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Igg?1? fc 16 THE MOKNLNGr TIMES SUNDAY, OCTOBEK 13, 1895. Funeral Bfcplay 1$ ftee TflfiQQ$4 SIMPLICITY IN DETAIL INSIST ED UPON BY SOCIAL LEADEKS. Observances to Be Followed ou Such Sad Occasions No Flowers Now the Rule. 'We certainly do these tilings best In tho Elates" sue said, watching the last car riage full of mourners roll away from tho church door, with an expression of somtier Kit bfactlon In her eyes. In France, Italy and even Eugland, as a rule, funerals de generate Into common street parades. Americans prefer that a sort of magnifi cent simplicity should distinguish thceemcU nncholy rites. Not a lilt because we wish to thow less respect or take less trouble in honor of the deceased- THE COMPLICATED ETIQUETTE. There Is really no occasion requiring more careful management, serious considera tion and punctillious attention to nice lit tle details of form than a wel 1 conducted funeral. Whole batches.of friends and tins folk have been Known to become hopelessly alienated by some stupid blunder at suih a time, and social aspirants often lose their best chances by a tactless maneuver over funeral etiquette that Is becoming 3 early more complicated. In nearly every prominent family there is usually one memlwr supposed to be es pecially well versed in the form of govern ing these events. IMPORTANT DETAILS. This same, person then makes haste to the engravers and orders visiting cards struck off, with the suitable black borders, and begins posting them 10 such friends of the bereaved family as ore abroad; or on heavy white linen sheets, bordered on one leaf with black, is engraved the same an nouncement that appeared in the news papers. These have their envelopes sealed in black was, with the family crest, and bo are at onco stamped for the foreign mail. Directly after the public notice has ap peared the immediate friends and kins folk call and ore received at the door by the butler In fall mourning livery. His left coat sleeve is broadly banded with crepe, bis waistcoat, tie and sleeve links are all in black and blacoat fragged across from breast to shoulder with heavy black silk livery cord. Where the deceased is a rather venerable person only crepe must be used on the door. A jierson Just over 40 years is sig nified by broad streamers of black silk mourning ribbons, and a young unmarried person with equally broad white gros grained streamers. Where the funeral is conducted from a country uoupc, there Is a commendable custom followed of tying -jT JIit Six Bridesmaids Into the black doorbell ribbons fresh bou quets of violets twice a day, and with the white riblwn bride roses in the bud or lilies of the valley. NO FLOWERS. The hearse must be absolutely simple. Bable plumes and housings for the horses, or white cars with their satin hangingst are equally abjured by the followers of good form. Now, when a newspaper notice says please omit flowers that has no nppii caUon to relatives, who send their floral offerings first to the house, a full two hours before the funeral, after widen they are sent on to the church, arranged before the cortege arrives, and only thoso wreathes and bouquets given by the sis ters, daughters, wire, or brother of tho dtp ceased carried on to the cemetery. This and the omission of flowers was regulated to cut off the officlousncss of strangers or pushing folks who assumed to secure some notoriety or intimacy wiUi n. family through the opportunity of their loss. There is a story currently told of n full cartload of most gorgeous lllled crosses and orchid crowns being returned to nnum ber of social climbers, who, though stran gers to an important society leader, hoped to gain her favor by sending three 111 timed signals of sympathy ou the death of her child. THE PROPER RECOGNITION. The code of the best conducted funerals relegates all but the family connections to the church, and the order of the car riages is most scrupulously observed. Those containing the pallbearers Immediately follow the hearse, then come the Immediate family, the heads of the house first, grand parents with the parents, great-uncle .d aunts taking precedence of uncles and aunts, relations-In-law following behind kinsmen and kinswomen connected by blood, and carefully forewarned the ushers cut off the requisite front pews for mem bers of the cortege by a white ribbon. AT THE CHURCH. The question of precedence up the aisle is sometimes painfully complicated. The pallbearers come first, of course, then if the clilef mourner is a wife her eldest son supports her, in case there is no son her late husband's father or his eldest brother give her their arm. Where a young man has lost Ills fiancee he supports her mother up the aisle, and rice vcrna, the first per lon to follow the pSlibcarers Is the af flicted girl on the arm of her fiancee's father. These' details should be borne in mind, because .most unhappy dissension has been 5fcjMiiPff aHSKyjjHuii-ri 1iiliifffTigK!:B""''M:ar PTrT engendered by putting a third-cousin Sito a carriage where on aunt should have sat, on the pica that the third cousin, in her youth had 4een engaged to the de funct gcDlIcnian who married somebody else. ASKED TO TAKE MOURNING. The first pew bchlnd-tfie family seats is also a reserved one, meant to hold the twelve ortwenty frlendsof the departed, wholiavc, by tho family's representative, been for mally and in writing requested to take mourning for ten days. It Is a great honor to be asked to take mourning, and the wo men so distinguished wear a wide, dull black silk ribbon round their throats. Ther men appear with a crepo shoulder strap, all of which are sent the various Individuals alongjcivith the Invitation. COUNTRY FUNERALS. Recently It has become the custom, and most particularly at country funerals, to Mourning Livery for Bnllornnd Maid. assemble the family servants In the church vestibule, even unto the scullery maid and laundress, in new black gowns and long black ribbons in their caps. These are under the guidance of the butler in his mourning livery, along with tho second man, gardener and stablemen, all outfitted anew at the family expense. They stand uncovered as the cortege passes through, follow in the rear of the chief mourners and take their places in the side pews. In country places, funeral invitations, engraved on black-bordered paper, are de livered from house to house by a mounted footman in mourning livery, and nobody to-day sends their carriage save to the church, as a mark of respect. To Join the company going to the ceme tery is a shocking breach of form, only TVero tlio rnllbearers. the pallbearers and family go there, the friends file out when the service is over, Uie men in dark suits, the women in black gowns. In every complete wardrobe is one simple dark gown and bonnet prepared against such occasions, and attending a funeral, women walk up the aisle, prayer book in hand. To be late is to be barred out at the door, and to wear a gown of every day is to show no respect for the occasion. Now there was a case where a whole connection struck one woman's name from Uieir visiting lists, becauso she came to one of their funerals in her flowered spring hat, with a shopping parcel in her hands. FOR A BRIDE-ELECT. Every now and then one sees severe discipline set aside in favor of such an- innovation, as w ben a pretty young woman died on the-eve of her marriage her pall bearers were her bridesmaids. The sis girls wore their white wedding gowns, but upon their heads and falling over their faces to their knees w ere full veils of white chiffon and they carried irauquets of La Marque roses that were the only flowers taken t o the ccm etery. It is before the funeral that one "writes letters of condolence, never over two pages long, a w cck arter the ceremony a purely formal leaving of cards Is required and then it is a pretty tribute to send a hand ful of bright roses, or a potted plant in full bloom to some member of the family In mourning retirement. FANNY ENDERS. Mnld Marian's Dead. Maid Marian's dead, you say. A endder cheer Possesses all the pleasant wood of Sherc; The cushat moaua upon the elder-bush, The lav'rock's out o' lute to-day; the thrush He sings, a new song to the woodman's ear; We tramplc-undcrfoot dead leaves and sere. All urafrald skim by the fallow deer. Never a horn's note wakes the woodland hush: Maid Marian's dead, Yet I must deem her merry' ghost walks here, Fitly bcdlgbl In the green forest-gear, While shadows of wild deer before her rush, And robin by her treads the grasses lush, While England loves these lovers, who shall fear Maid Marian's, dead?-. ,; Kara Hopper. - TNEEDLE DEE DEE! WE'LL GO A DUCHESS FOR TO SEE. Mrs. Alva Vandefbilt Sent Out 1,000 Announcements and Had 500 Calls. Within ten days nrtcr the announce ment of the Marlborough engagement there drove up the roadway within tho beautiful outer portals of Marble House E00 fine equlpages.jp1, And out of each there tripped from 'one to three elegantly dressed women. Ati American girl had stepped Into tho British nobility, and thc-e calls were for congratulaUon, many wishes of Joy and much felicity. In accordance -wlth her own ideas of etiquette, borrowed iartly from tho Lon don set and partly from her native hos pitable Southern training. Mrs. Alva S. Vanderbilt sent out 1.C00 letters to friends, telling them of her daughter's engagement, and as half that number were within calling distance of the City by the Sea, 000 persons lost no time in calling. THE ANNOUNCEMENT. Tho csact wording of tho announce ment cannot be stated accurately, be causo it differed with the person and degreo of friendship. To 200 went tho barest announcement of the fact; to another -00 a more elaborate wording, and to tho others all over the world went long private letters whlcb.-were the work or tho Indefatigable Mrs. Alva and her secretary. To do tills sort of thing well, so Uiat it gives satisfaction to all sets of friends, is a social art greater than leading a cotillion or planning a ball It is very astonishing how short a time It takes to get new gowns. Lute in tho season though It may be, early in the winter though it may seem, busy though all the modistes advertise them selves to be, yet new dresses appear as suddenly and as beautifully planned as though months or prcjiaratlon had been put upon them. All society wore new calling gowns to pav respects to the prospcctHc Ducbess. Slie, quiet a slip of a girl, wore white with bunches of ribbon at Ler waist for the Newport calls, and for the New York ones, when she cam edowntothecity for thetrous Eeau planning, she wort-n light material, crepon mostly, or the sheerest china silk. She wore them In black, in brown. In blue and in brigtit red, often figured. W hen f he goes into the street she wearsa long double-breaPti-d coat that hides the gown to below the kneefl. Very English, but not very dreESy, her friends say! TOR THE DUCHESS. But the calling gowns for those who put on their best smiles and their best gowns to go tn see the little duchess to be! One of them was a heavy corded silk. The skirt fairly rustled with stlffnc-A. It was plain and beautiful. The cut was prin cess iu the back, showing no scam at the -waist. The fastening must have been under the ann and at the shoulder, for it was princess alo. A very heavy white cord and Jet braiding went acros both the front and back of tho waist, making a fine, full figure, as any trimming along hc bust or mid-waist line will, and there was a lovely thick crystal edged niching around the neck. Strange what an air of elegance Is given to a dress by the addition of white corded silk sleeves! There Is n-New.l'ork woman who prides iierscir upon-dresslng with elegance upon a small allowance who has Tour or five sets of these sleeves, differently trimmed, that can.be quickly sewed into a gown by tier maid. The sleeves or this one very stunning calling gown were of while silfcr with small-bits of applique work ujion them. The applique was in black velvet. The bits were triangles of black velvet, with beads sewed upon them. They were ap pliqucd upon the white silk with coarse sewing twist, and around them were sewed black Jet beads airl small jet orna ments. The effect was very rich., Stamped brocades in white, silk arc effective, bul the cheapness with which they are produced makes them a little common for thoc who are desirous of making an individual Impression. The appliqued bits or black velvet are not quite similar in appearauce to the com mon brocades. Ladies who co shopping may like to walk, but luoca who go calling invaria bly like to go in a carriage, even though it bo but the two-wheeler or the cab stand. The rcasou for this is the es terme elegance of the visiting toilette. Even the dinner gown is simple along side of it Nothing in the whole ward robe is as fine as one's best calling gown. The autumn winds which blew lords and dukes over here for various purposes of conquest, more or less successful, blew along a stjlc that is much In vogue in Loudon, but has never been popular here. This is the fashion for wearing the tulle or lace hat for dressy occasions. We like It for golf or tennis or the lawn party or the country drive. But Londoners like it for the theater, for the park and for the calling occasion. THOSE ENGLISH LADIES. An English lady, one of the combina tion English set now here the H. O. Bax-Ironsldcs, Dun raven, Marlborough, Paget party appeared twice in a rail hat of lace. Once it was at Newport and once in New York. The appear ances were only brief "calling after noons," but the liat was much admired. American women are quick to pick up what is good, and immediately the. lace calling-hat was adopted. "Not because it is English," explained an American' lady very earnestly to her milliner, "but because I see what you have often tried to impress on me the becomingness of anything soft and full around the face." As all who want a sudden lace hatfor fall wear do not boast a regular milliner nor know one who would get up such a creation Inexpensively, the rule for mnk Ing it may be bneny stated. It is from tliu memorandum book of a Fifth ave nue mlUiLer, who Jotted down the lines for aiding her head milliner, who was de sirous of getting up a number or them. "Take the wire frame of a summer tulle hat. The larger the frame the lietter. No matter what the shape, so long as the Wm is riaring. Gather three yards or Tine, lacey chirfonupon the brim.lettingtlielace weave in and out of the wire until not an inch of wire It visible. This is done by laying the cliirfon on top of the frame and pulling it through Into big, loose scallops. A few stitches hold it smoothly in place. "The chiffon should be exactly the color of the trimmings of the fall suit. The very Bwell Newport caller chose white, embroidered In pale brown. Cover the top .f the frame with the plain part of the chiffon. Now get two yards of striped velvet ribbon that Includes all the shades of the costume, and make into a great, broad upstanding bow. Fasten with an emerald pin at one side of the crown, and you have the fall lace hat. It is simple enough and very becoming to everybody." These are the milliner's memoranda, and all may read. SO MANY'BEADS A little black-eyed seamstress appeared the other day iu the office of a great oculist complaining of her eyes. "They are strong enough," she said, "but they hurt me." " . "You have been focussing them," sold he, looking critically into, their depths, "upon some minute object for many hours at a stretch. There is coming a small furrow between your brows, and your eyes have a weak spot in the nerves at about sewing focuB. Do you use the needle rnucb?" "I don't know," hesitated she, "whether you would call it much. I sewed let ' beads upon thirty yards or white ribbon In wheel pattern, making a hand-made trimming; then I cufout the edges of the ribbon down to theabrqds, and button holed both edges of toe ribbon, keeping the in and out of the patera, and then I fitted the beaded rlblion into a pattern of Jet beads upon too back of a bodice. There were, I guess, a"m(llion beads, and I don't know bow man yVutfonhole stitches. There wasa't one stitcli v big as a ma chine stitch." 31 1 "Ah," said the ocuIlst,'j'I understand. Oo home and tell yourixntotress you have paid tho price of a llfc-lpng neuralgia with that beaded strip." lint" women must be in the fashion. And that1 brings one to sleeves. " If Miss Consuclo Vanderbilt wero asked what would bo tho prevailing fashion of sleeve tills fall she Would undoubtedly say: "Large shoulder puffs, standing well out, but not setting up much above .the shoulder line. Tight as the skin to the el bow." This has been the universal 6chemc ofthe sleeves that have called upou her at her uew town house InNew York. A dreadful little attempt was made by one of the New York leaders or fashion to introduce the skin-tight sleeves with ruf fles around the shoulder falling to the elbow. Several ordered gowns of this sort, but the sleeves never made butoue appear ance. There Is something extremely an tiquated about this style that refuses to adapt itself to the youth of the wearerT A ruffle around Uie armholc of the dress, falling limp to the elbow, makes .1 grand mother's shoulder out of the shapeliest shoulder slope. MISS WHITNEY'S IDEA. Miss 'Whitney Is keeping very quiet this fall, but she does drop inland occasionally from that yacht upon which her father chooses to Siend most of his lirrxv to make" calls. Oue of her calling dresses Is tan, with sleeves of "brown, brocaded in tan. There was a deal of cut sleelglim hierlug upon the dress. The steel was principally In great .buttons, as the big round flat pins are called, and these were fastened at the shoulder, at the neck, down the front and all around lite lielt. Twenty of lhe-o steel pins, kept carerully burnished, would make a very licnutifulad ditiou to any gown or any description. Bright steel is so jjcarce it iHalwnsadmIred. If this engagement had not come off Just now the pet fashion of the week JX - 'JSei.'SUMH j. 'SBffiafeflflBlBBSalB'aR MMM!9,v'sK9RMMrc2Er The- Firt Culler Hear would have been a new goir or a new shooting rig. But noblesse oblige; and no matter In what direction thought may be straying, there must be a iusli to town for a callirg gov.n and a visit of felicita tion to the little lady who will to scon take her place among the powers of Europe. MItS. HO WAND'S CHALLENGE. May Lend to nn International Yoeht injr Trophy for Women. Mrs. "William Howard Is a yachtswoman who has furnished the boating world an excellent suggestion. Being an American of tho most patriotic type, and having been defeated last year by an English woman In .in English boat, she challenged her con queror to another race this year. The challenge was accepted, but the race was not sailed, because the builder of Mrs. Howard's boat fell 111 loo late to allow her to order another boat. Whether Mrs. Howard races her oppo nent. Miss Constance Bennett, next year or not, tho suggestion furnished by her plucky challenge should not bo overlooked. An international trophy to be competed for by Enlish and American women would In crease the yachting spirit among the wo men who claim the Herreshoffs for fellow citizens. " Already in England there arc skillful yachtswomen who sail in'races with men on equal terms, and freqiiently beat them. They stimulate Interest In-lhe building and sailing or boats of the smaller classes. They are credits to the country, that still rules the waves In song, it not Irreality. Among them are scvefaHvho have Ameri can boats Miss MancLand Miss Winifred Sutton are among these.Mrs. A. Hnrdic Jackson is another. Her Herreslioff boat is called Meneen, whfthjs Irish for "my darling." Mrs. ScheiOcystond Miss Lord are two more enthusiastic! yachtswomen whom the ambitious Alnjerrcan might chal lenge, j. . -" p Unsafe Crltleis.m. It is not quite safetto criticise Ameri cans in the "higher circles, of British soci ety, unless tbecritie has studied thoroughly the pedigree of those whom he addresses, so many American girlsnowadays'are becom ing a part ot the "effete" aristocracy of the old world. Not lor.g ago at a rcce"ption given In Rome at the BriUsh Embafsy.'an Italian baron. vho was presented to the Duchess ot Man chester, sighed deeply, as With relief, and said to her: "Ahl How glad I am to get away from Uiose Americans therel "We come across them everywhere, don't we, duchess? You can't imagine how happy I am to converse with you. There IE such a contrastbetweca the manners of English and American Women!" The duchess let him go on as long as he liked In this way, and then said,-with a gracious smile: "Perhaps you are right, baron; but, being myself an American, I am no(doubt incap able ot Judging." The baron wishcoVtbat tho floor would swallow him up, and reflected that he rhould have known, as every" one else did, that the Duchess of Manchester wasa New Yorker. SanrmncJtcaf Post. SUGGESTIONS FOR WINTER DIN NERS EASILY GOTTEN UP. How to Cook and Serve Dishes Which Are Fit for the King of Epicures. In Uiese days ot estremo luxury one would Imagine that diners-out required only faith In the resources or a hostess and her cook to whet the edges or their appetites. Nevertheless It is undeniable that many fashionable dinners and lunch cons are preceded by Uiese importaut van guards to the feast. Appetizers, so called, arc of two kinds, liquid and solid, but nuythlng frozen Is en tirely inadmissible for this purpose. Caviare is most acceptably served as an appetizer at present. As is well known, caviare Is prepared from the roe of tho sturgeon round In the Russian waters. It Is usually served In saudwiches, cut In a triangular fashion, and shorn of crust. These sandwiches may be made of either browu or white bread, although white is usuallypreferred. They arepasscd around by the butler immediately alter the guests are seated, before the oysters are brought on, but are sometimes found placed upon the plate when the dinner is announced, although this arrangement Interferes with the picturesque disposal of the napkin, somewliat, and is therefore to be discour aged. The dinner appetizer par excellence, however. Is made of anchovies. This ob tains more favor as a qulckenerof lag ging appetites than anything else. The injj Her Felicitations. -J boneless anchovies are preferably used for this puriiose. They come In small cans, are denuded of head, tall and bones, and are covered with an oil like sardines. Squares of bread,-without crust, should bo toasted to a nice, even brown. Two an chovies are then placed thereon, In oppo site directions, in order to produce an equality of arrangement. Over the whole are then sprinkled the yolks or hard- boiled eggs, crumbled up fine, the whites being chopped Into cubes and disposed over the top. A dusting of white pepper and a very little salt complete these re markably delicious appetizers. They are frequently more relished than the blue points, which follow so speedily in their wake. For suppers and teas, broiled sar dines on toast are frequently served, am'. arc a most appetizing preliminary. For lunches, which have lighter courses than dinners, liquid appetizers are appro priate, and the various ".arrangements" ot liquors with oranges or grape frul'j are considered delicious. One of these is known as Maraschino punch, and is pre pared in the following manner: Select as many large oranges as the number ot guests requires, and prepare tbem by giv ing each one a transverse cut, about half an Inch from the top. The Interior, and this sliced part also, aro then nicely scooped out, and the pulp is pressed In a sieve, until the juice la all extracted. This Is sweetened to taste and weakened with a little water, until a strong orangeade Is made. Into this is finally poured a suffi cient quantity ot Maraschino to flavor the mixture agreeably, and the empty oranges are filled with It. Two straws are then prettily tied to the tops by narrow ribbons drawn through two punctures. These rib bons must match the other decorations ot the table, and harmonize as well with the color ot the oranges themselves. "When the cap Is fitted again, they are ready for serving. Tbey may be prevented from upsetting and spilling the contents by be ing put in proper cases upon small deco rated plates. ThLs effect is so charming that, quite apart from the delicious flavor drawn up through the straws, the mere sight of them would Inspire a "dying nncborltc" toeat. A somewhat similar luncheon-appetizer is made from grape fruits. They are pre pared by first cutting the fnilt in halves, njiporUoning a half for each guest expect ed. Tile knife should be wiped after each cutting, so that tho bitter Juice of the rind may be avoided. The various- com- partments are then scooped out with a narrow spoon, and the seeds arc removed. Tho empty shell should be dusted with powdered sugar, the pulp replaced in .the compartments, and over the whole should be poured as much kirsch-wnsser as will fill in nicely without spilling over. More powdered sugar is sprinkled over the top, and, if procurable Maraschino cherries form a .charming addition. A curved or ange spoQn and also two spoons tied to geUier should be placed on the plate when served. This is a great favorite, being not only simply prepared, but ornamental, too, and the distaste for grape-fruit is decreas ing, many persons relishing the bitter tang exceedingly. Other appetizers, arc served at tte ca- price of an Inventive hostess, but the ones mentioned represent those most fre quently prepared, and answer to alt of the requirements or fasUdlous entertainers and their guests. CYNTHIA MARLOWE. IN A NUTSHELL,. All About Conmielo Vanderbilt ftud Her Fortune. Age Eighteen years. Heigbl Five feet six Inches. Color of hair Black. Color of eyes Dark brown. Eyebrows Delicately arched. Nose Rather slightly retroussce. Weight One hundred sixteen and one half pounds. Foot Slender, with arched instep. Blze ot foot Number three, AA last. Length of foot Eight and one-half inches. Hand Delicate, with tapering fingers. Size of glove Five and three-fourUis. Length of hand Six Inches. Waist measure Twenty inches. Length of skirt Forty-four Indies. Face Somewhat oval. Complexion Clearest olive, with rosy cheeks. Chin rolnlcd, indicating vivacity. Mouth-Small, and without character. Teeth Wiilte, regular and well-kept. Lips Full and describing a Cupid's bowv Accomplishments Music, painting; languages. Chief accomplishment None. MarrlagS settlement $10,000,000. Ultimate fortune-$2 5, 000,000 (esti mated.) Ears Small and close to the head. Head Well-rounded and wcll-poisciU Special fad None. Favorite color Fink. Favorite sport Tennis. Favorite exercise Bicycling. Favorite flower American beauty Favorite flower American beauty rose. All this appertains to Miss Consuelo Van derbilt, soon to bo Duchess of Marlbor ough. , . As Ducbcss she will become mistress of Blenheim palace, with Its art trer wires, its 200 rooms, Us army of servants, and its 2,700 acres of land. A price cannot be put on Blenheim as on the Vanderbilt properties. It is worth millions to the man who can appreciate it, and nKord to live In K. Miss Vanderbllfs dowry, which is said will be $10,000,000, will enable ber to live wph dignity as the mistress ot Blen heim, although It willnot be excessive As one of W K. Vandcrbilfs three chil dren, she will inherit her share ot the following properties: A fortune of $70,000,000. A hoTse at Fifth avenue and Fifty-second street. New York, valued at $3 000,000. Marble Hall, Newport, valued at $2, (00,000. A house and estate at Oaklands, L. I., valued at $100,000. The steam yacht Valiant, valued at $500,000. Rubles, diamonds, and other Jen Is, val ued at $300,000. . w THE NEW GAHI1. Some of tlio DniiKern TVlilcli Young Women llruve Xowadnyn. "I have Just called. Miss Simpson", said the angry lover, "to say farewell, but be fore I say it I want you to know that I tllscovercd your falseness and I despise you for It!" Why, Billy, what is the matter?" "Ob, you know well enough. Maybe I didn't pass the gate last evening and see vou with your head on another man's shoulder. Who is the-unhappy man?" "But, Billy, I haven't seen any man but you, dearest; honest, I haven't." "No, I suppose not. Then maybe I am blind, deaf, and dumb, and an idlot-Maybe you didn't have company last evening?" 'JJ,'o one Billy, but my best friend, Emily. No? I didn.'t,and I think you are a wretch." "And you didn't stand at the gate?" "Oh, res, we did. We were counting tho stars In" the big dipper making wishes on them." "Oh, yes. I suppose T was blind. Now maybe you'll describe Emily to me?" "Why, she had on her bowler, her black blarcr suit, a white Ehirt waist, with a black satin tie, and a white duck vest. You know Emily. Billy." Billy "Um-m! I see." And what might have been a modern tragedy was averted and Billy made up at once. MY" LADY'S LOOKING-GLASS. Sliels Better LooklngTlmntlieMlrror llidfc Her Ilellevo. Every girl who is dissatisfied with her self should remember that she is belter looking than the most kind ot looking glasses bid her believe. A mirror. It Is contended, cannot flatter a face that is In its natural stale that is. not "made-up" Even the very best plale glass has a pale greeu tinge which reflects a color a trifle less dear than the original; hair also lias always a more glossy sheen than the glass shows. If it is wavy tho glass never shows the best of the waves, and it it Is straight the iti.ijm accentuates the stratghtness. More Important and still better to be remem bered and carefully treasured, no one ever looks at the face so closely or so critically as the owner of it looks at the reflection in the glass. . Blemishes that are a grief to a non-conceited girl may pas quite unnoUccd by her friends. The two or three gray hairs Uiat arpear unfairly soon on the head ot a girl jtgllll sW U Tha Fiancee: "But can we afford snch a house, dearest? They say one's rent should only he a fourth of one's income." "But this is a good deal less than ono-fonrth of yonr father's income." T.ifft. who overworks her brain simply have the effects ot high lights In a picture, and pass for extra gloss. The figure that looks heavy when seen only as far as the waist lu a glass may be absolutely in graceful proportion when su with the rest of the figure WUat Ho TVUlied. "Oh, would I were a bird," he wrote, And poet true was be; "Oh.hadl wings e'en-llkeadovc, Wings to set me free." ' And from.the kitchen came a voice, .His wife, ab, yes, 'twas she: "Here's wings upon this fowLV she said, "Come, Cut 'em offfor me."- HawklnsvlIIe Dispatch. TIns Care 01 m M$$ HINTS FOR THE PRESERVA TION OP PINE TABLE WARE. Why Porcelain Nicks, Chin? Chips and Colors and Gild ing Grow Faded and Dull. Many a bride, rejoicing in the beautiful china provided by loving friends to adorn her table and who, wishing to see her new possessions as often as possible, used them frequenUy, grieves over the mishaps which befall the dainty articles, often without sus pecting the real came. "Nicks," the bane ot the housekeeper, appear, thegildlng looks dull, or even begins to jvear off, the colors of the exquisite Tloyal Worcester dish, which has been so pretty to hold a few dainties, fade, the decorations on a set of band painted dessert plates look here and there as if bits of th color bad come off. MUTILATING CHINA. Nor is it only the china brought forth to deck ber board on special occasions which Buffers. The plainer ware purchased for dally use shows unaccountable cracks in the glaze which in the course of time becomes brown,, especially in, the case ot platters orotherdishes.onwhichmeatsoranygreasy kinds ot food are served. This cracking ot the glaze is commonly due to exposure to too much heat, for instance, in warming the plates, setting dishes In the oven to keep their contents hot, or even plunging them into water that Is near the boiling point to wash them. After the glaze is Injured, every time the dishes are washed the. water gets into the porous clay underneath, and in the same way the grease from gravies, etc., enters it. Ths crackling of the glaze, however, fortunately, rarely occurs in tho costlier wares, because they are subjected to greater heat in the process of manu facture. PROPER PRECAUTIONS. Before leaving the subject of the com moner ware, a suggestion which will ma terially lessen the amount of breakage of articles in daily use, will be helpful to the economical housewife. If the yellow bowls, crockery baking dishes, tea-pats, etc., are placed in cold water, which is heated until it boils, then' taken off the fire and allowed to cool gradually, thelr power to resist heat will be very greatly Increased, and the bin for replacing broken cooking utensils correspondingly diminished. To return to the flee china "nicks" can scarcely be avoided if servants are allowed to raise and lower it upon a dumb waiter. It is far safer if it can not be washed in the dining room or a butler's pantry on the same floor to have-it carried over the stairs on a large tray, as the Jarring of the dishes against each other is a fruitful source of nicks and even breakage, and this Jarring can be avoided by setting them apart on a tray which. In careful hands is safe from the Jolting and Jarring of the average dumb waiter. The dullness of the gilding is often due to the location of the closet in which the china is kept; If this is damp even the very best gold will tarnish. If. how ever, the misfortune does occur, its bril liancy can be restored by rubbing with a little dry whiting and soft wash leather, but this should be done as rarely as possible or the gilding will Le worn off. Es THE CL03ET. Having first taken care that the china Is kept in a dry place, the next step In preserving the gilding and decoration is never to permit plates or dishes to be set oncupon the other without some thing between them. Canton flannel is the best material for this purpose, but blotting paper, cut into circles the size of the plates, is an excellent substitute. The bottoms ot all dishes are liable to be a little rough, and many a delicate bit of china has had its gliding or color decoration scratched or marred for lack ot the precaution just mentioned. Cups may be protected from injury by bang ing them in rows by the bandies on small brass hooks, screwed in Just below the closet shelves. Instead of following tha more frequent custom of piling them, sometimes three or four deep, one Insid the other, which often results in a fall. The effect ot the china cups, each on its lien hook. Is also far prettier when ar ranged in tho closets with glass doors, which are now found in almost every mvtl trn dining room. The secret ot the fading of the colors of dLshes in which pickles and salads are served Is the acid of the vinegar, which sometimes, through some almost invis ible hole In the glaze, penetrates be neath. Royal "Worcester Is especially apt to suffer from this cause, and, therefore, It Is safer not to use it for such viands. BRILLLVNT GLASS. Cut glass, which rivals china in many a woman's affections, requires fewer precautions. It may be kept in good condition by simply washing in warm, not hot, water, and drying with a soft cloth. The danger of plunging ghiss Into hot water in cold weather which rarely falls to crack It is almost too well known to need mention, still it is wise to Impress the fact upon the mind ot every new maid. To preserve its full lustre nnd brilliancy, rich cut g!a.s, will need oc casionally to be cleaned ond polished with a sort brush and a. little fine chalk. Wine decanters and water bottles can be cleansed by putting into them po tato parings, chopped fine, filling them with water, and letting them stand .threo days, then empty, rinse well, and tbey will be. as bright- and clear as the dainti est housewife could desire. VARY J. SAFFORD. X ! -M' v. v.-e... o- t.--s ,..: Jv! -i - . r , , -