"W"" nil took plsce five ycara ngo at Easter
LI 1 '" 1 shall never forget that rv. nir.g!
jl I I Wp were Just Mti inform. il party of right.
A I f whom two were host and In-sti ... New
4 ton Wyngatc van the host, a t;ill. nil nt.
dignified, pale man. who wore eye glasses
and a pointed l-ard. and who always fright
ened mo, although ! trhd not to allow It.
lie la well known In London for writing articles on sci
entific suhji cts which nu! Oy cut ictd-". m l people have
never (tot ver his marrying my cmialii, " Haby " Hrydone,
ton years ago.
' Rahy " la lovely and extravagant and witty and allly;
she U nlwaya In boisterously high pir 1 1 s and can't ) -l I
a bit. Rut she anl Newton are iiite happy togi iher, al
though she sometimes makes a pandemonium of their Hut
In town with her bohemlun receptions and supper parties.
Newton hii a "din" In the country, where he ran write
In peace, but what lie wrlti a about I don't know In the
b aat and I never dare to ask.
That particular, nev r-to-bo-forgotton ovinlng we were
not ao bohenilnn ns usual. I live In the cuuntiy, but 1 was
staying with the Wyngates in town, mid 1 remember I
was In a state of Intense ex Itcniont th.it day because I
had made up my mind that h man I liked Immensely was
going to nsk me to marry him.
The man wua Halph Hi idgonort h, a great friend of
Newton Wyngato, and a journalist, althoiiKh lie looked
like a aoldler.
Such a splendid man, big and brond and gray eyi d
and clear skinned, a man who looked 'you at might In the
face ami IhoiiKht a little before be spoke, lie lad heupr
of men friends, but women didn't care much for him.
They railed him " heavy " because he bad no conversu
tlonal slip alop und because he respected women too much
to chaff them or flatter thetn. lie was only lis then, but
lila rurly hair was grny and he looked aa If he bad lived
and Buffered a lot.
I took such a fancy to hint aa soon ns we met that
"lis by" thought fit to warn me against him.
" Don't lose your heart to Ralph whatever you dp."
she said. " He hasn't got sixpence and he doesn't mean
to marry. Ho used to be rich once, but he threw away
all his money on some horrid little married woman and
now he has to work for hla living."
I did not like Itnlph Rrldgcnorth any the less for this
story. Ilahy told stories about everybody and half of
them she Invented. There was a little bit of truth at the
back of this tale, however, us I found out from Ralph
himself
I had met him alx times ami I had made him talk.
About himself, too, and that was a difficult matter. He
knew my county und the uncle and aunt with whom I
lived. lie loved the country and horses and dorjs and rid
ing to hounds as much ns 1 did, but he talked as though
life were over for him. and when I took him to task about
that he said he had " been through a good bit," and was
"old enough to be my father."
That was nonsense, for I was L".' that year and I told
him so. The next time we met was in Kensington gardens
by accident, and sitting under the trees In the " (lower
walk " I got nearly the whole of his lif. out of him. bit
by hit. and simply loved him for It.
The " romance " was a half cousin, rather like me,
alio was, he said hut then nien never seem to know what
women are like. She had " yellow brown hair " anyhow,
and "great blue eyes" and a soft voice, hut between the
lines of his story I made up my mind that she was un art
ful little cat.
She turned his head when they played nbout country
lanes as chlldri n. Of course, they were to marry each
other, but at IT she married u great brute of a man, who
treated her dreadfully and half murdered her.
Then the trouble began.
She run away with her child and begged Ralph to take
care of her and he behaved Just In the beautiful, chival
rous way one would have expected from him. as If she
had bee his own sister. He provided her with n home
and got half murdered by her dreadful husband, who was
finally locked up in a liuiatlc asylum, where he died.
Of course, one would have said Ralph would have mar
ried the widow, but nfter spending nearly all his money
(for she must have been awfully extravagant) she died,
too, In a decline, and Ralph thought of her ns a saint.
" And that Is the true story of the only woman I ever
loved until three weeks ago," he said to me.
It was three weeks since he met me, but I saw he didn't
feel inclined to talk any more, so I made a move for home.
He was to come In to supper after my cousin Raby
Wyngate's " at home " on the day nfter Easter.
" And I shall have something to say to you then," he
said as he took leave of me before the door of the flats
and squeezed my hand so tightly that my rings hurt my
fingers.
I had made up my mind to take him. I did not care
for and I did lint believe any story n gainst him, and ns
to his having no money, as Baby said. I had 700 a year,
und surely tlmt would be enough for us both.
So you see I was in a great state of excitement all
through the day which ended In that drendjful supper
party. Every half hour I looked at the clock and longed
for the people to go and 8 o'clock to come, for 8 o'clock
meant Ralph!
They had all left at last, to the last old lady, who
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Yv all got on famously, being beautifully paired V' Jk MllL - ''
Ralph contrived to usk me In the noise rvci y one whs Ttj fU,$iMl n 'SJI
making what I thought of the story he hud told me In 'l'll!jf!lll. Wlf m eMmM Bulimill
Kensington gardens. (iVWjf Y U f I ' ff W'i 11
"The more I think of It the more I like the hero." I ill M 'yW I IIwIm jk I ft I ' tilt
" Would you ndvlse the hero to marry?" be nskfd. Yyiil Ji U WM I
"If he can Ilnd a woman who unde-staiuls hlin." I re- 'M W ll 1 1 Wjjj I J W M 1 ml
i m m i v n .
hung about In the hope that If she wouldn't go she might
slip In to supper unobserved.
There were alx of us there, with l.iiby and Newton,
by five minutes to 8, nnd we were waiting for Ralph und
a friend of his he had nsked permission to bring.
" A chance for you. Ethel." Haby had said to me. " A
young baronet. Sir Evelyn Welbye, who has lust unex
pectedly come Into the title and tl'J.uoo a year. He's about
your age nnd I'm told he's the handsomest man In Lon
don. Ralph's awfully taken with him and won't go any
where without him."
I suppose It was my bad taste, but I illd not ndmlr
Sir Evelyn Welbye a bit. He was too much like an ab
normally tall girl dressed up ns a man. with bis great
blue eyes and long curled eye lashes and his yellow hair.
Ills manners were gentle and nice enough, but he seemed
shy and had nothing much to say for himself, which didn't
matter a bit. for he sat on Hnby's right hand at supper
nnd llaby talked for two.
The way In which the guests sat nt that table meant
n great deal to me then and afterwnrdi. so I must de
scribe It.
The table was obi my;; only one person could sit at
each eiul and Newton faced Haby as usual. On Unity's
left was Mods, de (Jallli as, a little, lively, shriveled up
man, who was supposed to be an Italian count, but who
was dreadfully poor and gave lessons and did translations.
Next to li i in was Mrs. Clewson, who was going on
somewhere else and was In full war palnl. It is difficult
to describe Mrs. Clewson to people who have not seen her;
she always reminded me of a battered old cheap doll at a
French fair. Nothing about her ever matched. She wore
a dress of rose pink satin that night, bought at a sale
(she bought everything at sales), with chiffon sleeves of
(I ito another color an.l no end of spanp.les. She was al
ways trying new hair dyes ami I remember that her hair
that evening was bright red.
Icwrls were stuck nli over her. In her hnlr she wore
n "fender" of sapphires and diamonds, round her neck
Were strings und strings of pearls of all sizes, shapes,
nnd colors, every dirty lit'le finger (nnd her fingers were
always dirty) was covered with rings, and all down th
front of her long thin frame there meandered a massive
gold necklace to which she had hung a quantity of
" chnrms " In gold and Jewels.
The party being composed of four holies and four
gentlemen, two ladies and two gentlemen had to Bit to
gether, so on the left of Mrs. Clewson the Hon. Mrs. Foth
erglll Mantling sat. at Newton Wyngate'p right.
I know I have prejudices, but I could not bear Mrs.
Fothergill Manning. She was what Is called a " showy "
woman. She had a hooked nose and a small waist, a pat
ronizing manner, ami a shrill laugh. Not a hnlr on her
head was unfrlzzed or out of place, nnd she took hurdly
any notice of the women, but told stories that 1 am sure
were risque to her host nil through supper, while she ogled
Ralph and the young baronet ncross the table with her
hard blue eyes.
To the left of Newton I was seated, nnd on the other
Hide of me was Ralph rtrldgenorth, looking handsomer
than I had ever seen him yet, nnd so fr.ink and manly and
good that I never should have suspected but I am going
ahead of my story!
On Itaby's right, as I have said. Sir Evelyn Welbye
was senteii with Ralph on Ms other side. I heard Ralph
usk Raby that " the boy," as he called him, might be
put near him.
" lie's not used to going out and he's shy," Ralph ex
plained. "He wim't be shy with me," said Iiaby.
essssssssss
" He thinks he lias," he said, looking straight at me.
This was delightful, and I could have gone on talking
like that half the evening; but we were getting mar the
dreadful thing which made that supper tarty memorable.
The serrnnts bad left the room. Every one was talk
ing nnd laughing, when Mrs. Fothergill Manning sudden
ly took It Into her bend to remark on the " charms " with
which Mrs. Clewson had loaded her gole chain.
"There's the oddest sort of pierced casket nmong
them," she cried in her high voice. " I in dying to know
what It's got Inside."
" You'd never guess!" said Mrs. Clewson, who loved
to have her ornaments talked about. " It's the most Vnl
uable single stnin I possess, a big diamond 111 n perfect
heart .shape. It's the only one in England. Tiny say It
brings one luck to have a stone like that, and I dare not
have It set lest It should be Injured. So J bought this little
antique case to keep It In."
On this, every one clamored to see the stone, nnd Mrs.
Clewson unfastened the casket and good naturedly sent
it round the table.
It certainly was a btautiful diamond and of a most un
common shape. Jewels do not particularly attract me, but
I admired it as the others did. and we all amused our
selves In fastening and unfastening the spring of the case
and taking the diamond In and out.
livery one was talking at once, telling stories about
celebrated and odd shaped jewels. Mrs. Clewson's casket
was a long time at our end of the table, but It was finally
handed back to her, nnd not until fully ten minutes later
did she suddenly break Into a little hysterical laugh and
stop the conversation by rapping sharply on the table
with her fan.
"Of course. I know it Is u Joke," she said In a high,
nervous voice. " Hut. please, will tne person who Is kien
Ing my diamond hand It back to me now, as I am going
almost Immediately?"
Head silence followed.
W all looked nt each other, and I noticed that Ralph
had grown ghastly pale. I thought nothing of it at the
moment, for we nil (.rented uncomfortable. Meanwhile
Mrs. Clewson hud opened the little gold casket to show
Newton that It was empty.
" Mrs. Clewson Is right," ho said, looking extremely
annoyed. " Will the person who Is keeping bnck the dia
mond for fun please hand it hack to her ut once?"
Nobody moved.
"It's really too odd!" Mrs. Manning said with a little
shiver. " I'robably It's on the floor."
"Shall we ring for the servants nnd have the room
searched?" suggested Faby.
Nobody else spoke or moved.
Suddenly Ner ton spuing from his chair, looking white
and angry and determined.
Crossing the room, he stood by the door, with his hand
Immediately over the button which controlled all the
electric lights in the room.
"There Is a big sllvr dish for sweets In the middle of
the table," he said. " I am going to ttiri' out the electric
lights and count twenty aloud slowly. When I have
finished I shall turn on the light again. Ami If by that
mm
ri
time Mrs. Clewson's heart shaped diamond is not in the
silver sweet dish. I shall be compi lied to lock the. doors,
send for a detective, and have everybody searched. Now!"
He switched off the light and began to count aloud
Mowly.
I don't know how everybody else felt, but 1 know that
1 was trembling from head to loot with excitement nnd
nervousness.
At first there was not a sound in the darkness but
Newton's loud, monotonous counting. Net until he had
leached the number fifteen did I nolle - any movement nt
the table. Hut on that number there was. alas, no mis
take possible I felt the right aim of my neighbor, Ralph
Hridijeinirth, suddenly move' forward; then came a tiny
dick as the Jewel was dropped Into the silver dish. To
my utter astonishment, to my shame nnd despnlr. 1 re
alized In those Instants of darkness that the man I had
grown to love, the man I would have married, was noth
ing more than a common thief!
Newtcn ceased, the lights flashed out, the diamond
sparkled in the silver dbh. Hut Ralph tinned towards me
as Mrs. Clewson was taking back her j' wel und he rend
in my face what I knew.
From being pale he grew crimson. Never bail 1 seen
any one look more guilty. The next moment lie had risen
and was taking leave of my cousin nnd her hnsban'd
coldly.
Towards tne his manner was colder still, but I was
too miserable to care. Ills departure and that of his
friend was the signal for the breakup of the little party.
Not one word did I say to the Wyncates as they dls
ousned the unpleasant incident. I'.oth of them suspected
Mrs. Fothergill Manning, nnd 1 could not undeceive them.
Hut I left London next day and took the sorest of hearts
back to my country home.
SSSSSSSSSS9
lld It end there? you will ask
No. thank heaven. It did not! Hut I was doomed to
wait two whole years I fore I learned tie truth.
It came to inc In the most sliigol ir fashion.
I bud been avoiding London, getting my mint and
uncle to lake tne abroad Hut I had to come up to town
at last on Hie marrisge of an old sehixdfrllow of mine,
my dearest friend. And almost the firs! person 1 recog
nlred at the reception after the wedding was Ralph
Urldgenot th.
I'ntll 1 saw him I h;.' no Idea how much I liki-d him
still. 1 thought he looked old and worn and worrb-d. hut
his face was as Iri'iik and trustworthy a It had always
seemed to me.
Il grew p. lie when our eyes met. and I felt myself
growing crimson. Hut he only bowed and did not attempt
tc speak to me"
Sir Evelyn Welbye was with him. I disliked the young
baronet's appiar.ince more than ever and thought hla big.
blue eyes looked downright silly. I was angry with my
self for longing ao ardently to go up and speak to Ralph,
and 1 made up my mind to have as early us possible.
The bride's two sisters were conducting a large party
of the visitors round f'e little dra wing room in which the
presents were laid out. I was looking at them without
mucin Interest for niv thoughts were all with Halph
when a ludy Just In front of tne uttered an odd little
scream.
" My bracelet! " she cried " My lost bracelet that my
hiiHlxind gave me. I should know It aiiywlnre"'
Every one crowded round. She was a middle aged
woman, a widow, whom I knew slightly.
She wan rich nnd known for her beautiful Jewels; nnd
this case before whlrh she stopped contained one of the
handsomest of the bride's presi nts, a bracelet of platinum
and diamonds In the shape of a snake with big ruby eyes.
In a minute the bride's sisters were assuring her that It
could not possibly be her bracelet; but the widow remained
obstinate on the point.
" 1 know It by the selling." she asserted. " It slipped
ofT my arm at the hunt ball at Leicester Just a year and a
half ago. I was chaperoning a girl there. Fhall I prove
to you it is my bracelet!"
The bride's sisters, who were naturally extremely
uncomfortable, could not prevent her from taking the
bracelet from Its case.
" If It he mine, us I can swear it is." said the widow.
" there is a siuing in the serpent s head, and under a
duster of diamonds there is a tiny portrait of my hoy
Hurry as a baby of L"
" There is no spring or portrait In this bracelet," the
bride's elder sister was declaring when, ut the widow's
touch, the cluster of diamonds Hew open nnd the por
trait of u baby boy was exposed to view.
In the little commotion which ensued the bride's
mother Joiitid the group o round the bracelet, and seemed
equally astonished nnd annoyed when the affair was ex
plained to her.
" It must be some mistake!" she said. "The name of
the sender Is by the present. It Is from a wealthy friend
of ours, Sir Evelyn Welbye."
"Sir Evelyn Welbye was ut the bunt ball nt which 1
lost my bracelet!" cried the widow. " He danced several
times with the girl I chaperoned, lie Is here today. Let
hltn be sent for to explain this!"
Suddenly, above the circle of excited women's fitcefl, I
perceived Ralph Hrldgonorth approaching tlw hrjde's
mother, and before, any one had time to say more, he
drew her aside and began talking to her In low, earnest
tones.
The end of It all was that within the next few days
the widow hud her bracelet back.
There had been " a mistake," It was said, and the affair
was hushed up as much as possible.
But the light had dawned upon me. Hefore the guests
left ttiHt afternoon I wort boldly up to Ralpji Hrldgenorth.
" Sir Evelyn Welbye had stolen the widow's bracelet."
I said. "And It was Sir Evelyn Welbye who took Mrs.
Clewson's diamond nt my cousin Mrs. Wyngnte's house
two yers into. You got It from him and placed It In
the sliver dish."
" That Is true," he said, gravely. " For the sake of
his mother, who put him in my chnrge on her death I
have done my utmost for him. Hut he is growing beyond
me now. His futher was mud nnd poor Evelyn is a klepto
maniac. "And you knew," 1 whispered, "that your action
might be misunderstood as it was and yet you only
cared to shield him!"
" He Is my cousin's orphan son. Could 1 spoil the be
ginning of his career by letting people know that some of
his father's madness was in him? What people think of
me does not matter."
' But It does!" 1 panted out. " Pray forgive me!"
It wtis a dreadful tiling to do In a drawing room, but
the tears rushed to my eyes; 1 actually cried.
Ralph took both my hands In his nnd asked me where
I was staying in London. I almost sobbed out the address
and he came to see me the next day.
Tust five minutes' talk explained everything and those
horrid two years were forgotten.
And that Is the true tale of how I nearly lost and
finally won the only man In the world for me, the man I
have loved and appreciated aright ever since that nfter-noon.
Practical Joints for tie Busu Jousek.
ouseKeeper
i5y yJda Jt. Direcker.
We All-
Have duties to society, but entertaining
Is not one of them. There is no more obliga
tion for a woman to entertain than there
Is for a man to swap horses with his neigh
bors. The conditions as they now exist ure
Identical. The neighbor may desire to swap
his horse, but no man is bound on that ac
count to exchange his own for It against
his wishes. ,
The real and sometimes neglected duty to
society Is hospitality, which has nil Impor
tant distinction from entertaining. It Is
hospitality only when the entertainment Is
without hope of reward. The moment the
host hopes to receive In exchange even a
good opinion, a little affection, or admira
tion II censes to be hospitality und becomes
entertaining. The foundation of hospitality
must be perfect unselfishness.
It Is for one's nrqua Intanres to decide on
one's social qualifications nnd it Is their fiat
that is finnl. It is for one's self to find out
what there Is to give out nnd to offer It
without apology, while they decide whether
they care to accept It or not.
Any function planned so wholly within the
resources of the gl?er as to leave the mind
untaxed with anxiety nnd free to devote
Itself to the Interest of the guests la 'sun
to be successful. Individuality Is something
common to every human being, nnd to make
It felt the only thing necessary Is to be
sincere.
A woman is quite right In trying to adopt
the methods of the successful social leadeis
she knows. The mistake made by most
women is that they try to Imitate results
Instead of methods. The characters of dif
ferent society leaders differs In many iKilnts.
but one thing Is almost invariably remarked
of them, that Is that they take their own
course In socinl life. Imitating no one. This
course Is generally spoken of us a result of
their position. As a matter of fact, the po
sition Is the result of the course.
In four whole eggs. Shake In a little paprika.
Lift up us they cook, und when whites be
gin to thicken stir the whole until creumv.
Serve on wafers or toast.
TL'RNED. This dish is prepnred In the
chafing dish. Put one heaped tenapnon but
ter In the hot binder, break nn egg in a
suueer, slip it off Into the butter without
breaking the yolk, sprinkle with salt and
paprika, draw jthe cooked white toward the
center to prevelit spreading too much. When
the egg is firm add a bit of butter, turn it
over, nnd brown on the other side.
TIM HALES. Heat six eggs slightly, ndd
one teaspoon salt, one-quarter teaspoon pep
per, few drops onion Juice., one and ne-half
cups milk. Pour Into buttered molds: stand
the molds In. n pan of hot water, cover, and
cook about twenty minutes or till firm to
the touch. Remove to a hot plntter nnd
serve.
selves or to talk too much of oursttlves. It
Is well not to dwell too much upon family
or society and lend a fictitious value to abso
lutely empty things.
The use of superlative words often tends
to destroy the Impression that we wish to
convey simply because we overdo things. A
light curb, a little thought regarding things
of thlsiife, seems to accomplish the end much
better than going to nny extreme, however
strongly one may feel.
Eggs
CRADLED. Have, a saucepan nearly full
of boiling water, drop In the eggs carefully,
cover, set back where the water cannot boll,
and cook six or eight or ten minutes, ac
cording to the size and fresluu-ssof the eggs.
A tush egg. full to the shell of albumen, re
quires more time than an older egg that has
loot something by evaporation. This Is w hy
there is so much variation In the cooking,
and unless one knows about the age of eggs
it is difficult to have them always done to the
desired degree.
Cl'RRlED.-SIx eggs bolleo twenty min
utes cut in quarters or slices. Cook one ten
spoon fine chopped onion In one tablespoon
butter till soft and yellow, add one level table
spoon corn starch mixed with one teaspoon
or more, If liked, of curry powder, add grad
ually one-half cup each of milk, cream, and
strained tomato, suit and pepper to taste;
M'ht n month add the eggs and. serve when
hot.
WITH TOMATO.-Have ready two cups
tomato. hlch has been stewed w ith one small
onion, one-half inch bay leaf, one-half tea
Bpoin mixed whok- spice, one-half teaspoon
salt, und strained. Put one rounded tal le
spoon butter in chafing pun. udd tomato, one
half cup crumbled cheese, and ben hot drop
c1 Woman
Who can use her needle has a resource
of comfort denied those beings who can only
find tranquillity or diversion from wearing
thought in a pipe or rlgar And she has
the sjitlsfact Ion of knowing thnt h r employ
ment amounts to something and will not
vanisi In a cloud of smoke.
Hrlght fnmie nnd poetic thoughts are
often wove n while the hands nre busily em
ployed! with needlework, and even homely
mending and Ptoi king darning are no bar
riers to thought's widest range.
M.ugnret Fuller, w hose Inilllant mind and
wonderful IntelU-ctual pnwt rs. are us .Ml
unrivaled by nny of her sisterhood In Amer
ican literature-, was an efficient nnd ov r
ready h Iptr In the family sewing Il.-r
work. It is said, was always ilom beautifully,
never slighted.
We all know Penelope and hi r artful rust
to ko-p the suitor' at bay. and smile with
womanly superiority nt the stupidity of t!
lovers who were so wofully Ignorant oftl c
capabilities of the needle. The famous
tapestry wrought by the queen of William
the Comuieror Is a faithful picture galury
and liwaluuhlt to the hMorlun.
The improvements of machinery have done
away with the necessity of the ss-am. which
wua ind-tspensuble for a sheet in the days
when linen was woven in narrower widths.
Rut tne " long white seam " was a favorite
task given to young girls, und sweet were
often the day drc.inm sewed into it.
There Is a personality almost In one s
needle and we cannot embroider or dam ni
di uny kind of mending without its uid.
Unqualif.ed Praise-
it seldom railed for, neither is unqualified
condemnation desirable. The great poet
found good in everything.
It is the overdoing of things that leads to
difficulties, even us too much study may
Weaken the eyes or destroy the health, thus
preventing, for a time ut least, further ac
quirement of knowledge.
In speech superlatlvi s are too often used,
ami they serve to uwaken ihstrust. The gen
eral use of extremes Is apt to arouse suspi
cion as to sincerity. Absolute perfection is.
indeed, rare, unci exaggeration pluya a grand
part In conversation.
It is well not to think too much of our-
Many a. Lcfoely Creature
With clumsy manners has failed to turn
her beauty to uccount. and muny a plain
woman with graceful und genial manners
has achieved sociul fortunes to be admired.
A triumphal career Is due no less to peer
less loveliness thon to the cordial and de
lightful ways that win all hearts. The man
ners which evince u warm Interest In others
without the timidity that binders its-expression,
without the Intrusion which makes
one's self too prominent are the manners us
I i.n nt as beauty.
Perfectly regulated manners. Indeed, often
.lequlre a dramatic aptitude for throwing
one's self into the Identity of others, losing
one s self for the time in each new Indivldral.
There must be abnegation of self und a
quick good w ill to parry the shaft that might
Winn).
There must be n light hearted- bravery
which never allows one to be put down by a
tiltle. by pomposity, or 111 temper, or
bi uilshness in any guise, and always makis
c:tsy the utterance of the apropos word.
There must be a capacity for keeping one's
temper under all conditions, and a reticence
concerning antinviiiii es. personal or domes
tic. These winning manners- ran exist without
lefi renee to tile minor matters of etiquette,
w hose rules vary ftom one generation to an
other, and in their variations proclaim
themselves matters of fashion.
These manner fashions are to be regarded,
and regarded with all their trifles, when lifo
in the wider W orld has given us know ledge of
them, each trifle In et Iquet te adding Its grace
to the bearing and address.
Hui without this punctilio pleasant man
ners are perfectly possible, and they ure to be
cultivated ns a duty. Old Lady Mary In Mrs.
i'liphants romtince kept everybody com
fortable so that she would be comfortable
beiM If. The risit of nil good manners is nn
absolute unsvlfishin-ss and unccHvtn-g care fur
jt hers
Aristotle- needed not to cull niannets the
lesser iiiorulH. They ure aiming the largest
and broadest morals giving expression as
tin y do of our feeling for our fellow man.
bottom of the vat, whence onoe a day or once
in two days It is lifted out upon the drip
boards by workmen armed with steel shovels
with perforated bottoms. After drying for
a short time the salt is shoveled Into push
carts and wheeled to the etorehouse, where It
must lie for at least two weeks before ship
ment, drying out. The process produces the
ordinary coarse salt of cummerce.
Table and dairy salt are made by the same
basic process, but these prndurts pass
through a series of manipulation to secure
greater dryness, finer grain, and superior
purity.
Cheese
CHEESE CROQUETTES. Melt'one even
tablespoon butter, stir in two rounded table
spoons cornstarch, then add one cup hot
cream; when thick and smooth, sth-in four
tablespoons grated Parmesan or sai.e cheese
und u dash of paprika. When the cheese
un its add quickly one cup mild cream cheese,
cut In small, thin slices, and turn at once Into
a shallow pan to cool. When cold, cut Inio
sm ill diamond shaped pieces, or triangles
if preferred, cover them with fine bread
crumbs, beaten egg, crumbs again, then fry
one minute In deep smoking hot fat. Drain
and serve quickly.
CHEESE SALAD. Press cream chef.-e
through a ricer into salad bowl. On top of ii
put a little bar-le-duc Jelly, and around the
edge put a border or watercress, pass
French dressing sandwiches with this course
CHEESE PUFFS.-Eeat the whites of two
eggs till stiff and dry, add one cup rich un
cokued creamy elicvse tine.) grated, season
with a dash of cayenne pepper und u few
drops of horse radish vinegar; then stir In
some fine sifted soft bread crumbs, merely
to hold the eggs and cheese together. Make
Into small balls and cook quickly in deep,
smoking hot tat. Drain ami serve hot.
CHEESE CAKE-Rub six rounded table
spoons butter till creamy, then stir Into It
half cup powdered sugar and bent till light.
Rent the yollts of four eggs till thick und
lemon color, then add them to the. butter
mixture and heat again. Add the Juice und
grated rind of one lemon nnd two rounded
tablespoons of flour mixed with half tea
spoon mace mill a speck of salt. Mix thor
oughly. Press through a potato ricrr one
pound flesh cottage cheese. Lightly blend
it with the other Ingredients, then fold In
the aiiftty beaten whites. Turn It into the
dish and bake in u quick oven. The fame
mixture may be baked in small patty p.ins
if preferred. If the clues,- is dry, moisten
ll slightly with sweet creum.
delight In managing affairs." could sufely
relinquish to hla wife the planting and reap
ing of his crops, the oversight of Ids masons,
the negotiating of bargains for him, the col
lection of debts due him, und t lie keeping of
his iiccoiims while he. as one of his country
men said, "dawdled through Italy at his
leisure."
Montaigne also said, " The most useful
and honorable science and occupation for
the mother of a family is that of domestic
economy. I see many who ure uvariclous,
hut of real economists I find but few. This
Indeed Is the mistress' quality the one that
should be sought above all others, the dowry
that will either ruin or save our establish
ments." Two women allied by marriage to the fam
ily of La Rochefoucauld give tu the seven
teenth and eighteenth centuries examples of
the wisest administration of extensive coun
try and city establishments. The former,
Jeanne de Wchoinbeig, duchess of Llalicourt,
drew up a scheme of administration in which
we discover a broad conception of family
llnance; and the latter, Augustine de Mont
mlrail. duchess of Dondeunville, not only ad
ministered her own rotate but brought the
huge hereditary property of her exiled hus
band through the reign of terror, und "left
the family of I Roclu fi in-mild In t lie un
usual position of landed pripiietors when
i' uly all the French nohfilty were Irre
trievably ruined."
until It Is almost cold, then neat until creamy;
then pour Into u shallow buttered tin pun.
When perfectly cold turn the pan upside
down, and the cream will drop out. Cut into
small squares- with a sharp knife.
MAPLE CARAMELS. Make a rich mnple
sirup by boiling maple super with a little
water. To three cups of tnls sirup add two
cjps light brown sugar, three tablespoons
glucose, und half a cup of boiling water.
Stir all together, then boll until It will snap
when dropped Into ice water. Now udd a
i up of rich sweet creom und half n cup of
butter, and let It boll until It will snap when
liropptd ln4o ice water. Keep stirring It ull
the time. When done remove from the tire
and pour Into a shallow bu.ti-red' pan to cool.
As sis.n ns cold cut it Into blocks and w rap
each In paraffin paper.
MAPLE HALLS.-Cook without stirring
two, cups grated or fine muple sugar find one
i up water. When It becomes brittle dropped
Into Ice water add one heaping tsblespoon
good butter. Remove from the tire nnd bent
until creamy. When cold enough to handle
n nke Into balls and pul half an English wal
nut on each side
Of-
The Process
Of making salt is most simple. There are
three varieties of the same general method.
The brine pumped from the wells flows
into hug.- s. ttl. rs or larks where 4mpuritle
sink to the bottom and are drawn off. The
lluld next passes into long shallow wooden
v. its called giamers. In (ach of these graln
ers are several coils of st. am pipt connected
with great bolleis of sufficient capacity to
k- p the brine at or near the boiling point.
Evap . ration do. the re.-l. This water rise
In vapor and the crysuilliz-d tall drops to ttie
The Woman
Of the middle ages, whether lady of the
manor, mistress of the city residence, or
gu irdian of the humble cottage of the peas
ant, wan Itinarkuble for busines ability.
The Florentine Imitation of the econo
mies of Xcnophon was one of the most pop
ular books of the renaissance. A hundiid
years later Olivier de Serres. a Frenrh wrlit-r
on rural and household affair could still
describe the mistress of the mansion its
Xenophon hud described her; ami Montaigne,
uvowing that he had no concern with busi
ness and was glad that " women do Und
The commonplace man, let It be said that
he has nu talents as that word Is usually em
ployed. He i, vi r seems to be bored by the things
be hears and by the people about him. It
Just listens with a pleasant expression, de
noting how thoroughly, nay, how eusiiy. lit
is entertained. He advocates no reforms,
makes no after dinner speeches. Indulges in
no puns. Is not witty and knows it, and does
rot mind taking unattractive women down
to supper.
The men never run ufier him to be a feature
ut stag parties; he belongs to nu club, bus
no views, in vt r poses, never stays oul nights,
and is never called brilliant, lint when it
comes to the life by the ingleside, he Is one
of I lie world's noblemen.
Have you n vi-r sei t. the children dashing
up the street to meet him when he comes
home at night '.' Does he ever forget to buy
the baby's shoes, and doesn't he always have
nickels In l is pocket to be converted Into
Juvenile prizes at a moment's notice?
Make no mistake about t his commonplace
man. Probably he will never go to con
gress. Hut probably l.c- will go to heaven.
And heaven may be better than congress.
Maple Sugar
MAPLE SL'OAR II x two pounds maple
sugar, a quarter teaspoon cream of lartur,
and one tup wa!i r. Loll In a granite or ior
tilain kettle until u little of th sirup will
form a soft ball w hen tested. To test, drops
little of the sirup Into Iced water und Imme
diately roll it b twi n the thumb ur,l fli.g t ,
and if it will r-udily form into a sof t ball It
1 cooked enough. Set it awuy In the kettle
Some Sensible Suggestions
When Serving Drolled Fish
Or ham squeeze a few drops of lemon Juice
on it Just before serving.
I'litnl Insects
May be kept away from plants In winter
by laying tobacco stems on the eiu tli In the
pots.
Old Tubleelolhs
May be utilized by cutting oul the best
I leces und neatly hemming them for dainty
tray doths. An edging of lace is u gnat
Improvement.
When Making Call
Anil finding a number of other guests pi .
ent on entering the room ulwuys speak to
your hostess first. If you do not know the
other gin sts. she will then pn sent you
To ( nr .Neuralgia
Saturate u cloth with the essence or pep
permint und apply It to the affected part
This will sometimes remove the pain but It
n generally wise to consult u doctor In sin h
cases.
Krosen Meat and l-'Uh
Should be thawed slowly. Place the meat
( la the warm kitchen and tin- fish In cold
watrr. In fretzlng the watery Juices me
separated from t he Hln i s of the incut, which
Is ilais impoverished.
Wet llool.
Should be filled with dry brun luced or but
toned up, und hung In an airy phu-i but not
near the ftrt to dry. Then rub a little
vaseline or castor oil well In upd polish In the
ukuuI way. The bran absorbs the moisture
und leavi the leather soli und tupplc. It
can be usid over and over again.
Ink and Ullie Oil
Mixed in equal proportions, painted on
the glove with u feather or soft brush,
nd then allowed to dry. will Improve
shabby kid gloves immensely. Said ones
may ulso be treated In the same way. Re
member to use us litlloof the mixture us pos
sible, or you will do more harm than good.