8 i fe r 2 LOVE FORSAKEN J54JJhJ f thst was blithe rrowhllf a breaming the world a loicly totus Ia1 - Am one or whom the fun hath lost Ita ami There was a garden place Whertln mcrhought there blossomed crcty pace That man might crave to look upon her tactl And ah the goUbo ftor Ot haartaeae that It brought met That ll otr Since otherward tla turned oretermote I ahall go down the yean Oroplnir through sterile hopes and crowding fean To darkling solitude too deep for tears Clinton Soollanl In Harpers Daur AmMXwA I A Maid to Order A Story Touohlng on tho Sorv ant Question 4KSHs 3J I s y The table wns cliarmlng Tlio pearly cxpanso of datnask that Infolded It was one of tho Misses Dortnonds most treasured possessions saved out of a general wreck of family fortunes Tho old fashioned silver of those In imitable patterns which no modern Bhop can supply gleamed like Irregu larly shaped plauets at Intervals across the cloth Moreover a daffodil bulb cherished in window sill warmth hud obligingly thrown out a haudful of blossoms This pot sheathed In yellow tissue pa per made a thoroughly attractive cen terpiece It Is simply lovely said Winifred with a little sigh of relief uud satisfac tion I shant be In tho least afraid to have Mrs Caulklngtons eagle eyo turned upon It even though you are a candidate for her secretaryship Isabel and so much does depend upon making a good Impression The house couldnt fall to make a good Impression Isabel broke In It Is clean and sweet and old fashioned from top to toe One cant say that a house has a toe Theres just one thing lacking I do wish we had a good maid to wait on the table I hate those embarrassing breaks In a homo luncheon where the hostess Is obliged to cut off In the middle of a sentence and bolt into the kitchen to bring the broiled squab course to table Yes Thats always wretchedly em barrassing Isabel agreed Its hard er on the guests than tho hostess too However theres no help for it Wo dont keep a maid and this suburb Isnt n place where you can Hud a girl to call In for a day at a time Its a pity but it cant be helped What Is a pity but cant be helped demanded the youugest Miss Donuond who pirouetted Into the room just In time to hear the last half of the sen tence Isabel and I were lamenting that we didnt have a maid to serve the lunch eon Gertrude We were saying how desperately embarrassing It Is for a hostess to Jump up to remove the plates after a course and to bring the next course to table I never thought of that Gertrude acquiesced in a disappointed tone Our entertaining has always been so informal were likely to make the guests change tho plates and bring In the courses from the kitchen them selves But its true as you say that kind of thing wont do when were en tertaining Mrs Shes so critical that her eyes bum holes In anything they fall on We wouldnt mind her little peculiarities If she were merely an acquaintance but If Isabel Is going to demand a big fat salary sho must make a big fat Impression Im sure Mrs Caulkiugton would cut her down half If she knew how poor we are and how badly we need that secretary ship Something must be done Gertrude dear you know perfectly well that nothing can be done There are only two hours left and in any case you cant secure a girl here in the coun try to come In for Just one day I know that but whisht my dear An Idea dawns In my brain Let it mature An Idea for what For getting us a maid Yes my dear a ready maid so to speak Silly Do you think Isabel and I have time to waste upon your vapor lngs A ready maid no a maid to order Dont talk to me for three minutes I feel the Idea grow In my cerebrum and it really is a good one The young lady sat down In the little oaken window seat and burled her face In her hands Three minutes later she sprang up and pirouetted triumphantly around the charming table Huzza Ive solved tho problem she cried And Ill stand for It that you shall have a maid to serve Mrs Caulklngtons luncheon A stunning mold well trained light footed soft voiced a maid who will not send so much as one plate of raw oysters down the back of your guest who will do things without diagrams and will not cause tho downfall and destruction of precious willow pattern china in fact the maid I propose to offer you will be an explanatory key with copious Illus trations to the en lire servant question Gertrudes sisters were very far from despising tho girls ready Imagination It had often helped to solve an poonora 1c problem which they themselves had abandoned In despair But this crisis of the maid to order seemed consider ably beyond Gertrude even and they frankly announced themselves skep tics Do you mean to look for your re markable maid here In the suburb or elsewhere they demanded I shall procure her In the city or rather I shall go on a trip to the city and I will send the maid to you In my absence But Gertrude If you leave now for the city you wont have time child to get back for Mrs Caulklngtons luncheon Im not nfrald but Im glad of an excuse to nbsolve myself Im in awe of Mrs Cnulklngton and I tremble before the glare of heV lorgnettes You can make my excuses to Mrs Caulk iugton and tell her that I was obliged to go Into the city on pressing busi ness It seemed an Injustice that Clertrudo should not be there to witness tho sue cohs of the occasion for which they had all worked so hard The older girls reasoned pleaded rep resented but Gertrude stood tlrm Mrs Caulklngtons crlticnl eyes were already boring holes In tho drawing room furniture and the luncheon hour was but three minutes In the future Isabel In her prettiest silk waist was nrranglng the oyster plates upon the table preliminary to ushering their guest Into the dining room Suddenly a purling of gingham skirts brushed the silence of tho place and a soft voice sounded In Isabels ear If yo please miss Bnid the voice Miss Gertrude done Bend me I am dc maid to ordah Good gracious shrieked Isabel un der her breath She started back tho oyster plate in her hand narrowly es caping calamity Sho said Good gracious once more and very fervently when she turned for there not u yurd from her side waiting to bo assigned to her duties stood the most desirable of colored waitresses She was tall well poised and bar ring her skin a strikingly handsome young woman Her pink gingham gown fitted to perfection and closely resembled one worn by Gertrude for mornings on the porch Her dainty milled apron was strikingly like one which Isabel herself wore while sew ing Perched saucily In her blnck rip ply hair she wore u bit of a cap which when examined at close range seemed to be nothing more than a tuft of white lace cleverly pinned Isabel took a second look nt her new acquisition and dropped into a chair laughing weakly Miss Gertrude done send me miss the maid repeated softly an she said fo yo to Jest go set In do pariah an leave all de servln to me Oil Gertrude Gertrude gurgled Is abel What nonsense wont that child attempt The luncheon was faultlessly served Never was waitress quicker lighter softer more ull seeing more graceful Even tho crltlcul Mrs Caulkiugton was Impressed Afterward when the luncheon party had udjourned to the drawing room the guest deliberately led around to tho subject of domestics Do you And it as hard to get good girls in the suburbs as we do In the city sho asked I Imagine not for thnt young wultress of yours is perfec tion Itself Well good girls are very scarce here answered Isabel and Ive no doubt wed have endless trouble If wo had to change But you see we have raised Anna ourselves Sho knows our own ways and suits us perfoctly Weve had her for more than ten years I know shell never leave us unless of course she marries and has a home of her own My dear girl you simply have a treasure cried the visitor with warmth If I were in your place I would shiver at the very thought of losing her And do you know since Ive seen how perfectly your little table is arranged and served Im really afraid of what Miss Isabel will think when she comes to me In the city I hope you will close your eyes to a number of things In my housekeeping Miss Isa bel Oh I am not critical Mrs Caulkiug ton laughed Isabel And every one knows how hard It Is to get maids like Anna nowadays What to Eat Neitlected Dryden Notwithstanding Lowells high pralso of Drydens prose works and the accu sation ho brings against literary plun derers of this magnate of letters 200 years ago few people except scholars now ever open Drydens essays though they are well worth careful perusal and study In spite of Swifts malicious and witty lines Read all the prefaces of Dryden For these our critics much confide In Though merely writ at first for Ailing To raise the volumes price a shilling There Is truth as well as wit in this characterization for Dryden was in some respects but a literary hack al though a man of genius But being a genius It was Impossible for him to write anything however carelessly and slipshod without something llndlng Its way In that will nrrest the readers at tention even yet after the lapse of two centuries Unlike the other and small- j er literary hacks of his time whatever Dryden wrote he wrote freely and there Is an absence of cramped formu las and of pedantic utterances as a rule which Is Interesting Even In his shilling prefaces to which Swift al ludes the reader will have no difficulty in discovering a man of genius one of many lovable traits and great charac teristics and at least Drydens own likings and judgments are set forth pleasantly and frequently In a convinc ing manner He Is one of the old writ ers that weary moderns given up to novel reading could profitably turn back to and peruse to their own great advantage Exchange Brother Dickers Saying Ef dls wort Is a howlln wilderness its mau dut do de howlln Job wuz a pashunt man but ho never had ter wait fer a railroad train Solomon wuz a mighty much mar ried man en ylt dey calls him de wis est mau Ananias wuz kilt fer lylu In dese days men git a prize fer It Atlanta Constitution DOOR DECORATION riroiiKht Iron Work 11 eon in I im Very toliiilnr For Ill In Iurintuc Special Interest usually attaches to the entrance of a house and tho popu lar demand for all kinds of decorative wrought Iron shows to what an extent this Interest has grown In America ac cording to a writer In Tho Ladles World who discourses on artistic door trimming of this description as follows Beautiful examples of wrought Iron may bo found on our public buildings and In wealthy homes all over tho fi3ab I ARTISTIC 10011 TlttMMINOS country In the rnpld spread of dec oratlve Ideas the door as presenting a smooth even surface is one of the placws on which decoration In wrought Iron shows to splendid advantage Pro vlded the ornamentation Is kept wltlili reasonable limits and so as not to In terfere with Its usefulness there seems to be no end to the manner in which wrought Iron may bo applied with ad vantage to the doorway The orna mentatlou of n door should be Intrusted to none but a competent workman Otherwise the whole general appear ance of the house may be spoiled The first thought In the decoration ot a door should be due regard for tho general aspect of the house It Is de Igned to adorn It will be rendily seen that what would be suitable for a semidetached or country house would bo out of place In a city block The design accompanying this article con veys a definite idea of what is meant by artistic door trimming The hinges being tho main feature of the door should be strong In ac cordance with the weight and thick ness ot the door The trimming may be flat or rounded up as individual taste may suggest and be attached to the door with large wrought Iron nails or screws the whole finished In dull black The handle as hero shown Is smooth and of an oblong shape as being preferable to the fanciful articles so much In use If a quaint old fash ioned effect Is desired have the manu facturer finish the ironwork with a rough uneven surface and show all the hammer marks or hand work Tho Germans are very proficient at this kind of work good Imitations of tliulr old fashioned knockers knobs lamps etc having been successfully dupli cated by workmon In this country Warm Sleeping Sock For Winter The following Instructions are for warm and comfortable sleeping socks which are very easily knitted Two skeins of four ply wool and two bone or wooden needles No 0 Cast on 03 KNITTED SLEEPINO SOCKS stitches this Is for the solo of the sock and Increase one stitch by pick lug up and knitting the stitch Imme diately below the second stitch for four rows thus making 72 stitches on the needle Knit plain for 16 rows You now begin to decrease for the Instep and ankle in the following maimer Knit 84 stitches knit the thirty fifth and thirty sixth together knit the thirty seventh and thirty eighth to gether knit 34 In the next row knit 33 knit the thirty fourth and thirty fifth together knit the thirty sixth and the thirty seventh together kuit 83 Decrease thus In every row twice ex nctly In the middle until there are 32 stitches left Knit 24 rows plain with out any decrease Work about an luch in a rib of two plain two purl Cast off very loosely and sew up This num ber of stitches makes a full sized sock Who Should Give Wedillnv IrrnenUT Who should and who should not send presents It Is expected that none but relatives and Intimate friends of the bride and groom and members of the two families shall send wedding pres ents and tho mere social acquaintance who violates this rule sIiowb a woeful lack of knowledge according to one authority on the polite convenances As a rule Jewels are presented only by relatives or the very closest friends and the same thing may be said ot small silver and furniture During tho last few years the custom of pre seutlug objects of art In rare porce lains ceramics and various metals In stead of pieces of table silver has ereatly Increased lAMWWHiHMnk THE NORFOLK NKWS Fill DAY MAY 10 1001 fran Wont Hill n lllril A bird which teceives n scolding li made as miserable and Unhappy there by as a child would be To Illustrate this Our Dumb Animals tells the fol lowing story A Massachusetts woman had n few years ago a beautiful canary bird which she dearly loved and to which she had never spoken an uukliul word In her life One day tho church organist was away and she stopped after church lo play the organ for tho Sunday school In consequence of this tho dinner had to bo put off an hour and when she got home her good husband was very an gry and he spoke to her unkindly The things were put on and they sat down In silence at the table mid pres ently the bird began to chirp at her as it always had to attract her attention To shaine Iter husband for having spo ken so she turned to tho bird and for the first time In her life spoke to It In n most violent and angry tone In less than live minutes there was a tluttor lug In the cage She sprang to tho cage Tho bird was dead Mrs Hendricks the wife of Iho late vice president of the United States said that she once killed a mocking bird In the same way It annoyed her by loud singing To stop It she spoke In a violent tonu and pretended to throw something nt It and within five minutes It was dead UnnnturnI lllnory The Bottle of Hair Tonic was In a self congratulatory mood Well It boasted I think I can tell hair rais ing ghost stories If any one can The coy Peach was very angry as well as stirred up when tho house keeper ladled her Into the preserve Jar Now wouldnt that Jar you sho ex claimed rather slangy Tho False Tooth spoke with Icy hauteur I belong to the upper set Possibly retorted the bobtnlled Kite Incisively but let It bo distinctly un derstood that I myself move In tho highest circles The cracked piece of psuedo antique China spoke frankly Of course Im not what Im cracked up to be Then her fjinlnlnlty asserted Itself and she finished coyly But Im not nearly as old as I look The angry Stick of Giant Powder stormed at the proud patrician Tack You have a big head because you have laid a few carpets low The Tack was silent Im supreme boast ed the Powder waxing bold No one can hold a candle to me and every one Is afraid to blow me up Well retorted the Tack pointedly at tho same time striking a match nobody can walk over a member of the Tack family with Impunity Philadelphia Inquirer A Doctors Letter A well known M P tells an amusing story of an old aunt of his Being on one occasion very nervous she told her physician sho thought Bath would do her good Its very odd said Dr W but thats tho very thing thnt I was going to recommend to you I will write the particulars of your case to a very clev er man there In whose hands you will be well taken care of The lady furnished with tho letter set off On arriving at Bath feeling as usual very nervous sho said to a con fidant Long ns Dr Walter has attended mo lie lias never explained to mo what alls me I have a great mind to open ills letter and see what he has stated of my case to the Bath physician Ill vain her friend represented to her the breach of confidence this would be Sho opened the letter and read Dear DaU Keep the old lady three weeks and send her back again London TIt BIts A rrofltnble Deposit I remember the case of an old lady at E who usually had from 13000 to 15000 standing to her credit and needless to say ns she did not ask for any Interest thereupon none was al lowed her Tho manager whenever she entered the office wns always most particular to step forward and Inquire most tenderly concerning the state of her health and If she replied that sho was suffering from a slight cold tho expression upon the mans face grew quite sad No wonder when ho re membercd that even a slight cold might carry off an old lady who was handing his company at least 300 a year How to Deal With Your Banker by Henry Warren DratiKlitN n nil ICilucutlon There Is no game extant which so admirably combines educational and recreative features or which is In every way so well adapted for a popular and prolltnblo niuusemeut among refined and appreciative classes as draughts Its Influences are of an elevating char acter It not only tenches but prac tically enforces tho necessity of pa tience and perseverance courage and courtesy self reliance nnd self control The game Is also peculiarly and self evidently worthy of paternal encour agement as a knowledge of Its incom parable beauties will destroy the taste for demoralizing games of chance Scottish American Why He Ilead It nave you read Boms latest book Boiled Brains Yes I thought you didnt llko Boms stylo I dont What did you read his book for Because I knew some blamed fool would be sure to ask me If I had read It Chicago Tribune Tho record for Ceylon snipe shooting still remains that of the muzzle loader 100 couples in one day This record was made by a Ceylon civil servant called Trancbell early In the nineteenth century Average guuuera get 30 to 40 couples a day CUCUMBER PICKLES Tito Itrrlpri From an Uicellant lloilarliolil Allllllirll To fulfill lis mission as a tempting relish a pickle should lie not too targe but llriii crisp and well flavored For tint realization of this condition tho cucumbers must be well selected and a good formula for their preparation carefully followed out In Table Talk Cornelia 0 Bedford gives two pickling recipes Tho Hist Is for sweet pickled green cucumbers ns follows Ior one half of a bushel of small cu cumbers allow one half of a pound of white mustard seed one half of a pound of black mustard seed one half of an ounce of whole allspice one half of an ounce of peppercorns one half of an ounce of mace one ounce of freshly grated horse radish one half of an ounce of celery seed one lull f of an ounce of stick cinnamon one dozen red peppers and one half of a pint of whlto button onions Pour boiling water over tho cucumbers and let them stand un til cold then drain Sprinkle them with salt one half of a pint to each 100 cu cumbers and again cover with bolting water Let ntnnd In this brine for 21 hours drain and cover with fresh cold brine of tho name strength Drain dally for six days nnd cover with frosh brine On tho seventh day drain and wash In fresh water cover with weak vinegar heat slowly and keep at a very slow simmer for five or six hours until the cucumbers look plump Drain them wipe dry and pack In Jars add ing to them the mixed splcus Cover with boiling hot elder vinegar to which Is added for each quart one half ot a pound of brown sugar Beclpo No 2 reads thus Select the smallest cucumbers possible To each 100 nllow one ounce of wholo cloves one ounce of while mustard seed one large tublospoonful of salt ouu cupful of sugar and two small red peppers Put tho spices In thin muslin bags lay them In a kettle with the washed cu cumbers and add sufficient vinegar to covor Ilent slowly to the scalding point take from the lire and bottle Examine llieni every week or ten days after they are first put up to make sure that they remain firm and solid If some soften remove them and drain the vinegar from the remainder Add one half of a cupful of sugar to each 200 pickles scald the vinegar and pour It boiling hot over the pickles Hummer Curtrttna mid AiyiiIiikm Thin while curtains In a window always suggest daintiness and roll no ment but where the sun shines strong they make too glaring an effect lustde For this reason says Harpers Bazar tho softer sheerer muslins those with less rellectlve surface are to be pre ferred Yellows and pinks In soft shades and sheer materials are in use When the eyo of the neighbor has to be considered a pretty fashion Is to have a thin curtain next the window this curtain to bo drawu back or looped or so arranged as to look well from the street a sheer transparent color being hung straight inside next the room No one from outside can see through and those inside can see out without being deprived of any light Heavy curtains are used Inside of these when required nnd are generally of silk or chintz In a bedroom of silk tapestry or rich stuff In a drawing room or library In summer when awnings are used these thick curtains are taken down Green or white awnings by the way should be used Instead of the blue or the red and white A Srnnrt and Iruutlcal Llttlo Co tuuie The skirt of the boating costumo here shown Is of royal blue serge trim med with graduated bands of white braid and a circle of embroidered an chors applique The Jacket Is In whlto llannol summer cloth or pique set on with blue braid and coat rovers of TpMjlnjllWJP eTiirFc aaa t - VERT KATTT BOATIKO MUSS dark linen or satin outlined with white braid With it Is worn a frilled chemi sette with turned down collar In white cambric Tho panama hat la trimmed with blue ribbon black amnion feather and a ring gilt buckle By a little change In tho braiding pattern this costume originally Intended lor boating and yachting becomes suitable to all sorts of serviceable country and 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