By Order of the Czar
A Story of Russian Power
Jtf MAtCUS EASTLAKS
atAPTr.: ix.
Th spet o( tli country km chn
1 lit 1 act out front Utile Kulga on
early inoriiliiu iifnrljr a imuith ek-t. Alt I
I. Iimi, mil iUiummI. I.ILe forest tlr
my frame Im hardened mid sirenjMli
ned. and with It my in In J bae rsat out
itertutia frr and twoine calm nnt
strung. Hue I gt Mitrus.ha'a letter
at l.uya telling me (hut she 1 at horn
nl af, I am linl.ued with h'i ami
otindrme, ami hav Journeyed on, asso
ciating welf ih all aorta and condi
tion of nun without meeting with
eltiie misadventure.
And now I am actually In ttia govern
ment of Kovno, iwtlu- very near the
tmtiiifr. ami my first difficulty la staring
ma In Ilia fare. I data tinted Ita ap
proach every tlm I hav occaslnu to
taka out Mnruha'e little pur to ny
fr a fruxal meal, and. ralmly, philo
sophical. 1 hav thought:
When the lima roinea will fluJ
ay."
It haa come. The landlord of that Inn
before whose il-w.r I alt liaa Jut received
on Ma dirty ulm my Unt tcn-cnpck
.lirr, I hat avoided town a much a
postdlde, ,nt m a town nut I now hound,
having told Maruwha In mv lust letter
to writ to Kovno. The landlord has
Just Itifonird ma that it lU-e twelve
verst frm here; I shall therefore la iu
toMn.ti of my IrttT In a few hour.
1 ri and at etching myself take np
. a atotit alder atlck Hint I rut at the
beelniJIng of tny Journey, and atart at a
steady pace tip tha street. Hooit (ha last
wooden hut U !tM-d; tha Innumerable
patches of reclaimed land, and auxin tha
trackless wt of hog and moor stretch
a ay to rUI't and left, ovt-r which tha
Sparrow hawk quiver rterually.
"ilallo. brother! Ha merciful." at
clalma volca from tha ground. I ah
ruptly atop, and looking down pereelte
Hint my atirk, which 1 hava Ix-en away
Ins front alda to side, hue nnrrowly ea
raped atrlVlnif the head of a young man
who rei'llne mi tha il!a of tha ditch.
II I. links up at tin with a foolish maud
lln amlrk, and I at ouce perceive that
Ita la not notit-r.
"1 beg jour pardon," I aay, lifting my
bat and continuing my walk.
-Hallo, atop! Walt for a fellow, tittle
brother!" crlee tha man, aa ha ecraut
blaa out of tha ditch.
Tha request affacta ma disagreeably;
I want to get an, and prefer my own
rompany to that of a drunken what
not MouJIk, nor a voyageur, nor a
paaaant farmer. What tbruT
II la dressed In a light aummer ault
of eo provincial rut, though aolled and
potted with greaaa. Ilia hamla ahow
whit through tha dirt on them, and on
tha littla finger of tha left I a roatly
ling, a thick gold anaka with a diamond
Id ita head.
lie haa struggled to hla h-ga and at a ml a
befor in, a repuUIra looking ohject,
with hla aloplug ahouhlera, hla thin,
blotched fnce, from which protruded a
aharp, mean none, looking aa If tha point
had been dipped in red Ink.
"Yon might hava put out my y thrra.
Piy friend," h oimervea, ahuttlng up tha
left and rocking tha other at ma.
"I might. Indeed." 1 reapond, "for un
til you poka 1 aaw you UoU Again I
tag your pardon.' '
"I accapt your apology, brother," ha
aayi condeacandlngly, and planting hla
feat tary far apart. "And now may
1 aak your deatluatlonT Korno, ah?"
"Yea, I go to Kotrno."
Ah, that la lurk; I go thara alao, ao
wa can proraod together. What think
yon to aea a gantlemau Ilka ma going on
foot tba dlatanca of twelra TerataT I
bata been cheated, robbed, my friend, of
all the money I bad In my puna five
hundred rouble, that I what I bad
irhen I left St. Potemburg. Well, let It
to! Help me along, brother, and I will
lay you for It, when we get to Kovno.
My uncla la Governor of the rrorlnce,
I am going ou a vlalt to him. II la
jrlrh."
He awnggera along, at retching hla
vbort lega to their utmoat capahllltlea in
order to keep atep with me; yet I attempt
not to adapt my walk to hla, and prt
aerva a glum alienee in my vexation,
whllat I curb my longing to ahak him
off my arm.
"What la your bualneaa?" ha aaka pree
ntly. "I am a atudent," I reply ahortly.
"What faculty r .
Medicine."
'8tudlel in Moacowr
St. Peteraburg."
"What, St reteraburfg! I, too, am a
fit Peteraburg atudeut!"
I at onca regret having apnken tha
truth. He atopa ahort at atarea at me.
"Let me look at you, brother!" Then
ahaklng bla head "No, may I ba hung
if aver I aaw you before!"
Ha atlll atarea and hla Jaw dropi until
hia open mouth takea tha form of tha
latter V. "And yet, I hava aeon eoine
one ilka you aomewhere."
Suddenly he alnpa hla leg. "Ry all the
atilnta!" ha excluima. "I know now. I
weut to aee aome fellowa hung once, and
one of them, the ringleader, had the look
of youl Perhnpa you remember the
aae? Everybody talked of.lt at the
time. They called the fellow 1 apenk of
"Vladimir AlexnndrovltchLubanoff."
I thrill to hear my name thtta men
tioned; nererthclcaa I am aufflclently
maiter of myaelf to reply with perfect
composure:
"Yea, I remember all tha particu
lar." ,
"Ha waa a fine fallow, that Vladimir
Alexandrovitch, and you are a fine fol
low. Wa will hava a good time together
In Korrio. I will stand treat My un
ci "
"Thanks for your good Intention," I
.Interrupt "but I remain not in Kovno.
Z am merely passing through."
Meanwhile tha exercise in tha fresh
air gradually sobers him. He talks less,
and finally not at all, having enough to
do with puffing and blowing. I pretend
not to observe, and stalk on. At length
the gnaps out:
"What is all the hurry? Wa are not
walking for a wager. Why should wa
'blow ourselves this way?"
"I am not in the least blown," I reply,
''and excuse me U I decllns to rest wltlt
i on. 1 rtiuxt get ou to Kovno with all
l.tte. I have bunlneoe there.
lie let g my arm and atarea at me,
whllM hi tiowi aernia to grow abater,
a'ol the red rime round bis eyes to
deepen.
"What? llnte I bearJ aright?" he
eaye "yon would (ear a brother tbua,
In this awkward predicament?"
"I have no choice; I am obliged to pro
reed. Hut look you, take my advb-a.
wait bare until some vehicle oine up
and bargain for a life. You have only
to aay that you ar nephew of tha
(jovarnor.
CHA1TKII X.
I fnUh unt my aeutettce, for I aee ,
coming toward u. In a cloud of ditat, a
lre "calnnh" drawn by four horaea.
My companion haa started forward, and
la peering In the direction of tha equip
age with bis baud srehad over bia blink
ing eyre. .
"Hy all tha aalnta, it la very like
yea, It la my unde'a calah!" b ex
rlnima. "l'b at la well; then I have tha honor
to wl.lt you good by," 1 aay, moving
quickly away,
"No leave me not! Stay and help
me out of tills! What will he think to
f.ii'l me Hum? Oh ah, hHp inn to soma
lie! You are a fellow-student both fond
of walking Due day back m up, broth
er!" I bit my Hp and pauae lrrolnte.
There I nothing for It but to meet tba
Inevitable with a bold front
"I will stay," 1 reply. "You msy
rely on ma."
II wrluga my hand, and proceed to
mop hla face with a dirty cambric hand
kerchief; after which be pull down hi
wa!;roat, atrnlghtri.s hlmaelf, and al
ready the cloud of duat Is receiving ua.
"Ah, my uncle, I thought I waa not
mlKtakeu! I knew your trotters at a
win uce. I hope I ace you well, Vsalli
(iritfoilrritcli!"
The aole occupant of the carriage, a
thlu, aharp-featured man of middle age,
dreoned In uniform, peer at tha epeaker,
and then exclaim:
"la It poMlblv? My brother' a eon,
Andrei riotrovltrb!"
"Yea, my uncle, I am bet Ha, ba!
You hava expected me fur aome daja;
but not thua, not now!"
"I bava looked for this arrival every
day for a week! And now what la thia?
1 meat the her, on foot and In thia
plight?"
"Ah, yea, that la Joat It plight!
Walking on a duaty road tmprovea not
one'a appearance. Ha! ba! 1 fl quit
dlareputabl. Dut it la only on tba aur
face, my unci. Y'ou aea. I am paaalon
ately fond of walking In tha country, and
lb day Is so fine I could not resist
A freak a mere freak, and now I bava
had enough of It My friend hem aa
I waa aayltig, my friend her was just
complaining of fatigue when you cam
in eight. Vaalll Grlgorievltrh."
"Tit lying scoundrel!" I think, yet I
dare not coutradict him, and atand allent
ly enduring the rr scrutiny of lb
Uovernor.
"Ilelu!" he nsaala at length, and with
drawe hla eyea. "Wher ar thy ffecta,
Andrei Plotrovltch?"
"Sent in advance, my unci; they will
arriv befor us."
"Hem!" ejaculate th Governor
again. And to th man servant who
haa deacended from th box: MYrmi,
open."
Th carriage door Is held wide,
"May I pray you to ascend, monsieur!"
Tha Governor la addressing m, though
b I looking past me.
"I thank your Excellency, but I am
realty walking from choice, therefor beg
to decline your rourteou offer."
"Ah Indeed are you fond of walking,
an accntnpllahed podpatrjan, and doubt
leaa a true votary of Nature. I congrat
ulate you on your good tante, sir!" Then
to hla nephew: "Yet I understood thea to
say thst thy friend had complained of
fatigue, Andrei Plotrovltch?"
"Said I ao, Vaalll Grigorievltch? Sure
ly not! You muat have taken m up
wrong. I aald that I waa fatigued,
could acarcely aay ao of my friend hera
Ivan hera Ivan Feodorelvitch."
Hera his uncla'a gate being removed
from him, tha perverted Jackanape
winks and makea a grimace at me, "Ivan
Feodorelvitch," ha repeat with empha
sis and another wing, "can walk hla fifty
rents a day as easily aa you can take
pinch of anuff, my uncle!"
It Is evident to me that sine h Is
comfortably Installed in his nncle's car
riage and tha embarrassment of th meet
ing is tided over, Andrei Plotrovltch
would not be sorry to part from m.
"Indeed! . A mauly accompllahment"
obaerrea tha Governor, making ma a atlff
bow. Preaently he aaka me: "Are you
making any stay in Kovno, Jvan Feo
dorelvitch?" I wince at the name tha young fool haa
fathered me with, and to which I am
compelled to answer: "No, your Excel
lency, I am merely passing through."
"Ah, well, if we are not to have the
pleasure of your company, Ivan Feo
dorelvitch, I hava the honor to wish
you good-day," and tha Governor raises
his enp with another stiff bow, to which
1 respond.
"Au revolr, Ivan Feodorelvitch!" ex
claims Andrei, with au audacious grin.
The man servant shuts tha carriage
door, awinga himself to th box, and in
a few momenta I stand alone In tha road.
I step out after this, and tha verst stonea
crop up quickly on after another. I
advance into tha town .until th houses
begin to takaiha form of streets, and 1
feel tha round bowlderff of tba pavement
under my feet Then I ask my way to
th general postofAc of a respectable
looking cltlsen.
I am directed to th uaual square,
flanked on all sldea by government build
ings, over whos entrances hovers th
spread eagle, In tha center of which
rises an equestrian statue, probably of
Peter th Great I am presently enter
ing tha postofllce. In ascending th
steps my eyes rov np th street and
are arrested by tha alght of two officers
whom I met In tha suburbs, who ar Just
turning tha corner together. They both
look toward m
a Wall, tier la sotblng xtraerdlaary la
two gendarme walking together, nor is
liar tij :r.:x rtEsrkabie la IK f-t
thst they happen simultaneously to OH '
rect their eyea toward an. It la aeci-1
dent pur accident, I think, shaking
tn)elf fre of th Vifu uneaalnta that
la creeping on ma. And I push opea th
awirg door of th "Left Letter iJepart-
uieut."
"A letter for Waldemar NIcolalvltch
AUanofTr
"Ve. there I one." Th rlark banda
It to in and my finger close with a
thrill of J on th preclou mlnalve. AU
la well! la well! my heart ainga. I spring
down th atepe and hava gained the
atreet, when a hand la pat on my ehoul
tier and I aee before me the police offl
rare, ou of whom adJraea ro court
oualy: "You ar a stranger ia town, I believa,
irr
"Yes, I am a atranger to Kovoo; I em
passing through the town," I reply, look
ing the msa steadily In the far. For
tunately h cannot s my flying pulses.
"Exactly. 1 am aorry to bare to trou
ble yoq, but we hav order to luapect
the paper of travelers. The polir In
spection department I Just acroa th
square if you will bava th goodne to
accompany na."
Th man Indicate a large ston build
ing opposite. It coat tue a aupreme
effort not to groan aloud, and my voir
ahakea a I atammer:
"I have not my pa para her. Would It
not aufflc If I present royavlf with them
to-morrow?"
"I regret to aay that It would not"
replica the officer. "Under theae clrcum
stance we are bound to place you under
arrest until your paper ar forthcom
ing." "Well. It la no ua parleying about it"
roughly Interpoaea th other officer. "The
man must coma with us. Thst is the
sum ftotnl." And b lays his hsnd on
my s'rm.
"I'h gentleman is quite willing to go
with us end art thia little matter right"
ohservea the polite officer, and be quietly
strokes hi companion's bsnd from my
arm. taking bis place on my other aide.
I atlll hold Maruacha'a letter crushed
In my fingers, forgetful of It In this mo
ment of perplexity. I sm reminded of
it by Ita dextroua withdrawal
"Permit me," obaarvea the pollt offi
cer. He raUea It to hla eyes and slowly
reads the sddress aloud. "Waldemar
NIcolalvltch Allkanoff." He bow a to
ward tne aa if a third party were In tba
act of presenting ma to him. "A good
name. A good Kuaslan name!"
"I hare not read that letter, it Is from
my Ix t milled," I aay, choking down my
liidignation. "Will you permit me to
read it? Surely It can make no differ
ence o that you re'aln it In your pos
session?" "My duty la to place It In th handa
of th Prefect unopened," 1 th reapona.
"Aa there la nothing treaaonabla in It be
will return It to you."
Tba cold sweat breaks out on my
brow. "Oh, Msruacha! Ma roach a! God
lu Ilia merry grant that thou haat not
compromised thyaelf!" I Inwardly groan.
Meanwhile, with a gendarme on each
aid of me, I' have) crossed the aqnar
and am entering tha pollc offle. W
pasa Into a email ante-room and atop at
a door at which th officer who seems al
ways to take the Initiative knocks. It
is torn open Instantly, and an irate head
ia thrust out surmounted by a military
cap.
"What now?" exclaims this Individual
"No use coming to me! I hav nothing
to do with It After business hours
going horn to dinner. Shonld hare been
gone an hour ago."
Th gendarme draws him aside and
whispers to him.
I strain my ears to cstch tha purport
of tba gendarme's remarks, but only
hear: "The Governor, "8t Petersburg."
and the nam Andrei Plotrovltch." Only
thre words, yt they are enough to In
form tn aa to whom I ow my arreat,
and tha knowledg lightens not my ap
prehensions. Whilst the gendann Is whispering, tba
listener fixes his goggle eyea on ma aa If
he would look m through. I andur bla
look with th indifference of despair.
When the gendarme haa finished whis
pering, th oMclal pronounces the flat
"Lock him up! Case will b heard to
morrow. Too late to-night Present
yonr report to the Prefect to-morrow.
Meanwhile, lock him up." .
Ills orders are executed and at 8
o'clock that night th iron-studded door
receive me Into its dread shadow.
(To ba continued. i
IMMUNITY FROM TRAMPS.
Bcrlnaj It by tha Unaelflah Giving
of an Amatenr Cake.
"We owe our Immunity from tramps
to pastry," proclaimed a recently mar
rled Germantowa man. "Better yet,
my wife roade the pastry. It waa this
way. To begin with, she Insist upon
the pastry.' She makes cakes, and
even plea, but she always forgeta some
Important Ingredient; ao one time a
thing will be as heavy as lead, and
the next as wet aa water this is when
she Is stingy with the flour.
It so happened early in our game
of honapkpenlr.gr that a tramn annltori
at tho back gate for something to eat
My wife Bald she was sorry, but there
was nothing to spare, and in repeating
It to me she added that everything we
hod was too fine to spoil by cutting. I
enpled her latest In .'cake (I had al
ready discovered Its leaden quality)
and I rushed out to him with it tell
ing ber that selfishness was unpardon
able and self-denial a virtue too sel
dom practiced. Now, whatever that
tramp told bis brethren I don't know,
nor do I know If he ate the cake and
died, or was brained with it by some
jealous tne who wrenched It from
him. aut I do know that no tramp
r
has since ventured to approach us with
n rpnupat for food. TnHncr tha nl
was no merry Jest" Philadelphia
Record.
Vacancy.
"Mamie tused to laugh so heartily
and so frequently that, It was a pleas
ure to be with her. What has sobered
her down so?"
"Lost a front tooth." Detroit Free
Press.
History makes haste to record great
deeds, but often neglects good ones.
Ballon,
Leaeoa for Mother to Heed.
I rtvftitly read an account of
young man condemned to death for
murder, who when given opportunity
to iRk from tbe acaffold. stated that
be bad beenbrougbt to bla present
rendition by tbe Ideas Instilled Into
Mm by an overindulgent mother, who
bad ever taken bla part, whether be
bad been In the right or wrong, and ao
bad trained blm to Indulge bla own
will and disregard tbe rights of other.
I know a ra of young nan con
fined In the Chicago Jail, tbe only child
of a devoted and Indulgent mother.
Through childhood tbe mother's lovlug
Leart bad ever made excuses for ber
boy's faults, and abe always took tbe
position that bis wrong sctlons were
Justified under the circumstances. Py
slwaya excusing ber eon, whether bo
waa lu the right or wrong, abe uncon
sciously trained blm to disregard tbe
lights of others and prepard blm for
bis fall Coming to Chicago, this
young man swured a position of trust.
Falling in with extravagant compnn
lona, be used bla employer money,
not, apparently, being able to .appreci
ate tbe gravity of bis action, until ho
could bide It no longer, wbej he went
East to bla mother, apparently think
ing that somehow If bla trouble fol
lowed blm she would be able to pro
tect blm. When offlcera colled for blm
In tjte night he was apparently as
much surprlaed aa.was bis broken
hearted mother, whom be 1 had not
taken into bis confidence. This mother
how blames the boy's friends, whom
she acctwes of being tbe rause of ber
son's downfall, not realizing that the
fault lies in ber son's character and,
primarily. In herself, In training ber
son to disregard tbe rights of others.
Many loving mothers are uncon
sctouxly so training their children to
day, not realizing that they are look
ing only to the present gratification of
their children, rather than building up
their characters as a foundation for
success and borplness. N. James, in
Chicago American.
Pretty Slipper Bag;
This pretty slipper bag, which when
clotted resembles s sole, is made either
of Japanese crepe cloth or French cre
tonne. Cut six pieces of the material,
baste the sides together to within a
little way from the top, and finish the
seams and upper edge with narrow
binding ribbon. Two slits are made In
each piece, rather near together, for
tbe drawstring.
This bag, which Is desirable for a
Christmas gift may be put to a vari
ety of nsos, acordlng to its size. A
small one, say twelve Inches Ion):,
would answer for buttons, needlework
or soiled handkerchiefs; fifteen inches
long Is a good size for allppers, and,
still longer, this same pattern may be
used for shoes or laundry.
Health and Beauty Hint.
Watercress Is renowned as a blood
purifier.
Carrots are eaten by those with a
tendency to gout
Beets are one of the most whole
some vegetables and have fattening
qualities.
Celery Is excellent for those afflict
ed with rheumatism, as It contains so
much sulphur.
Lettuce has long been recognized as'
an excelelnt nerve toulc and cure tor
sleeplessness.
To make violet perfume take of vlo-
,et Pmndo or 0,1 one-(lu'irter '
Pound extract of csla five and a half
omxn, ana mcuuwi riKufc UUc.
The following notice Is displayed In
boM bla ,etters n white, enm
VV a a. i a Aar faa mAB f tn 1-I1 fa r
VuU CUU U& CTcij uuuivai au AWiianii
"The life-boat rule Is, women and chil-
flr8t"
A report from Paris Is to tbe effect
that her Imperial majesty, the Em
press of China, has placed an order
for six large automobiles with a
French firm.
In the district about Oridley, En
gland, twenty women work as black
smiths to every man following the
trade. For many generations this
work has been almost entirely In fem
inine hands.
Mrs. Adair owns In Texas the sec-
8L1FPEB BAO.
ond biggest ranch In tbe world. It
covers ,2f30.JO scrta. On a printed
sign-board attached to tbe apparently
endless wire fence which meets tbe
eye on traveling through tbe Psnhan
die country la the notice: "Eighty
miles from this fence to headquar
ters." The women of Berwick, Pa., are
determined to stop street profanity.
Accordingly, they bave posted about
tbe town a notice threatening to stop
all cooking operations If tbe men con
tinue to nae bad language.
Skirt la Broadcloth.
Skirt of broadcloth wide lox plaits,
trimmed with narrow rucblngs of
chameleon taffeta. A good model for
any kind of suiting material, without
tbe rjchings.
Aaanmlna; th Hnaband'a Name.
'The custom which makes it proper
for tbe wife to assume tbe name of
ber husband at marriage ia involved
In much obscurity. A recent authority
advances the opinion that It originat
ed from a Eoman custom and became
common after the Roman occupation
of England. Thus, Julia and Octavla,
married to Pompey and Cicero, were
called by the Romans Julia of Pompey
and Octavla of Cicero, and in later
times tbe married women of most Eu
ropean countries signed their names in
the same way, but omitted tbe "of."
In spite of this theory It la a fact that
as late as tbe sixteenth and the be
ginning of tbe seventeenth centnry a
Catherine Parr signed her name with
out any change, though she had been
twice married. We also bear of Lady
Jane .Grey, not Dudley, and Arabella
htuart, not Seymour, etc. . Some think
that tbe custom originated with tbe
Scriptural Idea that the husband and
wife are one. This was tbe rule of
law as far back as 12 08, and It was
decided in the case of Bon versus
Smith, in the reign of Elizabeth, that
a woman by marriage loses her for
mer name and legally receives tbe
name of er husband.
Cleaning Far.
It Is impossible for furs to go
through a whole season without con
tracting a quantity of dnst and dirt
A Hg-colored fur, of course, shows
bow soiled it is, but the dark ones, not
displaying their dirt, are allowed to
get dirtier and dirtier. Furs may read
ily be cleaned at home simply by rub
bing them with bran. Buy a pound of
bran, divide it into two portions and
place one in the oven to hvut Spread
the fur on paper on a table and rub
It well all over with the cold bran.
Then shake out the bran and brush
the fur with a soft hat brush. When
tbe rest of the bran feels hot rub it
evenly into the fur in the same man
ner as before. Shake it out and brush
it till the fur Is quite free from all
bran and dust The satin lining of the
fur will also need cleansing. Squeeze
out a clean sponge in warm water and
rub the satin gently with It, but be
careful not to let the satin get too wet
Hub it dry with a cloth and hang it
In a warm place to dry and then in a
cold draft to air it
Iowa a Woman's State.
Iowa Is pre-eminently the State for
women who are willing and able to do
tbelr own bustling. According to the
United States census bureau there are
in Iowa 100,883 females earning their
own way. This does not include
women doing domestic work in their
own families. They are engaged in
303 occupations. Five of them are
clased as stock raisers, herders or
drovers; 6.S46 as fanners, planters or
overseers; two as theatrical managers,
one as an architect, 117 as clergymen,
52 as dentists, 200 as physicians or sur
geons, 63 as lawyers, 74 as journalists,
more than 20,000 as teachers, 8 as bar
tenders, 8 as saloonkeepers, about 40,
000 as In domestic or personal service.
58 aa real estate or Insurance agents,
11 as bankers or grocers, Li as com
mercial travelers, 81 as hackmen or
teamsters, 4 as keepers of livery sta'
bles, 2 as cigar dealers, 17 as office
boys, 30 as bank officials and cashiers,
as a railway brakeman, 154 as tele
graph operators, 4 as undertakers, 1
as a bricklayer, 7 as carpenters and 1
as a stonecutter.
Do Not Ba a Nervooa Wreck.
There is no more sorrowful spectacle
than tbe woman who Is a prey to her
"fancied" ailments. She Is miserable
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herself and she makes all ber friends
equally ao.
For tbe genuine invalid I bave alo-
cere sympathy, for tbe imitation one,
none. It la simply a form of hysteria
and need scant sympathy.
A woman takes It Into ber head that
she Is nervous, that she can't do cer
tain things. Her family, feeling aorry
for ber, give In to her, and In a few
month they bave an established In
valid on tbelr handa. It la pur selfish
ness, for deep In ber heart tbe woman
knows that she is a fraud. After
pampering and Indulging herself for
a while ber nerves really do go to
plecea and then abe is indeed a nervous
wreck.
If she would only make up ber mind
to conquer this feeling In tbe begin
ning she could do so. Let ber change
ber way of living, go out more, take
exercise, become Interested In a new
book, adopt some Interesting fad, any
thing rather than burden herself and
ber family with a case of "nerves."
When a woman finds herself getting
tired out mentally and physically it is
a good plan to go to bed for a week
and lire on milk, taking three or four
quarts a day. She should see uo one
more than Is absolutely necessary. Just
rest and sleep day and night Or If
she feels she can't do this, let ber go
off on a visit for a week or so. It may
be bard to do these things, but we all
know tbe old saying, "an ounce of
prevention is better than a pound of
cure."
Tbe duties of wife and mother are
many and difficult, but as she has as
sumed them she should live up to
them, and the woman who allows her
self to become a nervous wreck can
never properly attend to her duties.
Conquer the fancied ailments, tbe
real ones will come fast nougb.
Bertha Fairfax in Louisville Times.
Have a velvet gown for high occa
sions. All the new bodices are to be of tbe
draped variety.
, Double-width crepe de chine Is a
boon to tbe tailor and dressmaker. ,
Postillions and deep 'mltalne cuffs
are noticed on many of the new bod
ice. A shaped flounce may simulate
great width necessary to skirt smart
ness. The sectional skirt Is the simplest
and easiest solution of present prob
lems. Chiffon and liberty velvets are the
most graceful and tractable sorbs
shown.
It takes almost a whole drees pat
tern to fashion a pair of tbe new
sleeves.
Transparent effects around tbe
throat and shoulders add smartness to
many gowns.
Just now the chief purpose of the
coiffure is to serve as a background
for ornaments.
Most of the new silk separate
blouses fasten Invisibly In back under
the trimming.
Many of the resurrected styles are
copied from masculine rather than
feminine dress.
With tbe dressy waist the girdle
matches tbe waist in elaboration rath
er than the plainer skirt
Beautiful evenings coats are made
of a new corded silk which comes In
all the approved colorings. .
Whatever may be the character of
the fashioning, the smaller hats now
are shown mostly as turbans.
Neat Skirt Pattern.
Skirt with circular top and deep
flounce, which is tucked vertically at
top and bordered with hem and two
tucks same width as hem.
AU There Waa,
Bank Teller This check, "madam.
Isn't filled in.
Madam Isn't what? '
Bank Teller It has your husband's
name signed to It, but It does not state
how much money you want.
MadamOh! is that all? Well, I'U
take all tbere is.