Woman The Mystery !
Cy IIEMtY
CHAPTER XIII. I
fllfm mm niIkH oa ia ilen-e. snl J
4 fwoved a Iocs joaruey. all th.-ougt I
A soser ratmrb of Lieba m-i
t tti itself, through the twn I'd
Maw Main street, oat at the Bki.
W the pickets on daty thtiiei fed
bat Walter, brim firij oft' er, I
faf feotb the passworl and Ue eaMster-f
gbxa, aud the were immediately a's.woJ :
ft proceed without question, j
Item had pot spoken a w1 oo the I
turned down the Wjrliaro-
stag's roai and pael camp after;
Maap among the pines. !.ng ci.y !i..w-
1 la proceed after satisfying the astoU-',
Mis t r K plae. .
"May I ask," said Penon, oa a sud- i
M, -what you propose to d with uae?"
. -Too shall b? dealt by fairly." rephel j
Walter, sternly, bat without eat iti-B. 1
Too aha!! be shown all the leniency you j
BO xik and a treat deal owM tiian
fM War the ristht t espeet.
Denoa aa that it wnald be use!e t J
BBtiaue tlie coaveraiti:i. and stm 1
afoof ailhnt aaother rd. Wheu tiley
arrived at the augie of the Wiliiiaishur
Itajre road ani of the C-uirle C.ty r ad,
Taller Uolc the dirertina of tie laUer,
mA loiiowed it for a couple of miles or
At kat h arrired at a p irt where er
rat rows of small shelter teut ah.iue
arkute in the mixiutisht between the s.-eit
aio
!ed
i bj- ths aide of the road. It was tJe
of the LouUiauiaus. Here the
(Mtry Mluted, au.l the offl-t-r of tue
(ard came to meet bU iii-ijor.
Th Jiattali'ia ia aeray oa pirket
oty," and the oiH.'er of the eair.1.
fTbore ia nobody ia the camp but the
f I'd and a few of the tii-k. An orler
tone late ia the ereniug from Gen. Hill.
fW t'oMrth Alabama were to bare fur
frtohed pii-et to-niht, but they were so
feadly cat up lat Saturday that they
out hare found men euou-ii. VV
the tint troika, aad ao we sot th:
Jtt'alter walked tbmnh the rowa of
Mali touts into a larger one at the end of
Bee. A bi, squire-headeJ and hue
Matted negro aerrant met bira, al open
i kia eyes wide with amazement when
M aaw tae imitation iinu of color ia Uie
MVapany of his maatitr.
' Qao't mind him, Joe," aaid Walter.
To will find his color will wash off.
tm4 be wnl turn out only white after all.
(Fetch to or tare bucket of water ajid
Mane snap."
, With that he beckoned Denon to conie
Into the teut, and pointed tn a c.unp
tool. Deaon seated himself without
further ado, and aaid:
i "l auppose you wish me to take thee
tiK oil. But I bare no other cloth-
i will supply tbit," answered Walter.
psA taking a suit of ciTiDnu'a.bunieKpiui
trom a hug, threw it on the heap of
Manketa which served as a bed.
"My servant will assist yon," hi! slid;
fni in the nieiatime I am soitig to con-,
ajider hovr to settie this business with
CairneKt to th of us."
IVha that he s.tt hitaself down on a
tamp sf! ont?id? the tent, seekiuj; a
light auiid the nebulous turmoil which
Wooded bia thoughts. Limnn, in the
Eatime, aided by Joe, had resume!
own appearaace la a suit of drab
espnn.
1 ""J will cow tell yon whit I propose
do," naid Walter, when he bad seal
At neftro away. "I hare been thinking
over the matter as we walked along, aud
.psaK-e I have len here, I bare just learn
4 that my battalioa is on picket duty,
m4 this hs siren me an Ided which
lMa4s me to what I think a 'air settle-
-nvnt. You are a apy. or something very
Kke It. Of that I hare no doubt. My
p4aia duty as an officer of the Confed
oracy is to hand you over to the proroKt
ffoard. At the same time, I know that
Hiss I .era are endeavored to sare you.
Igr hiding you in ber own room, and by
helping yoti to the disguise you wore a
.'Snle time ago. I owe a duty to ber an
elL If I can, I will satisiy both oblt-
. 'nations."
He was speaking slo-wly and without
- tbe least trace of excitement, and he
baased for a unmerit to look at the niai:
opposite him, who aat there In somber
jaileix-e.
t ""We are goina to fight," aaid Walter,
Ml a sndden, "and either I will kill you
. iaar you will kill me."
Itemn shrank back with a barely per-
ajortible movement, but raised bimseif
vaaiii with a sigh of relief.
. -"Very well." be aajii. "certainly, if
Kbat is the way out of the difficulty. How
are we to fisht? v here are we to fighi
"I have provided for that." said Wal-
wor, "We Villi ukht With re'i VefS. 1
rill supply you with a weapnn loaded
ssith six chambers. I will h;ive amtlier
0t exactly the same kind a Co't's army
revolver. 1 will take yon outside our
gric-ket line, o thnt. if you kill me or so
oererely wound me that 1 am left on the
ftTouiw). you ahull not be (prevented from
scaping toward tue Union lines, if 1
kill yon, of course, there la an end of it;
nd if 1 disable you, you will have to
take your chances if you are takea back
taito the Confederate liues."
""That means," snid I)enon, slowly.
'"Hast 1 am to take my eh.wes of death
'from your bullet, and through hanging
'hf your people, with,
4 "1 think the offer a Terr fair one,"
tmM Walter, "and it 0.111 bare to be that,
ear the course which plain duty demands
frosn me. and which I yield to you, risk
log my lif "
"I accept," aaid Denon. "Do I nn
sferxtand yoa rizhtly lM us settle all
oints first of all. How are we to Bre?
When art w to flrer'
, "Wo will walk together beyond onr
. ftehet Hoes." replied Walter, "until I
MmII cry 'H iltT Then we will turn back
m hock, and each of us will march fifteen
aria, wo will face round again, and
'Own Arc. and continue firing until the
tMMl to attained. I think yon are a mm
. ml fconnr. and I will trust yoti. I hop
(feat yon wit! trust mo. Wo will be bet-
M without aownils."
Ittnofi held ion bis hand and Walter
.JJTlfM1 " warmly. A mw.entiry gasp
aurNtaon tbo Kugllsbman' bandaooio
ftetV KroothH deep lh.
1 "I W'lonMod r." ooW Daoa, "and
t flienk yon. ' tm t-t."
Th atrtinM M tti ro1ll M ar
OZZX M M tM MM Otk foil.
HERMA
t'wwt mortally wounded, to the ground
'a heir shots seemed t hire aroat both
the Cniaa a ad Confederate trjups.
side takuif the vj.JTt as th fciaal f
u attick frota t!u otker s.Je. A skirp
siirmisn tuwei. aad when it was over
t'liioa trs.j. were iu orderly retreat
A tlwy pnl ta .-ea of the d'lel
I'euoa rai. J bini-wlf 0:1 on arm. aud
called to ue of tae federal outer by
uauie.
"Don't you know me. Eraser; be
eried -I am lViHa. la't ! me
here." .... ,
"a's Denon." exclaimed the
of" "ert Capt Denon! utrt. two of yon:
VWk him up an 1 carry h.m along w-ta
J ou. Oruf.y! Gent y does u."
-And th it mm over there." whispered
lo.n. a to of the Cuwa , i.rrs
tons Jiitu their anua between tjom.
"Ion't leave h.m here. B.-ia.' h.ni witu
JOJ. 1 pa.-tn-a.ar.y al yoj
"Certaiuly." uJ tiie rederal captain.
"You hire a re two f-r it. I aapi".
CVine alf.aj. a. me of yoa! Ul u take
tU it rtfll with an a e L I doa't ta.a
be ia worth ttua;. t'i ia,-,i." he added.
two of bis uiea rjjeJ tao Ui9 t''ur'
"1 thiuk it'a a!l over with the p-r fel
low, lie u shot in the hfil. Ixvok,
tht-re i a lump out of b. ckjIL
"Urins hiiu!" gji'el Deiioii. and at
that uioaieat the utrrt.'lirr boarera came
JU, and took charge of the two wouud-
cieu.
CHAITEU XIV.
The Federil fi-i h.piul adjoining
the depot at Saraife Stiti-a on the Uicn
luj.id and Vurk U.ver Railroad wa.a far
fM.u u.iiileaaut spot etea ia the berce
June heat of the Virginian satnuier sua.
Walter and leana lay side by aide in a
huge teat near tae palings with which
the railway atat.oa was fenced. le
iMia'a wuiiiids, though severe, bad proved
to be not dangerouji, and the d ictor prii
uouueed luua fairly oa the road to recov
ery. Walter's case, however, was a verjr ae
nous one. The ballet h.td struck the ou
fortuifcite miij on the side of the fore
bead, and had smashed clean away a
rtbra of the skull. Fortune, however,
was kind, and the brain itself bad OK
been injured except ly a scratch or two
from the splintered bone.
The aursrov. w lio had the case in hand
was surprised when he saw the young
man, for he found that there was a pre
vious fracture of the skull oa the spot
Cliere the new wound su-perrened.
Waiter, of coiiri. was totally uncon
scious, and remained o for days, the at
tendants being compelled to keep him
alive by liquid food poured between his
UM, and nearly a week elapse J liefs.-e he
gave Uus of recovering consciousness.
Ietwm improved rapiliy. and showed
the most assiduous attention to his for
mer opponent. Had Waiter been bis
brother or his father, he couid m-i bav
devoted more care to bim or upressed
jtreater grief for bis stricken state.
One morning, as the sargeon w bath
ing and baud iglait bia wounds. Waiter
oicned his eves and toured ahout him
with a vacant at are. At last be raised
Lis rcebii baud to his eyes, but dropped
it again ia a wnaent and shook hi bead
wearily.
"Is l)e Bardinot alive;" be asked, in a
faint whisper; "is De B ir-linot alive?
Surely yon know him. He is captain in
the second battalion of the, Nationals,
and he was with m when fthat villain
blew as up.
Denon looked at the doctor, and the
doctor looked at Denon.
"I am afraid he ia slightly delirious.
said Laon. "He ia mixing up some
thing w ii his present case."
- "He is feverish still," said the man of
science, "but he ia not delirious. The
wnuod in bis bead may account for his
speech, but we shall know more about
that as w e go on."
Walter, finding that he received no
answer to his question, looked around
again with aa epresioa of piteous j
pain in bis eyes. The objects w hich met I
bis gaze were strange and unaccoanta- j
hie to him evidently, for again he shook
his head as if the task of fathoming
the mystery were too great for bim, aud
then he doled off to sleep.
Another day passed like thnt. and an
other ni;dt. On the following morning
Denon was surprised to find Walter half
seated on bis straw bed, supporting him
self painfully with one arm. JJeuoa
j.wiped up, and (Sliding an old knapsack,
covered it with his own blanket, and
thus formed k iipport for alter to ieaa
ggsinst,
"Thank you," said Walter, weakly. "1
sm much obliged to you. Where
amir
"Yon are In the 8e!d hospital at Sav
age Station." replied leuoii.
"Savage Btat.on? Savage Station?"
questioned Walter to himielf. "1 don't
know such a pmce and can yon ir
hp tell me what has become of my
friend. De Hir.linot?"
"le Bardinot?" asked Denon, "Who
Is bo?"
"Don't yo't koowf exelnlmed Walter,
with fe'orile excitement. "He command
a company of the feiid National
Guards of the Seine. He was blown up
with me In the Hue ft. Jacques."
"1 a ui afraid you are not clear In your
mind," aaid Deuou, shaking bi bead in
pity.
' Oh. I am perfectly clear." said Wal
ter. "We stormed the barricade, and we
took the house In which that villain, Rus-
troine Partowe lived. I had got into his
very room, and had just aeen that Helene
was not there, and I wsa asking mm
where she waa, when the whole thing
blew up, and sent us sky-high, and I re
member no more."
Denon sat there for a moment or two
In a pained silence.
"I don't understand yon." he oald
"Yon are speaking of some French place.
We ar iu America in Virginia.
I also don't understand you," said
Wslter. "I am the Honorable Walter
Glaydes, son of Lord Yorley, and I wss
lisrt In tlie Rue St. Jacques, All I want
to know is. if my friend IH Bardinot
is alive, snd if that villain, Rustroine
Farlows. Is dead?"
Toe surgeon bad entered In the wean
time, and stooping ovtr Walter, felt bis
nulao,
-1 saoot fWMl all fsjrtMY nM
iag ymraelf. nta Kr " J
"Majitrr eicnimed Waitor, la oooaa-
ft aouiameut. I
"I'm," iitterpuoed roooB. "Barely frtm '
know Jio yoa are. Yea are Maj.tr JaiSi
Adiraa, of the P.r Loaiaaa Uattaiiua t
if the Itehel army."
"1 am Waller lliaydea." aaii Walter,
piufuliy, ar.i the dtrtor aaia interpwed.
.Vj, ta;a will dj," be oaid. "far
ther e man aot f- You oiuat try te
MK think. el e ah all hare you laid $
ait a bra I a fefer."
A .k ped. dunnr w'jirh Wahet
impruTed rapiliy ia health of miad aed
body. He uiJ ne from hie bed aud
taia. and tbe a ireoa ailnairJ bun tu ait
ia the ahsde of a rtuple of ere it teet h
treoe a iieb at kvJ in the dep it yard.
Aud the wiir. led !d.?r. w W had
heard the i:ra sgi esse of the rebel who
tul a p fve of bl bead ah it away and
si.il lire I, rame i.i. l lunkel at the oiaa
a had bad sa U a wonderful escape. muh idace In the world as be. Work
The ai.-ht of i-.ttr uniforms aad a d , woman-g ow UiaUtictls-e prvn-
ea w . .a lei Con , derates who were kept fc fa of (,oj u t Uome ,,
r: Lr:r.i'r:,'a i:,,:l;;!.!n;1r:, !'u ,nwiy . -leftwr- fr...a those ui
... 1
lit ia rmini:'rl a w ne raaae to t
there, lie rea,e.ilei ed Heiene's protec
tion of I'eaon and bis fa.'at with tae 1st
ter.
Then, tracing tn incident by Inciden
and scene by scet t, a tight dawned u;o
him through tae darkness which hia
ihrou lcj his pa f r a him for years,
a J 1 he saw the at jaeace of eveut clear
"Yes, be was I'alter Claydes, Iri
Yoriey'a son. a id be bad been wotiaded
iu Fans trying to trig his cousin Helens
out of the clot -hi i of th it villain. Ha
troine I'arkiwe, w,nm men knew as Jess
I-emiiie. He er ,enilered it all as bs
thought over it, .aid it Bashed npoa
bim that his aro lie! there mast hats
smashed his mrunry out of bis mind.
Then be remcm red hitnteif again as
Jack Adaois, ard le remembered Helens
Helena l.e.nure- -growing from lovahls
girlhood to nirje tic womanhood, and
himself loving ter with all bis heart and
soul. Surely Heei.e I-emiire waa his
cousinHeleue, wluxn he had striven sa
hard to find aid restore to her friends
Her very name I roiure proved that, if
it required a proof.
Has wounds healed rapidly, and the
surgeon expressed every hope that, very
shortly, be would be able to fit tbi
mental cover over the wound in tit
head. But memory was not to be ro
strained. It welled op iu a uinpid Hood,
and left the mind clear.
Waiter knew all about his past, and
though be would hare given bis heart's
blood to be able to whisper a word itito
Ileiene'a ears, she was as far away from
him aa if for rtie moment she bad been
dead. He was a prisoner of war, and
Helens was iu Richmond. Bet ween thenr
lay the contending forces In their myri
ads, a barrier of Iron and death.
(To Ke c mtiniied.i
THIS 13 THE NAVAL WAY,
Troasarj Par Kipensn oV Recrnlttni
Ofluer in a I ecullar Fashion.
OltWrs of the navy who bavt
cbnege of the recruiting for that ser
vice have devised a mentis of extract
Inj? money from tin? federal tnn-ury
According to a decision retetilly mailt
by Comptroller Traf eweil it Is unlaw
ful to pny tlie e.wm'es Incurred, by
oftlcvra detailed f r recruiting duty H
holds that all they are entitled to re
ceive In their mileage, amounting to
ct-r.ts for each mile actually traveled
Mllpnge will not cover the expenses,
been use most of the Journeys are abort
and the stays In a particular city rath
er long.
The plan la to tend the offlceri
around Robin Hood's barn, Wben It 1
desired that an officer aball open a re
cruiting office In Baltimore for a week
or ten days he Is to be ordered to St
Louis and then to Baltimore, His stay
in St Louis is to bo limited to about
fire minute. By the operation the of
ficer comes Into possession of about
1100, out of which he has to pay about
tfiO for railroad fare. The remainder
wlil pay bis. expenses for a two weeks'
stay In Baltimore.
After he has "done" Baltimore Fltts
burg may be his next stopping place.
Instead of going there from Baltimore.
and (jetting atniut $24 he, under th
ew plan, will journey to Denver and
return before beginning operations lo
Pittsburg, and m oa to the end of lbs
recruiting Itinerary.
It Is believed that the coruptrollei
will not dare question tlie discretion
of the Secretary of the Navy to send
on officer wheresoever be thinks h!i
services are required and that tht
scheme will work. If It will not, tbeo
recruiting will have to come to an end
until Congress can act. That would
be a calamity, ss the navy needs l.rjfl
nica to mar, tba sh'p In commission
The seaboard cities are not good ro
crultlng grounds, liecauise there tin
tiutixfactory nien know too much
about the life of an collided man id
die navy to be persuaded to enlist
excetit as a last report or as a means
of bracing up.
As there Is no way for an enlistee"
man to get - commission so be can
become a "gentleman, 1 ere Is no
fcueb incentive for an ambitious boy to
enlist In the navy as there is In tin
artsy, where, after two years' service.
be Is eligible to be ordered up for an
examination, which, If successfully
passed, means a commission and a UN
job at good pay aud a pension for kn
widov and minor children.
Posit (to Proof".
Bmttnby I know I nefd classes.
Oculist How do you know?
Smllhby Because last night I wai
reading a newspappr and 1 couldu I
tell whether or not a certain word was
"building" or "blinding."
Oculiat Which did It turn out te
bet
gmtthby It turned out to bo "bull
dog." Judgo.
Jlisn pfMiinteil.
Nell Tot. ic refused bim, hat It
almost broke her heart
Bell Really?
Nll Yt. when aho discovered that
It hadn't bxokatt hifc lhiidolykl
hhowld o Glr! Work W ho loem Hot
.Nerd To?
Productive industry li wornan'a na
tural field of expression. !!ie carried
It on at lionie first while the world
sii full of warfare; but now that man
bna also become Industt ioua she has as
dityn when the bo:nn was tlie only aafe
place. ,
Now we liave a peaceful, orderly In
dumtrial ooromuiiStr. with alentltic dis
coveries und UKibnrik-.il luveiitiotis
wUU-k gUe free dun atid power to
Vjnicn as well as ru;n. The education
of boys and girls ia tufflclcwtly usl
to allow the develop m-tit of Iniiu.in
faculties In women and each Htep of in
cr.fiscd ability. Kacli year sees a larg
er number of glris who are no more
willing to stay at home and tlo tio we
Mrk than their brother are. Why
s.'.ould tliey be Why should nu In
leilisent, aide -bodied younx woman be
content not to take part it) the great
vital processes of wx ii'ty in the world
of work?
The opjiosltlon to ber so doing bus
several ground, and as many f.uvs.
One Is tl'isj prosition Hint she should
le.-ne the work that Is. the wages
that strictly limited crop of lieuenta
to those who need It most
let us take n jtood grip on this
thing, l.oid it tiKlitly, and apply it lib
er.illy to the geiiciv.l field of Immaii
labor, to we if It applies fairly and
reasonably. As a principle it means
this. thut labor all our groat indus
trial processes, business, education,
biw, art everything we tll "wor"
Is In truth a sort of benehcinry device
to feed people. "We" those who have
tl.at uuaeio.inlnUle joa-e s,on of th-'
pn-eious worknrops uhouid give the
work to tbot who need It that is. to
those who need the pay for It. When'
we say "work," In this connection, we
alwiijn tneaii pay. We do not imag
ine that the needy person wau'.s the
work, for exercise or for enjoy inet.t
but that be wants food nml clothes,
and must work to o'jtain them.
If this is so we are singularly incon
sistent in carrying out our idea. It
would follow if this were so that we
Blight to promptly diposs8 Pres:det.t
diaries W. Fliot of Harvard Culver
i:y of b!s chair and put In reijuiriiig
fcouie fllicieuiy the neediest scholar
we can tltid.
Why should President Clint be tak
lng the breiid and butler out of the
mouth of the deserving poor man? Ail
our rich people alinuM give up business
at once and play the rent of their lives.
as some or tnem are ptousiy uong
now. Of our working clashes we
should keep close watch, and, as soon
as a man has more than others, take
away his Job and give It to one who
"needs" It most. Charlotte Ferklue
Oilman, In Success.
Btylish OttWO.
Gown of satiD ue chine !n golden
browu. The skirt has three pufTs f inn
ed by shirrlngs over cords and opens
111 front with revers of onionskin-i
brown satin de chine and a petticoat
of siime. The revers are caught back
under tabs of the silk that are piped
xvlth the darkest shade of cnq do ro-die
relvet and cnboetion buttons of brown
velvet with gold rims. The shirred
waist, slightly pointed In front closes
under bows of the silk with rhlnesione
buckles. V-neck, lace cliemltefle, re
vets of the onionskin-brown silk trim
med like those of the skirt. Elbow
sleeves In two puffs 'lth band piped
to recall the tabs on the revers.
ComplHining Wires.
Never complain that your husband
neglects you: if y do the day will
be ure to come when you would give
tUa world to make somevut bolieve
1 1!
that he does not Moreover, w ten you
think that you hare been neglected you
think a great deal more of the one
occasion than you do tf all the many
fender cares be usually lavishes upon
yon. IUiuutiess lie is not perieci;
neither are you, and perhaps you of;en
vex and displease him. only be does
not worry and brood over it as yoa do.
Ilesides, you should remem'er that for
many of the thoughts and habits with
which your husband worries yon. bis
training perhaps is more to be blamed
than he is.
A California wo ian. Mab'l Adams,
has trained a nuuibt r of butterflies
The latter go through qui e a few per
formances. Eliza Gordon Brown ng, public li
brarian at Indianapolis, is sail to bo
the only woman at the bead of such
an Institution.
Mrs. F. H. Phelldnn refrses to al
ii. w ber husband to be buried at Ar
lington unless she can be buiied flier;
nisi. The national ce.netijry laws may
lie revised.
A handsomely appropr ae memo- nl
ELABORATE TOILETTES F0R DEBUTANTES
to Burk. the Virginia btMnrian, will
siKin be erected at Petersburg, Va., by
the Daughters of the American Revo
lution. Miss Marie Overstolr,, daughter of a
former mayor of St. Ivouis, ia studying
Inw. She is one of the belis to a latg.
estate and wants, to know bow to
guard ber Interests.
In the ottloirs' circle around the
flagstaff In the national eituetety at
Fort Gibson is the grave of Mmy
Illizabelb Mix. who died In 18M. Her
husband. Cnpt. Charles Mix, was
Willed by the Sioux, and !;e put on a
uniform and engaged In several ex
peditions against the Indians.
Tell Child "en th Truth.
When jour 11, t e g.il conns to you
v-ith questions about the mysteries "f
life which trouble ber innocent oul.
never put her oil with fool. ah legends
und explanations which do not ex
plain. Tell her simply truthfully
all that you wish your mother had tol t
you. Make it a sacred confidence I e
tweeu tier and youiveif something
not to be spoken of to anyone else.
Mie will feel a new sense of digniiy
mid importance from tlie mete fact
that h.-r mother l:a trus;ed be.1.
As she grows older, do not be ufral I
to tiilU to ber of Hit sacreilnesi Hi d
beauty of the love und marriage that
i,t l;,. .n tlioticht unworthy f
being chosen ss a tJ'P" f the r'!uCmi
betwwil Christ and His rlitin-h. Mm
will not indulge In silly nnutioiis if
ton have done your part fa tlifuily.
She will know that while love is Hi.'
,.,oirn of a woman's existence .It may
never come to her. and flint miirr.ag
without It Is a mockery of that conse
crated name. Home Magazine.
Fnshlori Fnncles,
Japanese silks me favorites.
Almost every sleeve is tight below
the elbow.
One of tfce pretty light silk bargains
will come handy tn the spring.
Hat brims are put through endless,
queer contortions, with Ihe most de
lightful results.
r.ne of these tiny silver trinkets
containing a powder puff would nppea
to most women. ,
White muslin and blue ribbons Is
no longer the uiiwritli n law for gown
ing for debutante?.
Animal beads nre notably absent
from tills seaso i's fust and tho muffs
und lions gain thereby.
Corduroy suits are smart and end
lessly serviceable. Velveteen boasts
almost tlut same qualities, though must
persons mistake It for -re! ret and there
fore consider it loo dressy.
rVrges have bowed to r?nlar taaw
and have taken on a s ftn. as b.tbert
unknown In that fubrie.
Sable, point hu-e. velvet and dia
monds is the very satisfying comb
thin approved th s wlnter.
A hlfch belt, an effe-tlve bertha,
modish pair of sleeves and beboU
the avcrape evening waist
leather sts of bio id belt aed deef
turn-over -oiIr, with satin fotir-ia-lnuid
to match, are n bl y.
The girl who eon bead a fllglit l
s'her swallows across a pla n black
feather putse has a nice g ft bandy.
Health mi 1 ltuuty Hinls.
The orange stick is tlie only ns8
cleaner necessary. Tne tck properly
pointed will not In lire the enamel of
the cuticle around the nail.
For a good camphor niouih wash try
the following: Take a pint of hot wa
!er and dissolve in It two drama of
powdered borax: when the water coo la
add one dram each of spirits of cans
pbor and tincture of myrrh.
Never eat anything that you know
disagrees with you If you want t
Keep a good complexion. Indlgertio
Is one of the greatest enemies of tht
sliln and for this reason the simple
the food one eats the better.
It Is not generally known that ess hat
oil may be most easily taken mingle
with orange Juice, a little sutar being
lidded to the Juice If the orange ia no
sweet. Tlie difference between this
and any other mode of taking thai
valuable medicine Is surprising.
A floor should never be swept In a
room where there Is a contagious pa
tient It should be washed with a
cloth dipped iu borax water, so thai
no duKt annoys the patient and no a
sotimeiit of gerrns are flung tip In tha
air, to drift out of the window en routa
to fresh victims.
Skin eruptions show an Impaired dl
gestlon and an impure condition of tha
blood. For the blood take the olds
fashioned remedy of sulphur and ni(e
lasses. Avoid rich and greasy food
and each morning before breakfast
take a g!us of hot water In whicai
you have squeezed the juice ot aa 0f
aege or lemon.
A Floral Pincushion.
The feature of this prelfy plnciishloaj
is lis decoialion of ribbon roses. Ciish
Ions of any shape or hW.e may be tisedt
Cover the foundation with plain silk.
in the colored desired. Make a donlii
rufHe the under part of silk, with
pinked edge, the upper of white laca.
For the flowers use No. 2 double f.ir4
satin ribbon. There are eight loops to
eaeb flower, the center of each loot
being tied fu a single knot. This give
ihe effect of petnls. Artificial flows
centers are used.
AantrHlInn Women RufTraire.
While women are allowed to voto
in Australia, no disposition I shown
to elect them as legislators. Tho most
popular woman candidate fit the In of
elect bm received only liO.lKK) rotes, aa
egnliiMt the tt0.))0 of the man iowoaf
on the lalt of compctliors.
Yonllifiil liridea in Japan.
Not one bride whs over '1 year oti
In Hie 3iH,o'J0 nisrrlages which, ac
cording to the latest census, took placO
iu Jupmi Inst year. Forty two wrt)
only 15, 75!) were 1ft, f,4H4 wero
17,400 wera IU, aud 10,100 war 70.