Evening Star Newspaper, September 8, 1888, Page 7

CHAPTER L I got this sult Decause I was going to the seaside. My wife said I was to go; that I was looking tired and worn, and that I wanted a change. Now, I don’t at all care about gotng into the country. Lon- easantest placein the world and it seems foliy to leave it for a place that 1scertain to be less Pleasant. And I had not been away for years—not since I was married, tn fact; but this year my wife said I was to go, and she stroked back my hair trom my forehead and said my temples were throb- Ding and that showed that I ought to be at thesea side. And she kissed me on the top of the head on | the place where the hair 1s very thin and said per- suasively, “We'd better spend the money that way than tn doctor's bills, Waiter, and you can easily take three weeks’ holiday.” “Lean,” 1 said, “and I will; Dut I don't know why I should go away simply because everybody cise does. The air of Highgate 1s healthy enough for anybody, and we can make some excursions from here. We can hire a carriage and drive out through Hendon, anywhere in that direction. And T'll take you to the Crystal Palace. And Ihaven't ‘seen Epping Forest for ever so long.” ‘There’s no use arguing with my wife—she never gives in. I'm told that most women are like her im that. She persuaded me finally that I wag to go down to Eustclif, and after I had been thefe a Gay or two I was to look out for lodgings, and she Would come down with the twochildren. They didn’t want tne change, she said; It was for my Sake we were going. But she couldn't bear to think of leaving me alone. When we had settled on Eastelif my wife left me in peace for afew days, Then one morning at breakfast she sald suddeniy: “Have you orderea your new clothes yet, Wal- tert” ‘New clothes, my dear?” I said. ‘“I don’t get my next sult for another six weeks” “Weil, but, W: she said, “you must have a light sult for the seaside. You'can’t go about all ‘We time tn black; You must have a jacket-suit, tor when you are’sitting on the pebbies or rowing oF Wading.” ‘Mrs. Bio,” I said, “am I supposed to sit on pebvles oF to go about wading, exposing my ankles, at my time of lifer” i put this quite pathetically. But it was no use saying anything my wile would have ordered the sult herseié if I hadn't gone round to the Lallor’s, He was very U mpd to see me, and rubbed his hands deferentially as I sat down, “& littie sooner than usual this time, sald, “The same thing, I suppose, sir. Bi agonal coat and vest. k ae “Mr. Tap id J, “I regret that It ta not the same thing." My wife insists on my having asum- mer suit—a If u know, for the seaside.” He showed light ma- tertals, b Jet me say here clothes. My w pinch me as my poy. Even when I et into a new black coat just the same as the one | am leaving of, J dou't like Mt. And to Wear those stripes things! At last the tailor suggested a blue serge. That wasn’t so very Feet ui “quite nautical in fact. o three guineas and & bail, 5 per cent discount for’ casb, and was pleased when I satisfied. it fluted me very wel Ty home, said that and that I looked ever ¥ young. into Wales or Seot- have worn kaicker- “My dear," Isald, “I'm sure I weuldnt, You may tempt me to a blue serge suit, but we must draw the line somewhere. Tdraw ita long way Ulls side of Knickerbocker” Well, the day came at last that wasto take me to Rasicht. My wife had xed on Easteliff be- d maiden aunt who lives there. d to do something for thé children by-ant-by, and we have hopes that thetr rents Wont be forgotten. ‘The uext day Was her birthday, and my wife had bougut her a small, pair of eurritigs, and } was Lo be sure not to forget tocall and deuver them, with all sortsof messages And inquiries. {had another small plece of busi- Copy of au agreement had wo be sent from our Ata. t the leading solicitors at heir head clerk was oue of iy we had Deen in the same ofice ly undercook the commission. ight to do more than © to bed, but the next i on the beach very 3 ed very cold, and J determined put of my bath tli after ‘breakiast. 1 was bound to bathe, you see, whether I liked It or not, for my Wite had told me that 1 was to, and when sue came down sue would be sure to ask me how tips I had had, ana 1 be-1 that aman should ibs—not even to bis wife. About halt-past e sea seemed to look @ little inure comforta- and I started out to take my Mrst plunge. Afverward I decided to go and call upon my wite’s Aunt; Just a> 1 started, however, | found out that Thado’t che earrings. “They were in a smail Dox 4 pill-box, and T had taken my compound cole path pills instead. 1 was horrified to think of the scenc there would have been had I presented the wrong box; I dian’t thing I was golug to Tuake a still Worse mistake. When I went vack to my room I saw the agreement which I was to leave with Messrs Croyland, Harkness & 'Fillip. So I put ft in my pocket, and as I found their omies Was On my Way tO the “old lady's house, 1 deter mined to leave it as 1 was going there.” Accord- ingly I went Uo the beach Ncw I always say I am fond of the sea. I ike Feuding Sea tales and poetry about the might} deep, and cam declaim Byron's lines beginning tl on, thou deep and dark blue ocean rolit* But it always seems to me that the ocean rolls om quite as comfortabiy When am on shore, and I enjoy it & great deal beter. When I was @ boy. at school 1 bud to learn some verses which I haven't forgotten yet: Suave, inari mano turbantibus acquora ventia, E'terra magnum altertus spectare lebureu Underline “E terra,” and you have my sentiments, But though 1 don’t like being on the sea, 1 like Deing in it still less. Sea-Vathing 18 a dreadfully co.d, damp, clammy sort of amusement, but quar- Felling with your wife isn’t amusing "at all’ so I Getermined to take a plunge. Just as 1 was get- Ying lato the water a man about my size and bulld got out of the uext machine. He walked out gayly into deep water and then swam out to seas itt could swin like that, 1 thought, there would be sowe sease in sea-bathing; but I. had to stand about on the beach, which’ was pebbly and hurt Wy eet a good deal.” Then a wave broke over me and filled wy mouth with water, and I was glad to get back into the machine again and dress imy- sell Iwas very quick over my dressing, as I be- gap to be afraid of being late at my aust's.| My boots seemed to be unusually painrui; 1 supposed it Was owing to the pevbes on the beach when I had bathed. I gave up the idea of calling on the lawyers, but fortunately I met my old friend Hop- Kins, tlie head clerk of Messrs” Croglaud & C0., and I gave him the packet I had. “Are you down here for business or pleasure?” he sald. I knew he wanted to chafl—Hopkins was always great at cham. “For pwasure chiefly,” | answered, Hopalus ts a bachelof, or I would have sald, “For my wite’s pleasure. “Ab, 1 should Uiink 80,” he gaid. “How much for the get upt" Hopsins, lke many other peopl, is often vulgar when be ties to be jocular. > “It fits you like Ze pa-a-per on ze wa-al,"he went on, “Jacobs & Co,, I suppose.” Then he examined the coat more closely. “Avs very queer.” he sald; “the cloth 1s the best serge made, but the nt—whiy, my dear fellow, your anus are sticking out ot it dreadfully.” It Was quite true, though | never noticed before tat the sieeves were so suort. 1am not quick at observation, DUL it struck mmo as rather ‘strange Unat my wife had not remarked it, However, I arranged to see Hopkins {n the even- ing for a cat over old times, aud went onto My auat’s (I know my wife's aunt Is not my aunt, but then what relation is she? I call her my. aunt}, She wasa’t in a very good humor when I called, 1 don’t think ‘elderly maiden ladies are Very Keen about celebrating their birthdays. They Keep them once in four years, fancy. First tay sue scolded me for being late, "then for walking fast and making myvelf hot. ‘Then she became amiable Again, and said she was glad we were coming down, befe; she suouid be so glad to see her nieces “and your niece's husband, too, aunt, 1 Lope,” I Said, with an attempt at being pleasant. “Dou't be ridiculous, sir,” sue replied. “I mean Little girl, of course. Tais cool way of ski & generation was Father too muuch for me, but f said nothing. My aunt looked at me fora moment. “Mr. Bila, | dou’t like your extravagace. A married Wan Gugt not to Wear expensive flowers in lis ©vat—Uhese must bave cost you haif-a-crown at the Teast, “Expensive flowers, aunt!” I gasped. “I've ‘bougat no Blowers.” “Then where did you get those, Mr. Bifin?” in- quired my aunt sterniy. J wowed, aud sure enough there was @ button- hole of very choice flowers in my coat. 1 didn’t in the least Kuow how they got there. ¥ dida’t buy those flowers.” "she replied. “Who would give *qiught have fou reply mig! ve found some tel to this very Uucompimentary question, butt) was os astonished by the ace ot the Sowers thas I ing to say. I gazed vacant patton of iy coat, holding it out in my r. There was & This auut bas pi The sea if aH & H it better, ; 4 & § i E i ; ri i H ip i i i Tun away from your dear wife. But I will defend ihey aunt drew nereir norte bee netghs, and up looked capable of defending wg Tgasped out that I was tnnocent; that Y knew pe the telegram or the ring. My aunt darted at me and seized a small locket hanging on my watch-chain, . “That's not the locket I on wed- angi Soper zene TF I did so, and inside there was a ilttle braid of Aur and the portrait of a lady. My aunt was sc, Suppose you will tell me that thats your iue's portrait, and that her hair ts dark,’ spe I sat in perfect bewliderment., What had taken Place? Had I promised to elope (with somebody Without knowing it? Then all of a sudden the {ruth flashed upon me. T understood it all—why the boots hurt me, the short sleeves, the flowers, everything. I had gone into the wrong Dathing- machine, and dressed in some one else's clothes. It was & blue serge sult, but not mine, It was & long time vetore I could persuade my wunt of the truc Of this, but at last she gave in that I was “MF. Bifia,” she sald, “I called you a villain—t } as Wrong. "You are a'fool A man who doesn’t know his own clothes isn’t ft to be a married man, Why, What mistake will you make next. Go away, and don't forget to bring ne Bertha’s present when you've managed to find your own coat.” CHAPTER IL Ifeit very unhappy as I left my aunt's The Doots pinched worse than ever, and1 wondered how Icould ever have thought they were mine. ‘The sleeves seemed shorter, woo, than before; my arms now seemed to stick out in a most ridiculous way. I saw now that Hopkins was right. I went straight back to tue bathing place, in the hope of Anding out something about the man whose ciothes I was wearing. I Was gure that the man I had seen swimming out to sea was the man I Wanted. But the machines were all drawn up on the beach, and tue men had gone away. J found ‘ut the address of one of them, and went round to his lodgings. He wasn’t at home, but after track. Ing him about for some time J found him in a low public house. He was a born-and-bred cockney, Who had come down to Basteliif tw do odd jobs during the season. He was surrounded by a lot ‘of rowdy-looking fellows, and was telling them about the very ‘affair of “the cl of clothes, “Yes,"1I heard him say asi entered “it was one of the downlest tricks I ever heard of, and I've come across a good dal tn my tume.” + “So you "ave, Bill; ‘ear, ’ear,” they chorused ap- Provingly. “He wag got up Just like "Im, yer know; just the ‘same kind of togs, watch-chain, and everyunink.” “I suppose the watch be left bebind wasn't Worth mucu,” observed one of the listeners. “Wot do You think?” replied the cockney con- vemptuousiy. “In course it wasn’t; no fear of that. Bui, Lord, you should have heard the other a-cussin’ abd a-sWeartn’; seems as how he'd some- think vatuable In Lis pockets If he comes across (nat downy cad he'll make it ‘ot for "um. But, Lord, biess you, he's safe again in Whitechapel, vel” 1 thought I had better come forward here, and I lookeu as Herve as I could, and Sterniy asked bim if be knew where the mau’was who bad taken my clothes, Instead of unsWering he Durst into a roar jaughter, in W. ich ail Lis trends jolued, ‘Took your clothes,” he gasped; “come, now, that’s a good un, Un I believe vo tlis day he thinks that there was nd was quite the cor- | to ind my’ wite was | What he would call a“piant.” I found out, how- ever, That he knew nouulug of the whereabouts of tue ‘owner of the clothes, ana I left the horrid place. 4 didn’t at all kuow what to do, unless I Waiked about on the parade and looked out for all tue bine serge suits I could find, ‘That is just what did. With a ualf-hour’s interval for re- | freshinents, 1 did nothing but that Uli 4o’clock tn | the aiterndon. ‘There was no end of biue serge Suits Every third person seemed to be wearlig one, But some of tue wearers were too tail, & Tew were vou sort, some were too fat, and so On, Atlast [saw a man whose clothes 1’ was sure i could wear if I tried. He was walking very fast down Ul» parade, and with my U. bt boots it wasn’t pleasant Uo try vo ivliow him When I came up With bim be Was sitting on a Bench, I noticed ‘that he was looking about him a good deal, as if he Was expecting something. 1 sat down beside him, but I couldn't tuink how to broach tne sub- Jee Itcertainly would not do to say, “Sir, are Unose your own clothes you are weartug?” 1 thought of, “1 see, sir, that you like me, are wear- ing a suit of biue serge.” But that didn’t sound very well, aud | hesitated ali the more because Le looked u ¥ery peppery, excitable sort of individual. Icouid tell that by the ferocious way he looked about him. At last I said very mildly. “Excuse me, sir, but did you take a bathe in the sea this moguiig?” “Yes, 1 did,” he replied; “what of it?” “1 Only asked,” 1 continued, “because—” But here a young lady came up and touched him on the shoulder. 1am awfully sorry tobe so late, Bertie,” she ‘He got up and went away without waiting to hear What I was say At first I tuougnt I ought Wo tollow him, for I ielt' sure I could recognize my own sult. But I didn’t like to, eitner; and then it struck me that, If be uad been’ the man, ue would have nouced tuat I was dressed in biue, too. He would have been quite a5 anxious as I was to £: into his own clothes. Then the word “Berle,” 1 pulled out the telegram; it Was addressed Uo “C. Lambert,” and uear an idea came to my reliet ‘The telegram sald: “Will come by 5 p. mi. train.” 1 would go to the station and wait for the train. Mr, Lambert wouid be here to keep bis appoint- iment, and $0 I would find him. I was quite proud of this idea, and it was followed by another. “clara” was, of course, the young lady whose por- ‘ait was in the jocket 1 was wearing. I would look out for her, and she, of course, would be look- ing out for him, and just as they were over the first ecstasies of meeting I would step up gently and say: {My clothes, sir, if you picase.” I spent Ube quarter of au hour'l bad to wait at the station tn looking at .Ta’s” portralt, so as to be sure I should know her when she came. But she didn’t come—at least I didn’t see her. I waltedin the station till everybody had gone away who had come in by the 5 p. m. trun. {saw no one who resem! all Lue iady of the locket, Just as 1 Will'you follow, sis" he sagt with a maysterious “Will you follow, sir, a air. I hesitated "A uioment’ it was evident be was going to take me Lo Une Clara of the telegram; ought I to go? I thought that this at any rate would bring me into some connection with Mr. Lambert, Whoever he was, and so lead to getting back my’ clothes and my aunt’s earrings, “Lead on,” I said. ‘The situation seemed to be getting quite romantic. Here was I, a steady, re- Spectable man of thirty-seven, golig to keep an appointment with a young aud beauuful ne only thing Was, what would she say when found that 1 Was the wroug man? She would probably be very much frightened, and I would then say dramatically, “Madam, Your secret is uy ‘My guide lea me to a house not far from the sta- tion, The housemaid who let us in looked at me, 1 thought, wfth unusual interest. I quite under- stood that. We were shown into the front first- Noor parlor, and here my conductor left me, “Will you Wait here a little while, sir?” he said, as ne went away, 1, sat down, rather wondering what was going to happen. Would she come in suddeniy and throw her arms round my neck, and not feel any arms thrown round my neck, sol turned round. I saw a stout, elderly gent evidently a clergyman or a dissenting minister. + oqysiry” Lega, for 1 thought I had better Anisn ‘at once, “Do not address your remarks to me,” he replied solemaly; “I am not Mr. Gregory. ain Lhe door opened; a lady entered. “Madam,” I said. “I don’t know——” “Sir,” she replied, “my brother, Mr. Gi will be in directly. You will be good énough to “it it ‘Misguided man,” said the clergyman, “I would beg hun to remember that all isknown, No subterfuges can avail him.” Vs Fra ne Wo be trifled with,” said ‘Before I cold reply anything, a tall, stout man bag into the room. He was Very red and very “I have locked the front door,” he said, “and fas- tened all the windows and bolted the atthe Lop of the stairs, He can’t escape, anyhow. And — sir,” be added, suddenly turning to me,“we'll inlit, dashed out of the room and returned almost ‘to bathing-macuines.' the whip begs bat n Don't strike, DUt Rear me,” ex. ig much more accurately, nt believe, however, I should have Saved bf somebody coming into the roo nel z the “Clara” of the locket. @ young lady, evidently ner were 1 aA onpect 2 to the room, It was ‘She had been’ cry furious peal at the bell, “‘Sontound that giril” why doesn’t she open the “You have the key in your pooket,” ver, Who now with the clergyman “Come ay from ol one a matte, 13a married man with four children,” said lemnly. n,” corrected the lady. “And who is a married man With 1,” murmured the other. der to think of What might have happened.” “Down on your knees and confess. villain,” roared the oid gentleman, lady burst out laughing. “You don’t think,’ Charlie Lambert there. Why-Charile is as ent as possible—Charle is good-looking. You can’t think I'm in Jove with that man. Why, he has red gentlemen,” said I, in terposing, “but I think I'll Withdraw. juite enough of this. I’ve been insulted all round. ‘ou Won't hear me, at least let me go away.” lere the door opened and @ young man rushed into the room. ne Gira!” he said. ‘There was no need to ask who ‘You'll remember,” I said after a time, “that that ts my coat you are wearing. Don’t crumple ‘The three others looked on astonished, but Clara Gregory quite coolly introduces Mr. Charles Lambert to all of them, “And who,” said the elder lady, “who 1s this man with tie wife and two children, and what ts he doing here?” iow Itelt it was my turn to have an tnnln; aud 1 explained the whole affair. ‘The old gentle- sort of howl when I mentioned the Dathing-machine, otherwise I was listened to, ‘Tuen I and Mr. Lambert Toom to change our clothes, He wasn’t very ami- remarking that anybody might have told the difference between the two suits, his and mine being, he said, jowever, he told 'me about tue business which bad brought him to Kastelit to his Clara for nearly a year, Clara Was ap orphan, and her uncle and jaunt were her nearest relatives. They had re- cently returned to England from Australia, and taken upon themselves the care of their ulece, ‘The uncle Was for some reason very suspicious of him—had refused to gee him, had refused to recog- nize the engagement or to let Clara correspond with him. ‘They had not had much dmicuity in evading ils commands as to correspor they had arranged Decume known ‘to Easteliff himself, bringing train than the one appot Clara's maid had informed him later on in the day nge of movement, and so he had not ‘When We got back to the other room a general reconciliation took place. They apologized to me for having called me a Villain, and so on, and said acquaintance. They laughed when I told them what had happened to the wedaing-ring. ‘But What have you done with the marriage special license?” said Mr. Lambert DAY. “Good heavens!” I said, “I must have given it thinking it "was the agr to think of thé jokes he would cut at nse, and that the story would reach my ‘London, wo. | In tact the hovel I found the Ucense ti & very facetious note from Hop! happiness in my second matrimont: soon. I wou’t give the letier; Hopkins ‘isn’t really so funny as he thinks he 1a, ‘The next day Mr. Lambert called at my hotel. He said Ubat Uncle Gregory had given his consent 1 ingist,” she went fe has confessed his adjourned to bed- Deing made by Pook Very inferior article. lan of fight. But this had jory; he had come wo niece by an earlier leased to make my ‘when I got back to ere, sent back With allabout it, And she says that next summer I must wear dittos, and that ahe Was never in favor of my having a blue serge sult.—Bovt Shindler, in Belgravia. ighiiug eyes of bl ik glatiogs shy and My darling bent her he sweetest “g “Eiie tee that look with {ove ta ming." —M. A. Dmosox, ————+e0e ‘The Number Seven. From the London Globe. August 16. Pythagoras, Who lived before the days of Seven @ mouth—and formerly commou to the genus. ‘It'is sovicosbie tea co tainly siogular, chat tue ‘ancient peopib or Bera You sce this; he Sask and po “You ” ne “and you see me.” And be lifted the Whip menacingiy. lady He ae = “ Roger,” “don’t forget to temper justice with me: tater a peers Sake es" he had a maoduer, thoug! ywever, It was high time to speak for myself. ‘y began “tMy dear in, ou are under amistake; the fact is, this morning I took & bath- ing-machine—” “ Dou’t call me your dear sir.” he thundered out before I could finish; “and don’t talk to me of Yes or, ore" Ad Ne sinc toate ip —" wi in a very'significant manner. Fos Onpitany Woopworx use whiting and am- monia to rub the dirt off, Izmowape 1s a safe drinkin sickness and health, It tends to correct biliousness, Lar CLorazs raat Fape soak over night In one ‘ounce of sugar of lead in a pail of water. Aw Excstiewr Foawirure Pousn 18 of equal Parts of shellac varnish, linseed oli and spirits of ‘Tux AFPLICATION of a smail bit of cotton satur- ated with ammonia to an aching tooth will often Give relier. AN Oocasiowat Taasroonrvt of the white of an Saoeyees sear For Cuarrap Lirs, mix two tablespoonsful of clarified honey with a few drops of lavender water, OF any other perfume, and anoint the lips fre SILE AwD Gamage Srors.—A sure and safe way to Temove grease spots from silk is to rub the spot julckly with brown paper. The friction will soon ww Out the grease, CLuan ParskeD Waiis by wiping down with a ‘Mannel cloth tied over a broom or brush, and then rub down with a of stale bread, segin at the top and go straignt down, : To Take Mu.paw Our ov Fors Warts Goopa— Grease the spots well with hog’s lard and expose to the hot sun before you wash the garment. An- Other method is to soap the ‘and while wet powdered To Cigan Mansux.—Benzine and common clay are used to clean marble, Grease spots can be Temoved from marble by the application of a ie made of crude and whiting. Brush it all over the surface to be cleansed and polish off. To Rewove Srecxs om Dust rnox Tas Ere, take the upper eyelashes between the thumb and finger, and draw the lid compievely over the under lashes, and gently move it backward and forward. specks In Lhe eye fasten on to the lower Temain there after having let go the upper. To Trmar SrRains, give the affected part rest and apply warm fermentations, If inflammation Sul ass coasts Scone oe whic! removed at totervals if Wee esetctcy Skea eto sum iniments Or pouitices made of bread, vinogar and water, Or? Baers wird Borren Savck—Take two Ber muda beets of medium size, Wash and dry them without breaking the skin. Boll tiem for thirty- five minutes in fast-bolling water, slightly sal Wwhica must enurely cover them. "Then scrape the skin, cut the beets Into slices and Lue slices Into strips. “Melt an ounce of butter, add to it & little salt and pepper aud a teaspoonful of vinegar. Pour it over the beets and serve, BakeD Cuors.—Pile the neatly-trimmed chops exactly upon each other, putting tirve or four to- gether, and bake ina good hot oven for fifteen or Uwenty minutes, adding a very little hot water, and basting occisionally. Then separate them in Such & Way that all will ‘become nicely browned, Sprinkle with salt and pepper, strew over them & Cup of bread crumbs rubbed fine and seasoned with cayenne and a live mint, Squeeze a few drops of Jemon and put bits of butter over the top. Brown nicely and serve very hot, Eouise MUFPINe.—Let the cook tear off from her bread dough before breakfast one pint of the dough (for five persons), and soften this with ‘sweet milk, beaten in until it 1s the consistence of Datier, uhid enough to drop from the spoon, but Rot to'spread much on the griddle. Each mumn should be haif an inch thick iu its muila hoop or ring, abd should be torn apart, not cut. After mixing With the milk let the mufin batier rise for an hour betore baking. Let your griddle be Set on the range over night, Brownep Kiog makes adelicious entrée. A cup- ful of rice 18 washed and boiled soft, with a pint ‘and a haif of milk, four tablespoonfuls of sugar and a bay leaf. When the rice is soft the bay leaf 4s removed, a gill of cream and the yelks oc four eggs ure added, beaten toa light foam, and the rice is then piaced in a dish to cool When per- fectly cold the surface 18 dusved with powdered sugar and cinnamon, or with burnt almond dust, prepared by browning peeled or blanc almonds in Une oven, and then pounding thei to a powder. Sava Trem i Inontna.—A great deal of time may be saved in troning if the sheets are folded and only ® quarter of them troned, and plain under clothes are folded together and only haif of taking and roniag botiy if clotues are only ade and iro1 clones are e plain. Where @ mother has @ large tamily of children to bring up, and but ULtle Lelp to do it, she would live much longer and have ume to Veach them someting useful if instead of tucking and rufiling ail their garments, she would make ‘them as plain as possibie, Fou KRgrine TILgD HeaRTHs oR HALLS IN ORDER. If these are in good condition to start with, it is the easiest thing possible to keep them so, Wash ‘them With 1uke-warm water and soap anda flan- nel. Never use a scrubbing brush, as 1 seems to loosen tem tn their setting. When washed, wipe them dry with a soft cioth, and then rub’them well all over with an old silk haudkerchief dipped im buttermilk or a little linseed ot, polishing tuem ag you go. This process 13 only required about once 8 w ek, unless there Is a great deal of heavy; wear. Use a bit of chamols with the oll. Blac and white marbie vestibule checquered squares or mosaics are also kept in good order by tne same process, How 10 Ear a Sort-Bor.ep Eac.—The very nicest way of eating a soft-botled egg is from the shell. Place the small end of the egg into an egg-cup, or you may stand it in asmall napkin- The large or butt end of the egg should have the shell removed irom it; then if you take away a small Plece of the white you have ataple room for salt, per, and & small plece of butter, which may bePiniked ‘with the egg without auy” aiflculty, Long-handled porcelain teaspoons are the nicest und only proper things to serve with bolled egga. Soft-boiled eggs may also be eaten from a heated egg-gluss; the egg being opened carerully and Uurhed into the glass, “Salt, black pepper, and butter are the proper seasonings. Haxp anp Sort Warr 1x CookinG.—All cooks do not understand the different effects produced by hard and soft water in cooking meat and vege- tables, Peas and beans cooked in hard water, containing me or gypsum, will not voll tender, because ese substances harden vegocablecaseine. Many vegetables, us onlo1 neal less in sott water, betause all the favor is Dolied Out, For extracting the Juice of meat t) make a soup or broth, soft Water, unsalted and cold at tirst, 1s the best, for it much more readily penetrates the Ussue; But for bolling where the juices should be retained, hard water or soft water salted 13 pref- erable, dud the meat should be put in walle, the water 1s bolling, $0 a8 to seal up the pores at once. PICKLING SEA80N.—Those who bave not had the opportunity to make tomato catsup before this month, will, of course, do so without delay. Every day in September the tomatoes grow more acid aud Watery, requiring more boiling and greater care in boitling, and they are more prone vo fer- ‘mentation. All pickling should be done this month. ri Deans, martines, onions, are best done as carly in the monti as. possible. Corn may be salted down, also the latest Deans, for winter use, and Will be found more pala- tabie ‘than even the ‘best canned goods. . Al this Period also are quivoos at thelr height. “The ‘white and yellow peaches are due during the earl part of the month ia good condition for canning or spicing. The small green captaloupes that will not mature before cold weather, may be used mangoes, and make a delightrul pickle, if pre} During the early part of we tied.” fa tucyall plckung’ should be dot are September, Again the orchards hold to view 4 ‘2 tempting, I A weall ‘Beneat a in soenuty new tet eras ‘Ares i deep. ‘oclated with ro luminous solar syded m docord’ badly vogetner tt i al- ways advantageous to separate them by white. Red and ius aoord: re ifthe ed inclines racer vo a t than a crimson, Green and violet, when light, form a “Orange and. iereen do ‘nee ‘sccord well, Orange nd viet actore passably, yet not $0 well a8 FLIRTATION. Hew and When tt May be Performed, e il rT, i SHA «fH THEEHEEES peng HE age ie FRA ie ‘There is some advi lishment skevoning or pl the piano when you areaway; but they have their limits, or you may find yourself Suddenly put in the background, with art and its profeeuors ocoupying: your plade in your wite's should be easily taken at a ‘Suouid be prone to Diush on the smallest _provoca~ Uon. A quick-witted ar 1s the most formidable foe @ man can take to his bosom. Whether tho Young Wouan of whom I am treating should have money 1s, of course, a matter between you and your bankers. Having chosen, the first thing 1s to make sure that you will be safe in proposing. With the right kind of girl Unis suould nov be difeult, Of course You must sigh and gaze, and murmur the usual Soft nothings; and you would do well to see whetuer a little pique or jealously may not be be unready, slow and uncertain of speech. She disadvantage, and useful now and then, tls 18 indespen- suble; for if the Jealousy seem very Merce, the lady Wili not do. 4 jealous woman 1s a crown of thorns to her husband. Leading up to a proposal ts a very disficult art; for you have to be carerul that your bridges aré open beind you, so that the moment you see you are not likely to’ succeed you can retreat in good order and without receiving any disastrous volley from the enemy, ‘In other words, It 1s your object that, if one of the two should lovk foolish, it shall not be you; and if youcan only manage that the young iady’shail refuse your offer betore you have Made 11, you really want but little instruction, Of course, if you have got her into this humiliating Position, deal kindly and humanely with her. Pos sibly tien you may turn her hatred to gratitude, and so have mage a friend instead of a peculiarly bitter foe. ‘One swart man of my acquaintance was in the habit of rising to great heights of sentiment dur- ing 4 Dall, and in a corner of the supper room, fix- ing his expressive eyes on his partner's, and Whis- pering in trembling accents, “Then will you have me?” It mattered little whether the answer Was “yes” or “no,” for he was nota marrying man, and uniforuily replied either hat it was a pity, for he had longed to dance the cotillion with her, or that he Was delighted, for ne certainly would not have waited to dance'it with anyone else. But he played his little joke wo often, and aftera ume found it dificult to get partners. He bas sunk very low now, and lives, I believe, on ‘nis pavernai acres in Sussex, in galters and a dirty shooting Jacket; fattening pigs, and digging up Weeds with @ spud. Aud can ‘rememver ‘one of the smartest men in town} ‘Of cou.se, with a girlin her first—or even per- haps her second season—there 1s little dificulty. Her eyes will show you pretty well what answer 18 ready behind her ivory teeth. But do not be too easily Satisiied with the quick heaving of her bosom, ‘There is a good deai of excitement to a girl in refusing @ man, and that excitement, may the cause of tbe Unwonted heaves Always Propose—or lead up to a proposal—seated. When you are standing up you are to some exvent in a Worse position than she is Provably she has something in her hand—afan or @ parasol—and even if she has nothing, & Woman can manage ber arms better than & mau, Besides you should bear im mind that it you are accepted your attitude must be one of Sudden rapsure, and if you are Standiyg (she Will, of course, be standing, too— youcouldn’t propose standing to a girl sitting) you must at once seize her, or attempt to seize her, in a close embrace. Now, even Bioudin would find it difficult nov vo overbalduce himself and topple forward when drawn suddenly onward by @ modesi retiring damsel about whom his arms are twined, while he cannot move either foot forward for fear of treading on uer feet or frock. It would ‘De ominous to begin by tearing her dress out at Ne prop ting. If the girl illing- 10. Propose sitt be willing—and be not a fool (we need not count fool-girls; they can be proposed to in any rough and unscientafic style)—she will allow one little white hand, as you are growing terribly and meaningly veuder, to hang somewhere within your reach, You geutly take of it, It remains—passive, per- haps, but sull {t does remain—in yours. ‘The bat- teis won, You are engaged irom that moment, and all the rest of the interview 1s only leather and prunella, But if, when you take the hand that has been hanging there asa bait, 1t 18 briskly withdrawn, and the dignity of outtaged propriety shines out Of the eyes so falsely tender a moment since, then Tecognize at once your danger and rise to the oc- casion, “Wuy do you object to our being friends, Miss Blank?” you should say, a ttle coldiy and with if you can manage the thing—just a slight suspl- cion of amusemeut in your eyes—or mouth—prac- tive before Ube glass and see which comes ). ‘This ts rather a poser. She can’t well say that friends dou’t take cach other's hands; still less can she say that she suspected you did not intend to stop there. | Then you can go on. “7 had so hoped We might be, You know that I never intend Lo marry (put in some reason for your celibacy here ir you have a nice one, but it 13 not Of much importance), and itseems b urd that there fore I should be shut out from friendiiness (oF inti- macy, Uhe latter for choice, with nice women.” Here, again, you see you have her at @ digad- Vantage. If she uas any consclence, she cannot, after drawing you on so prettily, say that she doesn’t Want to be friends with you; yet if she says she does, she actually of her aécount cuts the ground unuer her own feet, turns all Sentiment out of the thing, and altogeuler elimi- ates the little conquest ‘she had up to that mo- ment deemed at her mercy. ould she, however, find herselt obliged to do this, then, if’ you have the nerve, you can infilet a Rory sweet lithe bit of punishment by confiding ner ve affair of your own, apocryphal oF ot, and you can force her, with tage at her dee feat in her to Usten’ to your impassioned tale of sorrow, of two hearts tut beat as One, of young: wom hough knees are rare ot young ‘woman are rare now), of Stern and soruid parents, . ————coe______ Il-Timed and Well-Timed Hymns, ‘From the Chicago Advance, August 23. ‘The pastor of @ large city church not long since gave up the concert, only ladies taking part, ‘The laaies were feeling that they had quite equaled their brethren in the conduct of public meetings, and the pastor ‘seemingly shared their elation when he announced for the closing hymn: “Trim your feeble lamp, my brother!™ ‘A few weeks since the ot a city church in the Northwest, much a BY, alli. people, Shoir struck up: ae A student trom Yale divinity sch sup- plying ‘connecticut cauren for ‘a Sasbar seed cong ‘and annoukoed they was ane eatin eat ii & E 888) ‘and. ie as Toa m n wseneral debility i coreainiy Howen, La.—I know Mr. W. ¥. Bridges, and will say thet his statement 1 Cory pu SusLTOx, Drogyist, ‘Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. Tae Sits Brnoisio Cos Drawers atlanta: Ge ous LADIES _GOODS.__ GPO SOUS" raILOR AND HABIT MAKER, 1106 Fst. n. w., bas opened for the season, and fs pre- pared to take orders, and will be pleased to see. his customers and all the ladies who wish to get best fitting ad “moet ‘styitsa, dresses, uae st Very poawou:ule ricer. New gods, new Sty] Sm Miuz M. J. Paaxo 1309 F st, nw. (airs. Hunt's.) FINE FRENCH HAIR GOODS. Also— Aspectal selection in SHELL, AMBER an DULL JET ORNAMENTS. ‘Hair Dressed and Bangs Shingled. su31-lm* Fron, Duzse Suuzipe ARE THE BEST IN THE WORLD. Manntactred by A ‘M Brinkmann & Co., Baltimore. mn cE ; iH bie i E 5 E f £ i i h i # fj E i E H ji é : HA i i I ei E i | j 5S i f i # i 4 H] eH i E. rt He ed bans " 0:47 AL Z iS ! ale LN EFFECT AUGUSTE 5. Inna. T™UuhEe dik A Lows. Doerewegens TON, FhOM STA’ Shiketa As FOR the West. 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Watiturten to Heo AND POTO! con? and Koo JUNCANSON BROS, Auctionsers, Oh) PEARLE BEAT ESTATE: HALF STREET SOUTHWE-T. virtue of a decree of the Supreme istrict of Columbia, passed in a cause ‘Cink and olhers were a 7,20, 9:00, 11.00, ana rotten (press of Pullinais arlor ‘Am daily, except Sunday, ith Dimi Gar on enucy day, Bsrockiyn, SY. all trroush trains conwect, st Jen. boats of Brockiyu Annex affording known ‘as Equit to Pultou street, svoiding double ou FRIDAY, El FIVE O'CLOCK FM; sell at pub tor trout hat parcel of land, Veahington, District of Coluinbia, $33, suas Ni, 1888, af ‘auction, in frout Of the premises, ste im the ‘city ‘thd known as and be: Bumberal our bunds ‘two-story frame dwelling. ferma oi sclo an prescribed by eaid decree: One- third of the purc-ase mobey in cual obe-thind in ome ‘nd one-third in two years. ‘The. det tobe secured by ‘the ‘notes of the deed of trust uson the premices, ai $90, 10-00. sad. Prendt-s ‘of $100 required joned within tou taal oF tue trustee reserven the ‘cost and risk of the defaulting pur- ‘Trustee, BENJAMAN F. LEIGHTON, Gia, 483 ICKSBURG RAT. ‘RENCH DYEING, SCOURING AND DRY CLEAN- Fixe ESTABLISIMENT New York ave irst-class Ladies’ and Gents? work of every tio, ANTON AND CAROLINE with A. Fischer and Maison Yriese, Paris." Jazi-1y TON FISCHER'S DRY CLEANING ESTAB- LISHMENT AND DYE W ‘Gost nw. Dyed without bein € pred, Evening Dresses out Delng Se 9 Fa Fey ace Pc LL-WOOL GARMENTS MABE UP RIP piers wi A, FISCHI 306.6 FAMILY SUPPLIES. BAKE » PARIS, 1 BAKES Warranted ABSULUTELY PUKE 00- ‘COA. from which the excess of Oil has been’ removed. it has. three times the Strength of Cocos mixed with Starch, Arrowroot or Sugar, and is therefore far more economical, costing Irss than onc cent @cup, It is delicious, nour ishing, strenethening, pesily digested and admirably adapted for invalidsas Well as for persons in health, SOLD'BY ES EVERYWHERE. W. BAKEK & CO., SOMETHING ‘That has caused everybody to sound the praises of BRIDAL VEIL FLOUR? ‘Try it and see, and you will use no other. Forsale by the following well known grocers. JOHN H. MAGRUDER, 1417 New Yorkava CHAS. L_ KELLOGG, Masonic Temple, Yeast GEO, E KENNEDY & SON, 1209 F st W. E. ABBOTT, 1721 Pennsylvania ave. BA WALKER, 1600 7th st. EM. BURCHARD & BRO., Penn. ave and 45st. G. W. & H. W. OFFUTT, Georgetown. A. 0. WRIGHT, 1632 14th st, sale-whs “6 ” Ovz “New Sovran” Pazexr AND W. H. TENNEY FAMILY FLOUR. ‘None genuine without our brand and circular inside each package. ‘These standard brands of flours cannot be excelled. ‘They are nade exclusively of Southern wheats raised i Maryland and Virginia. The crop of these States being very fine in quality,our flours will if possible be still better. Fauulies using them once will con- to tse them. ame W. H. TENNEY & SONS, ‘Merchant Millers, aug20-1mo Georgetown, D.C. PIANOS AND ORGANS. OTICE! 1 WILL ON 17TH SEPTEMBER KE- Ney gui Bane faeewas ero ore L. SUMNER, WE SAVE 4 SUPERB LINE CF DECKER BROS.’ PIANOS, WEBER PIANOS. FISCHER PIANOS. ESTEY PIANOS. ESTEY ORGANS. CASES OF ROSEWOOD, EBONY, WALNUT AND OAK. REASONABLE PRICES AND TERMS TO SUIT ANY PURCHASER. [ANOS FAN (08 Re 108, 08 ‘We rent pianos for any length of time desired, and with the option of purchase, You will be pleased with our PIANOS, PRICES AND TERMS, SANDERS & STAYMAX, JARVIS BUTLER, MANAGER, 934 Pot a1 pore eerie pris, iaSlos TON aan s™ ‘WM. ENABE & CO., 817 Market Space ‘WORKMANSHIP is to our GEO © STICKNEY, auctioncer, 056 F st a IMPROVED NEL Y - SEVEN HES: EAST SIDE OF TWELFIH STKEEX SOUTHEAST, BEIWEEN virtue of ned of trust to wx reconted tn Liver ws 25Y, one of the labd records for the ‘and at the request of the . anid 10:05 p.m, “i037 ‘i aly, Washington, D. of C., aud known 12 abd 13 and theeast inches of oricinal lot 14, ib square 1020. two equal instalments, payable in one and after date, with interest at tum per annum. payable seu the option of the and recording at purchaser's plied with in fitteen days, or sold at the risk and cost of the JOHN F. WAGGAMAN, seG-cokds HENRY P. WAGGAMA\ ALTER B. WILLIAMS & 0O., Auctioncera EZ OF VALUABLE IMPROVED ‘H STREBT =CRIE- E aud Pennsylvania avenue station, where orders can be left ASHINGTON OM STATION CORN! orth went, express daily 10 55a y virtue of a deod of trust dated on the 15th = ‘6, and duly recorded in Liber No. ‘ol the land reesrda ‘by the writen directs wereby, I will sell at pub SEVENTEENTH DaPor 8 SE 3 at HALY-PAST FOUR O-CLOCK T- June, A.D. 187 eS Lundred aud. eighty-seven (28%), bewunnitug street one hudred sud forty sour (144) feet and three (3) inches ‘cast from the southwest corner of ssid thenoe north Afty-mine ( J SS) tect aud ix (8) “pipe «6®) feetand three (3) $2020 4m and 15.20 mm, "and points on ‘the Sbepaudoab ‘and all points south via Norfolk thorn toa a Cincinuats and 8. ‘dal SD pe ms fromm Pattabury daily 7 if EF HOMAS DOWLING. Al To WHOM If MAY CONCEEN: NOTICE 18 EKEBY GIVEN THAT THE FOLLOWING GOODS: ‘BE BOLD TO PAY STORAGI FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER POUK’ mencing ‘at TEN O'CLOCK, A. MAC TRANSFORTATIO River Landings. rae leaves = ‘7th streot whart, Mt Ye8xox: wer. vERNon! STEAMER W. ‘Teh-sureet whart dail fp 3 Ae OD. BCHER LLOYD & & OO Fast Bieaiuers, mre