SELF-TONE TRIMMINGS RULE
PIKST rule for all shoppers:
'Tbi not bur material lor gown
it wrap without first . ascertaining
that you ran mat.-h it perfectly 1" trim
mings and findings. Take a sample of
the cloth or silk, and go Ifwm trlmminn
counter to trimming counter mtil you
are absolutely sure that Jour trimming
will be a perfect match."
At the beginning of the pres. nt I'aw
the mo-it bizarre color combinations were
In evidence, but a. Winter advancd anl
the social season wt ils yl.-imp of ap
proval on certain styles, the bizarre com
binations gave way to self-tone, two or
thri-e-ton- effects, am! the trimming
probbm became hp-re complicated.
Tiii- may sound rather odd to the in
experienced vliMittir, who imagines tha
the Mmpbt nf all problems Is to on at'
a or, or two-ton1 effe.-t. while combining
two ir three t-ohes is nil .art. Kv.ry ex
lcric:iced shopper. howeer. nows lie?
difficulties of g-tting h.i i monb us t"ni'i
of a single rolor. Hlua lash with blues
tlio new reds and pinks, faded to allien
hues, are very apt to come In Inst one
i'ide. when It take two or three to
work out the dress design. :ind the wo
nt n who selects a "perfei'tly oelv- piece
f hrojd.-loth" wUh the idea of trltnmiiis
it in a deeper tone of velvet. silk folds
or braid, find that she cannot jnurf
tie d-sirrd shades an) where.
J-ist to show you how this problem
works out! A young :lii selected a
broadcloth of sago green in a wonderful
gray shade. Intending to make it up with
matching .-ilk net and a slightly deeper
(hade of mcssalmo folds, She found the
ni'ssallnc. but after visiting 1 shops she
bad to buy white silk net and have it
lived to matvh the cloth, which process
consumed a week and held up the making
of the frock just that lore. Once upon a
time the girl would have used a white
cream or e-ru net. but not today. The
self-tone net is essential to trie smart
ness of the gown.
Tiie uses of these colored nets. niHtrlilrg
b:aids and handings are num-rous. their
possibilities enormous.
for Instance. I saw a lovely little fio-k
at a reeeptlon the other afternoon, which
anv home dressmaker e,,uld eopy In a
variety of colorings. The material was
a golden-brown rrrp" meteor with high
sntin finish. The general eut was I".m
plre. but without the surpllre effe.-t. The
square yoke was of golden brown net ex
actly matching the crepe. lined with
white moiisseline and Interlined w ith cold
gauze. The net showed a cross-bar pal
tern, and at eaeh eross was sewed a tine
gold bead. Tbe high collar was made to
mat.-b. the yoke and bad for a fin!'f a
very fine. Irregular embroidered galloon,
done In brown, faded pink and fadd
green, in all not more than Tialf an Inch
wlde. The square yoke wrs outlined by .1
fine gold lace pl.-ked out with a fine pat
tern In the sam pink and green shown
In the silk trimming, and the side nieces
and lower part of the short waist were
laid In soft folds of the silk. The skirt
was ahsol?itey plain nd attached to the
bodl.-e wlih three bar.d-nin tucks of the
silk. Tbe sleeves were of tucked net.
finished with a' niching of the net. and
a hand of the trim-nine set off by a rlo.se
lv set line of the sold heads.
A slender sash of the silk repe started
at the rlsbt shoulder and fell down the
front on the right side, being eaucht at
the short waist line with a gold slide. A
band of the silk erene with a natty bow
and a tiny gold slide finished the colli t.
Unless examined very clivselr the froel:
cave the effe.-t of two-tone, the gold
lads. Interlining, etc.. melting right
into the golden brown of the silk.
The same effect could be secured lo
using bli ette cloth of silk, with net dyed
to mat.-h and Interlined with silver gauze,
silver slides at throat and belt, and sil
ver bejMis sprinkled on tbe net. "With the
new- rods, catawbji, etc.. the coppery
gauze s often used.
Next In mi-ortance to seeding just
tbe right shade of net or gauze comes
the earefur selection of braids, for these
are t-sed on cloth, silk, net and chiffon
or other light-weight fabrics. Several
very good examples of self-tone or two
tone trimmings are shown In this con
nection. Figure A Is a very effective
house gown for receptions, days at home,
card parties, etc.. In heliotrope, colored
cashmere of satin finish. The circular
skirt Is draped to give a tunic effect and
the blouse so cut as to give the effect
of a continuous line down the left side.
Poth skirt and over-blouse section are
outlined by Idas bands of velvet In Just
a trifle deeper shade than the fabric and
soutache brnid matching the velvet. 'The
gliimpe Is of net dyed to match the
cloth and picked out with tiny steel
beads, the effect of which will he height
ened If silver gauze is Introduced under
the net. The collar and sleeves are fin
ished with a tiny band of embroidery
done in two shades of heliotrope, delicate
green and silver. The girdle of velvet Is
finished with a buckle showing helio
trope and delicate green enameled on a
silver ground.
Figure B Is admirably suited to the
tall, slender woman, and ne.-ause the
trimming la applied in a "V-shaped de
sign. It can rven be attempted by the
stouter woman, provided two-tone effects
are employed.
Here you liave a combination of three
widths of braid, all the same tone, on
a slightly lighter gTound of cloth. A
gendarme blue messaline was employed
In the model from which this was drawn,
and the coarse-flowered net was dyed to
match the messaline. the. heart -of each
flower being picked out with an opal
escent bead. Inch-wide silk braid was
used for the two lines of trimming thitt
outline the broad band on the skirt, while
the Inside pattern was of soutache. The
over-blouse had a narrower band of braid
ing In fancy design, outlined by a half
Inch flat silk braid. The girdle was of
s(!k laid In soft folds, and the buttons
were imitation opals set In dull silver.
The one touch- of white was the rucho
at the throat.
These two frocks give you some Idea
of how the white, cream or ecru net and
sleeve have given place to those of net or
chiffon cloth dyed to match the fabric.
Figure C shows an effective blouse in
sage-green messaline and chiffon cloth
which was made for wear with a two
piece dircctoire suit. The front Is em
broidered In self-tone silk, and the tucked
sleeves are trimmed with buttons made
of the green silk with a tiny star of green
boadj In lu center of . each button.
Similar buttons furnish the only trim-
mlng on the blouse sections, y.-t the ef-
feet is veiy dressy and harmonizes beau-
Kli:. B .-.l t It VK HI. I K -)IKSMXK M M-'.T IM Kl TO II 4TIH,
WITH SK.M-'-TOXK HIIAIU Til I M M I N J.
tifully wilh the green cloth skirt and dresses for evening are also relieved by
coat. gold lace, overlaying the white net or lace
A feature of the season's trimmings used as trimming,
is the dash of metallic coloring, gold, sil- MARY DEAN.
Girl and Her First Evening Caller
i'Ol.'NG man is coming to call on
me some night next week. It Is
the lirst time Mamma has per
mitted a young man to call. What do I
do to entertain him? What do 1 w.-nr?
lo I ask him to come again? ,
This Is an extract from a letter just re
ceived, and tiie reuuest is so similar to
others which have reached my desk late
ly, that I think tiie young girl and her
evening caller deserve a little talk ail
their own.
To the girl who comes and goes as she
please and rather tn'orno maternal re
straint and consultation, the naive ques
tions of the writer quoted abovi m-l'
seem highly unnecessary. But there aro
still many ouu girls whose mothers do
not permit thera to entertain much after
mipper time until achool days are past,
and to whom the first call of a young
man is an event.
He may be Just the same laddie with
whom the girl has walked to and from
school. They may have played many a
game of tennis together, skated and rid
den or sledded their way through school
days, hut now, in his very best clothes
and with hit) party manners, this some
how altered young man is coming to
make a formal cul.
What lrl would not feel a bit fhittery
and wonder just what to do especially if
her mother haa little time for or interest
ill the pnziliiijr topic of good form?
In the first place, this girl will not over
dress for the occasion. In many families
all over the country and especially In cit
ies young girls always dress for evening
dinner, laying aside the schoo. dress and
donning something more like a house
frock. This may be a wool challie. or ba
tiste of cashmere made with a pretty lace
or net yoke and elbow eleeves. In homes
where furnace or steam-heating apparatus
keeps the temperature above TO. many
young girls and their elders now wear
wash fabrics after supper time mulls,
lawns, batistes and organdies made over
plain silk slips In white or colors. A pret
ty pair of black or bronze slippers with
matching lUIe stockings completes a neat
costume for the evening at home.
In very large cities formal calls are
made by men as late as 9 o'clock, but 8
o'clock is the preferred hour, especially
for the younger set. If there is a servant.
j ver. cbpper. etc.. which Is Introduced In
the most harmonious way, especially In
heading or In buckles. White satin
I mm'
'
she opens the front door for the young
man who leaves Ills outdoor garments. In
cluding hi.s gloves. In the hall, and the
youns hostess awaits him in the parlor,
or ie summoned to the parlor by the maid.
Often the mother and father are also
present to. lo introduced, then later the
cldcrw excuse themselves, for according to
Flu. C KmbroidcTed Mesaaline With
llutton Trlmnilnva.
good form In this country, a chaperon is
not neceseary during an evening call. If
the girl opjns the door In person, she
stands with the man In the hall 86 he re
moves overcoat and hat.
Many a young girl In an agony of em
barrassment lest her caller find her unin
teresting and the evening stupid, makes
the grave mistake of chattering like 'a
magpie and giving the man chance to ay
only an occasional "yea" or "no." The
5
ct.vcrjrlrt simply guides conversation and
lets the young man carry me uuio-..,
which she will find him perfectly willing
and capable of doing
Start a young man right along conver
sational paths, and h; will get along very
nicely, thank you kindly. I know- a very
sweet girl who is absolutely unintellectual
and uninformed, yet mew always call her
"clever." She might be anie to ten
who the President of the Nation is. but I
am quite sure that she does not know the
name of her state's Governor; and yet
men sit In adoration at her feet.
Why?
Because she has a tactful way of find
ing out every man's hobby and letting
him ride it. The man who goes in for
athletics- will pour tales of scores and
trophies into her shell-pink ear. and sha
will say not a word beyond occasional ex
clamations of sweet surprise at his prow
ess. The chap who goes In for art will dl
lato ten the progress of the fine arts and
his particular fancy for the moment, and
she will murmur "How wonderful" or
"Isn't It splendid" in a way that makes
him think he is the coming apostle of
artistic progress The youn lawyer does
not find her bored when he talks of his
cases in the lower courts, and she dos
not flinch before the experiences of the
young ambulance surgeon.
She Is not insincere and she is clever.
She knows men.
The Inexperienced girl should take a
lesson from this adored one's note book,
when entertaining her firt caller. Be
interested in all the fruan does or aays
and he will be entertained.
As to serving refreshments! This is not
ncessary. but If the young hostess hap
pens to have some home-made fuds or
candv on hand, a pretty dish filled with
thi may be placed on the parlor table
anil passed to the guest from time to time.
When a girl gains Jn experience anil
popularity, several men may call on the
same evening. In this case, siie can bring
out her chafing dish and make fudge or
some other concoction which will not take
too long or prove too fussy an op-ratlon.
Tiie young man s first call need not last
longer' than half an hour, and never
should he remain more than an hour. Not
until a young man hue shown a decided
preference for a girl's society, and his at
tentions amount to a declaration of his
matrimonial attentions does she allow
him to call at her house night after night,
absorbing her time to the exclusion of all
other men. The girl who indulges in what
her friends jentlngly call "crushes" is sel
dom popular with all the young men in
her set. They do not like to have their
attentions taken too seriously.
It is certainly the girl's privilege to ask
the young man to call again, but should
he fail to avail himself of this invitation
within a reasonable time, she does not
thrust Vr hospitalities upon him.
PRL'DKNCK STAND I ST I.
Shopping Hints
for Tomorrow
TUK up-to-date girl' now has
KveninR slippers of gold gauze, or
cloth of gold, and golden-yellow silk
stockings to wear with white evening
frocks.
A. poinsettla. made from velvet, silk
or exquisitely tinted muslin, to pin on
her muff or fur-piece. Instead of the
violets :jo popular last season.
A bead bug with gorgeous old-fashioned
flowers in pink. blue, green and
purple on a white ground, mounted on
a gold frame.
A narrow two-piece flat collar of
heavy lace, to wear on her 'collarless
house gown. These collars are an inch
or more in width, and the shape of a
turnover. They iheet back and front
in "V" shape, and have replaced the
high, pointed collar worn earlier In
the Winter.
The tiniest of fans for dancing par
ties, just the size for a man to slip
in his pocket and not lose.
Watch fobs of leather or very heavy
grosgrain ribbon, with a heavy gold or
silver monogram instead of a seal.
A b'ack fur grenadier hat. lynx pre
ferred, with a gardenia or two on the
left side.
I"or evening frocks, the dullest and
most faded of colors. Ashes-of-roses
has replaced pink, bluette of the gray
est tint has supplanted baby-blue. Bis
cuit, color Is used instead of canary
or corn yellow, while gray, mauve and
even London smoke are seen in chiffon
cloths, nets. etc.. for party frocks,
brightened by silver gauze beneath and
silver lace trimming.
A new ruchlng of rone-colored gauze
ribbon edged with fine lace or net.
Hints fur the Housewife.
Cleaning Gold Erald Gold braid and
other gilt trimmings may be freshened
by sifting over them a mixture of
powdered blueing and bread crumbs.
After sifting It over the braid take a
piece of old flannel and rub gently yet
firmly. Then brush out all the crumbs
and rub with a piece of velvet a bit
of any old colored velvet will do. This
method will also clean gold lace.
Preservln-g Patent Leather Shoes.
Every time patent leather shoes are re
moved they should be wiped off with a
soft piece of old linen or cheese" cloth.
Then dip the fingers Into sweet oil and
rub thoroughly over the shoes, using
Just a few drops eacn time. This keeps
the leather soft and prevents the crack
ing so usual in patent leather.
Cleaning Porcelain Tubs and Sinks.
Wash them frequently with a mixture
of turpentine and salt, both ingredi
ents of which are easily procured. This
will remove all stains and leave the
surface smooth and spotlessly white.
The proportions are one cup of salt to
one quart of turpentine. Wet a rag
and rub over the, porcelain. Stiff
brushes should never be used on such
a surface.
The Weather.
Baltimore Sun.
Clerk of the "Weather, say you so.
The rain will fall and the wind will blow?
Ominous prophet, why dream of eare
Whan the nights are wiUte and the days
are fair.
And under th wing of the wandering torm
The sweetheart spring keeps her violets
warm:
Blow, blow, cloudy ahd threatening.
Wind of the Winter. I have no fear: -Love
leads down to the land of Summer
time. April valleys and blue skies clear!
Clerk of the Weather, guess again.
Wo are not pale at the thought of rain;
Gloomy, unsettled, ah, what you will.
The green of the Spring Is upon us still.
And love goes by on her phantom feet
To weave the valleys with magic heat:
Pour. pour, dreary and ominous.
ChiU-blow-n volreys. we care not, lo:
Youth and laughter their wings fold over
us. ' .
Dev. tx In the (lades of the golden glow!
Clerk of the Weather, well-a-day,
lve la the keeper of Mistress May;
Roar your tempests and boom your blasts.
The sunflowers twine with our Spring-blown
masts.
The silver seas are beneath our keels
And over our spirits the bloom-balm steals:
Beat, beat, roaring and boisterous,
Wind of Winter and hurricanes wild.
Love keeps Spring In her green heart
hoist for us.
Ul-ladened and primrose smiled!
THE TREATMET OF
N
OT SO many days ago I had the
satisfaction of averting what might
be termed a '"complexion tragedy."
! A busy woman 6n my list of acquaint
ances has been worrying over tlie ap
pearance of certain finger marks of time
on' her face. These are due largely to
the fact that she allows herself tpo much
time -for domestic worry and social ex
citement and too little for sleeping and
hygienic living.
When I dropped In to see her she flung
Kit;
HEMOTHOl'K SATIX-KIMSHKI f'ASHJIKKK WITH 1KI.VET
BA.XDS AND SOUTACHE UK A 11).
me a glance of triumph, that Is as much
as a woman could fling between the deft
fingers of a maid who .was working a
complexion lotion Into Her mistress' skin.
'Oh. I have the most wonderful mass
age cream," exclaimed my friend. "Have
you seen Madge Burden s complexion
Bravery of Conscious Self-Sacrifice
S TO THE bravery of the American
soldier. Northern as well as South-
ern, volunteer as well as regular,
thero can hardly be two opinions. He will
not suffer, but rather profit, by any com
parison with any other. In his courage
there is a peculiar element of National
pride. But I must confess that my war
experience has destroyed some youthful
Illusions as to the romantic aspect of
bravery as heroism in battle. If I were
to venture a definition, I should say that
True bravery or heroism consists in con
scious self-sacrifice for the benefit of
others, or in the. performance of duty.
And. the less expectation of reward or
distinction there is connected with the
act of self-sacrifice, the more genuine the
bravery or heroism will be. The measur
ing by this standard of the value of
bravery, I saw around me, brought forth
some curious results.
' Among the men whom I had occasion
to observe theie were Fome not many
who, when they came into contact with
the enemy. eemed to be seized with a
sort of uncontrollable fury which mani
fested itself in the utterances of oaths
and Imprecations, in' the shaking of tiie
f-Ig;. ISelf-'l"one TrlmmiUKa in Braid
Makes the Trimmed Skirt Possible
for Short Women.
fists and, in some cases. In an apparently
irresistible desire to rush forward and
'get at them." In some Instances this
could be taken for an outburst of pa
triotic passion: In others it looked more
like the animal rage of the bull at the
sight of a red rag. Most of these men
were what would ordinarily be called real
ly "brave'V that Is to say, they would
walk into the hottest fire with absoluts
Intrepidity, and do the most daring things.
since she came home from the springs?
She owes it ail to this cream, which
her cousin brought ' from Paris. She lias
given me half the bottle and we are
sending for a dozen buttles." .
Now Maclgi Borden has an oily com
plexion, while my hostess li's a dry.
almost crinkled skin, so it stands to rea
son that the lotion which would contain
sufficient astringent to dry up the oil In
Madge Borden's pores would only add to
the wrinkles and dryness of my friend's
face. Moreover. Madge Borden had boi:n
living an outdoor life at the springs,
when she was not soaking out her pores
in the miners! baths. But my friend's
enthusiasm brooked no suggestion, and
she was even reluctant about giving me
a hit of the lotion to try. I had it
analyzed by a chemist and found that it
contained enough I. incline to greatly in
But niille some of these, when hot under
tire, were men of consistent character,
exemplary conduct, and modest selfre
speci, otiiers became known as liars,
braggarts, gamblers, bullies, rutllaiis,
drunkards and all .that is disreputable
utterly unprincipled persons without any
virtue except this animal couratje. Yet
they would sometimes b counted among
tiie "bravest," and occasipnally canonized
as such.
My experience has taught me that there
is no vice, no degree of moral cowardice,
that may not sometimes be found in the
same person, together with that physical
courage and fighting spirit which may
m.ire titut muti ;i liero in battle, and that
I there is no virtue, no degree of moral
heroism, no spirit of iiohle self-respect,
which may not sometimes be found In a
person unnerved by the sight of blood,
or otherwise incapable of meeting an ad
versary sword in hand.
I observed different classes of men who
seemed to take particular delight In es
pecially dangerous ventures. I had two
such men for a while on my staff who
would on every possible occasion, even
when there was little or no necessity for
it, aski permission to dash through the
enemy's skirmish line in order to see
what' forces there might be behind, and
who would, doing this, have to run
through veritable hail storms of bullets
going and coming. They repeatedly
offered themselves for the most reckless
scouting excursions into the country held
by the enemy. One of tilem was a native
of Ohio, an enthusiastic patriot, not a
blusterer, but a quiet and modest young
man of exemplary conduct in every re
spect, liked by everybody. The other was
the son of a German baron of high oflicial
position. 'iTe had run away from school
to Hamburg, where he Jiad enlisted as a
common seaman on a sailing vessel which
carried him to Buenos Ayres. There he
fought during the revolutionary troubles
under the famous Rosas, first for and
then against the dictator.. Then lie sailed
as a common seaman to China, where he
served for a time on a piratical craft.
Then he came, to the United States,
where he took service on a vessel bound
for the African coast, which he subse
quently found to be engaged in the slave
trade. Not long after his return to the
United States our Civil War broke out
and he enlisted in a New York regiment
of volunteers, In which lie quickly rose to
a Captaincy. He made himself useful and
notable by being always ready to do
things which others might have hesitated
to do. He was an uncommonly splendid
horseman and a lively companion not a
drunkard, but liable to drink too much
on convivial occasions. He was not hand
some, nor a man of good manners, but
he won the. affection of a refined young
lady, the daughter of a rich New York
family, who once visited our camp, be
came acquainted with him and wished to
marry him. But, happily for the young
lady, he preferred the Jife of adventure
and remained in the Army. It was proba
bly owing to his superior horsemanship
that he somewhat outshone his rival in
daring feats, but both finally found their ,
THE SKIN
crease th" growth of hair which was
already disfiguring my friend s upper lip.
and enough bismuth to turn her already
fading complexion to a parchment huu
rfnd texture.
I took the illuminating analysis to the
astonished woman and she thtvw the lo
tion away.
Now please take this liltle lesson to
heart, and when "Mary Brown" or "Kate
Smith" offers you the chance to try Um
cream or lotion or powder which is doing
wonders for lnr skin, make sure that the
texture and idiosym-tasles of your skin .
are just like hers; otherwise I lie- lotion
may dof you mole harm than good.
The safest way is to make your own
lotions, etc.. and anv woman wlio is pa
tient ami accurate and neat can accom
plish this by t lie aid of a douhl" boiler,
a strong porcelain or thick giass bowl
and a common pestle.
No matter what the texture of your
skin, your coloring or your arc. you' aie
sal'e in using tiie following almond meal
powder in t lie place of soap. Incidentally,
n Very good tiling to keep this powder
in is one of those large kitchen suit
shakers of glass with a perforated cellu
li iid lid, which you can buy at any .".-and-l)-cctit
store or house-furnishing depart
ment : r
Bitter almond meal ounces
orris root in line powder 4 ounces
Wheat flour 1 ouncii
White castile soap in powder t ounce
Powdered borax 14 ounce
Oil. of bergamot 2 drachms;
Kxtract of musk lo drops
Oil of bitter almonds 10 drops
Mix all tiie powders thoroughly and
sift them liefore adding tiie perfumes,
fctir them In and sift several times to
properly blend. Keep in air-light' jars.
It is liiosL convenient .to keep on th
washstnnd a box with a perforated cover
from which t he meal may be dusted.
Kvcry woman should have, a good cold
cream at hand. The woman witli a dry.
harsh skin mu-st use it twice a day, and
especially after beinu outdoors wlien dust
Is flying or after doing grimy work at
home. Tiie woman with an oily skin uses
it only occasionally lo cleanse the pores.
Tiie following formula is reliable and
contains no Ianoline to encourage, tha
growth of iiuir;
Hose water 4 ounces
Almond oil 4 ounces
Spermaceti 1 ollnco
White wax 1 ounco
Tincture of benzoin 1 drachig.
Heat the oil in a double boiler, adding
the wax and spermaceti. When the lat
ter have melted turn Into a bowl and
heat briskly, scraping t tie sides of the
bowl frequently. When the mixturo
cools add the rose water and benzoin
and continue beating until cold.
The benzoin may be omitted If desired,
and lilac, violet, orango flower or older
flower water substituted for the rose
water.
The young girl who has 'no" special
complexion defect and does not need. th
attentions. of a beauty specialist may still
have a tendency to yellowness In tho
face, especially if she spends much tlmn
over her books. She should drink quan
tities of pure water daily, lemonade without-much
sugar and use this simple oat
meal lotion on her face:
Take two heaping tahlespoonfuls of
oatmeal and one quart of water. Let It
boil for 10 minutes, then let it cool and
strain. To the liquid add a tahlespoonf ill
of alcohol and the juice of one large or
two small lemons. Apply with a cloth,
not wiping It all away.
The wnnian with t lie oily skin should
never wash her face without adding l'
drops of tincture of benzoin to a bowl of
warm wa'er. W hen dressing to no out,
she should upply tiie following lotion:
Powdered borax - ouncn
Glycerine 2 ounces
Camphor water - quarts
Dissolve the borax in the camphor
water and add the glycerine. Be partic
ular to obtain camphor water and not
spirits of camphor.
Apply this lotion to tbe face and tiien
use the liquid white in place of ordinary
face powder.
K AT 1 1 1 :n I N K M 1 1 tT I N .
death on the battle Mold in attempts to
reconnoiter behiml the enemy's skirmish
line.
1 That in the patriotic young oilier from
Ohio who fought and exposed himself
consciously for a good cause, bravery had
the moral attributes of a genuine virtue,
there can hardly be a question. But what
kind of virtue was the bravery for ho
was unqii'-silonubly "brave" of the young
nobleman who really did not care what
cause he was fighting for. hut was in
spired in Ills dating exploits mainly
p-rhaps solely by his sportive delight hi
meeting danger? Yet. although his brav
ery was tin rely temperamental, if I"'
been In n higher and more conspicuous
posision he would have been celebrated
among our "heroes."
I must confess that observations liko
these have made me rather distrustful of
the moral merit of that kind of courage,
or bravery which is merely, or mainly,
temperamental. No doubt it lias its value,
and great value, too. in t he arbitrament
of arms. But we should not be. seduced
bv the glamor it Is apt' to produce upon
tiie Imagination, to attribute to it all sorti
of moral qualities and intellectual facul
ties which it may or may not. possess or
rather the possession of which is not only
not proved, hut even Indicated by the dis
play of military valor.
This is the case, in this country ninro
than In any other, except perhaps Spain,
where there are reasons for it which do
not exist here. With the Americans this
tendency of the popular mind has prob
ably been strengthened by the great ex
ample of Washington, who. in an excep
tional degree united In himsvlf the apti
tude for military leadership with that
for the conduct of civil and especially
republican government. Such a happy
combination of great qualities is exceed
ingly' rare. Napoleon and Frederick tlio
Great of Prussia can hardly be called
great in the same category with Wash
ington, fur if they proved themselves to
possess any genius for any species of
civil government, it was certainly not
government of the republican kind. Our
own experience lias been that the men
with military titles elected to the Presl
dencv of the United States succeeded in
the "performance of the duties of Mm
office, so far as they did succeed, by tlio
abandonment of military methods and
ways of thinking and by the cultivation.
Inste.id. of purely civil views and the
practice of civic virtues. I'Ynin It-'i.i inlv
censes of Carl Schuiz. Vol. HI, the Me
et lire Co., Publishers. IS
I.c-ss of a 'Tin-l'an Sound.
Atchison Globe.
The women have struck a new
scheme. They advertise for "house
keepers" instead of for "girls."
"Housekeeper" has less of a tin pan
sound to it.
' Tbe Night Ha a Thousand Ljf".
Krnncis W. Bou:.li!lon.
The night has a tlumsiiTid eye!.
And the day hut one.
Yet the light of the bright world dier
With the dying sun.
The nilnii lias a thousand eves.
And the heart hut one.
Yet the liKlit or the whole life dies
When Us love is done.