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CHAPTER III.-Contliiued.)
Lord Latdiniar was known and honored
at the George. The sleepy waiters stilled
(heir yawns and bowed themselves be
fore him. The landlady, who had linger
ed over her supper in the Huug little par
lor behind the bar, waiting up to hear
the tatoit newg of the f re, came bustling
out to see if she could be of any use to
his lordship.
She almost shrieked at the sinht of the j
"Certainly."
Barber was the second and homelier
niaid. A homely-looking' person of tire
and thirty, who lighted he amdles and
arranged the furniture sometimes even
roudes-euded so far a to use a duster
in Lady Lashmar' s private apartment.
Baib-r was summoned and c-anie.
sleepy, hut smiling, to receive her lady
ship g orders.
"I believe his lordshin wishes vou to
child, lookiag round with frightened j tahe -'re of a child, Barber," said Lady
eyes; u h a poor little pinched, sallow I Lashmar. "Vou will have to put it in
onautenniice, so wizened, so unchildlike.
The unstiess of the Weorge thought she
had never seen an uglier brat.
"Oh, rny lord, where did you pick Vr
up? Is she one of the ebildrsr lOin
C,i,'. win's?"
"Nhe in Boldwood's child, and his lord
ship risked bis life to save her," answered
SpilJiu-ton.
"Do yon think you could lend me a
shawl to wrap up this little one, Mrs.
ayrumoiir.' asked Lashmar, "and do you
your own bed for to-night, I suppose,
after you have given it a hot bath. You
ad belter cut its hair, too, as close &s
you possibly can."
The shawl foil off as Lashmar handed
the child to Barber. The lrttle white
nightgown and little bare feet were spot-
i lessly dean.
I It was in vain that the great Lady Pit
j laud's daughter protested against her
j stepson's folly in adopting a nauoer's
brat and hinted that the cloven foot of
think you could get me a pair of horses to ! Socialism showed itself in the act. It was
take us back to Lashmar? Her ladv- I in Tai fn:,t she shuddered at the deg-
ship will be anxious till she sees us all
safe at home."
"(Vitai nly, my lord," and Mrs. Syca
mour rin' a bell. "Tell Joe to get the
landau and the grays ready directly.
.And. Miry, run and fetch one of my
hiiuls. The warm-knitted one in the
hotlm drawer, yon know, child. iJon't
.-stand String like a simpleton."
"'Paddy I" cried the little girl piteously,
-and the great dark eyes began to fill
wiih te.iM. "Where's daddy? I want
jui.v daddy."
Lasli.'uar looked at her helplessly.
A hat could hi. say to soothe or console,
what could he say of a comforting na
ture rh:ii should not be a dclilierate lie V
'J he iiti.e one's breast began to heave
"Willi HOI'.
"I i.-i.i.l.v she cried, "where" s daddy?
W,i he burnt in th' fire was he hurt?
'31 me go to daddy ?''
""By f.nd by," murmured Lashmar. fee
hly: -by and by, dear child. Will you
pive her a little milk and a biscuit, Mrs.
Jsycntiioiir .' J he poor little thing
' lie liunuv."
But when the motherly son! attempted
to rake the child in her anus the little
may
one itcwuil and clung tighter to Lash
i ii:a r.
""Take t:.e to daddy," she pleaded.
I'pou my soul. Lord Lashmar, this is
"too tun h of a good thing." cried Spilling
ton. "Vou had better let our good friend
here take charge of the brat for to-night
and ha id her over to the proper authori
ties tomorrow. 1 never saw such a gob
Jin. Why, she's as black as Erebus."
"It's the gypsy blood, sir. Everybody
says that Boldwood's wife was a gypsy."
"In that carriage ready?" askek.ush
niar. It was past 1 o'clock when the grays
from the (Jeorge trotted along the ave
nue that led to Lashmar Castle. The
river was gleaming in the starlight, mys-
terious, beautiful between its rushy
banks, its leaning willows; and the case- j
meat of the castle gleamed also, with !
an eartblier radiance, and the low Gothic
door stood open under the massive
tone porch, revealing the lighted hail ,
within. Lady Lashmar and Victorian j
caiue out. of the white parlor as the car- i
riage stopped.
"My Hear Colonel, I thought you were j
never coining back; she said. "How
dreadfully you must want your supper;"
and th n, starting at sight of Lashmar's
burden the little figure muffled in a red,
fleecy shawl she exciairued: "Why,
Lashmar. what in heaven's name have
you there?"
"A child, madam; an imp of darkness;
the sp:twn of a demagogue Bold wood's
child, rescued from the flames by this
young heio of yours. Lady Lashmar.
you htt'.e reason to be proud of your son'
said the Colonel, collecting his senses with
mi effort, for he had been in the middle
of his first and soundest sleep when the
-carriage pulled op.
"Vou rescued Boldwood's child!" cried
her ladyship, looking at Lashmar"
moke-grimed face, and from his face
-downward to his nether garments, which
were; torn and frayed at the knees, one
nee rent acroaa and showing blood stains
on the light summer cloth. "But how?"
"By climbing to the top of a four-story
building one of the most heroic acts I
ever ww anywhere, except before the
walls of a hill fort," answered the Col-
uel. "Its wonder I've brought him
back to you alive. Lady Lashmar."
"The Lashmar were always brave!"
he suld gravely; and then, with a cer
tain formality which chilled the Colonel's
soul, she kissed her stepson on the fore
head. "You hare no right to risk your life for
a demagogue's brat," she aaid. "Why
could iot Mr. Boidwood rescue his child
imiteirr
"He old hia nttennost, poor beggar, and
was killed la the attempt." said the Col
onel. "Boidwood killed r
"Yes; he will trouble ua no more, moth
er. He is gone, aid this la hia orphan
daughter."
"But why la saerey aaase did you bring
kr beret Why not at earn band her
ver to the proper peopWT
"This child wUI aot o U the Union
while I Irrt," aaaww-j Laabmar, with
JM deWiaUaatloa. "An aay of the
wetsen no, f aagiT'
"Only ber iadyaidp a BMhta, my lord."
tier ladah had tw piml attend
Mw MMtaai tot little Mrrfice
ln tkew. tor the was a woman mt active
t'lHSm aad kw a mAmAt
i t tUa dsai aerrlee wan an aaocixUire
' ? Matr. deuksr prida, aot her
wtidb Iwnlit to be
Vvalla av
radation of those ancestra"! hails. lash
mar was rock. He was one of those
tiiet, undemonstrative young men, who
unke (r their minds slowly and w ho can
never be argned or cajoled Into the re
linquishment of a settled purpose.
The intruder did aot take kindly to her
new life. Again and again, with piteous
tears and childish, nnreasoning iteration,
she entreated to be taken to her father.
"Where is daddy? Take me to my dad
dy!" that was the burden of her cries.
And Lashmar, albeit philosophical and
strong-minded in most things, could not
find it in his heart to tell this orphan
child the hard and bifter truth. He
could not bring himself to errh her with
the word "never." Childhood so soon
liaiiis the meaning1 of that fatal word.
So with v, eak tenderness he took the
mile gin upon Ins lap and crew her to
his breast and told her that she should
see her father ajnin some day.
Jell me your name, little one?" he
asked.
"Stella."
"Stella! That is a very pretty name."
'it means a star," said the child.
"Iiadily told me."
"Will you be my star? Will yon live
with me in this house, and play in those
gardens out there, and go in my boat on
the riferV
"No," said the little one firmly, after
she hii'l contemplated that delicious pic
ture for some moments. "I don't want
to live with you. I want to live with my
daddy."
And then with a divinity of patience,
with that exquisite gentleness which is
a peculiar attribute of those who love lit
tle childieu, Lashmar explained how the
journey on which daddy had gone must
needs last for a long time, how summer
and winter must pass before he could
come back or Stella go to him, but how
they should meet in the days to come.
"And o will leave off crying, and be
very good, for my sake won't you
Stella?" ptvaded Lahmar.' "Fathers are
unhappy when they hear that their chil
dren have been naughty. You will be
good, and you will try to love me, won't
you, ,StoIla, for daddy's sake?"
The child made a supreme cffnrt over
her childish heart, choked her sobs and
dried her tears, and trotted by T-thmnr's
side to the gardens, and across the dewy
park to the river. He took her in his
boat, and rowed about with her for half
an hour or so, and took her back to the
castle with a faint bloom in ber sal!iw
cheeks, and a fine appetite for breakfast,
as Bar!er informed him afterwards.
The .nyuest upon Jonathan Boidwood
was held next day and Lord Lashmar was
present. No one came forward out of
Boidwood j past life to tell what the man
bad b.-en, or to testify to any interest in
him. When the coroner asked what had
been d ne with the child. !rd Lashmar
siepped forward and said that he Had
adopted her, and would hold himself re
sponsible for tier future welfare.
He at'ended the funeral in person two
days afterwards, by no moans an agree
able duty, since all the rabble of Bruinm
turned out to d honor to their favorite
agitator. But Lashnmr told himself the
day wouW come when Stella would ques
tion him about her father's burial, would
ask to be taken to her father's grave;
and he wanted to be able to tell her that
he had stood beside that grave while the
c!cds of earth were cast upon the coffin,
while the words of promise and of hope
were spoken.
CHAPTER IV.
The lest of the summer roses had
bioomed and faded long before Stella
censed her piteous enl .-en ties to be taken
to her daddy. She was gentle and obedi
ent to her benefactor; was gradually
growing attached to him. She took pleas
ure in his society, loved the river hud the
gardes, the meadows and the fiowerr
banks, the picture books in the library,
where she used to sit iiHn the floor quiet
ly turning the leaves of an illustrated
volume while Laslinnr rend or wrote, u
disturlhtl by her presence. She thrived
in Beta? Barlier's rare, and was happy
in the cmfoi-u and brightness of ber new
life.
For six years of young, fresh life StelU
Boidwood was almost entirely happy. She
lived iu a world where nil things were
new to the dweller in the tents of the
people; an actual world of beauty and
luxury which knew no change; a world
of tho igbt whose horison widened with
every w,v of her existence. Education to
Stella v.t. as sunlight to the flowers or
springtime to the birds. Her eaer mind
opaed ti receive the treasure of knowl
edge; nor vivid imagination shed its owu
brightness noon everv mKWi ...i .t.-
tow of j wn taught n e-'dntn rhlldren lire tnngbt
, tkia ruyer enlightened age of num.
1 ir.i. in tic lap ..t (ii.rtrf. rx'lovei
' !.cd. .koviihan i'UwiMd
-. ui..: j . ' . .1 a.-r eleventh Hr'h
i. She Vol rcincii.bcrvd her birthday,
i.imj a nfoe un. bad been able to
tdl her benefactor the exact date, be-
tiiUM' it u.-is s day with a name. This
dark i hild with the star like eyes hud
begun l;.e lipni M :duiiiimT day.
l.asiuiiiir !U Vent,! h,., sometimes
HtM.ut Iit ei.Hie.st experience very gent
i. . lest i p saoiial rik . ! memories.
He ast.el her if her father had ever tolj
her an; thing about her mother, or of his
own life. Yes. He Imd told her that he
was once a gentleman, that he was born
in a great house near the rea, far away
on uie .-eouii-n nor jer. iif nau loiu ner
that her mother was beautiful utid ought
to have b'n rich.
Only oj.e relic of (he dead man had been
saved fioni the lire. A small, tin cash
box, with the initials J. B., had been
found among the ashes and rubbish be
low that portion oif the gulled pile in
which l.oldwood s rooms had been situ
ated. It was identified as his by a fellow
lodeer ai.d was ultimately handed over to
Lai-hmar, together with the key which
had been found hanging on his steel watch
chain. Watch, chain and key were given
up to Laslitnar after the iiopiest.
The contents of the casket were disap
pointing. It contained paper which the
smoke had blackened so as to be utterly
undecipherable. The original form was
there, but reduced almost to tinder. The
matter had vanished. The only uninjured
object r as h miniature in 8 double gold
case, which had better resisted the action
of the tie than the ill-rnade metal box.
The miniature w as an old-fashioi.ed paint
ing upa ivory; the portrait of a man in
the pri-ne of life. A grave, shallow face, ;
with large, dark eyes and a high, bold
forehead. Iishmar judged by the pecu
liar form of beard and coat collar that th j
original uad lieen a foreigner; the type
was un-Knglish.
Lashmar sealed up the sheets of tin
dery paper In a large envelope and sub
scrilted :l carefully, "Burned papers found
in Boldwood's cai oux," with the plao;
and date. He cleaned up the cash box
and put the miniature and the pa pew
back into it, locked it and tied the ktty to
the handle, then be wrote a label, "This
box is Si!la Boldwood's nroncrtv. the
only thing saved from her father's loda
ings." I.ady Lashmar wag in Ixmdon, Victo
rian was at Oxford. Lashmar and his
protege bud their little world all to them
selves, scve for their devoted slave, Ga
briel Vomer, Lashtnar's old and faithful
servitor, who was his librarian and pri
vate secretary. Stella's birthday had al
ways been made in some wise a festival
by her i.dopted father. He wanted the
child to lack none of those childish pleas
ures which fathers and Uiolhers give their
children. !
She w;.s with him this morning, orotid
in the recitation of her first Gjeck verb.
F!ie had been learning Latin for more
than a jtar. and could recite bits of the
BuoohW with perfect intonation and pre
cision, bet Greek had been begun within
the last fortnight, and Stella was intense
ly interested in the beginning of a lan
guage '-. hich she had been taught to con
sider the grandest tongue thst the people
of this earth hav ever spoken. Had not
Homer recited his wondrous tale of Troy
in those sonorous syllables? Stella knvw
the stoiv of Troy as well as other children
know tue story of lied Hiding Hood
They nent in to breakfast together.
Mr. erner was is the study wailing for
them, with his notebook and pencil in
his hand, going over a passage in his
book. He wrote his manuscript in small
scraps, which Le revised and rewrote
again ard again, carrying the little book
about v hh him wherever he went, por
ing and pndfrinir over every paragraph,
every phrase; and by this laborious
method be had contrived to attain an
Knglisn Myle which read like a literal
translat'oB from Hegel or Schopenhauer.
The table was bright with flowers, old
Fsvlish silver and old English china. A
large din of strawberries showed -imson
tt;piiust i, background of tea roses in a
great Japanese bowl. The substantial
were all upon a side table. Lahhmar was
wont to breakfast lightly on new laid
eggs and strawberries and cream in this
summer weather, and Stella cared only
for crisp light rolls and fruit and cream.
It was Mi. Verner whose fine appetite did
justice to the good things on the side
table. Stella -ave a cry of surprise and rap
ture as she took her seat. Under het
folded napkin lay a glittering golden
watch, with a slender chain coiled round
it like a herpent. The back of the watch
was enameled, and on the enamel appear
ed the initial S., surmounted by a star
in small brilliant.
"Oh, what a beautiful watch!" she
cried; "whose is it?"
"Yours, Stella. You are so precise in
giving me my medicine when 1 am 111
that I rm sure you know the value of
time; so 1 thought you would like to have
a timekeeper of your own."
"How cood you are to me! Yon are
always giving me pretty things. But a
watch! I nover thought I shonld have a
watch, rke a grown-up person!' -
"You me more thoughtful and more
exact than ninny grown-up persons, Stel
la. Yon (ieserve to own a watch "
I will be very, very careful ofit." Mid
the chilil earnest! v.
Ihey were to start upou an excursion
soon after breakfast-an excursion plan
ned in honor of th day. Fifteen utllej
from Lashmar Castle there were the re
mains of a mediaeval abbev extensive
ruins in a very fine state of preservation
and aitucted in a beautiful country. Lang
dale Abiiey was one of the nlaces thst ev-
eryone went to see, and it afforded an ad
mirsble excuse for a picnic. The bas
kets were packed into ihe phaeton in the
staMe yard and at eleven o clock the car-
risge enine round to the porch.
Stella took her seat beside Lord Leah
mar in the pbaeton, Gabriel Verner
mounted behind and the groom leaped
lightly in bis place when the bones wern
in full Motion, deeming that bis dignity
would have been compromised by mount
ing a moment sooner. The bays went
with a certain springiness which told
Lashnmr they were very fresh.
They had driven three or four mile la
the morning sunshine, between hedge
rows full of eglantine snd honeysuckle,
past a picturesque Middlcshire village,
with its tumble-down, half-Umbered cot
tages in black and white, its untidy etraw
yards and mouldering bsrm. The boraee
were well in hand a Lashmar drove paat
the little rlnster of humble dwellings, and
the inn with its blurred old sign and
onpping norse trough. The village
ed for the most part the abode of
or death; for all the men were la the ielda
no an tue children were at school. Sal
he-e "d there n woman lonUcd on et
ner ?. si.d aoialred Lard
iinr (tft ict m. trie rroff" smsrt '
child in her white
enni
irock tiit'l lraw hat.
A boul ,i bandied j,ird from the villagi
the road Inade a sharp curve, and Iord
I-cshmar saw hiniM-'f face to fse wilh
that whiih might in. an danger. A lrai-
tiou encine in full cry, snorting, panting,
trouma a traction engine sen ing a
tug for huge s gon of buy. which
loomed liirge alsive it, a e agon hi
should have l.t-eu dra vn by sleek snd pin
cid cart horses, with plaited inane anl
dei-oratire network Happing over iheir
honest forehead. The groom stood up
and uttered o.ie of those inariiculate crK
which me a comurin language of the sta
tile. J ne men in charge ot the engine
tried to abate the fury of their monster
Too late! The horses were off all the:
reserve foice in full a tion, bolting a fast
as they could tlt
"Sit I rmly, Stella: the horses are run
ning awey, said J.Msluu.ir, and then t
those behind, "Verner, keep your seat
whatever hapjieus. John, try to bold Miss
Stella.
The groom wonnd his ami round tin'
thild's v. nist. She was looking at Lash
mar's face, silent, awe stricken. How
pule he v as and how tightly his lips were
set! Yt he did not look frightyied, only
grave, irteiit, anxious.
"Are ve all going to be killed?" she
asked, tremulously.
"We uie in heaven's hands, ray dar
ling," he answered.
There was no time for more. The dan
ger was close upon them. Had there
been a i ar road the bolting of the horses
would have been js nothing with such a
whip as Lashmar,
But the road was narrow, and they had
to pass that huge bulk of the hay wagon
and the engine. 1'he drivers were drag
ging thei,- load as far as they could to
wards the hedge, but there was little
time for this, with those frightened horses
teurintf away at a mad gallop. Lashmar
was ho'ding them firmly, keeping them
fairly slraight-; but just as they neared
the en ne it awve one final snort; the off
horse wTved, the pole snapped and both
horses fell in a heap, dragging the phae
ton over in their fall.
Black night closed over Stella's dreams,
ending this birthday of hers in deepest
darkness before it w as noon.
.VINTKR II ATS A 1TKA It
(To be continued.)
Eay Work for the Weather Man.
At only one place on the globe has It
bec-u poaifible as yet for the meteorolo
gist to make long-time forecasts mer
iting the title ef predictions. Thl8 is la
the middle Gauges valley of Northern
India. In this country the climatic con
ditions nre largely dxpendeiil upon the
periodical winds called coiisoi.uk, which
blow landward from April to October,
and seaward from October to Anrll.
The summer nions.nis bring tue all
essential rains; If they are delayed or
restricted in extent there will be droo-h
ami eonsfiient famine. And such re
striction of the monsoon Is likely to re
sult w hen there has been an unusually
dop or very late snow full on the Him
alayas, because of the lowering of
fpring tempera! tire by the njelting
snow. Thus here it Is possible, by ol
serving the snowfall in the mountains,
to predict with some measure of suc
cess the average rainfall of tie follow
ing summer. The drouth of lH!r., with
the consequent famine and plague that
devastated Iwdia last winter, was tliua
pmllct.il some months In advance.
This Is the greatest present triumph
of practical meteorology. Nothing like
It Is yet possible anywhere In temper
ate zones. But uo one can say what
may not be possible in time to come,
when the data now being gathered all
over the world shall at last be co-ordinated,
classJfiod and made tBe basis
of broad Indications. Meteorology Is
pre-eminently a science of the future.
Harper's Magazine.
A New Pavement.
A pavement u&ed In Viejina consists
of granulated cork mixed with mineral
asphalt and other c-lilve subwuinoe,
compressed Into block of suitable size
and form. Among the numerous ad
vantage sot forth In Its behalf are
cl.uUiU'ss, no.bw-buwini'sis, durability,
elasticity, freedom from glipjM?rine,
whether wet or dry, and modwate cost.
Unlike wood, too, U Is non-absorUmt,
and consoquemtly Inodorous. It pres
ents the minimum reWtiLnee to trac
tion, axjd, being elastic utvtar pacing
loads, doca away with the vlbratUm
causwd by heavy teaming. Th blocks
are embedded to tux, and rc-wt ujon a
concrot lKse iJt lad! thick. When
taken up for exajnlnntlon, they have
exhibited, wbi compared with new
ones, a redud tthlckne by w ear of
less than oauf-lghth inch this In the
case of a s- tlon of a Ixtndon Btreet
Wdlng to the Great Fas tern Railway
fctatton, subM.tl to coiiUnuoua tiMvy
traffic, the blocks having been to use
nearly two years.
A Ore. riaioaroe.
It is ttald the great catalogue of books
which the British museum haa In proc
ess of compilation will be completed
within a year or two. This work will
contain a list of nearly all the book
that have ever boeo published. Qua
hundred and ten years ago the museum
completed us nrst catalogue, it coa
slHted of two volumes folio In manu
script In 1819 this catalogue bad
grown to eight volume. A new edition
was commenced In the thirties. Only
the first letter was printed. The rest
were written. It was completed in 1851
and coimlstod of 190 folio volume. In
1875 tho list had grown to 2,000 and five
years later to 8,000 volumes. The new
edition commenced In 1881 will bo
printed ud la to cooalat of 000 volumes,
contaialM a list of 8,000,000 titles.
I THEY LINGER NOT FOR ICE AND
SNOW.
Miller Art Here, t saul The Cor'
rtii miiuc rttini o e small or
Medium Hats I'rof uarly Trimmed
fttuiiiK ef the Ht 1'in.
Vew
Tips on llt-adycar.
York eorrcsi'i: ileiiee;
'10 and
:'Xv' :,,,
snow are
in o r e back ward
signs of the season
than are winter
h;its, which are al
ready out in force,
mid they are so
liiindnoiue that it
Is small wonder
women are in a
hurry for jrettiiig
thein. Enormous
lata) and tin y
Hjues are lsth In
favor with women
who dress extrava
gantly, but the betit milliner have
very choice lines of small and medium
mts, though in their windows there
may lie nn nrruy of picture hats as big
is barrel heads. Sailors, as usual, are
n Iinnfl or. rather, on head and are
is captivating as ever. Elaborate
trimhilug has so lung Is-en the portion
t this shape, that there Is now no
inck at finding It almost covered with
niauieiitiitioiis of fashionably fanci
ful sorts. It comes In nil shades, with
preference for warm browns, blues.
greens and blacks, nud Is worn tipped
bit over the forehead, but not gro
tesquely so. The (rimming that goes
ulsmt the hnt is made to extend well
over the lop of tho brim, either bv
Soft crowneij huts of medio. n slao
are offered la many noei sh a In
inmiy cum the crown sceiiilnj to Iks
only a fold of the scarfing tu.i winds
looM-;,- over and alsiut the brio,. There
Is a fancy for wearing this om of hat
tipped fim ard and to one ah'- as if to
allow a thorough Iiisjmm-iIiiii of the
w imllngs of the trimming. Heavy ma
terials are used for such scar lings,
f.-lts. velvet or vci.v heavy satin. In
the second hut of this group, w lilch was
of gr .y ell, gray ttdvet urnlshed the
MADE LLAlli'ltAl V AXDTOl.OaK LIOIIT.
drii.ityf, gray satin ribbon gave the
Imiws, and a fan of rounded (iillls (wt
off the back, (he last a very jaunty fin
ish for the scnrllng of such hats. And
in such funs there is no end to the tor
turing to which the Innocent quill Is
put. It is perforated, fringed, cut Into
arrowhead shapes, rounded and
squared at the tip, iiimI so on.
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rolling u In great folds, or, If It Is
Is.und close to the hut Itself, then the
hxips of the Is.w that is sure to be on
one or both sides is spnuigled well out
In loops and ends.
Natural cHored or undycl feathers
of all kinds are greatly In vogue and
many or the most stunning sailors tx-ur
this trimming. An exiimnli. of this
sort appears In thv ".rst picture. It
w as embellished on one sldo by a wid.
liuiicU of iillls. ail in varying shades
;f uatural i-oh.r, the n-st of the hat be
ing In harmonious slmdcs of brown.
Sailors as well as w alking lints are !hls
season furnished with elastics; Indeed,
the hat pin Is not nearly n much iu
use as It has Is-en for several years.
in her second sketch the artist lias
grouped it half -doswn newly faJiioHa
tile models to Ik? found in the stylish
milliners' showings of small and me
dium sized headgear. The investigator
of such stocks will find that little
Teacher Without Pupils.
A pocultar sUt of affairs exist In
one comar of Kit Gawaou county, (4or
ado. A school teaveber there waa a Una
arihool-booao, bat not a single pupil,
and as she la cotMctanUona she la per
plexed as to warthar It la ber duty to
go out on toe prairie and kmaoo the
first creature that inafes to be a need
of Uutfractioa or wait la the hope of a
foitmamry appearajne of aomeAhlng
eapabl of being anatrocted.
Opinlona alter, manners change,
creed r!e find fall, but (be moral law
hi writftM ea nWews f mutUf.
U,M cikmsj run..
toques made to set back of the iniiiijui
dour are offered. The pictured tmpie
tf this type was goUen up in brown
snd dull nil grasses, a bunch of wheat
standing at one side In u Ignite fash
Ion. - These little huts are also made
of autumn rime leuve in all their nat
ural shades of red, green and brouxe,
while a bunch of the scarlet seed ihhIs
and, perliai. a roc or two, complete
tt Sad ,
vogue, and are handled most dextrous
ly, cither lying flat or arranged in
waterfall fashion, to take the place id
aigrette or plumes. Iu ibis picture,
they trim an article but u Mse brim
was i timed u, j Spanish fashion at
the iilge and was tilled out to this edife
by hs.i-c folds of rich Kiiiln, laid oim
back of the other, each one a Hfttl
higher than the other, and so mounting
to the height of tl' bat. All the folds
swept als.ut nn aigrette of cock's
feathers s.-i on the right side. The prot
ty feature of the hat was that mu h fold
was a different shade of satin, the
outer one nearest tlie edge of the brim
being a coppery brown, the next a
metallic green and the last a broom
blue that was allium! black. These
three colors gleamed In tU; surface of
the feathers also. The hat itself was
a suiiKHli felt of a dull copper red. and
lIpjM-d down to the left a little, to bring
high the aigrette of feathers.
While as a rule the lift of trhamlng
that is a usual feature of almost ail
hats is set at the right side, n majiy
cases It Is penhed well to the back. And
often, that It may stand very high and
firm, i is thrust through an oiiciiing In
the top of the crown, near the edge.
The roils and folds of the hat's scarf
ing conic an high as the top of the
erown; so that unless the construeayn
of the hat Is Investigated this trick is
not apparent. A hat with a narrow
brlui Is trimmed with folds of felt, and
at the ba'k the felt unds up In a' sort
of frill, higher than the crown, giving
the effect of an upturned brim. Some
time such frill stands all around the
crown, entirely concealing It unless you
nre tall enough to look down upon tbs
top of the hat. This weighting by
folds and disguise of the brim by
mounting the trimming to the height of
the crown from the very edge of the
brim, while distinctly the style, are
likely Ut create a heavy effect not al
ways Itecomlng to a delicate fine and
small feature. Kor such wearers come
nuts iikc mat or tue concluding uie-
hire. It was black velvet, th
hidden with putting of pule blue moire
In which wound a band of Jet edged
with narrow chiffon pleating. A sluxle
plume and feathery aigrette towered
from the Imck. It will be seen that this
brim wns left clear ami permitted to
urve siigittiy in leghorn fashion. WtilU
the desirable height whs gaJuod by the
plume ami skeleton aigrette, no sur
ges! Ion of weight came In tiiem, and
further llglituess was hinted by a dell.
cate flower against the hair beoaata)
me tin m. jne chiffon ploatiua saved
Hie purling from aU indication of
weight, and the hat was made afsa
get:,cf suliaJuV fr a dsjlcata fto
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