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rn AFTER Vm.-tContiuued.l A Susie sits down in the little parlor, and Mka De Vere and Miss Montressor take off her traveling wrap she feels as if she bad entered upon an entirely new existence. And bo she has! Could a wider gulf lie between any two Urea than that which ahe baa just concluded in I. ocas Court, Malisbnry, and that which she baa begun in theatrical lodgings 4t I.eireter? "I hope yon won't mind sleeping with me. dear?" aid Louie, "because we couldn't possibly get a third bedroom in thi bouse." "Oh, no! 1 shall like to sleep with yon. and H w so kind of you to let me," cries Susie, gratefully. I thought I should fee lonely amongst you all at first; but now I am sure I shall not." "Well, loneliness i not a thing we suf fer from in the profession," remarks Mi Louie. "It's rather the other way. as a rule; isn't It, UerrieY" "1 think you take good care not to be lonely." replies Miss De Vere, with an air nf superiority; "but for my own part, 1 often wish I were more so." "Oh!" retorta the other, mimicking Ie Vere' manner; "but then we can't all play 'principal boy' and have rich hus bands, yon know. Yoa must make some allowances for the smaller fry requiring some relaxation." "What are yon talking about?" says Susie, laughing, with open eyes. "Why, don't yon know that t.errie play 'lead' in the burlesque 'principal boy.' with half a dozen changes? Of nourse, you've seen plenty of burlesques?" "Not one! I have never been inside a theater," replies Susie. "Ob. you little greenhorn! What a lot 'you hae to learn! Well, I expect some f Pe Vere's dresses will open your eyes. ' "But what did you say about hus bands?" continues the girl, curiously. "She is only spiteful because 1 happen to be married, my dear," interposes Miss De Vere; "and I am sure she need not be. for any one is welcome to my husband who will take him off my bands." "How could they?" says Snsie. laugh ing again at so ludicrous an idea. "It's very tine to run the poor fellow down. Gerrie." says Miss Montressor; "hot you know he sends yon money whenever you want it, and you'd scratch anybody's eyes out who tried to take him from v'ou. Why. she's the luckiest, girl on the" boards. Susie. Has a husband well off. and comfortably settled down in trade in London, whilst she has full liberty to rnn about the counrry as she chooses, and draw checks on him whenever she likes." "My husband was perfectly aware when I married him that I should not give tip the profession," soys Miss Do Vere lofti ly. Snsie looks puzzled. "But how," she ventures to ask at last, "can you be married when yon are Miss De Vere?" At that both the young ladies burst out laughing. "My dear, yon are really too funny! Whenever did yon hear of a girl using her married name on the stage?" "Well, I can't understand it." says Su sie, with a perplexed shake of her bright head. "Never mind, dear! You'll know all the ins and outs of it soon enough." replies Louie. "Come now and have dinner, and afterward we'll out your things to rights before we go to the theater." Susie's little head is completely turned with the excitement and novelty of her position, and she is as eager as a child to agree to everything her companions may propose to tier. She accompanies them to the theater, in a blissful state of stupe faction, and views the performance from a side box as if she were passing through a dTeam, not heing ante to nencve nuer ward that the beautiful pink-and-white boy she saw, in a bine aatin dress, with golden curls, can possibly have been Ger aldinc Pe Vere, who has dark hair and yes d n freckled complexion, any more tittr t!;-; ;lie graceful little shepherdess, who looked so demure and danced and sang with him. in a short shirt and cherry olored bodice, can have been the laughter-loving 1.. During the evening Joseph Gresham enters the box in which she is sealed, with her eyes fixed anon the stage, and views her delight with the utmost satis faction. "Enjoying yourself, my dear?" he says. Inquiringly. "Oh. father!" is all that Snsie can gasp In reply. "It's well put on," he continues, with managerial pride, as he looks over her ahouMrr at the brilliant scene U)in the stage. "Von won't see a prettier bur lesque than that anywhere round Eng land. And how would you like to le amongst them. Susie eft?" "With Louie and Miss De Vere, father? Ob. an much!" "So ru shall lie, then. You can go on with the crowd to-morrow evening, If you've a mind to. There are plenty of dresses in the wardrobe." A few days Inter her ambition is gratl-d-li a few week her natural aptitude and the taste she has inherited from both parent make her feel unite at home .. .k. UinU: and in a few months be looks back with meinent at the life tb has left behind Iter, and wonder now .1. .U h.M aaJnrMl It for so Ian Again Mature triumph over the habits rwr a the. aeW " " mjum rfct It wad to DM rf t tf ONI dering about the world tike a veritable ypy. ( HAl'TF.R IX. There is only one person of whom Montressor stands in awe. and that is Mis De Vere. She knows that Itie fair Geraldiue would seixe any opiri unity of traducing her to the manager, in hopes of procuring her dismissal from the com pany. Indeed. I.ouie shrewdly usiect that the only reason Miss ! Vere con tinue to live with her is that she nmy catch hir in sone- delinquency thai shall work her ruin. For Joseph lireshatn is as particular now as be was in the days of Bess' Bouverie. that bis company shall tear a good name fr its private as well as its public character. When, therefore, it is announced that he has granted Miss pe Vere a fortnight's holiday, during which time ber part in the burlesque will tie taken by ber nndersiudy. Miss Amy I,ov- eii, Iouie Montressor falls into sw-li a fever of delight that she seizes Susie by both hands, and dances round and round with her. "Fancy, my dear." she exclaims, "the delight of getting rid of Mrs. Thompson for a who week! Won't we have fun. though, whilst she is away? We shall te at York, you know, where there arc heaps of officers. Oh. let us lie joyfit,. ' "Yes. ye!" cries Susie, quite ready to catch her friend's enthusiasm, "and we'll eat as niaoy tarts as we like. Louie, with out having lectures about our teeth, and be able to take a walk, after the theater, if the nights are fine, and to go to lied i i the afternoon, and do anything wexlikc. Oh. it will tie nif-e. dear, you and 1 to gather. without granny to scold us for everything, won't it?" "Rather." replies Ixniie: "but you must hang by me. Susie, you know, and not blab all we may do, in the dressing room: for I mean to have a real wiek of it. I can tell you; and the governor might cut up rough, if it came to his ears. It's go ing to lie honor bright between us. isn't it ?" "Of course." says Susie, rather wound ed by the doubt. "You don't think, do you. that I'd lie so mean as to go and tell anything you wish kept secret?" For, in her heart, she has no suspicion that if Louie's worst pranks were sub jected to the light of public opinion, they would incur more than the nsusl blame accorded to a schoolgirl folly. So. on the Saturday before the company moves on to York. Geraldine De Vere goes up to Iondon by the night mail, and her two companions inaugurate their freedom on Sunday by a dinner of tarts, washed down with ginger beer. At York (as Louie prognosticated), the theater is filled with officers, and the little actress' tri umphs begin. A they retnrn from the theater a few nights later, and ait down to their frugal supper, Miss Montressor (prefacing the act by many a mysterious smile! draws a letter from the pocket of her nlster. and holds it tip to Susie triumphantly. "It's come, my dear!" she cries; "it's come. I couldn't even whisper the good news to you, with that officious creature. Amy I.ovell, walking home with us to night but I told you it would come and it has." "What has come?" inquires Susie, ar rested in her fierce attack upon the bread and butter, "Why! an invitation for yon and me to supper. Yon saw the stage box full of officers to-night? They sent round this letter just as we were coming away! Didn't I say you and I would have a lark together, before we left this old hole lie hind lis eh, Susie?" "But who lins asked us?" says Susie, with opened eyes, "VVe know no one here. We can't go and take suppier with st ra users." "Not know any on here!" echoes Ixmie. "Speak of yourself, my dear! You may not have acquaintances in York; but you forget I have played here about twenty times before." "Are they friends of yours, then, Louie?" "Of course they are. Do yon suppose I should accept an invitation from people who are not friends? The gentleman who has asked n is a sort of eotuin of mine. lie would think it awfully unkind if we didn't go." Ob. fancy!" exclaimed Susie, childish ly: "and what is bis namer' Fairfax! Frederick Fairfax! Ooosn I it sound romantic? And poor Fred was always such a favorite of mine. too. I honld break my heart if I conldn t ee him for an hour before we leave York; and yon will go with me. dear, won't yon?" "Just a lady or two to meet ns. per haps, and some of Fred'a friends. It's sure to be a very quiet affair, though. because he asks ua to go straight to bia rooms from the theater." "Louie." says Suaie presently, "will father be angry with me, do you tbink?" "He won't let yon go if you tell him of it." "Bnt then I oughtn't to go. surely." "My dear child, you're a baby, and don't understand these things. Your father's the 'boss' of this company, and obliged to be very atrict with them. He isn't n bit strict in reality (as yon know), but if he didn't hold the reins tight, they d be all over the shop. If he give you leave to go to this quiet little supper. Amy lyovell would probably call him nnjust if he ohjected to her attending a masked hall. He must pretend to have the. same rule fop his daughter as for everybody els, but if yon don't mention It, neither will he." So Husie la drawn into the plot, almost against ber will, because her conscience will not satisfy her she la acting right, and yet, child-like, she cannot help a feeling of excitement and expectation ria ing in her breast when she think of the coming pleasure. A lapper, after the theater, with officer and ladle. It la a new eiptrieaee te Raaie. 81 ha never attended what she mil a "trowa-np" party before. an" she cannot help being elMM of the m. et site iiies sue miht lei! her falii- ' er. Hji J'i-pu Greihaui bas done so f li;t toward gaining bis daiighu-r's ooii nl-mie. that l-ou'r MutitrMwif m-ciiis "be i grismter friend wf lie to t her; aad she I would rather run the r k ! hi anger than of bers. Grewhain dr-rvew thai Sn a.e 1'Miks more than usually hy and tiui;d ( as lie nwet her at the wnig tlie fulio log evening, and that her answers to ti n in quiries are delivered iu a low oice. and with a soiiM-ahat ctiiisTra :ms ifiaiiiier. The idea gains uiou bilii as the eveuiiit: -proi-e-d. anil he ait-s tier furiiveiv : from the wings, or the front of ibe hiniw. i and the firn thing he does when nrk i ! fa;r!y over i to go to th- general dressing i room and ak for his daughter. A chorus of shrill voii-e from wiihin inform htm that she has already gone home. H -lieart is far more wrapt up in his beauti ful child than In- a-k mm ledge to him self. S'i, know ing ihai professionals soon get into the habii of keeping late hours, lie puis on his hst and trolls toward M M'iiitresir' lodgings, in esse the girls should still lie up. The hall door is e-u. 1 he gas is burning in ihc psssne. and ihe landlady i very cross sud put out b such unusual procccdiii;: is standing on her disirsiep. looking up down the road. As Gnsham conies suddenly uKin her site starts. "Ah! sir! is ii you? I iti ho-s t was the young ladies, for I'm fairly nred out silting up for theui.'' "The young ladie!" exclaims Grehant. "Why. where have they gone?" "I'm sure I don't know, sir: nut to siip- jier with friends. I believe. I thought. likely enough, you'd he with 'cm. lint it's too bad of tbm. it is. keeping me no in this way, when they know ss I haven't slept a w ink with the faccaehe 'r a week past." "When did they go? W'.th what friends?" demand Gri"hiii hurriedly. "Well. sir. one of the honWr gentle men from the barracks called this even ing, after the ladies had gone to the the ater. and asked for 'em by uanic. and I told him as they was gone, and he said he lidn't think they'd leave so early. And then he ays. 'H f tlw v conic 'otiie.' n--ays. 'after the theater, ic'l 'em.' lie say. So I supposed as 'c was one of the gen tlemen they was a going to up w ilh." "Do you know the gentleman's tuiine?" "Oh. yes. sir! It was Captain Fairfai. lie lives ill Itesstsirough Terraee. It's to the barra.-ks. ami I think his number's CCVell. 'That will do; I'll find him!" exclaims Gresham. a he si rules furiously away. CHAPTER X. Meantime the two girls, having changed their fanciful dresses as quickly as they can. slip quietly out of the stage door and make their way toward the postoflice. Now- that the moment for meeting Cap tain Fairfax lias actually come. Susie is almost shaking with fear at !cr temerity, and Louie has i-eased boasting. As they reach the plai-e of meeting, however, and descry a good-looking young man in plain clothes, and a carriage, waiting to re ceive them. Louie recorers her prcscm-e of mind, if not her effrontery. The stranger doffs his hat at mice. "Allow me to hand you to the carriage." he says, as he places the two girls on th front scat, and settles tiimself opposite to them. "And now. Miss Montressor, ' omuienccs Captain Fairfax, "how can I sufficiently thank your friend and your self for condescending lo come to auppcr with me? You must not expect great things, yon know ; you w ill only get bach elors' far In rmcfcolors" diggings, but your goodness in gracing my ptwr rooms w ill glorify them for rrr in my eyes. "Oh, it very kind of you to ask us, says ixune. nervously; ami please. Captain Fairfax, we mustn't stay late. Indeed we must not. I promised our landlady to tie home by one. I hojie you have some ladies to meet us." 'Of course ! 1 have two very charming friends corning -at least, they promised to do so; one is Miss Robins, from the Trocadero I dare say yen know licr.' "No. w e know nobody in York." replies Ixuiie: "except yourself." 'Your pretty friend is very silent." oli- ser""s Fairfax presently, alluding to Su sie, who is sitting in her corner, with a rapidly besting heart, that seems' to pro phesy a coming calatnil. "I hope she is quite well?" "Snsie! oh. yes. says Louie, "she ell enough: and she'", talk enough, as soon as she knows you a litt- better. But I dare say she is lireo - she ua so iiuicti dancing in tne last aet." The carriage stops at the door of a house in a modest looking terrace, gnd jumping out, Fairfax helps the girls to alight, and shows them at once into a room on the ground floor, which has evi dently been prepared for their r'-eepfion. Wax candles burn on the toilet table, and a maid servant is waiting to help them off with their things. "Where's Miss Mot-ins? Hasn't she come yet?" exclaims Fairfax, ns he runs up to the aupper room above. The three men who turn to greet hi entrance are very different in appearance. One is lie a rd less boy of twenty, cor net In the regiment, with a face as smooth as hia mother's, and fresh from her kiss. His name is Paul Lindsay, and be Is generally railed "Pauline" by hia face tious comrades. The next is a much old er man older, indeed, than Captain Fair fax, though he bears the sans? rank, 1 ic ing a Captain Horseley Jim Horseleyl, as he is more familiarly known in York, where hia name is a by-word for bard drinking. The third gueat I not more than thirty, though bis dark hair ia fleck ed here and there with white, as (hough he had passed through ome heavy ick nesa or trouble. He ha aingularly handsome face, with dark blue eye and regular feature, but there ia an inde scribable air of languor apparent in every thing he doe or ya, though he were quite indifferent to what wa passing round him. Th other men' face re lighted up with pleasant expectation aa Fairfax enters, but the expression of thia man's feature does not alter, as he leana back on a ofn. carelessly playing with an Ivory paper knife. To the question regarding iss Robins the answer ia in the negative. "No! she hasn't come! Have you brought the other glrla, Fairfax?" "Yes; they're down atairs. I wanted her to be here to receive these girl. They're superior girls, yon know, used to society, and that sort of thing, and they're rather hy. Mis Montressor has been used to see thing done proierly. She particularly asked if ladle were to be present. "Who' the other, F?" demand Op tain Horseley. "Ob of the prcttirot creature yoo er saw In roar life: It htaal, o she looked to- m from the alight gUaip I had of her In Im Mfe. aw a Mb Irrewnam- cot iiiiii h aciiunt on he s'sge. I fancy, ion a .luoniiig faee! 1 i old tin- fair Ixiai lo lr,ng a friend with her, and she rbwe thm De, Mbd not a bad choice, by any n inier of iio-aus. She'll just suit you, jini. Snc looks aa fresli a a dai! But I must run down again now, and see if i he ladies are ready to come up." In aincher niiitii'e. be has ushered the two g.r s irii the ttipts-r room, luiie. !.o h.i r.io-rol herself by this time, ni.d ite-eriniiied tu go through wilh it. r.thi r wrung, is full of self -confidence; but 4w.r Susie, with a face alternate! Hii-iiiig red and white, shrinks from the g.e of the strangers' e)e. as if she were alsoi! to sink into the ground. "M .s Motiiressor -M iss Gresham." says Captain Fairfax, to his companions, "allow me to introduce my friends to you. Captain llorseh-y. Captain Philip and .Mr. Lindsay." The ennui and the man on the sofa Imm. but Horseley. wilh an odious famil iarity, shakes Is, ih the girls by the hand, saying: "Weil, my dears! very glad to see you. IIojs- you nieaii to enjoy yourselves, and have a joily evening: and if you're half as clever as you're pretty. I should say you'd do so. Fax! here's pair of eyes!" he continue, as he gaws lsid!v into those of lill'e. "Be quie:, Jim," cries Fairfai; "you may think slue you list, but you're not lo say ii. or Miss Montressor will l of fended." "I'll eat niy head if she'd ever be of fended at any compliment I paid her on her lieamy." insis's Horseley. "If she tiidn't like it ta!ki-d about, she wouldn't show it as she docs would you. Miss Montressor?" "I'm afraid you're not comfortable. Miss Gresham. Won't you sit down?" says Fairfax, placing a chair for her. "Thank you ! Yes. I will; but I'm nit tired." replied Susie, in broken, disjointed sentences. Tlw sound of her voice attracts the ge,i t'eotall who erstwhile occup I'd the sofa, lui' ha now removed to a chair on the opoosiie side of the room, lie looks esrn estlv at the fair face wi'h i' whi'e brow, and startled eyes and crimsoned chi-eks, for a while, and then turns away, wit ii almost a frown of displeasure. (To lie continued.) Home Mosquito Facts. Nut one, but three species are repre h' litcil among timso lm venture Into human habitations. The one whose sting hurts the most In a little dnrk brown creiitnro. but n goodly sized yel low mosquito and largo-sized black variety, with striped legs, nre not back ward In inn kin? their presence known. MosquitocM Hre so tint urn I, so cun ning; Iti the mariner In which they wine and draw their blood. Hint it will no doubt surprise nnol icoplc to lie told thm sucking hiiinnn bloexl is only nn acq ui red taste with them. Dr. Filler any that their natural food la slluio and deleterious, organic matter that would !e the cause of much malaria were It tint eaten by the mnfW!l!t'e.. Sucking blood In .nly an acquired mate." snya Dr. Filler, "but they hnve learned lo do It twlentlflcally. Did you ever notice how quickly they discover and make for places on the exposed parts of your laxly where ntforio full (if blond lie nenr the surface r AH the mischief of mosquitoc wna Inherited by the female. The male neither hw.r. nor sting, nor do they acorn lo do anything lit all ex'-ept to stay lar-ily by and watch a spry and energetic female cavort around B hu man ear and mnke merry over the nn tiovanoe (die la causing to the man or woman wilh nerves. Kniomologlsta any that the ninle moa- quilo !h even too modest to eat. or, at any rate, nothing hna ever been found In the stoinii'-h of one. The male can't make a noise, le nusc they haven't n pair of sonorous initio nenr their wings, aa the fe- iiuilcs have. The air hurled agnlnst these cavities by rapidly moving wing in lines the buzz bennl when Mr. Mos quito Is drawing near. Bn It I more Sun. Antomrllc. Kvory dny a Klgn.il gun la fired from the citadel In Halifax. Nova Heotln. which, as we all know. Is n Brltrsh mll Itnry iiinl ntival station. Twenty years ago the ssergennt in charge of the gun daily regulated his watclj at a Jeweler' abop. Hulmequently, this plan wna dla oontinued, and a flag signal system wna ndupted. Thla wan nucceeded by a tiiue-liHll signal system. Some years inter, on account of the frequent Inter ference with the signals by fog. a new arrangement for the firing of the gun wa crfo-!od. A wire Ik In Id from the Jeweler'a establishment to the citfldnl. and this ia connected with n clock which automatically Area the gun. When the minute hand reaches the proper lolnt the circuit la complet ed, and the cannon la discharged by an electric current passing through the clock. The military authorities at the citadel are able by means of a switch board to ctit the gun out of the circuit, connecting It only a few minute be fore the firing i to lie done. Paper lrc. It Is said that Japanese soldiers are being dressed In paper clothing. Their nhirta and troiiner are all composed of specially prepared paper, of a yellow Ish color. They are bound wilh linen binding, and are partly pasted together and p"r,'.V wwn with a machine. The soldiers are said to prefer paper cloth lug to any other. When the clothes, which are Tory durable, are worn out, they are almpljr thrown away and re placed by new one. Burn lrese1 wilh Milk. A French physician has obtained good result In dressing burns with milk. Compresses are soaked with milk find laid on th.1 burn', to be remov ed night and morning. rrcaervlnaj Fro it with Ibirav. F.Jperlmeul are still being tried to Kngland In prcrvlng fresh fn:lt In Kirai. It haa been found peroctly ucccsaftil with cherrlea, and I now being tried with TegrtalflMi. Do yon know that people belle e, If. yoa ar a goaalp, that yo ar not very nlr youraolf i DAINTY HOrSK GOWNS SEVERAL, DESIGNS ARE HERE PRESENTED. Old Street Prrsan and Party Gown I Arc No l-singer Made to lio fsrrvice a Home Garment-Kapecial Hosm Attire 1 Now tbe Thiait. Cotfesm Fashion Oisasip, New Vork eorrcsponJcoee: I'CH progresw has Til they'll muilu ttilo-a even ihe average? woman felt Unit nbe could wear al iiusKt any old dress of mornings, and now. no matter what ber calling or the abullowucHa of her li u b a u d ' a purse, elm lias es pecial bouse attire for the home, and duca not wiiir her old street dri-Hsu") mid party gowns. Kveii the sliiiiiucst purs can stand a Illtle drcsx of jircttj striped flaiinollette. with inllar. cuff and twit of pique. Such a driKS is made with dainty rouud waist and full skirt, with deep liein just WHpine; the floor. The buxleMt little bride, the most prnctlnil young lioiBekecT or the must frivolous daughter of the bonne can only seem dainty mid suitable iu such a gown for the morning hours at home, when she 1 cither really doing housework or tnak Irij; a pretense at It. If her silver ssmui was of such pro portion that her house duties, whether Sertoli or pp'tended. are In the nature of siiM-rinteiH!oii"e rather than of it' tu:il doing of drudgery, then this first picture may convey useful hints. This FOR A rtgMCK-BATIC 1.01'SOPB. was sketched In light brown cloth, the Jacket Ixidice having a long basque and showing a fitted vest of brown silk, vel vet liars crossing the front and lending a pretty finish. Two rosotttss marked the waist line. Itli In Iwck and front, and each liar and rosette lsire an orna mental buckle. One step further toward luxury brings to view the Mlxtritw Butterfly, who siiends her morning" In her own sunny boudoir. For her there are all sorts of dainty lounging gowns, but the graceful billows and folds of lace and llk falling from throjU to heela that have long lic-en accepted as iMiaMlfu! for house lounging drosses, are giving place In novelty to prineoso affair that follow the line of the figure and wind away into a long train. Over such a gown is worn a soft shoulder drapery that, crosso over the bust with long scarf etuis that hang to the hem. For the slender and rounded form such a gown is perfection, but-and the "but" Is heavy enough to dissuade a great many from all notion of such a dross. For a more democratic lounger than Mistretw Butterfly Is the Nccond gown that tlie artist sketches, but Its trnln loss princess cut is quite as stylish as the one just described, and It demands alas! quite as js-rfw-t proportions In Its wearer. Yet it materials made It of more general Interest than the other, made It isissllile of attainment by wom en to whom tmudolr. as applied to their own exclusive room, is too high, sound ing. It wit cut from row colored cash mere and furnished with an accordion pleated front of white allk. the collar roU A LATER HOUR Iff THE HAT. being In one with Its upper, yoke-like portion. Frog of white allk cord held the front together, and the epaulette ud guipure over roue, aatln. Thla gown cannot fall to be pretty, en If In copylag It different material are rboaen from tnoM given here, but a wwrr1nl H aboil Id pe pretty enough 1st' for Mistress Butterfly herself. Hhe might prtftr. however, one of the love ly silken gown, with Insertion of dain ty laif, that are made with aoft bIo-o cffet ending In a wide soft belt from which hangs the full aklrt. "Pretty enough for a party d re," sigh Dollie. but Mistress Butterfly would never wear such a gown for a irty not he! She wears It In her Ismdolr. and her silken iK'tticoat show through the. lace insertion of tlie house gown skirt, the lai-eand silk of her chemise through the blouse insertion, and her short, wide waistisd stay are so lightly lioned that FOR HOCSE riB STREET. she scms not lo have any on as she re clines on her couch and takisa late onTt'e with n "syinpatlca." as she calls her liet friend. For at home wear after the lounging or domestic duty lwiun. there are end loss gowns. They should Is selected iiii-ordltig to purse ami age. One so simple that it could not offend even a tailor-made girl appears In the third picture. It was gray wool. Its skirt shirml around the waist and falling lit full folds all round. Its fitted tssllce was of the dress gissls. with a bolero of white chamois leather slashed as shown. The narrow silk embroidered vine ran down the fronts and arontnl the lower edge of the waist. The stock collar was plain and showi a frilled lace edging, which, with the Inee at the wrists, was about all the tailor mias could objiHt to In thla dross. Thmgh she may not want to admit It, she Us rnther at a disadvantage for home gowning. Sim has a dressing gown to slip over her pajamas, and after her "tub" she puts herself Into a bath tow eling role. Of course, she dotn not do any tea gown lounging. Endless variety In dainty at home wear Is presented In the? hort-klrted gowns. Nun's veiling, cotton crepon. chambrays. cashmeres, wash silk, taf fetas, each and all, may be used. The skirt should Just touch, but not trail. Upon the house dress the utmost elab oration of needlework Is often lavished In rufllcs, tucks. Insertions, hem utitrh Ing, etc. Dainty colors arc suitable even for those who, away from home, confine themselves to black or dark O.HR I.IKE THE I, A ST. shades, and no matter how elaborate the house gown may be it must have a certain simplicity In effect. For tlie afternoon the need of simplicity la not so great, and here conic a chance for the woman whose wardrolM must nec essarily be small, for she can hare her gown sufficiently ornate to serve both Iu and out of doors. Two modehi of thi sort are portrayed In the remain ing pictures. The first wa In dahlia bnaidcloth. Its skirt trimmed with zig zags of black military braid. The fitted bodice had a full rest of black satin that hooked in the center, the fastening Isdng hidden In the folds. The cloth fronts were slashed and the edge fin ished with braid, braid ornaments showing In the corners. The rever were set high up and were wired lo frame the face prettily. Slashes In the sleeve puff permitted black aatln to puff out, crossed by ornamental Htrnpa ami buttons. The other dress of double use wa in green cloth, the front of Ita aklrt Ian- ping over with oversklrt effect. It hem was finished with black braid, which also ran up the front and formed a lenf-shaped ornament In the corner. The blouse waist was Nile green liberty satin, wa gathered at neck and waist, and wna finished with a wide black atin girdle. It stock collar wa cloth, and the doth flgaro and epaulette had braid trimmings. Copyright. iMa, Queen Wllhelmlua of Uolland, baring attained her alxteenth year, baa Jaat made her confeaalon of faith aa a m am ber of the Dutch Reformed Church, m4 haa been confirmed. t I'., Ml .4 -