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Mistakes of Modern Woman. IN au article ou "Nervous Tension" In the Woman's Home Companion, Florence Hull Wlntorburn thus ar raigns the woman active In church, so cial and philanthropic life: "The modern woman Is conscientious to a fault, but she feels responsible for many affairs that her grandmother left to Supreme Power. She does not wish 4rt tvielrrn nmr if hm nA mmrHf ft tl V(i. w i, n.n. t ... vnrv new one that comes within her reach. ! nt tw . i,t ri, n,,.n ti,nt ,na nt M,tvri u..,m,w 0',mh nnn, n i BlUt71 U.II Ull. H U1UUU 9 Will U ami" tion are unlimited, but her nerve-power is limited. Nothing so speedily wastes this, our most precious possession, as the stress and anxiety that follows the attempt to crowd too many things into our lives, and things that are essential ly Incongruous; never meant to beloug together. It Is au exceptionally sane mind that adheres to its own special duties, and leaves to others what be longs of right to them. The vaulting ambition of the feminine mind should not overleap the practical consideration of altruism. It Is selfish to want to perforin all the work of the world. We owe it to men not to force them to degenerate Into a race of shirks. Be sides, there Is another thing to be thought of. It would bo unpleasant for us If they altogether forgot how to work by the time we are ready to give something up for them to do." Hints for Lady Cyclists. ' Cycling shoes, when new, should be worn a tew times for short rides be fore being used for continuous touring. A waterproof cape which costs but a few shillings and lusts for several son sons should form part of every tourist's equipment. To 'lighten the enamel wash with a large, soft linen cloth and lukewarm water, dry thoroughly with a soft cloth, and afterward polish with a solution of beeswax In spirits of turpentine, but never use a brush, hot wntr and soap, as they Injure the enamel. Although a "naked" machine Is pref erable for short out and home riding in dry weather, a tourist should not shirk a full equipment of mud guards. After riding In the rain it is most liu portant taut the tourlssJiould Bee that the front wheel brake Is In working or der and not In need of lubrication at its Joints. Wormwood boiled In vinegar nnd ap plied as hot aa one can bear on a sprain or bruise Is au invaluable rem edy. The nll'ected member should af terward be rolled In llannel to retuiu the heat. Iloston'a Ppccdy Typewriter, Like stenographers, mediocre typo writers number themselves In legions. Few of all the hosts who graduate In this art from the business colleges ever become experts. There are one or two, however, who have attained a national reputation for speed on the typewriter. Among this number is Miss Alice M. Goldthwalte, of Boston, Mass. She Is reputed to be the fastest operator In the Hub city. MIsh t!olthwalte can write 114 words of unfamiliar dictation n minute nnd 104 words of familiar mat ter in the same time. For eight years she held the honor of being the speed iest typewriter In Boston. Miss Uold- MISS ALICE M. OOl.THWAITK, thwalte occupies a semiofficial position, being assistant to City Stenographer 12. AY. Hiii-mlen. Eight years ago Mr. Ilarnden selected her as the most rapid typewriter In Boston to help htm get out his weekly reports of the City Coun cil proceedings. This matter covers one to three pages of one of the mom lug papers. The typewritten report Is made between 8 o'clock lu the evening and 3 o'clock the next morning. Then It Is that Stenographer Harudeu and his wonderfully proficient typewriter are taxed to their utmost, ami one or two nsslntauts tire often called lu for the copying of paiwra and documents. But for his dictation Mr. Hnrnden relies mostly upon Miss CJoldthwnttc. Miss tJoldtliwalte Is still In her twenties, nnd is one of the most modest young women iu Boston. The l.inly 1 Always a T.iidy, Butu Ashnioro, writing on "The Sim pllclty of thelJrande Dame," In the La dles' Home Journal, asserts that "a lady may stand behind the counter, bo mistress In her own home, or busy alt day nt n desk, but no matter what her IHisltton lu life Is, she never swerves. nnd unconsciously she nlwnyi lmpivss i'n those who are around her with the 1 IfMli fact of her gentleness and her slmpllc- Ity. The lady gains her strength not from riches, not from her high position, not from great learning, but from good common sense. Any one of us may learn this if we will take a good model and copy it. No lady Is free-and-easy in her manners. She does not, however, go to the other extreme and become stilted, but she tends rather to quiet ness and to a slight reserve, since, when she takes a friend, she proposes to keep her. She does not become in timate with you after twenty-four hours' acquaintance, put you in the place of a confidante In ' forty-eight hours, and In a week's time tire of you. The lady knows you first merely as an acquaintance, and then, If she finds you Interesting, or If she thinks she LCiln ln W "ay Ije of use to you, she IM - rmit8 'ou to comc Kratlunily into her llle- nntl between you may grow up a friendship that may last through life, even unto death." Dnzzled Royal Eyes. Mrs. William F. Draper, the wife of the American ambassador at Borne, dazzled the court ladles at the recent Quirinal reception with the magnifi cence of her Jewels. Queen Margherita of Italy has a passion for fine diamonds, nnd likewise possesses them in ample quantity, Until Mrs. Draper appeared on the scene the queen was alone In her glory, but the general opinion of the MItS. WILLIAM F. DBA PER. people at the recent court reception was that the Amerlcnn woman's jewels far outshone those of the beautiful queen. Mrs. Draper was one of Washington's stateliest dames during her residence In the capital while her husband was a Congressman from Massachusetts. She was a Kentucky beauty Ix'fore her mar riage. Mr. Draper's wealth Is enor mous, and his wife's diamonds were the despair of Washington women. Sev eral of these gems are quite large, nnd It Is estimated that the value of the Draper collection Is $200,000. A Few Don'ts. Don't forget that although it Is not easy to win a man's love, It Is far more dllllcult to keep It, and requires some slight kuowlodge of men and their ways. Don't, v a he conies home tired and huligry, spring on him a multitude of little household worries, which, after his graver business cares, will appear to him as trivial lu the extreme. Don't be dull und solemn as the grave, but be cheerful and enliven him occa sionally; no man Is such a bear as to cavil at a bit of fun, and the chances are he will thoroughly appreciate It. Don't be constantly asking for money to pay bills; have a regular allowance, and keep within It, either settling ac counts weekly or monthly. Don't, above all, aggravate hi in or argue with him. Very few women real ize how valuable silence sometimes Is, and many a quarrel would lie avted If she could but forego the pleasure of having the last word, Household. Women Conscious of Ureas. An acute observer points out that men are less conscious of dress than women. Of course a man lu poor clothes appears 111 at ease lu trying to make his wit or other natural gifts out shine his raiment; but that Is not the point. At nu afternoon reception, or better still, nt a picture exhibition, the eagerness with which most young women try to show the men how they nre dressed Is Interesting to contem plate. The men stand discreetly near the center of the room or walk slowly In an outer line, while tho women gath er close to the pictures. Occasionally a good-looking, well-groomed young man will find the same woman be tween him and the picture he Is looking at eight or ten times In going the round of the room .He should make no mis take and not lose his head In thinking that she Is personally Interested lu him. She simply has on n new gown and courts his silent admlratlou but nothing more. When the Hair Fulls Out. When the hair Is falling out to a marked degree change your style of hair dressing nnd so relieve the strain If It Is growing thin alniut the temples It Is well to part the front hair at the sides, and. after the coll Is arranged at the luick, lightly twist It and pin it loosely, so that there Is no strain what ever. Side combs, with the teeth turn ed forward, do much to keep the hair from slipping nnd pulling tmekwnrd. There nre In India UOO.000 widows fi nged between 0 nnd 14 years, and SO, 000 less than 0 yea re old. 1 RIDDLE OF THINGS THAT ARE' We walk In a world where no man reads The riddle of things that are, From a tiny fern in the valley's heart To the light of the largest star, Yet we know that the pressure of life is hard And the silence of death is deep, As we fall and rise on the tangled way That leads to the gate of sleep. '' We know that the problems of sin and pain, And the passions that lead to crime, Are the mysteries locked from age to age In the awful vault ot time; let we lift our weary feet and strive Through the mire and mist to grope And find a ledge on the mount of faith In the morning land of hope. William Hamilton Ilayne. MISS FAITH'S ADVICE. Miss Faith sat In close companion ship, as usual, with her familiar spirit, a piece of crocheted edging. Her touch upon the mazes of tangled thread was very gentle, even endearing, and her look of content us she held It up and noted Its effect as a whole seemed vast ly out of proportion to the cause. Miss Faith was still pretty, with the pa thetic beauty held as flotsam from the wreck of years. Her hair was prettier as silver than It had ever been as brown, and her eyes, though they had lost their vivid glow and eagerness, had gained a kindly sympathy. Her tenderness had even extended to the crocheting in' her hand mud imparted something to that usually very imper sonal object that her fancy had fret ted into thinking a response. She pass ed her hand affectionately over It now, as the figure of a-pineapple, much con ventionalized, repeating itself like his tory again and again, fell In scallops to the floor. "It's most done," sihe thought. "I can go back to the oak leaf pretty soon." A change in the crochet pattern was the chief diversion of Faith's life, that ran on as monotonously to the observer ns the time of the famous harper who played upon only one string. To an ant the coming of a stick or a stone mny be a great event. It Is not hard to understand how a life that consists In taking Infinite pains with many little things may get its sips of excitement, interest nnd novelty from a change In a pattern of crochet. The examination of the work appeared to be satisfac tory, ami Faith laid it on the table at her side. This table was devoted to the uses of her art, nor was ever pro faned by the presence of any Irrevelant substance. There were rows of spools upon It, drawn up lu lines like soldiers ready to receive an attack, hooks of various sizes lying like weapons by their side, and various rolls of lace, the fluished product of their warfare. Faitli regarded them with approval, but her hand that had lain upon the table fell away from the accustomed task, and she sat Idle, watching the red coal, the shadows the lamplight threw upon the carpet, and listening to the clatter that Mary, her maid of all work, was mak ing as a part of the dishwashing. "It's a kind of Jugglery she goes through with those dishes," thought Faith regretfully, "a slelghtof-hand perfc rmence, to see how many tricks she can do before one of them will bret.k." But nor face did not cloud, for she had learned resignation. She had sur rendered to Mary the dishes and nil the rest of the household divinities that she had served so deftly and carefully for years that she might be more nt leisure to while away her time In her own In nocent fashion. Sue wondered, ns she sat staring dully nt the blaze, how the crocheting had to come to mean so much to her and could not think for the instant, then half remembered, saddened a lit tle, lost the thread of memory again, recovered It, and fell to musing, her elbow resting on the table, her cheek in her palm. She could hardly believe now that a certain few years of her life had ever really happened. They must hove belonged to some other and wan dered wilfully Into her own, for there was no home for them iu hers or like ness unto anything they brought. Was It so? They had gone so utterly, so completely, nnd she was happy now In her own harmless way, far Inland, out of all reach of storm and reef. She was still looking vaguely, half wistful ly, at the fire when her door-bell rang and some one had entered the room and was hurrying to her side. "Aunt Faith," said a girlish, tremu lous voice, "I've come to ask you to help me. Mother said you had suffered like this once nud you hnd learned to forget, nnd I thought perhaps you could show me the way." Faith looked down upon the slight figure crouched there, sobbing, and laid her hand gently upon the brown head, but she did not understand about the suffering. "What Is It, Grace?" she asked. "O, It's Phil!" she cried. "He doesn't care for me any more. He's taking Jennie Thompson now, and I can't bear it. Mother said other women had to bear such things, but she'd always been happy, nnd I could come to you You could help me," she said, looking up npiK'allngly. "You could teach me to forget." "Yes," said Faith, slowly. Then It came back to her, all her own little story, and a dim, broken memory of the first heartache and her own long ing to forget. "Poor little girl," whiskered Faith, stroking the beautiful mass of golden hair. "How was It I learned to forget? Lot me think. Yes, I remember now. Wait a minute, dear. 1 will show you." I'nUV slipped out of the room nnd soon returned, bringing three rolls of very broad crocheted lace. "Can you crochet, Grace?" "Not very much," said Grace, won deriugly. "Well, I will teach you. This is the very way I learned to forget.- The needle slips in and out, nnd the sun light and firelight shine on it, and the lace grows and is so pretty, and it brings comfort. When I began I couidn't se the needle O, how long ago that Is! for the tears. ' That was when I knew he would never come again, and I had my wedding dress all ready it's grown yellow In a chest In the gar ret. But after a while the lace took up my trouble drop by drop till it was' gone, and I couldn't tell you to-day where It Is. So I'll teach you, dear. These are the three rolls I did In the three years, one for each. They are yellow now, you see.'r Faith opened one and spread It out. It was an Intricate pattern, and very broad. "It's hard to do," she said, "but that Is all the better for the forgetting. If I'd been a man I should have gone away to Africa. I've often thought it would do a good deal toward making a body forget to see the sun falling down like a bnll and the dark come as if somebody had'blown out the light. But I couldn't very well, so I learned to crochet. I never gave the lace away, you see, because I had worked my trouble Into It, and I wns afraid. I thought along time about it when Alice was married, but I was afraid it would some way make her sad when she wore It. So It's all here. This Is the first year's you see I've numbered it one and this is the second's, and this is the third's. There's the 'three. Faith handled the rolls over and over, lost for a minute in the associations which they revived. Her niece seemed to have forgotten her own grief for the time, and was observing her aunt curi ously as she bent over the luce, . "That's a fern pattern," said Faith. "It's very pretty." Faith sat silent for a time, smooth ing out the creases of the knee and drawing it out to its length. It seemed to have the , effect of an enchanter's wand, for It summoned old faces and saoiies at will, and Faith grew blind to the little room and the needs of her guest. At last Grace moved Impa tiently. "Yes, yes," said Faith, like one awak ening, "to forget This is the way. Here Is the old pattern. I will teach you." She bustled about, finding thread and needle, seated herself at Grace's side, drew the thread through her fingers, and began her work. "There," she said after a minute. "Do you see how it's done? It isn't hard. Try it." Grace took the needle helplessly. "Do you think I could forget so, aunt?" she asked hesitatingly. . "I did," said Faith. Grace bad returned to her task and made one or two awkward motions with the needle when there came a ling at the door. "It's-Phil!" exclaimed Grace, spring ing up. "Grace!" said the recreant lover, standing awkwardly by the door, after Aunt Faith had admitted him and had retreated toward her chair. There were shame and pleading In his voice. Grace caught her hat and went to hi m without another word. "We'll try the crocheting some other time, Aunt Faith," said Grace. Then seeing her aunt's half -dazed ex pression, ns If she hardly understood this new development of affairs, she ran back and kissed her. Grace's face bore no trace of sadness ns she turned to Phil, and they went out chatting merrily. Faith listened till the last footfall on the crust had died away, then carefully rolled up the lace. "She thinks she's happier," thought Faith, "but I'm not so sure. A man's heart is uncertain property, but a cro chet needle," as she laid her hand ap provingly upon those on the table, "Is ah-ays the same." Ex. Snowbanks and Their Effects. 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