Evening Star Newspaper, February 26, 1881, Page 8

FASHION WRINKLES, | THE newest blue ts called porcelain blue, * RED ann Ysu.ow are the conspicuous colors 10 spring millinery. Twrtep Scotch ginghams such as Lady Macbeth wore, still hold ther own. To Maks a belt Dow requires a yard and fiveeightns of eight-inch ribbon—no more, 10 ess. A Boxpke of coarse Russia and whit) to a 5 o'clock ter fective. AcconDise to the N. Y. Myvi, at evening par- ‘ties in that city within the last two weeks have Deen seen wals's so short that they need three | hooks only to fasten them at the back. Some oF tax NeWest CHate Backs are made | Of alternate squares of nen and satin—the nen being worked with large conventional designs tn crewels of one ton: lace (red, blue cloth ts very e Tux Ovp Corrae WARMING Pax, beloved of | Our grandmothers, bas reappeared in form, although the matertat ts copper-colored satin Stretched over a pasteboard inould. A useful catch-all it makes, and pretty witnal. SPRING ManTLRS.—Shorter wraps of medium Tength with great square sleeves are offered for | the spring. These are of black satin Siciiienne, or the twiiled satin Surah, elaborate with lace frills and beaded garnitures, or else they are of a camei's-hair shirred Into ¥ rows of gathers arouad tue e waist line, and oa the sleeves. Passementerie trim these wool VISITING TOILETTRS FOR Sraiy ‘Visiting drosses for spring are of satin mer- yellleux m condor brown, gwnet, or laurier Caurel) red, or else dark rifle green for the Waist aud overdress, wiih yay satin Surah Stripes for combinations. The biack satin mer- vellieux dresses to be worn with black Spanish ‘ace Donnets are entirely black, having yards upon yards of Spanish lace for trimmings, with much jet beading on net or en satin for collar, cuffsandretrousses. Other black Surah dresses have gay siripes, Dlocks ani 3, such as the Rob itoy red and black ee ks, also of satin Surah for trimming. steel passementerie dut- terfiles, collars, culls and tringes wim other Diack dresses and wraps that will be worn with Diack net and steel lace bonnets, or with the soft silver gray sating that are revived, and are brigh cued by facings of the new laurier and Vandsk red shades.—arper's Bazar. Fascy Work of all kinds has become a perfect art. Ladies take the greatest interest in every hhew design brought out in this line, and itis only just to say that the work they accompilsh 4g the mosi. perfect of {ts kind. Among the aov- elties tn tuucy articles is an erabrotdery in Louls XVI. 8131+ of ribbon on a velvet or satin ground. ‘The desig of this Was taken fcom the Hounc3 Of awhile sattu dress belunsing to Marie An- tomette. It is rather difficuit to describe the Way this flue einbroidery tsdoae. The desigas are tiny A:ablan jasmiues, leaves, dalstes, ver- Vain and myosotl.’ The narrow ribbon Is taken through (ue eye of the needie. lise worsted, the Tellef Of ths ribbon producing a beautiful effect among tie various colors othe embroidery. | The flowers have aimost the effect of natural flowers, fu-tened by some process to tie velvet orgatin. ‘This new way of worging flowers is all the ra.e at present. Walle embroldery 13 completeiy out of use. Tua! which 13 most favored is arlistic Work Where the combination of tissues xod colors exacts the very beat taste. The mest b. irully work ts fone fn all colored silk ob Satin and plush.—2 Pines, ‘THis Is 18 SEASON of festlvitles, and ple “ure will be the order of the coming days. Vio- “ Wns ar tmpatient for the f strokes of their bows, abd s00u |’aris Will illumine her chande- rth more light tuan the nigut S ssmakers are beglaning to sigh less. They have more than they can do, and that 18 what they want. They seem, by the ‘way, to vir with each other in their incompre- hensible deskynations with regard to colors. After having mvented the color of “ : hair,” now they give us that of “stitled #.—The new ; “tndiseree: wurmurs,” “vali desires,” “heavy eyes,” and “neediess ‘regrets ” Peacli-blosson color fs much tn fashion.” The dress whtch I am scribe to You 1s Of Luis shade, and 1s n three plaitings Above the pialt- uin drapery lo Silk gauze dotted iiver gathe:td tn long pieces nts. ide ivg falls over ¢ ui ag T by & gathered pie na ba gol Fuby-color:d plush and plu old and siiver, 13 cut low 1 inted bodic2 in | silk dotted with heart-shape, and | wreath 1s placcd | trimmed with lace. A halt lke an epaniette on the right shoulder. A bou- quet of peach-blessoms on tie left side of the | Dreast, and the same lowers are worn on the | left sboulaer. harrow (ruia has undulating draperies of cauze placed on a surah underskirt. Two platings, the secona one viere, trttu the bottom of the bouquets oF peach-blosso tered above the ritter+ platiing.—The Parisian, THE Livy LrviLe Pocca Merrs 9 popular for gome tine past will be worn auring the spring Season, as they will be found more useful band- herehtef reticuies than they have been as pro- tectors to the hauds against tinging bites of Jack Frost. Many ladies are making these Little pouches to matéh their and with triffing expense and 4 ity, a very aatnty litcl A Very prety one is made of D gathered ou the edges; the: ers are (0 rpendicuiarly; @ degree of fulness ulaied by the maker's taste. One of wadding {s put between toe satin. The aperture athered [rlils of ably Dlack Spanish lace about in Width. A wide ribbon is then through the muff and Ued fa a large WwW af the top, maktng it much narrower here than at the bottom. A cluster of flowers or bright bird is then fastened in the center,and the uch 1s complete. Another muff can be made a ater ‘way, but has a satin bag flxed at the top—much tn the suape of a comb and brush bag. Kibbon strings are added to draw it ree at the opening, and although tals addition may not be considered as particularly Ornamental to the muni, 11 will be found unde useful as & convenient receptacle for urse and memoranda. These mulls, made of unted Balin and delicate watt lace, accompany Bearly every imported ball-rvom tollet, as they are intended to hold the fan, handkerchief and which 13 en ri- | ala, and detached | Hin closely tablets while danciog. Some of these are beau- Ufully hand painted ia delicate towers, gprays Of leaves and grasses,—N. F. Pos AUBURN-HalkED GrRIS have come into fash- lon. Tnose who have flery heads by nature now secount themselves lucky. Lemon blondes have lost their grip, and biick heads join them Ym envying Ube reds. Hed hair ts attainable, but with considerable trouble, for bieaching Inust be followed by dyeing, aud the process re ‘quent repetition. Moreover, the piexion that usually accompan'es mot be simulated. If hag a clear, for a groundwors (and tals might by unterfetied); bat on it appear pate, Teddish freckles, and to paint them in would be too delicate an operation to undertake. Red hair ig becoming common on the street and Ia Buolic astembiages, but the real 1s so easily Ungutshed from the false that the fastilon is not Ukely to last long. In the mat- ter of hair dressing, wutls tt {3 co longer correct to Wear the hair high oa the head, aad in voluminous puits, braids fashionable only a year Evident that the close, tat style of coliure 13 ing out of date. Curls av rom week lo Week, and gradually w ning vo the elaborate style of nat ich Is really the only one suital and frize+3, as was | it {3 nevertheless are re dressing oF the Sompite ted detalis of the general totlet of to- day. sea done to red hair, the fusstness ts Women with red galr are calied When attired with taste, they are it they have tine complexions, ood features, anlinated and Intelligent coan- enances, and eyes blue, gray, dark brown or bronze t They should’ dress in either Yery dark or very light colors. Grays, drabs, yellows, bright blue. oright green, mauve, lac and rose do not become thi Tuey may wisely wear biack, dark blue, dark violet, Fear! and cream white, water biue and the Palest tints of Nile green!—cvara Brite, Sraine DResseS.—The first Spring dresses im- Ported are short suits with narrow skirts, on Whicb are permanently draped most voluminous ver-dresses. The corrugated folas, involutions, And curved draperies of the soft Stuffs used for ‘Over-dresses are marvelously €raceful,and when to these are added retrouss: ractngs’with new Panler etiects, and the gay bayadere garnitares, the dress becomes intricate beyond description. ‘The foundations of the dress are, however, un- chap, as tae basque with trimmed skirt re- — e fish pee bye But the basques from the plest and ghortest now wi to the long surtout—an E: rout re Hevea Of its severe platnness a i oe ee re- rench taste— surtout is worn over aakire as elabor ately trimmed ang draped as those made for tbe shortest basques. The lower skirt ts more ‘often pleated than plain, and while some very ehowy skirts are laid in long siagle kit pleats enriched fae, Hh @ wide border of trimaing, maby otbers have from three to five flounces ‘Visible at that part of the skirt where the over- Gress is drawn up highest. These tlounces may ‘De in box p «ats or in side pleats, but the latter are usually 1 clusters of triple pleats at {ater- vals, and these are upon each other, Bnd caught down bal ir length. then al- Jowed to spread out in a fan-ltke frill. Some- Umes the entire front of the skirt ts disclosed, Showing five pleated tlounces, while the over- Skirt is draped back to the sides; at others the ‘Greek over-skirt s draped up on one side only, and that almost ie the belt, in order to show stuff that is in com- mnaterial.—Harper's | and I gave my consent accordingly. loops are added | ALONE IN COLLEGE, AND WHAT CAME OF IT. L | _ Iwas formerly the fellow of a college, which | shell not name, im an English univers ty which I suall not particularize further than by ying that it is neither London nor Durham. | At the Ume of which 1 write I was a newiy- | elected fellow; extremely young, and, I believe, passably good-looking. |, Ju, Was the hearc of the Long Vacation; at | least, {13 heart fh one sense; not as being equl- | distané from Its two extremities, for it was Low Septeir ber, and “the Long” would end in three Weeks, but as being the potat of time at which | the vacation dullness culminated. Nobody was “up,” tn our college, literally noone. A score Of stdulous under-graduates had been allowed to Oceuvy their rooins during July and August, but they were all gone; the Master was shoot! ing partridges, the two tutors somewhere ba tween China and Peru, my other colleagues | dotting the globe with every impossible diver- gence of route. On the particular seventeenth of September of which I write 1 wa3 in undis- turbed possession of the entire range of cc lege bulldings, kitchen and butlery, hall and common-room: everything but the porter’s lodge. Crappies, the porter, maintained his location there, aid I had my own rooms, at the far end of the third or inner court. Between us, asfar as human habitation went, wa3 a how ling wilderness. I felt siichtly discomposed when I first real- {zed this fact.” It wa% imperative that I should be In co'lege fora few days, and I had looked forward to my visit there as a period of seciu— Sion and quiet; but I had not anticipated this apsolute loneliness; It was an ounce or two be- yond the bargain. However, there was Crap- ples to fall back upon. But let no man ti'nk that because his cir- cumstances are bad he has exhausted the con- Ungencies of their b-zoming worse, I had dined at five, and just settled down to some college business when I was {oterrupted by a tap at the door, followed by the entrance of my bes nion in solitude. “T bope J am not intruding, s!,”_ sald Crap- ples, who prided himself ou b's good manners and education generally. “No, Crapples,” I sald; any message for me?” “Well, sir, no; that ts to say, not precisely, sir; very litte communication of any kind go- ipg on now, Mr. Burchill. f have hardly ex- chan, a dozen words with a feliow-creature since this time el «What 13 {t, then?” T asked, glancing at the folios of closely-columned accounts out of which T had to collect the materials for my last term’s burgar’s Dilis. “Well, sir,” sald Crupples, shifitng uneasily from one foot to the other, “you see it isn’t a thing that happens every day. Iam quite aware ot the importance of the ition 1 have the honor to hold in college, andl trust that your- self and tie other gentlemen” (meaning the fellows, for Crupp'es never called the under- graduaies by that term), “feel that you can “ ly rely upon me.” “No doubt, Crupples,” I said; “but what Is it you have to tell me?” Had the college piate, I thought, suddenly disappeared? “Nothing to tell, sir,” said Crappies, still hes- ftating, “otly something to ask. A very great favor, 1 sheuid esteem It, sir.” “Well, what ts ft2”” y. sir, would you very much mind being » bere to-night? My sister is to be married in the country to-morrow, too early for me to get there by train.so ! promised ner I ould come over this evening.” very well, Crapples. I suppose the under-porter willsleep in the lodge insiead of ou: 2 “Why no, sir,” sald Crupples, “that ts just thedifiicauy. I had arranged for Gregory to come fn for the night and oe would have Deen just the same as myself; but only flve mtnutes ago I bada message to say that he ha3 met with & Did accident; sprained his ankle, sir, and the doctor says be must not be moved for some days. I thought, perbaps, sir—that 1s, if you thought—I mean——” Yes, understand what you mean, Crup- “all right, “Have you at {13 rather a serious matter. Will the ge be safe?” safe as the county jail. str. The train igave for balf an hour, and I will put g Tight, and fasten the large gates re I start; and then tt will only be the trou- ble, if il was Rot taking too great a lberty, sir, ur seelng Uat the wicket was double-bolied on the tnside before you goto bed. You see it’s my ouly sister, and she would break her heart if I were to come.” There was no parrying this last larg ew m{nutes later I heard the ponderous gates re- volve on thelr hinges; and, descending to the wicket, which opened, ‘tn the usual way, from ryth the gate nearest to the lodge, fastened it as Crupples directed, and returned to my own Toor. "I For some time nothing oecurred: I worked Steadclly, and was absorbed In the accounts before ine. But then I came to a siandsull; one column had been overlooked tn the cook’s entries, and ft was Impossible for me to go on until I had seen him. I locked up the books, and made tea. As I did so the college clo % wheezy, asthmatic clock, delivering Itself of is utterances as it it had a mortal d anticipated that each stroke might Teonuted one, two, three, until at came; two hours, at the very least, to What was I to do with myself? I in of cheerful temperament, grega- } might not have happeaed. Belang osed, and very litrle inclined for my elety when J can supplement it with that ae else. Usually some one would drop S$ hour; if not, tiere was the common- room, or. If that were empty, cigars and soda water id be fn consumption elsewhere; tho cigars Were not In my line, but the companton- Ship was. How horribly loaely my one te:- cup Icosed this eventing! However, I must not give way; I was alone, but thinking about 1t would not mend matters: better read, or employ myseif In some way. took down Tennyson, and the volume opened of Itsele at “St. Simeon Stylites;” the solflo- quies made me shudder to the backbone! Next { trled writing, and got through one note suc- cessfully; but in the middle of the second I became conscious of a desire to look over my left shoulder; the thing was absurd, of course, but I conld not divest myselt of the idea that there Was somebody breathing hard immedi- ately Behind me. Really, 1 must be growing nervous! Better get out somewhere, and shake this off; not out of college, of course, but I Might siroll up and down the courts. I took my hat ana did so. At first the change proved beneficial; it wa3 a. fine night, and warm for the time of year, with a bright moon, and I enjoyed theexercise. My Own court, the Innermost of the three, had & Tow of trees on one side of it, which were ob- Jecttonabte; their shadows and the shimmering Ugbt between the branches, were the em- bodiment of melancholy; but coust No. 2 wa3 more Cheerful, and I paced Itfor some time, Speculating onthe quantity of Scotch marma— lade which must be consumed fn college. It had never struek me before; but being vacation time now, and the empty pots being among the bed-makers’ perquisites, tiey had accumulated in hundreds, pyramids on pyramlds, blockin: the Staircases, and piled wer above tler, bein the windows; all shapes and all sizes. The Marmalade, too, suggested a kindred topic— hat of Kidneys. How could the Hon. W. Prendergast, or any other human being, have consumed, as upon the showing of the cook's hook he certainly must have done, eleven hundred and stxty-three kidneys in'thirteen Weeks? And what became of all the sheep | they had been extracted from? I had answered these questions, the n struck; ten chimes dealt out ta the Same deliberate manuer. Then, as It seemed to me, a great hush fell upon the Cast, a stiliness | Which made itself felt; solitude passing trom a | mere negaiton into @ visible and objective | Shape. Even the mcrmalade pots ceaged to con- Rect themselves with my previous train of thought, and grouped tsio weird tmagerles; | their sheen tn the moorlight had something | ghastly about it, and tne label, “James Ketller over anni: a uke & Scroll repeated ver carved stonewor! — Seeing chamber. ° ss Was vexed at this idiocy, but there was no combating it; tight was my only chance. Use- less to weLurn to my Own rooms; tet me try the front court; there, at all events, I should escape the marmalade pots. Caapel, library and hall | Occupied three sides; on the fourth was the ateway, Nanked by the porters lodge and some fellows’ rooms. a To the front court I ——S accordingly, but ‘with still less succers. I had hardly taken halt- a-doven turns there, when an irrepressible Craving seized upon me. Outside those barred gates lap the world of sentient humanity, peo- pled by my own species, instinct with life ana movement; the world from which, late as it Was, 1 still heard at intervals the hum of Yolces, the footfall of passing waytarers. That i should leave the college was impossible; It it would have been a betrayal of trust of the most atin Kind. But communicate with fellow creatures in some sort I must and would: secig oe? For ma nee to the extent of anima forms, some to claim Kindred with. Had our gate een aie | Iron grating, as 1. isin some Colleges, I shoud | have been content, I thought; but those mas- | A ae > Coeval with the build- | ing ttselr, bareand staj & t ba eee intolerabie! eee \ ‘Ww bearer and nearer entrance, ridiculing the impulse which, is tracted me there, and yet incapanie of resisting it The wicket which served for admittance when the larger gates were closed had, as Crup- Ples had reminded me, two bolts, top ana bot tom. I unfastened the upper one. ‘Then the lower. Then, standing well back in the cor_ | Der. and with a sense of my own folly which Was halt anger and half amusement, I grasped | the tron ring of the wicket, and threw it wide open. As I did 80, to my infinite surprise, a tall, gentlemanly-looking Gort passing me rapidly without not | Found the corser by the e. 5 ae eee minute tee oo ee os immediate pursuit. Sine intruder was out of sight before I had col Before | Clock agai hardly have creased to the o cours Without my seeing him; at any rate, I would try the staircases In this Were three of the leiting to the fellows’ rooms, and the batlding was thro stories high: At took me five minutes and upward to ascer- talon that there wa3 novody thers As I a3- Cended the last Might I atstinctly saw, by tha ald of tbe moonlight, a fizire pass across on9 of the middle-court windows—a landing win dow, as I knew—which looxed out this was apd I resumed the chase forthwith. But rn successfully. Long before I reached the lau t- ing, the person I was tn quest of had dizap- court first. There during the attack on bod peared again; I must try the other etatreases. | And in this court theré were eight of tem: while I was occupied with one, he might be Mounting one of those which I had exgiored; abd so on ad infinitum! Ho wever. tt was Clearly my daty to persevere. First, I took the anne Seven staircases tn numerical order. Then [ tried numbers. Then I started with the coraers op- Posite to each other, and worked out a gaomet- rieal figure of some intricazy. Bat all wich tue Sane results; make what speed I would, uo- Stalrs or down stairs, cutting off corners and avatling myself of byways and short cuts, tas mysterious visitor still eluded mea. Often I caught sight of bim, or fancied 1 did s9; but long before I could ascertain the fact, he had again vanished. Baffled and breathless at last, I sat down on one of the bottom. ‘Stairs, ia sheer exhaustion. 1 had hardly done so before I recollected that, ail this time, wide open. Treturned and closed It, both bolts as before, and then, a3 [ could thing of nothing better to do, dectd-d on returning to My Own room. As I passed through the ceatra court again I fancied that I heard alow chuckle from an open window above me. Nothta was visible, however, ani a3 I was (90 fatigue for any more hide-and-seek work J left the en- emy in possession, and slowly remounted my own staircase. As L reached the Janding below my roo Was surprised by seeing a broad atream oc! issuing from the latter. Oa quitting closed the inner door, leaving the “01k.” or outer door, open; now, the inner door wasop2n. also, Was the nocturnal intrader there after ai]? and, if 80, what was his motive? He looked respectable in the momentary glance I nadop- tained; something of a military air aboat him, Lnoticed; but he might be a burglar for ali that—probably was, and, as likely as not, with | abrace of revoivers tn his posses3ton! 1am not specially wan'ing in courage, and, at all events, I determined to face the ayzres- sor; but, as I climbed the remaining siiirs, I had a sensation very much like an teo-cararact | down my back. I do not know that tt abated, at least, notin the immediate moment, when, in Ifeu of the maranuder I had expected to en- counter, I saw standing by my fireplace an e: quisttely fatr girl, very young, but with fe tures which, although now fiushed and agi- tated, embodied, to my concepuicn, all that Was most lovely and pure in nit@im the most absolute Innocence, the most delitat iy mould ed lines of beauty; grace, refinement, teader- hess; and, uuderiying all, and percepribie even through thetr present trowbls, an trre- pressibly mirtantu! play of eyeand ip. I had no Lae there were such creatures In the world! Still more to my surprise, if possible, the young lady, on seeing me enter, ran hurriedly forward; almost threw herself into my arms. “Oh!” she exclaimed, “I am so glad you are come!” Now Iam not a conceited man, and never Was; least of all should I have supposed my- Self to have any special attractiveness for tha fair sex: still, to be thus accosted by a visible and tangible angel did rather startle me. Not Wholly out of my propriety, fortunately. Hi it been Hopkinson, who was enticed out toa neighboring market town, and’ stood there by the pone Tor three hours in a drenching ratn, on the allegation of the rector’s daughter paving fallen In love with him, tt 1s hard to say wane myself 1 stopped short of utter insanity; aad, in tho Dext moment, the tiluston, such as it was, was dispelled. “Tam so glad some one has cone,” continued my vistior. “My poor father! oh!’ do fiad him forme! What shall I do?” I ied her to the sofa, and implored her to calm herself, and tell me how [ could a32t3t her. “Was It her father whom 1 had seen come into ‘he college hali an hour before?” “Yes,” she sald, “I was t30 late to prevent him. If 18 such a sad story. Our nam 13 Pakenham, and my father wa3 a captain in the Indian service; but a few years ago he had brain fever from a sun-stroke, which obilzed Lim to give up the army; and now it comes on again If he 13 excited.” “You think, then,” I asked, “that ne 13 not— I mean, that he 1 uifering from one of these attacks at presen’ ‘Ob, yes,” she satd; “why should he have done such a senseless thing else? We are quite Strangers here; my poor father hag nothing to support us (my mother 1s dead) excapt what he ean make by painting; he 13a veautitul artist, and we came here for him to take skevehes for the next exhibition, and I faney he must have been working too hard.” “Had he seemed uncomfortable b2fore th! T asked. “Yes; all this morning I fancied there wag something wrong; then at half-past nino he suddenly took up his hat and sald ne was going 1; he wanted toget some moonltzht eifects, i ran down stairs after him, bat he watked too | fast for me, and, just as I came to the end of Luis street, I saw htm go tn at the colleze-g ate. , the college gate was standing | Courtesy, to the | Ccontributiag ita ‘orribie merriment to general din, now suddenly ceased. Meanwhtle the storming Psrty, heeded by one of the proctors, were already pressing forward into my court. Be- hind tbe proctor and his constables was a strong body of the town polles, with a deta *h- ment from the fire brigade. The mayor rol lowed, arm fa arm with the vice chancellor, and in the rear were a legion of roughs, who Spr edily occupled every tach ofstand'ng ground. Alone in college. indeed! * Nobody to be seen,” [ heard the Vice Chan- cellor say, as he entered the court, “no smell of lire anywhere! What can it all mean, Mr. Mayor? That officer was abont to reply when one of the police in‘erposed. “We shall soon find out, Sir,” he said; “there {3 a l!ght tn one of those the alternate upper rooms; the room at the back, sir, where the open window 18; some One is standing by It now.” In effect, on hearing the voices outside, I had hurried forward to explain matters, and wa3 preceeding to do 80 as well a3 the Babel of sounds which followed my appearance would admit. But I was unexpectedly cut short. Pressing to the front of the throng, which he had joined unobserved on quitting the bell, 1 saw the commanding figure of Captain Paken- ham. A fresh delusion had swept across the distempered brain, and he now advanced, in great apparent agitation but with gentieman ice Chancellor, who was in drawing | academical costume. “T presume, sir,” he said, “I am Speaking to some one In authority in this place? . “Unquestionably,” satd the Vice Chancel- lor. “Can you explain to us what is the matter?) We are all in the greatest per- plexity.” “T am come here in quest of my daughter,” Said the Captain have reason to fear that She has beer decoyed into this colleze by the person whoim you see standing at the winiow there. Yes, yes; there sho 1s!” ‘There she was, no doubt. On hearing her father’s voice, Miss Pakenaam had stepped for- Ward aiso, aud was trytng ro gato his attention, But she migut a3 weil have talked to the Nile cataract. “Agnes, Agnes!” he exclaimed again, in a tone of sgony, “my child, my infatuated. lost child! Sne is all I have left, sir,” he added, turning to the Vice Chancelior; “the only prop of my old age; her mother is dead, ner two brothers dead; and now, through the machina- tions of a heartless villain—” he stopped in un- controllable emotion. The mob hitherto had been tn the best of | tempers, exbilarated, a3 well they might be, With the liveliness of the whole proceedings; but on hearing the captain’s speech their mood changed entirely, Taken individually, the con- stituents of a British mob may be questionable characters; but collectively, thelr enthusiasm for virtue, and reprobatton’ of any departure from 1t, would content a Radamanthus. A vol- ley Of execrations broke forth, “Scoundrel!” “miscreant!” “call ‘Isself a passon Indeed!” (which. by the way, 1 didn’t); “eave summat ard at un. Jim;” “piten un out of yon winder;” “leave un to we, and see if us’n don’t make a holein the river for un,” were among the mildest of the remonstrances addressed tome. Agnes had withdrawn from the window terrified by the uproar, but I re- mained there gesticulating aud endeavoring to make m; heard, although quite fruftlessly; ear movement was the signal for a new out- re At length a jull came in the storm, and the Vice-Chanceitor catied to me. ‘Come down at ones, str,” he exclaimed; ‘are you lost to ali sense of Shame? Come downim- Medlately, and bring the unfortunate young laay with you.” can’t come,” I replied; the lock Is ham- \—I mean the bandie has-———" ‘Ugh! Ugh!’ burst forth again from the mob; one or two of the more active employed them ‘ives 1n digving up the s.ones with which the urt Was picched, but the police stopped this, and also Cleared the staircase, for which a general rush had been made, Silerce was again restored for a moment, and the Vice- Chancellor turned to Captain Pakenham, who SUll stood Dear bim, looking the image of grief and dispair. “Have you any reason to suppose, sir,’ asked the Vice-Chancellor, “that your daughter came ere Of her own accord? I mean, bad there been any previous acquaintance between ner aud this—person?” “ Alus!” sald the captain, ““Lknow not; we aro almost strangers in the pl We were walk- tug 1m the street together, when she suddeniy disappeared, and 1Uwas ouly after numerous inquiries Unat f traced her here, and then the college seemed deserted.” “It was you, then, who rang the bell?” “Yes,” answered Une caplato, undlushingly; “tt seemed the only means of obtaining assist- ance. My poor childa——” “Excuse me,” said the Mayor, who here inter- posed, ut What is your daughter's age? Spe seems very youthful.” “Not quite sixteen,” was the answer, “Then that will enable us to deal with the case. Even if the young lady came wiih her own will, her abduction under sixteen is now by statute a crininal offence, Sergeant Pil- chard, you had better make the arrest at once; take two of the Cunstables with you, and you can force the door if necessary.” No force was needed, however; the defauit- ing handle and spindle lay on the floor outside my room, ihe latch responded to them, and in leSs than two minutes I was in the hands of I followed as quickly as I could, butsaw noth- | tae police. It was in vain that Agnes pro- log of bin, abd there was nobody toraee as | tested: wulleless aa sie was, “her qptick wit though T heard footsteps u “They were mine,” L sald: “1 was stan Ung by the gate when your father entered,and followed ; What had really happened. him also; did you not see me?” “No, 1 only heard the steps. Icam2onas stairs somewaera,” | comprehended something of the position, and She attempted, again and again, to explain But the men’s orders were peremptory, and, in any cass, the prejudice agalast me would have been loo far a3 this court, and then I saw the light in | Strung; whaiever she sald was attributed to the your windows, that?” AS my companion spoke, the chapel bell, which Wa3 an unusually loud and shrill one, sudden'y commenced tolling. Sue started from her seat. “Ie the bell going for servica, or any- thing?’ she asked. “No,” I said; “there ts no one in the college but myself.” “That must be my father then, Shall easily find him now.” ward, and, before I was aware of reached tne door, tering. and—good heiven, wiat 1s she sald; “1 {3 loose on the other side; 1t 1s golag to be metded to-morrow. If it comes off ——” But I was too late. The enameled knob came off with the hasty wrench she had given it, nearly throwing her backward, while the spin- | dle or pin of the latch, which was attached to the other handle, fell with 1Uon the floor out Side. We were fast prisoners! Notwithstanding her troubie, my companion burst into an irrepressible ft of laughter, in which I joined with equal heartiness. Batic wagshort- lived; the bell continued tolling, an d reminded us that something must be done, 1 had no doubt that her surmise as to her father was correct; the bell was rung not from the chapel itself, but from one of the staircases which adjoiued it, and the un- | happy man, in his access of delirlam, must have j amused himself by pulling tt. “Do not be alarmed,” I satd; “a3 you say, we know now where your father 13, and we can easily calm him dowa aud persuade nim to come with us.” “But how are we to get at him?” said my visitor, wha had been making strenuous but ineffectual attempts meaawhile to force the lateh. And the answered. 1 applied every contrivaace that In- genulty could suggest, Knife-handle, scissors, tooth-brush, square pleces of stick—nothing Would do; the latch refused to accommodate \tgelf to any mechanism but one, and this lay hopelessly on the floor outside. ‘Tue only rem edy was to force the door itself. .But how? I was pondering the means, when a startling change took place in the character of the bell: interlude. Tired, epparently, of the measured sounds he had been producing, the captain suddenly quickened his pace, with the result technically Known in college a3 “swearing,” “he,” i. ¢, the bell, “arn’t begun to swear yet,” was the traditional reply of a vedmaker to drowsy undergraduates. “Peal after peal now rapg out like a fire alarm, reverberating through the whole college, and doubtiass for miles round it. Nor was this all. Stimulated by his success, and probably finding the per- formance stiil too monotonous, the ringer im- Ported into it some elements of tune. Tue note could not be varied, but the time and move- ment could, and the national anthem, with fragments of other melodies, became Clearly distinguishable. Meanwhile I was laboring at the door with Much energy, although wholly misdirected, My rooms Were on the upper floor, so that the door was our only chance; but 1c was of tough wood and opened inw: pPposing to allag- gression a policy of masterly {nactivity. I had no tools, ald neither kicks nor blows made the smallest impression upon it. I paused fora couple of minutes, and then collected myself for a final effort; one of the panels might be in, this would allow of our egress. The poker was a heavy one; I caugnt tt up, and, swinging it round my head, deait bait-a*dozen Strokes with the best of wills. Sull, however, no result as regarded the door. But one effect followed: my last blow was dis- Unctly echoed, rather to my surprise, at some distance outside. I struck again, and again heard the echo. Hold, though; was it an echo? Why, there it ts still, going on more than a minute aflerward; a much heavier sound, too, than my implement had produces; a comoina— {ion of sounds, rather, with a heavy thud, tind, among them, like a battering-ram. As’I Ist ened the truth suddenly fasted upon me—th y were forcing the college gates! Well, it was the best t that could happen [eked @n additional {tem in the barsar’s ks, but we should be liberated, and the poor captain delivered into proper charge also; J awaited the result contentedly enough. But ye: Knew what fortune had stillia store r me! IL For some time the college gate seemed to offer as obstinate a Tealstanee ast my own doo! at length I could hear eee eae Comrie re Was timber, question was more easily asked than | | | | | t | 9, hi lutiuence I had acauired over her, and any fur- ther remoustrance was cut short by her fatner’s &ppearance tn the room. Eventually they Waiked away together, the terrtiled giri cling fog to Captain Pakenham’s arm, and endeavor- log to screen her features from the scores of curtous eyes that were strained pon them. My own removal was delayed for a much longer time, as the mob were evidently pre- paring to take the law into their own hands. . | Gradually, however, the college was cleared; Tee pare | 3 hackney-coach drew up close to the gate, and | in WER: Y Ret closed 0B! en | Cane of couse TRAN eee ee “Stop, stop!” I cried; “take care; the hand'e | this I was placed, and, under a strong In safety. Here I was locked up for the nignr, AU being arranged that my examination should be taken the first thing next morning. It was all miserable enough, The cell was of the vilest description, very suiall, very dirty; no accommodation for passing the night except a | straw palllase in one corner; nothing to eat or arink, no light, and a torrent of cold air streaming in trom an open grating above my head. Miserable enough as far as the surround- | Ings went. But my own feelings were far from being tn unison with them; I was conscious ot them as facts; but Unat was all; even the s2- rious charge which hung over me, and which, absurd as 1t was, would still have to be rebutt- ardly caused me a moment's thought. My whole facultles were absorbéd in the contem- ation of one object—Agnes Pakenham; her loveliness, her intelligence, where she’ had stocd, how she had spoken, every detail, even | tothe most ordinary and most minute, of our brief acquaintance. The fair vision had flashed before me, and! was spell-bound from that mo- Ment; the nympholept of a natad-haunted grotto, Had the day's proceedings resulted in epal servitude for life, 1t would hardly ave troubled me at present; she would in court, the exquisite face and form would gladden my sight once more—that was the sole idea of whicu I was capable. Bur I was doomed to disappointment. Toward daybreak 1 slept or dozed, my brain teeming with confused images of last nighv’s occurrences, but with a radiant halo shed over theta, like the opening of a gale in Paradise. AUS o'clock some coarse food was brought, and I was told to prepare for my examination at 10, But berore that hour arrived the celi was again unlocked, and, this ume, iy visitor was no less @ personage than the Mayor himselt. “I bave come to offer you my slacere apolo- gi r, Burchill,” he sald, “I trust you nave uot been greatly inconvenienced 2” I was ob Lhe point of saying that I had never spent a me es uight in tay life, but I checked Inyself and substiiuted sometbiag appropriate to the situation. “The fact 1s,” continued my visitor, who was agood deal embarrassed—speculating, tt may be, on the coptingencies of an action for “false imprisonment”—the fact 1s, we have * * * ee is to say, there has been a serious mis an “I am Pertcouly aware of it, Mr. Mayor,” I sald; “had my mangled corpse been floating Somewhere down the river at this moment tv nighthave been stili more serious, How did ou arrive at the conclusion that you have en—" “Made thorough fools of,” interposed the “I never felt more ashamed in my life, that op searching his lodgings last night that horrible maa——” “Dou't abuse him,” I sald; “I have a high Seneg for the captain. Beside, 1t wasn’t nis rault.” “I suppose not,” sald the Mayor doggedly; “but I Wish he could have had Dralu-tever some: Where else; the story will be in ail the news- pense to-morrow morning. He got home all right.” “And the young lady, also?” I asked. “Yes, fortunately, aluhough the crowd mo- lested her a good deal. Then, the flrss thing the father did wus to make them a speech from the balcony. about all kinds of things—prize mony, and traveling dawk, and tlesh-colored tints, an heaven knows what; then, when they laugheu, he ran down stairs and challenged a bargee to ent, which they did, and the man was aimost led. At last it became evident that his mind Was affected, and they contrived to secure him io bis own room, where he still 1s. And this morn- ing early the young lady came to my house and explained the whole circumstances; aud t! with the certificate of two medical men who have been called in, will be quite suflictent.” My face, I was conscious, lengthened eer tbly as the Mayor spoke. “Then,” 1 said “Miss Pakenham Will not—I mean’ there will PeGertalnly not,” sald th May “Certainly not,’ ie ‘or, with some Surprise at my evident discom; “You are free to leave the station at once, and I have only to repeat my apologies for your detention Jiwas all over, thet” Bacsptng trom crap ples, who had just returned to college, and whose astonishment and inquiries as to the scere of havoc which met his ere were inter- minable. I buried myself once more tn the sol- itude of my own rooms. ‘Frebly solitary they looked to me this morn- ing. I couid do nothing, arrange nothing, think of nothing but the apparition watch nad greeted them over night. Hour after hour struck, aud T gat almost motionless, my mind brooding incessantly on tts one theme. I was aroused by a light tap at the door. “Come tn,” Texclaimed; und in the next mo- ment the person with whom my thoughts were thus occupied stood before me, looking more lovely than ever; a slight flush which overspread her features added to their charm. “Tam disturbing youagatn,” she said, “but Icould not go away without ‘asktoz your for- gtveness for the annoyance we have caused you. We leave by the next train, but I found [ should just have time.” “Annoyance! next train!” 1 echoed, con- fusedly. “But pray sit down, Miss Paken- ham.” “Indeed,” she said, “I fear Imust not. My father ts much better and I hope will soon be himeelt again, bat he has been ordered change Of Scene and occupation, and we are to start immediately; I have, literaliy, only two min- ee Say, please, that you kindly forgive She held out her hand as she spoke, with a sweet smile. I had no words to answer her; could ask nothing, realize nothing, except the fact that she was there. But I grasped the small hand in my owa, and, pressing it to my | Itps, Kissed it, passionately and fervently. She Seemed surprised, but, I fancied, not seriously disp'eased; the added flush on ‘her cheek was hardly that of anger. But there was no tine to speculate as to this. Turning hastily from mc, and dealing warily this Ume with the treacherons handle, she closed the doo: after her and disappeared. In what direction, after weeks of inquiry and battling search, I found tt Impossible to a: tam. Nou even the faintest clew presented itself. y Some years passed by. I was not only fel- low, but college tutor; established, to ail out- Ward appearance, as a confirmed “don.” But this exterior very greatly belied my {nnerman. Not one feature or lineament of Agnes Paken— ham had faded trom my memory tn all th Ume, no pulse in my own veins cooled dow ty love for ber was as passionate, all-absorb- ing. intense, as ever. That it ‘was, in all human probability, entirely hopeless,’ seemed to make no difference; there tt was, and until 1 ceased to exist myself, every Nore of my belng inust thrill to it. I worked, amused myself, ate, drank, slept; but these were all mechan: {cal actions; my real self was wrapped fn hers, tracking her, in fancy, toa hundred places, pleturing what might be her tnterests and pitir- sults, hearing her voice and seeing her maze in every object and hour of life. “Very absurd all this, but, altogether true, There came a certain Long Vacation which I id not, as heretofore, pass in college. .J had been wandering among the Dolomite mour- tains, and returned by the Tyrol and Munich, whereI spent three days—the “Glyptothek” and “Pinakothek” might have occupied as many weeks. On my last day, as it was intend- ed to be, I dined at the Goldener Hirsca, where 1 was located, and then was driven out of the pubife room by the preparations for that elght orclock “abendsmanl,” at which the German appetite shows to such incredible advantage. I was late in the season, but the evening w. tine and warm, and I sauntered through the streets, returning to the porle cochere, where I amused myself by watching the arrivals for the ensuing repast. These were complete at last, and the gateway, watch had been orcupled by Dumerous knots of talkers meanwhile, was again deserted. But I found myself stil] Ungering there; some- thing fn the surroundings brought back’ to me a scene, very different 1n some respects and yet very similar in others, in past years. Just so had I stood, on just such an autumn evening, Touch in the saine attitude, the occupant, a3 now, of a solitary gateway deep In shadow, on the day when I first saw Agnes Pakenham. How vividly I recalled every incident of our Strange mneeting! With what tenfold vividness, and how bitterly at the same tim2 did the retrospect bring herself before me! How hope lessly lost she was to me; and yet, how p. sionately loved! I was thus occupied, when my reflections were abrupuy cut short. More to my surprise, if possible, than whea [ first saw it, a tall figure, which [at once recognized as that of Captalu Pakenham, strode rapidly by me as it had done on that former memorable occasion, and turned the corner into the main court of the hotel. Not, however, to disappear thistima. I fol- lowed Instantly, and found that_he entered the conclergerie, aud was asking the porter some question—the address, as I gathered, of some cobe Who had beenstaying in the hotel. This was produced, and before f had decided what to do he had regained the street, where I still followed, 1u cautious but close pursuit. A keen chase once more, for the captain walked as fast as ever; but @ more successful one, Through main streets and by-streets, past palace and Cathedral, theater and muse Out into the superb Au, éventually, where sigiely Maia Hilf church rose, palé and glim- meilng in the moonlight. Then down a @un- Uy lane, shadowed with tall trees. At las. the garden gate of a small villa, and here tae Captain paused—the quarry was run home. He traversed the garden and entered the house with a lateikey. I rematued outstdo, in tumult of thought, Was Agnes all v Should With her father? Still heart-whole: could I t me? Ike allowed to see her? What excu: make for doing Would sue recoil Had I any chance or no chance?—a huudred Similiar questions. For hours I stood by the gate, torturing myself with speculation, and at the same tine iute.tly watching every Win dow of the se 1n the hope of seelag her passing igure. such ¢fod fortune occurred, however; one by one the lights were extinguished, and I re- turned to the hotel, where Lachieved some broken sleep. Next morning found me again at the villa, at the earllest moment when it was possible to present myself without impropriety. ‘Tne sus- pense was intolerable, and I was determined to see Agtes, if She wore there; if not, to discover when and where she could be seen. Would the servant Lever answer the door? How incurably slow these Germans were! Let me ring again. My hand was on the bell; when a well-remem- bered laugh, every tone of which set my veins Ungling, echoed from the passage inalde. In the next minute Agnes herselt stood vefore me. How lovely she was now! how changed, and yet how entirely the same! ripened into wo- Inanly beauty, but with the same grace, the Same innocence, the same underplay of merry Unought, And there was one further point of lsebuty. She knew me at once, and the Hugh which had overspread the fair features when I last saw them now again mantled oa cheek and brow. “Mr. Burchilii” she exclaimed. “Ob! how giad I am—I mean, how glad papa will be to see you! Hehas so often talked of our dreadful Conduct, and wished that he could make bis personal apologies for it.” “T saw him coming home last night,” I stam- mered out, “and I ventured on calling here to inquire, I hope he ts quite recovered?” “ Perfectly,” she sald; * but pray do not stand in the passa: come into our little sitting- room, pleas Agnes was ina waiking-dress, with a port- folio lo her hand, aud I made some pretence of hesitating. ‘You are going out,” I said. “Tt 1s of no consequence whatever; I was only gotng to the Pinakothek; I have taken up patat- ing as @ profession, for our means are as limited as ever, und I go there to the ladies’ studio every day. We have taken this house for six months, and in the winter we go to Rome, for I must work hard.” “Profession!” “work hard!” Could it be then that she had formed no engagement; this priceless gem still uxappropriated; possibly, possibly within my own grasp? All this dashed Uirough my thoughts in less than one second. “Papa is out,” She continued, as she ushered me Into the room; “but he will be back tn half an hour, Shall 1 show you some of sketches?” The captain’s sketches were admirable, I have no doubt, but to this day I have no con- ception what they were about. But Agues, on entreaty, shyly produced some of her own, and we sat side by stde looking over them. ‘How quickly the half hour ran itself out! And how quickly sped away the ensul; Weeks! The end of the vacation found me s ib Munich. Return to college until this issue Was decided 1 could not and would not. The undergraduates must take care of themselves Or put up with ouly on rete for the present. There came a day,at lust,on which we walked Lome together from the Pinakothek. For, by a singular coincidence, I generally found myself quitting the main body of that building nearly at the same Ume that Miss Pakenham ieft the jadies’ room. And, after some remonstrance, Tey ¢scort home had come to be accepted—the days did ciose in earlier now,and the suburb AU ‘Was unquestionably some distance off. it was an exquisite evening, The Bavarian Alps were rosy in the distance, Was steeped in the gold and crimson of an autUMD sunset, tts colors almost matched by ey dyed but still unritied foliage of the ofgarten. a oe in Sa oe Miss egret su; . “Or, by the way, the ‘English rant We not enjoy it together?” “Tam afraid,” she beg: an, Lesitatingly, but I continued my pleading. “It may De cur last evening,” I said. “Ihave had a peremptoi letter from college this morning, and I nardly know how to clay my return any longer. ne garden 1s ‘trom re.” Es Bot five minutes’ walk 1 think te capserety What was Imminent, for she trembled a good deal. But she did not retuse the arm J] offered, and we strolled through the itil gardens in company, ad- the tints, and yet not much about them either. 8: stopping short in our joy, and hope, and energy all mean one thing with me now, and that is your love. Agnes, Agnes, can you give tt me?” She withdrew her atm from mine, ant sat down on a bench near us, but without speak ing. I stil urged my suit. “Tam utterly unworthyof what I a: 1 sald, “infinitely unworthy. Lcan give nothing in return for {t, neither wealth nor position, bothing but my poor seif. If you scorn that, as you wet may——" “Stop, stop,” she said at last, “I shall begin crying if you speak ike that, and I am too——" “Too what, Agnes?” “Too hapsy to cry,” were the words which caught my Car; very faintly breathed, hardly articulated; but I did hear them. I flang my- Self by her side, Strained the shrinking form fo my breast, showered on itp and brow the kisses of a long pent-up love. Eventually she contrived to extricate her- a 1 hardly know, eet — _ scant relenting on my part—and then I spoke again. AMEE ‘all, Agnes,” I said, “you have not an- swered my question yet.” “What question?” “Whether you can give me the priceless love I have asked for; the boon of your heart.” “No,” she said demurely, “Iam sorry to say I cannot.” Demurely enough, and yet in the corners of the mouth there’ was something which looked like the Aurora-birth of a tauch. * ‘Cannot,’ Agnes?” I ejaculated; what do you mean? Why not?” . “Because it was given away years ago,” was the repiy. “Given!” [again exclaimed, “to whom?” | “To a gentleman who was left alone tn col- lege one evening, and so miscond' ‘1 himself t to be taken in custody by the e's Magazine, BEAUTY BRNED TO MERCAN- E ACCOUN Is With Fine Faces and Form. sed as Models in the Stores, UN, ¥. Cor. Cin. Enquirer } A great deal of nonsense has been written about women who serve as nude models jfor artisis. The effort has been to make them ro- mantic by describing them as virtuous exhibi- tors of their persons. I have taken some patos to learn the truth, and Iam ready to assert, without fear of contradiction, that no decent | female gets her living as an arust’s model in New York. There 1s no chance for doubt on the subject. I bave also made the singular Giscovery that the same women who uncover themselves in men’s studios without a blush Will only do s0 before the female class of the Art League when closely masked. They have ho shame tn regard to the opposite sex, but will not serve their own unless protected from recognition. It was not of these creatures” doings, however, that I set out to write, but of a slightly similar employment for girls with good forms and faces— that of wearing fashionable things in Uhe millinery, dress-making, cloak-making and bair establishments. Hundreds of girls thus turn their good looks to account In this City, not only in retall places, but in the whole- | saie departments of the largest houses. A cloak will sell far quicker when displayedon ; the form of an enchanting live figure than | when a dumb thing of wire and cotton, with a Ppasteboard face, is inside of it. This may be a mild prosutuilon of female beauty, but It has Ube countenance of the best firms in several lines of business. The inmates of a Pasha’s Harem are not_ more carefully caosea than are These mercantile models. ‘They must not only possess fine forms and faces, but a graceful carriage and polite manners are also required: Tor @ lady-like aspect is as valuable as beauty for this purpose. The wages are never less than the same persons could earn with the needle, and usually more, ONE PARTICULAR BLONDR, with the sweet face of a Marguerite, and the tall, willowy, long-legged form of the gentle matden3 in water-color pict ares, 13 sald to re- ceive $10 a week In a Murray Hill robe and Cloak concern, Any thing and every thing looks well on her; no style of garment is un— becoming, and she has the deportment of an ideal Princess. She is the daughter of a Ger- man beer salooner in Avenue B. At sixtean she applied for work in thts concern, Her suitableness for a model was seen at a glance, and she was engaged at $a week. Her pay has been frequer Uy raised, tn consequence of enticements from Tval shops, until it has reached a higher figure than ts paid to any other employe. She fs now twenty. She 13 considered worth more than her cost, because foolish buyers, sceing her attractiveness in a garment, fondly Imagine Its possession would | Somehow make them look the same. She 1s a good girl, and saves her money. The same cannot be said of all who are similarly exposed to flattery and temptation. Some o? then get vain and glady with the consciousness of their beauty, and desire to own such finery as they wear. Then comes aisgrace aud a plunge downward. In the millinery and hair stores, the requirements In a model particularly con- cern the bead, and several stores contain won- erful exhibitious of factal loveliness of various types. In one militnery concern tbis feature of the business bas been thoroughly elaborated and systematized. Ifa brunette customer ap- pears a brunette girl walts oz her, so that she tay see the colors In conjunction with acom- piexion like her o Blonde girs,tn turo,attend to dlonde shoppers, dresse: Inegs of bust ax At the time ofc in 14th streer, tt atthe rear of a theater during thi ballet spectacle, by reason of the fellow ing to escort the girls home. | | { FRENCH MARRIAGE LAW. Position of Women who are Neither Married nor Divorced, (Paris Letter to the Pall Mall Gazette.) ‘The social position of a Frenchwoman, unless She ts a star of the theater or the opera house, who has been separated by adecree obtained at her husband's Instance. ts Uttle better than that of a deiii-mondaine, unless she leads the life of & Dun, and getsintoa quite new set of friends and acquaintances. If the judgment is given in her favor, she ts still very miserably situat and obliged to be extremely circumspect an: austere in her manner of .ife. Mundane ey. ety is forbidden her by social If she ES a soiree she does not invite young girls jest thelr mothers should decline to bring them. A soiree dansante would be thought {oo fast fora lady in a husbandless situation. There ts tn the Faubourg St. Germain a lady Very puissant by her inherited wealth, and Mlustrious by her m: With the head ofa family in which there are three duchies and a principality. The year of the last Universal Exhibition she gave a ball tn compliment to the heir to a throne then tn Parls and his amiable consort. Nothing short of a commoiton was Droduced in the itrhest society by the news that she had issued invitations for a yete aan- sanie, ‘To give a ball when there wa3 no hus- band (for the hospitable grantedamein ques- Uon was une femme separer) to receive, and no widowhood to urge for belng husbandless! It Was thought scandalous. The great lady im- plored the grand seiyneur from whom she 1s Separated tocome and just stand for half an hour with her at the Trance to her state- rooms. She prayed in vajn. He was in debt. Sue sent him a check for 340,000f., and said that it he wanted more money tn return for the ser- Vice she wanted him to render, he shouid have it. But he was recalcitrant. The whole time the ball was going forward he rematned at his ciub. To prevent the ball-room from belng a Gesert the lady who gave the fete was obliged to resort to the most desperate expedients, and to ay exorbitant sums to dames of old nobility and light purse to answer to her call. She dressed number of them at the great costu- mers, at her own expense, so a nYake sure they would present a fine appearance. There Was a royal personage then in Paris who was £0 good-natured as to go and beg of his friends to take their wives and dat TS to this grand entertainment, the history of which I now give to show how terribly the matrimonial cain can galleven when the judges have decreed a Complete separation. Limekiln Club Aphorisms, (Detroit Free Press. } During the past week the committee on in- ternal harmony has been busy wita pen and ink, and as a result Brother Gardner was asked to submit the following maxims to the club for adoption: “Advarsity makes heroes, but we doan’ want * Misery Iuka but di hain’t “Misery lubs company, but de com, Wort ‘soshatin’ wie ee “De man obleeged to borry an ax am nebber Situated to lend a spade.” “I's none o’ yer e88 who libs next doah if he doan’ steal your 2A “Bread Cast upon the waters may return, wid a good endorser, am mo like bi “De man who kills = ene am ready if you a s vGardier finished the readi pee the paper_under & weight, and et wtb ecems to me dat avetract maxims am ike one could sat down an’ call to id dat would read off werry fine, but it would be a useless When you have told a man to be industrious an’ mexims eber written, an’ y all de burden he can ‘b’ar up under. ob de committee wilknot b2 lost, however. We wil ya maxims aside until an opportunity offers some 02 coune!l or udder public body.” = SPORTING GOODS. D 0 LEWIS INDIAN CLUBB! 1. nigney Szpand the Cheeta of Men, Women and Castege baa na ite en ie overcome debilitating effects of fabite. Fresh air anu daly (crrcine with fret amll owre (ya Dwi, Detniity and the lis that Fiesk Retr ton" “Boautitaiy ahaped “yolighed and Dalanced perfectiy on Kalioe's model of Rock Maple. Price ( iiuetrsted Book of Inetrnction) any Size or weiaht from 1 to 10 Ibs., only @2 per pair, only at ‘or th @ fu'l assortment of BRIGOS TRANSFERKING PAPER: INAGLE DESIG: eWORKK Running Dew mye, Suitable for Ladin Un , &e.; Initials and Wreaths for Handkerchiefs, largeand small Sprays, Pidy Patterns, &e. Ono of the many sdvantacot these Papers have over the old method of stamping gocds used for esglework ia that ladies can, by cating ont such fivures as they want, make hew and beautiful descns of their own. ‘Arty desien Printed in this way makes a clearer, better impram- sien and more dursble than when printed from And is not so expensive. All are. stencils or blocks invited tocalland examine then. Small samples siven away. We airo have a full assortment of HAMBURG and other TRIMMINGS, ZEPHY RS, AMER KUBBER are selling them cheaper than any other boure in the city. very warment ¢usran- teed perfect. Call and examine them. febly 193. ©PrERA KID GLOVES, ir, ust received $1.50 per ved at MaRS. .P. PALMER'S. GERUINE MONOGRAM KID GLOVES. 2-Button, Tc. Button, $1.00, name cee Bi New Street Sha te . aene2ick, Chena and New Street Shia tos ‘RG'S PANTILLES DE FLOB- ENC, wholerale and retaii MES. 5. P, HEROS, N. B. ORDERS. DouGLass. OONTINUATION NEEDING ERW Ey Eisewtvice, AND prions Meat "run 20 A ib be b BS) ° AWENTY PER CENT 3 DOUGLAS, fob18 Ni F MES. DOUGLASS, Frow 13 East 1778 Staret, N. ¥., PREPARATORY TO THEIR RETIREME: ¥OM BUSINESS, = = on FEBRUARY 234, for = few days, We “E," ARLINGTON HOTEL, when they will dispose of the entire balance of their IM- PORTED OUSTUMER, DINNER A BALL QRESBEB, WRAPS, So., &o., at auroat redac- en. NOTICE. —On snd after March Ist, 1881, the New York business will be coutinucd by Miss KE- BECOA HOOD. feblT-2w PRENce FLOWERS. UORSAGE BC DsEss ‘Will reo) in PAR .OUETR, GAKNITURES, BRIDAL FLOWERS, And ail styler of FLOWERS for Boutet and Even” i Wear can he found nt the PARISIAN FLOWER Co.. feb)6-Im. 1110 F #treet north wart. ADIES’ SHOE For 30 41 I sball offer my entire stock of WIN- TER GOODS ata or DISCOUNT OF TEN PER OENT. AS. H. VERMILYVA, 0 Ninth «t., opp. Patent OMoe. WASHINGTON offers creat indace- 6 to tbe ladies in Hlegani SATIN DE LYON K VELVET SUITS or ilk and Brocade nits. All matevials furnished, and hadsomesuits deivered, from 850 to $90. Bhe invites her ous- tomers to call and exarmine her goods. ios CAD we their mnterial made up at rsasonable terms i st short notice. Style and fit unsurpassed. {i feb?2. and Rp YooT’s, 815 Pennsyivania Offors decided barwsins in Beal and imitation LACK GOODS, ‘The largest aud faest collection of FINE LACES in Washinton. ELEGANT FRENCH FLOWERS FOR BOQUET DE CORSAGE, WHITE LACE DRESSES FOR LADIES', MISSES' AND CHILDREN, RIO SASH AND TRIMMING RIBBONS, REAL LAGE EMBEOIDERED AND HAND-PAINTED FANS, BECEPTION NOVELTIES A SPECIALTY, CHILDREN’S VELVET AND BILE SUITS, BONSETS, BREAKFAST AND NURSE CAPS. ONE PRICE, MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES. j00T's, Jani 25 Pennsylvania ave. Fe THE PANTY SEASON. ion BONNETS. Anda fue line of NEW DRESS TRIMMINGS At M. WILLIAN'S, fand_7 Cite Trevise, Paris, 907 Pa.ave. SELMA BUPIERT, MM Sos bit sees aor aent omen ABT EMBROIDERI ZV TRS, OREWEL and GEKMANIOWN Wi FELT, CANVASS! Sod al Materia Yor FANCY NERDLEWORE.” Fine selection of LACES, HOSTERY, ' Foe WORSTED and CHILDEEN’S FURNISHIN Goovs: full Lne of MAGHAME THBEAD. STAMPING promptly executed. dectt . 8. J. MESSER, Dagssmaxtne in conneo- Ae Boe Tv. TAYLOR'S PaT- tion with Agency TERNS, SYSTEM 0! north CUTTING, &e. EDUCATIONAL. PRErca LESSONS. NEW FEBRUARY 10. Saree Vv. YEU HO: ae Vid a gud childrea suitable ma moderate. 12m. aud 3 p.m 436 p.m. PENCERIAN BUSINESS | COLLEGE, corner of 7th and L streets no: ~The stitution bas a Ss aud sucosssful ex) l- guce of 16 yesrs. It educstoe youns men and womeR for usefi ees and self-support. Its graduates Sectre positions of trust and profit. Course of stu and t ef COTL] lish Boostecpine, by asic wad outeranieyy adapped ok beep y je an ni 5 fo erecy torlcts of bosinom: Elocution ena. Tint O. 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