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THE roted rvrnt of the rw world
In thf annual rt how of III
National H- firltv of KnK'anL
VM th Provincial nhlMtlon. hMJ at
Vl-forla I'arlt. Si:ih'irjr. about on
week after the nmiil hw ia In
dnn, and the Autumn exhibition, held
In the Koy.il Horticultural Hall, Vin
cent Square, Westminster. In thu fol
lowtnir Setem!er. ar both remarka
anil iot-(l cihlMtlnni of rose, and
cntet for ni-t.il?i at these ethlblta
r keen, yet TI1K event Is the annual
rose hor h, id In London.
As a aociety event the a r. mini rose,
hoar Is also tiotwl. for the royal ladlns
ef Rnrlanil attend. The patroness of
the National l:ose Soviet Is Her Most
r.iari..us l!ajeiy. the Mother Queen.
leiandrla. and tl.e list of royal vlce
patronrssea Is Leaded by ilT irace,
.e 1 irhf M of Portland. Outside of
Itntten ityde Park. London, one
will nt see su h rr .utr.lfl.-ent drlvlns;
outfits a fnm a solid and l"HB line
aear the entrance to licirent's Park, on
:he afternoon of the annual rose show.
Hut no society function la held In con
nect. on -aph the show, nor Is there
anv !ec,.ratln-t of the driving outflt-i
"lth roses.
Th one aim of the sex-let r Is the
encoura-r' nc tf the c;rfwlnic of hilfh
class rose. iuantltt counts but for
lit:!e; iualllv Is the object. The wis
tlom of this Is clearly Tiorvn In the feet
that from a jtaudy and profuse display
of commonplace garden roses, such as
marked the rose exhrtlts lefore the
prrantMtlon of the National Hose fo
rlerr, ou now see at the annual rose
show the most perfect roses that are
irromn In the world. And these are e x -Mb:ted
In much Urs'r iusntills than
t.r.e would Suppoe possible. The one
thlrsT that called .In'o eltenc- the
National Rose Soctetr of KnKland was
t. encouraa-e the ind: 1 1 il rose gro-s-cr
to rr- hifth-clnss ro-ts.
This Idea m-i.t dominate snv pernia
renty successf il ru exhibit. The
Mr. t display Is an attractive factor.
ard. to those sh.i enlov It- and a vast
multitude do. the decorative features
are liTiport.int. Put failure has. and
,v-r r.-HI. come rn anv rose function
that forgets ti e one supreme ob ect.
I. e.. trie exhibition of l lh-.-las roses
for the en.-ouraK.ng both of the small
and lari-e grower, of the producing of
superior roses. The National Hose So.
cleiy of P.nc'anl ha. given almost ex
clusive attention to this one point, and
the growth of t"ie rose de Is shown
In the fact that there are. In K.ngland
alone, s; great rose an I horticultural
societies that are affiliate,! with the
National Pose Society. And each of
these affiliated soviet. e holds roso ex
hibits at least once a year.
The National Pose Society or Kng
land was founded by the lv. Honey
wood I'timbrlan. who was the first, and
for Zi years, honorabte secretary. The
society was organized on a murky day
Jn Iecenibr. and that splendid
resartan. the late Very Iv. Peynolda
Jlole. dean of Rochester, wu the first
president, serving It In that capacity
until bis death In 1S04. Without doubt.
I-ean Hole was the father of the rose
show and It present core-object, I. e.,
i he encouraging of the grow Ins: of
high-claas rosea. In honor of ln
Hole the society decided that a fllttn-f
memorlal In the shape of a sold med-il.
to be known aa the lean Hols Me
morial Medal." should be awarded for
some eery special purpose, aa often aa
the funds of the society would permit.
Ji la Duir.r that the first, and only
award, so far. of this medal should
go to the Hev. J. IL Pemberton. for
that gentleman has exhibited more ex
tensively and won more prlaea than
any other amateur rosarlan.
Aa the official representative of the
American pose Society and the) Tort
land pose festival Association I bad
the honor and the privilege of attend
ing the Hth annual rose show, held
July I. 110. in the Koyal Botanlo Oar
dens, i'egent'a I'ark. London. I was
sorely disappointed In not meeting the
l;r. F. Page-Koberta, who la now pres
ident of the National Pose Society. Ill
ness prevented Mr. Page-Roberts from
tending the rose show, but that genial
gentleman and enthusiastic rosarlan.
ilr. Edward Mawley. the honorable sec
retary of the society, did the honors
In the absence of the, p reel dent- To
Jklr. Mawley, aa to no other one person,
s due the credit for the highly suc
cessful rose shows held by the society.
Courteous, gentlemanly and enthusias
tic. Mr. Mawley makes an Ideal secre
tary. The three great figures of the
National Rose Society, past and pres
ent, are Pejtn Hole, the Hey. Mr. D'Om
Irlara and Mr. Kdward Mawley.
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While It la true there is no society
function head In connection with the
roe shew, nevertheless that event Is
a delightful social gathering. The mu
sic tor the show of ltlt was furnished
by the band of Ills Majesty's Scots
Ouards and the band of ills Majesty'
Koyal Horse Uuards. Commencing at
1 P. M. these bands alternated, play
ing one hour each, and for the hour
from t to P. M.. the bands were
maased. The music was superior, and
the great crowds of Kngtand'a well
dreeeed elite showed their appreciation
In many ways.
Frora Marylebone road we enter the
way leading to the main entrance aa
shown In the diagram. Aa we go down
the main walk there comes In view
the refreshment tents, the band stand,
and the lake, together with rare shrub
bery, dotting the beautiful grounds of
Regent's Park. The view on either
aide of the main walk, with the con
servatory In the distance, all enlivened
by the music and the throng of peo
ple, make "the atep blithe and the eye
sparkle with excitement. Turning to
the left, when we reach the conserva
tory, we pass by the secretary's tent
for we want a quiet look at this great
rose show before the formalities com
menceand enter the first of the three
great exhibition tents that are Just
to the rear of the conservatory.
No word-picture can paint the mag
nificent beauty that bursts upon one
as the entrance la made Into one cf
thee large tents. Artlatlo and profuse
are the decorations and display of
roses: yet nothing seems to be crowded,
it very charming display Is made by the
xvee of bamboo cJUies. of unequal length,
arranged In a vase form, a rose be
ing In the end of each cane. The cat.es
being of unequal lengths, and the roses
an the foliage being artistically ar
ranged, the display la Indescribably
beautiful. Then the arrangement of
the beautiful single and double climb
ing roses and their foliage, making the
walla of the tenia a very attractive
background for the exhibition and con
testing roses In the boxes and vases,
added a peculiar charm to the tents,
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Each at Di great rose) purser; men
have iuni!r en.'.cc allotted, to thern, snd
It sets a rose i link well-nUli wild us he
pas-es from display lo d!i.la, drinkirm
In not otil th- ming'ed perfumo of th
OTUn- r....M .nt ir ii iiin heat rnt-rly
! to consider the ln.lni.iu.il i ''rro of the
different floral qucer.a. All shades of
yellow, pink, rrinvun. scarlet, white. In
quality that m.il-cj you rub your eyes
to he sure ou are i"t dreaminu. and In
quantity that makes you think they
must grow nothing cute but roses in ull
Knsl.-'nd nud Ireland. 1 mention Ireland
realise from Hie ni-tcd nnrth-of-Ircland
country comes a vast number of the re
let 1 h nutles. And the prowcra are there,
r.ot only to guard their treasures, but to
tell you ex cry point of excellence hw
sessed bv their floral children.
i-rowds? Surer A ..k at the picture
sccompanylng this article, which wasi
taken from Just outside the Conserva
tory, looking down the m lin w-ulK to
ward the n-r.ln entrance, will tell a llttlo
of the maes of people In one part only
of the rrounds. Hut everybody is coui U
ous. and the fact that I had come all the
war frm the great rose c.'tin of the
I'nlt.d Mates, the Iliclfle Nr:hwest.
embarr:cd me with attention and kind
consideration. 1 had to decline numerous
Invitations to tea. and the two I did
accept were bartllv enjoyed, desjiit.- Urn
splendid company 1 was In. for. tuink of
It. I only had six hours' time to a- e nil
the thousands of beautiful roses In the
three great exhibition tents, and In the
special tent for decorative exhibits. Then
there was the most attractive of all tenta
to me. the tent wherein were th seed
ling roses, contestants for the gol and
silver medals. Indeed. I almost 1ho
grudged th little time It took for the
light teaa.
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The day was Ideal for the exhibition
of th roses, being cloudy and cool, a
drizzling rain coming lata In the evening.
Th blooms were aa perfect when th
show closed, at I P. M-. aa they were at
noon. Among toe exhibition rosea the
Interest renter around two of the lead
ing trophic. At the head, both numeri
cally and In point of Interest, la class 1.
Th winner of th first prise In thl
class holds for the year th nurserymen'
champion challenge trophy, and conee
qneotly beoomes th champion rose grow
er among nurserymen for 1910. Th
Messrs, Alexander IMckaon Sons. New
town ard s. Ireland, won this prise this
year with 75 distinct roses thst were
certainly excellent In color, form and
perfection of condition.
The second prise that la very sharply
contested for la das IL The winner of
the first piixe In this class holds for the
year th amateur champion challenge
trophy, and become the champion ama
teur rose grower for 1S10. This was won
by K. B. Land sell, wtio was not only
awarded (he challenge trophy but re
ceived aleo a gold medal because of tlfo
superior ex-ellence of his exhibit. A re
marks ble fact Is that not a yellow rose
was among th number exhibited In
either of these first trophy classes-.
Contrary to what one would natural
ly suppose, rosea are not very sucesa
fully grown In the city of London. A
special prise w offered this year for
roses grown within eight miles of
Charing Cross. First, second and third
prize were awarded and the king of
all white rosea, the Krau Karl Pruschkl.
had a Dlare In all these collections. It
Is Interesting to note that the other
roses shown In these prise winner
group were A. K. Williams, Dean Hole.
Florence Pemberton. Oenrge Iating
PauL Mrs. Sandford. Caroline Teatout,
3. It Clark. Mildred Grant. Dr. An dry.
Countess of Oaledon. Mrs. John Lain
and Captain. This tells the story for
any who may want rosea that will stand
city smoke and shade.
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One of th very admirable feature
of th Ron Ft vow was th special tent
for the decorative roses. In which there,
were a number ofScontest for table
decorations. Th charming beauty and
wealth of color, together with the arils- I
tic simplicity of the tables, made a per
fect picture of loveliness. Among the
many beautiful tables, three attracted
my attention. One of these tables, with
the most charming arrangement of that
fashionable beauty. Lynn Rose, won the
first prise. A special prise waa award
ed the table decorated with my favorite
single rose. Irish Olory. and the title of
Champion Amateur Rose Grower to the
lady who had the table decorated, with
Liberty. No on feature in the great
show waa more practical nor more at
tractive than these table decorations.
Indeed, the prominence given to decora
tive and garden roses, as distinct from
exhibition and prlxe varieties, was a
very admirable feature of the Rose Show
and the prise list. Of course the con
testants for the table decoration prises
were all lady exhibitor, and their suc
cess, not only In their own special
classes, but In competition with the
leading men roa growers In th other
contests. 1 worthy of not.
Th Lyon rose mad a g tori ous dis
play among th table decorations,
though a table with a combination of
Madame Melanl Soupert. Irish F.le
ganc. and Una. excelled in th desir
able qualities of lightness of design
and tasteful harmony. A vase-shaped
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basket of hronxe. brown, furnished with
Mails me Abel Chatenay and bronxe rose
foliage, formed the richest and moat
picturesque color combination In the
whole show. This beautiful rose ha
seldom been seen to greater advantage.
A well-deserved award was given for a
handsome basket of Mildred Grant and
Frau Karl PrusWikl. with rosa rubra
foliage, making a bold combination of
heavy roses, w hich by artistic handling
were mad to take a singularly graceful
form. A bowl of Irish Elegance was a
poem of simplicity. In which extraor
dinary lightness of effect was obtained,
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In this special tent for the decorative
rose I found th best specimen of on
of th finest fancy yellow roses In the
whole show, I. a the Marquis de Slnety.
Without question It Is one of the most
beautiful fancy yellow roaos yet Intro
duced. It Is a hybrid tea rose, qultq.
large and fairly fulL The color Is Ro
man ochre, shaded with fiery red; with
a carmine ochre bud. It Is said to be
somewhat tender. I waa unable to un
derstand why this rose did not receive
more attention. I overheard a conver
sation In which It was slated that the
reason why th Marquis de Slnety did
not reoelve more favor was due to the
fact that It was a "foreigner." It Is a
French rose and the grower Is Pernet
Ducher. Rut this explanation failed to
"explain" to me. for Rayon d'trr. at
whose feet the rosarlans fell arid wor
shiped and which received a gold medal
at this very Rose Show. Is a creation of
Pernet-ltucher. and. therefore, a "for
eigner." Marquis de Slnety will make a
splendid fancy yellow for growing in
the Pacific Northwest and the Middle
West. I would grow It by putting some
bushes in the full sunshine and others
where they would get mid-day and ear
ly afternoon shade. Then. If May and
June be cloudy and backward months,
the roses planted In the full sunshine
would come to perfection. If those
months be bright and extra full of hot
sunshine, then th shaded roses would
be good. Marquis de Slnety was Intro
duced In loe and I am unable to under
stand why it has not been mora exten
sively grown In the Cnlted States.
I had difficulty In getting away from
this tent of decorative roses, with Its
artistic and beautiful tables and walls.
But ence more I took a walk through
the three great tenta filled with exhibi
tion roses.
One of the most attractive displays In
the second tent was a large box of Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt roses. This creamy
white rose, with a rose center, grown
by that splendid rosarlan. K. G. III11.
Richmond, Ind, has never been particu
larly attractive to me aa a single rose,
or even when only a few blooms were
together, but It make a magnificent
display when massed. For table dis
play, using many blooms, the rose Is
superb.
As I passed down the walk of on
of th tents, what leemed an Incon
gruous sign met my eye. It was this:
"John Plgg. Orower of Roses." A pig
among roses seemed out of place. Hut,
If a "ball In a china shop" means de
struction, certainly this "Plgg In a Rose
Fhow" added much to Its beauty, for Mr.
Plgg had a beautiful display of very
fin roses.
Th exhibiting of the rosea almost ex
clusively In boxes liaa some disadvan
tage that ought to be overcome. The
London Press criticised this feature of
the Rose Show In language so clear, and
which will be of such help to those who
have to do with our Rose Show In th
Cnlted States, that I quote; "One of
the most prominent fallings In the
method of show ing. In some of the lead
ing classes, is that the boxing arrange
ment affords no means of ascertaining;
the habit of growth and the real char
acter of the flower. A few leaves are
twisted Into a graceful form, the whole
often resting upon a groundwork of
fresh moss or green woodwork; which
shows off color and size to the best ad
vantage. Indeed, color and size are the
principal features considered In this
system of preparing the stands. In this
age of decorative Ingenuity there
should be little difficulty In Inventing
some artistic and appropriate design in
which to exhibit rosea. Attempts are
happily made In some classes of staging
single stems, with foliage, buds and
blossoms, as cut from the tree, and con
noisseurs and cultivators here see what
they are about, for the habit of growth
and style of wood and foliage Inform
the experienced looker-on of the prob-
able qualities or varieties from their af
finity to kinds already known. Such a
plan is especially valuable with respect
to novelties. It Is also seen whether
they carry their flowers firmly up, an
Important habit In actual culture, the
want of which cannot be detected in the
ordinary flat stand."
Th truth and" Importance of these
words I found fully demonstrated In the
superb and elaborate display of the
beautiful new tea rose. Lady Illllng
don, made by George Mount and. Sons,
Canterbury. I reserve a full descrip
tion of this choice rose for the next
article, but the finest mass display of
roses and foliage In the whole show
was this one. I cannot And an adjec
tive that comes nearer expressing the
effect the arrangement of roses and
foliage made than that of "gorgeous."
It fittingly illustrated how much bet
ter and truer an Idea one could get of
the habit, growth and general beauty
of a rose by group. Instead of box,
display. While such an elaborate dis
play and arrangement could not b
thought of for purposes of contest and
prize awards, yet the middle ground
between the group and box method of
arrangement ought to be, and can be,
reached for even prize contests.
I must leave for my next article that
wonderful tent, before whose entrance
there stood hundreds of people In line
all the afternoon, L e., th tent where
the seedling roses were exhibited and
the gold and silver medals awarded.
I must also leave the most Interesting
part of the exhibition tents the de
scription and comparative value of
the newer roses for the next article.
I cannot tell. In this article, much as I
would like to so do, of the magnificent
Individual displays made by such well
known rose firm as the Pauls, th
Dicksons. McGerdy, Cant, Harkness,
Prior. Rivers,' Prince, Turner and many
others. They were all fine, but a de
scription is not possible save to one
who has visited a great rose show, and
such know of the charm and beauty
without th dscrlptlon.
Vancouver, Wash., Nov. 10.
ADVENTURES OF MARY ZEAL
A PLOT THAT RAN AWAY
IF S
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F SOME one hadn't stepped on Mary
al's gown and torn off several
rds of chiffon overdrapery. Lucy
Brandon would probably have eaten
her heart out during another neglected
season. Funny how Irrelevant trifles
fit Into the big scheme of things. Mary
had flitted up to the dressing-room for
repairs, and there at Lucy among the
elegant husks that had enshrouded fra
gile ball gowns upon their arrival
earlier In the evening. Perhaps the
most lonely spot on earth Is a deserted
cloakroom. Even the attending maid
had slipped out for a glimpse of the
brilliance below.
Why Lucy!" greeted Mary. "Ar
you feeling 111?"
"No. Did you tear your gown?"
"A gentlemanly hippopotamus stepped
on It." explained Mary. "I hate a long
gown, anyway, but I put It on flunking
It made me look tntler and slimmer.
Wish I were aa tall as you are."
"Don't wish you were anything that I
am." said Lucy bitterly.
"Can't I even wish I were as rich as
you?" laughed Mary.
"Not If you had to be a common
place as I am," retorted Lucy.
"Guess you ought to start out to find
a Blue Bird." suggested Mary. "Though
I believe, according to Maeterlinck. It
usually turns out to be our own little
canary hanslng rlpht up In plain sight."
Tve chased Happiness through two
seasons," said Lucy, "and It's brought me
nothing but discontent and disappoint
ment. I'm tired of the whole stupid
business."
"Well, if you don't care for society
you don't have, to devote your time to
It. do your1 asked Mary.
"Yes. I do. Mother drags me around,
never giving up hope that some day I
will get on better. But you see. Tm so
hopelessly mediocre. Now, If I were
even ugly there'd be a chance. Ugly
ducklings usually turn out swans and
astonish everybody. I'm not clever and
I'm not stupid. I'm rich but so la
averybody, nowadays. Tm hopeless."
"Nonsense!" cried Mary. "Everybody
likes you."
"And It never occurred to anybody to
do anything else, rd like to do some
thing I don't care what It Is to get out
of this- awful rut."
"You mean soma sort of a sensation
would Jog people's Interest up a bit?"
asked Mary.
"Ves. I'm so deadly conventional. So
stereotyped."
"Why don't you elope this minute?" de
manded alary eatbuslasticaUft.
"With whom?" demanded Lucy sarcas
tically. "Why-er with me!" volunteered Mary.
"That would make 'em all sit up. T fix
up one of the niftiest little elopements
you ever heard of!"
"I know you are famous for queer
stunts," admitted Lucy, who was In a
mood to enter into any scheme. "If you
think It would do any good "
"It won't do any harm," said Mary.
"And I think you need a little halo of
romance to set yon off. Suppose you were
an actress end your play wasn't going
well, though full of merit. Enter the
preix agent with his box of tricks and
the tide turns. I offer my services as
press) agent."
"I'll take a chance," agreed Lucy.
"Get on your wraps, go swiftly down
the front stairs and out. Step into a taxi,
go around to the side street and wait for
me." directed Mery.
Mary went down stairs and trailed lan
guidly over to Henry Allison, who was
standing gloomily gazing at the surround
ing gayety.
"A short time ago," she began in a low
voice, "you told me you didn't have any
thing to live for. That you didn't care
what happened to you after Margaret
married William Dexter."
"Well?"
"You had some business trouble, didn't
you, with James Brandon? The feeling
between you and Brandon ia slightly un
pleasant. Isn't It?"
"It Is."
Then they wouldn't like It a bit If you
eloped with Lucy, would they?" ,
"I? Elope with Lucy?" be stared at her
aghast. "Old Brandon would shoot me."
"Lovely," said Mary. "Now, see here,
you don't mind a little notoriety, you get
so much anyway. And the elopement Isn't
a real one, you know. But Lucy Brandon
Is waiting outside In a taxi to elope with
an utterly impossible person perhaps, a
fortune-hunter. I want (you to Jump Into
the taxi, take her to the station and wait
for the rescuing party. It's the only thing
to do. You see. It's ail up to me and I
must do something. You are nice and
eligible and It will save Lucy being mixed
up In a sensation that might hurt her.
But. as everybody knows, the only ob
jection the Brandons could have to you Is
some business quarrel why, there'll only
be sympathy for Luc-."
"Well " he hesitated. "I'm so bored
I'd do almost anything. But suppose she
scratches my eyes out when she discov
ers th deception T'
"She won't," assured Mary. "Ail you
have to do is to say 'Mary Zeal sent me.
Instead.' and It will be all right. She'll
know th other plan is all up and I've
done this to save her."
"All right." asserted Allison. "There
are several things I don't understand
why you don't Just tell her mother and
prevent her going "
"I have my reasons,' said Mary firm- ,
ly. "The taxi is around the corner."
Ten minutes later a wireless message
had swept through the rooms that Lucy
Brandon and Henry Allison had eloped.
It reached Mrs. Branson sitting with
a group of chaperones In an alcove of
palms. She didn't faint. Nor did she
"cry out as If she had been stabbed to
the heart" She merely looked Incred
ulous as If the news were too good
to be true, were the truth known).
It was Mary Zeal who quietly ex
plained to her that It was, alas! too
true. "Shall I get some one to go
with us In pursuit?" asked Mary. "They
have gone to the station and perhaps
we can Just catch them."
"Oh, my dear," said Mrs. Brandon.
"It Is a terrible thing to have a head
strong child. Why couldn't she have
waited I would have helped her win
her father's consent and I would have
given her the smartest wedding. Oh,
it's too late now to do anything, I
fear!"
"No, no!" protested Mary. "We must
do something! If only for appear
ances!" That's so," mused Mrs. Brandon.
"One must be careful of appearances!"
So, into another taxicab piled Mrs.
Brandon. Harold Graves, Algernon
Highcollar and Mary Zeal, in pursuit
of the runaways. Mary Zeal selected
Graves because he was such a gossip
and Algle Highcollar to give "tone"
to the affair. Lucy Brandon would be
the most talked-of girl In her set! She
would cease to be a nonentity. People
would look at her with new Interest.
Her picture would be in the papers
and the halo of romance would give a
new lease of social life to her. Those
who Imagined she lacked "spirit" would
have an opportunity to change their
opinion.
The first hasty search of the big,
crowded station failed to discover the
elopers. "They must have caught the
twelve-two," said Highcollar. "Now,
try to make the best of It. Mrs. Bran
don, because Allison's a fine fellow and
will"
"Why, here they are now!" cried
Graves.
Sure enough. To Mary's astonish
ment they -were equipped with hand
baggage a detail she had not provid
ed for in her haste. It certainly helped
out the Illusion.
Lucy gave a little cry as she saw
her mother and ran Into her arms.
Tet, her face was radiant. So was Al
lison's. "So, wo are outwitted?"
drawled Allison. "Well. Lucy's of age.
Still, we had hoped this would prove
the simplest way of overcoming objec
tions." "But I haven't any objection to you
Mr. Allison." said Mrs. Brandon. "And
supposing you leave Mr. Brandon to me.
I can, perhaps, straighten out every
thing for you."
"Of oourse In that case' agreed
Allison. "But we are going to be mar
ried within a month, anyway. I sup
pose It would be pleasanter for Lucy
to have all the usual fixings orang
blossoms and bridesmaids, etc."
Mary Zeal gasped. "Suposlng we all
go back to the dance," she suggested
"And If ther have been any foolish
rumors of an elopement why, w can
show them there wasn't any truth in
It as usual!"
"An excellent idea!" agreed Mrs.
Brandon.
"I don't understand It" said Mary,
when she and Lucy were once more Id
the dressing room.
"I'm not used to the idea myself." ad
mitted Lucy. "You see. I told Henry
right away why I was doing It I felt
so sorry for myself and the social fail
ure I had been that I cried. It seems
he was awfully lonely and blue, too.
And all of a sudden we both weren't
failures or lonely any more. He asked
me if I would mary him after the
elopement. I said yes. I always liked
him he was one of the reasons I wa"
crying when you found me up here. It
broke my heart to see him looking so
bad. Margaret did treat him dread
fully she Is. too frivolous to appre
ciate a real man."
"It's splendid the way It turned
out." said Mary. "But you won't need
your good advertising now, will you?"
"Thank heaven, no!" cried Lucy. "And
Isn't mother delightod?"
"But where did you get all that bag
gage?" asked Mary.
"Oil. that belonged to an acquaintance
of Henry's, whom we met in the en
trance to the station. It seems his train
wasn't due for an hour so HSnry bor
rowed his sample cases. What do you
think they were filled w1th7
"Plaster cuplds or wedding rings?"
hazarded Mary.
"No Fancy doorknobs," laughed Lucy,
English and American Girls.
(Harper's Weekly.)
One great advantage that the Ameri
can girl has-.over her English slater
an advantage that Is partly the pro
duct of, and partly helps to form, the
delightful ease and spontaneity of
American life Is that she Is not taught
to look upon her masculine contempo
raries as possible husbands. The sense
that marriage Is the natural destiny of
women is weaker In American than in
any other country in the world, cer
tainly far weaker than In England,
where the girls though they are not
trained to look upon marriage as the
be-all and end-all of life, as are the
girls of France and Germany, are still
far from regarding It with the detach
ment and composure of American girls.
This Is a difference that for its proper
treatment would ask a whole volume
In Itself. I can only note tt In passing
as one reaches far down Into any really
vital comparison between English and
American girlhood. It Is far more sig
nificant and carries with It far deeper
Implications than the narrowness of the
avenge American girl's activities and
interests by the side of those that are
cultivated by the average English girl.
narrowness that Is most of all ob
servable in the spher of publlo Ufa.