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.
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