THE COURIER.
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THE PLOT OF THE SIXTH SENSE.
Tbo plot of The Sixth Sonso (Harper
A Krothore), the story which gives tho
titlo to Margaret Sutton Briscoe's ro
font volume of short stories, is strange
in moro than one roBpect. It has been
snid by some one that to bo mnrriod wub
to bo nt once us it wore initiated into a
secret society which is composed only of
married folks, mon and women.
Tho question which naturally arieos
aftor reading Miss Briscoe's story is, can
any one by fraudulent means bocomo a
member of thiB society, sharing its
privileges of developing sympathy and
familiar intercourse without boing mar
ried? Annita Androws's fraudulent en
trance into this fraternity and hor sue
successful enjoyment of tho sympathy
of a married world of men and womou
was certainly u uniquo subject for a
story, and Miss Brissoe hfiB developed it
with great artistic power, so that one is
quite compelled to believe that a girl
could pretond that sho had been engag
ed to a man who was, as she thought,
killed at Gettysburg, and therefore en
joy tho contldenco and sympathy of his
mother and sister. It is when ho re
turns unexpectedly and finds that ho is
supposod to be engaged to tho girl that
Miss Briscoo shows hor best art. Tho
scone between the two wbon she con
fesses what Bhe has done is hardly to
bo equalled in any r9cent American
short story.
A WOMAN'S WORK.
Tho romarkable succosb of tho late
Mrs. Ellen C. JohnRon, the head of tho
Massachusetts Reformatory for Women,
and tho methods by which she attainod
her success, are illustrated by an in
stance mentioned in Harper's Bazar,
where, by appealing to her higher feel
ings, she was able to win the affection of
a girl who had been sentenced to the
reformatory, and who, even there, had
proved incorrigible. Mrs. Johnson sent
for hor, and, all other means failing,
' gave hor a book of Whittier's poems
opened at "Tho Eternal Goodness," and
told hor to go to her room and road it.
Tho girl was struck with the beauty of
the veree, and memorized tho entire
poem. Her character changed from
that time, and when she left tho reform
atory sho told Mrs. Johnson that Whit
tier's poem had been her salvation.
Later, Mrs. Johnson told the poet of the
instance. "Thy heart must have been
filled with love for that poor woman,''
he said, with moist eyes. At a time
when the antiquated and often inhuman
methods employed in many State in
stitutions are being brought to light,
tho remarkable success of the Massa
chusetts Reformatory, and the story of
such steps by which reform was accom
plished, can scarcely fail to convince the
most sceptical that a little kindliness
and humanity go further than any
amount of corporal punishmont even in
tho most desperate cases.
FASHIONS FOR NEXT WINTER.
It is a little early as yot to speak
definitely of tho styleB for next winter,
I but thoro have beon one or two gowns
sent over in advance to show what is to
bo tried upon tho public. Among these
gowns there have boon ono or two tea
gowns. One in black satin is a superb
costumo, but rather on tho lines of one
that was brought over some few years
ago that did not make a success. It is
of black satin, tight-tltting at tho back,
Tho front has darts, and is tight-fitting
until directly in front, where it hangs
straight from the shoulder to the hem,
and then openB to Bhow an under
petticoat and tight-fitting waist. The
petticoat and waist are of pink satin,
.completely covered with rows of white
laco. Down the fronts of the black
satin gown tho outside gown there is
an embroidery done by hand in shaded
pink rosoB, the fronts being lined with
pink satin. Thcro is a collar quito high
at tho back, with tho roBes going around
it, and tho elbow sloovos aro finished
with a band of the tobcb and deep
rufllns of whito lace, to match that on
Iho potticoat. Thoro is nothing particu
larly now about tho shapo of tbo gown,
tho novelty boing in tho ombroidory,
which is most oxquieitoly done by hand.
Hacd-ombrcidory on costumos waB
soon liiBt winter. It has boon UBod in
FariB this summer, and may or may not
bo fasbionablo over horo next wintor
It will navor bo gonorally worn, for it is
most oxponsivo when it Sb dono with tho
care that is exhibited in tho gown just
described.- Harper's Bazar.
"WHAT AILS YALEY"
Query of "What ails Yale?" that Ib
going the rounds of tho press is simply
tho hysterical unreasoning exclamation
of tho partisan who thinks tho bluo
must always provo victorious bocauBo it
has enjoyed such a largo moasuro of
success in tho past.
It is not that anything "ails" Yalo; it
is that Harvard, with equally good and
often better initial matorial, has at laBt
adopted consistent policies, instoatl of,
as of old, spending hor onorgios in short,
uncertain bursts aftor many and fre
quently changing systems. That is all
thoro is of "ailment." Yalo has boon a
leader; she has long
policies in her various
moots, and by reason
cause Harvard had
policy and could not learn by oxperienco,
enjoyed continued buccobb in hor con
tests with the crimson.
If anything "ails" Yalo it is that the
under-graduates need tho restraining
influence and better-balanced judgment
of their alumni. At present they have
too much to Bay, and say it with too
much gUBto and too little thought.
Tboy would bettor implicitly trust in
Dr. Gallaudet's judgment next year,
and permit the coaches to teach tho
stroke their experience and knowledge
suggests. The determination of Yale's
rowing policy may safely bo left to
Messrs. Gallaudet, Cowles, Bolton, Arm
strong, Hartwell, and Ives. Casper
Whitney, in Harper's Weekly.
had established
athletic depart
of thorn, and bo
no determined
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here laBt year," said Mrs. Chatterbye to
her friend Mrs. Seely, as they rocked to
and fro on the hotel piazza.
"Gracious! Not typhoid I hope!" ex
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