By .1. H. CONNELLY.
- * f noh rt Ikm-er'n < nni [ All rlghtg
OHArTnu XVIII. ( Continued. ) '
TII kill tiiuo while awaiting Undo Dn-
' honesllv keeping
vid's message "f IK nil
ing flupiumHe tint he most , bllloily re-
trolled having madeho foimcil a habit
of haunting Hie prc.it iron mills and glass
Miirks near the mouth of the. Iluu and
along the nniiow strip of available
eriiiind between foal IHH " ' ' Uio l'V ' ( > r-
Iii oiisihl } that atmosphoic. ptilsatlug
with . nercy nml IhiilUug with the opeia
tlim of tremendous foieon all about him ,
wnki in tlie .voting mini new ideas and
tomprdionsions of life. stirring him > ' "st
with awe. then wilh cuiiosily and Imall.v
, vtth n biliiiinK dosho to bear an active
part In thai might } \iluation. The mn-
' < hinoiv's nimliliiiK roar filling the ail.
the quivering of the solid enrlh In Death
IhK feel , the vivid bursts of eoh.iod llnmo
'that ' dnr/lod his sight , the oaroosl. pnr-
POM fill iiotivllj oT the IIUIM iihn tellers
' who jostled him-nll tng.tlioi had for
Mm an indescribable fascination. This ,
hn knew , was more tiul > man's wort ;
( linn mi ) ) ie hud known heroic
Orin dil } he nociiloulidl } leiniied that
'
the dailv 'wagi'K of a puddler won- mole
thHii the' wooklj earn men of a skillful
harvoMor. The ombois of Scutch llulfl
Ititeiil in him IK Rim to gh > ' - He wNhud
to he a puddlor What did the pnddlei
do ? Me went to the mill and watched
one ci Iiioall.v Tl Imp he- made a slnd.\
of was a huge , muscular fellow , a very
iriattt , with short oinly hair , close-mailed
iiiul dark with porspiinlioti , a neck like
that of n hull ; miked to tin1 waist , show
ing thews and Hmr-n * like those of a
Cladintor.1 His eyes were ird and his
ekln Mi-med baked to a llghl i oddish
brown. With his hrnwnj leg * braced
wide npait , the big mimdes of hi * arm * ,
KhoiihloiK mid biek Knottliic. c.\teiidhiK
ami wrlthtiiK like serpents in motion , hu
busied himself dolnn somethiiif ; with n
IOIIR Iron bur thrust throiiRh n hole in
MII lion door.
.lohu iriul tn look Into the hde , but
cfiiitd see otili an intense while light.Unit
neemeil to diy his ejeballH and left a
herrj led spot In ! IH xlsion , wherever he
looked , for several minutes afterwaul.
Ilut Die ciant saw dearly whall he was
doiuc with his iron bar there. His train
ed sight could dlstliiKiilrth nice gradations
of mlor In tjint appaieutb Ineandesceiit
plow , Presently ho utteied a sharp word
of winning , nt healing which hiw helper ,
.tuiulhv neat and , like him , naked to the
jViuM. siraug [ under a heavy stream of
watei llowlng constant ! } fiom an open
pipe higher than his head , was dienclied
In an Instant and jumped back to his
place. .Then the puddler shouted another
word ; there was a rattle of ehains , a
akreek and clash of. metal , nml where
the linle lind lioen Miwncd a wide o'ncnim !
Into the tluicel ) glowing chambei whcie
Diollen iron boiled like water in a pot.
John knew that was what was in theie ,
but could no more see it than he could
distinguish objects upon tlie sun's nr-
fnco at high noon. Hut the pnddler did
tint appeal to mind ( lie dax/.ling glaie.
Quickly stopping buck ward , ho wilhiliew
from the furnace-front the lion bai hi
had been manipulating , with a gieat 1ml
of iion , in a plastio stale , adlieiing to tin
nd. That , bull , larger than his head
looked to John like a chunk of the sun.
The helper , by the aid of tongs pendent
from n "traveler" In the semi-blackness
fin overhead , M'lred the candent mass
and i.in with It hefme him , like n kimill
comet ot which ht > was the. tall , or the
tine phlog'tsto ) , nway auioss the mill to
the "erushei. " ' ' The fuimuo dooi closed
uutomatically with a clang , leaving oul >
a. pencil of white light darting out of a
little hole in its. center and slabbing like
* blade through the murk of the mill ;
and the puddler , leaping underlie fulling
stream of wntcr , spread his big aims and
throw back his head to let the ei.vhlal
. flood dash upon his iiptmned Hue niid
broad , hairy lueast. Steam went up
from him nn if lie had been ted hot.
.Tolln hud some doubt as lit whether his
eyes would stand such ( ooking as the
puddler's got , hut apart fumi that , the
work pleased him , ami he icvihcd to
mauler it. Whether he would conllnmt
at il an hour aftoi hi1 icccivcd his mini
mons of recall was quite anothei matter.
It would be absurd thai he , nhead.v the
owner of two fine faims and piospecthe
heir to a third , laigoi and bettei than
both of them , should acquit c a peimaneut
huhiL ot piKldling ii. > n for day's wnKi
during the lest of his Hf ( > , but what bet
ter 01 more manly occupation could he
find while divorced fiom his faruiN ?
None , suielSo , he found cmplo.x incut
H a helper with a good-uitiiied ! giant ,
whose willlnglj ghen Instinction ainl his
own natural aptitude for leainlng speed
ily jiut him in pos.ieaslou ot the meiel.v
inechaiiie.il tilck of puddling , and opened
Jiii > eyes to the Hcriou > ness of an attempt
to master a real knowledge of this dell
cate scientific process.
Half n d07cn woikcrs In lion and glass
boarded In the same house with John
Camcion. The } weie gcneiull } lough
fellows , honest enough but coarse , and in
fitincllu'l } appreciative of the fact thai
Jir was nol leullj one of them. Coii
< iuently they rather lield aloof from him.
Theie was one , however , a glass blower ,
known as "Mill } the Hnrker , " with whom
his sympathetic1 pity brought him upon
trrms of more intimacy. Jlill.v was a
lean , uudnr-si/ed , hollow-cheeked chap ,
past middle age , weak and shy , upon
whom consumption had set the seal of
Oooiii. Ho had fnqucnt violent and pro
tueled spells of coughing , and wait un
ble to vsork mom than one 01 two days
in the week usually , so he was destitute ,
n retched and thed of life.
dm night , .lohn returning home very
lute fiom work , found Billy seated on the
well cover } n the'garden , with his ICHII
nm > twinpil aboiil his knees , and shiverIng -
Ing
"llellol" exclaimed the .voung man.
"What are } ou doing here ? l > ou't } ou
know that with such a coligh us } errs ,
; ou shouldn't be out in this damp night
air ? " ' >
" 1 knotf I. Hlionhln't , but there's no
eboleu for me. I'm sort of shy about barIng -
Ing heavy boota chucked at my head. "
"What do .von meanV"
"Theie an fein of us In the loom
whnre I have a bed. Mluce ( compan
ion1 : close the windows and mnoko pipes
until all is blue. That vets me conuh-
lim , and if I cannot stop when the } want
to go to hep , tlicv tun me out. "
"Ilow do they inu yon oulV"
"Chiieking theii hob nailed boots at m.v
heail "
"How often does this happenV"
" 1'ietl.v nen11 } inerj night "
"Ami do .MIU Htn.v out all niuht , so
that they maj slecpV"
"Well , h.ndl } all night , siu When
Ihe.v'ie sound asleci | lo'rds mottling , 1
slip in. Km to-night Jem Hodges lias
been di inking and Is ngl.v , ami he swears
he'll hi en k in } neck if I show m. face
befoie ilavlight "
" ! > < > } oii think he would' . ' "
"I haven't the slightest doubt of it.
sii. "
"I have dome right up now and let's
see. "
"Oh , no , indeed , sit ! 1 don't dnre. "
"If you don't. I'll spank } on m.vxclf
The idea of .voin being turned out at the
whim ol a diuukeii hull } ! Come on ! I'll
see that he doesn't haim } ou. "
Hill } ohc.vcd tiemhliiigl } .
Jem waked the instant they ciossed
the thieshold of ( he loom and swoie a
might } until to "do" Hill } if lie did not
iiistanth vanish.
"No , " snid John , sel/.iug the tilth
man's lolhu as he tinned to tlee , "this is
10 night foi n man with a cough like his
o be out and he is going to bed. "
"Ile\cnse me , " responded Jem , with a
moiking afleetallon of eoiiitesy. "but Hi
suppose .von 'av'n't been hiuformed has
Hi snid has 'ow 'o was to git hout. "
"Oh , jes. Hut that don't make ail }
dirtoiemo. "
Jem was for ax few moments litciall }
p.ualyjed with astonishment , anil the
othei two men in ( heir beds sat up and
stated in silence , aghast at such audacit }
" ! > ' } c know who Hi am ? " loated Jem ,
when he iccovered his bieutli.
"Not And don't caie ! "
"Oho ! Yon don'tV Well. Hi'm the Liv
erpool Ten or I II am. hand 11 I'll make
joti tare ! "
As he spoke he sprang out of bed and
made a rush for the audacious American
Had the ensuing light been conducted ac-
uinling to the i tiles oC Ihe London
"pr/e ! ling. " in which Jem had won some
lanicls , he would have been a vcty ngl >
aiilagonlst for the untrained young fiitin-
ei , wilh nil the lattei's quickness ,
strenglh and coinage. Jlut in a "lough-
ami-tumble , " John could hit twice to Ids
once , and Jem soon bud a Ihely experience
once of what has como to be lechnicall.v
known in hitter days ns "cyclone fight-
11 h mom mates , highly delighted with
( Ills unexpected tioctninal enteitninment.
conducted themselves as critical specta
tors , encouraging and eiitlemlng the < otn-
balnnts as occasion seemed to Invite.
" 'IJ's bestin' thee , lad , " said ono of
them.
"Hi'll bleak ' 1m in two ! " howled Jem ,
mil } to be on the instant himself floored.
"Hast no license to hi oak } tm chap in
two , " commented one of his friends , dry-
' }
"Looks like thon'd get broke thysel' , "
added the othei.
Jem had no spaie bienth for further
idle speech. Hill } made uhnself us snnl !
as possible in an angle of the wall nml
stated III anvloim t"n , > r. h was uol long
until Jem wa : caught in a wrestling
"lock" of his own seeking nml tin own
with such violence that for a moment he
was stunned. When , he icuamcd his
senses he found his nose llattened on the
lloor , John's knee upon his neck , and one
of his aims twisted nu on Ids biek. In
John's guisp , so that n vet } little tug
upon it gave him oxciminting pain.
"Can Hilly go lo bed now and sta.v
theie nmllsluibedV" John asked.
Jem was sullenly silent until his aim
was twlulled. Then , with ptofane cm-
plnfsls , he icplied lhal Hill.v might , and
so far as he was concerned , sta.theie
until the judgment day. Theienpon John
let him up , and peace telgued .main.
"Hlow me hlf } ou hain't ha good un ,
} oung feller , " giowled the defeated
"Liverpool Tenot" in the suily but sin
cere recognition of genius that his own
professional standing among "the fan
cy" dmnrndod.
Krom that time on , Hill } never needed
a pioteetor again , but Ids gratitude seem
ed to inspire in him an almost dog-Uke
affection fin and attachment to the
sluing young Ameiican wluMind come so
oppoilunely to his aid. And John look
Ihe Intelest in him thai men almost a1- !
wa.vs get to feel In the weaker things
the } help and shield.
"Of coiiise , " said Hill } , " 1 can never
do ati.v thing to return your kindness. I'm
no good an } moie. Hut 1 wnsu'l nlwns
so ( Mass blowing has done me up , ns il
did m.v lalhei befoio me. It just takes
the lungs out of us , espeelall.v mien as
woik on window glass , nml i hat's m\
line. When It lirst caught me , about five
.veins ago , 1 couldn't believe it , 1 had
nlwa.vs been so well. Hut my children
were alwa.vs siekl.v. 1 thought It wan
the damp climate of Knglnnd thai ailed
me , so I came heie. .Ma.vbe II would
have hHpcd me if I had con ID sooner ;
but I had wailed too long. 1 kept gel
ling woise , The doctor said if I wenl
on glass blowing It would soon kill me.
Slill I stuck to It , for 1 could cam good
wages when I was able to woik , and i
wanted to get enough together to bring
ovei my wife and children only two left ,
the lasl of the. AI lasl , 1 had to give
up ; bul I knew nothing else to do , and
wasn't stiong enough foi much. I went
to peddling bo.ok.s-leHgions books but
could pcaiccly live at il , lo sny nothing
of sending moile.v home. So nvcry time I
got H little better , out on the roHii in Ihe
open air , I would go back * lo the class
works , and when they had used me up , 1
took to thn load agulu , It was all ups
and downs , hut each up wan lea * high
thlui the ono before , and each down was
lower. Rtill I hung on to my hope ami
earned w ue erery time I w s btronc
enough to stand on the plnnk until about
eight mouths ago , when I got it loiter
that told me my wife WIIH dead of typhoid
und my children little .Mnliel , oiil.v time
ycais old , and the bnb.v weie taken by
the pntihli. Oh , how 1 did pra.v for
strength to einn mono } lo bring them to
mo. I felt a i If I could stenl. almost kill ,
for that. Hut piajlng did no good. .M.v
lungs wore never woise limp Jien. The
next I heard , the chihheii were dead.
Ihe baby tltst and then my sweet little
Mabel. Well , llio.v'ro better off , and no
fmliter fiom me now1 than they weie be-
foio , iiinybn nenier , but 0 Hod , how
lonely I leol ! "
Such confidences natiually piovoked a
leltirn fiom John , and ho told Ihe stor }
of how he cnine to bo In Tomperaiicoville.
beginning with bis railing in love with
Hetty .Mnlvell up on the Dcvil'H Hack-
bone. The Mm ml ion seemed to have
much intoi est for Hilly , who asked matt }
( Iitestions coticeiiiing its incideiitp , pai-
lienlarl.v IIOM- | connected with the advou
ttuo on the ell IT. Paillv Ihiouglt his ap
parent Ininliion and in part by a levivib-
calion in John's mind of Iho hall-forgot
Ion ocelli loneos ( ) r Hint memorable Tialn
Ing-Hay coitlllet , the two men togethoi
ariived al n ptetl } in-cut ate. iindeistaml-
iiljr of pieviousl.v uniecognlred facts.
John compiohemleil that in some wai
Constable Sim Mulvcl ! had nttniiied the
knowledge that those silver upturns found
on the dilT wen- stolen , ami hud nctnall }
daiod to suspect him a Cameton ! ol he-
Ing the lliler. nml hidl sought lo anest
him as such. The thought made John's
blood boil wilh Indignant anger , ami fm
the Hist time he sinceiely regiottt-d that
Sim was di owned ami beyond his reach
Kufus ( oldie , ho iccnlled , had denonm
ed him as a "thief ! " So long ns ho had
considered Hint epithet iiieiely a provoca
tive for n' light , it had made no serious
impiossion upon him ; but now that ho
fell ( Jo'ldie meant It , he was us wild with
i ago ns il it lmd just been tillered. And
Uoldio diowneil , lee ! It was very hard
The reflection suggested Itself to him
that Simeon , if icjlly Intending to ariost
him , must hnve lind a wairnnt , and that
wan ant was Htill in existence , liable ID
bo used against him any time. The doalh
of an olHcor does not stop the wheels of
the law. liven if it weio never set veil ,
Ihe squire who issued it must know of
it and would" loll otheis about it. Clearly ,
it was necessary lor him to go home at
once and clear things up. Ho he stiaight-
wn.v snt him down and wiote to Unole
David , detailing the facts , demanding
his promise back , declniing that he musi
and would come home , wholher or no ,
and that in Ihree dn.vs he would follow
his lellcr , "licit } or no Hetty. "
CHAl'TKU XIX.
John did not icully menu that "Hetty
or no Ilott } " The posRlbilit.v of "no
Hett.v" lind not entered his mind at all
Ho just mount the woids as un expres
sion of extieuiest emphnsis ; and on the
third da } after writing that letter he set
out , as he had declared ho would , foi
home. As he had sold his hoi so and cut
ter before leaving Ihe l''arm.-is' Inn. it
was necessai } for him lo make Ihe jour
ney on fool , but he caied nothing for
that. A twenty-five mile walk , In such
line weather , was nothing to him.
lie would have liked to bid fatewell to
poet Hilly the Haiker. bill Hill.v had uiys
teilonsl } disappcaicd , and il was the
opinion of the woman who kept the
honiding house that he had gone Into the
ilver , as he had often thiealened to. All
John could do was to leave his address ,
to be given to tin- man if he evet loturn-
cd , and with it a message that if he
would i nine out to the Cameron faim he
might sl'i.v theie until he got well , "and
it wouldn't cost him a ( out. "
It was upon one of the level } days of
early spiiug , when the dew wax stdl up
on the glass , that John turned his back
upon Tcmpeianceville. At the lop of Ihe
fust high hill he tinned ami ga/ed upon
the oil } . The gohhrti light of tlie H\\n \ \ ,
passing Ihiongh the low hanging dome of
soolv clouds above It , took on n dull mif-
fion tint , nml the two nveis looked like
tarnished siher. KIOIU lull chimnevs ev
er } whole columns of black smoke lose
stinight to the pall-like sk } , UN if sup
potting it. Hole Mini theie , in the bases
of those columns , glowed tongues of
flame , hard ! } peiceptible now , but , as he
well remembered , btllllnnt al mghl with
their changing hues of bine and gold and
cilmson. Distant he
ns was the ronr
of the mills lenehed his eats ns n dull.
unceasing gtowl. Step b.v step , as he
moved Imckvvaul from Ihe i rest of the
hill , the cit } seemed lo drop nwa.v from
before him iinlil it was all gone nml only
( lie black dome above it lenintned , giow
ing hourly vaster in bieadlh ami height ,
lu late .veins , I'ittsbnig 1ms won a
tempoury tespite liom her old condi
tions of gi mio and smudge nml gloom
thiough ( ho iitdizallon of natural gas in
stead of bituminous coal in her many
thousands of fireplaces , llei building's
aie blighter , hoi air clearer -md hoi people
ple cleaner nml peihaps happier by rea
son of the i liMML't' . but she has bi-l'-jome-
thlng of hoi former distim.tho pietur-
osijueness.
Five miles out of town , luiniiig a bend
in Ihe road around tlie cm nor of an old
school house famous for its iiimplete cov-
eiing of loses in the month of Julie-
John met Uncle David
Henderson. In a
light wagon and dilvmg a double team at
a spanking gnit After their first excla
mation * of mutual gratified suipiise at
the encounter , the giant sat staling at
his nephew , too mm h occupied wilh
studIng him lo even think of asking him
to get into the wagon.
"Why do } oit slare so nl me , uncle ? "
asked John.
"Von look so different from what } ou
used to. Of comae 1 knew .von , the mo
ment I saw } ou , bul , John , jon don'l
look like the same bo } I"
" 1 am oldei. "
"Only four months. 'Taln't that. You
have a dltleient look. What have you
been doingV"
"Working lu a rolling mill. "
"Ah , that's it ! Jump In , nml I'll turn
mound. "
"Don't you want to go on into town ? "
"No. I onl.v came after you. "
"So .von did got ni } letter , then , and
novel Hiisweied UV"
"Didn't , he.v ? What do } ou call tlrff ?
Could 1 send a wagon ami team b } 111111 } ' ?
Hut 1 was coming for jou anywa.v.1
When the horses' heads were 'turned
homeward , Uncle David again remarked
upon the change In John's appearance
" .Men's looks , " he &nid , "depend a Rood
deal on how they live , their urrouuduis !
and their vyork. I've always known that ,
but nerer appreciated It ko much as I
do now in seeing you. The young fellow
who works on a farm lu the peace aud
qnlet there enylronlnfr him , with the In
fluence always prewlnc upon him of Nt-
luic4 slow | ) ioeossi' ! , which he cannot
( oiitrnl hut only help , unconsciously sliikn
Into a lack acceptance of a secondary
place lu the nealc of being. The dormant
seed , slow-giowing tree and long'Hpon-
Ing hanosl , nil compel htm to tocognlllon
of the law ot patjenl stibmlHsIon to , thu
Invisible fnito thai is operating at the
same lime and in the same wn.v upon him
and upon nil things surioumllng him. Na-
line mnsteis him , the seasons make htm
llteli slave : It Is mote corioct to Hiiy of
him that he vegetates , than thai he lives.
( To be continued. )
Tlie KxiiHicratliiK | Tuitul.
Hubert Louis Stcvcimon , In bis Nund
Iininc of Sntnoii , UK refolded In tlie
"Vnllliuii Letters , " spent mnny Imppy
bouts In clejirlng paths upon the inotin-
. One plnnt vvns obstlniito In with-
him , the Hon.sltlvc plant or
Inlttil. which lie cnllK the ikland's ( lead-
Host oiicni.v , nml HD.VH :
A fool In ought It to this Inland In a
pot , und used to let-tino : nid seiillinen-
liill/.c ever the tondcr tiling. The ton-
del1 llilii ) , ' has now taken olmi'so of the
Islund , mid ini-ii tl ht It with torn
hniiili for lirond und life. A sl
Insidious tiling , shrinking und
like n vvousel , clutching b.v Its roots us
ii'llmpot clittelios to a rock.
Tttltnl Is truly u strange beast , and
gives food for thought. I am ncaily
that , even at the Instant lie nlirlv-
els up lily leaves , ho .strikes Ills prickles
downward. MO us to catch the upioot-
Itig finger. One thing that takes ami
holds me is to see the strange variation
In the propagation of alarm among
these looted beasts At times , It
spioads- n radius of live or nix Inches ;
.it times , only one Individual plant ap
pears fiiglitened at a time. We tried
to see how long it took one to recover.
It Is all abroad again before two min
utes.
Yet It has one Incomparable gift.
Homo bad vittue and knowledge : Home
perished The sensltUe plnnt lin * In-
llge-tlblo seeds , so they say , and it will
nourish foi ever.
OIIP Oilier.
Dining Mr. Lincoln's canvass of 1111-
fuels for the senatorshlp In 1838 he
made a speech in Itusbville , a small
town In the interior of the State , which
was listened to with great interest by
a young woman who sometimes wrote
tor the local paper , the Sebuyler CHI-
/.en.
.en.The
The next number of that paper eon-
tallied an article from her pen , in which
.he . said
"So many people bud told me that
.Mr. Lincoln was a miracle of homeli
ness that I expected to see the ugliest
man In Illinois. Instead ol that I savr
man whoso face lit up In the moat
extraoi dinary way when he talked , and
I don't care what anjboily else's opin
ion Is 1 want to say 'that I consider
Mr. Lincoln one of the handsomest men
I over saw ! "
A copy of that paper was sent to Mr.
Lincoln , with the uitiele marked.
He showed it to bis wife , a queer
smile wrinkling bis ruitged features the
while
"Mary , " lie said , "I have always
thought until now that yon were the
only woman on earth wljo considoiod
mo a handsome man , and I have nol
been absolutely certain about that , bul
It seems tbeie Is ono other. "
A Jtoynl
The Kinu of Portugal paid a length
ened visit to the Natntal History Mu
scum , South Kensington , In order to in
spool the unrivaled collection of fishes
pieserved there It Is not goneially
known that bis nnjestj Is an e\pott In
ulithyologv , ami has -written several
solontllle memoirs on the subject He
Is verj loud of llshlng in the sea off the
coast ol I'oitngal. and owing to the. ex-
irnotdlnarll } great depth of the water
oil thai shore the forms dlsroveied are
of gte.itailety and sok'iiUhV Inloiost
1'ost
-Hlrminghain
Odd " \Va.v to
Hussiaii Don Cossack loglmonts an
being drilled In crossing rivers on :
novel .sort ol Improvised bildge Severer
or eight lances aie passed between ( lit
handles and lops of n do'/en cooUini
kettles and aie bold tlrmlj in place b.v
the handles , and aio besides tied to
Bother by foi ago lopes A do/on bun
dies of lliose lances fastened uigetl.ei
form one section of a ratt or tloaiius
bridge , which It has been found will
suppoit half a Ion of weight. A sectloE
can be put together In uvonl.v live niln
ntes.
A Kontuokv farn or claims to have
succeeded In cultivating ginseng. In
earl } times the plant grow abundantly
In the forests of Cential ami Southern
Indiana , and was ettcnslvcly gathered
for medlcln.il pmposos. being hugely
exported to China. It is still found 'in
some localities , but In limited qtiautl
ties Its propitiation of cultivation -was
supposed to be Impossible
A Difficult .lob.
A Xevv York police commissioner de
cltued the other day that It was easier
to hang a man for minder there than
to dismiss a policeman. "Last year , "
he said , "the board had to pay out
SIIW.OW In back salaries to men who
had boon reinstated by the courts , "
Scholars , Kit * .
' "i'ljp scholars of lo
day call It mnr
derltiK the language. " lemarked the ob
server of men and things , "but the
scholars of to morrow will look back
upon It ( vnrt call It sulutary burgery , "
Detroit Join nal.
Inerennp In Cotton 1'xporti.
Cottou lapwUi brought to this couu
tjy .fllJMWMXW more in 1000 than In
I A man should have a pound of com
ion sense to each oumje of learotnr.
happlficjs la the natural rwult
trjrlnr to make others happy.
ATTIKE FOK EVENING
QOWNS MADE OF BEAUTIFUL MATERIAL -
TERIAL , FINELY WORKED.
A Vew llxnttiplen of Low-Cut I > rcn e *
ricrr NotloiiM In tlie U e of Sheer
Knbriffi White uni ! Tnlc liliie Are
1'nrorhc Co lorn.
Neir York correspondence :
IJMMKIt evening
gowns me innrkcd
liy beaut ; oT mate-
rinl itnil by the fine
ness or tinwotk
tliat etiteis Inlo
'them. TinnilLire
gown ! ti Muck or
t'rni over HoniL1 liril-
lianttilk Is a vor.v
svvaggot t.vpo nl'
these gowns. 'I'lic
mo-it ( ommoupliKo
tpe is cut low in
Ilic neck , made
princess iiiul tlio
bottom is finished
with 11 11 in c r o 11s
pleated chiffon rur-
lies. Oepe de < 'hlm >
is a matfilal that
is mod Ihigol } . It
It , soft iinil gives
clinging effect so dosiiable In long
trained irowiis. It is made with numer
ous tin } tucks hot-iron tnl or vertical , or
elii1 is elaborately nppliqucd in cream
luce , the iiiaturi.il cut out fiom ben with
STYLES FOH 13VEXING WEAK AND FOK GOWNS OF SHEER STUFFS.
the lace , the bright drop nkirt showing
through
Several pretty examples of low cut
gowns are shown in the fust two of to-
duy's pictures. In the initial is n pretty
dancing flock of cieaiu brussels lace ovr
bright green silk. Late , black velvet
aud gieen sitin tiimmed the bodice. In
th upiier row of the second picture is a
gown of cieam all-over lace nppliqued
with black teiiumi und v\orn over gieen
tatTeta Us front was white chiffon em
broidered in delicate green Helow this
at the left is a gown of old rose crepe
de chine embroidered in white and gold ,
aud at the right Is a white organdie , both
iikirt and hodhe trimmed fieely vntb
white lai e iusertionx White appears
moip or less in all the evening gown fab
rics , perhaps rathur more than hns been
the case in recent seasons The simple
white muslin linUhod with riitlleq nnd
ace , cut out at the neck , witli elbow
bows. These suits are unlined , very cool
and serviceable. Many women wear
them for traveling. '
More diess } examples of silk attira
were selected by the artist foi Uie < on-
clnding picture. Heie. at the left , is a
white foulard figimd in black , the Bklrt
finished with two bands of white lace
applique. The same lace and black chiffon
fen inching were put on the bodice. The
original of the gown beside this was a
delicate gray silk chlflonelte , both skirt
and boleio elaborate ! } trimmed wilh
cieim nnd gold hue Xe\t comes a pale
green fonlnrd figmed wilh while , whose
characteristic feature was an unusual
employment of hint k velvet hands. Last
come * a swuggcr ilonk of bl.uk taffeta ,
appllqued with white tnffetn. Uevers
and collar were white lace pinbroideud
with gold si quins. This gaiment t the
latest development of the black tnffetn
automobile coat. Thin was at first pur-
LATE SUMMERS USIJS OF SILKS.
nnd finished about the waist with
a delicate colored sash , looks an girlish
as ever for evening wear.
Thv beauties of sheer fabrics are now
at tlu-ii height , both tlie designs of the
goods and the methods of uiakinj ; showIng -
Ing new and admirable notions. White
organdie Is self hnlsdied with folds how-
lug the raw edge aud trimmed with hue
and narrow nlihon. While llucn lawn
handsomely appliqued with grass lin n
oulln d with tine xllk iwutaehe U a new
lomblnatlon that looks very swagger. The
applique work Is cut out trom betionlh
lo show a bright color. I'ale blue In
whole costumes and trimming seems n
much favored notion lu sheer gowns. The
latest development includes bolt and col
lar of pnlo blue velvet edged with line
ctenm lace. The all blue muslins add
oigandlos beautifully nppliqued 111 white
mid linlshed with while or cream Jace aio
very pretty when made over a white lawn
drop skill. Many of the H Kit red and flow
ered muslins show pale blue In the color-
lug. Hlnck lawn trimmed wilh this shade !
in a fashionable combination One handsome -
some dross was black linen lawn bcnuU-
fully embroidered In white , collar , ciifTa
and belt being of pale blue Loulsiuo satin
ilhbon. Dark bine lawn is very pretly
when trimmed with white lace or em-
bioldery , and white comes in for almost
general seivice. In the seated flsuru *
ot the lirst large picture the arUst put
Illustrations of ( lie styles In these fab-
ilcs. First ih a white linen lawn , the
skirt tiutrimmod , tlie bodice ornamented
by collar mid levels of oreani law. Th
oilier example was white dimity dotted
in led. The bottom of the skill and the
edges of the bolero weio embroidered in
ted.
Silks make a fine summer showing , too.
The latest addition to them comes ia
shirt waist nulls of black und white , blue
ami while and leifand white dotted India
silk The skirts are made with a pleated
Spanish flounce edged top nml bottom
with two or tlnee rows of narrow black
velvet ribbon tied in tiny bows at the
sides. The wnists are box-pleated at
either side ot the front , fasten with tiny
gilt buttons , aud sleeves , belt nnd collar
nio edged with velvet fastening in tiuy
feetly plain , like the dust coat and trav
eling cover-all coat of black taffeta. Hut
now the garment is becoming gner in
finish and Is made semi fitting.
Handsome Kimonos of silk crepe an >
lined with a delicate coloied silk to
match the crepe. A handsome one was
Persian colored liberty silk , the hle ea
and edgea fiaMiod with u wide bund of
crimson red satin aiij ti d at the neck
with r d satin ribbons.
