The Oregon daily journal., April 14, 1906, Page 7, Image 7

THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL' 14, 1803.
GOENER FOE . WORSEN
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THE QUIET HOUR
MONOGRAM : VULGARISMS-THE . LATEST FAD
THE BOOK SHELF
' Easter Lillet of Eternal Peace.
, 31 niuse on Joy that' will not 'cease '
Fur spaces clothed In Uvtnf beams;
Pure Ullea of eternal peace,
' Whose odors haunt my dreams." 'j
V '
'. . "The aoul, la ceaselessly ' expectant
'. On warm June mornings In .. country
lanes with aweet pine odore wafted. In
, the breese which sighs through the
branches, with cloud-shadows flitting
.ever far-off blue mountains, while little
birds sing their love-songs and golden
. haired children weave garlands of wild
.roses; or when in the. solemn twilight
;we listen to the wondrous harmonies
of Beethoven and Chopin that atlr the
.heart like voices from an unseen world
, at such times one feela that the pro
.found est answer which science can give
,to our Questionings Is 'but a superficial
answer.. At these moments, when the
world aeema fullest of beauty, one feels
, moat strongly that It is but the har
, binger of something else that the
' , ceaseless play of phenomena la no mere
.'sport of Titans, but an orderly scene
with its reason for existing. Us v.
f 'One divine, far-off event
, ; To which the whole creation moves."
V There can be no peace where there le
ne aerenlty. There can be no serenity
. where all one'a belongings and materials
-are In chaos and confusion.
. The Christian life certainly hjglna
i with harmonious conditions and tins is
a truth that all. who. live in the high
.pressure of this age need to emphasise
to themselves. .
-, i This pressure" enormous. How to
' 'reconcile the demands of life la a prob
lem that confronts ua all. One has het
-,spooino . work-to do; aha requires the
' collateral margin of leisure for thought
' concerning It, for without 1 thla ' quiet
dally eoncentratlon of thought no work
can prosper, whether It be art or com
jmerce, science or traffic. ... ....c-
.One needs, too. doe time for reading,
for atudy and for personal care.
Hi The problem la peculiarly, compli
cated for women, who are all. more. or
less, la a transition stage. Great need
have they of that mind "which la ' in
Christ Jesus" or achieving ..within
PRETTY GOWN
for, a young girl, this le a suitable
and stylish afternoon dress. Made In
white veiling, with a girdle and: cuffs f
Satin, and white lace waist and sleeves.
It Is very dainty. The buttons .and
buckles are of mother-of-pearl. .
. The wide-brimmed hat la trimmed with
I Mil. 1 W '. : J l.lM"T H.IH'I l!tl!ll- - J -
. fry- MMY -IUV, TT
i ,, f - aii i i. m.. m il . 1 m 1 JawT lit j r m m
themselves self-control, harmony and
aweetnesa that shall be love, Joy and
peace. Thus only can woman command
the mental conditions or irer work.
' To let one'a self degenerate Into the
conditions of fuma and fret and worry
Is to drift Into the current of Jar and
discord, where everything goea wrong.
'To hold fast to serenity to give one's
eelf . to Jesus dally, hourly, in per
petual consecration and communion, la
to enter the magnetlo current -of Joy
and peace and Infinite energy and com'
mand the conditions of the noblest suo
eess that of ... character as - well as
achievement. -
I Religion la a life or It la nothing.
Theology Is another matter and creeds
and vtewa have their adherente and ad
vocates! bat religion Is psychic science.
the knowledge of the soul,- the knowl
edge of Its capabilities. Its powers. Its
methode or. unfoldrnent ,
. The preaent la a period of time in
creasingly charged with spiritual mag'
netlsm. Wa hear about disastrous
times and misfortunes In. affairs., but
the. deeper truth la that no such fortu
nate and beautiful time has ever been
known before, because 'this is the high
est point reached In - evolution. The
highest results yet known of spiritual
force' are In the -world today, v--.
For thoae who are In sympathetic ac
cord with thia it Is the most fortunate
and the most beautiful time imaginable;
a time of prosperity, of radiant happl
nesa, of the utmost sweetness of satis
f ying response. ......
e . e
We are here and now In a spiritual
world ruled by spiritual forces; and Just
la proportion as ana lives in-the-spirit -4
lives unselfishly, with ardor and with
purpose and with enthusiasm does he
llva in the Invisible world and find hla
dally consciousness of heaven.
The scene of action. In, these years,
la transferred to a higher plane than
heretofore; but to all who rise to that
plane the years will be ..transfigured In
loveliness.
' The time for doubt, defeat, depression
and despair has gone by. joy, aweet'
ness and exaltation are now the dally
FOR A GIRL
a scarf and bows of soft white silk mult
The skirt Is a plain, circular cut, with
rows-ef stitching as a finish. Over
each hip Is a atrap trimmed with but
tone, which gathers , the skirt very
slightly, and. gives an odd touch to Ua
design, . . - .: ..... ..... .,
It may be the latest fad. but It Is
certainly very poor taste, ' thla embroid
ering one's Initials on the ankle jart of
the Blocking. - - ! - T .
That fact, however, doea not aeem to
Interfere with Ite popularity, for If one
watches carefully a great number of
women will- be found to affect thla lat
est fancy.
A year or so ago It became the fashion
to embroider one's initials on the s'.da
or sleeve of the shirtwaist. Then men
followed eult and -had their monograms
embroidered on their "ties, shirt sleeves
and vest pockets, .
manna showered upon all who will lift
up their hearts and partake. .
The very atmosphere thrills with this
new and resistless energy, this divine
enthusiasm, From The World Beauti
luL ... .;.
Aa Ideal Prayer.
Not more of light, I ask. O Oodt
But eyes to see what la. ,
Not sweeter songs, but power to hear
The present melodies.
Ho greater strength, but how to Use
The Tower that I poaseas. .
Not more of live, but skill to turn -
A frown to a caress.
Not more of Joy, but power to feel
Its kindling presence near.
To give to others all I have :
Of courage and of cheer.
No other gift, dear Ood! I ask.
But only sense to-
How best t;e precious gifts to use
Thou hast oesiowea on-me.
- - , Xondon - Light.
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Despite the fact that the papers end
magasinea teem with advice about walk
ing and standing, 1 theae ' -two simple
things are badly done by a large num
ber of women.
If more thought were given to the
proper use of muacles to the right se
lection of muscles ror these two- simple
things it would add greatly to the sum
total of health and -beauty In the .world.
Over and over again it haa been re
peated that no matter how stunning and
expensive the appareal of 'a woman who
forgets' that her body la something mors
than a clothes horse., she cannot have
style" and over and over again the
story haa to be told.
.. e- e . t
One of the' moot valuable leeaona to
be learned at the theatre la the grace
in manner and bearing and carriage ex
pected of stage women, To watch them
Intelligently la an education . In itaeir,
and the ' writer of the - following - ex
ceedingly sensible Instruction haa evi
dently made this discovery. "
Clothes are ' always- secondary to
physical health and proper bodily poise
snd carriage; the woman wno puta areas
first will never have the appearance or
the well dressed woman, try aa aha may
for aha la not trying right,
"Many a pretty girl spoils the effects
of her goods looks by an ungainly gait
and awkward poise of the body. - One of
woman a chief charms is a graceful car
riage, Cultivate an easy poise and a
free, natural gait and you will stand
out conspicuously among - the mase of
femininity. ...
'Awkward movements are corrected
by a serlea of exercises taken with a
vase or Jardiniere balanced on the head.
Twist a handkerchief Into a ring and
use It for a pad :
'Assume a kneeling pose and place
the Jar on the head. Now try to rise
without dropping It. The Instinctive
uplifting of the hands to save the
brac-a-brao from falling throws the
body Into a graceful position. Walk-,
lng with the Jar on the head haa the
same effect As a atudy. of feminine
lines of grace a woman with a Jug of
water on ner neaa naa ror ages been
the theme of .the artist - Equilibrists
and Jugglers and .all of-their kind be
long to a claaa to which graceful move
ments seem to come aa If by second
nature. - - : . -
"In the matter of walking there Is the
greatest possible licence In these days
of the athletlo girl. Where the demure
maiden of half a century - ago would
have been shocked It Is now perfectly
permissible to let the arms swing quite
freely at the aides. The swing,- how
ever, should not by any means be ex
aggerated nor are the shoulders to move
with the arm a The natural length 'of
stride, that which Is found to' be the
most comfortable, will Invariably prove
the. most graceful.. Both the mincing
step and the long stride are to be
avoided. There la a dainty little knack -
In thrusting the toe forward ao that it
touches the ground almost at the same
rlnstsnt as the heel. Nothing la more
unbecoming than- to-awlng the- foot so
freely thnt the sole shows at every step.
One of the first lessons that goes with
stage training ls- the-correction of an
almost universal tendency to throw the
foot up In thla manner.
' "Fashion haa decreed that for a time
at least 'the "kangaroo bend remain
out of vogue and In Ita place we have
the erect form. The kangaroo was
merely a revival of the old form of tor
ture which yeare ago went by the al
luring title of "Grecian bend the hip
held well back and the bust thrown for
ward and up, the whole pose being
greatly assisted by the wearing of ex
tremely high-Heeled sllppera Almost
aa injurious as either -of these Is the
careless habit Into 'which some women
fall of allowing the body to stnk down
and forward, cheat depressed and abdo
men bearing the weight of the upper
body. If you find that you have uncon
sciously fallen Into thla habit, which
some physical culturists denote aa pure
laslness. take a few deep-breathing ex
orcises every night and morning.. Stand
perfectly erect with rest together and
hands at side. "Now incline slightly
forwetd and take a deep breath slow
ly, lifting- the hands above the head.
Exhale the breath and drop the hands,
never relaxing from the forward position.
At all. times of the day when jrou find
38 a ,
OUR ARISTOCRACY
In a large magazine the Cosmopoli
tan for April Gertrude Atherton draws
comparisons between our arlatocrcy, or,
shall we say between, those who. con
sider themeelves our aristocracy, and
the genuine article. . ,
' It must be -confessed that, accepting
her view,' we have no reason So-he
proud of our aristocrats, which is too
bad since we pride ourselves upon
everything of American manufacture;
and - since we relieve these aristocrats
of every responsibility -except' that of
being the real thing, we may be par
doned for finding fault .with them and
expecting an Improvement along' Eng
lish lines. , ... . .. . . - j ... :
. Thla writer says: Of course. It le
only a small minority of our 80,00,000
that Imitate, or think they Imitate, the
aristocracy of Oreat Britain, but these
few. thoueanda count, far beyond their
deserts, because, owing to the servile
attentlone of newspapera and maga-
alnes their .numbers appear to be magni
fied with their Importance; and the atu-
dent of the. aomwhat menacing condl-
tlona In the United States la moved to
wish that these . people - really knew
those they have - elected - to... copy-and
would do them the honor to be exact" -
. ' .. e - e
It Is a hard blow.' when we thought
we had an arlstocraoy that could not
be Improved upon to " encounter thla
critlolsm. We have Industrial training
schools of all aorta for the poor, but
It seems we need qulta as much a
training, school for our aristocrats.
They have no right to disappoint ua In
thia way when they can devote all their
time to the theory and practice of aris
tocracy. We have a right to expect
better results. - ,
If these things are true. let ua never
again "point with pride" to oar Ameri
can aristocracy. -It la at best but a
poor and base Imitation.
- e e .
"An Englishwoman. says Miss Ather
ton,- "who had entertained at her coun
try home a number of wealthy Ameri
can women, once confided to me that
the maids Invariably complained to her
yourself lapsing Into the old position
draw yourself up sharply; Indoors or
out wherever you may happen to be,
keep the erect pose constantly In mind
and you can eventually break yourself
of the alouchlng habit"
AN EASTER MESSAGE.
.....
Three days before my little girt died.
When I tied on her bonnet of blue.
And led her to aee the fair Easter flow
ers.
Thinking never of eytrrsss or y
One said, whispering low to me,, .
Aa he noted her Innocent grace,
That of all the little ones gathered there
My own had the loveliest face.
Her dimpled oheeks under the bonnet of
blue . -
Were rosy with health that day, '
And the tiny, pink finger-tlpa nestling
in nuns
Were like apple-buds In the May. '
She looked up at me with her radiant
.. amile.
And something I read In her eye
Sent a chill to my heart, and I- said to
myself:
"If bereft of this child I should die."
But now, when I meet any -dear little
As I walk all alone in the street.
With a bonnet of blue tied under her
' chin, - - " ' . 1 -And
face all dimpled and sweet
I wonder much should that little one die
Would her mother be alwaya forlorn.
Or would ahe smile cherrlly when bells
Rlng in the glad Easter morn?
Tor I know that when next Eastsr morn
ing comes-- ,r
With chimes, and fair children, and
flowers, . . t
And I sit by myself In the stately church
Through the Joyous service hours
I shall not be alone; for the little girl
- In her bonnet of blue will be there.
With the mystical look In her asur
eyea, -. - . . .-
- And the sunshine and gold In her hair.
And thla la my message to mothers who
weep
For the little onea gone on before
Don't think they are dead, for alive In
your love .
They will be at your aids evermore. -And
If you believe there was One who
. died . " - '..;.
And came ; back to his own from
death's prison, : . '
To the grave'e - gloomy portal you hold
the bright key, ...
And the child, you thought dead has
arisen. . I .
, Mrs. X A. Walker.
v
maid of the refined brutality of their
employers. The English woman, - - who
waa large-minded, added' that ahe made
allowance for theae ladlea.aa ahe be
lieved them to be merely the vlotima of
the traditions of slavery. She was very
much astonished when I told her that
the black alaves had- been far better
treated by . the genuine American aris
tocracy of (0 years ago-than- are the
highly paid servants of the pampered
women whoee grandfathers got their
intellectual equipment-- In a -' night
school." ... - " -.
- Of the -real, -genuine old New' Tork
aristocracy with aeven, generations at
Ita back. Miss Atherton ssys that those
"who form the somewhat attenuated
backbone of society, In New York, for
Instance, are more objectionable in some
respects then the new-rich. -"
"While they ought to know better, they
are ao uneasily conscious of their po
sition aa real aristocrats In a country
too large to give them universal recog
nition, that anxloua pride haa bleached
their very blood, narrowed their Hps
and practically deprived them of any
distinctive personalities. ,
Thla is bad, but there la - worse to
come. Just see how our aristocrat
looks to the Englishwoman'a maid. "I
crossed the Atlantic not long ago," aaya
Miss Atherton. "with an Englishwoman,
who being strong and vigorous and un
affected, rose every morning about T
o'clock and walked the deck for an hour
Or two before breakfast I was in her
stateroom one day when her maid en
tered tearful with wrath. She had had
high words with the maid of a rich New
York woman. , . ' .-
"She aaya you are ho lady, mum.'
aha quavered, "because you get up ao
early. Her lady, ahe says, never gets
up " tin" 1 ' o'clock. Tear I aaya to" her;
what . doing T Lying in bed drinking
whiskey and sodas, aaya I, until she
ain't fit to get up at alL" " .
' -. - e - e ' .-
An aristocracy to be sure! Perhaps
Carnegie will be pleased to endow a col
lage where real aristocracy can be
taught to . our upper claases who are
playing the game ao badly.
DISORDERED NERVES. .
-- For those who are even now Buffering
from disordered nerves. I urge more
out-of-door. Ufa. open-windows when
sleeping, longer walks In ths fresh air,
dally " exercise, 10 minutes night and
morning, a quick cold sponge each morn
ing and tepid one at night; meat not
mors than once a day, and then never
rare, but always well cooked; at least
eight hours' sleep during the night, and
nine. If possible; a' ten-minutes' rest
after each meal, Toti must eat slowly
and make your meal aa merry and happy
a one aa clrcumatancea and surround
ings will admit If, perchanoe, you dine
alone, let eome merry tale keep you
eempanyt -It "is surely- better-to "divert
your mind thus by means of a good
book than to dwell on your loneliness
aa you eat and by so doing lay another
atone in the foundation you have been
building for dyspepsia In the future..
When a nervous patient ia aent to me
for special work, the first thing I ex
amine is her spine; . Why T' .Let me
tell you. . The spinal column may be
likened to a tall tower, with doors and
wlndowa opening to right and left
down Its whole length. Through this
tower a great bundle of nerves run; this
bundle we oall the apinal cord, and it
cornea direct, from the brain. Through
every opening down the long tower or
column nerves escape, dividing and sub
dividing aa they run till their minutest
branches reach every part of the body.
We must -therefore strive not only to
become straight of spine, but to keep
straight of spine, not only for appear
ance sake, but In order to retain sound
nerves and sound health.
Let ua laugh often, sing often and
learn -the - art of relaxation and be
able to anatch perloda of relaxed rest
frequently during the day.
Plenty of water and air. plain food,
slowly eaten; rest, relaxation, work,
regular exercise, laughter and play;
these make the best tonlo for nerves, the
best cosmetto for the complexion, the
best elixir of Ufa I know of.
Signed Varna Opposite It.
Lima Cor. Cincinnati Enquirer. "
The death of Morris Stein, auditor of
ths Western Ohio railway, whose fu
neral waa held In P1q.ua recently, recalls
that the day before the fatal collision
of trolley cars in which he waa killed
he waa approached by young men com
panions and asked to algn a subscrip
tion for a dancing party.
Stein glanced over the list, and see
ing names above and below 'the num
bered designation "II", laughingly asked
If every one waa superstitious. Ther
he affixed hla signature opposite the
"II."
In lees than 24 hours the fast limited
on which he was a passenger, wss
wrecked,- and Stela waa the only .per
son killed.'
....... ..- '. '- ' . - - - 1 - V H
Slnoe man came into exlatenoe he bath
bad too little-Joy. , That-' alone, , my
brethren. Is our original sin. '
And wbsn we learn how to have more
Joy, we best get disaccustomed to cause
pain and to invent pain unto others.
Ntetssohe. . .-.
- .'.' e .;
.' A Dream That Came True."'
A great, many problem novels' are
being written showing . how- very bad
things" have become in .high society,, In
high finance and In faot all -high places,
and showing also the misery, and auf
faring from which the lowly auffer aa
a result of ell this and then leaving ua
In a fever of Indignation or .commisera
tion, aa the case may be, with no- hint
or a remeay.
These books may ope our- eyea, but
they fall to show us what road to take
out of the woods.:
,.'' -. - e e
In August 1t. an English knight of
the nineteenth century had written a
dook, to which he wrote a preface with
thla closing paragraph: " "I have been
told by certain friendly advisers that
thia story is impossible. I have there
fore stated the fact on the title page,
ao that no ona may complajn of being
taken In or deceived. But I have never
been abla to. understand why It la Im
possible." '
This writer was a part of "aoclety"
in London. He knew the best and the
worst of It He studied the poor and
thoae, who, while above actual physical
want, are starved for plessure. for Joy,
for the graces and refinements and the
eleganclee of life. - Because he knew
all thla; because he had' a heart aa big
aa hla brain; because he felt that the
poor could be enrlohed without- Im
poverishing the wealthy, he wrote. thla
book that was "impossible."
In it there Is not a word In con
demnation of the rich; there la not a
word In condemnation of the poor. It
le Just a strong, living, sunny, whole
hearted picture of life In East and West
London ss he saw It and aa he eaw It
might be, and hla dream ef what It
might be haa come-true;
Thla - noble knight la dead, but per
haps ha knowa, perhaps he eees and la
glad.''- '
A . " e e
If you would like to see more people
happy than ana' happy today; if you
would like to help Just 'a little In that
direction, stop reading "the. latest novel"
for a little while and take up this book
that ia 24 yeara old but as full of living
Interest aa the day' it waa written-and
get out of It all there Is In It and you'll
be ted for quite a while.
- Before thla book could be written the
writer had to make a pilgrimage to that
great unknown eaat end, a city In and
by itself forgotten by the new and
happier weat end. As a result of this
study the pictures of this great gray
kingdom are drawn with -a fidelity that
makea you want to go there yourself. -In
this east end. so runs the story,
is a great brewery and the properties
that .have grown out of it. amounting to
some two or three millions, the eole
heir to which Is a slip of a girl Just out
of college. But different from the ma
jority of her class, she feela her re-
sponslbiiity and la disposed to acquaint
herself with those who maks her money
for 'her. . To her learned classmate she
exclalmai . "Oh. woman of Silence, you
sit upon the heights snd you disregard
--because It ia your right the sorrows
and the Joys of the world. But I cannot
I belong to the ' people with a greet
big P, my dear. I cannot go on living
by their toll and give nothing In" return
What , a dreadful thing is a She-Dives."
-.- e e . . . -.'.,.
So, to the eaat aide, tight under the
shadow of her own big brewery goes
this enthusiastic" young person," lea vine
all her glory behind her and peeing as
sn humble young person,, ons Miss Ken
nedy, who desires to open a dressmaking
shop. ....
But In some Inscrutable way Cupid
mlxea himself up In her plana and at
the shabby genteel boarding-house,
where she takes up her abode, there ia
an humble - cabinet-maker one Harry
Qoalett She Is exceedingly surprised
to find him a gentleman, knowing all
she knows and some things she does
not. and he la equally surprised and a
good deal more delighted to find a lady
In this beautiful dreeamaker of obscure
origin. ' .
So they take walks about. thla great
East Endi (while her agent la looking
up a placf for her shop) and they mor
alise upon It and Ita needs.
"All day long the place la ftm or pas
sengers haatlng to and fro, pushing each
other aside with set anxloua facea,
each driven by the invisible scourge of
necessity which . makea alavee of all
mankind."
e e
A 1aa the 'rmmikir't ' shoo Is
avai mryA m anmrlia Indeed It Droves
to the East" Slder- ir has a -court for
lawn tennla under glass, It haa a gym
nasium, a drawing-room with a' piano,
a dining-room where a aubstantlal din
ner ia aerved to the girls at noon and
ample provision Is made for time for
them to enjoy the .good things provided,
out of work hours.
. When all la In readiness- we aie
gulsod heiress makea thla pretty little
iwtfMh tn her a-trls: "My friends. said
Angela, coloring, "my frlende, I have
a eonfesslon to make to you. I have
worked out the design by myself. I
th. m-irlm in nur wnrihODi toll
for long hours and little pay. The great
Shops, wnosa partners mrw ti nt-u
men, treat them no better (than do the
irs- whose llvlna haa to be got
by scraping It off their wsges. - Now I
thought u we. were 10 sian a snop in
which there waa to be no mistress,- but
. k. .i-nm-nu4. and to share ths
proceeds In due order and with regard
to skill and Industry, we might adjust
our own hours for the general good.
Thla kind of shop "haa "been "tried by
men. but I think It haa never auo
ceeded because they wanted capital , to
start with. What could we three girls
hava done with nothing but our own
hands to help uat- Bo 1 wrote to that
Miaa Messenger, who naa mucn money.
e e .-, .. . -m..
...,.miklnr anternrlse a rows
apace and the East End seamstresses.
hitherto aocusiomeu noiiii tr -
.i . .-a ,nt are bloasoratna Into
refined pretty glrlo full of health and
life and hope aa gins snouia vm.
Meantime Cupid la having a hard "time
to bring down the defiant atandard of
the little dressmaker at hla call for. sur
render, but the young man. who la very
much In love, plays the waiting game
and haa become thoroughly Intereeted
In thia attempt si cringing nsppinees
to work together, he assisting her in
thousands or ways -neiping in ner
tie social evenings, piaying me vioun,
singing with her, teaching the gtrla to
dance, eta ' '
1 1 cannot take apace to tell you how
i "Gentleman Jack," as the girls called
him. came -to be In the great east end
In the same shabby little boarding
house with Miss Kennedy you must
read the book to find that out but thia .
much you should know he had no Idea
that she waa anything more than ahe
declared herself to be a dressmaker.
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: These young people la their numerouo
walks had come to the eonclujlon thai
there waa no Joy In thla great east end.
People hsd enough to eat. but their souls
were starved for beauty and for . Jo.
Bo. this suggested to the 'young man
the Idea of a palace of pleasure, a name '
which" Miaa Kennedy immediately,
changed to rA Palace of Delight."
So-these enthusiast lo young persona
worked and atudled and dreamed about
thla palace of delight until they had ,
plane-drawn and in imagination ooukt
actually see this noble building filled .
with these somber people of the east
end, enjoying music, art the drama, the
opera, social gatherings everything that
waa then the exclusive prerogative of
the. favored west end. On one of theae
delightful incursions Into the rosy realm '
of Imagination Harry said: )
"Truly wonderful It la to think how
monotonous are the glfta. and Deques a .
of rich men. Schools,' churches, alma
houses, hospitals that is all; thst la -their
monotonous round. Now and again
a man like Peabody remembers that men
want houaea to live in. not hovela; or a
gool woman remembera that they want
sound, wholesome food, and builds a
markst; but aa a rule, schools, churches,
almshouses, hospitals. Look at the laclc
of originality.. Miss , Kennedy, go and
see this rich person (Miss Messenger);
ssk her if ahe wanta to .do the grandest.,
thing ever done for men; ask her If she
will, as a new and startling point of de
parture, remember that -men want Joy.
If ahe will ask me, I will deliver a lec- .
ture oh the necessity of pleasure, the de
sirableness of pleasure, the beauty of
pleasure." ' - ' -
- "A Palace of Delight:" Rebekah, the
head dressmaker) shook her head. ""Do
you know that half the people never go
to church?" - -- '
"When we have the palace," aald Har
ry, "they will go to church, because re
llglon Is a plant that flourishes best -'
where life is happiest - It will spring up
among ua then aa luxuriantly aa th wild,
honeysuckle." ,
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" All unknown to her cabinet-maker
lover, "Miss Kennedy begins to build the
palace of delight on some of her own
land in the great-eaat end. ' - - . -
- Aad while It grows to completion her
love for the chlvslroua young man, who
haa never forced hie love upon her, -but
has shown It in a thousand ways, help
ing to carry out her plana, and In doing
thia haa revealed the strength and obeer
In his own well-balanced personality, .
grows also, and ahe bjds him hope and
tella him that the dedication of the pal
ace of pleasure shall also be the cele- -bratlon
of their wedding.
The ' book " la brimming with other
characters, any one of which ia an en
tertaining study by Itself, but they all
combine to make what we call e very-day ,
life In a moat natural fashion, the two ,,
extremes of which, possibly, are "Uncle
Bunker" and Lord Jocelyn. - -
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There ta not apace to toll you about
the completion of that palace for -the
peopl nor the wedding at the Eaat End .
with the brewery people and the dreae
maklng people and the boarding-house
people for guests at the palace nor how
the surprised bridegroom did not find
out until after he was safely married
that the bride was not Miss Ksnnsdy,
but the heiress. Miss Msssenger.
- It wss enough that he had knowa and
loved her for herself and that ahe waa
giving herself to a man whom ahe loved
in the same manner. . . J. ""
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-But after the wedding feaat and when
the toasts were being given, at the re
quest of his bride, Harry responded to
"Success to the Palace of Delight,'
speaking from hla heart, aa we all do if
we aay anything worthv hearing, and
these are some of the things he said:
"You are always being told to eon
aider life aa a long period of resignation
under Inevitable Buffering, and yon are
told to submit your will, your reason,
yourselves, your will to authority and
all will be well with you.
"No one ret haa given you the chance
of making yourselves happy. Here yon
will bave-eausUr- danolugr-sl aging, -acting,
painting, reading, gamea of aklU.
games of chance, oompaalonahlp, cheer
fulness, light, warmth, oomfort every
thing. ' "When these things have been enjoyed
for a time they will become a aeoesalty
for you and a part of tha education ol
your young people. They will go on to
desire other things which cannot be
found by any others for you but which
must be found by yourselves and lot
yourselves. -
"My wife haa placed In our handa thai
materials, for earthly. Joy j It lies with,
you to learn how to use them; It lie
with you to learn what other things are
necessary; how the people who have all
the power there le must find out whet
they want and help themselves to It,
standing ahouldsr to shoulder by meana
of that power.
"It la not by setting poor against rich
or by hardening the heart of fioli
against poor that you wilt euooeed; It la
by Independence and by knowledge. All
sorts and conditions of men are alike.
Aa are the vices of the rich, so are your
own; as are your virtues, so are theirs.
"But hitherto the rich have had thing
which you could not get Now all that
la altered; In the Palace of Delight w
are equal to tha rlcheat; there ia noth
ing which we, too, cannot have; what
they deaire. We desire; what they have
we shall have; we can all love; we can
all laugh; we can all feel the power of
mualc; we can dance and aing, or we can
alt In peace and meditate. In thla
palace, as In the oater world, remember
that. you., have... the . power," end. much
more he said, which. If you hava not
read, please do and if yon have read it,
why It la worth many andiherreadlng.
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Now the outcome of thla Impossible'
story waa Just such a people'e palace
In East London, which haa done mora
for the people. In that It has helped
them to develop themselves, than can
possibly -be Imagined. Sir Waiter - Be
aant'a dream actually materialised, so
strong wss the Influence of thle book
"All Sorte and Cenditlona-of Men-
and the writer has talked with those
familiar with the aotual False of De
light and It blessed eotlvitles. .
- "The xfederm Tee,
From the Baltimore amort. .
. I hear that you are getting a good
thing In . marrying old Caahtaaere
daughter."
"Yea I Judge th ota man ia pretty
well axed," " ' '
. "VWtra- looked hint, - If- rd-
s tree fa have yosT
rNo, not yet "t he's beerl In "
InWeetla-atlons Where the books eW.i t
how where the money went''
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