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% ; . >/* ...... \ \'rrM rL -a. .- '* MB* ^Sfl 33l\ i: fe _»v- - -• m : $̂0 "Mfcf &\ v.; W'^£>- 0 IV.- ti FREDERIC S. ISHAM * AUTHOR OTITIC amOLLERSTINDffi IW,DSTRATK)NS BY nA/ UM^7=RS QOFYRKHT 1909 Of THE &OBB3 -y£RR\LL CO. m jsfcrf • . If?t'V \ <A"' V 8YN0PSIS. is&Pwl M'- p><fft &&1.;. s ^" îk /^'V. Comiesse Elise, daughter of the govern­ or of the Mount, has thance encounter With a peasant boy. The "Mount," A small rock-bound island, stood In vast bay on the northwestern coaat of Prance, and during the time of Ijouls XVI. was a f?ov- erniTient stronghold. Develops that, the peasant boy was the son of Seigneur De^ isaurac, nobleman. Young Desaurac deter­ mines to secore an education and become * gentleman; sees the governor'3 daugh­ ter depart for Paris. Lady EUse returns after seven years' schooling, and enter­ tains many nobles. Her Ladyship dances with strange fisherman, and a call to »&rnis !s made in an effort to capture a mysterious Le Seigneur Noir. He escapes. Lady Elise is caught in the "Grand" tide. The Black Seigneur rescues and takes her to his retreat. Elise discovers that her savior was the boy with the fish. Sanches, the Seigneur's servant, is ar-' rested and brought before the governor. Lady Elfse has Sanchez set free. Seig­ neur and a priest at the "Cockles." CHAPTER XII^(Continued.) Outside, the wind, blowing sharper, whistled about the eaves, beat at the window and shook the blinds angrily; far below, a steady monotone to those other sounds, could be heard the rush and breaking of the surf. "Why did I cross myself that day on the island, when I Baw her--behind you?" Sanchez's taciturnity--the retloenoe of years--suddenly burst its bonds. "Because she made me think of the former lady of the Mount--the Governor's wife--who betrayed the Seigneur, your father! I promised him to keep the seicret--he would have it, for the sake of the lady; but now--to 'you! Your father was ftabbed at the foot of the Mount by tite Governor!--" "Stabbed! By himp "It was given out*' < souely, '*by rogues--again to shield her!"1 • "But--" - - * "That -same day he had a letter-- from her.. As evening fell he walked near the Mount--was followed by the Governor, who Bprang, ft ruck in the hack ahd left him for dead! I found him and took him home. But before he recovered* it was reported my lady had died--w : "How?" -• - • : "I know not; a punishment, per­ haps! She was always delicate--or liked to be considered such--a white- faoed, pretty, smiling thing whose beauty and treachery this other one. the daughter, inherits. It was the ghost of herself looking over, your shoulder that day on the island, with the same bright, perfidious eyes--" "Enough!" Angrily the Black Seig­ neur brought down his hand.- -'I will hear no more!" "Because she has caught your fancy! Because you---" "No more, I say! Think you I would not avenge your wrongs at onoe, were it possible? That I would not strike for you, on the instant ? But now? My hands are tied. Another matter--of life, or death--presses Sanchez looked at him quickly; said Ik ' £ . "No Mora, I Say!" fto taore; between them, the sRehce grew. The servant was the first to more; turning to the table, he began to eat; at first mechanically; after­ ward faster, with the ravenous zest of one who has not tasted food for many hours. The other, for his part, showed no Immediate desire to disturb that occupation; for some time waited; and tt was not until the servant stopped, reached out his arm for a glass, to drink, that the young man again spoke. "The palace ? The plan of the Mount? bid you notice? Tell me something of it--how it is laid out-*-" Sanchez swallowed; set down the glass hard. "Yes, yes! fi^saw much --a great deal!" he answered with eager zest. "Oh, I kept my eyes open, although I seemed not to, and was mindful of learning all I could!" "Here!" From his pocket the young man took a note-book; pencil. "Set it down; everything! I know something, already, from the old monks--the1 rough diagrams in their books. You entered where? Takfe the pencil and--" The minutes passed and still San­ chez traced; seemed almost to forget his injuries in his interest in the la­ bor. Plan after plan was made; torn up; one finally'remained in the Sand of the Black Seigneur. - "Yeu think--" Anxiously the serv­ ant watched his master's face; but the latter, straight, erect, with keen eyes fixed, did not answer. "You think--" again began the man when the ancient time-piece, beating harshly the hour, interrupted. . "Eleven o'clock! High tide!" The Black Seigneur pushed back his chair and rose. "Good!" Sanchez's alacrity indi­ cated a quick comprehension of what the movement portended. "You--had better remain here!" shortly. "Me?" said the servant With a harsh laugh. "Me?" "Have you not had enough of my family--my service?" the young Seig­ neur demanded bitterly. "Bah!" muttered the other. ""The dog that's beaten springs at the chance to bite! You go to rescue your comrades. I--will go with you!" "In which case, death--not ven­ geance---will most likely be your Re­ ward !" "I care not!" stubbornly. A moment the Black Seigneur re­ garded him; then made a gesture. "Well, have your way!" He lis­ tened. "The wind is in the west." "A little south of west," answered the man. "A rough night for your boat to have crossed!" "Oh, I was bound to come! And if you hadn't been here, I'd have gone on, on--till I found you--" The hand of the young man touched the other's shoulder. "Come!" he said, and threw open the door. "You are going in the storm?" The girl, Nanette, Intercepted them. The Black Seigneur nodded shortly. "It must be an important mission to take you to sea on such a night. Why don't you stay where it's warm and comfortable? Or," with a laugh, "at least until Monsieur Gabarie," indi­ cating the corpulent figure intrenched behind a barricade of dishes and bot­ tles on a small table near the fire, "has finished the little puppet play he is writing." "It is finished!" As he spoke, the poet rose. "I had but written 'curtain' when you spoke. Your wine, fair Na­ nette, hath a rarely Inspiring quality!" "Oh, I care not for your compli­ ments!" Bhe returned. "Your capi­ talize," again studying the Black Seig­ neur with dark sedulous eyes, "has not found it so much to his Uking! He has neither asked for more, nor drunk what he ordered; and now would venture out--" Unmindful of heir words the young man called to old Pierre. "Well." she west on, throwing back her head, "}f you \?se your ship, oome to me, and--111 see you have an* other!** Abate 1n tlr chamber at thfe Inn, not long thereafter, the priest, looking out of the window, saw a line of men file down the narrow stairs; embark in the small boats from the sheltered nook where they lay, and later, in the light of the moon, breaking from be­ tween scudding clouds and angry va­ pors, a ship that got under way-- glided like a phantom craft from the heaven and set seaward through the foam. CHAPTKR X*f# The Pilgrimage. From far and near the peasants and the people of the towns and village*. How Dutch Farmers Live km". ic pi 13',̂ Vlfe Cattle Invariably Are Housed Under the Same Roof as the Family. The typical Dutch farmhouse is square, one-storied, with a pyramid* shaped roof. The space between the apex of the roof and the ceiling of the dwelling part is generally used as a storehouse for winter food for the cat- tie. The living room door opens into the stable, for the cattle are Invari­ ably houses under the same roof as bed* built In cupboard-like recesses in the wall and as far from the window as possible. There is a door similar to that of a cupboard, and this Is kept closed during the day, in order that the bed may be hidden from view. The stuffy condition of thlq walled-ln bed­ room can be readily imagined. The linen Is always snowy white, aqd the whole make-up presents an attractive appearance, even to the decorated strap suspended from the ceilipg and used to assist the occupant of the their furnishings. One always sees bright strips of carpet, a highly pol­ ished "center table," where the family Bible is displayed, and a glass dress­ er, with its shelves filled with rare old brass and Delft ware. The moBt curi­ ous thing about the houses is the steeping quarters--unique and certain­ ly unhealthy from the modern view­ point, which requires plenty of fresh «Sr In the bedrooms. The cheesemaker's family sleeps in welcome at the cheese farms, but the visit must be made early In the morn­ ing if the cheesemaklng is to be seen. Wise Philosophy. DQ not let your head run upon that which Is none of your own, but pick out some of the beet of yoor eircifta- Btanoee, and consider how waprly ypu would wish for them, were they not joined in the customary annual de­ scent unon-->or asoent to*--the Mount. None mis too poor, few too miserable, to undertake the journey. A pilgrim­ age, was the occasion called; but al­ though certain religious ceremonies, were duly observed and entered into by some with fanati&al warmth, many ther^jvere, who', obliged to pay tithes, nourished the onerous recollection of the enforced "ecclesiastical tenth" to the exclusion of any g&eat desire to avail themselves of the compensating privilege of beholding and bowing be­ fore the sacred relics. To these recal­ citrant spirits, license and a rough sort of merrymaking became the or­ der of the hour. Early in the morning the multitude began to arrive--in every manner of dilapidated vehicle, astride starved- looking donkeys and bony horses, or on foot. Many who had camped out the night before, by wayside or in forest, brought with them certain scanty provisions and a kitchen pot in which to boil thin soup, or some poor makeshift mess; others came empty-handed, "pilgrims" out at the elbow and shoeless, trusting to fortune for their sustenance, and looking cap­ able even of having poached^in one of the wide forests they had traversed, despite a penalty, severe and dispro­ portionate to the offense, for laying hand on any lord's wild birds or rab­ bits. i Savage men; sodden men--good, bad and Indifferent! Like ants throng­ ing about the hill, they straightway streamed to the Mount; took posses­ sion of It, or as much as lay open to them; tor around the top, chosen abode of the Governor, extended a wall; grim, dark and ominous; brist­ ling with holes which seemed to look blackly down; to watch, to listen and to frown. Without that pretentious line of encircling masonry, the usual din, accompaniment to the day and the presence of so many people, pre­ vailed; within, reigned silence, a sol­ emn hush, unbroken by even a senti­ nel's tread. "I shall be glad when It's all over!" Standing at the window of her cham­ ber the Lady tSlise had passed in dressing to look out upon the throng --a thousand dots upon the sand, dark moving masses in the narrow by­ ways, and motionless ones near the temporary altars. "Oh, my Lady!" Her companion, and former nurse, a woman about fifty yesfefe of age, ventured this mild expostulation. "There, Marie! You can go!" "Yes, your Ladyship--" "One moment!" The slender figure turned. "This fastening--" In an,, instant the woman was by her side. "Have you heard anything more about the prisoners, Marie?" abrupt­ ly. "Those who were tried, I mean?" "Nothing--only Beppo said they are to be hanged day after tomorrow-- when the pilgrimage is over." "Day after tomorrow!" The brown eyes looked hard and bright; the small white teeth pressed her lip. "And the msn my fa--the Governor had-^--whipped from the Mount--you have heard nothing more of him-- where he has gone?" "No, my Lady; he seems to hav« disappeared completely; fled this coun­ try, perhaps, for those islands where so many like him," half bitterly, "have gone before!" The girl looked up In a preoccupied manner. "Poor Marie! Yohr only sis­ ter died there, didn't she?" "Yes, my Lady; I never saw her after she left France with her hus­ band and baby girl. He was an un­ patriotic fellow--Pierre Laroche!" "No doubt," said -the Governor's daughter absently, as the otber pre­ pared to leave the room. Alone, the girl remained for several moments motionless before the great Venetian mirror; then mechanically, h&rdly looking at the reflection the glass threw back at her, she finished her toilet. This task accomplished, still she stqod with brows closely drawn; afar the flute-like voices of the choirboys arose from different parts of the Mount, but she did not Seem to hear them; made a sudden quick gesture and walked toward th« door in the manner of one who arrived at some resolution. Passing down a corridor, she reached an arched opening whose mas- Economical Suggestion. A Pittsburg manufacturer, who got his own education in the school of hard knocks, has considerable respect for college degrees and sometimes think he would'like to have one. It Is not an unworthy ambition, and much bet­ ter than buying some things thait mil­ lionaires buy. But his side partner doesn't think so much of college de­ grees. Some people don't, you know. "A college has offered me a degree," the manufacturer was telling his friend recently. "For a donation, I dare say." "Yes; they offer me a degree for a donation of a million." "What's the uself Buy yourself a hundred dollars'! worth of funny clothes. If you want to be a college boy, and save the rest of the coin."*-- Pittsburg Pqst Pessimistic Wall. "Shad is much like marriage.*' "In what. way?" "Both are fine Institu­ tions, hut £o«a«tlmes I wonder if either is worth the trouble/'--Washington slve door swung easily to her touch, and let herself out by a private way, which had opoe been the ancient ab­ bot's way, to an isolate^ corner of a small secluded platform. From this gibtnt a stairway led up to a passage spanning a great gulf. Below and aside, where the red-tiled houses clung U> the steep 'slope of the rock, flut­ tered many flags; yet the girl did not pause either to contemplate or id- mire. Only when her glanoe passed seaward and rested on the far-away ocean's rim of light, did she stop for an Instant--mid-way on the bridge-- then, compressing her lips, moved on the faster; down the Incline on the other side; up winding stairs between giant columns, reaching, at length, that bright and grateful opening, the cloister. With an unvarying air of resolution she - stepped fprward; looked in;' the place was eihpty--si­ lent save for the tinkling or the tiny fountain in the oenter. "Are you looking for some one, my Lady?" The voice was that of Beppo, who was regarding her from an angle in the cloister walk. "I am looking for his ExooUency. I suppose he is--" --- "In the apartments of state, my Lady. But--" The girl frowned. "But, but"!" she said. "But what?" "His Excellency has left word--he was expecting a minister from Pariq --that no one else •v^as to be admitted;, the matter was so important that he wished no interruptions." She had already turned, however; moved on past him without answer. At the inner entrance to the "little castle" or chatelet, which presently she reached, the girl stopped. Here, without, in the shadow of two huge cylindrical towers, that crowned the feudal gate-house, a number of sol­ diers, seated on the steps, clinked their swords and talked; within, be­ neath the high-vaulted dome of the guard-room lolled the commandant and several offioers on a bench before a large window. Immediately on her appearance they rose, but, merely bowing *stl(fiy, she started toward a portal on the left. Whereupon the commandant started forward, defer­ entially would have spoken--stopped her, when at the same moment, the door she was approaching opened, and the governor himself appeared. At the sight of her he started; a shade of *1 cane," stending, with ner fingers straight and stiff on the cold marble edge of the taljle. the girl began to speak hurriedly, constrainedly, '.1 xvanted to Me you--about the prison­ ers--" He did not answer. Gently stroking his wrist, as if the dampness from some subterranean place had got into it, he evinced no sign he had heard; and this apathy uuu. his apparent dis­ regard of her awoke more strongly the feeling she had experienced so often since that day in the cloister, when he had promised to set free the servant of the Black Seigneur; kept his word, indeed, but-^- "Can't you see," Bhe forced herself to continue, "after what the man San­ chez thought--suspected about me, what he said that day at the Mount, after what he, the Black Seigneur, did for me"--the Governor started--"that you, if you care for ine at all," he looked at her strangely, "at least, should--" "As I told you the other d^y," his accents were cold, "why concern your­ self about outlaws and peasants dam- oring for 'rights!'" "But it is my concern," she said pas­ sionately. "Unless--" "Neither yours nor mine," he an­ swered in thf same tone. "Only the law's!" "The law's!" she returned. "You are the law--" "Its^servant!" he corrected* "But--you could spare their Ureal You could dtoal with them more merci­ fully!" "The law is explicit In the King alone rests the power to--" "The King! But before word could reach him--" "Exactly!" As he spoke; .the Gov­ ernor rose. "And now--" "You will not hear me?" ^ 'If there Is anything else*--1" Her figure straightened. "Why do you hate him so?" she asked passion­ ately. "You have hastened their trial, and would carry out the sentence be­ fore there is time for justice. And the man 'Whom that day you ordered whipped from the Mount--after let­ ting me think him safe! After all that his master did for me! Why was he lashed? Because of him he served or of the old Seigneur before that? I heard you ask abtiut him--of his.hav­ ing gone to America? Why did you care about that?" SIMPLICITY IS GHAtiM WELL TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN ORDERING GRADUATION DRE88. •J.'.-:-"' :-•••.: •1 "* ' 1#^r® iifrflsh' the'^roc^f'tie" §& ter Will the Wsarsr Appaar, and :.:r- '* Are Many Materialise Girlish simplicity is the correct thing in graduation frocks--even the most ambitious of graduates recog­ nizes that fact. But there are many versions of this simplicity, and it is attainable at varying prices and dif­ ferent degrees of elaboration. It is easy enough to make a distinct- ly girlish frock of sheer lingerie or net or lace and chiffon cost $150 or jf one goes £o a fMhlaqabto t § The Governor Himself Appeared. amoysitoe orwissfl- ills thin features, then almost. immediately vanished; his cold eyes met hers expectantly. "I have been told you were very busy, yet I must see you; It is very Important--" A fraction of a moment he seemed to hesitate; then with an absent sir: "Certainly, I was very busy; never­ theless--" he stepped aside; permit­ ted her to pass, and softly closed the door. With the same preoccupied air he walked to his table before one of the large fireplaces whose pyramidal canopies merged into the ribs of the vaulting of a noble chamber, and, seating himself In a cushioned chair, looked down at a few embers. "You seem to luwt llstettffl to * grest deal!" "And why did he go to America?" she went on, unheeding. "Did him, too? What for?" "If you have nothing else to talk about--" He glanced at the door. "And the lands!" she said. "They were his; now they are yours--" "Unjustly, perhaps ycu think." (TO BE CONTINUED.) Consideration. ' If I didn't have such a large family,, I could save a little money." "Don't be too sure of it. If you didn't have a large family you might hare an auto."--Houston Post Pleased With His Progress 4*- Pursult of the Affections of the Widew Shy Wse Not Exaetly tmooth, . However. **Uck!--yassahl. 'Bleeged to you for de 'terrygation sah; and I's pub- gressin' mighty fine in muh lore sf- fa'r wid d« Wldder Shy. At de fust de lady took and put chsise to me wid a shotgun when I mentioned muh atti­ tude to'a'ds her. Bless goodness!-- 'tWuzzeu't loaded, but she done rammed me wit it as I sailed over de fence and like to uh-broke de spine ob muh back.. De time she flung hot watah on me she sho* scalded me good and plenty; but I got well atter a while, .loss as de faithful alius does. "Well, den. yiste'd'y. whilst I was uh-makin' muh bow to her, she slapped me flat done a fine job, too, sah; and muh head rings plumb ylt But dat's all right, uh-kase I's gwlne to go 'round tomor' and let her 'poler- glse to me, and I'll be so dag-gone up wid me. And den, de fust thing yo' know, I's kotched her! Yassah! --I's sho'ly puhgressin' pow'ful peart wid muh 'fectionary animosities!"-- Ladles' Home JournaL a 9 Shadow Lace Over Foundation sf / Messaline. dressmaker for it and gives carte blanche in matters of handwork ^and real lace, and there are many girls in ultra smart boarding schools who have ordered frocks of this type. But the great host of girl graduates is by necessity limited to a less costly va­ riety of frock simplicity, and after all» the indefinable charm attached to youth has more to do with the success of a graduation frock than hand tucks and real lace. There are quantities of models and materials available for the youthful graduate. The materials most in fa­ vor are fine cotton marquisette, cot­ ton voile, fine linen lawns, lace, net and chiffon^ The most practical , of graduating frocks is, of course, the frock that will stand tubbing and look well after the ordeal. Fine lingerie frocks are nowadays more often sent to the clean- TO HOLD DAINTY NIGHTDRESS Pretty Case of Pale Pink Satin Lined With White Silk--Strings to Match Material. Something very pretty in the shape of a nightdress case may be seen in the accompanying sketch. It is car­ ried out in pale pink satin and lined with soft white silk and edged with silk cord and tied together with rib­ bon strings of a color to match thd satin. Between the covers and the lining a double thickness qt swansdown flannelette should be sewn in to give the case substance. On the front of the case a design of t$re^Whlte dog- roses and foliage is embroidered, but there are, of course, many other pret­ ty designs that might take its place, and for this purpose a transfer pat­ tern of some suitable floral design may be easily obtained at a trifii^ cost The blossoms should, however, be worked In white, as white blossoms pearance1and in feeling. er than to the liundress, but the young girl is not as a rule over careful dti her clothes and if a frock must go t©« the cleaner often during the summer' one will have little comfort from It, Perhaps the summer is to be spent' where no cleaning establishment Is i close at hand and inconvenience is* added to the time and niBfingn en-' tailed. , reason therefore that! the frock actually fitted for tubbing is. the practical dress for the girl whose' wardrobe Is limited, and It is quite, possible to take this into consideration, without sacrificing too much unon the altar of utility. A fine linon is the most satisfactory material for the lingerie frock that Is- to endure tubbing, and It will pay to obtain an excellent quality. Batiste., voiles and marquisettes are softer and' launder well if carefully handled, bat linon will outwear them every time. The cotton marquisettes, cotton voiles and crapes are more recent ar­ rivals and have achieved decided pop. ularity, and a very large percentage of the cotton graduating frocks this year are being made up in these materials. They launder well, are easily hand­ led. are very soft and graceful, and durable despite- their sheemess and lend themselves admirably to simple forms of trimming, although they may be made very elaborate with hand em­ broidery. ( The cotton crapes in, really good quality are attractive materials and are enjoying a great 7ogue, both for blouses and tub frocks. It is said that they require no Ironing and are very practical on that account, but laun­ dresses insist that they are by no means easily laundered, as they re­ quire stretching and more or less care* ful pressing to get them Into the right shape after laundering. Embroidered cotton voiles and mar* quisettes make attractive graduating frocks and in all the shops where youthful dresses are shown' one finds quantities of such frocks made of such material. MARYOEAN. UTE IBEAS IN MILLINERY Prevailing Styles Really Show Little \ NAM, -Though There Have Been a Few Changes Made. Naturally, at tliis date very little that can be rightfully termed new 1s in evidence, says the Dry Goods &con- omiBt. The most pronounced change Is the return of maline hats to strong favor. Drapes of mallne over hemp are especially favored; but brim exten- . sion, ruffles and huge wired bows of mallne are also being offered. Hats of Chantilly lace are being prominently featured. Some of> the most striking of these have the lace fitted BO smoothly and 'finnly over a wire foundation as to present aJmoet a tailored appearance. The popularity of quills continues unabated. They are used either alone or in combination with wheat, flowers, ribbon or feathers. Among the smart­ est models now shown are whtte hemps trimmed with white quills and white wheat with a white moire rib­ bon band. Another striking combination is I broad black quill with tiny white para­ dise sprays carting out Crom its cen­ ter. and green foliage always look charm­ ing upon a pink background. The case opens in front for a third of the way down, and after the night­ dress has been placed inside, the flap is folded upwards and secured with the ribbon strings. The small sketch on the right hand side shows the case so closed, and by the way, the stlk cord, which Is of a fancy pattern, is parried Into three, little loops at each corner. This sachet might, of course, be made in other colors, Mid it is al­ ways a pretty idea with articles of this description to select colors to match or harmonize with that of the bed quilt or perhaps in the event of a white bed quilt the wall paper. LIKE THE SEPARATE COLLAR No Aoseeeory of the Season Has Been l>oel»sd With More Genuine Appreciation. An accessory which can be adopted with greater confidence is the separate white collar to be worn with the coat A few years ago girls and younger isvomen wore embroidered white col­ lars over their coat lapels, but the present renaissance of the fashion is in a different form. The collars now worn are much more attractive and elaborate. They come in all the modi­ fications of the square or rounded cut and very often end in the long ruffto or plaiting which is so great a fad just now. Others are in the shape ot a modified fichu. They are both be­ coming and practical, as they protect the waist underneath. Especially with a collarless blouse--that is to say. an open-necked one--they are almost neo- essary. Otherwise the hard line of the coat is very trying, both in s^ Customs of Other Dipl. ^ "3 Drinking tricks figured in diplomacy In the time of Henry VIII. Mrs. Hen­ ry Cust quotes the king's challenge to , ordinary penny hatpin with white or Hubertus, the representative of the black head stuck right through the Make Your Own Hatpins. Don't throw the whole effect of yoor hat entirely out of key by the use of discordant hatpins. It Is a simple mat­ ter to have handsome hatpins to harmonize with your hat, and at a small expense, too. A bit of lace, silk, brocade, or any other material will do. A hat trimmed with a touch of coral, bright blue, or green, would look all the better if its hatpins were made of large button molds covered with the same bright material with an Palsgrave Frederick. He sent for two huge goblets, filled with wine and beer respectively, and gave the envoy his choice for a "drinking out" test In vain Hubertus pleaded that his master had actually Instituted a company of the golden ring to put down auch con­ tests. any member who broke the pro­ hibition to lose his ring and give $1 to the poor. Henry, anxious to prove that the Englishman was the better man, promised to find the forfeits him­ self and drank his beer at a draft, while It took the Germau four gulps Is hole in the mold. -^Saehea Revived. The Bartow sashes of the *lsv1kare been revived. They are offered In many styles, those of brocade* In bright coloi'b aiid odd designs being especially popular. The plain ones have embroidered ends and most of them are finished with fringes. The eashes are knotted at the side or looped at the back. They are wern with all sorts of costumes and give nn affitrfivp touch of color to a som- For the Tea Table. For the woman who loves a cup of tea In the afternoon and who alio likes a small cooky or cheese cracker or some such tid-bit to nibble while sipping her tea. there Is a new sug­ gestion in the way of serving wafers and cakes. Often even a sandwich plate will be too femall to hold as many crackers as are needed when three or four friends drop ir. for a cup of tea and gossip and for this a flower basket, the style that 1q Hat with a tall handle, general­ ly used for the garden when picking- flowers; is Just the thing, for it holds a most surprising number of caka^ r.nd in thie way one can easily pass a large number of tid bits at one time without the least Inconvenience; and for crackers, decorated with jelly and cheese end such edibles as cannot be laid on top of each other, flat basket Is unsurpassed. Touch of Health. 9hia pale faces with carmine ttfwav* disappearing. Paris Is permitting a faint glow of healthful Dink on tha is 'Vsur •' ' V A V /j. • : -i M '>,J• , V- • * ' • i V