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"MELL GWYN, Gcimen," a Delightful
1 esting Books Gossip of the Literary
Anything coming from the pen'of the man
rho wrote "The Jessaroy. Bride Is worth
While; The delights of that book are of the
ort to create a longing for more pleasure
of.tbe same variety. x
And bo P. Frankfort Moore's "Ivell Gwyn
Comedian," has an advantage In bearing the
.name of Its kindly author. Perhaps there"
Is an .element of timeliness In the produc
tion of the novel, for the Nell Gwyn craze.lt
.It may be so' termed, has prepared the pub
lic for Just such a happy effect as Mr. Moore
has produced. And standing In Juxtaposi
tion with the many other Nell Gwyn
"things"-' that have appeared of late., the
novel bears comparison with some .eclat
deserved praise.
Bo many tales have come down to us of
the frolicsome orange girl that the truth
regarding her rage In London has given
present-day writers plenty of scope for a
tree Imagination. Even frank Mr. Pepys,
lie who hid nothing from his diary, has ln-
vested her with a sort of glamour that has
made her rollicky ways a Joy to readers.
Of facts there are few enough, yet we know
that she had the smallest foot In Bngliud
and could laugh until her eyes closed In .pure
enjoyment. She loved the soldiers perhaps.
too many. She was klna to her old associ
ates, the. orange venders. She could mimic
anybody or anything, and this, together with
her beauty.. made her easily the first In the
' affections of Charles 1I.
Around these facts Mr. Moore.-has con
structed' a novel of a peculiar kind. Begin
ning with the, "comedy outside the play
house," he details Nell Gwyn and her. hum
ble surroundings. He" presents the first time
that her humble charms caught the eye of
the Merry- Monarch. He Introduces Lady
Castlemalne afterwards Duchess of Cleve-
land who was to become the rival of the
low-born Nell Gwyn. He shows us tbeproud
and haughty Duke of Buckingham. Then,
after the Introductions have all been made
In front of the King's playhouse, the career
of .the happy-go-lucky girl Is begun In
earnest by Charles ordering her to beplacod
In the company of actors.
From that tlmo on the star of the witty
actress is In. the ascendency. With plenty
of action, of quick repartee, of Insight into
the' life of the gay court that succeeded
Cromwell's rigor, the figure of Nell Is kept
before the reader gentle reader, should It
not be? In a way to arouse a, love for the
girl who .has won her way single-handed
Into' the midst of-events.
Nell is inado out to be almost a phllan-.
throplst and conservator of the morals of
her friends. When two of the pretty girls
of the court, wishing to surprise even that
festive circle, decided to sell .oranges" In the
playhouse, Nell, for the sake -of handsome
Jack Churchill; he who afterwards made
his mark in England's behalf, warned the
girls that they were found out. And be
cause .of the warning Miss Price kept away.
In her stead Nell, arrayed as In former
days, hawked her oranges In the pit of the
old theater. litdy Castlemalne, rival, of
Miss Price. In common with Jack Churchill,
bellevedthe girl to be none other than Miss
-Price; Then, when the ruffians of the Lady
Castlemalne Attempted to kidnap the'pretty
orange girl. Jack Churchill appeared, killed
a half dozen or so and'earried offthe girl
In bis carriage. Of course, he proposed.
Not until next day did he learn that his
accepted bride was Nell Gwyn.
And as .Nell grew In grace she grew In
power and daring. Her happy faculty
seemed to be in getting people out of
trouble. True, she made enough' trouble
for the best of the courtiers, but what more
could be expected of;madcap. Nell? She was
the privileged in .that, mad throng. Perhaps
her Interference, in the heart affairs of the
girls was not welcomed. .but In the end her
kindness and foresightedness called down
blessings from the. lovers.
Not the least of her fforts was her Im
personation of a lover. When Lord Roch
ester, .he who wrote the apt stanza regard
ing Charles II. appeared as. the suitor of a
"simple country maiden.'' Miss Mullet, his
path was not strewn with roses. An up
country fellow appeared who played and
sang, beautifully and who mimicked all the
people of the" court. Poor Rochester 'was
."By the Waters of Babylon." Mrs. Regi
nald De Koven's successful new novel, will
freshen again the overambltious literary
fcyurL" "By the Waters of Babylon"
tells a story of human' passion, and In tho
telling the subtle authoress runs the gamut
of love; pate, revenge and desire. It Is
Just the sort of a recital that seems easy,
and Is in reality the most dlfflrnlt ot'aTL
In one chapter, for instance, Attaxsrzaa,
Persian Kins; and" conqueror, .tells tho hero
ine, .Miriam, of hto love for her In the fol
lowing manner:
"'"Coma to' me, Miriam. If thou wilt, thou
shalt be Queen; or If thou wilt, together
we will leave the. court. I know an Island
where the Kile flows Into a wide sea of
bltjeKyrannto, It Is called: tt-lleth leagues
away; but we will Journey thither; oUves
and vines grow near the water's edge: the
fragraaoe of Its flowers floats as an taoo&se
In the! air: In the depths of Us pools gold
lies ungathered. and tho toiiw is a perfame
soft as thy breath, dreamy Its wine.
Come, Miriam, come.
When the literary "gyurt" reads llnes'llke
those aha says -what an easy story, to write!
I really believe what I have to say -would
sound better in verse. Oh- dearl" and with
ready pencil she writes tinkle-tinkle little
Thymes about rosea and moonlight, daisies
and buttcroups, with "kiss" rhyming with
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'Aad what does It matter, when love-vows
are spoken.
To whom they are aald?
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The adventures of the reosntiy recovered
Oatosborough ptoture reads like TwenU
eth Century Tomanoe.
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like to give up In despair until one night' he
followed the usurper to the house of Nell
Gwyn. .Straight to the King he went and
unfolded the duplicity of his rival and of
Nell. Rochester was -for breaking in the
doors of Nell's house, but gallant as ever,
Charles consented to go and Investigate, only
upon condition that Rochester would' remain
outside. After hours of impatient -waiting
the poor Lord came closer to Die house of
Nell, where he heard shouts, of laughter,
the King's and Nell's. And behold, the up
country lover and Nell were one and the
same.
Thus go some of the chapters of the
book. Mr. Moore has caught the spirit of
the time, softened It and made the refining
a hit of pure literature 'that cannot help but
appeal' to lovers of madcap fun. He has
dealt kindly with the Merry Monarch. He
has dealt lovingly with Nell, or Madam
Nell, as she became in later days. There is
no plot to the novel. It' la simply a col
lection of loosely woven incidents that seem
all the more attractive" because the pretty
and vivacious actress is' left-In" the heyday
of her power.
Perhaps Mr. Moore aimed at nothing but
an artistic piece of 'work.. Certain It Is that
he has accomplished, that, and thereby. Is
the power of the boot He has given us
a passing show of -characters we have all
heard about and whom we' would feign know
better. r
("Nell Gwyn Comedian,'! by R. Frank
fort Moore. Published by Brentano.)
OTHER HEW BOOKS.
Mr. Frederick Palmer's "The Ways of
the Service." published by Charles Scrlb
ner's Sons, New York, is a collection of
short stories of American army and navy
life in the Philippines, which are full of
snap, and vim. The' author knows what ho
Is writing about and is in keen touch with
the spirit animating American soldiers and
sailors on foreign service. It is impos
sible to read his tales and not feel proud
of the fellows whose deeds he relates, the
brave young "Americanos" whose faithful
ways were' "the ways of the service" they
.loved, whether it' was, that, of land or sea.
One' of the best of the short stories is that
which opens, the book, .'Ballard,"- the hero
of which is a gallant-young Ensign of the
navy, in command 'of a little gunboat of
the American mosquito fleet, on the Philip
pine coast. But all the stories are thor
oughly good; vital and fulljof action, and
giving delightful evidence of. the writer's
sympathy with the things" of which he
writes. And when you have read them,
somehow you know more about the way
American lads are fighting 'and laughing
and living In the Far East than comes to
jou from all the official reports ever pub
lished, so enlightening Is good fiction. It
is not strange that "Tne Ways of the .Ser
vice" is making a big .bit In the reading
world. . It is good story-telling, and hot
from the scene of the stories.
As the third number of their, series of
American novels the Harpers have Just Is
sued . "Martin Brook," by. Morgan Bates,
which Is a story of American life before and
during the. Civil War. Its hero is a -young
and earnest fellow, the adopted son of a
proud old Virginian-New Yorker, who es
pouses the cause of the slaves and Is dis
owned by. his foster father. He becomes a
Methodist preacher and has stirring expe
riences as an Abolitionist! There is a pretty
love story, and the hero dies at the close
of a dramatic sermon preached on the eve
of the beginning of reconstruction times..
The author seems familiar with the people
and the atmosphere, of his story, and the
tale is told, earnestly and dramatically.
"Under Tops'ls and Tents" Is the-title of
Reverend Cyrus .Tbwnaend Brady's latest
book, now out under the Scrlbners Imprint.
The volume contains the writer's personal
recollections of life as a naval .cadet at
Annapolis, of the ensuing. sea service, and
.of his experience as an army chaplain at
the time of the war with' Spain, when he
volunteered and served with the First Penn
sylvania Volunteers. It is -written In' Mr.
Brady's best vein and is interesting to a I
By the Waters of Babylon Suggestions for Garden Making How, to Iron a Shirt.
Langtry's New Dresses Gainsborough Hats An Extravagant Season.
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SOME QJ? THE LATEST COIFFURES.
art. but public Interest will, again be
aroused in' the presentment of a remakably
pretty woman who has 'set a fashion in hats
which lasted for a hundred 'years, and bids'
fair" to continue for another hundred. kVw
fashions have lasted' more than 'a few years,
but the' picture hat 'Is" so becoming to (old
and young, lends itself to so many combi
nations, and is such 'a perfect finish to s.
pretty dress' that It la not likely to be'ever,
discarded.. Women are" beginning to learn
that, the shade of-a large. hat-over' the' face
Is. one' of the subtlest adjuncts' to beauty
that can be designed. Gainsborough knew
this, and the-, pretty- portrait of Nelly
O'Brien, to take one Instance: only, to a
proof of his Judgment 'The shade of, the
;hat Intensifies the depth of ttbi eyes, end
lends a mystery to the wholeountenance.
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Poet Office, for some IneerutaOle reason, has.
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THE CRISIS.
Specimen Illustration from Winston Churchill's New story. "The Crisis," the Scenes of Which
Are. Laid in St. Louis.
degree.
Especially interesting, perhaps, as
coming from a source so reliable. Is the
recital of conditions prevailing in the camp
of instruction afChlckamauga and of .volun
teer experiences in the Invasion of Cuba.
Three dainty little volumes of the "Riv
erside Biographical Series" are Issued by
Houghton, Mifflin & Co. this week. They
are tho lives of Ulysses S. Grant, written by
Walter Allen; John Marshall, by James B.
Thayer, and of Meriwether Lewis and Wil
liam Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedi
tion, by W. R. Llghton. Each of the three,
Is attractive In form and type, and their'
contents more than repay the reader for the
brief outlay of time necessary to their pe
rusal. They constitute worthy additions to
the series of which they are a part.
A very pretty volume of short stories of
certain of her animal and flower friends Is
Miss Mary E. Wllkins'a "Understudies" -published
by Harpers. Its spirit Is in line
with the trend of thought toward a more
sympathetic, understanding of nature, and,
as might have been expected. Miss Wil
klns's work Is delicately and appreciatively
done. Interwoven with the stories of her ,
dumb friends are others of strong human v
interests, and Miss Wllklns may reason
ably count on a good success for her 'latest
volume.
"Without- Warrant'," a novel' by Hllde-
the act' of reaching over a counter to give
o'ut:. stamps or work, the telegraph does not
require abnormal inches. Is the new regu
lation' perhaps Intended for "a. deterrent; or
Is" it' promulgated -with a view- to the ad
vantage of men In search of fine, well
grown wlvesT One does not know, but the
modern young' woman being already too
tall, for her brothers,-tt seems a pity to put
a premlurn on height.
BXTKAVAOAIfT WB?W SEASOfC.
Stylish Effects' Cost 3foaey This Sun.
ner -Also the Extras.
There I? no escape from the confession:
that this Is proving' a madly;-extravagant
season. Women who have rioh husbands
suffer bad dreams: of nights anticipating
,the size of the "milliners' and dry goods
merchants' quarterly .bill, now, very short
ly due. Women who'have hitherto -enjoyed
a reputation for dressing, well on very utUe
.money are, wearing: deep lines of anxiety, In
their heretofore .satln-emobth foreheads,
.while those who' regard a.dlme asrespect
fuUy as lf-tt were a dollar are Just doing
over their old duds, Joining the Don't Worry
Club d diking ..Inexpensive Emersonian
philosophy.' .'.-". . l ,
From a bargain counter, view ot'tii.i.
nation this ;la. a. distinctly-cheap year, but
women who. have" been; down In' the thick
of the shopping, battle have quite another
xne comptawne.taat It atralas
Story Other
World.
. gard Brooks, is one of the most recent
books from tho press of Charles Scrlbncra's
Sons. It Is of that good school of novel
writing In which strong dramatic action is
lightened by natural comedy, and the story
goes with commcndablo snap and vim from
beginning to end. Its time Is the present
and tho scene Is In Georgia. The strange
adventures of tho heroine. Kat'o Harlpwe,
aro told by herself, and eo well told that
ono's Interest does-not. flasat any moment.
One refreshing- feature of the novel Is tho
new and odd manner In which its love ele
ment Is treated, and ' there Is also much
originality In the handling of the entire
story. '
The two latest volumes In tho authentic
edition of Dickens's works being imported
by Charles Scribner's Sons' are the novels
"Little Dorrlt" and "Bleak House." They
aro printed from the tdttlon that was care
fully corrected and revised by the author in
1SCT and 1S63, and are quaintly notable" for
the original Illustrations by "Phiz" which
enlighten- their page3. j Lovers. of Dickens
will hall these two volumes with keen de
light, and thoso of the younger generation
.who are Just acquainting themselves with
Ms' 'Hovels-are fortnnate that an edition so
-rich in' trie Dlckens-'atmosphcre Is now at
their service." - -
.George C. Hazletorij Jr.. has been such
a' great success with, his, play, "Mistress
one's purse to the bankruptcy point-to keep
pace with the fashion, requirements. Skirts
have got to bo hung these days on silk
foundations, and according- to the rule of
tho mode It takes all of twelve or fifteen
yards to make the proper sort of founda
tion, whereas In the days of lined skirts It
required nine at most.
Another- serious grievance Is the custom
that now prevails In?;favor- of lavish deco
ration. A well-mado 'dress calls, as a rule,
for lace, velvet, ribbon, chiffon, panne,-, em
broidery, fringe. Jeweled ornaments and
braid, all in addition' to tho findings that
are almost double In number. A simple
gown to-day Is unfashionable, and because
of the extravagant style of decoration tho
dressmakers havo Jumped up $5 all around
In their prices.
GARDEN .MAKIXG.
Suggestions to Amateurs Who SIlx the
Lawn Boll.
The best way to sow grass seed Is to mix
soil with It to Insure oven distribution, and
never s'ow too thickly. Where birds are
plentiful it li wise to, stretch thread -across
the ground, otherwise "many of, the best
seeds will quickly disappear. The lawn
should not bo interfered with until the grass
is at least two inches' high, when it may be
gently rolled and swept. When the grass
has again grown two Inches after" rolling,
clip the tops of. the blades and. pull out
weeds and remove stones and bits of stick..
.Of course, all weeds must be eradicated and
an old knife Is the best with, which' to spud
them out, while. If the lawn Is poor, dress
It with equal parts of vegetable refuse,
manure and loam, well, sifted, and sow bare
places with seed.
Japanese quince is 'as pretty a ehrub as
one could wish". It. seems very attractive
where -tearoses' are grouped or the silvery
rosemary and lavender. Of recent years
several very charming varieties have been
raised one a deep blood crimson, being
called knaphill scarlet. Another Is the ex
quisite white-flowered nivalis. It. must not
be forgotten that the, Japanese quince flow
ers are much appreciated for Indoor and
table decorations. A mass' of twiggy flow
ering shoots In a Japanese bronze bowl to a
decoration of much.lnterest and beauty.
COUNTESS CASTIGlJOSE'S EFFECTS.
Carlo Finery of 'Late Beauty, to Be
Sold at. Auction.
The effects of Countess Castlgllone, one of
the beauties of tho Third Empire, who died
a short, time ago, will be sold shortly by
auction.- The deceased lady's eccentricities
gave rise to many .carious stories.. She was
-Inordinately proud pf her beauty, which,
was certainly unique, and she .used to wear
no shoes or stocklnijs when receiving visit
ors, lit order to shoff the perfect shape of
her feet. She posscised threo or four dif
ferent flats in Paris,!nlf crammed with fur
"nlture and bibelots., Case after case was
filled with furs, laces, jewelry, old fans,
old snuff boxes, and ,svery kind of. objet
d'art accumulated during her long career
In society. Five vans were alone required
to remove her paptrs, all of which have
been burnt. ' ,
TO 1ROS A SHIRT.
Direction Whlcb. If Observed, Win
Prove Helpful to Laundress.
For ironing, fold the shirt straight down
the middle of' the back; and iron; the body
smooth, taking," care to move the Iron
mainly "straight with the" warp. Nexttold
a sleeve flat along the sloped, seam, and'
Iron It upon both-sides. Iron first through
the' middle, then' take hold 'of the. wrist--band
or shoulder with the. left hand' and
hold taut till the Iron goeaqulte to the Join.
Open the wristband, lay It flat, and' Iron
hard upon -the' Wrong Side; then turn 'upon
the right sldel. Noxt iron yoke and neck
band.': .Then.-comes. the: tug-tof -war othefi
wis fran1nr.lha.bo80'm.v.. ' -1
First fasten tne necaoaua properly, Btxt
New and Inter-
Nell," that In reversing tho usual order and1
bringing out a novel from the play, he
has almost done the natural thing. He
has entitled the book, "Mistress Nell: A
Merry Tale of a Merry Time" (Charles
Scribner's Sons). There Is' little In the book
that is not In the play, although Mr.
Hazleton has evidently dolved Into history
In order to portray the historic person
ages with 'some degree of faithfulness. As
In the play, there Is plenty of movement
of the pleasantly enlivening sort that
makes excellent reading. The binding of
tho production Is beautiful. An entrancing
portrait of Nell Gwyn from an engraving
of the painting by Sir Peter Lely is the
frontispiece
Especially notable, owing to Its strong
local Interest. Is Mr. W. R. Llghton's little
history of the Lewis and Clark Expedi
tion, now Jutt issued by Houghton, Mifflin
& Co. In this modest volume there Is a
keen treatment of the characters of the two
great American pioneers, and the story of
their splendid achievement in exploring the
vast empire gained' by President Jefferson's
purchase of the Louisiana Territory from
the-first Napoleon Is well and Interestingly
told. Not the least Interesting part Is that
which describes the return of the fearless
little band and their reception and enter
tainment in St. Louis. This is taken from
the Journal of Captain William Clark,
whose direct descendants are still living in
St. Louis, and. In part, reads as follows:
"September 23. (180(3.) Took an early
breakfast with Colonel Hunt" (command
ing a cantonment' of United Stcs soldiery
three miles above the mouth of the Mis
souri), "and set out, descended to the
Mississippi and down that river to St
Louis, a't which place we arrived about 12
o'clock. Wo suffered the party to fire off
their pieces as a salute to the town. We
"were met by nil the village and received a
hearty welcome from its inhabitants, etc
Here I found my old acquaintance. Major
W. Christy, who had settled In this town. In
a public line as a tavemkecper. He fur
nished us with storeroom for our baggage
and wc accepted of the Invitation of Mr.
Peter Chateau and took a room In his
house. We payed n friendly visit to Mr.
August Chotcau and some of our old
frlends this evening. We dined with
Mr. Chotcau to-day, and after dinner went
to a store and purchased some clothes,
which wo gave to a taylor and derected to
be made. Thursday 25th of Septr., ISM, had
all pur skins, etc., sunned and stored away
In a' storeroom of Mr. Caddy Choteau, payed
some visits of form to the gentlemen of St.
Louis, in 'the evening a dinner and Ball.
Friday 26th of Septr., IS06, a fine' morning,
we commenced wrlghtlng" and thus the
modest personal narrative of the famous
expedition closed.
Literary Gossip.
A work on Marie Antoinette and the later
days of the French Monarchy Is in prep
aration by Miss Sophia H. MacLehose and
will be published very shortly by the Mac
mlllan Company. Miss MacLehose Is already-
known by her selection of "Tales from
Spencer." Her present work will be Very
beautifully Illustrated from rare pictures
and prints. An ' interesting innovation in
Illustration will be the Insertion of a por
trait of a sort of Initial letter at the be
ginning of each chapter.. It will be a chatty
book.
Mr. E. F. Benson's "The Luck of the
Vails" represents a new departure for the
author, which promises to win as much
popularity In another field as he gained by
"Dodo." Hl new novel Is published by D.
Appleton &'Co.
Tho following letter from Richard Har
ding Davis' to the author of "Like Another
Helen" contains characteristic praise of
one' of the latest successful books:
"Marlon, Mass., April 6,. 1901. My Dear
Horton: It Is a stunning story and, in spite
of its success. Is a stirring, real and well
written novel. None of these qualities
seem to be essential to success now-a-days,
so that to possess them Is eminently grace
ful, of you. All the people seem to want
to-day is, excitement. : To, .give them some
thing besides Is certainly generous;' I con-
slip the bosom board Inside the shirt and
spread the bosom, smooth upon tt, .pressing
it out simultaneously with, both hands.
With a thin clean cloth wet the whole linen
surface" lightly with weak raw starch. Rub
It in very well, and if any place feels sticky
wipe, it off with a cloth dipped In tepid
water. Have the Iron hot enough to yellow
dry cloth If left to stand on it ten seconds.
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Begin at the bottom of the. bosom and Iron
stralght toward the neck. ut the middle.
holding the neckband In the' left hand, and
pulling hard against the iron. Here as
much depends on the leff hand as the light
the knack lies mainly' In knowing how-to
pull properly.
If the bosom wrinkles or forms one of
the warps known to laundresses as "cat-
A 'Striking Summer Gown, Marie.
.Antoinette Skirt
faces," wet the place with clear water,
stretch it smooth, and Iron 'over again. Rub
the Iron over the white wax, also In the
salt tray to Insure a perfectly, smooth sur
face. If tho starch is right properly made
and applied It will not stick to the face.
But If yellow. crust forms. upon the Iron
tip scratch It off. with a blunt knife and be
sure to wax and salt-polish the Iron again
before settling' It on the shirt,
LASGTRT'S WEw" DRESSES.
Gorireous, bnt Beautiful; -Creations
Seen at Her London Theater.
The dresses In Mrs. Lang-try's new play
appeal 'irresistibly to. the ferninine mind.
The "eccentricity of hlch' cottfuresand hoops
,1s sufficiently toned down to give only a
piquant originality to their wearer, while
the real beauty of the sracefnl costumes
of the 'period makes, itself distinctly felt
;Mrs. Langtry's ,courtr dress 'of wonderful'
llvati-timrAdA nrver ftotuh ritnlr4a,.A., - ;.'
,a.aa.a- . .. - a-.a-'" ; .a, mU. ftCW,a,
as It Is regal. She wears, her head-dress of
feathers and 'pink satin with a grace that
makes one desire" to; see -other ladles going
to court In the same, garb. Her: walking
dress of brown' velvet;, with the big black
hat and big chlrtchllla-mnttVTmlght-be copied
with advantage at 'the nreeent dar: and
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as It is diaphanous. Indeed, the picture she
makes when dreaming, with her little, boy
on her lap,' remains vividly in the memory
after all the gorgeousness of the other
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dresses will be adopted by fashion this
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NO SCARCITY OF CHEFS.
Culinary Books Sow Written-by Men,
the Best Cooks.
Ladles continue .to complain of the scar
city of. cooks, but 'how very few" of them
understand the art they talk about so glib
ly? Man' has annexed to himself, the science
of cookery. The best culinary books" pre
written by' men, the best cooks are' men
and. the best-managed houses-are" those of
bachelors. Take, for instance, a few small
things' which are rarely,, or ever, good' when
supplied by women. There are, first, toast
the thin, crisAjIghtly, browned article which
rarely appear at the British breakfast
table. Clubs, bachelor- establishments', un
dergraduates, and amateurs make toast best;
It should represent, as has been clearly
said, "crisp, light; frangrant. evanescent,
spiritualized chips- of fare, the mere scent
and sound of which suggest the crisp, pleas
ant, light chat .of easy morning or evening
conversation." The smell of toast is deli
cious, as any one knows who remembers
schoolroom feasts.
TOT POOS FASHIONABLE.
Smalt Animals Have Taken the Place
of Spaniels and Monkeys.
Every fashionable woman new has vl
tiny toy-dog." which she usually carries
about. everywhere with her under her arm.'
These small animals-have taken the place
of the dwarfs, monkeys and spaniels' of
i the fine ladles of, past centuries. They cost''
a great deal of money, and" are generally
very !U-teij)pered. One wonders what-the
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uusiTCss mil. me uiue uog cries wneu ene ijsi
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note! a large St. Bernard dog and allttl
terrier. The St. Bernard a beautiful sad IO 3
gentle' animal, who. picked his war about '.:-;;f
alio iiuiumre w.iu carviui steps (oosea ws .jfVs
,V he would have been happier on his Jar
tlve hills. But the, little" Jape.'and Chinee.
sleeve dogs are. of course. 'Intended sap-. --X,3
fondling and-carrying about,-. snil fiiiiti'iieH'
of spoiling have taught . them touelay the'" ''?
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iln a large city. l " .
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