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. ---- -._- Bun-u: an. nun. as though a sudden suspicion had cross- ed hr-, mind ; but from the candid (we turned enquiriugly towards him, no- thing could be gathered, an uncut natural and iover'-iike, anxiety as to the answer to his request. "To tell you the truth," aid his chic! It length, "I Im not quite sure that Mr. Hallway would consider you a "Thank you. Mr. Dane, thank you," replied the young man modestly. "I have, I hope, striven to show forbeus ance-and good feeling-audi may look to you, sir, may I not, to keep thislit- tle untoward episode a secret! And now permit me to lay before you my hopes concerning Miss Dulcie." 'Pr good fellow, I am not her fath- er.’ "No, Mr. Dane, but you are capable of influencing her father. and I wanL to ask for your good offieea on my behalf." Mr. Dane sat silently stroking his chin in the palm of his hand tor some moments. He seemed to be somewhat puzzled by his clerk. Once he darted s keen, shalt-like glance at him. at .c--c - . . . _.-. - "....%7 nvnslv< on him. Mr. Faulkner has tendered his apologies, and for the sake of the lady. whose name 1 honor, I have con- sented to overlook the affront, and to bury the past in silence. We cannot drag in a lady's name, you see. sirl" "I understand, Trichet. Let me tell you, you have behaved very well in this unfortunate matter." ""e ._- .vvv. I Btu-,0 "Mr. Faulkner, when out of your presence, sir. makes no secret of which sister he prefers; but his jealousy is so great. that because i unwittingly placed myself. between the sisters, he was unable to distinguish my triendli-. ness to the elder from my love towards the younger, consequently he lost his head, and with a burst of the most frightful pnsmun, let loose a huge and uslent bull-60¢, whom he keeps chain- ed in a back yard to frighten away thieves. and let him upon me. I was most horribly mauled by the brute, and only escaped with difficulty with my life." "But this in shameful i" cried the old man. "This must be looked into-it is I case lor ltte police." U’WY -- r"""“ ""a uauac- Matthew Dane, like all autocrats, was not insensible to flattery. he lik- ed his power to be Iutknowledtred;. he smiled a rttie grimly, and intimated by a sign that he would graciously con- sent" to hear the lover's atorr., .. .. t‘_._n,r . "Everything, Mr. Dane - every- thing !" cried Trichet, with enthusiasm. “Because, as every man in this great house knows, nothing can go on in it without your sanction. Allow me, I enlttreall you,“to plez_1_d my cause." "Oh, no, sir,‘ Interrupted Triehet quickly. "I am in a position to con- indict that suspicion entirely. It is the object of my loudest hopes to make Miss Uulcie my wife." "Indeed, Triehet I" "Mr. Dane, I love that girl with all my heart-t worship her-l adore the ground that she treads upon I" And carried away by his emotions, Albert and down on to on: knee by the side of his chair. "Mr. Halliday's room is on the floor above," remarked Mr. Dane, drily. "What has this got to do with me, it you please ' _ "89. Mr. bug, "What ! to aspire to the hand of Miss Angel Halliday t' cried his chiel. whose horror at this fresh complication ttl- muat threw him off his guard. Then, reeovering himself quickly, he added, with a shrug of his shoulders, "Ah! but I "e-mr.tryod tLitsnduy.ou. havg r'mrpett-iair iruaritirirGid is par. Ing his attentions.' As Albert admitted this, he appear- ed to be profoundly concerned; he look- ed at his feet with a melancholy air. "t/i..1isrtttd deepr. "Exactly, sir. I am sorry to say he has dared." "Certainly, I will explain. It .13 probable that Faulkner was not will- ing to ask so powerful a rival as your nephew to meet the lady whose affec- tions he is anxious to gain." "What!" Mr. Dane fairly jumped. "A rival. What do you mean, 1'riehetl Do you mean to tell me that Miles Faulkner has dared---." "Well, Mr. lune," he said, with an allocation of reluctance and hesitation, "you see there are wheels within wheelsin this world-and there are de- licute little matters in the private lives " most men that " is somewhat un- ou‘gfruus to pry into." "Explain ,infrseii, 'iriehet," said Mr. Dane, coldly, "I am not fond of rid- dles." Amen. smiled meaningly. His smile, beheld beneath his patched-up nose, ttd...a..truly tttasus ettect. "Why not, I wander t" he remarked imlitterentli, __ _ Mr. Dane abut a switt glance at him beneath his heavy brows. This was news to him; because Mrs. Dane, in her timidity, had certainly given him to understand the contrary. He made a opt/ttal score against that lady. meet the Miss Hmhdays at Faulkner's rooms last Saturday that I came to such trouble, tor I made bold to join the party unmasked. Um Geoffrey was not there." “ion have done very well, Trichet. It is quite what I guessed. By the way, you have not, i suppose, found out where the lady lives't' "No, air. You nephew has certainly not been to see her. At the some time 1 am convinced that there is some com- munication betwwn them-as the evi- dence ut the bookseller shows. I have followed him like a dog, sir, like a tshadow-in fact, it was under the im- pression that Geoffrey was going to Mr. Dane frowned slightly. To him- self he .aid--"Then you might as well have stopped at home." But aloud he remarked-. "To begin with, I hnd the good for- tune to (anw Mdne. do Bretour end her females attendant from Eneton eu- tion to Hollow-wood, ten miles north of London-here they nlighted, and proceeded on foot nbout a couple of miles, and entered, n desolate house by the wayside, where I distinctly saw at the window the [ace of Leon do Bre- four; they remained there for about half-an-ho-ttor which they return- ed to Huston." "And after " "I am sorry to say that, at Euston, the crowd was no great. that 1 lost sight of them." I CHAPTER xvuL-Cuntioued. Not l ham fortriv- .. ‘, u»... um}. ' an: iwnlling to think it over, in order to :endoavor to fall in with your not un- reasonable views." Be sat down by the table again and reached out his hand to his clerk with tan :ppenrnnce of frankness and sym- mt u " Atty that is right stand each cther. Y Pith}: ,,,___. Albert took wilfully. _. ....vn an“ no was can before his mother's marriage t' asked the elder in his inmost soul. "So you Nee, do you not, that for the sake of your old friends, my moth- er and my father, I have a certain claim upon you, independent of the services f have been fortunate enough to n-ndor you I" raid 'i richet at length. . .. Well, no doubt, there is something ie..,,Tlytt you. yay, my dear bov. I am There was a bert watched hi " Does he gum letters t" asked himself. ideas {STE i and of timet P Mr: Dane. Let " Such an idea has to me in my life I" he aloud. tho room in tion " Well, and why not t" young man tranquilly. Mr. Dane began pacing th.. "mm .., - ' . - Mr. oalid. i." £73301. nership t" ux COUPE", in marrying Miss Duiir"ie liday I shuull be taken into par: ship." __ " --. a“ yu‘lILlUI-l I a wife. But a few judicious w you would materially affect Of pours“. in marrvincr If}... T ,._v__, -vuuun2u AAUUI c, Wuu a frank and engaging muniuun "I dummy if I addressed myself to Mr. Hulliduy he would say as you do, that I am hardly in the position to support a with: I)... .. :_.-- .., .. F - - _....-..v.- nuns HG Dull! do without that clerk. 7 Now ..teA.yps Eggu&0ouu (abut: a fray-Ll; ..-" _-__, . 81 He paused a moment. The old man was livid with rage. Albert looked at him-and as he looked, he smiled slowly. "Won't you sit down again!" he asked blandly. Wt "Certainly, Mr. Dane, you may ask. and I will tell you. Every poor man’s prospects, Mr. Dane, as you will be the first to own. demnd nnnn Hm wnrll --"- 7.-_--_,, -...,..,. Then Mr. Dane, with a alight start. something like a mild electric shock. looked back at him, and in that mutual look the master, for the firat time, pre- oeived the man in lieu of the puppet.. "I am delighted to hear it," was his miid response, in a thoroughly congra- tu.lhtoy.toiee:.. "an I tue.--."" “My srFosujeé(iGfiGisr, good," .sayl Triehet promptly, looking Very straight at him across the wr.i1imr-ta)sle. UUI ME" "13 CHEM]. l, "On the contrary, my dear Albert, " have always had a great regard iand affection for you. Only you know, sufficiently good match even for his i I have, like many other men, made one younger daughter. Stop] don't inter-I or two little mistakes in my life; and, rupt me. Your salary is £200 a year. , Bomthtyrr, you occasionally give me a .You have, I believe, no other source of reminder of them. Tm an old man you "eye-sour prospects---" tset,_ypti don't like these reminders." Albert Trichet I" a money is thus kept in the is, instead of being carried away nge-rs. And we have. the House a and Trichet of the future to on the business-a true Dane true Triehet--" Albert Trichet." said Matthew. dare-w not I 1 asked the souriiG%iir"irt' he know that he was born l mother's marriaure 1' asked I " right; now we under- cther. You see you can‘t rvtng and respectable per- sity be died so young I" m :dly, almost with confusion. tf a moment's silenee. Al- d him narrowly. guess what I found in the - . _ ~ "T'"""o uUL "- tlhehhrth of $ureumtstaucasts the i? will not, 1 think, dis- s of the dead. I have no Ithem up, hav? you t" oegan pacing up and down a Mate of great perturba- why got t" answered the , 32y dear. boy. LGI judiciogs words from t," said Matthew, 3 Derambulations rk fixedly. "your b, which you have my 1'richet; your , Mr. Dane," said im significantly. almost shouted mad! Into part- and shook it never occurred murmured, half dayesay not L. ls' Duldi Hal- into partner- my case about .Wuu I hat a hot time in my insides and wich I wood like it to be extinguished. What is good for to extinguish it. The enclosed money is for the price of the extinguisher. Hurry p10“. V7 --Mee"e - .re'e-9_ uyumlb.o l haveacute pain in my child's dia- gram. Please give my eon something to release it. My little babey has eat up its fath- er's parish plasther. Bend en ante- date quick as possible by the enclosed .,.t..' sigh _ -"6" w-_._ u..- - - Dear Dochter, pies git bearer five sense worse ot Auntie Toxyn for to gargle baby's throat and ollleage. You will peas give the leetle bol five cents worth of epecuc for to throw up in a five months' old babe, N. B.-.. The babe has a aprg stummick. This child is mylittle girl, I send you five cents to buy two sitless pow- ders for a groan up adlglt who in site. 'all nobility and purity,--was incapable of such a high and God-like love? Had this thing died out from the face of {the earth: When he remembered how !a few pleasant idle days, a natural iyielding to thr, reductions of tho hour ir-i/k' oven a champagne suppur, act- 'ing upon his senses and his lower na- "ure, had been powerful enough al- l, most to drag him down from the Olym- ‘pus of his aspirations to the Hades of tho sordid considerations of this world's comforts and eo_rnyunienees--then, in.. deed, he realized how deep was the abyss into which he had well nigh fallen. (To be Continued.) --- ,‘~ _ A DRUGGIST'S ORDERS. Here are some ordere reoently re- ceived by a druggist in a neighboring city: tamed. llimly he began to be aware, llhat between them there was built up Isome barrier over which it would nev- ler be possible for him to ptvdtF-Bomer- lthing outside and beyond all those lthings that were clear as daylight to litim; the difference in creed and age, the singularity of her position with regard to her father-in-law, and the friendship wh'whmus he truly believed --wart good [til-iwship, but not love. If all these, by some miracle, might be swept away, there would still exist 'some other thing of which he knew nothing, and which of itself was suf- ficient to part them. But is a man such a poor creature, he asked of him- ( self, that he is incapable of loving for the sake of the loved one olone?‘ Has he so little heroism, so poor ano- tion of self-sacrifice. that he must needs have all, or else fling all away upon the winds and the waves? Was there no self-devotion, no unselfishness of purpose, no purity of life, even left upon earth-tut a man-the creature mode in the image of the Maker of all l Then again he took shame to him- lselt‘ for his infidelity, even in thought to her whom he had made the Queen of his soul. Geoffrey had strange, chiv- alrous notions, uncommon amongst young men of this practical and self- iseeking generation. It seemed to him (that he had been false to his ideal, ' untrue to the dream of his higher na- ttore! Had he not told her that his love was hers. his love at her feet? ' ---that ho desired no other reward save I to be allowed to devote himself to her (service, and to receive at her hands ithat which it pleased her to mete out Ito him? He took himself to task be- Imuso he had fallen short in that l which he had undertaken to be to her. ' iNa0etutr)rlAeut1t,hdaR'a,1tttvtatfhn,tt _ ‘he had resented her leaving him, hei :br-gan to ask himself whether after} ‘nll Uh" had not some good reason for what she did; whether she, who was so far wiser and better than he was, might not have had some excellent cause, far beyond the Caprice and the fickleness of which he in his blindness! had accused her, for the step whichl sho had taken. Perhaps it had seem-l ed to her right that he should be sub- i"eted to this hard and bitter teat of his tsjneerits-and then, alas! how mis.. erably short had it not fallen of the standard to which he might have at- tained. llimly he began to be aware, that between them there was built up some barrier over which it would nev- er be possible for him tn nnuu_.,.m._ he would be for ever hankering after another? That was how it would be with him if he married Angel Eralli- day. It would be for his own utter misery, and moreover it would be a. cruel wrong towards her. So, for hor sake as well as for his own, he determined to keep out. of her way. I It was aweek Iince Geoffrey Dane lhad been to Cromwell Road. He had 'refused alt invitations to dine at his .uncle’s and had turned a deaf ear to ; those pleasant little suggestions of the.. atres and concerts in company with the two pretty sisters and his aunt, i which had been nlluringly laid out for Ibis acceptance. He had avoided their society in every instance, absenting i himself not only from Miles' tea-party ,but also from the Sunday lunch and 'dinner, at which his presence was in- variably expected. Geoffrey'ts eyes had been opened to his own danger. That copy of Congreve upon his table had taught him to what end he had been drifting, and into what peril he had been about to fall. A few more such meetings, a few more such evenings, --sueh glances from soft kind eyes and smiles, from sweet red tips-and Geof- frey knew that he would be undone, and propose to Angel Halliday. And it would be his undoing, and hers, Of that he was very sure. How was a. man to make. one wuman happy, yhen at' the very bottom of his heart Then Matthew Dane knew that he knew, and that the tool whom he had made use of, and despised as thorough- ly as he hated him, had gotten a hold over him in his old age that no other man on earth could ever have power to got. " Noi" te.itfiu.%irtriFyGit-if. him with an evil grin, " And I am trliving reginder, am I not t" This was said with a smile. .Ind might be taken as a. eportive little Jest. Mr. Dane, however, answered the re- mark in all seriousness: do without your humble servant, Mr. Dtute--aithough I fear, I sadly fear, my Jou do not like me much." - ONTARIO ARCHIVES TORONTO in a deep "rn-chair-ui/ii; 6337?. In}: beheld her tttree-roam' neighbor. the owner ef this delightlnl little sanctum. m L _ AL___L,u. I ' - _ On the threia7GiiGi'i;iii"ilh'i' v5.11; astonishment. From what she had The servant entered with ates. tray, made up the fire, and lowered the blinds. The girl passed swiftly through the hall, wrapping a soft gray clmk about her as she went. and then, opening} side d r gend closi. _ it quietly behind hege‘he slipped 'dlf in- l to the snow-covered garden. In the low _ hedge which divided it from the neigh- boring patch there was a. broken space large enough to squeeze through, and a moment later she was skimming across the very lawn where she had just seen the owner‘s footsteps mul- tiplying in the snow. As she had ex- pected, he had left his garden door open and through this she made her way into the hall. and thence into the only room from which as yet a. tight emerg- ed. A cozy fire and e red-shaded lemp showed her I charming study, lined Lropfier, to ceiling with hooks. and " And I may tell him-." said the mother eagerly. " Anything you like," her daughter answered as she disappeared. " And will you tell him so yourself, dearie; or shall Isee him alone first! f expect you will both feel a little shy and constrained." "I should like you to Bee him by yourself, mother," said the girl, rising and wondering with complete disinter- est what would be the outcome of her mental aberration and wandering re- spouse. "My dear good child. thir is sweet of you! Thut poor young man will be so happy." Wheruuspoo the dear good child was enveloped in a black silk om brace and covered with impulshe kisses. The girl returned to consciousness with a slight start, and became dimly aware of a question in her mother's face and voice. She risked. at random, the first answer that occurred to her: "Oh, yes, if you like, mother I" The reply was evidently appropriate. A smile diffused the hard, weary features of the elder woman; the very silk of her gown seemed to squeak sudden ap- proval. ling restlessly over the little lawn, a few inches of freshly fallen snow dead- ’ening the sound of his quick footsteps, and the gin watched with unconscious fascination the dark shadowy prints left in the flat whiteness. The tall stranger, with the grave face and ath- letic though now stooping form. had never shown the slightest desire to intake friends; indeed, had seemed determined to avoid any chance or risk of doing so. Years ago, when the girl's mother had called upon the lonely ine-wcomer, she had found him at home and he only acknowledged the visit by a polite note of thanks, explaining that _ he never made or received calls, and lived a life of study and unbroken Hol- itude. To-night, as her mother talk- ed, and the girl's attention wandered to the growing number of blue-gray footprints in the snow. an unusual cir- cumstance arrested her thoughts and drew her still farther from the sordid and wearisome conversation. A servant came out of the house and handed to the man an orange-colored envelope, which he did not open till he was again alone. Then he disappeared. A tall man, with bowed head Ind yam): Ll-uayyd buhina L;_, w... walk- After a pause she went on, "1 want to know what stands in your way of doing as the others had sense enough to do-ut setting my mind at rest about you, and of taking up a position in life as the wife of a good man." " You mean of a rich man l" the girl said languidly, folding her hands and again turning her eyes to the gur- den. "At present," the mother went on, relentlessly, "I am besieged on all sides by men who wish to marry you. for you are a pretty girl, Maisie-pret- tier than any of your sisters. and more like your grandmother, who was quite a belle in her time--lmt in afew years nobody will look at you, your chances to! happiness and of making a good match will be over forever. Percival Sutton,"--" Au! 1 knew that wuscom- ing," sighed the lirl,-"said he would come to tea this evening, and he is very anxious to speak to you. To- night you really must give him his‘ answer. and I can only say that it you send him away with a refusal I will take no more trouble about you. He is the best match in the county; young, rich, intelligent, hcir to a barunetcy ~and remember, none of your sisters t t,i/lt"i-imieed. you cannot do bet- or. " Maisie," she began, heeitatingly, " I want to speak to you again about- the girl knew the particular tone ot voice, and broke in quickly with: "Oht mother, please not that!" " My dear girl, it's positively ridiculous the way you always interrupt and refuse to lis- ten to reason," and, with a whine, " it makes my position exceedingly awk- ward and unpleasant. What am I to do with you.' Do you realize your age. Maisiet Nearly 24. Why, your sisters were all married before they were your age, and Connie had. two children. The short January day was closing lira. The twilight mingled pleasantly ‘with the ruddy glow of the tire, and the girl at the window could no long- er see to read. She looked, instead, into the neighbouring garden, bounded by low hedges and windbowed tirtrees sharply outlined against a glowing crimson sky. And on the same back- ground the small head made acharm- ing silhouette; the rounded cheeks and dainty pointed chin, the low, straight brow, and little self-willed nose, and above all the soft halo of fluffy hair. The thin reaping voice of a mother, roused the girl from the wintry thoughts which had saddened her large dark eyes. A list of domestic cares was enumerated, and then the girl's mother approached the window and en- deavored to claim the fugitive attention of her daughter by subjects nearer home. ONE t li'ilfil EVEN dity. All the winner: at New York State penitentnries are practically in eetete of enforced idleness. In theme uni. tenteriee where the winners were Idle last year {nanny amend with rapi- ditv. “I think." he answered gravely, "it was solved by the telegram you saw me open in the garden; it brought me the news of my poor wife's death-and you came to save me from the horror of my thoughts." The girl would have drawn away her hands. but he detained them; she swayed a little, and he supported her with his arm. " I must tto back," she said hintly. He folded her cloak about her teqderly. - " I am going to uh um. one crept close to him, and shyly 'put her hands in om- of his; he bent over thrm, holding them to his brow. _" Little girl you don't undo-rstand," he said softly. .. Better than nothing l-. it was just heuause you are better than everything that I coultl not say to you 'Comet' Every day since I first cume here I think I would have given my soul to see you come in at the door as you did to-nizht. And so the years passed. I was often lonely, but it sat- isfied me to know that you were near. It amused me to wonder what we should say to each other if ever we met." .. Yet." said the girl. " I wonder that you can hold such happy theories about life! Do you really believe thet your ridd}e_will be naked t" .' It was unkind of you," she said; " might have been better than nolhing.” She crept close to him. and shply nut bur hum!” I. --- - .. . - "7, .vv... .... 'aaErr)TK7 3‘31! " " l-l dared not !"--he turned away. He did not see the glory of love and suffering that shone in her soft dark eyes. Maybe he heard both in her wire, for there stole into his eyes the light of happiness. The girl had drawn nearer to him; his story had been a shock to her, but her thoughts were not of herself. “Bow dreadful!" she said. "and how lonely you must often bel Why have you never let me know you all these years?" ... ' _.__-, _ a... . __ --r ...-~ .. pal-L, wunu uuy by day bevante more apparent, and then ahe began to talk strangely and to any sennehuv, things. Vainly Istrove to fight the fear which was fast grow- ing to certainty, till at last the via-1 lenre of a mad woman left me in doubt no longer as to the terrible thing which had come. upon me. I dis- covered then, that her grandmother. had died in an asylum, and that n brother, whose. very existence had been hidden from me. had shot himself while temporarily insane. I won't describe tn you the horror of the next few months, when the heat brain doctors in London pronounced her case hope- lessly innurable and when I had done all I could to restore. the balance of her i disordered mind, without avail. I di not want to send the poor thing away; but the matter was taken out of my hands. When I was _ret'overirut from a knife wound in my left temple-you see I am destined to carry a reminder of her to my ttrave-the doctors 1n- sisted on removing her to an asylum, and there I have been obliged to leave her ever since." I "Ten years ago I married the girl my father chose for me-an heiress, the only child of rich and indulgent parents. We did not love each other --a punishment which I doubtlom de- served. Less than a year after our marriage I first noticed a strange ex- pression in mv wife's fare, which day L_, i I I shall marry this man of my mot bar's t‘hnice, and perhaps for a few ycars we will be miserable together; but at last Mlcnth will free one of us. and then lite's object will hecomu clear. and I wilt view it with the impartiality of my last hour, from the standpoint of an". experience or resignation, as tieharm- ing picture In a circular tram", and shall smile to Bee how well the colors blenulnd.” She laughed hopelessly. " Poor little girl I" he muttered, rite ing, and, leaning against the mantel- piece, he looked down at her with yearning, dreamy eyes. "Shall Hell you the riddle of my life C he asked.; She assented. 1 The girl WES gazing at him steadily and without flirwhing; vaguely she found herself wondering if there had ever been a time in her life when the had not known him-when, in fact, this stranger had not been her first and {Heaters-t thought. the supreme interest which completely filled the emptiness of her world. 80 had love route to her unsought, and as yet she knew it not by that name. When she spoke her voice was low and appealing: "Woll, it can matter little how one works out one's destiny if in the end all will infillhhly turn out well. For instanee "f don't think it will occur to her to ask. Her thoughts are taken up at the present moment,"-ahe glanced at the ttlock-" in accepting an offer of manage on my behalf. She is an admirable woman: I am her sixth datwhter, and when she has disposed of me we shall all have been married beige the age of 24." _ T.hen, hastily changing the subject. he inquired: " What will your mother say when you tell her when you’ve been t" m; shrugged his shoulders. " Force gillkabit, I suppose; it is the way I m ." "f am always alone. Why in the world did you come t" ee You had I telegram Just now. In the garden,' she explained; “I fear- ed it might be bad news." "He gave a. little. bud. mirthless laugh. " Bad news has long reused to be possible in my life," he said coldly. " Was that why you came t" " Yes." “Reason enough to keep most peo- ple away," he remarked drily. They looked at each other and were silent. At last she asked: " Why do you walk round and round your lawn every ev- ening t" " You are alone. as usual t" she at. ed, _drawing nearer. ___ _ _ "Comemin arid shut the door." was his greeting; "I have been wanting you." M. A vague sense of vexation filled her, and she wished she had not yield- ed to the ridiculous impulse which had brought her thither. Then, in a mo- mom, a revulsion of feeling made her glad, with . great throb of gladnesa, that she had obeyed the dictates of her folly. He looked up from the fire, gazed at her distractedly for half 3 "COM. and when he spoke his voice “Eyed no surprise. _ . seen of his face she had not thought him remarkable in turpeartuttso--th" man wu without doubt singulu'ly handsome. She had believed the bow- ed form belonged to I man at 50 at least, whereas this man could not have Ieen more, and was proably Jess _t__h_aq _ u i7- ».v-- -Wlll . u I an com: to take you ve given my at the door so the years r, but it sat- Q'.) ,7 . ""'eBCA6M0. how women know the ou.ltnt-s of their own hands and are, titer-lure, only occasionally seen at their lust; and this happens when by “him or M'- ritlenl the. hair is bet-omingly siressed. The hair is nature’s final touch of beauty. She may have made but poor suwess of your feat urvs or color- ing. but she adds this soft, pliant mass to do with as you please. and it is clearly a woman's own taut: it she is not attractive it, indeed, not strictly beautiful. You feel that in the main you must follow prevailing modes, yet your neck is so short that you foeltike. 'ott wers in a pillmy inthe new, high collarn. The next bestthing to do " l0 " t at an up-.tnd-down decoration for the band, than-by giving it an appearance of added height instead of the rounded style orthat which is topped off with points which make the (are look like 1 "our heart with its petals all around. This effect is anything but to be desired upon I gather pious (Egan. Iecuon for many features, If used cart-fully, select the sh:- white, used in masses. often tendenvy to intensify cumple pufecxiuns, while brownisht tints often have the reverse t much of color at the neck, 0 inner facing of a hat. is often rich! complement for the tinl Eyes. hair or comma-tim- Velvet uni?” are I, becoming, while lection for manv {our Hun back. mentally. over an the dresses you have had “him "ere a particular and lasting tsuritsfacrion, and you will find a keynote of similar- ity Bomewhere. It may he culut, but likely it was the grace it gave to the ienwt1 of Four waist or the shape of th- shoulder. Bear these happy recol- lec:iosss in mind and quietly incorpor- ate them in the [ushiuntng of your new wardrobe. Before deciding upona toilet study your own Aim-s and t'onlout.t, Rum-n:- ber your gown can conform lo you- you are practically afixed and fore- gone conclusion, and if you. are slend- er or atom, you will rcuriin :0. and it is IO the outline: of your dnss or wrap that you must look for the enhancing of charm or the con-nus of defects. "Be not the mat by whom the new is tried" does not apply to owning, since it should be onc'i pride to m iein- tue, if not indeed the whuie Hum of tho (militate, the knot tcsurea, whi h, til-cause of th, ir urtiblu' bt-uu y. are (Len the distinguishing points ul the whole. Careful dreamers personal- ly direct the making of their gowns, even to the smallest. detail. lhv uu- gust mediate has no terrors tot than. it is ttrg who must wear the sou n, and thy should know what lit-1 want. Un the other hand. gown lie- a'icning is an isrt-atal1tr.--nor equal- ly distributed, and many, many wmnt-n would be bu. so“, tipoctaclo, it ”it, launched at once to outlining entire toilets. satiety women achieve in :huir unmet. 'dressing. Rules are given trut from time to time for color selection,, but there is none but u wouran's :tt‘tual holding material about her (ace in the light in whit-h the garment in to be worn, whether tor day Wear or by unlit-Ml illumination. ilse Men at the hair and byes being malt-ht-d is ott- en at fault, for so much depends upon the clean-nous or brilliant: of tho com- plexion. To begin with, whatever the luture of the material, the real keynote to be- romingness in color, and to the nice and careful selection: of every shade " due, often, the - hurt-955 many Tho woman of whom good dressing it LID individual characteristic does not allow any one to dominate her in the tselection of the various details of he: wardrobe. She is not considered I sinecure by her milliner or her dress maker, nor doe. lithe follow prevailing lines in a tear of being considered so- oenirio. , Rarely have two men of opposite cul- ture stood side by side facing tha world’s future who Would inllun-nve tha world'a future more than this prima of rank and riches and this champion of the poor. In the person of the tar were rm- bodied all the traditiunal idea, of hu- man inequality. Count Tolwtoi stood for man as man. One was incarnata numeracy; the other was incarna" democracy. One represented a Chris. tianity which interprets Christ in it. own way; the other represented . Christianity that takes Him at Ira word. What was said during that remark- able interview, however, could trirtily be more important than the in" that two such men met end [ave ttudienrre to each other. Representing wha, they did, their talk was like a fanfare-nu. between the fifteenth and twentieth centuries. Nicholas talked at his celebrated peace proclamation, and evidently wish- ed to know his famous subject‘s opin- ion of it. The great philanthropists commended his motive in prupomng lbs disarmament of nations, but courteous- ly intimated that in this grand work his majesty himself would be expected touael the firqt example. The meeting took place, Tulswi wearing the simple garb of a laborer and attended by e few of his peasant friends, and the Emperor of Russia with his magnificent suite, dressed in bril- liant uniforms Few incidents have occurred in many you." more memorable for what they express or signify than the recent meeting of the Tsar Nicholas II. with Count Tolutol. Intending to return through Moscow from one of his Iouthern Journeys, the tear found that the town in “hil'll Tul- atoi liven would be one of the refresh- ment stations on his route, and he sent the count 1 carefully worded note inviting him to an interview. THE WELL-DRESSED WOMAN. {to Hit." Prince and Friend or In TOLSTOI AND THE CZAR. air in becommgly drowned. nature's final touch of me my have made but of Four feature. or color- in} mam. otteh" Liar-a mlemnt'y complexion im- ...L:l- I _ - is thin loft, pliant maul you please. and it in " own (null if she is I, Indeed, not strictly lilo brownish or cream a the reverse effect. A at the neck, or in the 11 h‘al. is often just Ina lace is TLili . :3- yimotst uninnal- the unfamili- If lace is shade. Pure hlhi Ittandad Hand-: In the Iiorse ALLA " the T1 Om. incl“ Brick " Midday Io! bu. Also fowuh'p ha Town u 4 may“ The “can” I“ M an loath ho. L., Deputy] Bu 0 lovnur NONI " I I Bum] Bust Um"... THE 'ret,', m d “pint ”on“ C - I pt“ . u r' CANT RISER BET m JA TERIS Stan Mit) FIR has: “not. Th ICES - “I “I. VOi‘l GE! ow