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Write for a copy to ggg our Montreal Office. ¥ } | and take off Miss Wheeler seemed to him to border upon audacity, but he | The Bride's Name; imeekly followed Flower as that bold imariner ranged himself alongside the 'girls, and taking two steps on the kerb and three in the glutter, walked along for some time trying to think of y) CHAPTER 111.--(Cont'd). | "Very likely both," said Fraser,' cheerfully. "Ts this Mrs. Church good-looking ?" : ' "T can hardly say," said Flower, pondering. is ~ "Well, good-looking enough for you to feel inclined to take any notice of , her?" asked the mate. you have to give 'em. I can't explain, "When you can talk seriously," said, but I know they wouldn't have gone the skipper, in a great wrath, "I'll be, like that if I'd done 'em. What's pleased to answer you. Just at pres-| that you're hiding behind you?" ent I don't feel in the sort of temper| Thus attacked, Mr. Wheeler pro- to be made fun of." duced his other hand, and shaking He walked off in dudgeon, and, until], Out a blue and white shirt, showed they were on their way to London how the blue had been wandering again, treated the mate with marked | ver the white territory, and how the coldness.' Then the necessity of talk-| White had apparently accepted a per- ing to somebody about his own trou-| ™Manent occupation. bles and his uncle's idiocy put the two} "What do you say to that?" he in- men on their old footing. In the, duired, desperately. quietness of the cabin, over a satisfy-| "You'd better ask Bob what ing pipe, he planned out in a kindly| S4ys," said his wife, aghast; "you and generous spirit careers for both, know how pertickler he is, too. I told the ladies he was not going to marry.| You as plain as woman could speak, The only thing that was wanted to| not to boil that shirt." -complete their happiness, and his,|_ "Well, it can't be helped," said Mr. was that they should fall in with the, Wheeler, with a philosophy he hoped measures proposed. ; his son would imitate. "I wasn't ey brought up to the washing, Polly." "Tts a sin to spoil good things like that," said Mrs. Wheeler, fretfully, Tyrell sat at the open window of her|, 20b's quite the gentleman--he will room reading. The outside air was; buy such Sie ces shirts. -- Take it pleasant, despite the fact that Poplar | 2Way, I can't bear to look at it. is a somewhat crowded neighborhood,|, Mr. Wheeler, considerably crest-fal- and it was rendered more pleasant by len, was about to obey, when he was comparison with the atmosphere in- startled by aknock at the door. 3 side, which, from a warm, soft smell "That's Captain Flower, I expect, not to be described by comparison, | S#id his wife, hastily; he's going to suggested washing. In the stone- take Poppy and Emma to a theatre to- paved yard beneath the window, a night. Don't let him see you in that small daughter of the house hung out| State, Peter. garments of various hues and shapes,! . But Mr, Wheeler was already fumbl- while inside, in the seullery, the mas-/| ™& at the strings of his apron, and, ter of the house was doing the family "¢SPairing of undoing it, broke the washing, with all the secrecy and| Sting, and pitched it with the other trepidation of one engaged in an un- clothes under the sofa and _ hastily lawful task. The Wheeler family}@ommed his coat. | wasa_ large one, and the wash heavy, Good-evening," said Piawer, _ as and besides misadventures to one or' M®- Wheeler opened the door; "this is two garments, sorted out for further! ™Y cris : consideration, the small girl was sev- Wh KY to' see you, 'erely critical about the color, aver- SIE: : The mate made his acknowledge- ring sharply that she was almost as- : g sands ried ihamson. the live. ments, and, having shaken hands, "They'll dry clean," said her fath- carefully wiped his down the leg of er, wiping his brow with the upper } *ousers. part of his arm, the only part which; "Moist hand you've got, Wheeler," was dry; "and if they don't we SHAG said Flower, who had been doing the ' ; tell your mother that the line came sau thing. ; o down, IJ'll show these to her now." ; Got some dye Stacia the docks, He took up the wet clothes and, Said beat enply, fT veved 'em oy ' llery, ¢ _ {in soak." eer N pat oea ps kas Bee Flower nodded, and after a brief ex- Mins. Wehbe ae contcmed Savete, i change of courtesies with Mrs. Wheel- was lying on a ramshackle sofa, darn-| ©? @S he passed the door, led the way ing socks. Mr. Wheeler coughed to| UP the narrow staircase to Miss attract her attention, and with an rene ghd hi : Pe apologetic expression of visage held|, | /'ve brought him with me, so t at up a small, pink garment' of the he'll be company for Emma Wheeler, knickerbroker 'species, and prepared said the skipper, as Fraser shook for the worst. : hands with her, "and you must look "They've never shrunk like that?" sharp if you want to get good seats." said Mrs. Wheeler, starting up. "I'm ready all but my hat and Jae "They have," said her husband, "all ket," said Poppy; "and Emma's in her by itself," he added, in hasty self-de-|"00™ getting ready, too. All the chil- hence : dren are up there helping her." : CY ue, had-it-inethe: eda," Fraser opened his eyes at such a ES ' i Sah parding? toilet, and began secretly to wish that Mrs. Wheeler, dist-eerding he had paid more attention to his own. "T hope you're not shy?" said Miss Tyrell, who found his steadfast gaze somewhat embarrassing. emently. "I've got the two tubs there, flannels in one without soda, the other things in the other with seda. It's bad stuff, that's what it it. I thought I'd show you." "It's management they want," Mrs. Wheeler, wearily; "it's the touch he CHAPTER IV. At No. 5, Liston Street, Poppy sir,' said Mr. said Or, The Adventures of Captain Fraser | "There "T've not," said Mr. Wheeler, poe | Something to say. : ain't room for four 'abreast,' said Flower, who had been |sctaping against the wall. "We'd FP ABOUT THE HOUSEHOLD Delectable Dishes. Carrot Jam.--Wash the carrots and scrape them clean, then boil until quite tender. Mash them very smooth- ly and to each pound of pulp add three-quarters of a pound of sugar, a generous pinch of ginger and a half teaspoonful of grated lemon rind. Boil all together until it sets when a lit- tle is dropped on a plate and then put up in sterilized jars as usual. _ Green Tomato Pudding--Line a pudding mold with suet pastry and fill with green tomatoes, sliced and peel- ed. The tomatoes should be put in between layers of sugar and season- ed with lemon juice. Cover the top -with a lid of the pastry, fasten up as usual and boil hard for two hours, When cooked turn out of the mold and serve with a simple syrup sauce flav- ored with ground ginger. Vienna Steaks.--Chop together one- half pound each of raw, veal and raw beef. Season with three-fourths tea- spoon salt, paprika and a little celery salt, one-eighth teaspoon nutmeg, one teaspoon lemon juice and a few drops of onion juice. Add one beaten egg. Mix thoroughly and let stand three hours. Make into small steaks and pan broil. While hot spread with better split up into twos." At the suggestion the ladies drift- 'ed apart and Flower, taking Miss | Tyrell's arm, left the mate behind 1 with Miss Wheeler, nervously wonder- 'ing whether he ought to do the same. |. "I hope it won't rain," he said, at 'last. 'glancing up at the sky which was (absolutely cloudless. "So bad for ladies' dresse.,' {tinued the mate, | "What is?" inquired Miss Wheeler, 'who had covered some distance since 'the last remark. "Rain," said the mate, quite fresh- "T don't think we shall have any, though." Miss Wheeler, whose life had been passed in a neighborhood there was only one » eon- i 'tightly, said no more until they reach-! ed the theatre. ; "Oh, they're going in," she said, i quickly; "we shall get a bad seat." | "Hurry up," cried Flower, beckon- ing. : "T'll pay," whispered the mate. "No, I will," said Flower. "Well, then." He pushed his way to the window and bought a couple of pit-stalls; the mate, who had not consulted him, bought upper circles, and, with glance at the ladies, pushed open the swing-doors. "Come on," he said, excitedly; and seeing several people racing up the broad stone stairs, he and Miss Tyrell raced with them. "Round this side," he cried hastily, as he gave up the tickets, and, fol- | lowed by Miss Tyrell, quickly secured ;a couple of seats at the end of the | front row. | "Best seats in the house almost," |said Poppy, cheerfully. "Where are the others?" | Fraser, looking round. "Coming on behind, said I suppose," er. "T']ll change places when they ar- rive," said the other, apologetically; "something's detained them I should | think, I hope they're not waiting for us." He stood looking about him uwun- easily as the seats behind rapidly fil- led, and closely scanned their occup- ants, and then, leaving his hat on the seat, walked back in perplexity to the door. "Never mind," said quietly, as he came back. say they'll find us." Fraser bought a programme and sat down, the brim of Miss Tyrell's hat touching his face as she bent to peruse it. With her small gloved finger she pointed out the leading characters, and taking no notice of his restlessness, began to chat gaily about the plays she had seen, until a tuning of violins from the orchestra eaused her to lean forward, her lips parted and her eyes beaming with anticipation. : "J do hope the others have got good seats," she said, softly, as the Miss. Tyrell, Fraser shook his head. not shy," he said, quietly. "Because Emma didn't know you! were coming," continued Miss Tyrell, ! "and she's always shy. So you must. be bold, you know." { The mate nodded as confidently as jhe could. "Shyness has never been' || one of my failings," he said, nervous-' 4 ly. = Further conversation was rendered | difficult, if not impossible, by one ' which now took place outside. It was ' conducted between a small Wheeler | on the top of the stairs and Mrs,' | Wheeler in the parlor below. The. | subject was hairpins, an article in! | which it appeared Miss Wheeler was 'lamentably deficient, owing, it was, suggested, to a weakness of Mrs.| Wheeler's for picking up stray ones' jand putting them in her hair. ~The conversation ended in Mrs. Wheeler, whose thin voice was heard hotly com- bating these charges, parting with six, without prejudice; and a few min- utes later. Miss Wheeler, somewhat flushed, entered the room and was in- troduced to the mate. rs : "All ready?" inquired Flower, as Miss Tyrell drew on her gloves. They went downstairs in single file, the builder of the house having left no option in the matter, while the small Wheelers, breathing hard with excitement, watched them over the balusters. Outside the house the two ladies paired off, leaving the two men to follow behind. -- : : Ms The mate noticed, with a strong sense of his own unworthiness, that '| the, two ladies seemed thoroughly en- grossed in each other's company, and || oblivious to all else. A suggestion from Flower that he should close up A "No, Tm Grape green or ripe, in jelly, spiced con- serves, or simply |! preserved in light syrup, make a delicious and inexpensive addition _ to your winter supplies. { t ! Z because of its pu ity and FINE Pisttlation is | best for all preserving. 2 and 5-Ib Cartons 10 and 20-lb Bags _ "The All-Purpose Sugar ee PRESERVING LABELS FREE 54 gummed and Iabelsfor » Sabai a ae tage ip overture finished; "that's every thing, eh ics gees "T hope so," said Fraser. ; He leaned forward excitedly. Not because the curtain was rising, but because he had just caught sight of a figure standing up in the centre of the pit-stalls. eall his companion's attention to it crowd. "They have got good seats," said Miss Tyrell. beautiful scene." The mate, stifling his misgivings, gave himself up to the enjoyment of the situation, -which included answer-| ing the breathless whispers of his. sen- neighbor when she missed a tence, and helping her to discover the identity of the characters from the. programme as they appeared. "J should like ip all over again," 'said Miss Tyrell, sitting back in her seat, as the curtain fell on the first act. | ' ae fe (To be continued), ; ee Not Guilty. Little Charlie had been spanked by his mother for stealing cookies. His cousin who was present, wishing to comfort him, said: "Poor Charlie; you have my sympathy." Looking up through his tears, he} protested: "I have not! I didn't 'touch it." - At a depth of two thousand fath- oms under the sea the pressure of water is two tons to the square inch, and the temperature is only just above freezing point. | "TI hope not," said Miss Wheeler, | in which! explanation for, 'such conduct, concluded that he had' i been drinking, and, closing her lips. 'you pay for one and I'l] pay for one,) a said Poppy, glancing over her should-| "T° dare} He had just time to. "I'm so glad. What al butter and sprinkle with salt and pep- , pers ; Plum Sago.--Soak three and one- / half ounces of fine sago in a pint of water for at least an hour, and then ANADA | manner. Press enougn hay firmly into the bottom of the box to form a compact layer six inches deep. Frill the box with hay, pressing it well 'against the sides, and make nests for the pans or casseroles you intend to use, leaving a partition of hay be- tween the top of the pots and the box lid. To fill this space you make a {mattress like cushion of baize and fill it tightly with hay. It must fit the top of the box tightly and be six 'inches thick. See the contents of the pans are absolutely boiling when put in. If opened during cooking they must be reboiled. You can make any kind of stew, of meat, game or poul- 'try, by cooking it over the fire in the fisual way for twenty minutes, and when boiling putting it. into the hay box, covering it up with the cushion shutting up the lid and leaving it si hours. , x Lentil, pea or mixed vege- boiling on the fire and four hours in put both into a saucepan and b-ing ito a boil. Continue sago is quite clear. Stone and skin one pound of plums and add them, to- gevher with six ounces of sugar, and keep the whole simmering until the plums are soft. Then pour into a well-rinsed mold and when cold turn out on a_ glass dish and serve with whipped cream. Tomato Cream Soup.--Heat one quart of strained stewed tomatoes to boiling; add two tablespoonfuls of flour rubbed smoth in a little cold wa- ter. Let the tomatoes boil until lumps form, add salt, also one-half a teaspoonful of celery -- salt, Have ready one cup of hot rich milk or cream, add the cream or milk to the tomatoes ,and let all boil together for a minute, serve with bread cut in inch squares and browned in a hot oven. Vinegar Cabbage--One cabbage, seasoning, one ounce of butter, one cupful of best*malt vinegar. Shred the cabbage finely and boil rapidly in | salted water until it is quite tender. Stand on one side of the stove to keep hot and make a sauce by blending the butter and the seasoning with a cup- ful of vinegar. Pour the sauce over 'the cabbage, cover the saucepan and let it stand on one side cf the stove ifor five minutes, as before. It is 'then ready to serve. | Apple Pie.--Sift together one heap- \ing teaspoonful baking powder and 'one pint of flour, add apiece of but- ough to make a soft dough. out one-half inch thick, butter a sqiare biscuit tin and cover the bottom and sides with dough; fill the pan° with quartered juicy apples, sprinkle with a little cinnamon and Bake in rather quick oven until the 'erust and apples are cooked a light |brown. Sprinkle a little sugar over ; the top five minutes before removing | from oven. | Sweet Pickled Damsons.--Put two | pounds of damsons in a large jar with one pound of cube sugar. Cover with | thick paper and stand in the oven till 'the fruit is tender, but not at all brok- len. Drain off the syrup and add to 'it one-half pint of vinegar, six cloves, | the same of allspice berries, ten pep- | percorns and a bit of ginger and mace, 'Boil all these ingredients together, and when cold pour them over the damsons, which should have been placed in jars or bottles. If bottles are used they should be corked and {the corks waxed over. The pickle is | fit for use ab once, but improves by | keeping. It is excellent with fried | steaks and chops, as well as with cold meat. Carrot Chowder.--One cupful of diced raw carrot, one cupful of diced raw potatoes, one cupful of sliced raw parsley, one cupful of milk, half tablespoonful of butter, half a table- spoonful of fiour; seasoning. Boil the carrots and onions in a quart of boiling water for fifteen minutes with the lid off the saucepan; add the pota- toes, cover and boil for twenty min- utes; stir in the milk and seasoning and boil for five minutes. Melt the | butter in a e¢up and stir the flour into it smoothly. Add to the contents of saucepan, boil all together for anoth- j when the figure, in deference to the' er five minutes, sprinkle in the parsley 'threats and entreaties of the people| and serve. -- _ behind, sat down and was lost in the; | head hard, white cabbage, one and one-_ Macaroni Stuffed Cabbage.--One i half cups cooked macaroni, one table- spoon flour, three tablespoons butter, one cup sweet milk, four tablespoons grated cheese, salt to taste. Cut out er leaves from cabbage and one thick slice from top. Stand in salted wa- ter for ten minutes or so. Wash in cold water and boil until fork will pierce it. Remove, drain and cut out center. Melt two tablespoons butter, add flour and when salt to taste. Put remainder of but- ter over cabbage, sprinkle with cayen- ne and fill hollow alternately with lay- ers of macaroni and sauce. Bake un- til cabbage is tender and browned on top. 4 < Home-Made Fireless Cooker. A fireless cooker is almost a neces- sity in the up-to-date kitchen, but the expense is a serious _consideration with the young housewife. However, a very satisfactory substitute can be {made at virtually no cost and will prove an economical means of boiling and stewing. Get a stout wooden box, if possible with a hinged lid; line it with newspapers or packing paper; then cover the papers with baize or felt. Cover the lid inside in the same i boiling very! gently, stirring frequently, until the, ter as large as a walnut, one pinch: salt, one beaten egg, sweet milk en-; Roll it: molasses." onions, one tablespoonful of chopped | ai smooth milk, | Cook until thickened, add cheese and! the hay- box, Boiled meat requires | joint and forty-five for one of five ' pounds and four to five hours in the 'hay box. Beefsteak pudding requires ,an hour's steady boiling on the fire 'and four to five hours in the hay box; 'suet pudding the same. Soft vege- 'tables, like potatoes, arid cereals, like |rice, sago, tapioca, macaroni, require five minutes' boiling and one and a ' half hours in the box. Haricot beans, jlentils, carrots, turnips, require | twenty minutes' boiling and three hours in the box. Oatmeal porridge thickened, stirring constantly that no|¢8n be cooked fifteen minutes on the | ' fire, then left all night in the box, and | be given five minutes on the fire be- 'fore serving at breakfast. Any- kind of fruit can be stewed in the hay box. It is best to make asyrup of sugar and water, add cloves, lemon or any flavoring liked, bring to thé boil, add : the fruit and let it simmer ten min- 'utes; put into the cooker and leave three hours. Small fruit takes less time. Any dish that is to be eaten hot must be brought to the boil after taking it out of the hay box before serving. Useful Hints. Mend knitted underwear crochet needle. Sweet oil will remove finger marks from furniture. If you wish fish to be crisp, do not cover while cooking. A sharp instrument should never be used to remove dirt from beneath the finger nails. When chestnuts are in season they are a delicious addition (boiled) to a simple salad. Baked stuffed tomatoes or peppers will be much improved if brushed over with olive oil, with a covered after sifting. Sprinkle with water and cover tightly. Tea that is long steeped loses a delicate flavor and develops a larger amount of tannic acid. Vegetables containing sugar will not keep their sweetness long and should be cooked as soon as possible. Croquettes should stand in a warm place for half an hour before frying; this makes them brown more quickly. In covering jelly with paraffin it is best to melt the paraffin and turn it over the jelly while the latter is hot. For peach stains, wet the stain, spread it with cream of tartar, and place in the sun. Then wash as us- ual. oO ro Drink Hot Water For Indigestion A Physician's Advice. "If dyspeptics, sufferers from gas, wind or flatulence, stomach acidity or sour- ness, gastric catarrh. heartburn, ete., would take a teaspoonful of pure ; bisurated magnesia in half a glass of hot water immediately after eating they would soon forget they were ever at- flicted with stomach trouble, and doc- tors would have to Jock elsewhere for patients." In. explanation of these words a well known New York physi- cian stated that most forms of stomach trouble are due to stomach acidity ana fermentation of the food contents of the stomach combined with an insufficient blood supply to the stomach. Hot water increases the blood supply and bisurated magnesia instantly neutral- izes the excessive stomach acid and stops food fermentation, the combina- tion of the two, therefore, velously successful and decidedly pre- ferabie to the use of artificial diges- tents, stimulants or medicines for digestion. --_ | A good flavor can be added to the | scalloped potatoes by adding a sweet } green pepper, boiled and chopped fine. | Bread should not be put into a too ; hot oven. It should not brown for | the first ten minutes, and then only gradually. : Tf garbage is burned it should be first dried; otherwise steam is created and the moisture is injurious to the firebox. Milk strainers can be cleaned by and then pcuring boiling water through the strainer. _ Eggbeaters should be rinsed as soon as used, and any dish that has had eggs in it should be filled with cold water until it is used. To prevent cakes, pies and other pastry from burning on the bottom sprinkle the bottom of the oven with fine, dry salt, and your cake or pies will bake perfectly. To get rid of ants in the house paint the edges and cracks of the floor with oil-of pennyroyal. The ants will dis- appear very quickly. Care must be used in the use of the drug, as it is a poison. 'Cayenne pepper is also very effective in ridding the house of ants. Sprinkle it about freely wherever ants are seen, : ¥ ; : ; S table soups require. thirty minutes' | CpG hundred. chudreh vn cried the. thirty minutes' boiling for a small, Do not leave the furnace ashes un-/ being mar-" in- | rubbing a cake of soap over the wire|_ TERRIBLE CLERICAL PARENT. Bishop Told Queen ef Denmark He Had 200 Children. It is related of the Queen of Den- mark that she once paid a visit to the Danish colony of Iceland, where the good old bishop exerted himself ito the utmost in her entertainment. ; His most successful effort in that | direction, it is stated, followed upon (the explanation of a mistake which 'had at first greatly scandalized -- his | royal mistress. | .The Queen paid many compliments |to her host, and having learned that the was a family man, graciously in- 'quired how many children he had. i It happens that the Danish word |for "children" is almost identical in isound with the Icelandic word for i"sheep," and the worthy bishop 'promptly answered "Two hundred." Queen. "How can you possibly main- tain such a number?" "Fasily enough, please jesty," replied the. prelate, with a cheerful smile. "In the summer I turn them out upon the hill to grass, and when the winter comes I kill and eat them." your Ma- *, et ee ie "oe For Catarrhal Deafness and Head Noises { | Here in America there is much snf- fering from catarrh and head noises. Ameriean people would do well. to con- sider the method employed by the Tenxg- lish to combat this insidious dis e. Eyeryone knows how damp the English climate is and how dampness affects , those suffering from catarrh.. In. Eng- ,land they treat catarrhal deafness and {head noises as a constitutional disease and use an internal remedy for it that ,is really very efficacious: | Sufferers who could. scareely hear a | watch tick tell how they had their hear- jing restored by this English treatment ;to such an extent that the tick of a ; wateh was plainly audible seven and 'eight inches away from-either ear. | Therefore, if you know someone who iis troubled with catarrh, catarrhal aeai- 'ness.or head noises cut out this. formula ;and hand it to them and you will have been the means of saying some poor sufferer perhaps from total deafness. The prescription can be easily prepared at home for about 75c. and is made as follows : |. From your druggist obtain 1 oz. of | Parmint (Double Strength), about 75c. {worth. Take this home, 'and add to it |% pint of hot water and 4 ounces of granulated sugar; stir until dissolved. | Take a tablespoonful four times a day. | Parmint is used in this way not only ito reduce by tonic action the inflam- ;ation and swelling in the Eustachian 'Tubes, and thus to equalize the air 'pressure on the drum, but to correct any excess of secretions in the middie cur, jand the results it gives are usually re- }markably quick and effective. i Every person who has catarrh in any |'form- should give this recipe a trial anu Tree themselves from this destructive | disease. PROVE THEIR LOYALTY. Colonies Render Mother Country Valuable Service. | Frew people, not even the French, | fully realized previous to the war the fextent and value of French colonial | possessions. An editorial writer in }a French newspaper recently admitted |that his government would have been \ f (i completely self-supporting in the mat- ter of materials for munition fac- | tories if it had organized and develop- jed the mines in its colonies. As a "matter of fact, the war, which arous- 'ed the hearty co-operation of the col- 'onists, has convinced France that she is_a richer and more important na- tion than she thought she was. Even a brief resume of French col- onial aid is impressive. The ranks of the army have been reinforced by hundreds of thousands of Algerians, Tunisians, natives of Morocco and Senegalese. The war factories em- ploy 15,000 natives from North Africa and an equal number of skilled An- namites from Cochin China. Eight thousand Annamites are working. in ; the Red Cross organization. Natives | of Madagascar are enrolled as en- | gineers and New Caledonians are at ' work in the mines. -Indo-China | than $2,000,000 to its budget for send- ling foodstuffs to France. North | Africa has sent 1,000,000 tons of cer- -eals to France and also to Great Brit- ,ain and Italy. Algeria has supplied ; 2,500,000 sheep and 60,000 cattle. Mo- 'rocco has contributed a great number 'of eggs. Madagascar has sent meat ,and preserves, St. Pierre and Mique- jlon salted fish, the Antilles and ; Reunion more than 100,000 tons of | sugar. Wool, rubber, graphite, nic- _kel, chromium and many other use- 'ful materials have been obtained from French colonies, | French recently added more; BEAUTY THE PRISON BARS | WOMEN USE SUBSTITUTES FOR ROUGE. Corsets of Cell Grating and Face Masks of Bread and Milk. " You might very reasonably think," jsaid a prison chaplain to a writer in | London Answers, "that. vanity could 'not long survive in the atmosphere 'of a jail, but I can assure you that it | flourishes within the walls of a cell -and behind iron bars as bravely as in 'my lady's boudoir in the haunts of fashion. But you may ask what opportunity there is for indulging vanity in a prison? Really there seems to be none. But you may be sure of this, when a woman wishes to make her- self attractive, she will find the materials somehow. "The artifices and ingenuity of the woman prisoner would be very amus- ing if they were not pathetic. She will collect any odds and ends of red stuff, and steep them in water to im- part the coveted 'rose tint' to her cheeks. She will scrape the white washed walls of her cell and chew the lime fragments into a paste to pro vide a substitute for powder. Queer Substitutes. "To keep the teeth 'pearly' she will use salt or chewed cakum, and pencil her eyebrows with a piece of wood reduced to charcoal over the gas jet. She makes her locks glossy with the fat-of the meat supplied to her, and provides herself with curling papers by tearing pages stealthily at inter- vals from library books. 6 "As a substitute for a corset some women wind strips of cloth, torn from their skirts, tightly round their waists, and one ingenious prisoner actually. constructed an efficient cor- set from the wire of a cell window grating, and it was only discovered when one day she fainted in chapel from tight lacing. "Another resourceful woman --a terrible character, by the way--used to retire every night wearing a beauty mask made from the hot bread and milk provided for her supper. "Such are some of the ingenious ways in which women prisoners cul- tivate their beauty under difficulties ; and, as far as possible, the authort- ties wink at it for it serves the ex- cellent purpose of keeping them con- tent and amiable. Indeed, an appeal to a woman's vanity is often much more effective than any disciplinary method, as I myself have found more than once. Praise Won Beidame. "At one of his Majesty's priscns of which I was chaplain we had an old woman (70, if she was a day) with a shocking record and the most violent temper. "T could do nothing with her. She scowled at my approach and refused to speak a word to me, until one day I chanced to remark: 'What lovely hair you have !' : "It really was the truth, but the ;werds werked like magic. She gave ime one suspicious glance, and then, 'seeing that I was serious, she said with a smile: 'Do you really think ;so? I have often been tcld that, you | know !' | "And from that moment more trouble with her." 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