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rfr 77T CUERENT LITERATURE. LOHENGRIN IN PARIS. OF INTEREST TO WOMEN. those who have no timo to read books take it to be up with tho literary and artistic questions of the day." "The Figaro has steadily hold its importance for many years, notwithstanding imitators." "Yes, thoro is reason for that; it is well managed; it gives its readers juBt the right doses of gravity aud levity. It thoroughly understands what tho Parisians want.

When Villemessant, tho founder, suddenly died, tho stockholdera feared that tho proBperous of tho paper wore at an ond. But ho lived long enough to group ablo men as editors and writers who felt they could keep up tho interest of the paper, only they wantod the stockholders to mako it worth their whilo. Magnard, Rodays, Albert Wolff, Albert William and a few others signified to the stockholders that thoy were ready to do their best, bnt that thoy, tho stockholdera, must insure thom a certaiu numbor of shares in tho Figaro company. Tho stockholders cheerfully did; it was to their interost to do so, and you know tho importance of tho Figaro to day. Francis Mag nard, the chiof editor, who writoa on an averago about twenty lines a day, makos Somo $80,000 a year with the Figaro.

Others without writing a line havo an incomo of $8,000 or $10,000 from the Bamo paper. Then thoy aro paid perhaps as well as any newspaper men in tho world when they do write. Tho chroniquc of tbo first two columns of tho paper is paid $50. That is always on a literary or artistic subject, the other columns aro roserved for politics. Albert Wolff gets 20 cents for overy lino ho writes, nenry Fanquior is not a stockholder, but ho makos the round sum of $10,000 a year." "He writes for several papors In Paris.

Now I den't think that is done in America, and yet tho writers do not sign their names, as a general thing, as they do hero." "Henri Fanquior: hus soveral noms de plume, but everybody knows it is ho. He signs his name in tho Figaro, but Bigns 'Nestor' and 'Scaramon dio'in tho Gaulots aud the Echo ae. Paris." "A French paper must, havo a groat numbor of subscribers to make it pay; thero aro so few advertisements, at least, iu comparison with thoso in Am'oricau papers." "They havo fewer regular advertisements, yes; bnt tho papors mako a iot of money with what ono mightcall a literary advertisement. Ono of tho men ou tho staff who has literary ability and whose articles are anro to bo read will writo an article on aomo topic, in which tho subject advertised will ably como in. All things aro not accepted dono in this way, but when they are thoy aro paid an enormous price.

For instance, I know a thoater manager who expected two articles from ono of tho important papors and had but a few words on some innovations ho wishod advertised. The noxt day appeared a most interesting article, but the managers afterward told me ho paid SliOO for it. In such cases tbo writer gets one third or one half and tho rest goos to tho paper. Then you have tho social notices. They are mostly paid for.

Whon put on tho first nage a few lines cost $200 and $300. Many society ladies think a reception is a success only when it is mentioned in tho papors, and as an important part of the programme they roservo a sum for the purpose. To havo one's evaninzB montioned iu the Figaro is a great distinction. Instoad of having only 300 or 400 persons know that yon can afford to pay for tho first singers of the opera, and who tho swells wero who hoard them, through publicity you make so many thousands ouvy your good fortune. Envy is a great spice in tho savor of Bitccess, and newspapers furnish that spice iu many ways." Tho new American ladies' exchange was oponed a few days ago.

It is organized bv Mrs. Schonck, who was formerly with Mrs. Choate in tho American ladies' exchange in Now York. Tho opening day was graced by Mrs. Whitelaw Reid's preaonce, andBovoral American young women sang.

It ia pleasantly situated on the Champs Elyseos, on the ground floor, a very groat advantage, for American womon are loath to climb stairs. Whon I heard of tho women's exchange in New York I imagined it must bo something like tho men's, whera inonoy and business transactions are made, whero bills of exchango aro bought and sold, and wondered how much of that could bo done by womon, who are not. in business as goneral thing. But tho ladies' oxchango is a sort of notions store, whero somo womon exhibit thingB to sell and otherB go to buy. It may be a vory convenient arrangement, but I don't know whero the good deed comes in.

Thoso who mako exchanges must be gentlewomen, I am told. But gentlewomon aro not gonorally in tbo mercantile business aud by occupying their timo in making fancy work for aalo they hinder tho sale of things made by thoso who cannot mako their living in any other way. Now I understand that theso exchanges aro organized for women who noed money and aro ashamed to own that they work for that monoy. No ono knows but tho woman at the head of tho establishment who tho porsons aro bringing thoso goods for sale. Why this sooreoy? An houost woman should nover beashamod to do honest work, even if it is as humble as humble may be.

Well, it is as Francisquo Sarcey says life and tho ways of life havo beoomo complicated. Somo phasos are liko a problem in algebra for thoso who nover could get beyond simple arithmetic. Emma Bullet. i IN GRAND ARMY what Is Going; Ou Among; (lie Old Sol diorM BatercMtinu" IVoceo. Tho performance of S.

G. Pratt's "Allogory of War in Bong" at tho Madison square garden a few nights ago wiib an occasion of much interest among tho old soldiers. It was interesting to them bocauso it was given iu order to aid tho Grant memorial committee in erecting a s(atuo at Gettysburg to tho memory of the herd ofAp pomatt.ox. Fully eight thousand patriotic citizens were in attendance on both evenings, aud that tho performance met with their approval was evinced by the enthusiasm which prevailed during the exercises. The first part of the play represented tho "Power of Patriotic Song," aud ex pressed the enthusiasm awakened throughout tho country after the firing of tho first gun on Fort Sumter.

The Uprising of tho North" was illustrated by the entrance of a military company with a full baud playing patriotio airs, and "At the Front Before tho Battle," typified by the singing of both Necthorn and Southern songs, Buch as "Maryland, Maryland," "The Battle Cry of Freedom," "After tbo Battle." The final part of tho play is full of pathos, and t'no songs "Tenting To night," "My Old Kentucky Home," and other airs which suggest the days of 02, wero rendered, A parade preceded tho ontertainnient and was psrticipa ted in by the veteran Zouave association, naval veterans, sons of veterans and other military organizations. General 0. 0. Howard, Daniel E. Sickles and Horace Porlor occupied the reviewing stand, and present among others wero ex President Graver Cleveland, lloswell P.

Flower, William R. Grace, Lispeuard Stewart and William llalstead. Junior Vico Department Commander E. A. Dubey made official visits to tho following posts recently: Wadsworth post No.

77, J. ltickor No. 02, Fred Hecker No. 408, Volunteer No. 459, Monroe post No.

007, and E. A. Kimball post No. 100, Clafllin No. 578, post No.

135 and post No. 50 of Flushing, L. I. G. K.

Warren post No. 2S0. G. A. hold its regular encampment at tho corner of Troy avenue and Fulton street recently.

After the regular routine of business had beon transacted tho post opened for the good of tho order, whon Comrade and ox Congressman P. W. Ostrandor of Tef post recited a number of poems on men of the late war. and, judging by the closo attention ho was given and tlio frequent applause the comrade received, they wore highly appreciated. A poem was recited by S.

V. Nuttall. Officer of tho Day Sprague also mado some appropriate remarks. The post and its distinguished visitors then adjourned to a neighboring restaurant, whore refreshments wero uorved. It is the intention of tho post to havo social gatherings the last encampment in each month for tho balance of the year, closing tho rogulur business promptly at :30 o'clock, then at once opening for the good of tlio ordor.

Distinguished and well known comrades will bo present to participate in the order of exercise. Tho pot; under the command of P. A. Waddy, is in a flourishing condition, having sincu January 1 mustered in eighteen new members aud received two by card. At present there aro niuo new applicants for muster.

Comrades of sister posts p.re invited to be prosont at theso social gatherings. Gushing post No. 231 celebrated its tenth anniversary last evening in the post rooms, ou Fifth avenue, near Eleventh street. Commander ('. Stockton llalstead, General Nick W.

Day and Quartermaster Ned A. Landers of John Dix post No. 135 of New York havo gone to Washington to make arrangements for tho headquarters of the post during the encampment of tho Grand Army of the Republic in that oily in August. General It. A.

Donnelly of Trenton is the favorite candidate for stato of New Jersey department commander of the G. A. It. at tho next eu. camptiient.

Dr. J. W. Gibbs, it is thought, will be ihp jiext commander of Morgan post of New Pension Commissioner itaiiin of Washington, it is expected, will transfer nearly threo hundred and fifty thoviBand original pension claims to tho various agencies throughout the United States during tho next. six months.

Tlio posts of New York aro trying to raiso a Bum of money which they intend presenting to General Frank Sigel, an old and ardent worker in patriotic duty. Department Commander Fouton of Connecticut has made the following recommendations for appointment on the stuff of tho commander in chief: Dr. William C. Will, Custer post No. 40; Henry S.

McKinney, Robert. O. Tider post No. 50: Henry ri. Pick, Admiral Foote post No.

17. Orders will bo issued to assistant inspectors to enter upon the discharge of their duties early in November, when an inspection of every post iu t'ne Htato will be made. Post Commander J. H. Burton of E.

D. Morgan post is seriously ill at his summer home at Brandon Point, Conn. Tho mombers of E. D. Morgan post No.

307, sons ot veterans, dedicated their new headquarters at room ti, Hudson building, 301 WeBt Tlurty sevonth street, New York, last evening. Speeches were made and a collation served. Hundreds of G. A. R.

men of New York visited Utica lust Tuesday on the occasion of tlio unveiling of a soldiers' nnd sailors' monument dedicated to tho One Hundred and Forty sixth New York volunteers. Cameron post No. 79 at, its last mooting decided to hold a reunion shortly. Comrade Captain William Fowler of Hancock post No. 25!) celebrated his G4th birthday last Wednesday.

Colonel A. S. Marvin will go to Reading, on October 12. to attend tho national encampment of the Union veteran legion. The officers of theflational association of Uuion ex prisoners of w'ar for tho ensuing year are: President, Stephen M.

Long, East Orange, N. vice president, Marion T. Anderson, Washington, D. secretary and treasurer, L. F.Williams (post office box 227, Washington, D.

C); chaplain, Rev. John S. Ferguson, Keokuk. historian, Warren Lee (loss, Norwich, stato vice presidents California, C. T.

Hull; Colorado, Edward P. Pitkin; Connecticut, Henry R. Jones: Delaware, William Kelly; District of Columbia, A. Von Hauke; Illinois, C. W.

Pavey; Indiana, E. H. Williams; Iowa, D. G. Anderson; Kansas, 0.

It. McNary; Kentucky, Samuel McKeo; Mary, land, W. A. Noel: Massachusetts, J. G.

B. Adams; Michigan, 11. S. Filigree; Minnesota, Loverott 0. Stevens; Missouri, Louis IJ.nocke; Nebraska, B.

Andrews; Maine, Thomas T. Tabor; New Hampshire. Albert L. Hall; New Jersey; W. M.

Hall: New York, Josepii P. Cleury: Ohio, James If. Spain; Pennsylvania, J. R. Hutchinson; Rhode Island, James C.

Hubbard; West Virginia, R. S. Northeutt: Wisconsin, J. W. Harrington; Vermont, II.

C. H. Lewis. Executive committee Ezra 11. Ripple, Seranton, R.

F. Wilson, Toledo. Charles W. Pavey. Spriugliold, IiLt George W.

Granl, Minneapolis, Minn. point of aonuraoy Is, fortunately, not an important one in a joke, so that Eli's facts and dates nood not be closely scrutinized in oithor military or civil mattors. Otherwise discrepancies or in aeenraoles might be ran against, such as appear in the orthography o'f tho text "Bigolow" in Lowell's "BIglow Mosby'u name, the guerilla, spoil with ane. cto. Charles L.

Webster Now York, send tho first installment of twelvo stories by Tolstoi, mostly untranslated before, bat now done into English direct from the Russian by tho Russian exile and soholar, Count Narraikow, and his English wife, not brought to tbo notice of the English reader through French or German translations, as Tolstoi very gonorally has boeu. The present volume contains "Ivan the Fool," "ALost Opportunity" and "Polikushka." They belong to the author's didaotio work in bohalf of tho Russian peasantry, bat there is all hii simplfl, atrong art of narration and dramatio colloquy in thom as well as the taaohing of virtne, Russian folk lore and faith in tho supernatural aro largely made me of and the fancy is kept busy. There is a clsver frontispleoe by Gribayedoff, which will be imitated In the other volumes, to bo issued monthly. i'ank Wagnalls, New York, send an Import ant book by Dr. H.

S. Pomeroy, which has received Mr. Gladstone's somewhat catholic indorsement. Its titlo ia "Is Man too Prolific?" The Malthusian idea ia combated in tho negative answer given. High mortality In the lower classes and a low birth rate in the oppor and the increasing transition of handworkers to tho body of brainworkera are Baid to indicate a scaroity of labor somstirau in the future.

And yet the author roprobatos tho allowing paupers and orimlnals to have children. One of his doubtful arguments or propositions is that Florida conld accommodate tho earth's proseut population, while Texas would hold tho bodies of all previous ones. Food is declared to be in oreasiDf faster than mouths, and tho largest possible number of ohildron should be born, criminal or pauper not excluded now. The Cassell company sends a very nseful book in Dr. Tryon Edwards' "Dictionary of Thoughts," collected from all previous books of quotation, with sayings of contemporary writers, evon of Dr.

Tryon himself. It is a volume of about 030 octavo pages, with thought subjects in alphabetic order, and all quotations tot up in prose form, regardless of tho rhyme or blank verao which was the origiual form of mauy of thom. There ia an. index of authors but no reference in it to tho place of quotation. "By Right, not H.

Sherard; "Tho Fata! Ileqnest," by A. L. HarriB, and "Edloon Vaughan," an etiiioal novel by Carmen Sylva the queen of Roumania) are from tho same company. 'Tho Cruuo of a Land Yacht," by Sylvester Baxter (Authors' mutual publishing company is a striking holiday book, for boys especially. Tho land yacht is simply a palace oar and the port of destination on its land cruise is Mexico.

Ariadne was tho name of tho craft, and It visitod, beside the city of tho Aztecs, rich silver minos, ancient rnlns and other Spanish Amorican objects of wondor or interest. The story of tho land voyage is given in tho "Log of the Ariadne" and in lettors from Harry Marsden, in Moxiee, to Dan Matthews, in Boston. Illustrations abound and are clever and characteristic of tho people and tho places visited. A Browning encyclopedia (and tho noxt proposition will probably be a Lowell encyclopedia) is announced by Macmillan fe Now York. In it Dr.

Edward Bordoo of tho Browning society will comment on overy poem of his and the society's poetical fotioh, undertaking to oxplain overy obscurity and difflojilty of historic allusion, I classio or arohatc phrase and "ourious, out of tho way terminology." What If Browning honhl livo as long as Chaucer or to bo tho subject of commo nt? Donohne, Uenneberry Chicago, publish a very realistic and "live" war novel by the author of "Zury," Major Joseph Kirkland. It is "Tho Captaiu of Company and has much more stir and vivid life, speeoh and action abont it than that bosk or its sequel, though they acquired so much reputation, It was a first prizo story in a Western competition. Its narrative photographs eosnes af battle and bivouac at Donelson and Hhiloh remarkably. Tho illustrations are oleverly drawn. A now Hold in fiction is tho new ono in agriculture of wostorn irrigation.

Mrs. Mary Hal lock Foote will try it in the Otnturv during tho coming yoar in the story "The Cboseu Valley." Another novel adapted to a subject or to various subjects will bo by Dr. Weir Mitchell, who frank Ir proposes to put into it some of his science as well as his poetry ana a good deal of himself. It will bo called "Characteristics." Houghton, Mifflin Co. publish in holiday shape Holmes' Ono Hoss Shay," How the Old Horse Won the Bot" and The Broomstick Train;" also tho writings of Uachlavolli, historical, political and diplomatic; "Storios of tho Saints," by Mrs.

C.V.D. Chenowoth and a Riverside serios edition of" Rip Van Winkle" and other stories oy Irving. Tho Ootober Book Buyer (Charlos Scribner's Sons) has a fine portrait, accompanying a sketch, of Sarah Joannotte Dunoan, tho bright author of "A Sooial Doparture, or How Thoodosla and I Went Round tho World by Ourselves," who lives in India, as if that anoiont but unfinished country needed all the bright and unconventional writers. In Octobor BaXiyhooa, New York, Dr. J.

M. Mills treats tho importaut subjeot of tho management and oare of near sighted eyes. Few consider what a serious handior.p in lite is defective vision of the kind named. There are in tho number all sarts of similar infantile subjects and suggestions, light as wall as serions. Glnn Boston, sond Lessons in language," by Horace S.

Tarbell, A. M. It takos tho pnpil through the analysis of grammar and punctuation and thence into composition of all kinds, epistolary, social, business aud parliamentary writing included. Houghton, Mifflin A Boston, annonnco Professor Charles Eliot Norton's literal prose translation of Dante's "Divine Comedy," in three volumes, tho ilrst complete English translation; alBo, the eleven letters of Dante, translated by Charles S. Latham, with introduction by Professor Norton and notes by Professor G.

It. Carpenter. Longmans, Green New Yort, announce Professor Saussaye's "Manual of the Science of Religion," translated by a daughter of Max Muller, giving tho principal groups of religious conceptions arranged in tho order of their importance. Ginn A Boston, issue a Latin Iosboh book for beginners, by Georgo W. Waito aud Gcorgo H.

White, of Oberlin, entitled A Straight Road to Caisar." Tho Worthingtou company, New York, issues a new popular illustrated edition of Lo Sago's Asmodous, or the Devil on Two Sticks." Tho designs aro by Tony Johannot. "Rabbi and Priest" is a story of BuBsia and Siberian exiles, by Milton Goldsmith, frm tho Jewish publication society, Philadelphia. The J. B. Lippincott company, Philadelphia, sends tho of its selocl novels series, "My Land of Beulah," by Mrs.

Leith Adams. Porter ts GoateB, Philadelphia, sond "The Squire's Daughter," a story for girlB, by Lucy G. Lillio. "A Woman in the Case" (J. S.

Ogilvie, Now York), is a orudo but strongly written story. to it are bodice pieces of velvot encircling the arm size. The shoulders are conspicuously ornamented with' tips, jot or gay colored plumage. Collarettos of all kinds aro shown for winter woar, both for the bouse and street. Those for the street match toquo and muff and are made of velvet and fur.

A pretty sot is of golden brown velvet and mink, the tails and little fur heads boing arranged on the muff with bright rosette of orange or pink. The collarette fastons with one of these heiulB, whilo otherti ornament tho toquo. No opening has been complete without Bpocimens of theso sets. Beavor and groon velvet is a pretty combination for a girl. Ada Rohan has boon about tho first to ntilizo tho drcscy effect of tho velvot bodico arrangement in one of hunter's green velvet worn with a light silk, long loops and ends of lighter green ribbon falling over tho shouldors.

Somo husbands Bcom to talto positivo enjoyment in accompanying their wives to openings and iu helping select hats or wraps. It is a well known fact that Maudo Howe Elliot's husband designs the robos iu which Bho givos hor drawing room talks. One of them worn this summer consisted of an old gold satin skirt. Over this was worn a classic robe of ivory whito, draped in simple folds across tho waist, a long scarf of same boing carelessly hung from the shoulders. Tho looso flowing sleeves concoaled her arm from tho back but left them uncovered in tho gestures.

This winter for oveuing wear a semi cliissical costume will bo very popular with young women and girls. The material will be white wool with a plain skirt and draped bodice. Tho essential feature of this otherniso simple gown will be a golden girdle. There ie a fashion which has prevailed moro or less this summer of draping a deep Bash round the waist nearly up to tho arms, but only tho slenderest, most girlish figures can woar it without looking thick and nqnaro, but the Swiss corselet or tho jeweled girdle has the advantage of boing youthful looking and at the same time preserves the outlines of tho figure. Long girdles of ombroidered satin aro worn withevoning dresses, the ends being just knotted below oorsago and allowed to fall straight down.

Those who entertain i.irgoly through tho winter dislike to havo their drawingrooms two aoa sons alike, hence yon will find shoppers busy, seeking for the latest and newest ideas in furniture stuffs, window curtains and draperies and other novel ideas with which to surprise their friends at the first evening's entertainment. One woman, who is tho oontor of quite a gay circle, has turned hor rooms into visions of whito and gold. It is possible to accomplish this often at less expense than any other stylo, many American goods boing now manufactured in cottou and silks, meant caneoially to meet this demand. The white ground is cotton, tho design being in yellow silk, which shows woll against the white background. Theso are known as whito aud gold Renaissance goods and can bo found 50 inches wide at $2.50 per yard.

Thoy can be used for lambrequins, draperies or furniture covers. In BtoreB which make a specialty of fine furniture fabrics goods are to be found to suit tho furniture of every age. Among tho French designs aro rich brocades of tho timo of Francis with grounds in old rose, faded buff, light green and torra cotta, small regal designs, liko the flour do lis, bein' the ones used. Bow knots and floral patterns, of course, belong to the Louis XIV and XV periods. It is quite the thing to havo one's diniugroom in imitation of early English, when tapestries with quaint figures in modest hues are used, worth from $3 to ii per yard.

Watteau figured tapestries are used for this purposo also. The Vatican tapestries havo mammoth flowers raiBed ou heavy grounds, Silk tapestries are Been and all the shades of tan, old gold and olives for reception rooms. A material known as Iampas, at $6 tier yard, ia now considered aboad of brocatelles for draperies. Pure silk and satin damasks can be bought for $3.75 or $4 a yard. Damask brocatelles for $3.75 per yard are nearly as pretty as tho more expensive brocatelles.

Even cheaper still is a very pretty goods, Derby satiu, at $2 per yard, which is used either for covorings or draperies. A very beautiful, rich material is jute velour in empire designs. Portieres of this cost from $40 to 100 madn tip. Some elegant door curtains designed for a fohi cigo mansion at a cost of 5S00 a piece, are made of cloth of gold, with branches (if azalea blossoms, douoiu hand embroidery and appliquo, the flower portion being in whito velvet. A Brooklyn firm is filliug a large Southoru order: the portieres being made were to match the rooms between which they are to be hung, each side boing different.

In such a case it is tho thing to use Titian or flax velour of the shados required for tho lining, and brocade or satin damask for tho other. The salesman who took the order ttllB me these will not cost a cent over $50, and perhaps a trifle less, which 1b not so expensive for such rich It is possiblo to have a handsome single curtain, say at the end of the hall as you go into the back parlor, for tho small sum of $5. double faced velour in solid colors being much used for this very purpose. As this only costs $2 per yard and is fifty inches wide, two and a half yards (which is the usual length required) can bo had withiu the limit named. Turcoman portieres this fall are quite light.

Chenille velour only costs $1 per yard and you would bo surprised to see how pretty a cardinal enrtain of this is, say, at a closet, whore the door opening and shutting is an objectionable feature in a small room. Here, of course, the wrong side does not show aud the other is quite as protty and soft as tho double faced velour at $2. Rich blue Phoolka'rris and Cordova brown Taikun are other popular draperies. It' is possible thii fall to make a home charming with littlo money, so many are the materials Been at popular orices. A word about windows, which in a city houso are such an essential feature, health requiring that tho rooms bo not too much darkened, fashion requiring that they bo several times draped.

For shades, natural linen Holland is recommended. If carefully put up and handled, the objection that thoy wrinkle will be ovorcome. At any rate they aro to bo used in preference to tho opaque in nice houses. Sash curtains next tho windows are wonderfully pretty aud do not cost much, Tho newest are tho tambour muslins, with one or both edges scalloped and with white braided disks. This is only 25 cents per yard, Kix yards being allowed for oach window, the Beallopod edge meeting up and down tho center.

ThiB is also very suitable material for half curtains, where those aro preferred to sash. Sash curtains, shades and inside lace curtaius will be used, beside also, in many cases, a width of plain or figured vestibule silk, draped at top something liko a lambrequin. Theso silks are even moro popular than over, a new uso of which is to suspend a width by means of brass hoopB to a nioce of fretwork placed folding doors, this arrangement giving a inoro breezy effect than heavy portieres; or, again, Beveral yards of this silk, either plain or figured, are looped and hung at one corner of a bar of fretwork batwoou doors, the long ond being allowed to reach two thirds of distauco to floor. Someone writes that English bedrooms are not nearly so comfortable as ours, and gives as one of tho reasons that it is Quito un usual to find in them a rocking chair, "that corafortablo solace of every American woman's life," and sho might have added that medium of nervous motion which wastes energy and muscle and which destroys repose. This must bo why the English woman can, when occasion demands, sit stiil, which is a happy faculty her American sister seldom Dosoesses.

The absence of tho rooking chair in her room accounts for her repose of manner. Here a woman will be absolutely impolite for the sake of reaching and holding the only rocker left in tho room. What moro absurd sight than to drop into an iuformal "at home" or a 5 o'clock lea and find every single woman rocking to and fro, each a different way. This habit of perpetual motion is ono of tho reasons why, at a lecture or church, such a large mujority of tho women are seen to wriggle aud twist continually. To bo called on to sit still and quiet for tho Bpace of an hour iB almost torture.

Why, I know ono littlo homo body bo addicted to her rocking chair that she does ail her writing going backward and forward, thouch her husband gave her a dointy parlor desk aB an inducement to leave off such a ridiculous habit, but Bho declares sho cannot think what to write while sitting still; so tho neat cherry desk serves as an ornament and receptacle for her writing materials, bat not as a convenient Bpot at which to answer her correspondence. Who cannot count anions her friends somo one or two who havo a nervous, hurried way of rocking, as if their lives depended on going back and forth so many times iu many minutes? Thoy have tho reputation of being very nervous women. Thoro may be Bomo connection between tho rooking chair and their nerves; at any rate, sinco tho publication of that little manual dealing with tho subject of entire relaxation at times of the muscles and nervous energies, a subject which is just now interesting cultured circles, it is worth whilo to ston and consider tho influence of tho rocking chair on drawingrooni manners, also whether it is not absolutely impolite, to say nothing of effects on the nervous system, for women to rock in company. A. W.

Some of the Pleasures of the Fall Openings. Toques Still Holding Their Own The Art of Mnklns Bovr Knots Fashionable Wrnps to be Worn Loner This Season Felix's Novel Bodices Specialties in Flno Furniture Goods. Howwomon do enjoy an opening! They relate bits of gossip, toll of the summer and try on the hats at ono and tho same time. The fall display is often the first opportunity they have of meeting acquaintances after roturning to tho city. A tall, plump woman, whose light cloth princess fits her like a glove, is trying on a stylish black turbau.

She is tho center of a fashionable group, who aro now'admiving, now criticising tho models, which aro obsequiously offorod for their approval. A oloth aud fur affair, a foreign importation, is hailed with shouts of ridicule as absolutely hideous. And so it was, with its fluted brim thick with fur. "Not ono woman in a thousand would want that thing," which was rathor uncomplimentary to tho great name printed on tho tag. Tho tall woman walkB well and she knows it, as sho takee occasions to pass botweon sofa and mirror.

A mother and her daughter fill another comer. Tho latter easily makes ohoico of a closo toquo with a tent shaped crown Btuddod close with tnr quoiBe. Tho brim consists of twists and folds of black velvot, showing a fold of turquoiso above tho first doop band. On the side aro three black quill pompons, price $14, which was considered reasonable, so much bo that another jaunty flat turban in black velvet, with an open work chenille crown piece in a light grey and mixture of coq aigrotte at side was also taken, price $20. Tho blue and black was just tho thing for a new India, which has vest and frills of light blue, this color being again in the front in combination with several other colors, whilo tho black turban was selected chiefly for its bocomingneBs, with the aftorthought it would bo a good all round hat for general purposes." The toques made of velvet aud oamel's hair felting for common use woro, without a single exception, pretty black velvot and gray felt, with black coquo quills, golden brown velvot and even with tips or loops of velvot and greon and brown, aro some that have been seen repeatedly.

A woodsy affair, not like any other, was one with chestnut brown velvet brim and crown of green camel's bair feltiug.a bunch of chestnuts in Bhadea of green and brown, fastened with littlo burs of chestnut velvet. Borvnig as tho first monturo. Strings of narrow brown velvet wero hold on the hack by other small burs. There Is a groat art in the making of theso tiny bow knots, which aro found everywhere in tho fall toquo or hat. The largo plateau is still in demand, being in most cases made of shirred or corded velvet.

Largo loops of velvet stand up and out from the center of crown, tho baok bandeau resting on bair under the portion which is generally caught up behind, being oithor of twisted velvot or crushed flower petals. Newer plateaus are smaller, more elongatod and havo rolling brim at sides. Away at tho extreme back is placed a high standing monture, three priuce of Wales tips held together to tho very ends, being a favorite. Another plateau has a qneor littlo tall crown, which is most grotesque, circled with velvot and bows. Tho quiet woman wonders who will wear those ridiculous looking hats, and the woman who is never so happy as when arrayed in startling stylos wondors in turn who will woar tho close toques, all of which look much the same.

The first will wear her bonnot Btrings pinnod high on each Hido; tho last will wear hors tiod in a weo bow under hor ohm, with two ends so long they roach to tho foot of her skirt. Her boa also will reach to the foot of hor plain nndraped princess. These long lines make her look still taller, so also does tho high monture. She is stout, perhapa, aa well as tall, but nowhero iB there a break or wrinkle. Tho seams fit over hips perfectly.

Tho elegance of tho fall garment, coat or princess, depends on its fitting. Tho fall garment is long. Whether it bo cape or jacket, it measures from thirty six to forty inches in length. There aro, to bo sure, hip jackotB and short capos, but they aro not quite the fashionable wraps that the long ones are. The tall woman has had things her own way for a long whilo.

To add to hor satisfaction all reports indicate that these elegant and drossy affairs will grow longer instead of Bhorter as the season advances. The long capo is very full and round. It is made of many different materials, smooth faced cloth, rough gooda with hairy stripes and discs and blaci; plush trimmod with jet. Tho importod tuodola aro raoro numerous iu cloth called velvot cloth from tho very soft, smooth finish. The linings in theso aro richer and more expensive, often, than the outside.

Tho high Medici collar is edged with fur or ostrich ruche. They are high on tho shoulders and aro fitted in behind by belts. Thoy aro meant to bo dressy and they aro dressy. On tho forms they are shown with coq boas, which pass round the nock and reach to tho hem of dross skirt. For elderly women there arc besido tho round capos, dolmans and mantles, which are long iu front, covering the arms ami giving tho air of great comfort and protection.

They are soon in plush, velvot and brocades, ombroidered in silk and jet, trimmed with fur feathers, fringe and lace. To bo worn with these are fluffy, black boaa called Mongolian, the boa being considered so essential that it may bo seen without a cape, but a capo without a boa never I Long circular capes reaching to tho feet are meant for throwing over tho evening gown whilo going to and from tho scene of revels. They aro of rongh striped wools, or where theso are not elogant enough, of light colored cloths lined with rich brocaded sarins and bordored with fluffy fur. Palo pink and blue brocaded satin are the favorite colors for lining these carriage wraps, soft white fur or tho yellow muffalo being used for tho edge. Inside belts draw tho backs into place, tho fronts falling straight and plain.

These aro distinct from the carriage capos nsed for driving in the park and on the boulevard, whioh, as designed by Worth, are long princosse garments, with full, fancy, deep eapea. Reseda, olive and nut brown cloths, olaborate with oruanionts and embroidory, accompanied by dark boas, individualize this class. The theater capo has still a styfc of its own. It iB considerably shorter than any other. Very delicate colored cloths, lavendor.

gray and cream are seloetod, with thick neck ruches of black laco or chiffon. Pinkisk cloths with fichus of Dinls chiffon or deep shoulder frills are dainty specimens among theso fancy little wraps. The Marguerite is a long cape in fur, a rich model haTing its high collar trimmed with Persian lamb ap liquos. Tho Tudor, forty eight inches long, is another flno model. But the long capo, popular as it may.be, has a rival in tho three quarter coat.

Don't mistako and say jncket. These coats reach to the knee and even below. They can be found as plain and sevore aa a man's, or very olaborate. Thoso in dark, shaggy cloths, fitting perfectly, and with no trimming except a few ohoico buttons aro ex peittd to bo great favorites. Others have shawl collars and deep revers of seal or Persian lamb, opening over a waistcoat magnificent in its embroidery.

The reefer jacket will bo still in favor especially in seal skin. Some of the cloth coats combine also the recfor frontB with tight backs. One in black Kersey is satin lined and mink trimmed. The military ia the tight fitting coat, with silk frogs crossed iu front. Astraehau oloth in flno.

light weight makes a neat black coat. This with cheviot and Kersey includes the best variety in black. In colors there aro no end of dressy materials, mixtures in siik and wool, lino homo spuns, smooth grounds, crossed with bars of shaggy wool or bouretto stripes iu red browns, blue grays, garnets and greens. The newmarket with the removable cape is still another fall garment which has particular uses of its own. It is tight fitting liko a princess, with caue buttoned it can be easily taken off at pleasure.

Light cheviots in gray, ecru, olive and tan, with dashos of a darkor shade, are the chosen materials. A garment meant to bo very useful is this newmarket in black waterproof cioth, shod ding rain like rubber, but far nicer looking. It fastens at neck with blaok gros grained ribbons and could bo used for shopping or traveling in pltasant weather quite as well as the cheviots, besido being a thorough protector for a rainy day. It is noatly finished with machine stitching aud cloth covered buttous. There aro quite as many styles of tho long cloak as of tho cape, rich embroidered yokes and collars combiuod with smooth, light faced cloths boing the oxtremo of tho severe, slain long top coat.

Between these two extremes are some with silken lined hoods, 6omo with roll velvet collars and glrdlo belt, and Bomo Russian in design, with ioug cape fronts. Felix is theiorigiuator of some novel bodico arrangements, meant to bo thrown on over a dinner dross for tho theater or opera. Thoro is a high Medici collar of velvet, jet and ostrich feather edge, with long bows ami srreiLiners of ribbon hauling from tho back of it. Fastened Wagner's Opera Still on the Boards ot the Francaise. Franclsqno Snrcey on Sardou's Tltermldor." June Hiiilincr's Perseverance Are the People Tired or Novel Rending; The Sew American Ladies' Exchange Opening.

I'Anis, Soptember 23. "Lohengrin" iB tho beginning of the winter's fun; there are still some manifestations in the streets, but don't for a moment think sensiblo people take pleaauro in jumping about the opera house to tbo tune of Tho crowd is composod of a lot of young fellsws, whose patriotism suddenly leaves thom when they aro locked up for a few hours in the police station. During tlio first two performances thero was no disturbauco in the houso. Tho audience was mado up of peoplo of whom tho directors of the house were sure. During tho third performance, for which tho ticket office had to bo opened to tho public, there was very little.

Twice I saw an old man in tho partorro get up betweon tho acts aud politely ask M. Lamoureux to play the "Marseillaise." He doubtless thought a pot pound of "Lohengrin" aud the French hymn would settlo perturbed Bpirits. Lamoureux, who has no patience with cracked braiua, looked daggers at him, and then turned his back on him. Thore wore two or throo balls of asa fetida thrown into the hall, but thoir odor was immediately extinguished by disinfectants. Tho French who do not manifest any feeling are convinced that thoso who do aro paid by those who do not caro a tig for "Lohengrin" or its composer, would not care if tho "Marseillaiso" was turned into the "Wacht am Rhein," but take "Lohongriu" as a pretext toinako trouble for the government, and thoy don't exactly know whom to accuse.

Floureuco by somo is taxed with being the Jupiter who has showered the gold. Poor fellow, Iamsuro he is innocent of the charge, for the reason that he had not tho coins to shower with, and is probably sorry that tho omnipotent days of mythology are over. I had a littlo talk with Francisquo Sarcey, tho critic, yesterday abont pending theatrical questions, and Iadied him if he thought tho government was reasonable iu interdicting "Thormidor" and taking Buch strong measures to koop "Lohengrin" on tho boards. "Wall, it is probablo that M. Claretio, the director of the Comodio Francaise, and the actors would not have beon so submissive if 'Thermld ir' had boon a good play.

Thormidor' is not a good play. Of course. with all his talent, cannot put a bad play on the stage. But 'Thormidor' would not havo drawn. Everybody now ories for but plays cannot be put again on tho stage by winking at thom.

Poor Marais, who has just died, had an important role iu the pioco. It will take a month for some one else to learn it. Beside, the cxlr expense of playing 'Thermidor' is too groat. It costs the direction J00 moro every nijht, besido tho current expense, to play it, and that means tho sale of so many moro seats than they are sure of. If 'Thermidor' would further art, the Oomedio would not mind that, but it does not.

Your American agent did well not to purchase it. It is not a good play." "It is too bad poor Marais died so youug. It was jealousy of tho other actors of tho Comedlo Francaise that drovo him mad. Thoy always make war upon a now comer, and if ho has a tendency to an unsettled brain thoy are apt to drive him crazy." "If the Coinedio Francaiso had beou the cause of Marais' death, I should bo to blamo, for it was I who was instrumental in having him admitted. Ho was very ambitious; he wantod to go to the Francaise.

I adviBod him to enter humbly as a beginner, and it would not bo long before thoy would make him asooietaire. Ho sacrificed his $8,000 a year at the Gymnaso, and entered the Comodio. But he was accustomod to playing every night at tho Gymnase. At tho Francaiso he had not enough to do to koop his feverish activity going, and, easily excitable, he imagined all the actors wore against him. The company is too large at the Francaise, oach of them does not play often enough, and, of course, thero is a little ill fooling when a new ono is admittod who will take a part of tho little there is for each ono to do.

Then tho Francaiso being an association whero tho director is director only constitutionally, every one has free speech and usos it freely. Wo are all more or less indiscroot when our wishes aro ruffled and it may havo been that poor Marais may have overheard some remark) which, in the foverish state of his mind, he misinterpreted." "Somo say it is unlucky to Ieavo tho Gymuase. Jane Hading has not boon able to have herself well heard iu Paris, sinco sho left; poor Marais is now dead, and there are other actors of less ro uown who woro all unfortunate after they left tho Gymnase." "As for Jano Hading, sho had no talent, I have always said it. She is a vory handsome woman, dresses well, is charming, bnt sho haa absolutely no natural ability. Sho succeeded because sho studied hard, has persevoranco and sho had the long run of the 'Iron Master' at the Gymnase.

But it was George Ohnet, the author of the play, who instilled all the ability alio showed iu the 'Maitro de Ho is a wonderful stago director; thero is no bettor, not oven Sardou. Ho has the instinct of stago effect, and has tho patieuco to teach it. An animated broomstiok would act well uudor his teaching." 'A fact which is more soriouj than the playing of 'Thermidor' or the singing of 'Lohengrin' to the literary world is tho alarming decrease in tbo sale of books, notably in that of novols. Readers seem to have become tirod of roading, or tho matter set bofore them has bseoms displeasing. What is your idea of the question, M.

Sareoy?" "No, I don't think that people have tired of reading. Reading to most readers is a necessity, like eating. They must food tho brain. As for tho kind, or school, as thoy choose to call it, oach has its timo and each creates discussions, criticisms, which make us moro books. No, tho trouble at present is the surplus of books ou the market.

Too many writers, too many books published. That's tho trouble. Wo havo flvo or aix very largo publishing houses which bring out a book every two or three days each. Tho roading world is not largo enough to consume all that reading mattor. I romembor onco whon 1 was in England, I visited a stool pen manufactory which turned out I don't know how mauy hundreds of boxes of pens a day.

I understand there are several as importaut manufactories in thatjiamc country; thore must be Beveral iu Franco and in Auioriea. Now, you cannot count moro than about two millions of people who do any writing. Say thty use a box of pom every six mouths. Where do all those that are not used go? Now. at a certain moment the market must bo flooded with pens and the manufacture must, perforce, stop for a whilo.

It is tho same with books. The basements and attics of publishing houses aro packed with unsalable books. They are so much waste paper. Some houses are now issuing works at 5 cants a volumo; others are printing novels at 2 cents a book. Rare editions of the classics havo become worthless in comparison with their former price I havo myself paid $100 for books now iu my library, which wonld certainly not bring mo $'J0.

Life has become a complicated affair, and it is too short to absorb all that is presented to it, and when one part of lifo'a occupations, liko reading, demands too much timo, you revolt, and In all revolutions there is injustice. No doubt, that in this refusal to read books and in tho subsequent refusal of oditors to print thom, many a talented author will go unrecognized who might have benefited the world and made renown." In regard to this quostion I askod another competent person if newspaper reading interfored with that of books in France, as it is said to do seriously in America. "No," lie said, "it does not interfero as materially as it does in Amorica. Our newspapors are not so large, they are printed in larger typo and our nation is not, aa yet, such a newspaper nation as the American and the English. In fact, newspaper reading socma to be decreasing as well as book reading.

Out of tho forty papers published in Paris only five, perhapa, aro able to keep out of debt or make any money. They are the Figaro, tho Tumps, tho Echo ar 1'aris, the Fvlit Journal and the Petit Parisian." "Do not the provincial papers decrease tho sale of Parisian pipers?" "They do materially. Formerly thero wero no provincial papers, and all tho proviuces had to rely upon Paris Journals for news. Now every important city has its principal, reliable, money making new.spaper. Theso papors havo their special wires, special correspondents from Paris, employ the best chrouique writers of tho capital such as Sarcoy, Fauquier and many others and many havo political weight.

Tho Figaro and the Ji'tit Juurnale however, have still a considerable circulation in tho provinces. The Figaro, with its supplements, keeps up its readers with fair samides of current literature, and A Journalist's Clever Portrait of the Mercurial Kaiser. Weirdnesa and Improbability In the Short Story Daniel 31. Trcdwcll's Privately Illustrated Hooks Exhibit Ell Perkins' Bundle of Jokes Announcements. "The Young Emperor William II of Germany" (G.

P. Putnam' Son, New York), by Harold Frederic, is a book that ia creditable to its subject, to its author and to American journalism, which lift has so ably represented as European correspondent. It is dedicated to the author's "editor and friend, Charles R. Miller," and ii called a in character and dovolopinent on a Though its matter has been largely ool locted ii not already mod in the way of journalistic duty, it wears leas of ft newspaper faco than do many clever performance!) of newspaper men when they aspiro to authorship. There ia perhaps an attempt now and thou in it to "improve," as tho proac'ners have it, the cvonts dealt with, but generally those events, d.iiing from tho first attack of Grown Prince Frederic with alarming illnoss, are allowed to lipcak for thomselvsa in all their dramatio and (surprising force, with bnt brief though vigorous by the author.

Hollas first a pithy sketch of tho strong willed Hnbsnzollcrn family, leading np to the personality of its presont kingly ami imperial representative, whoso boy liuo.l, under tho caro of his liberal minded German fathor Mid English mother, and afterward of his still more modern and progressive tutor at a common German school, 18 next reviewed. The impressible youth is tlien followed to tho university and into uotive oonnoo tiim with tho army, where ho drops many of the good counsels of such teachers an Dr. Uintzpoter. I'm i oven more marked is young William's estrangement from those toaohora, and oapocially from bis parents, a ho verges manhood and comics exclusively under the influence of his grandfather. old kaiser, and of Bismarck, tho "German stato bully aa woll as pilot in difficult $tate waters.

Nothing oould bo more interesting tba Mr. Frederic's torso an from very intimate sources, of the momentous, dramatic and pathetic passages in German stato and royal 'family affairs involvod in the deaths of two emp 'erbrs iu such quick succession, thit of tho anc 'ond frem so sad a cause. Nor is the story any the leas iulorestiiiK of thoir young successor's gradual orolntiou from a proud, high strung, BiBmarcklan notion of his oflioo and his duties Into frame of mind which leads him to dispense entirely with tho Bismarcks and their ideas and to approach again tbo English reasonableness in thought of his parents and early teachers, while at the same time learning for himself cr.tctly what it is to be at the head of 50,000,000 of people and thoir complex interests. All this process llr. Frederic has rfceomplishod with romarltable brevity, clearness force.

His chapters on tho events inrolvod anilhis tinal ono on tho personal characterises of the emperor are full of free criticism of tho latter, at wellas of confident bnt guarded Btate m'enis. The emperor will doubtless bo ouo of the fairest readers of this vory fair view of O'erman affairs and of the striking personality SVhich chiefly represents them at prosont. The Messrs. Putnam also publish "Sunshino in Life, Poems for tho King's arranged by Florence P. Loo, with an introduction by Margo ret Bottoine, and aunounce a life of Thsmas Paine by M.

D. Oouway, anothov of Georjo Station of Virginia, by Kate Mason Rowland; B. Ii. Fox Bourne's life of Sir Philip Sidnor: W. W.

Fowler's "Julius Crosar ad the Organization of tho Roman Empire:" 0. W. C. Oman's "Byzantine Empire;" a history of Greece by Evelyn Abbott; Stanley Lane Poolo'B solectod "Arabian Nights" atoms; Dr. Schaff's "Benaissance:" Samuel Ramsey's "Englieh Language and Eae lirih Grammar Treated Historically," and other valuablo works.

The Weird saort Story. It is a bold undertaking in tho short atory way, nt present, imitating Hawthorne, whether Mr. Hibbard has done it or not iu his Iduna," published by the Harpers with other short Btoriea. Tt is an easy matter imagining a rich and idle fathersecludinga favorito daughter from everything bad and unpleasant, tho knowledge of death included, morely bocauso death has taken the girl's mother in Infancy. But it is a difficult scheme to carry ut consistently, oven Hth all tho devotion which an older slaughter with constitutionally weal: health is willing to expend in furthering an attempt so utterly uncharacteristic of tho nineteenth contury and of a man who has mingled actively in its It is easy also to imagine a young man who should bo sent for by this re cluso father to take in hand this young ffirl, supposod to be innocent of ail knowledge of thingi unpleasant in the world, and to make her ultimately his wifo, lust because tho young man's father had boon as absurd aa the girl's fathor and in his will had indicated assent to suoh a scheme.

Mildly "off" aa such a plot Is from mod orn life, however, it has wisely boon rostrioted to the short story length. The young man unhesitatingly and expeditiously falls in with the programme of tho elder man who has sent for him, and gets at nce in love with tho ingenuous maiden, in face of the terribly increased chances that she will learn from Ids spoech something beside the delights of mu' ic, aconory, household pets, on wbieh the has been brought up. something, in fact, the bad world from which he comes. The upeedyond is (hat the devoted elder sister dios of her insanely promoted constitutional tendency to tuberculosis; the father becomes instantly an old maa, and tho philanthropic young lover haB the only healthy ono of the party on his hands in a faint, as she is allowed to blander into the presence of tho sinter's corpse during a torriflo thunder storm. Sho has onco heard the word "death," and abks if this is not it.

Her final destination is a convent that of tho othar survivors not given. Tho author, if a poaiible imitator of Hawthorne, would hardly find him using "learn" for toioh, or otherwise departing from choioe English to the extent of repeatedly employing the ridiculous 'renchism of saying a thing or a por son is "more than" this or that, when it is just his or that, in a high degree, which is meant. The author's climax in tho thunder storm affair is: "Suddenly, together, there cams a crash as if tho world itself woro shattered a flash a starting sinew on the arm of God. Tho bolt had struck the hous Notes. Daniel M.

Tredwell, Flatbnsh, announces "Privately Illustrated Baoks and tho Men 'Who Have Illustrated Them," describing the inlaying, binding and cost of such as aro now in the great libraries of the country, East and West. The volume will contain about ilvo hundred pagos of line, thick paper: also more expensive editions, one on drawing paper. The Scribners send us the latest number of their international theological library, "An Introduction to tho Literature of the Old Testament," by S. R. Driver, D.

I of Oxford; "The su and Abuse of by another English diviuc, W. Cunningham, D. of Cambridge, who treats from an othical and Christian point of view as woll as that of political economy tho whole subject of industry and capital and tho 'responsibility of the capitalist to tho manual worker, and "The Fine Arts," another important I work, by Professor G. B. lirown of Edinburgh university, who briefly traces art in its various branches from its beginnings.

It is one of the university extension manuals, and is handsomely illustrated. "The Boy Settlors," by Noah Brooks, is a story of the times of "bleeding Kansas cleverly illustrated by W. A. Rogers. Another book which appeals strongly to boys, and in a superior way to the dime uovol, is "A New Mexico David, and Other Stories and Skotohos of the Southwest," by C.

F. Lnmmis, who writes from years of experience aud Beveral hundred miles of travel on foot and on horseback there. The illustrations, evon to thenaoof the lasso, aro from photographs. Melville D. Landon (Eli Perkins) has pnt into a fiftok (Cassoll publishing company, Now YorlO his of witty, wibo and eloquont men, himself, of course, iucludod, which he entitles ''Thirty Years of Wit." "Humor" wonld have been a bettor word in the place of tho last, and perhaps "fun" a still better.

Not that thoro is no wit in tho book, but the bulk of its laughablo things, with which one can whilo away a good deal of time, consists in fnnny American incidents, in war and in peace, funnily treated, on te spot or in memory, in a characteristic American way, by generals, soldiers and civilians. Tho 'leading representatives of these are General Sherman and William P. Travers respectively, though every American humorist and many English ones have boon made to contribute. Tho OS THE ALERT FOB BERK. Experience of a Brooklyn Novice iu the Wild of tho Adirondack.

The following is a brief, homely and graphic letter written by a youth of this city to a friend who had recommended him to pick up doer in tho Adirondaeks as a healthful aud invigorating vacation amusomont: Saoeville, Soptember 1G. I had not walked a half milo any ono day in vreeka. Aird drovo ns up to the hotel overlooking Piseeo. I woro flannels, a thick flannel shirt, lumberman's boots coming nearly to tho knees, your leather coat (which I appropriated). I had a gun, thirty cartridges, a camora, extra socks and handkerchiefs.

You see, tho whole kit weighed something. Wo loft at 0 :30 all up hill to the lake, four miles, thou two mountains. Dr. Bteenberg, my counain, is not a walker, and, had not Floyd taken his overcoat, would havo given up. I got there, that's all I'll say.

not quite dead. I was seven hours hard work. Next day we went on throe miles more to Squaw lake an awful tramp. We hunted all afternoon but only one deor oame in tho lake and Floyd lost him at long range. Sunday, it was understood, was for rest, but wheu it oamo all but doctor and I loft.

Adeer came in tho lane baok of our shanty, 150 feet from whoro doctor and I wore read ng our Sunday school lesson, bnt wo didn't Bee it. On Monday the doctor was pnt on a point, so wore Nuting and Ostrum. I had a boat placed in tho narrows; tho lake is throo milos long, so to my left I had a half mile and was to watch both lakes. About 10 I heard "ker swash," and I thought a deer was so I laid for him, excitod. Oh, no.

A second later a buck ran past an opening opposite, lie had run over a little bog, turned in again down back of tho doctor and Ostrum. The doctor fired six times aud I pulled liko a mustard plaster, but saw it was no go, so turned and fired twico to try and turn him around to Ostrum, but ho went right on. Then I had to pull around, get the dog Dick bring him over, put on track again and hustle back to my watch. I had hardly got in place when the buck was back iu the lake to my left. I kept mum till ho got out in the middle, and then woll, "hustlo" is a word expressive of action, but give it a cube and you'vo got mo.

Swim, why I had to pull as for my lifo and hardly gained him, when lnokily the critter turned right down the lake; so I did my best, got about eighty feet and turned. I iired once and ho was done for. I towed him ashore, took my place again, sat, say, ten minutes and looked toward tho doctor, whore thoro was a buck such a fine poir of horns; ho was getting away, going for shore like chain lightning, but I hustled again; too far. I reached 150 feet as ho mado shore, put three cartridges after him, but ho smiled a good byo and left. Tuesday I had a station on the island, but not a deer came in tho lake.

Talk of solitude sit on a rock from 0 A. M. to 4 P. dare not move, but watch, watch that's solitude, not a deer, not anything but a bird or two. Wednesday I was whero Nut.

ting was about the first day, and had the boat. Hot, my 1 (it was every day). About 10 I hoard the dog, and a littlo later saw a doe swimming toward the island where doctor was. I pulled slowly. I wanted doctor to get her, but alio saw mo and "put," and I after her.

Got 150 feet from shore, stopped, turned boat and waited two or three seconds and. just as she touched tho bank, "let go." She tumbled baok, kicking, into deep water and Bank, but I fished her up. Squaw lake is the loveliest I ever saw. Our camp was ou Dick lake half a milo off I Wave fine pictures of both camps, lakes, dogs, guide, party, otc. The camp wai an opon one, in a very wild country.

G. H. N. "(iESTLKJIEX OT TUB ItOtD." Blundering Bill (the tramp) Say, Tom, wasn't dat grub do beat you over eat7 Tattored Tom Tho best? Bill, I'm snrprised at your thoughtlessness. Don't yer know that it ain't proper for gentlemen to git enthusiastic over anything.

Don't use the superlative bo of. tou, Willie. Tattkec Blade, JIDKHON TRAVEL A BIG FACTOR. Same spent by Joiirueylua la a Year. A never failing source of incomo to the weBt ern railroads are the Mormon emigrants.

It ia estimated that two roads have earned $250,000 from this class of traffic alone withiu the past year. 'These roads are tho Union Pacific aud the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis. The Memphis route brings the foreigners from tho southeastern Atlantic seaports and the Union Pacilia takes them from Kansas City to the Mormon settlements lu the great west. Enough proselytes pass through Kantian City in a year to keep the colonies in the West ever thriving. A party of 150 of thorn reached here Monday night ou the road.

They occupied three special cars. Regularly every two weeks Did eoa verts from foreign lands nasB through this city iu bands of from 75 to 100. They are in charge always of a proselyting older who is sent by the Mormons of Utah to work in Europe. The emigrants who arrived here Mon day night were mostly Swedes. They were under tho spiritual and material guidance of Elder Olo About onco every six mouths theso prosolyt.

ing elders return to tho old country after new Hooks. They leave America in bauds. About eight weeks ago one of these parties passed through Kansas City going eastward. It was composed of about seventy live old moa and women. The members were a era fly look, ing lot.

They studiously shunned all Gentile contact and permitted the railroad passenger agen ts to attend to all their trallie business. As fruit of the labor on the other side over 5.000 converts have reached Kansas City aboui fifteen months. A large number of thein have been women. A long steerage and railroad ride half across a big continent are not beatttifiors, but takine the unfavorable circumstances into consideration, the women that have reached Kansas Cilr have, speaking, beeu homely enough to thnnr a snitch, lhey conic mostly from the European clases. The men look lazv and the women are almost boasts of burden.

The elders in charge ot iho flocks will not permit Gentiles to talk to their charges more than is necessary. Last fall an eniire tram load of convert arrived hero from New York city. There were English, Irish, Scotch. Frenco and Germans in the party. Ami as CUu Times.

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