THE VIGIL OF ADAM.
Far In A "da. faith the lescnd.
On n jioak whoso nameless tower
XJno the plains hundred miles oil
For their dial of tho hours;
VFhcre tho tallest Himalaya
Klses fcA becalms o lonely,
Wlicuco tho eagle swoops In terror,
And the stars of God ere only;
Sittcth ono of ancient visage,
One more xtrnuge than aught below him,
Ono who lived so near to God once.
That for man we scarce should know him;
Far nboro the busy world tribes,
Mies nboro tho pine trees, bending,
lonely as when God first tnado him,
There lie kecpeth watch unending.
Dr. 8. Weir Mitchell.
MR. MOUSER'S SAWBUCK.
Mr. Mouser nnd Ills merry Httio wife
occupied a charming cottngo la tho
suburbs of a large city in tlio "Father
land." His business connections were of
Buch a nature, that he was usually at
Icisuro after 4 o'clock In the afternoon.
Mr. Mouser prided himself on being a
man of originality and brains. Mr.
Mhnser nlso liked a little inlcn. nfc nthnr
B people', expense.
y . . r . r . . t .
il was uuiuiuu. .ur. .uouscr naa just
laid in n goodly supply of winter fuel.
Wood, was chlelly used for this purpose in
the land of Mr. Mouser's birth.
Sitting by tho window of his cozy llv-
log room, enjoying a royal smoko from
g the long Memmed porcelain pipe, Mr.
iUouser watched the wood sawyer plying
his trade, made easy by long habit of
handling wood and saw. As Mr. Mouser
Razed and pondered an idtn crept into his
head. It was grasped as ideas quickly
became captive there."
"Llzbeth," said he to his wife, "it is
singular I never thought of it before I
generally think of such things but It
strikes mu that I could saw that wood
snvself."
("Gracious! what an ideal"
'A bright one, isn't it? A big saving,
fvooi oust sco wiin wnnt case u is iiono
khoTOan cuts through the sticks as if ho
were slicing bread and butter; besides, I
'rcqulro nioro exercise; my health is not
Arhat It has been."
j "Why, dear, do you feel 111?"
i "N'lio, but a man needs to exert hlm-
Bclf lf ho does not wish to run down in
muscular power. My habits aro too con-
lining; a sense or mis laei nns neon grow-
ng on me lately. Hut I have solved the
iHlculty wlille watching that man play
a his 8avjack."
A merry twinkle of tho eyes and a
laudable endeavor to maintain a serious
expression would have convinced tho bo-
loldei that Idzbeth also hnd Ideas, but
liko a properly respectful wife she kept
.hem to herself until called for.
"Xo you think, Llzbeth, that a llttlo
gentle muscular activity is what I need to
Stimulate appetite?"
You might paint the house or dosomo
ess tiresome worn than woodsawlug,"
eplled Mrs. Mouser.
"Oh, you uuderrato my capacities, my
lear. And tawing wood is not such hard
xork. Coma and see how simply It Is
'lone, yet how every musclo Is brought
n to play. I am enchanted with my idea,
bud shall carry it out. Tho man can
lnlsh this job. but it shall bo tho last I
ver pay for."
Mr. Mouser meant business. Ho at
pee ordered the very best kind of a snw-
ack miide, He purchased a splendid saw,
frith fclinrp teeth and a light frame. Ho
tranced about, 1 appy as a fceoolboy, with
abs of yellow and green paint spattered
In
over his portion, until llnally the saw
iramo suited him In its bright yellow coat,
'lie saw jack he painted a lovely light
reen.
Daily ho proniennded impntlently
round tho fcheds where tho wood was
'torcd, and grumbled becauso tho fuel
(isted so unusually lottjr. At Intervals lio
dded another coat of L-rccn pnlnt to tho
'Ighly decorated sawliu jack ("Hawbuck"
:; is called sometime and bado all his
.cquaiutances and lnendscomo and In
jpoct his patent calt.tthonlc toys, until
jyery ono for miles around became faulti
er with Mr. Mouser's green sawing jack.
I At last the longed for day arrived. A
jig loud of lino hickory hnd been piled up
, i clofio proximity to the tools of deelma
on. Mr. Mouser was all excitement. Ho
frsscd by his amused wife with important
Jsdaln, and scarcely gavo himself tlmo
'. devour his dinner, ho was bo eager to
;a nt work.
"Nothing more, thanks," ho replied, as
Ja wife wished to replenish his cup.
Islng, ho hastened to hnndlo Ills pets
ith an ardor that caused Llzbeth to
,i)llu knowingly as she watched him pick
(it tho very smallest ami most alemlor
;rd sticks.
This was n great mlstako on Mr.
ouscr's part. Ho should have tackled
io difficult ones first, on tho simple but
ultful theory that custom would have
tvecteued his toll with the balm of
cater ease.
f My! how tho saw rented nnd tho nb-L-oviatcd
sticks tuniblcjl to tho ground!
J11 Llzbeth, who was peeping with
nightor brimming eyes, noticed that at
je third cord btlck work seemed to
ackon just n little, but seven wero
lishcd, and Mr. Mouser came in, do-
irlng lie felt glorious.
Tho secoud day Mr. Mouser remained
table a trltlo longer. Four cord sticks
broken lengths licked the dust, how
I or.
UThird day Mr. Mouser took tlmo to
Innco over Tho Dally News after dinner.
corn: mreecorn micks.
"LUslieth," said he, "I think I've been
eated in the Haw jack, It is not put to-
ftlior on us practical a plan us I was led
rbejlevo. It wriggles."
Fourth day Mr, Mouser toyed over his
,mcr extensively. Ho smoked his pipe
d read tho paper. Jlo glanced pver his
inthly maguzluo until dark, and then
irtcd up, exclaiming!
.(Mercy! how short tho days aro!'
Irs. Monger enjoyed the situation In
isely. but said never a word.
Fifth day Mr. Mousor roso with a
ike of injustice resting iioii him. All
f lie was haunted by the outrageous fata
it made him tho owner of u sawing
.My dear, we require moro wood uian
at tolay and to-morrow, wanning ami
bIiir day, you know," uld Mm.
lseru soon as lie got nome.
'I never saw anything like tho way you
Jiveii iniinago to consume lueii" nnd
. Mouser urablKtl Ida hat nnd a t rode
, trlly toward the w'oodplle. A fewntlcki
' iKsroro tlio knviigo iiiauipiiiniiou oi ino
, wlillt Mr Moiuer' minrlmu kept
IK'iit tlmo to tho wtlil motion of tho
yrr.
VJtli PrU lio 'Jit UoMwllyjnif
r (li wiwxliille, 'J'lil w.t t(Hi much.
) wife wa u lriito to vxyeai lilin tu
rit w$ Hiiuvu nii ino h'w "
u iti ouild foM m own frru wn
T. T . . MM ..t i I. lilt II I
would. never hear the last of It Oh, If
he could only get rid of thnt saw jack.
A long time ho pondered, at last a smllo
of jny illuminated his face. Thnt night,
after his wife had retired, Mr. Mouser
slipped out and carried that hated green
object to tho front gate. Presto, in tho
morning the corpus delicti would bo gone.
The highway was full of robbers, who
would steal anything and everything.
He would make a big fuss about tho
loss, but tnke good caro not to buy a
Becsnd Fawjack.
He slept the sleep of the just until
about 4 o'clock in the morning. It was
still dark, but his anxiety to nssure him
self of the loss of his trouble caused him
to sneak out and reconnoiter. The saw
jack was still there. Mr. Mouser whis
pered not a prayer. "Oh, well, there is
time enough still between this hour nnd
daylight for a theft to be committed," ho
muttered. It was the voice of Mrs. Mouser
that awakened him in time for breakfast. I
He glanced out of the window the first
thing. Oh, limv brightly the sun shone,
unci me sawiacK gleamed up at mm in
nt mm in
nil its verdant beauty. No robber hand
hnd carried it away. A fearful sigh
escaped the Mousor bosom.
"You must saw gome wood for mo bo
fore you go, dear," said his wife.
"What, moro wood?"
"Yes, dear; recollect you only sawed
ono stick last evening," rejoined Mrs.
Mouser meekly, but a wicked gleam of
mischief played about her eyes and
mouth t
Mr. Mouser Ignored her reply, nnd
hnstened to town with his pretty tools
...t.i. - i i . .. i .
down in his soul n voico groaned, that
sawing jack must got
Where? whence f how?
Mr. Mouser was a man of resources.
Twelve o'clock, midnight. A burglnrlsh
darkness nnd silence brooded nround as a
man stolo hence from his couch, and,
grabbing his trousers, leftacozy bedroom.
A little later the only other act lvo creat
ure about, a fcliuo prima donna, might
havo witnessed a sorry sight: a solitary
man marching townvvnrd, clutching in his
strong right hnhd a beautifully painted
green sawing jack.
Soon ho returned. Tho sawing jack,
where wns It ?
Mr. Mouser rose thnt morning in n most
delightful frame of mind.
"Llzbeth, my dear llttlo Llzbeth," he
exclaimed, friskily, "I am going to work
In earnest today. I am feeling line, much
better than I have for some timo. Here,
feel this arm. How's that for muscle, eh?
Thnt's whnt sawing wood Jias done!"
Llzbeth blinked sadly, lint looked con
tented. Mr. Mouser hastened out to "flip
ou n stick or two before breakfast," but
soon catno in looking quite augry and
puzzled.
"What in tho world has becomo of that
jack?'1 It was gone. "Such Infamy to
Ptcal.ono's very implements of toll!" ho
cried in a rage, as ho sent for the old wood
wiwyer again.
Mr. Mouser, of course, grieved over his
loss, but managed to conquer tho regret
BUlIlcieutly to display some of his old wit
and mirth.
Hut thm good feeling received a sudden
check the morning after tho burglary of
the "jack."
He had just opened the dally paper,
when his glance was arrested by a leading
paragraph.
"Llzbeth, look at this!"
Mrs. Mouser became alarmed. ' Her
husband was pale as death and trembling
in every limb as helianded her the paper.
Sho read:
"The nidcnce of the Hon. Oliver was
broken into night before last nnd a largo j
sum of money and valuable pinto and !
jewelry stolen. Tho robbers en- I
tered by the garden window, from which ,'
they removed the iron grating, whllo i
standing on a singular looking wooden I
object, recognized by old fashioned coun-
try folks ns a 'sawbuck.' It is painted
a light green, nnd will doubtless prove a
valuaolu clew toward tracing tho mis
creants. A thousand dollars reward is
olTered for return of jewelry or informa
tion leading to the arrest of tho robbers."
"Why this is splendid! You can at
once notify tho authorities that tho 'Jack'
Is yours the thieves who .carried it
off"
"Oh, my oh, myl" groaned Mr.
Mouser; "don't talk to me about thieves
I may bo arrested any moment when
they din-over" ,
"Discover what? How can they nrrest
an Innocent man becauso ho owns an
artclo stolen from hlui mid used by
wretches"
"Oh, Llzbeth, I may not even bo ablo
to prove an alibi. Oh, wiiat shall I do!
1 tell you wife, I am entirely Inno
cent" "Ah I wo nab you confessing, my flno
bird," a rudo voico hero interrupted, fol
lowed by the cutranco of tho minions of
justice.
Mrs. Mouser liegged, cried, stormed
and implored. Mr. Mouser wns muto
nnd totally crushed, but tho lold minions
of authority led him away to a dungeon,
where ho languished for threo days bo
foro his friends could obtain a hearing for
him. In tho meantime tho real culprits
had leen caught, but tho law required an
explanation of tho hiuguago that ap
peared to the police like a question of
complicity, notwithstanding Mr. Mouser's
unquestionable sociid standing ami per-
lect respectability.
Tho court room was crowded with hit
friends and neighliors, His wifo gazed nt
him tearfully and lovingly, but Mr. Mouser
was very much cost down. There was no
escape. He laid to tell how distasteful
wood sawing had proved to him, how he
feared the ridicule of wifo nnd friends if
after all tho bontlug ha gave it up. Hut
when ho related his midnight elopement
with his green sawing jack, even the
court joined in tho broad smilo thnt
rlpene.l into n roar of laughter from tho
less tfiguttled listeners. Tho crowning
humiliation came, however, when ho left !
tho prison for the coach to bo taken home,
.... . .
"v ...h.w.. " !
iK in mo ver- leoi on wi irons oi uie
carnage, mis wire naa not stopped laugu-
lug yet nt his midnight adventure.
Adapted from tho Cermaii, by Mrs.
. i . a r ' . - i... rit
Miles
11. AicMimnra in liostou lludget.
Mrmiiut Man oil llrrord.
The meanest mnn on record Jumped
aboard a Woodward avenue car the other
afternoon. F.very seat was occupied, mid
what did that man do but look out of a
window ami whlsHr something about a
doir ilnht. Of course, no man could kivrn
his Mat under such a provocation. When '
1! row u hud looked in vulu for the dog
light, ho also looked In va!u for hi seat.
It was completely hidden by that mean
iiiiiii. who wan mi deeply Interested in hi
palter as to lw wholly oblivious of every
thing ulso. lint Jlmwn hud his revenge.
A lady noon entered, ami before any one
could oiler her a mwI, he punched up the
mean man nnd
"Will yon nleiue give IhU lady a tAt.
lr?"
Thm thry fyuuif on to tho Mrnpi ami
Klmurvd ul mvh other until (Uir brim a
uclml, IMMl Ffvo lrv4.
EXPECTED TO KNOW THEM ALL.
How Some TriTelT Try to UlufT Conduc
tors 'Into Giving Free Hide.
"No ono knows, except a conductor, tbo
ways attempted by some peoplo to deadhead
their way on o train," said a ticket puncher,
as ho linnded back the reporter tho remainder
of n pass.
Tho reporter asked what made the con
ductor drop such an insinuation just then.
"Ob, some peoplo are cheeky, and will do
their best to leat you. A conductor is ex
pected to have about twlco as many eyes and
ears ns ordinary people. Ho Is expected to
know personally, or in an indirect way,
every deadhead between New York city nnd
the Golden Gate. If a 'particular frieud' of
tho sujwrintendent, general passenger agent,
ilny director, or even ilpwn to the head train
dispatcher, comes nlong, tho conductor is
Asked to pass Mr. So-aud-So on account of
another Mr. So-anil-So.
"This deadhead busirress becomes a well
worn chestnut in the course of tune. One
half of these unknown, but all important
, ,..ii.i i fr..o .Lipra imr mv nr r.n
J T, . , comoil)) ami( Wltn mucu u,..
, ,. , ,.i,,k iH warrant. Hk tn lwi
I pnteoil. Then again, there aro others who
aro Intlmutely acquainted wltn tuo con-
ductor, nnd of cour.M3 ask to be deadheaded.
Wo 'never do this kind of business' don't
work !r. uny ca&o, but then It is a veritable
nuisance which ought to bo abolished. Why,
you would lie astonished at tho methods re
sorted to by kOino fellows w ho aro profesloual
'deadhead.'
"I remember not long ago striking a cheeky
book agent. Ho boarded the train, and wag
" t..ut J.
silk tile and nil.
j xy mu u uuik, iuiiij yiuk, ui
and the mud was
fearful. When I came to Mr. Book Agent he
went into his spacious pocketbook his ticket
teemed to have slipped out. He fumbled
through a lot of well worn jiupers, blank re
ceipts, but no ticket could be found.
"Finally, looking up, ho said: 'Just wait a
moment; I have placed it in my valise.'
Slowly ho opened tho big vnllso filled with
circulurs, dirty linen and the other necessary
outllt of u book vender. I went through tho
train and came back to tho bewildered agent,
who was still overhauling some back number
jutpers in search of. something ha did not
lmvu. 'Ticket, please,1 1 said. 'I havo lost
It,' said ho, 'and cannot find it.' 'Fay your
aro then,' said I.
"ino trutn was no was 'ousted' and hadn't
a cent. His station was several miles ahead
of us, and as there wns no regular stopping
place between whero ho got ou and where ha
exiectcd to get otT, ho would make his lost
ticket racket work liko a charm. Tho con
ductor, ho thought, would not stop the train
to put a 'geutleinan' olf in tho rain uud inud.
Ho was fooled.
"Protty soon wo camo to a wator station
out In a big Held whero tho mud was shoo
top deep. It wns ruining torrents, and our
unfortunate passenger hud no umbrella.
When the train camo to a standstill I re
quested him to movo out. A scene followed,
and trouble was threatened. It was a dis
grace, ho thought, to put a gentleman off in
the rain. liut ho went out into tho dark,
rain and mud. Ho was elegantly dressed,
and his clothes must have been ruinod before
ho found shelter." Cincinnati Times-Star.
Knulaiul'H Ilrlulit JoiiriiallKt.
Mr. Lang writes leaders for Tho Daily
News: yet lie goes and comes as he pleases,
and his duties us a journalist aro not suirered
to interfere with his other literary work, his
lectures, etc. A shuro of his timo is sjHMit in
Fdiuborough. It is said that when ho reports
at Tho News olllco ho usks if nny particular
topic requires treatment nt his hands; hois
so thoroughly informed and so fucilo that,
assigned a theme, for editorial treatment, ho
will sit dou n In nil the noisu nnd confusion of
tlio editorial room and reel olf a delightful
essay, full of learning, of wit, of allusion and
of quotation-; this, too, without referring to
any liook from which it may bo desirable to
take extracts, or to which it may bo desirable
to turn. In fact, Lang is looked upon by his
Journalistic associates ns a cyclopedia of
learning, a fountain of wit nnd a master of
nil that is charming in style. Eugse Field's
Letter in Chicago News.
"Wink HritrlH IVumn Thau AVi-nk Hemls.
A weak heart seems to bo decidedly moro
practically Inconvenient than a weak head.
If a man or a woman Ihi a llttlo feeblo ubout
the region of tho brain, it is generally of lit
tlo moment. Some post or other will bo pro
vided if the conduct lio respectublo; and lack
of brains is too common to excite, any partic
ular attention in tho iierson concerned or in
tlioso about him. Iiut u weak heart insists
upon putting itself in evidence in oil sorts of
convenient and Inconvenient times. If its pos
sessor finds himself ruther lato for his morn
ing train and maks a "spurt" to recover lest
time, the exertion is usually followed by such
a "bad quarter of an hour" that ho resolves
In future rather to lose n dozen trains than to
risk temporary sutTocution or permanent
lyucope uguln. American Analyst.
Lalxir of Author.
William Dean Howells, indisputably a man
of genius, confesses without n blush that ho
Is uuable to write but some three hours iu
the course of a day, uud that ho tolls us
laUiriously over his manuscript as If it wero
a piece of actual drudgery. Bret Hurto,
whose creations road as if thoy had come
from his brain without flaw or hindrance,
uowbig brilliancy of thought with tho gruc
of the artut, is yet another writer who
passes duys and weeks uKu a short story or
poom before he is ready to deliver it luto th
hands of the printer, which spouks volumes
of praise for tho author of the most strik
ingly original productions in proso uud veria
which havo ever como before tho reading
public, Kxchunge. i
There Are No Kiuluoctlal Storms.
Weather Frophet Gen. Greely observes:
"Tho equinoxes nro Imaginary points at
tho intersection of the circle described by
fit. u ft li n Vu-t.i , tun vvltli til, iilnlm nf til
earth., equator tended till It strikes tho
i....4:. .i ,,.. .i.- ..i ,v,.
MllMKIMlll 1 VVlll V IIIU f J uta v v
nothing moro than tuts. Henco It Is
very
evident," ho says, "that they can
havo ab
It might
wiutoiy no mnufiwe on storms,
u, i,,.i,t ,.imt ,.,..,. th h,ne
aigthenlng of
. . . -
tho day ut tho spring equinox might affect
tho weather, but, us this lengthening amounts
to only to and one-half minutes dally, and
is a continuous action, lasting for weeks bo
fore and after tho equinox, the effect is ub
uUwlutely uothln." Chicago Timed.
Til Colur of l'lamo.
The
The color of Uame depend partly on tl
twiiperuture, but principally on the naturoof
the kuuuiic uiuinrgoiuc combustion or in
candi'souic. The lUmo of nu ordinary tiro
U yellow, Uk'aitM the brut U not sulUcleiit to
rvni!ir the rarUni a white heat. The tlm
will bum iiiuoli brighter whim air U supplied
to it frtoily, m by ruiting out tlio cinder at
lltu Isjttoiimf the fcrate or Wo Ing the lire
Willi a bllow , Umus4 with eVrry IrttU
rtuli t'f air lhr u a mw supply wf oxygen.
TN rvl flam u euwl wlim turret rapid
lUttull IwlnvVU lUe tfcMllUutUtti ""'I
ia)KHt "f tho mr, wliWU U frvquvntly the
(utM In I ha ouriUkt vum of a CaliJU tlaUM
-MkUiti'Mlttur,
WOMAN'S WORLD.
A MAN WHO KEPT HOUSE WHILE
HIS WIFE WORKED OUT.
The Kngllili Drawing Itoom Costume.
Bonnet at Small Cunt Poorly Cared
for Clilnu Portraits of the Queen.
j Dressing In .Sleeping Car.
' The household of William Hergenroe
ther.a German optician.living nt 60 Attor
ney street, lias long been an unhappy one.
William has a young and comely wife,
' who is as thrifty as her husband is lack
ing in industry. For two years she has
supported herself, her 0-year-old daugh
ter and her husband and taken care of
I things at home. Mrs. Hergenroether de
clares that the 6ole contribution of Will
iam toward the maintenance of the
i family during this time amounted to $2.
He simply would not worlc
' One .day Mrs. Hergenroether proposed
that both she and her husband go out to
find work. If she was successful in her
search William should become house
keeper, while she would provide for the
family. If. on the contrary, William
found a job first he should accept it and
work, while Ins wife carod for the house.
In keeping with other men, William fan
cied housework very easy indeed, and
supposed he could dispatch the duties of
' housekeeping in half the timo his wife
took. Seeing a life of ease before him
he readily agreed to the proposition. Ho
called it snap.
Mrs. Hergenroether is a tailoress, nnd
in a few hours she returned with the
news that she had secured steady em
ployment. William was home. Of
course ho had been unable to find a job,
so he took charge of tho kitchen. The
novelty had a surprising effect on the
man. Ho became wonderfully indus
trious. His cooking wns really excellent
after a few days of practice. Steak was
never more nicely fried. Better coffee
Mrs. Hergenroether never tnsted. As
for the pancakes they wero always
browned precisely right. William dis
played great cleanliness in his house
j keeping. His little girl was always tidy,
I the window panes shone like some of
j William's pebblo glasses in tho bygone
I days when he worked at his trado
as optical goods maker, nnd Mrs.
! Hergenroether always found n good
meal uwuitmg her on her return from
work.
All this was too good to last. It con
tinued two or three weeks, at tho expi
ration of which William showed signs of
fatigue. The quality of his cooking, fell
off: the coffee was cold and bad. and
sometimes there was no supper on tho
tablo when the wife came home.
Mrs. Hergenroether got mad. Sho had
performed her part of the contract faith
fully and did not mean to submit to any
imposition, and she soon had William in
tho hands of tho law. When nrraigno J
at Essex market on a charge of non sup
port ho said lie would resume his labors
at homo if tho court would release him.
As he could not furnish bail to pay his
wife !?4 a week ho was locked up. His
wifo left him to his own reflections and
a prison cell for several days. William
did not relish confinement, and bestirred
himself to effect his release. Through a
friend ho secured a job in an optician's
establishment. "J ustice Taintor approved
of this move nnd released him so that ho
might go to work. William's brother,
an Attorney street barber, says that this
is the first time that William has been
able to find work. New York Press.
Tlio Kngllsli "Drawing Itoom" Costume.
London is agitating the question of
holding the Queen's drawing rooms in
the evening instead of in tho afternoon,
and tho papers are being deluged with
tho opinions of various correspondents.
Ono writes to Tho Graphic: "Drawing
rooms at night would indeed bo a boon.
The evils of daylight drawing rooms aro
not dissipated by a soft wind and a clear
sky. Far from it. Tho weather, which
reduces our physical suffering to a mini
mum, is responsible for a great aggrava
tion of our mental tortures. Peoplo
read in a complacent spirit tho glowing
account in tho daily papers of tho brill
iant scene in the Mali and about tho
palace, and of thogreat crowds assembled
to witness the victims of etiquetto in tljo
prescribed deshabille.
"The 'good nature' of tho crowd is
dwelt on with tho airy 'good nature of
peoplo who are not tho objects of tho
spectators' regards. Drawing room
dress is disconcerting, if not positively
unbecoming, by daylight to all but a
favorotl few. And in place of being ox
posed to tho observation and criticisms
of those who aro in the same boat as our
selves, or at least governed by tho polito
conventions of our own circle, wo havo
to sit, impassivo cynosures for hundreds
nnd hundreds of eyes, whoso gaze can
not by any stretch of goodfellowship ,bo
considered flattering.
"Tho spectators crowd about us, they
stare, they point, they criticise with a
frankness which shows that they havo
no iden thnt the gorgeously arrayed
damsels and matrons havo tho same sort
of feelings as their own highly respect
ablo mothers and sisters. The self con
trol which is a second nature to nil well
bred peoplo prevents our general critics
from suspecting that their attentions are
painful and offensive. Seeing ladle so
arrayed of their own will in tho fnll
glare of daylight, tho sight seeing public
apparently puts as on the same footing
as a circus procession or waxworks, and
sometimes records its approval of a face
or a toilet in tho simplest good faith."
A Variety of HoiiueU at Smalt Cost.
A clover girl has hit mjkmi a novel way
of varying her hats uud bonnets during
the summer at very llttlo expense. Sho
U a born milliner, and always tiiinsatul
sometimes mnkoi, her own heudgoar, uud
U fomluf hating a quantity nf nretty
linu uud IxHiiietb. Having found by ex
jverlonoo that itwi)ivi liowtua fndt Jut
ulxmt as Main a i lusip uuu, ho lm do
ubled tu bit) the Utter IhU mmmiii ill.
Head of the foiiner. a u.uul, am) whim
thoy fade to ulmtttDto other for . uin.
lkide, too, lu 4 the KuU lirwd of
the M')0 etui uul (lower, mi V'itu
August comes she does not want to bo
wearing the hat sho wore in Jnno
trimmed with daisies. And what girl
wants to be known by n lint?
So this year when she leaves town she
will carry in her trunk n box filled with u
variety of cheap but pretty flowers, nnd
plenty of velvet and ribbon of tho best
quality. Ono may wear cheap flowers
on one's bonnet, but never cheap ribbons.
The flowers cost but twenty-five cents a
bunch, and the ribbons are as much n
yard. The green leaves that aro nt
toched to the flowers may bo of too glar
ing a color: in that case a few fern or ivy
leaves, that are suitably worn with any
Eowers, may be Ixmght separately and
nsed in place of tho others;, or tho ar
tistic girl, who always lias a paint pot on
hand, will touch up the bright green
with a darker shade. This is n bright
idea, and one that is well worth imitat
ing. New York Star.
j Portmltn pf Victoria.
I In another room there is a full length
portrait of Queen Victoria in her royal
robes, painted soon after her accession
to the throne and showing that the grim
old dowager of the present day was a
very charming girl fifty years ago. The
peculiar sweetness of the largo blue eyes
and tho pretty, rosy mouth, the bloom
i and freshness of the fair, young face,
and, nbove all, tho perfect molding of
tho arms and shoulders and the graceful
neck, make a most winning image of
royal girlhood. Had I been Queen VTc
toriu I think I would liave imitated the
I example of one of the most beautiful of
my female contemporaries, the Empress
Elizabeth of Anstriu would have re-
mained content with this portrait as my
official likeness, and never would have
cat to nny painter again.
1 But in the Waterloo chamber there is
a portrait of the queen painted five years
ago, which will show to posterity what
a staid and severe looking old lady she
was, in contrast to the grace and sweet
ness of her youthful likeness. There is,
however, ono quality about the queen
which is never lacking, and that is her
regal bearing. Sho looks "every inch
tho queen'' in the heavy, somber robes
that she wears today, as she doubtless
did in the crimson velvet and ermine,
the white satin and jowelsof her corona
tion dress. Loudon Cor. Philadelphia
Telegraph.
j Dressing In n Sleeping Car.
I There is no way in tho little dusty
plunging den of a sleeping car's dressing
room to practice such fine arts, with only
the aid of two towels as big as handker
chiefs: still much may bo accomplished
by well directed effort. To begin with,
tho night toilet must have been complete
that is to say. the hands and face
bathed, the teeth and hair brushed in
the dressing room. Then, standing in
side the curtains, the garments removed
ono by one and folded. Let no woman
attempt to sleep in any of the garments
worn during tho day. Poor rest and fa
tigue tho next day is the result.
Remove everything, and slip on a
night gown, over which should be ndded
in cold weather a gown a perfectly
plain one of flannel, to avoid colds. Put
tho stockings and garters inside tho
shoes, and hung them in the net. A
traveling woman should always provido
herself with ono of the neat, stout little
bags that hangs from the belt, atid hero
her hairpins, jewelry, purse, gloves and
veil Hnd small impedimenta may bo put
for tho night, and the bag put under tho
covers nt her feet, where it is much safer
than at the pillow. In this way there is
no danger of small articles of attiro be
ing missing when needed in the morning.
Harper's Bazar!
Poorly Cured for China.
I wonder if this country has any idea
where its china is kept. There isn't a
gentleman's house in tho land that has
not better accommodations. There it is,
nil tho elegant ware which former . mis
tresses of tho White House gathered with
so much pride and in tho face of so many
growls from tho congressional appropri
ation committees which supplied tho
money, tucked, crammed and jammed
into nn, unfinished closet which would
hardly kennel two mastiffs. No wonder
that 60 much of it is broken and nicked
that each succeeding mistress of tho
White House nlmost 6heds tears over tho
ruin of the thing most dear to a woman's
heart rare china.
Until President Arthur's day there was
not even this closet, all the valuable
china being stored in tho basement; but
ho had this closet cut from tho littlo
hallway by tho elevator. Thero aro two
rows of shelves about threo feet deep,
and there the three sets which belong to
tho service aro kept, one-third of them
being on tho floor. Mrs. Harrison say
that of the 1,000 pieces, made at 60 great
an expense iu the Hayes administration,
thero aro not more than -100 left. Cor,
New York World.
An Unpatented Itefrljjerutor.
Light housi ..-eping apartments are not
usually provided with refrigerators, but
you may make ono for twenty cents.
Buy two tin pans of the cheapest qual
ity, as you will want to tlirow them
away when yon leave. Choose ono slight
ly smaller than the other, so that its rim
and ears sliall just rest on the rim of tho
larger one. Punch the bottom of the
smaller one full of holes or get a tinman
to do it for you. Keep tho ice wrapped
in quantities of old newspapers and after
ward iu old flannel. Five cents worth of
ice kept in the coolest and darkest corner
of your apartments will furnish ice wa
ter and keep tho milk and butter cool for
twenty-four hours. Tho former in ita
glass bottlo and tho latter in a largo jelly
glass with a screw top cau lw placed in
tho larger jian Iwioath the one holding
the ice, and will Ihj kept cool by tho blow
dripping of tho ioe water ujwil them.
Now York Herald.
Slur; .tiuler.oii's Surmu.iir,
Already h mivtwwor tuw Uwmi ehontn
for Mte Mary uWm, who, as the
wurld lu . iii iumUhkhihI, will
d Hwr Irt'" Ur mar-
r TV : Juiin KUlitw,
" ' tiiiuk lur flrt
t.tmiw on tut Un4uu oago two
nur Htf. uitb n minimum, Mf ttont
md a maximum of good looks and good
breeding that captivated society and dis
armed criticism.
From her very first appearance under
tho auspices of and in tho company with
tho very actress whose place sho is des
tined to fill, there ,wero abundant sign3
of a passionate heart and good judgmont,
as well as a fair face, a rich voice and a
noble presence. Sho was a woman as
well as a queen. Sho made her emphatic
success as Clarice in Gilbert's "Comedy
and Tragedy." Mis3 Neilson i3 in her
early twenties, has a good social and
financial bacldngl is an indefatigable
Itudent and is today within measurablo
distance of being a fino actress. Ex
change. Mine. Cat-not' Diplomacy.
If Mme. Carnot is not popular in
Franco it is certainly not from lack of
taking trouble to win public favor. Sho
rivals the ex-Empress Eugenie in tho
thousand littlo ingenious devices Bho
practices for securing popularity. Sho
visits hospitals, assists at bazars, enter
tains all classes and showers down littlo
acts of kindness upon all whom sho en
counters. Abovo all, sho never misses
an opportunity of appearing in public
resplendent in lace, velvet nnd feathers,
all of which havo leen purchased in
France, tho wifo of tho president being
much too patriotic to have any dealings
with foreigners. Sho sends direct to
Normandy for her laces, to Lyons for her
velvets and silks, and wjienever she pays
a visit to a town noted for laces Bho
makes largo purchases. Modern So
ciety. Summer Bathes.
Sashes aro worn universally in endless
variety. A broad ribbon tied in a bow at
the back; around belt fastened at the side
by a rosette from which dangle single ends
of ribbon finished with outterny oowa;
festoons of ribbons falling over a tab
lier or starting from tho point of a girdle
to bo carried to tho back; or long breadths
of silk or crape arranged in folds below
tho waist and knotted without bows
with their fringed ends falling nearly to
the hem of the dress and in every known
tint and hhade. Black sashes, especially
in velvet, givoa littlo Frenchy air to light
dresses and relieve their monotony, but
ordinarily this detail of tho toilet is in
harmony with tho rest, either matching
tho material itself or ono of tho delicate
tints in the embroider. Now York Sun.
Ilrncelcts tn tlio Ilnlr.
It is very stylish just now to wear a
diamond bracelet in the hair, arranged
in such a way that only tho gems may
bo seen. It may confino the catogan
braids or coils in the neck, or flash high
in the coiffure, with a pouf of hair
drawn through. Some jewelers claim
that earrings aro fast losing popularity;
children are rarely allowed to have their
eais pierced, and young girls object to
the relic of barbarism, which renders tho
jeweled bracelets and pins all tho more
elaborate and expensive. As tho brace
lets are not worn with long evening
gloves, their nso in tho hair is quite de
sirable, for one must display ono's dia
monds if ono is so fortunate as to pos
sess them. New York Sun.
Women n Physicians.
Ever- day brings news of tho advance
ment of women. Slowly but surely thoy
are working their way into tho various
professions and trades, and approaching
th.t ideal of equity in work with men
which the progressiva woman has al
ways persistonly cherished. The ap
pointment of Mis? 'Belle Smith who, by
the way, is said to le only 23 years old
as resident physician of the Woman's
prison at Sherborn. a position of great
responsibility, is another evidence of the
fact that in tliis country women aro ad
vancing, and advancing rapidly. In
this connection it is interesting to noto
tho increasing number of women who
are adopting the profession of medicine.
Boston Traveler.
Men Attend Snrosl.
Sorosis gavo a breakfast Mav 28
in
honor of Mrs. May Riley Smith, who
was so long secretary of tho society. A
number of gentlemen wero present.
Since the founding of the society, twenty
two years ago, gentlemen have nover
been admitted to day sessions or enter
tainments, but on complaint of somo
members that they could not attend tho
breakfast without escorts it was decided
to ignore the custom on this occasion.
New York Telegram.
"She Crowed."
Tlio legend as to tho origin of woman
is different with different nations. Not
moro than four nations accept tho legend
that sho was made from a man's rib.
The Japaneso believe that sho grew on a
tree, the Laplanders that sho wa3 once a
rabbit, the Persians that she fell from
the heavens, and the Australians that
Bho was first a toadstool. Detroit Freo
Press.
Mattings should bo swept carefully
and wiped off after each sweeping with a
cloth wrung out of salt and water. They
will not then need cleaning nt tho end of
the season. It is next to impossible to
renew tho freshness of a matting which
has not been taken proper caro of.
Not long agoadrp?swas received from
a modiste, and in tho pocket was a court
plaster case an inch square filled with
beauty spots. Tho collar of the basque
was high and rolling, and the patches
were intended to cover a blemish on the
lady's neck.
Mrs. M. Louiso Thomas, ex-preaident
Of SorOsis. IS a lmmlbr nf i;mi:er.,.,.
- -. ..l.lTWfUU
u vii i MH.-iones. one is a widow,
. with
a bright mind, a sweet temper,
, a city
mn country nome ami a snug
little
enaio oi good Jtaytng tntort-bt.
Miss Sonsabaugh, toachor in an Indian
school iu Philadelphia, luu rtndgtiod hor
janrttlon, having married ono of her red
I'Ujulu imtiiud Alexander Hauom, The
bridegroom U uf the .Mohawk tribe,
A tpoofMl uf beHuiiit dropped n
the wwli iMkiu liefore making (he toilet
I'l.-lme nu pxqiiiriuly iMIomI ntnllux
urtuu tunuj fvr tho tkiu,