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i OU will cull at tho Villa Pontignnrd at noon
tomorrow The duchess will herself lecelve
you," said the butler, with a superb conde
scension, and he paced away up the narrow
winding street? of Roqucbrune, wondering,
with perhaps a little contempt for the In
comprehensible eccentricities of rnnk, what In
the world "he duchess of Pontlgnard could
have In common with a little village schoolmaster that she
should be at the pains to command his presence.
The schoolmaster, however, had no doubts as to the rea
son of the summons. He leaned over the parapet of the
tiny square before the schoolhouse, and from head .10 foot
he tingled and glowed. It was his brochure upon the history
of the village written with what timidity, printed at what
cost to his meager purse! which had brought him this rec
ognition from the great lady of the villa upon the spur of
the hill. Turning about, he could Just see, as he looked up
wards, the white walls of that villa glimmering through the
dusk, he could Imagine Its garden of trim lawns and olean
ders and dark cypresses falling back from bank to bank In
ordered tiers down the hillside.
"Tomoriow at noon," he repealed, and he turned back
again with a shiver of fear at the thought of mistakes in be
havior which ho was likely to make. How did one meet a
duchess? Did one bow or did one kiss her hand? What
If she asked him to breakfast? There would be unfamiliar
dishes to be eaten with particular forks. Sometimes a knife
should be. used, sometimes not. lie looked down the steep
slope of the rock, on the summit of which the village was
perched, and again anticipation got the better of fear. A
long lane of steps led winding down, and his eyes followed
Its descent, as his feet had often done, to the little railway
station by the sea, through which people Journeyed to and
fro between the great cities. His eyes followed the signal
lights toward another station of many lamps far away to
tho right! and, as h looked, there blazed out suddenly. Just
above that station, other lights of a great slzo and an ex
traordinary glowing brilliancy, lights which had the look of
amazing Jewels. They were the lights on the terrace at
Monte Carlo. The schoolmaster had walked there on his
rare mornings of leisure, had sat unnoticed on the benches,
devouring with his eyes the passershy, all worship of the
women In their elegant frocks, all envy of the men for their
composure of manner and Indifference to scrutiny or remark
wonderful beings, with one of whom he was to speak, uctudl
ly to speak, at noon tomorrow.
The schoolmaster was not a snob. The visit which he
was bidden to pay was to him not so much a step upwards as
outwards. In this little village set apart on Its mountain
side, built Into It for everywhere In tho streets the rock
croppy out between the houses, and the streets themselves
climbed through tunnels of rock-he was tormented with
visions of great cities and thoroughfares ablaze, ho longed
for the Jostle of men striving one against the other, he
craved for companionship as a fainting man craves for air.
Tomorrow at noon." he said to himself. The stars came
out above his head; they had never shone brighter; the Med
iterranean, urk and noiseless, swept out at his feet beyond
the woods of Cap Martin Rut his eyes turned constantly
to the glowing terrace of Monte Carlo, or were bint di
rectly downwards to the little station and Its signal lights
Tho duchess, an elderly lady, who had long since letlred
from the world, received him the next morning with sim
plicity wl ii h put him at his case. She held his brochure In
her hand and she bowed to him. There was & look of re
lief on the schoolmaster's face as he returned the bow. She
had not held out her hand.
" You are a native of Hoquebrune, monsieur?" said she.
"No, madan.c," he answered, "my father was a peasant
at Algues-Mortf s. I was born there."
The duchess nodded In approval of the simplicity of his
leply.
" Yet you write. If one who Is unlettered may say It
without presumption, with the love of a native for his vil
lage "
The flattery unlocked, as It was Intended to do, the school
master's heart. The duchess made him sit' down, and he
found himself, to his Intense astonishment, confiding to this
gracious old lady truths ibout himself without any feeling
of confusion or timidity.
" It was not love for Roquebrune which led me to write
the little book," said he. " Hut I have always had, I think,
longings almost too vague for me to express even to myself.
When I came here upon my appointment as schoolmaster t
was not content with the children's lessons for my working
hours and the two wine shops for my leisure. I was not
content. I took long walks over Cap Martin to Mrntone,
along the Cornlche road to Iji Turblo, up the hillside to
wards Mount Agel. Uut still, madame will understand, I
had mv thoughts, my longings as continual companions; and
at last, since everywhere I saw traces of antiquity, and
heard somt thing of the attacks by Algerlnn pirates. I
thoinr.ii to write this history as a relief. Once 1 had begun
it, I found that so mcny mistakes were current. I took a
pleasure In putting them rle.ht. There are so many. For
Instance, the belief that the old Roman road Is the present
Cornlche, whereas"
" Whereas." the duehess Interrupted gently. " the read
ers of your brochure know that that la not so."
She had no wish whatever to hear details nbout the
level of the old Roman road over the Alps. She deftly
brought the schoolmaster back to discourse about himself,
and In the end was satisfied. Therefore she told the reason
for which she had summoned him.
" My daughter, monsieur, is now 17. It will be my duty
soon to present her to the world, but I would have her edu
cated first as completely as possible. It is not easy to obtain
a governess proficient In every branch, and I will not part
with her. I thought, therefore, that I might be able to ar
range with you to read history with her during your spare
hours."
The schoolmaster felt his head turning. That he was the
recipient of the great lady's charily he was not for an In
stant aware, and, Indeed, It was Intended that he should
not be. The duchess had noticed this poor, solitary youth,
had pitied him on account of his poverty, and had thus
found her way in some measure to relieve It. She had the
firmest faith In her Instincts, she had sounded the man, she
believed him trustworthy, and by offering him this work
she would be augmenting his pittance nnd not diminishing,
but, on the contrary, Increasing his self-respect.
From that liaie, therefore, on three afternoons n week,
the schoolmaster climbed up to the villa. And If he taught
the daughter Felicia a little, a very little history, he got
from her much more instruction tharf he gave. For In the
Intervals ot their reading they talked, and generally upon
the one point they had In common, their curiosity as to the
life of the world beyond their village. Felicia knew no more
of that woild really than he did, her Ideas of It were as
visionary and as dreamlike as his, but they were not his,
as he was quick to recognize. The instincts of her class, her
traditions, the influence jf her mother were all audible In
her words.
One day she said to hirn: "You let me always talk now.
Why have you grown silent, monsieur?"
" You know more than I do."
"I?" she exclaimed, nnd then she laughed. "Really, we
both know nothing. We only guess, and guess. Cut It Is
pleasant work guessing, Isn't It? Then why have you
stopped?"
" I will tell you, mademoiselle. It is because I have
come to guess through your eyes. 1 see the world through
them."
Felicia looked out for a llttlo while over the Mediter
ranean They were sitting on a terrace of tho garden
among tho cypresses, and the whistle of a " Rapide " mount
ed through the still air to their cars.
" Well," said Felicia, with a sigh of impatience, " we
shall both know the truth some time, and soon."
It was understood, of course, that this undisciplined vil
lage schoolmaster was to leave Roquebruno and carve out
a career. When and by what means were questions which
had not been considered. Tho schoolmaster himself might
have considered them, mlprht have doubted, but. as ho had
said, he locked out at the world through Felicia's eyes.
And she had no doubts. With a girl's oblivion of obstacles
she was convinced that somehow the thing would happen.
Meanwhile the schoolm ister's longings, fostered In this
way three times a week, grew and consumed him.
Thus he came one afternoon to the terrace with his eyes
fevered and his face drawn.
"You are 111," said Felicia. "We will not work today."
"It is nothing," he replied. "Two travelers came up to
Roqucbrune yesterday. I met them walking by the church.
ffco. f far
I spoke to them, and showed them the village, and took
them by that short cut of tho steps down to the railway
station. They were from Paris. They talked of Fails. I
have not slept all night," and he clasped and unclasped his
hands.
Felicia looked down nt her history and said: "Hannibal
crossed the Alps. You must go to Paris. Why not become
a deputy?" and she clapped her hands as tho Idea occurred
to her.
" A deputy?" exclaimed the schoolmastor, flushing with
pride.
" Of course," said Felicia, utterly untaxed that she had
not thought of so simple a solution before. Hannibal's
passage of the Alps was forgotten for that afternoon, and
Felicia's project was dovoloped Instead. The ways and
means of becoming a deputy were of course left out of the
question. The schoolmaster was to become a deputy. There
fore he was as good as a deputy already. They started with
the premise that he was deputy, and the deputy's firtire
was mapped out. Felicia was to marry, some one. of ..nnir.
who loved her dearly, but the some one was t be. at. Xfn
same time, n person of great Importance. Felicia Would
havo a salon with weekly reunions of distinguished people,
where the rising young politician, who had once been a
state schoolmaster at Roqucbrune. was to be Introduced to
proper notice. Felicia saw no difficulties. He must hnvo a
dress suit, that was all. She even got so fsr ns describing,
from hearsay, the imposing public funeral of a president of
the republic. And the schoolmaster still saw the world
through her eyes.
Rut the time came when the history tswiks were shut,
and Felicia prepared for her first season In Paris. Frocks
nnd hats drove the fortunes of the schoolmaster from her
thoughts, and It was with n feeling of reniotKo that she
met him one afternoon In the street of Hnquehtuno and re.
celved his wishes for a safe Journey and a time of much
enjoyment.
" Rut I shall miss our quiet afternoons on ttie terrace."
she said, speaking out of her friendliness rather than out
of her convictions. " Resides, I shall come back to Roquc
brune," she added quickly, " nnd you are to come to Paris,
too. That Is nrranged. is It not?"
And so Feltola went to Tails, and the schoolmaster lost
his one glimpse of the outer world. Hut he lived upon the
recollections of It. He took again to his long walks on the
Cornlche road, sustained by Felicia's conviction that some
day, It, might be on this evening, the miraculous oppor
tunity would be disclosed, and ho- would find himself trans
ported to Farls. The summer came, and he heard that
Felicia was at Iieppe. Paring the autumn he caught sight
of her name now nnd then In one of the Riviera newspa
pers, ns a guest at this or that country house. Finally, In
December, he was told that she was returning to her mother
at the Villa Pontlgnard. There was to be a house party to
welcome her return. From the moment when he learned
that the schoolmaster became an assiduous frequenter of tho
platform at the station.
No Raplde passed fr.im Ftance through the station on
its way to Italy during his leisure hours but he was there
to watch Its passengers. It was not merely his friend who
was returnlrg, but his Instructor, and with new and won
derful knowledge ndded to the old. So he watched with a
thrill, half of longing, half of fear. And at last he saw her
descend with her maid from her carriage. He experienced
the relief of a man who has regained his eyesight; she was
his window on the outer world. He followed her. he spoke
to her, and she turned towards him. 8he gave him her
hand, Bhe said easily some simple words of friendliness, and
at once he was aware of the vast gulf between them. With
a woman's Inimitable quickness she had acquired In those
few months the ease, the polish, the armor of a woman of
the world. She was of the world now, the great outside
world; he was still the village schoolmaster, and he stiKid
confused before her. She spoke again, asking after his
school. He could barely answer her.
" Rut you must come up to the villa," she said. " We
have much to talk over. I have much to tell you," nnd so
she Btepped lightly into her carriage and was driven up the
road.
Rut she had nothing to tell him. The schoolmaster stood
upon the platfotm and knew. The afternoons upon the ter
race, the speculations, the encouragements, these things
were of the past. His window was darkened, he would
never find his way out of the room, he felt It surely. Rut
none tho less he went up to the villa that evening. He did
not go to the house, he crept through the garden to the
terrace and sat there In the shadow of a cypress. He could
hear music within tho house and the sound of laughter, and
all at once he heard voices speaking In the night air and
drawing nearer to where he sat. He had not the time to
slip away, and he sat in the shade of the cypress while
Felicia and a youth walked dawn upon the terrace. The
youth wore onn of those dress suits, which the schoolmaster
must procure before he could figure in Felicia's salon as a
rising politician, but he wore It with a grace which the
schoolmaster knew, did he live to be a hundred, he could
never counte rfeit.
" My cousin," said Felicia, " I have spent ninny hours
upon this terrace." '
"Of all those hours," replied the cousin, "I am Jealous,
and the more Jealous because you speuk of them with
regret."
" Regret, not on my own account," replied Felicia.
She was silent for a llttlo while, and the schoolmaster
could see the feathers of her fan waving to and fro In the
starlight. He sat still as a mouse, for he saw the world
through Felicia's eyes. He had the more reason to see It
now after her sojourn there. She continued :
" Tho schoolmaster came up from the village to road his
tory with me here. It was a plan of mother's. He was poor,
lonely, nnd sho pilled him. Ho became my friend. We
both knew nothing, and so we were less hampered in making
plans. He was to become a deputy. Ilnw, the good God
must decide. I was to marry O! not him, there was no
thought of that, but some great person, and hold salonf at
which my deputy would figure "
"What nonsense!" Interrupted the cousin In a voice of
irritation.
"No doubt, 110 doubt," said Felicia, with Just a hint of
sadness, "but it was pretty nonsense."
The schoolmaster climbed down to Roqucbrune as soon
as the terrace was empty. He still saw the world through
Felicia's eyes, but now lie saw through the same eyes
himself, the poor, half educated peasant, feeding upon vain
dreams, nnd accepting the .duchess' chnrlty us a recognition
of merit. He leaned over the parapet of the little square
before the schoolhonse and thought of the singing drone of
the children whom he taught. His eyes wandered away to
the glowing terrace of Monte Carlo and came bnck to the
little station ami its signal lights nt his. feet.- although the
Mediterranean slept about the pines of Cnp Martin and tho
stars above his hem had never shone brighter.
Locoe
Joke
MAGAZINE and newspaper readers,
who like to peruse stories of ranch
life in the west with all Its pictur
esque deserlptlveness and touches of
local coloring, are usually amused
by the cowboy's more or less prufune refer
ences to " locoed " unfortunates, whether
horses, cattle, or as sometimes portrayed
by surcharged Imaginations men.
It is generally understood that this " loco "
craze, which furnishes material for the
writer and amusement to the reader, but in
finite annoyance and loss to the stock miser.
Is due to a noxious plant of prairie grow th,
but that It is an enemy to human and beast
sufficiently dangerous to arouse the machin
ery of the general government to a cam
paign of extermination Is not so widely
known. .
Eastern people regard the loco plant as
more or less of a Joke. Ranchmtn In the
west do not.
Costs Cattlemen 11400,000 Yearly.
They art losing every year, by the sudden
death of their caltle and sheep, property
valued at I4D0.0UO. Blame is mostly attrib
uted to the loco weed, which products In ani
mals an effect similar to that caused In man
by the continued use of alcohol or morphine,
finally resulting In death. Some, however,
think the trouble Is due to an animal para
site? The bureau of plant Induslty of the
department of agriculture is conducting an
exhaustive Inquiry to leurn which theory la
correct and to clear up the mystery surround
Irg this peculiar disease.
Ranchmen of the west and southwest, as
rule, range themselves on the side of ene
mies of the loco weed. They are firmly con
vinced that It Is to blame. They say It has
been taking more than Its accustomed trib
ute of live stock during the last summer.
The season has been wet nnd the pl.inl has
flourished to such an extent that cattle have
been more than ordinarily attract! d by Us
freshness.
A single mouthful means craalness and
agony, and continued Indulgence r suits In
death. It Is more feared by ranchmen than
rattlesnakes or any other pest of the range.
No antidote is known.
"Crajr Weed" Affects Sight.
The name sometimes given the h to plant
" crazy weed "best describe ll effect on
horses and cattle. Ranchmen call It " gen
eral cusaedness," and employ even stronger
terms, but here Is the description of Itseflect
ns furnished In more or less official phrase
ology by the agricultural department:
" The symptoms of loco disease In animals
are familiar to all stock raisers. Perhaps
the most ohuracterlstlc are those of centra!
origin, compared to a drunken condition In
men. Sheep und other animals affected by
d" Horse jV o
to Ranchers,
this disease are commonly said to be crazy
or ' locoed.'
" The cerebral disturbance may consist In
an Impairment of the function of the special
senses, or In improperly regulated motor Im
pulses, which produce a more or less pro
nounced Inco-ordlnntlon of muscular move
ment. Sight Is frequently much impaired.
In some cases the aiiimul becomes totally
blind. This condition Is reached more often
in acute cases than in chronic cases of loco
disease.
" More frequently the ntitmul sees Incor
rectly, or makes errors In Judgment of size
or distance of objects. These errors In Judg
ment of ocular perceptions are a common oc
currence, and nre often so pronounced as to
become ludicrous. A locoed horse, upon be
ing driven up to a gate, may either attempt
to Jump over the crossbar, which Is usually
placed at the height of about fifteen feet,
or may lower his head for feer of striking it.
Simple experiments Indicate that both sheep
nnd horses In a locoed condition frequently
mistake harmless things for dangerous ene
mies. Die from Starvation.
' Locoed horses are often used for both
draft and driving purposie. Such horses may
work or travel In u perfectly normal manner
for days at a time. They frequently, how
ever, run away or are attacked with kicking
fits. 'without any apparent external cause.
" One horse, which was under continuous
observation for a period of two weeks In
ImiT. remained during this time upon a piece
of ground about 150 feet square. The ground
and vegetation were unusually dry, and the
horse had no water during the two weeks.
At the end of this time the animal walked
about one mile to a small stream, where,
In attempting to drink. It fell and was unable
to get upon Its feet again. It seems difficult
to understand how. underhe dry conditions
of the open plain, nnlmasf can live so long
without wati r.
" In chronic cast of the loco hnblt In
sheep, the animal becomes More nnd more
emaciated and crazy. One of the iffectsof
the hnblt Is the shedding of the fit t ee as a
whole or In patches. The iinlmal becomes
unable to take care of It st If. and unless care
fully watched. Is apt to fall Into the water
and be drowned while attempting to drink.
The sIkIiI becomes more and more affected
until the animal is un ihle to direct its course
properly or to krepslong w ith the band. Fits
of trembling are of freqinnt occurrence dur
ing the later stages of the dlseastt, and finally
the animal dies from inadequate nutrition
and total exhaustion as the result of the
muscular convulsions."
With cattle the malady Is Invariably fatal,
although sometimes the stricken creatures
live for wteks.
Curiously enough, wild creatures of the
plains are Immune from any serious efieci
of the plant. A prairie dog. after eutiii.'
It, sluws all the symptoms of a pluln drunk
but the effect passes in n few hours und lie
is as chipper and jovial as ever again. Rab
bits -ire made dizzy, but soon regain the
nnliir.il condition. Coyotes and prairie
wolves nibble at the plant whenever they
are Inclined, but, so far as known, suffer
no 111 effects.
No one knows what the action of loco on
S human being would be, for, after seeing its
effect on uuimals, it would take a braver
man than lives on the plains to make any
experiments on himself.
The loco weed. Itself, looks harmless, but
there are five different varieties of the plant,
any one of which may produce death. The
two thai are regarded by some to be dead
ly poisonous are the wooly and the stem
less. These are the two weeds that are be
lieved to have entailed upon ranchmen the
loss of enormous numbers of sheep and
horses.
The wooly loco or " crazy " weed Is de
scribed us a silvery white, silky leaved peren -nlal,
eight to twelve Inches high, with an
abundance of soft foliage springing out in
a cluster from a short central stem close to
the ground. The flowers are pen shaped
and usually purple. The pod is distinctly
two celled. This plant Is native to the great
plains region, extending from western Texas
und New Mexico, northward to South Da
lota and Wyoming, being most abundant
in Colorado and In the western part of Ne
braska and Kansas.
Acquire Taste from Alkali.
Some stock raisers hold to the theory that
a physiological effect upon sheep and horses
similar to that produced by the loco weed
may be caused by eating undue quantities
of alkali. It Is said that when animals are
not Killed frequently they soon discover lo
calities where large quantities of alkali are
found In the soli, and visit such places fre
quently for the purpose of eating this alkali.
It Is ulso contended by some that the In
fluence of alk ill predisposes animals to tho
loco habii. The failure to provide salt for ani
mals on the range may tend to produce a per
verted or depraved appetite for the locj
weed.. Sheep and horses are more apt to
cat various noxious plants where salt Is lack
ing than they would If salt were fed them
regularly.
The theory that the eating of alkali mas
have a tendency to produce a condition simi
lar to the loco disease Is not given much
credence by experts, however, it Is totally
d.scredlled on th plains. Thtrea " locoed "
horse, steer, or sheep is a common sight, and
very ranchman attributes the trouble to ho
' craxy weed." that is all too common on the
plains.
NeW Ideas for Women.
Many Agreeable Girls
Are every day to be met. They smile upon
us In our homes, they walk gayly down the
streets, they nttend concerts und lectures,
art exhibitions and social assemblies. We
admire the grace of their manner, the spright
liness of their conversation, the Indefinable
charm of their girlhood. A quality of theirs
not least to be envied Is the capacity for en
joyment, they are so able to enter Into the
heart of things, to sip honey from every
flower that blows.
How do they be ar trial? Are they cheer
ful only in phu.-ai.t wealhtr or on cloudy
days as well? It Is easy to fret ovi-r a slight
disappointment, It is natural to complain In
times of suffering, and it is not surprising
when a young woman yields to the tempta
tions. Yet the ability to meet difficulties bravely
and to carry burdens with fortitude Is
essential to a well formed character. When
we look for friends to share the experiences
of life we want those who will find the silver
lining of the cloud. Our nearest and dearest
are not those who lire a drag upon our hands
but those that stimulate.
It is often said that one who sustains grave
trials with fortitude may find It ditlicuil tu
meet the slight annoyances of every day.
Still it cannot be doubted that the habit of
bearing small troubles cheerfully proves
to be of Immeasurable advantage when the
heavy storms of lift assail.
The fairest und most favored daughters of
fortune need to be prepared for the Inevitable
times of sorrow, which visit every hu:nun
heart.
Winter Flowers
When Eben Rexford. the floral authority,
was asked for a list of winter flowering pUnia
adaoted to winter culture he said It wus
easy to give a list of plants thai bloom In
winter If proper care be given, but that It
was impossible to name even one plunt that
can be guaranteed to bloom if all conditions
are unfavorable.
The ubutilons, sometime-s called flowering
maples and sometimes bellllower, are among
Hie best winter blooming plant.-. They re
aulre the treatment given u geranii.ni-good
soil moderate supply of water, sunshine, and
a temperature ranging In the vicinity of 70
degrees. It is particularly adapted to uma
teur culture because it Is seldom attacked by
Insects. After attaining some size it blooms
freely and almost constantly, and while in
bloom with attractive foliage and pending
bells of white, yellow, crimson, or rose, show
Ing among tho luxuriant leaves, is always
sure to be admired. It Is a comparatively
rapid grower and soon attains the dignity of
small tree. For a bay window, where suf
ficient room can be given It, there Is perhaps
no better plant.
The uchunla is similar, having dark, rich
foliage, blooming the year round, and with
no trouble from insects. Its flowers, which
are of a rich crimson senrlel. arc i ot pendu
lous like tliuse ol the ubuiilon, but are held
erect and show to linr effect nmong the
luxuriant foliage. This plant becomes a lit
tle tree after a yenr or two and has the merit
of being able to stand perhaps more pruning
than any other plant. When a specimen be
comes too large fur the window, the entire
head may be cut back and a new one formed,
thus renewing the plnnt from year to year.
It requires the same care as the abutllon.
The Chinese primrose belongs to every win
dow garden w here merit governs selections
If care Is taken to set the plants high In the
center, so that the water applied runs from
the crown to the edge of the pot any one can
succeed with It. If this is not done and water
collects and stands about the crown decay is
likely to set In and the plant will rot off jut
above the soil. The newer varieties of this
flower range through many shades of red,
rose, crimson to blue and pure white. The
double whi;e Is probably the most popular
variety.
The heliotrope when given the care needed
is one of the best winter bloomers. It likes
considerable pot room and a great deal of
water and plenty of sunshine. It forms a
great mass of threadlike roots at the base
of the plant, which water often fails to pen
etrate. If the roots get dry the leaves turn
brown and fall off. To prevent dryness at the
roots run a wire or knitting needle through
the soil at the base of the stalk frequently.
This will provide a little channel for the
water and moisture will be evenly distrib
uted where It Is most needed. Ry cutting
back the branches from time to time to half
their length new growth will take place on
which flowers will be product-d. The hello
trope Is not a show y flower, but w hat It lacks
in show It makes up in fragrance.
7ie Juliet Cap
Is sure to be copied by every clever girl
who sees It. It Is declared by travelers west
wuid to be the pi etiUsi und most popular or
nament for mi evening coiffure that bus late
ly been seen in Paris.
Made i f while or luiquoise culured beads.
It Is of unpaia'lilcd becomingness to the
youthful l.icv. and suits to pi i fiction Die
present youtliful style of huircli casing in he
way 11 snugly tits between the poinpudour
or part, und the roll of hair us it is coiled
along the nape of the neck.
It Is neatly an oval, a little more rounding
In the f i.i 'linn In the back, and has two
little points' that come Just above the ears.
The beads are strung on tiny wires which are
cn.tsed in diamond shape und bordered by a
simple little pointed edge also made- on wire.
They are sbout as big us email peas, und a
pretty effect is mude by putting the turquoise
blue and while was beads together In one
Although easy to make for the person who
has the slightest facility in bead work, this
little trifle, which is only about 4x! inches,
brings the price of fa in the few places
where it is possible to procure it.
"Make Your Cfan Sentences"
Is the summing up of an excellent criticism
of existing forms of speech often used In
this country, which Is found In a small but
useful etiquette book. Some are criticised
as provincialisms, nnd some as pure "Ameri
canisms." which, though not always incor
rect. It Is considered " smarter " not to use.
All stilted expressions, such us the " lu ateil
term," a " select coterie," and the " smart
bet," are to be avoided, and even such words
as guests, residence, lawn, and acht ale
barred, as being upon the pretentious order.
Roat is suggested us being better than yacht,
while, instead of saying guest, visitor may
be used, or, better still, " people staying in
the house."
Bureau, as applied to dressing tahle. Is
classed as obsolete, and " dresser," which
properly speuking, is a chest of kllclen
shelves, is rapidly becoming so, in the surhje
application. The term " dressing case " Is
" impossible," which leaves dressing table
as the only word which Is either elegant or
strictly correct.
The affectation of such phrases as " lie has
a charming home," " I wus out with friends."
" We retire early, and " Where la your good
mother?" and many others which ure equally
a part of our American nomenclature Is
pointed out as amounting almost to a social
blunder It Is the reaction against formality
cf this kind which lias led to the pendulum
swinging the other wsy so far that tvm
well bred people do not scorn to drop their
" g's " and to say " ain't." In the same way.
end for the same reason, valet is always
pronounced In the Anglicized form, and In
piquet the " t " is sounded, with the accent
on the last syllable. ' Valley " and " piqua "
are never heard by those who know, though
the arbitrary lines of such distinctions arc
ahown by " croquet " which Is pointed out as
being an example of the opposite kind.
Pour into a glass, and, w hen cold, If Prussian
blue has entered Into the composition, there
will be a distinct deposit of Iron, Wnich will
form a brown s diun ni in the bottom i f the
glass-, and which will bu sufficient to ac
count for a large number of rust spots II
used in the weekly washing.
?he '"Devil"-
la a stiong factor In the ni t of e haling dish
cookery, une cun devil bones, biscuits, mcul
and fish In a chafing tlish nearly us well us on
the grill. Cure must be taken always to score
the flush across with deep Incisions, so that
the devil mixture penttrates well into tht
incut. The lollowing Is the best of devil
mixtures for chitting dish purposes:
Mix well upon u plute a teuspoonful of
mustard, the same of Worcestershire sauce
und anchovy sauce, two teaspoonfuls of olive
oil. und half a teuspoonful of paprika. Let
the meat souk up this mixture, then heat It In
a tablespoon of butter until It almost boils.
Chicken diumstlcks make the best devil In
the world, but biscuits dropped into the
mixture ure not to be despised, and slices of
cold cooked beef or mutton are excellent
treated In the same manner. Any cold l!rd
makes un excellent devil.
The Tiny Spots
Of Iron rust, which frequently defuce the
white clothing when It comt s from the wash,
ure more familiar than tin ure explainable.
At an exhibition Of domestic science they
were explained to proceed from the bluing,
w hich In some cases is made of Prussian blue
Instead of ultra-marine, which Is the pure.
Tiny test tubes were exhibited showing the
precipitate of iron in the one case and the
pure indigo in tile other.
The test is so simple that each house
keeper may make it for herself and avoid sll
brands of bluing thut do not stand It. The
process consists in dissolving a little wash
ing soda In wafer, mixing some bluing with
this, and heating the- whole lot ovtr the fire.
SMuch of the "Day Jewelry"
Of this yeur,ts set with stones which,
though in reality but compositions are new
and pui tlcului ly attractive. The " lapis
luzull " is similar to the old fashioned gold
slone, except thut its streuks of fire shine
out of durk blue Instead of brown depths, as
In gold stone. The " vulcan " is a turquoise
blue stone similar to matrix. It Is really the
fac simile of the " flra stone " sometimes
found in volcanic regions. Hnd has beautiful
tints of green und oorul which show through
the asure. There Is also the " nrgus " which
is set chiefly In buckles and buttons for
blouses. It is similar to the peacock Jewelry
of a year or two ago. except thut It hus a red
eye In a setting of gray.
If the Price
Of a really good handbag figures In the
young woman shopper's calculations there
is one which uppcals most of all to her dis
crlmlnutiun und turtc. It is the flut metal
kind with the long chain, which can. If
wanted, be worn us a chatelaine, but which
the girl who knows how will carry by
wrapping the chain out or tw iceurouud her
wrist in u wu lu st in scribed as curriii g
it not h.nigii.g 11) on her arm. It Is the
same way tint a cer;:iln c'axs of cnvi ra
tional women always cuitj their parasol
when it is linn n.
One of the newest bags of this sort hus un
opening on the I- side of one of the clasp
frames, which Just admits a small round
watch, leaving the fare exposed to the out
side.