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LITERARY NOTES.
A FAMOUS WOMANS NEW
POSITION.
Mrs. Margaret E. Saoguter, who for
over ten yeare has been the editor of
Hnrier'B Uazar, has resigned that po
pltion and joined the editorial corpa of
Tim Lidiefl' Home Journal, in which
nwgnzine Bhe will hereafter conduct a
liruiiiinont department.
BETWEEN1 WHISPERS.
A WOMAN'S KXI'ERIKNOES when she
KNT TO SEE MItS. EISKE AS HEOKY SHMtl'.
I'rom tho New York Commerciiil Advertiser.
"1'nlking in a thoatre ought to be pro
hibited," eaid the woman with tho pearl
lorgnon. "One doesn't go merely to see
playe; if one really loves the drama, one
wants to hear them, and tb have to
strain one's ears and then miss halt tho
brightness and beauty of clever lines on
account of the buzzing of the audience
'is, to say the least, annoying. Taka
Hecky Sharp, for instance. She is the
real Becky, not a 'conception' or a ver
sion, but the fascinating little wretch
herself, who as Rawson eaid could
'chipper up a dead man.' To the un
impassioned spectator the play is an en
tertainment pure and simple, but to an
ardent lover of Becky, to see her in the
ilesh, doing and saying the things I
know Becky did and said is an ex
quisite delight. Fancy then how happy
1 was to find myself seated directly in
front of a party of young people who
had apparently never heard of Vanity
Fair, to judge by their maddening
chatter.
They couldn't understand why Dob
bin liked George Osborne or Ml in love
with Amelia, where Becky got the
money to take a house in Curzon Btreet,
or why she married Rawdon, seeing
that he was poor and she was ambi
tious. And so they babbled on. Ot?e
girl in the party seemed to have juBt an
r inkling of an idea of the character, and
between acts she tried to straighten
things out for her puzzled companions.
When tho play was in progress they
plied her with questions in Inud, hoarse
whispers. Distinct or deliberate speech
iB uot a conspicuous trait of any of the
players, with the possible nxception of
tho slow-going Rawdon, and between
my unenlightened neighbors and the
constant buzz of comment, admiration
or explanation all around I heard about
h"lf that was said behind the foot
lights. "I did not intend to be cheated out of
my Becky, however, so I went a second
time. I was scarcely more fortunate.
I But beside an old gentleman who ap
preciated so keenly every bright I.'ne or
situation that he repeated it or com
mented on it to the young girl besido
Mini. I could have annihilated him,
but he seemed, to be having such a good
timol simply envied him. The third
timo I went I determined to hear, or
make myself as disicreeable ob I felt.
L had 6eats no ir the stage and all went
, .., ...0 out. luuu tut) apiriii
f the man behind me became troubled.
Ho could not Biehow such a heartless,
tc, etc., 'Sab,' said his wife. But he
eighed and stirred in his chair and
showed all tho symptoms of contempt.
I reached for ray hat It was a large,
plumed affair, warranted to obecuro
oven a Julio Opp or a Maxine Elliott.
1 put it on. In a few minutes the man
who disapproved cf the greatest heroine
i fiction leaned over and told me he
coulJn't eoe. And then I said, sweetly,
domuroly, 'Do you really mind? Why,
or course I'll take it off, then!' And,
y dear, ho sat like a stone image, with
"I'cftBionul lapees into laughter for the
Mnuicder of that delightful evoning."
a ho a man of liberal viewB?
W '"Xceodingly po. lie has juBt an-
""""cod his belief in the Bible.
HALLOWE'EN.
Nutcrack Night was tho moflt popu
lar in all tho year among tho youth of
tho "North Countrio" of liritain. Nuts
wore distributed with lavish hand and
cracked and oaten in abundance, besides
boingmadoto decide I ho fat o of many
a lad and lassie. In tho words of Burns
"The auld guidewlfe's weel-hoordit nits
Are round and round divided.
And mony lads' and lassies' fates
Are there that night decided?
Some kindle, couthie, side by side,
And burn thegither trimly;
Some start awa wi' saucy pride,
And jump out-owre the chimly
Fu' high that night."
Tho nutB were placed in tho hot ashes
or along tho bar of a grate, and when
they burned peacefully Bide by side the
happy fate of tho couple waB assured;
should onoor both of them crack end
jump away the tbouithtB of a eucreBsful
courtship might as well be abandoned.
Not satisfied with nut cracking, the
pulling of the kail was also a part of
the evening's eport. With closed eyes
the young people made a raid on the
goodman's kail stalks, that porhaps bad
been allowed to stand for this very
purpose U(on the nature of the stalk
pulled depended the appearance and
disposition of tho mate for life. Should
aetalk be well formed and straight the
finder was considered fortunatn, espec
ially if a quantity of earth clung to
the root?, which indicated that a goodly
amount of earthly goods was to accom
pany the union. If, however, the stalk
wa9 crooked and rujty, the finder waB
mortified at the thought of being mated
for life with a "crooked stick"; and was
doubly mortifiod should the pith of the
kail taste bitter instead of sweet, as
that waB a sure indication of a disagree
able disposition.
Few carried to a successful issue their
Hallowe'en spells. The maiden who
waB brave enough to sleal out to the
I i j and thrown in a skein of yarn, a
loose thread of which she rotaiued in
her hand and wound over an old skein,
was Bure to drop tho yarn and fly with
all speed to the house if, when she
noared the end of tho skein, it was
caught and held, as she h iped and ex
pected it would be. She should have
held to the yarn and asked "Who holds?"
when an answer would have come from
the depths of t'y kiln giving the full
name of her future husband.
Tbe observance of All-Hallowe'en is
dying out in Great Britain. It never
was observed properly in the Uoited
S'ates.' As belief in superstitions died
out the spells that bud been practiced
gave place to practical joker, and Hal
lowe'en came to mean merely a license
to destroy property and annoy peace
able citizaus.
In s:me. places dipping for apples,
burning nuts, and pulling cabbage
stalks aro still observed, but tho Nut
crack Night of BurnB'e time has dip
npp ured forevbr. From Sslf Culture
Magazine for Novembor.
I hear you are in love with your type
writer. Has Bho given you any en
couragennt?
Well, yes; she has atruck for higher
wages.
I am heels over head in love with you.
How awfully upset you must be!
lco is tbe only thing that is what it
is cracked up to be.
Frauleiu Ziehen Sie auch Schmerz-
los Zahne au ?
B trbier S-lbBtvarstendllcih?
Fraulein Da werdo ich Sontag Mor
gen zu Innou korainen
Burbier-Jn, Sonntag Murgeu darf
ich nicht ziohen-wegen dea Schrolens.
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We are selling" a great many fur
collarettes.
' We have them in all the most fash-
ionable furs of the very latest shapes
at moderate prices. Electric seal
12.75, $4.75, $5.00, $6.00, and $7.00. Electric seal with
astrakhan yokes $5, $6, and $8.50. Astrakhan $5, $6 and
$8.50. Monkey $7.50 and $9. Brown Martin 10 in., $18,
$20 and $22, Marten with tabs and tails $30, $40 and $50.
Stone Marten $18. Bear $30. Mink $30 and .$42.50. Per-j
sian lamb with black Lynx $47.50 each.
For ladies' ready-to-wear outer garments of any description
we invite you to our cloak and suit department.
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