The Riser's Daughter
By HONRE
CilUTEK XIII. (Continued.)
; on with jour dinner, (jran-lcl
aid the hanker. '"We t-au hare a little
hat. line jou beard what gold I
fetching in Angers, and that people from
Kante are baying it there? I am going
to send aouie over."
"You need not trouble yourself." an
wered his worthy client; "lbs? have
a. uite enough there by this tiuie. I don't
like to lose jour labor when I can pre
vent it; we are too good friend fur
that."
"But gold ia at thirteen francs fifty
centime premium."
'bay waa at a premiumi I went over
to Augers myself last Bight," Grandet
told him in a low voice.
The banker started, and a whispered
conversation followed; both des (iras
ina and Grandet looked at Charles from
time to time, and once mure a gent-are of
uiprise escaped the banker, doubtless at
the point when the old cooper coiuiuU
ioned him to purchase reutes to bring in
a hundred thousand lirres.
"if. Gnndet," said des Grassins, ad-
resting Charles, "I am going to I'.iris.
nd if there is anything I can do for
ou "
"Thank you, sir, there is nothing."
Jbarles replied.
"You must thank him more heartily
than that, nephew. This gentleman is
going to wind up your father's business
and settle with his creditors."
"Then is there any hope of coming
a n rfflnflmnlT' ked Cbr!e.
"Why, are you nut my nephew-V" cried
the cooper, with a fine ascun.pt ion of
pride. "Our honor is involved; is not
your name Grandet?"
Charles rose from his chair. Impulsive
ly Bung his arms about hi uiu-hj. turned
pale and left the room. Kngeuie looked
t her father with affection and pride in
her eyes.
"Well, let u say good by, my good
friend," said Grandet. "I am very uuch
t your service. Try to get round those
fellows over yonder."
The two diplomatist shook hands, and
the cooper went to the door with his
neighbor; he cams back to the room
gain when he had closed the door ou
des Grassins, flung himself down in his
easy chair.
The next morning, at the 8 o'clock
breakfast, the party seemed for the first
time almost like one family. Maie. Gran
det, Eugeuia and Charles had been
drawn together by these troubles, and
Nanon herself unconsciously felt with
them. As for the old vine grower, be
acarcely noticed his nephew's presence in
the house, his greed of gold had been
eaUsfied, and he waa very shortly to be
juit of thia young sprig by the cheap
and easy expedient of paying his
laphew' traveling expenses as far as
antes.
Charles and Eugenia meanwhile were
ire to do what seemed to them good.
Chy were under Mme. Grandet's eyes,
.ind Grandet reposed complete faith in
his wife in all matters of conduct and
religion. Moreover, he had other tilings
to think of; hia meadows were to be
drained and a row of poplars was to be
planted along th Loire, and there was
ail the ordinary winter work at Froid
gond and elsewhere; in fact, ha waa ex
ceedingly busy.
CHAPTEB XIV.
And now began the springtime of love
for emgenie. since that nour in the
might when she had given her gold to
ker cousin her heart had followed the
gift They shared a secret between
them; they were conscious of this under
standing whenever they looked at each
ether; and this knowledge, that brought
fnem more and more closely together,
raw them in a manner out of the cur
rant of everyday life. And did not re
lationship justify a certain tenderness in
(be voice and kiudnesa in the eyes. Eu
genie, therefore, set herself to make her
couain forget hia grief in the childiah
Joys of growing love.
She snatched at every happiness as
some awimmer might catch at an over
hanging willow branch, that so be might
reach the bank and rest there for a little
while. Waa not the time of parting verv
Mar now? The shadow of that parting
eemea to rail across the brightest hours
f those days that fled so fast; aad not
ne of them went by but something han
pened to remind her how soon it would
be upon them.
For instance, three days after des
Grassins had started for I'aria, Grandet
kad taken Charles before a magistrate
witn uie funereal solemnity with which
inch acta are performed by provincial,
ud in the presence of that functionary
the young man had had to sign a declar
ation that he renounced all claim to his
father's property. He went to SI. Cru
hot to procure two powers of attomer
ne for dee Graasins. the other for the
friend who was commissioned to sell hia
awn personal effects. There were also
ome necessary formalities in connection
with hia passport; and, finally, on the
arrival of the plain suit of mourning; he
nt for a clothier In Saomur and dis
posed of hia now uaeleea wardrobe.
For Severn daya Charles looked, spoke
nd behaved like a man who ia in deep
trouble, but who feels the weight of auch
Mavy obligation that hia misfortune
aly brae bim for greater effort He
kad ceased to pity himself; he had be
som a man. Never had Eugenie au
gured better of her cousin'a character
than she did on the da; when she watch
ed hint come down stain in hi plain,
Mark mourning auit, which set off his
Bale, sad face to such advantage. The
two women had alao gone Into mourning.
Charle received letter from Part a
Char took the midday meal; he opened
Md read them.
"Well, cousin," Mid Sagenie, la low
ale, "an your affair going on satis
factorily r
"Neve put question of that aort, my
fSti," restarted Oraadet "I never talk
t yot aboat my affair, a ad wky steroid
Cmta la yaw caneta'af Jut let
kttf llM."
"! I haws aw aarreta of aay aort"
tt atari.
"Sat; tat, tat Tea will fad ant that
Peas tttffla year toaga la btaUeaa,
7
DE BALZAC
the oid bench under the walnut tree,
where tl.ey so often sat of late.
"I felt sure of Alphon, and I was
right." be said, "he has done wonders,
and has settled my affairs prudently and
loyally. All my debts ia I'aria are paid,
my furniture sold well, and he tell me
that he has acted on the advice of an old
.-a captain who had made the voyage to
the Indies, and has invested the surplua
money in ornaments and odds and enda
for which there is a great demand out
there. He has sent my package to
Nantes, w here an East lndiaman is tak
ing freight for Java, and so, Eugenie. In
five days we must bid each other fare
well, for a long while at any rate, and
perhaps forever. My trading venture
and the ten thousand franca which two
of my best friends have sent me, are a
very poor start; I cannot expect to re
turn for many years. Dear cousin, let ns
not consider ourselves bound iu any way;
I may die, and very likely some good op
portunity for settling yourself "
"You love me?" she asked.
"Oh, yes, indeed," he replied with n
eagerness of maimer that betokened a
like earnestness in Lis feeling
"Then I will wait for you, Charles.
My father is looking out of his win
dow," she en-laimed. evading ber co ism,
who bad drawn closer to embrace her.
She fled to the archway; and seeing
that Charles followed her thither, she
retreated farther, flung back the folding
door at the foot of the staircase, and
...... t,i.- it i an e tout ui
Bight, she rushed toward the darke.t cor
ner of the passage, outride Nauou's
sleeping hole; and there Charles, who
was close beside her, grasped both bands
in his and pressed her to his heart; his
arms went round her waist, Eugenie re
sisted no longer, and leaning against her
lover she received and gave the purest,
sweetest and most perfect of all kisses.
"Dear Lugenie, a coii.-iu is better than
a brother; h can marry you, suid
Charlea.
"Amen, so be it!" cried Nanon, open
ing the door behind them, and emert-'ing
from her den. Her voice startled the
two lovers, who fled into the dining
room, where Eugenie took up her sew
ing, and Charles seized on a book and
began to read Industriously.
As soon as Charies fixed tha day of
his departure, Grandet b'Htled about and
affected to take the greatest Interest in
the whole mutter. lie was liberal with
advice and with anything elte that cost
hi:n nothing. He was up betimes every
morning planning, fitting, nailing den!
boards together, squaring and shaping,
and, in fact, he made some strong cases,
packed oil Charles' property in them, and
undertook to send them by steamer down
to the merchant ship, and to insure them
during the voyage.
Since that kiss given and taken in the
passage, the hours sped with terrible
rapidity for Eugenie. At times she
thought of following her cousin, for of all
ties that bind one human being to an
other, thia passion of love is the closest
and strongest, and those who know this
will know Ihe agony that Eugenie suf
fered. She shed mauy tear as she walk
ed up and down the little garden; It had
grown so narrow for her now; the court
yard, the old house and the town had all
grown narrow, and her thoughts went
forth already across vast spaces of ea.
It was a melancholy group round the
breakfast table on the morning of the
utroti united,
in spite of Charles" gift of a new gown,
had a tear in her eye, but she was free
to express her feelings, and did so.
"Oh! that poor, delicate young gen
tleman who is going to sea!" was the
burden of her discourse.
At half past 10 the whole family left
the house to see Charles start In the
diligence. Nanon meant to carry Charle'
handbag. Every storekeeper iu the an
cient street was in the doorway to watch
th little procession pass. M. Cruchot
Joined them in the market place.
"Eugenie," whispered ber mother,
"mind you don't cry,"
They reached the gateway of the inn,
and there Grandet kissed Charle on both
cheeks. "Well, nephew," be said, "set
out poor and come back rich; you leave
your father's honor in safe keeping. 1
Grandet will answer to you for that;
you will only have to do your part "
"Oh! uncle, thia weetens th bitter
ness of parting. I not this the greatest
gift yon could possibly give me?"
Charle put hi arm round bi uncle's
neck, and let fall tear of gratitude on
the vine grower's sunburned cheek; Eu
genie clasped 'her cousin's hand In one
of hers, and her father' in th ether,
and held them tightly. Only the notarv
smiled to himself; he alone understood
the worthy man, and he could not help
admiring hi astute cunning. The little
group of onlooker hung about th dili
gence till the last moment; and looked
after it until It disappeared.
"A. good riddance!" said the cooper.
Luckily no one but M. Cruchot beard
thia ejaculation; Eugenie and her mother
had walked along th quay to a point of
view whence they could till see the dili
gence, and tood there waving their hand
kerchief and watching Charles' answer
ing cignal till ha waa out of light
CHAPTER XV.
Toav further interruption to the
cours of the story, It I necessary to
glance a llttl ahead, and give a briaf
account of the course of event in the
matter of Guillaume Grandet' affair. A
month after de Grassins had gone.
Grandet received a certificate for a hun
dred thousand livraa per nnum of rentes,
purchased at eighty francs. Aa for Guil
laume Grandet' creditor, everything
had happened aa the cooper had intended
and foreseen.
At tha Bank of Franc they keep ac
cural (lata of all great fortune. Th
name of dea Graain and of Felii
Grandet of Baaasar wr duly to be
found laacftbad therein; Indeed, they
hoae eoneplcooa that a well-kaowa
aaBMa ia the btnia world, aa ma who
were not oaly loaae tally aoaad, bat own-
i of brM aena. Aa bow it waa
aid that daa (armaria of laamor had
com t Part with la teat to call a meet-
lag ( th cradltara of th fir f Oall
laaaa Oraadat; fa (bad of th wta
BMraaaat waa ta aa aard tha aaarraea
af ataHaaM MBa ZMagaJawan
in the presence of the creditor, and th.
I family oar try proceeded to mske out aJ
inventory la due form.
liefor very long, iB f irt, de Cm
sine called a meeting of the ereditors
mho. with on voice, appointed the bank
er of Saumur aa trustee conjointly wit!
Francois Keller, the head of a Jarr-
business house, empowering them to tat
such measures as they thought fit. a
order to save the family name. The (so
jthat des Graseins was acting as ha
agent Poured a hopeful tone i- th,
the first; the banker did not find a iugU " ""7" "
dissentient voice. Each one said to bim otive wviee llie sailors and soldier
self: j resort to all sorts of expedients in or-
"Grandet of Saumur la going to pay!".ler to get chances to risk their lives
Sir month went by. The Parisiai or the good of the country,
merchants had withdrawn the bills froa j when Admiral Togo called for Vol
f'renlatiot!. and bad conned them t. iu ,u wi uttrmpt to U,lUe
the depths of their portfolios. Ihe coop . , ,, .
erhad gained hi. first point. Nine month. ! 1 " Arthur a young lieutenant cut
after the first meetin the two tr.ife ff fl,1K'r a1"' wr( hl "I'l'lallon
paid the creditor a dividend of f orty
"rn ytrr rruu J. mm sum uou lrtIl rttltr j
d b.t th maU of the late Guillaunii
Gra.if iroprtjr, goods, chattel an,
general effects; the nsost scrupulous in
te-.-rity characterized these proceedings
iudeel. the whole affair was conducted
. . 1. ,v. . i - . . I
the delighted creditors fill 1t srimirini
uu tne mvni cuiitK'ieuLimia nouetiit. kuc
- - - - -
Grandet's high-minded probity.
Twenty-thre months after Guillaum
G ran. let's death, many of the men hanti
had forgotten all about their claims it
the course of events in a business Ufa
or they only thought of them to say t
themselves:
"It berius to look as though the forty
seven per cent is about all I shall ge
Out of thai business."
The cooper had reckoned on the ai
of Time, who. so be was wont to say
is a good fellow. Hy the end of th
third year de Grassins wrote to Gran
det, saying that he had induced mofct ol
the creditors to give up their bills, am!
that the amount now owing was oU
atiorit ten per cent of the outstanding twe
millions four hundred thousand franca
Grandet replied that there yet remained
the notary and the stock broker, whos
failures had been the death of his broth
er; they were still alive. Th-'-y might bi
solvent again by this time, and proceed
ing ought to be taken against them
something might be recovered iu this waj
which would Ktill further reduce the sun;
total of the deficit
When the fourth yenr drew to a closi
the deficit had been duly brought down tc
the sum of l.iioO.OW francs; the limit ap
peared to have hem reached. Hix montlu
were further spent in parleying be
tween the trustees and the creditors, and
between Grandet and the trustees. Is
short, strong pressure beiug brought U
bear upon Grandet of Saumur, he an
nouneed, somewhere about th ninth
month of tha same jear, that his nephew,
who had made a fortune in the East In
dies, had signified bis intention of set
tling iu full all claims on bis father'!
estate, and that meantime he could not
take it upon himself to act nor to o
fraud the creditors by winding up th
affair before he had consulted hi
nephew; he added that he bad written t
bim, and was now awaiting an answer.
Th middle of the fifth year bad been
reached, and still the creditors wen
held In check by the magic words "in
full," let fall Judiciously from time t
time by the sublime cooper, who was
laughing at them In his sleeve. "Tboss
Parisians," he would say to himself, snd
a cunning smile would steal across bit
features.
In fact, martyrdom unknown to th
calendars of commerce was in store for
the creditors. When neit they appear lu
the course of this story they will b
found In exactly the sme position that
they were in when Grandet had dont
with them. Consols went up to 115. old
Grandet sold out, and received from
which went into his wooden kegs to keep
compauy with the 600,XI0 francs of iuter
est which hia Investment had brought in.
Des Grassins stayed on in Paris. It
was very lucky for his wife that she had
brains enough to carry on the concern at
Saumur In her own name, and could -tricate
the remains of her fortune, which
had suffered not a llttl from M. des
Grassins' extravagance. But tke quu si
widow was in a false position, and th
Crnchotln did ail thst in them lay to
make matters worse; she had to give up
alt hope of a match between her son and
Eugenie Grandet, and married her
daughter very badly. Adolph de Ora-
sin went to Join hi father in Parts, and
there acquired, so it w aid, an unen
viable reputation. Th triumph of the
Crnchotins wa complete.
(To be continued.)
1 in m u ne to Pie.
A tried and toughened old peraro
who vital tenacity hag defied th
law of hygiene for the greatar part
of a long life can acarcely b expected
to comprehend tbelr importance In gen
eral, and tlll leaa to appreciate aon
of tbelr manifestation
Mlaa Jane Addama of Hull
I one of tha "aainta with a .,. of
humor," delight In telling the expert
nee of th Hull Hous worker with
a poor and aged woman to whom they
found It necesaa ry to aupply oourlah
lng food.
It wa food of th best, aa appetis
ing a nutritious, or o It aeemed to
thm, provided at their order from a
hygienic kitchen which they frequent
ly and appreciatively patronized thm
Mlvaa. It Included, naturally, bow
ever, a gnerou proportion of "health
food;" and "health food" are an In
novation to which elderly palate can
not always accustom themselv.
Mlaa Addama asked the old lady ona
day bow h liked ber meals. Sh was
a grateful and polite old lady, and
worded ber anawr as delicately aa sb
know how; but sh was truthfuL
"Well, I snppoas It's good," sb said,
bMltatlngly, "but I'd rutbar aat tha
things I'd rather."
After that by Miss Addams order,
aba was allowed to llv on pi and
baker' bread and fried things, accord
ing to her teat. 8b bad don so for
so kmc that ber hygienic bat tyta
pa thiclng frienda raalgnad themaalTag
to tha ballaf that aba had becoma Inv
moaa to tha ajrecta of sneh food.
It lan't always safe to Judge a wa
man'a complexion by tha labal on tha
bos.
Braa a braro aaa eaptala drsada
tIIa after kla Ant aaer l bora.
4 PAN'S MAHTIAL ARDOR.
km Intense Spirit at I'atriotiaas Vom-
The patreilic wpirit ha caught tha
HI rt- Japaiit-e empire, and it is uot
oo much to say that there in uot a
uan or woman iu Japan who would
jot gladly die lu the effort to defeat
ile Husridua, M-.thcrs w ithout execp-
in gladly -nd their sons to war and
, fc ,j ,
t. 1 ..t .4.,1. ., I. t .... 1 ' In
j n ,!" lhi that flowed from the
' uuu, nr an n,.Titni.
The lugthH lo wblrb the Japanese
vjM so to furtht-r the caus of their
Iiupcror caniKit le better explalm-d
ban to tell the story of Salto Okuzo,
vho lived In Chlba prefecture, near
; ToUio.
Saito was a crippbtl old man of 3
car, dependent im hid nephew, Yoshi
ika. who visited In in nwruluK and
veiling and saw that lie did not want.
When the war broke out Yoshiuka
cceived a pink ticket, his summon! as
I reserve to Join the Imperial ISixly
iu.ird at Tokio. The joiini: man was
vorrietl about the futurt of hi uncle,
nit Hip old man angrily ordcn-.l the
'otiugcr to prepare iiiiim'diatc'.v to
Ay his Eniperor's call.
' Io not beitate. but leave at once."
vas the chief'! cuiiiliinn 1.
The next day. when the nephew
vent to bin uncle's him,' to -say kooI
iv, the old man could nut be found.
!iitllry established tic fact that In'
i, id Iii-cii seen Unlililiiij; toward the
noiiiitaiiiii. There, a few hours later.
ie was found haliin to the liinb of
i' with this incase iiiumtl to Ills
ireasl; Now you can go to serve
our Einjnror without anxiety."
And one of the newspaper that told
his story added: "And when the
'i.-plicw rend the incssitL'e lie went to
he barracks with an unclouded face."
SELECTION OF SPOUSE.
What Inberituiue loe for the Child,
Though I'arcnts lie Normal.
The tact that the ofi'sprim: may be
lie heir to the morbid tenden.-ies of
!i- parent makes it imperative that
lie jjreatcM care should be "ereised
n the selection of a sitoiise bill one
. hm)i, (l gml ,jv .
... , , . ,
ritic.il. Nu yencr.itiou ever existed
.vhicli did not possess some abnormal
ity, and a rational mode of life will
end to ameliorate certain untoward
lfi'cciioiiK. The rule; of the life insur
uice companies to Inquire into the
'amily history of the applicant wouid
e a prudent course for those hit-end-jij;
marrius to adopt. Even if the
isjiiraut to mamata1 evinces no tin
lcalthy symptoms, a minute study of
Jie physical condition of his lmmedl
itc relatives iulvl't disclose the morbid
tendency to which lie or she is heir.
Whenever anomalies and n!;nm of de
feneration repeatedly present them
wives in precedini; and present kcirt
itiona, thua proving the ascendency of
such morbid affections,, we may as-
.. , .t. . .... - - ,t .. . ...to
iot be spared, arid marital union with
i member of such a family should be
;mplmtiea!ly interdicted, Anioni? the
ower Classen, and, for that matter,
lino among those of higher standing
the fact that "there is tuberculosis (or
insanity) In the family" ia perhaps the
nly deterrent to contemplated con
IurhI union, and here It Is the graphic
ind obvious manifestation of the dis-
ases which Inspire the dread. Of the
nature of the numerous other grave
ind disastrous affections the public In
general Is woefully ignorant. Unless
ihe dangers that await them are im
parted to them in an Intelligible man
tier there ear. be little hope for the
melioration of present conditions.
merlcan Medicine.
Earthquake and Pestilence,
From early time pestilence hat
been regarded ns one of the accom
paniments of eartbmiakes. Nor Is
this perhaps a mere figment of super
ttition. Many inatanceg of epidemics
In particular f"""w'nf eartlnjuakes are on rec
)ll Houaa, who ! or(I ttie I-"l,"t- Tnu" lu 5r''
! A. 1.. earthquake years. Constat)-
tlnople waa visited by a pestilence,
and in 015 A. 1)., after more than a
decade of seismic dislurbmiceB which
extended from Japan lo the Medlter
tanenu, the whole of Italy was visited,
according to Isigoiiitis, by a fearful
epidemic, of w hich the nature is not
recorded. Old writers, such as Vou
t'ieiicla, an authority on the Lisbon
1'irtliquake of l"rsj, were wont to at
tribute the proneness of disease ex
hibited by whole populations during
earthquake neason to shaken nerve
"legotten of broken rest at night
Paying for Error.
It aeetn only fair that a person
who ha been wrongfully sentenced to
death should receive some sort of com
peusatlon If the mistake be discovered
In time. They recognize till in Aus
tria, though not anywhere else. A
woman named Theresa Gietiinger un
derwent this tragic experience. Her
sentence waa commuted to penal ser
vltnde for life and recently after she
had served some year of her penalty
it waa discovered that S Judicial error
bad occurred. She claimed an Indem
nity of 11,000 crown and the govern
ment ha now accorded to her -1.873
crowns and a pemion of 800 crown
per annum.'
About the meanest thing One girl cnu
ay of another Is to accuse her of hav
ing dkwoTered th secret of oternaf
youth.
ARE THIN AND GAUZY
.IGHT MATERIALS RULE IN STYL
ISH SUMMER ATTIHE.
roif lac of AHtnma Msvl'auee Fashion
able to Shiver in Tbeir iii!ianou
liraperiea-Kanrr V rais. W ill Thro
Come Into Play.
Vew York correspondd!'- :
I ST at this time
stjiish attire is re
n.ark:ible for tn
thinness and light
urts of it mate
rials. The remarka
ble frsture is not
that trimmings are
more filmy than is
usual in the summer
season, but that the
dress goods are so
cloud-like. Trans
parent stuffs have
become more like
the spider's web,
and fabrics once in
the emi-transpsrent
H j f'f.) ill graoe nave oecouir
i?y.JiCiirV thinner and have
ftri'rnn ,,wa a,IJ(Vl to tlt.lu.
rin-u among the half transparent stufs
re wwi!leiis and other weaves that for
aerly were never remarkable for liglit
css. This year these lnt tn(T appear
u -caliei chiffon sorts, a grading given
nly to the very thin one. It i fortu
ate that this developnjetit comes with a
MlI)SOIMi:it'S NEW
arm siiiiiiner. Had it occurred two
ears ago how fashionables would have
ihivered, and even last siimiuer's cool
bijs and chilly evenings were numerous
notigli to have been the cause of some
iiscomfort. As it is tne warm days have
ucoiiraged the promotion of these deli
ate fabrics, and new sorts appear from
-inie to time iu midsummer when the
mle for brand new stuffs is not good.
This bints, if matters are to take their
isual course, of a continuation of these
Ight materials ns late into fall as they
nay be worn with comfort. So they
nay, after all, bring In a time of shivering-
Among elaborate dressers, at least,
there will then be no lack of wraps, or
Uiere will lie ftill a-plenty of summer
sraps if they have not become useless
)wiug to their extreme perishability. Cer
tainly the current lot of dressy wraps
were uot meant for long life, though
heir cost was more than a trifle. Hut
!he liking for delicate materials, you see,
ias had its effect here, and to an almost
limy main goods are added quantities of
even more perishable trimmings, and the
consequence often will be that when a
wrap is needed as a protectiou in early
; .unit
ti 11 l IH 1 It .'.' 'f, Ktl. a
mm t
Xm
mm
RAMPLBfl OF EVENING FINBRY.
fall, a new one will have to be provided.
Kofi ailka ant much uad for thu nrattv
garmeata, and those for dressy wear are
luteiy to d or a naa ao aeucaie a not
ta tend to long lit for th coat. Tha ilk
nja may be aubmittad to all manner of
tttaras la tha way of plaiting, salrriag.
u.u.-kiL sn,I the l.fce, and then with (he
sJauiuB of Uiurh embroiderj r !. it
I,-,. . very bihly n.ugbl
TLs fancy for irimiuiug dre-- with
nbis-a l.t has met with much favor,
! i, U:i,g tas.u advaulage " fry
generally by those who approve of l
ral'ng dress itu a !ah ' Contrsrt
n,t f.lor. The W 'f
a,el usually are small though siiesble
on', may be uJ. Tl.,ee esan.ples ft
their employment are sketched lu to dsy s
pi-t.ire. Ia the initial pi-lure, blue
K-s went with light blue .iik embroid
erv and ecru lae to trim a natural col
ored silk pongee. Th '" "f""1
the next sketch displays a white embroid
eieJ bldkehief Imen with greeu l
irimming. snd in the concluding Ulu.trs
t.nn is white d'espnt evening gown
made over white silk and trimmed with
psie blue !. thee of the larger sue
whose use is permitted. Msny of the
dispe.1 liccs thst are He-nnnng very
numerous are finished with tiuy bows, at
times in sys thst auggwit th stomacher
iiluiuiy, and that sgain hint of it only
fjiMly if at all. Pretty '.' finish i
gullied with boas. too. and in )
few woin-n will need to del cud on the
dieiiiker t si-cure
The softness of curd-lit mfiterisls must
loiitilltie, or there will be diftVuiiy with
skirts. Any trouble could be met by a
reduction of their idt., hut the oppo
site course is the tendency, and th
thought of 'kirts so enormously wide a
they are how mauV of stiver fabrics I
alarming. Presses of soft siiks snd hi
niry sTimmer sniffs now being worn are
all 'right with kirt from seven to ten
inriln ,'le, but if weavers ever get an-iitl
to putting l illness into their wares, the
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fact will have to be provide.! for. Skirt
like those of these pictures are nut of a
weight to be considered, but only the na
ture of their materials makes this possi
ble. Evening gowns billow out at the foot
till the appears nee is not far from that
of the skirt dancer, and the richness and
treme. lu some cases the outlines are
almost balloon-like, and It would seem as
if the dreaded hoop skirt was not so
very far away. Really it likely is not
brought any nearer by these extreme er
nmples. Above these strikingly full skirU
the feature of the summer evening gown
is its elaborate and rich trimming, .Styl
ish afternoon drr-ss-ups seem almost to
go the limit in this respect, but the even
ing gown goes beyond. Every ebibora
tion that patient searcher can dig out
of the past is available, and once dis
covered it may be used with a freedom
that knows no fear of over-trimmlug. Yet
with nil this license there is little of re
sult that may not be endorsed aa to Its
taste, though the extravagance of much
of it is regrettable. The evening gowns
of these pictures would not be marked
for lavish trimmings In a gathering of
faahloaabla folk. The right hnd on. 0
with vlencieDn and twl.ted ribboa.
and th 'tempi aero the picture waa
whli. .Ilk mull Mt off with mad.
trimming, white silk rlbbeo roee aaJ
lara,
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