and when wo reached Rotterdam ho
staked mo to Paris. '
"Aunt Jano was in Paris, fortunate
ly for mo, and I think sho was so
glad nt tho prospect of getting mo
back to America that she divled up
without any side remarks."
I never really know Chatton, the
lltth of my vagabonds. I had been
dining at a club In Plcadllly with an
engineering friend, and aa wo were
passing out through tho club parlors
my friend drow me asldo to make
room for a big, broad shouldered
man wearing bluo spectacles. "That's
Chatton," ho whispered. "He wns one
of tho principal assistants In the con
struction of the new trans-Andean
lino. He's always bad bad eyes, and
tho doctor told mo he ought not to
work above tho snow line, but that
wouldn't do for Chatton. Ho wants
to bo whero tho fun la. You seo, en
gineering as a science means little to
him. It'B tho game ho likes tho light
to overmaster somo problem. Poor
Chatton! Whenever there waB a des
perate job to be done, he was bound
to bo on It and nil for a beggarly six
or seven pounds a week, I suppose."
"Why do you say 'Poor Chatton?'"
I asked.
"BecauBo he'll never gtet over this
latest eye trouble. Ilo got it from the
snow glaro, JuBt as tho doctors said
he would.
"But what will tho man dor' I ex
claimed. "How is ho going to lire?"
"He'll live survive, rather," rejoin-
ed my friend, bitterly. "His people
have monoy. But he'll never work
again. Every ono who knowB him Ib
jiflwnyB cut up. And he feels it, too.
nlthough ho'B deuced piucny . nooui
It"
If you have been In tho habit of
frequenting police courtB or cheap
lodging houses It Is possible thnt you
havo met John Kelly.
As near aB 1 could mako out from
stray admissions Kelly mado to mo,
ho gavo up n reputablo position in
life to undcrtako a study of tho psy
chology of tramps and thlevos. Ho
used to speak with genulno pride of
his researches, nnd ho was particular
ly proud ot whnt he termed "his llfo
work" tho compilation of a diction
ary of thieves' slang, together with a
compendium of tho rulos of house
breaking nnd safo-cracklng. Nobody
wnB ever permitted to get an extend
ed view of this. For a dollar or two,
now and then, when tho man was hard
up, ho would permit ono to copy out a
fow Btrny phrases; but ho was very
Busplclous, as a rulo, and believed
that every ono was In a conspiracy to
tear tho fruit ot his ycarB of labor
away from him.
What becamo of him I nover heard.
Ho drifted awuy, his manuscript with
himAto tho end steadily refusing tho
propositions that ho regarded as lit
Mo less than Insulting.
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A becoming arrangement for tho
hair Is a very Important feature of tho
bride's altar getup, and this naturally
Includes tho right draping of tho veil;
so it would bo ridiculous to claim that
any ono style of coiffure Is to bo used,
for tho lines of halrdresslng must con
form to tho size of tho head, tho cut
of tho features and tho height of tbo
bride. But, for tho most part, hair
dressing -is dono on a very elaborato
scalo, and to accomplish tho vast
structures piled upon heads many false
pieces aro needed. These go under
names too numerous to mention, but
tho bang, tho switch, tho psycho puff,
tho cluster puff, tho transformation
nnd tho pin curl are somo familiar
titles. In buying any of these pieces
by mall, tho bit is matched to a lock
of hair from that part of tho head
whero' the false piece would bo worn.
Thus bangs nnd transformations aro
matched to tho front hair, switches
aro judged l)y tho tints of tho back
ahir, nnd so on. Tho reason for this
particularity is that naturally colored
hair is of many tones, and these seem
to dispose themselves over the hair
as they seo fit; wherefore it is easy
enough to tell dyed false hair at a
glance, for tho changing tones of tho
natural color cannot be imitated. So
dyed false hair is without the com
mercial value of tho falso pieces In
natural colors, and when the tint re
quired is a raro ono tho falso fixing
1b still dearer. All thoso shades of
brown which have a drabllko tint,
Titian red, reddish gold and golden
and white blonde aro dearer than oth
er colors.
A very handsomo hair arrangement
for tho bride who Is not too tall that
is, much tallqr than tho-averago wom
an Is called tho "coronation," this
lending itself most charmingly to the
laco veil put on In cap fashion, ns Is
shown by tho brldo of the fashion pic
tures. For this style, which is rather
intended to give a llttlo height to tha
figure, tho hair is parted in tho middle,
nnd two braids are carried around tho
head to form a large knot, showing
from the front view of tho head. This
knot gives tho support needed for the
mop arrangement of tho veil, which is
fastened to It with a wreath of orange
blossoms, tho laco border of tho veil
falling about tho faco In a shaped
frill. Such veils, bo It understood
thoso with laco borders aro moro
widely trimmed at tho bottom and
sides than at the top, so tho lightly
trimmed and narrower end Is shaped
as it should bo for a pretty fall about
tho sides of tho face. With the "cor
onation" coiffure a ribbon is often
worn about the braided knot, this end
ing In a bow without ends at the sldo.
For classic, statuesque types laco veils
aro far moro becoming than thoso of
tullo, which seem rather to belong to
youthful brides ot saucy or demuro
types.
For tho bride who Is much below the
average height, the lialr Is always
piled at tho top of tbo head, tho knot
often taking a pointed form, which i3,
of course, emphasized by a cunning
massing of tho laco or tullo veil worn.
Tho bang will bo a salient featuro
of tho coiffure of every girl who can
wear tho forehead fringe, but tho bang
is tho merest cobweb, and it Is slight
ly waved or left straight, as suits tho
face. Tho fringe Is also qulto short,
and when it seems unadvisnblo to cut
tho natural hair for It, the llttlo piece,
delicately woven to a silk thread, Is
bought In falso shape for about seven-ty-ftvo
cents. A narrow, ventilated
and naturally curly bang of "convent
hair" In overy shade is sold for a dol
lar and a half, and whero tho forehead
Is very high, nnd the faco thin, this
is very softening to tho features.
Tho smartest tendency of all coif
fures is toward a distinct flatness of
tho top of tho head, whero tho hair
is parted at tho middle or at ono side;
from tho parting, wherever disposed,
tho side locks go back with a light
waving, and tho largo knot of braids,
or puffs and curls is placed high
enough to show all tho nape of tho
neck, nnd besides, elongates the back
of tho head to a great extent. This
flatness of tho top nnd rear extension
gives tho head a very lovely contour,
and if tho faco needs tho softening of
llttlo curls they aro put in many
places at tho napo of tho neck, below
or above tho ears, or olso In tho round
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For Club Entertainment.
I belong to a ladles' club. Tho ages
of tho members aro from twcnty-llvo
to fifty. Will you pleaso BUggest aomo
way of entertaining them? I would
llko Bomothlng In which, all might take
part. Violet,
A number of ladles spent a most
enjoyable afternoon in this manner:
Each ono waB naked to dress ber hair
to represent somo famous woman. It
waa surprising what a chango was
wrought in tho appcaranco, and It was
a jolly crowd, I assuro you. Somo of
tho personages wero Martha Washing
ton, Mary Queen of Scots, Queen Vic
toria, Queen Alexandra, Frances B.
Wlllard, Priscilla, etc. Old plcturea
furnished tho ideas. Programs and
pencils wero passed and a prlzo was
given to tho lady who guessed tha
most and ono to the person who re
mained tho longest unguessed. I
should think this would furnish en
tertainment for your club.
Regarding Mourning.
Would It be proper for mo- to ro
celvo a gentleman caller while I am.
still wearing black and my mourning
veil? I havo worn it a year. I woula,
not go driving Sunday because I didn't
know whether It was proper. How
long does ono usually wear the mourn
ing veil? Would It do for me to wear
it with all whlto dress-? In taking ofli
mourning Is it necessary to- weat
black and white a while beforo you. gc
out in white? M. B,
Thero Is no harm In receiving calls
while you are in mourning. About tho
driving, you must bo guided by your
own feelings. All whlto la considered'
mourning nnd black and whlto hall
mourning. A year la long enough
to wear a heavy veil.
Duties of Bridal Attendant,
Will you pleaso tell ma what the
duties of tho bridesmaid and grooms
man are, also at a honjo wedding who
should receive tho guests, at tho door?
Mabel.
, At a homo wedding the mother and
father of the brldo recelvo tho guests;
in other words, those who issue tho
invitations aro tho host and hoatesn
of tho occasion. A bridesmaid, if
thoro Is no maid of honor, immediate
ly precedes tho bride, stands beside
her and holds her bouquet. The
groomsman supports tho groom, en
ters with him, produces tho ring at
tho critical moment and relieves him.
in all possible ways of tha details ot
tho preparation.
Compensation for Organist.
Is it the custom to pay tho organist
at a wedding for her Bervlces if yoa
aro well acquainted with her; if. so,
what compensation would you givo
her? Blancho.
If you ar well acquainted with tho
young woman and hesitate toofforher
money, give hor something to equal
what sho would receive In money from,
a stranger, for an organist is. always
paid for .a wedding. I cannot set tho
amount, not knowing her terms.
For a Scotch Entertainment.
Will you please givo me somo sug
gestions as to representing somo Scot
tlsh character or books for aa enter
tainment. Lasslo.
"Tho Heart of Midlothian.' "Annie
Laurie," "Scottish Chiefs." "The Mon
astery," "A Highland Laddie," "Ivan
hoo" (carry a small hoe). If you go
to the library doubtless many others
will bo suggested.
For a Dinner Dessert.
Is mnplo mousso sultablo for a din
ner dessert? How 1b it pronouncod.
M. E.
Maplo mousse is doliclous for des
sert and always acceptable to overy
ono, ns maplo flavoring 1b a general
favorlto. Mousse Is pronounced ex
actly like mooso, a deer.
Making the First Call.
In making a first call, if tho maid
takes my card at tho door, when and
whero do I leave my husband's cards?
D. B.
or pointed rear knot. As to tho deep IIaudt your huBband'a cards, with
waving onco dono at the sides and tin- you,r8' tto ,tho mald tho courteBy la
uuueitsiuuu, aa no ono expects men, to
mako daytime calls.
dor the back hair, it is still a featuro
of tho coiffure's waxen ladles, but is
by no means so conspicuous on human
heads. Tho undulations admired aro
wldo and loose, as If the waving wero
natural, for this method certainly gives
a very lcgltlranto look to tho artificial
ity. Ornamonts for tho brido's coiffure
aro numerous enough, somo very splen
did bandeaux of pearls being seen, as
well ns pearl combs and bnrrettos and
pins. But If tho veil Is to cover tho
wholo head, as It generally does, tho
ornaments had better bo of shell In
tho color of tho hair, aa In this way
they will not conflict with tho halt ot
wholo wreuths and tho soparato knots
or orango blossoms, used upon pins,
for fastening on tho veil.
Picnic Invitation.
Hero is tho invitation sent out foi
our club picnic that you helped ua
with when I wrote you a fow daya
ago:
(To bo sung to tho tuno of "Annlo
Laurie.")
You are cordially Invited ourplcnlo to
attend.
delighted this messafro now to send.
(Individuals can put "I suroly am
delighted."
Next Tuesday morn's tho tlmo, and
tho pltico;
And so wo send this little rhymo to help
'way Kloom to chase.
Tho dashes can bo filled In aa do
alred. Sarah.
.' , ' MADAME MERR.
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