Evening Star Newspaper, October 12, 1889, Page 9

i. i THE EVENING STAR: WASHINGTON, D.C., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12. 18 Written for Tas Evesixo Stan. ATTRACTIVE HOMES. Some Suggestions on the Question of Portieres. HOW PRETTY HANGINGS CAN BE MADE OF MATE- RIALS OF LITTLE COST—A PORTIENE MADE FROM 4 HOMESPUN BLANKET-—DESIGNS FOR MOMIE CLOTH, GIMP AND SHEETING, The heavy portieres that have been summer- ing in cedar chests or bave been secluded in hewspaper Wrappings are now emerging and iilling the air with the pungency of camphor and other preventires of the devastating moth. Happy is the honsewife who finds no inroads have been made by the destroyer. Especially happy is she if the hangings are enriched in any Way with any of her own work, for every one naturally desires a permanency in her forts at beautifying her home. A portiere is | large thing to attempt, but without aiming to emulate the exquisite work one sometimes fees at art societies, which represent artistic | skill and much Inbor, many good effects may | be achieved. Iwill try and describe some of | the unique porticres I have seen or heard of, as Suggestions for rousing the ambition of some | home artist. FOR A BED Roo% DooR. mes to mind is a hanging for tis very pretty and suita- bie for its position. the foundation is » home- spun dianket, which was presented as a fam “felic” toa young lady, who resolved to m something more than a mere bed covering of it. At the top was embr ed afunny hittie | halt wreath of flowers in pink and green wools, | With the initials of the quondam owner. ‘ihis | gave enough color to make pink the shade de- ; cided on as the tone for the ornamentation. 1 The top with this monogram end fowe inaf ars at wost, they would micet again, | turned over for a valauce, some ten in and that then there wouid be no more partings | deep. At the hem of the valance a coarse but- | between them, but that their lives would flow tonbole stitch was worked with heavy pink | 5), together, quietly and blissfully as the peace- flax thr Intu the loops thus mado were | fui citer at thie te tied large rings, crocheted around with Major Brown shifted uneasily in bis chair, and the pink flax "thread, and ini _ the 3 Tings Were tied lengths of the thread, making tassels. At interva.s over the portiere were powdered figures somewhat resembling prince's feather im siape, cut from flux velour of an old pink color, ‘These were couched down with the coarsest Japanese goid thread that col be gotten. This was quickly done and ve ¥, while the strictly conventioual treai- meut made it more striking and appropriate | tax any following of natural forms would have done. The selvedges were leit as the | finish ut the sides of tue portiere, while the seiue narrow hand-sewed hem, put in when it Was new, still served as the finish at the bot- tom. The tassels make a graceful supplement to the valance. ‘Ihe expense of this was a title, and the work, as I have said, quickly ac- complished, A PORTIERE OF BURLAP. Burlap has been used now and then, often with excellent effect, An artist made a portiere Of it that was noticeable and harmonicus with its surroundings. The burlap was laid on a bare floor aa the first ste and nailed at inter- vals, to keep it well stretched. It was then given « coat of burnt sienna house paint. Be- | fore painung a deep fringe was made at top cht years is a ve and boitom by ravcling the material. To give 1 Nettie recoga ita immediately, | a he T effect rope was traveled also and wed | she saw a very different man, when Major Bio in at given and to e it hang well | landed at Southampton, from the c was knotted at the end of the strands, This cash is » Chinese coin of almost infinitesi- mai value, which can be bought in quantities at Chinese stores. The top of the portiere was | turned over balencewise, with this weighted fringe as a finish. A wide band of brown velveteen was put above the fringe «t the top| and bottom. and on these bands as ornamentu- | acknow!#dze as her} roperty. But Major Brown, | tion were straw woven disks—really Chinese | on his part, nad experienced a kind of shock | table mats to put uncer dishes. This, too, was | when Nettie stepped cut of the crowd to greet | & very inexpensive affair, but decidedly unique | aod claim Lim. Was tat little Nettie? Some- aud pictures¢ FOUNDED ON STEETING. A portiers, which produced a warm and golden effect, iad for its foundation white bol- ton sheeting. This was crossed for nearly half its depths by bands of yellow velveteen. The bands were Siuches wide and the spaces be- tween about 4 inches. Upspringing from the bottom were chrysanthemums worked in linen floes, which looks so silky and handsome, in all the tones of yellow andsome browns to give character. The flowers were naturally treated, but rather scant as to number and worked soud 4s well as their somewhat ragged stems. The whole thing was beautiful, but more work than mavy people wish to put on one article. pretty modification might be made from this alpey with less work and expense involved. | Jse the same bolton sheeting for the curtain itself; then forthe bands use blue denim. The white stripes between should be worked with flax thread ina duii blue shade,a Greek border beings good design. Thiscan be quickly done in either couching. for which the heavy flax thread is very suitable, or in outline simply. Oatlining is monotonous for any one who docs much embroidery of mote pretentious styles, but to many it represents the whole range of their possibilities, and really would look very well in this case. The yellow and white por- tiere was lined with buff sutine. This could be lined with the denim more suitably than with anything else. Still another way to turn denim to account as a door hanging is to have the porticre of this material. with a band of cut Work in cream white, put on asa frieze. As a finish to this—the sole ornament of the cur- tain—a deep fringe of cream white cord can be tied in. but instead of leaving it to fail loosely as a fringe braid a number of strands together, knotting them at the end, thns leat ing a little tassel at the end of each braid. MOMIE CLOTH AND GIMP. Still another method for a portiere of home manufacture is one quite successfully carried out by a young lady with materials of compara- tively small cost. The curtains, for in this case there were two at double doors, were of olive momie cloth. For a frieze, wide gimp, euch as used to edge curtains, was made the principal ingredient, as it were. This was ap- plied im curving forms to the momie cloth with course button-hole stitch in different colored crewels. The curves left oval spaces at inter- vals which filled in with lace stitch with the ll done in a coarse but effective way. From the lower edge of this frieze a deep fringe hung inade of strands of coarse wool braidedand tied ina tassel at the lower end. | yfisg Drayton's grieved look lic broke off ad bora os oe bovine persebee eres continued again in a resigned volce: “Yes, yes, of red in this contrasted prettily e olive Pil do it eae ground work. Itallhad something the effect | #3, {°e SO C8 ORIN: NE: ae 30 of Indian work or of the Algerian hangings brought to this country. IMITATING JAPANESRAWORK. The portieres made in imitation of the bead Japanese ones are rather new and very cheap and easily made. Strong cord is cut into lengths long enough for the desired portiere. Bamboo rods are cut into two-inch bits, and wooden button moulds of good size provided. ‘These last should be colored in various gay shades with oil paints, The bamboo is strung onto the cord, » 1 pieces in succession, then # bright button mould is put on; then the bam- boo again, and so on until the cord is fall,when a knot in the end keeps it secure. Large glass beads highly colored are sometimes inserted also, Children, with their fondness for bead stringing. might be made useful in getting up & banging of this kind, and it would be an en- tertainment for some stormy winter day when out-of-door amusements are ata stand-still. Any suggestion that will while away such tedi- ous hours when they bave to stay in the house is often # boon to both the little folks and their elders. ————+s + ___ Some Clothing Trade Wit. From the Clothier and Furnisher. t stud unto the other, my dear twin brother, T beet condole, Por, by my life, we're in @ hole.” First Thread— What's the matter? Second Thread—I'm broke. To the Necktie: Soliloquized the collar ‘As it stood Up trim and neat, “Lmay not havea dollar, < my meet” in Chicago)—“Are you going to No.” Then let me wear your Prince I've gota flannel shirt.” First Brother that 5 o'clock ton’ THE LATEST MUSEUM FREAK. He looked as if he bad met his doom As he sat op the pl His doieful face was ¢ of despair. ‘The ragged clothes bung down in strands, Ons frame that bad cnee been stout; He nervously rubbed his pale, lank hauds As the spectators moved about. ‘improve his healtiy, | and won her. | How young and fair and tender the girl iooked | | larity to conceal his evident boredness, A FREE-WILL OFFERING. L Major Brown lay stretched out in the long bas- ket-chair in the smoking room of Sea View Villa. A small fox-terrior slept, curled up into a firm ball onthe rug. The major's tect were placed at exactly the correct angle for securing he proper amount of warmth from the fire. Aa open novel lay across his knee, and the fragrance of most excellent tobaceo rose from his pipe. Yet, in spite of these comfortable surrounding, his face was somber and bis brow heavy, and every now and then he sighed a little and made an uneasy movement. It was exactly six weeks since Major Brown had touched his native shores after an elght- years’ sojoarn in India, He felt that he fully deserved his furlough. Then, it was deiightful to be in old England again; be would be able to impaired by hot climates and fever; he would see old friends, visit old aunts, and above ail renew tuat intercourse With Miss Nettie Drayton which Lad made life so bright to him eizht years before. Sweet Nettie Drayton, the reetor's daughter, whom he bud found buried in a forgotten vil- lage! Broken visions of that time were passing before him now. and he seemed to see himself once more the gay young fellow wo had wooed They two were together beside the quiet river, under the shadow of the creat chestnut trees, and he was teaching Nettie how to fish. The lowlng of the cattle was in his ears; he feit the scent of the new-cut grass and saw the wavinz of the meadow-sweet on the further bank and the tali reeds that grew at their feet. in her simple white frock and broad Lat! How strong and proud he felt as he watched her and | knew that she loved him, and vowed to her that nothing, nor time, nor distance. nor fairer faces, could move bim in his lo Aud then came the parting, the bitte which had been broken by the assural that, the fox-terrier raised his head, yawned, and ten relapsed azain into slumber. Jlow was it that impressions faded so guickly, or was it the fauit of hisown character? It seemed to hii now that the first splash of the salt waves against the sides of the ship that bore him away from home has washed away those quiet country pictures. And then had come the | novelty and excitement of the Indian life; the hunting expeditions, the threatened native mu- Harry racter of being nd this, though very pleas- ive to keep up. When the | ‘etore. for his regiment to return | iy tuo glad to ex- nity missed he had, at | . aluost ceased to long and look forward to that happy reunion of which Nettie’s letters still spoke. Yet it was good to have some one to tinies, and the years had gli Brown had soon won the “good Waom to tell ail one’s adventures and pians, and who sent one in return long, y lar letters by every mail so saturated with the spirit of the quiet home life that as one read them one almost | seemed to breathe the air of England again. rreiatious. had no place. And she had ape fellow mbarked eight years be} L @ hand-to- ith a tiger. He was not by | but he was the sort ot a! in teels proud to waik with and how he had not realized tha’ eigh nave changed the girl he had left & And he had always thought of her in frock and shady hat. buat tt was a chill ber day, and Miss Drayton had very Med herseif in watm wraps, and drawn a in and becoming veil over the features that could not but suspect had considera! tered. Their meeting had therefore been 1 e e. and to Major Brown, on whose stde it Was the quietest, somewhat disappointing, Nettie nad carried hin that same day downto Bournemouth, where she and her mother bad settled slave the decease of her father. the rec- tor. They occupied a large, weil-built vilia on the West Clity, standing in a smail, flat garden- plot. The hcase commanded a wide view over the Bournemouth bay and Into the nelghborine premises; advantages which, however, the latter siiared in common with it. Gradually he had retreated wore and more into the privacy and ‘usion of the little suoking room, only i for hurried visits to the lending library at ing the pler head, where he procured the sole amusement Bournemouth seemed to offer. Mrs, Draytou found her future son-in-law ex- tremely unluteresting. She could not see what Nettie found in him to preter to tne manifest attentions of Mr. Cross, the senior curate of their parish church, The major spent his days in reading novels and smohing—a life which no reasonable and responsible beiag should per- mit himself to lead. Major Brown was startled from his reverie by a hand being passed caressingiy over bis stubby, reddish hatr. He Jumped upalmost impatiently, and turning, faced Nettie. She was standing at the back of the basket chair, and his eyes rested meditatively for some moments on the small, trim figure, the thin, rather lined facs, the pale hair, which had lost its sunny gold and lay back smoothly from an unclouded, expres- slonless forehead, She spoke in @ high but sweet voice. “Harry, dear, don’t you think it's time to go and get ready? Itis 4 o'clock, and we are ex- pecting our triends every minute.” ‘The major stretched himself, yawning. “Are you, my lov His tone was ludicrously unlike a lover's, and more like that of a man who has been placidly married some tweaty years. ~Then I suppose Tought to go. But,” with an attempt at jocu- at amItodo? Am I to put on dress clothes?” Miss Di on Jaug! “Silly boy!” The major winced. **) But I suppoze you will change your coat, won't you? You do smell so horribly of tobacco, and some ladies, you know, uject to it.” ‘Oh. hang it all!” began the major, but seeing Miss Drayton did not seem to notice the sup- pressed Irritability of his tone. She gave him a grateful glan id then coming round to on the he: thrug, laid her hand geutly on his arm and looked up into his face, “I don’t bother you terribly, do I, Harry?” she asked, anxiously. " “1 could not bear to do that. But you know you have been so long out of ladies’ society, an mma and I have alwavs been used—I mean—" stammering rather help- lessiy, “we don't like—our friends don't——" The major flushed a little, but then laughed, and took the opportunity to move away from Miss Drayton. », no, Nettie, you needa’t be afraid,” he |. reassuringly: ‘I won't put you to shame. be on my best behavior. and swear that Iam cendant of—Aaron, or whoever ‘Then stopping at the door and looking bac! nd it's to be quite exciting, for you've got some lious coming, haven't you?” “Oh, yes!” answered Miss Drayton, blandly, “Mr. Cross has promised to look in,'and Miss Levison is coming, too. She's @ real Jewess, you know, by birth I mean, though her aunt and cousin are not. Mr. Cross converted her a jong time ayo. I don't know her well—she rather difficult to get at. But I believe she’s very clever.” “Oh! A clever converted Jewess!” Major Brown interrupted, laughing again, and left the room, else you like, Il. The drawing room was very hot and quite full of ladies. The gas was lighted and threw bright lights and deep shadows on the bonneted heads of Mra. Drayton's guests as they sipped their tea and chatted together or amiable nothings, Major Brown had retreated to a secure corner near the door, barricaded by a screen and a sota, and from this point of vantage let his weary eye | wander aimlessly over the crowd. For some time be had beeu watching Nettie as she fitted about among her guests, supplying | their 5 o'clock wants, and seeing that they were | grouped in order suitable for the exchange of | that savall gossaip so dear to the hearts of la ‘jes. Every now and again, he noticed with amused tnterest, she would spare a moment from these duties In which to receive the strictly ecclesiast- ical attentions of her clerical admirer. ‘There bad been music, which had ceased, and conversation had rebequn with fresh vigor. The hm bad fallen tnto a brown pee from which he became conscious of wakin; dently with a | start asastrange harmony stole through the room, soft, yet pieroing the babel of voices. He gianced up and saw that a small man with | rang out agit large head and great dark eyes looking ont ot Swan face, his shoulders so high as to De almost disproportioned, sat at the plano, and beside him i a os, boy’ —. a face pale smooth ai arly ut 33d Wocked. tn the giate of the gectigne os though it had been cut out of ivory, its iy Woe gents,” the lecturer said, k is our latest prize, & mas who wishes that he was dead For be never would advertise.” WHERE IT was. Her cheek turned pala, ness jorcibly contrasting with the dark naif that on = berett: = waved on each aide of it and with the straight jor cheek tured pale nes of dark eyebrow. Because she'd left ‘A deep silence bad fallen on the room, and a | dw color oc bis vest. shudder seemed to run through the company ag the girl's action. Then she began to sing, and Major Brown fe to think of anything else, forgot to look about him or to mock at the hushed and faintly troubled audience, She had a low, round voice. which stoie on his senses and took possession entire and absolute of them, till she had carried him far away to the land of whi@ she sang. Ail knowledge of where and what he was forsook tlm. He became imper- sonal, and yet he breathed the air of that odor- ous land, the bright sun was sinking in the west, and now he stood alone with her in the starlight by the rushing Kur, with the red wine in bis hand and great passion in his heart, and “u! wenn és doch immer so bliebe!” She had stopped, and he lodked up dreamily. It was not surprising to hit that he did not see her. What could she and her voice and her song be but a glimpse from the vision land of the possible? Major Brown felt that duty conld require no more of him and silently absconded to tie smok- ing room, Once safeiy within lis sheltering solitude be threw himself back into the basket chair, and ligiting his pipe tried to conjure ap his vision again through the curling wreaths of smoke. And the clock ticked and the wind whistled, “Oh! wenn es doch immer so bliebe.” it, All around the noise of German tongues, the smell of German cigars, the souad of German eating, drinking and conyiviality. Surely it is & maton very much over-estimated, So, at least, thought Major Brown, pacing wearlly up and dowm the broad terrace of the Homburz Kur-Haus. During the past monotonons Bournemouth winter the majoz’s spirits l.in the mort un- reasonable manner, tncrea y flaeged and flagged. An old triend and brother officer, pay- ing visit to that famous health resort, bad in the morbid, who had been Ue had spoken jor hiteself and to Mrs, Dray seriously to the t ton. and predict that Brown's liver Was atfected, aud thi e was nothing like a good German wateriny place for setting an In- dian up again,. had finally succeeded in per- suading his friend to ise that he wouid give Homburg Kur a trial w hen the season came round. When once Major Brown had made this reso- lution he became restiess and impatient to carry it into execution. When June came, therefore, Major Brown, no longer able to restrain lis impatience, started tor Homburg, although he was warned by his acquaintance that he would find the place ‘bit- terly cold, completely given over to Germans, and not a soul there that he knew.” Pacing up and down the Kur-Haus terrace on this June evening he oblized to own that the prophecy bad bee entirely fulfilled. He was s Me to death of the dally routine ot baths and water drinkin, Major Brown tu muttered a low itr Homburg immediately. The place was a dead take-in, He was ratner worse than dettor since | he had come there. He would start tomorrow tor Switzerland and w about somewhere for ner weather and the stream of English vis- rs which was sure to bring some old iriends | with it. “Roser, do put on Sara’s shawl for her, It is will certainly catch cold in Jin his waik sharply and He would leave that thin wi. Ticlow, peevish tones struck suddenly on Major Srown’s ear throagh tie din of foreign Jn a noment there rushed on bim an mg dar a then a flood of t. He was once more in the cr d| froom of Sea View Villa, orner he watched the Be k, and on his ear there ile p: his hand over his eves and looked | round tna dazed Quite near him, on his right hand, was a litte gronp of three peo- ple. He recogn’ them all aga‘n ina moment. Mrs. Wilson was lavguidly fanning herself, al- thourh, as she i 5 yening was dectd. edly chilly. He r his cousin's a soit, white ce, slightly’ turued and still and beautitul as vonlng. unseiou: ood still roup that . Mrs, xbim, was attracted b; She recognized him . and pat up her glasses to make a more thorough investigation of him. n some shadowy recollection ui his re came er and she cried with a littie acreaw of relief, which oetrayed a whole history | of previc enoul: “le it possible that 1 know your 5 J am not mistaken!” In another moment the major, hat in hand, was lutroducing limself, aud was being wel- comed to their cirele by the Wilsons and by Sara | Levison, Iv. Major Brown did not leaye Hombarg the next jay. ie began suddenly to feel the beneft of the Kur. His spirits returned, his appetite improved, ‘and really when once one yout used to it, it waa a very joily life. It was wondertul what a sen- sible fellow Compton was, though certainly a little fuddy. It is well known that tour persons make a very much pleasanter party than do three, and it soon came to be an understood thing that Major Brown shouid ali the vacant place in the carriage, the empty cuair at the iiitle dinner table, carry Mrs. Wilson’s sbawls and foot rest, and in general make himself useful and agree- able. Young Wilson's condact to the girl was a con- tinual puzzle to the major, He never seemed to leave Sara fora moment, following her in her every movement with bis large, strange hazel eyes. Sometimes he would hang over her with gen- tlest gesture and softest word. At another time his tone would be almost Insolent and his ech sharp and bitter. At first on such occa- sions Major Brown's impulse to kick the younger man Was alinost irresistible. But he soon began to look out even eagerly for these displays of temper, aifording hiw as they did opportunity to admire Sara's beautiful conduct. She was hever impatient with Roger, never offended. She always seemed to soothe and comfort him. Major Brown also noticed that when young Wil- 2on was In one of his evil moods—they invari bly followed a bad night, or were the accompa: niment of a head or back ache—Misa Levison would devote herself wholly to him, treating the major himself with a curtness almost amounting to brusquetic. To her aunt also, whom the major had early classified as a most provoking and tiresome old lady, Sara was always gentle and kind. So the days passed on very swiltly now, and Major Brown never paused to ask elf whither he was drifting—where he had already drifted. Sometimes, indeed, the sight of Nettle’s even Italian handwriting smote upon him with sharp pain, as of a sudden discord, And some- times the same feeling seized him as he stroiled up and dowa ofan evening with Mrs. Wilson, and his would suddenly fallon the couple in front; the girl's tall, upright figure, and Roger not infrequently leaning wearily on her arm. On one of these occasions Mrs. Wilson had favored him with a little burst of family contl- derce, “Is not Sara beautitul?” she had seid, waving her fan in the direction of the shadowy white figure. ‘‘it is quite a wonder to we that, with ali her fortune and looks, she is so little spoiled! And she suits my Roger so admirably! No one, not even I myself, can manage him as she does. And he is perfectly devoted to her, They have been engaged since they were quite children; and, indeed, I do not know what Roger would do without her. For he is tar too delicate for any profession, and I have not enough to make him independent. Really it is quite wonderful the way that good comes out ofevil! For we were all soangry with my sister when she insisted on marrying Isaac Levison! Not.that it was anything really so bad atter all— for of course he was in a very respectable busl- ness—a business man——” ‘They had drawn nearer to the others, and the slim white flgure suddenly turned on them. The major fancied that in the uncertain light he ate a faint flush creeping up over the still “My father was not in business, Major Brown,” the said quickly; “the was in trade. A tradea- man, you understand, and in trade he made our money.” Then she turned again abruptly and walked on with her cousin. Major Brown felt a thrill of unreasonable = pass over him. He burned to catch her ands—to kiss them reverently—to tell ber that he worshipped and adored her, and that nothi she or her tather had been or had done coul ever alter that tact. He walked on in a kind of delirium, ae — ie or baaianlader son's explanations and apolo; for ‘* Baa sometimes has of * bly uocomfortable way Sara putting things.” v. “Just wait a little longer, only a little longer, Mias Levison. The night is eed ea ful, and the band ts golng to play all my favorite airs, Let her stay a few more minutes, Mrs. Wilson, and 1 promise you 1 will bring her back quite safely, and we shall be home not so many Le s er janet esskactaety jajor Brown 3 ce im} . It - it a lovoiy wlabh welt and warm, and the gardens were brilliantly liguted up by Innumer- able Chinese sere ypted twist! pt ae ad round the trees an away down the long, Beier f paths. They had all been sitting quietly and happily on the terrace, mace Brown relating to them stirring tales of Indl Santen Meneare ad chilly eel [aaahoed el bien y Lard an immediate return to their rooms, Obedieut as usual to his every caprice, Mrs. Wilson and Sara bad prepared to acquiesce, when Major Brown found bimseif posaeased with a desire to Oppose the young man’s peevish will. He cat- beg ts point Ripe pee gernpbinhn ah ing Roger joomily aw: : leaviug himseif and ro bend At ork esine he realized that Le had never before been quite alone with Sara. shail we not go and ait under the trees? We should hear the music better there,” he sug- gested, a ventieness in his tone that converse with the girl alone developed. She consented, and the two left the terrace. it was darker here, and there were not many people. The baod was playing some low, soft melody which did not demand entire attention, but seemed pleasingly to connect their fragmen- tary talk. They were both inclined to be stlent. Sara sat very grave and still, ber dark hair the ouly relief in the general whiteness of her tace Presently the music changed, there was a muring accompaniment of minor Instru- ments, and the first violin took up the air. Clear and lingering the notes hung on the quiet air. The major’s heart beat higher and faster and his breath came quickly. Then mournfully ailingly the violins sighed out the refrain, oftest murmur by the whole orches- ‘O! wenn es doch immer so bliebe!” it was tisthe song I first heard you sing,” he ed breathlessly. turned to him with a little pleased sur- prise, And you have remembered it?” she questioned. emember it!” he echoed scornfuliy. “Why, it has uever leit me since that day. 1t bas rung ears day and night, and when I have closed 1 ‘yes I have seen you standing there, so beautiful and so mysterious, with all that in in your voice and that stillness on your There was a startled. almost In the gray eyes into which he x as he leaned toward her. But she could not stop him. it was too late, All he love that he had silently cherished for so Jong In his heart was now visible on hiz face and 7 ing voice. He could no r master himself, and he would not notice Z F “But | must, Sara. Don’t you see that I love you—that I have loved you ever since | first saw you?) No—no,” interpreting her faint, distress- ; “L know that there is no hope for but [ must speak and tell you. I cannot pit any longer. You will say it Is my own fault—that I knew all along that you were promised to another—that you loved another. So I did, but—” ke off suddenly, for he saw that her full of tears, and her head san he cried, touching her shoulder with ing hand, all the passion gone and a great tenderness coming into his voice, ‘Dear! have L burt you? I did not know; believe me, I did not Know. I would never have spoken if I had. But,” breaking out agein with sudden eagerness, “must it be? Oh, why need It be? Must you sacrifice yourself? Sara, you shall not! Ifyou have no pity on yourself you toust have pity onme. Lou dare not ruin both our lives.” But she was looking up again now, quite calm, though her face was almost deadly iu its hall not ruin both our lives,” she said, “and I dare not even think,” her voice trembled somewhet, “of what you have been saying. We J o fulfill, You ure engaged, looked at him with her hon- ough there was no reproach in them the major’s tuce crimsoned and he ground his teeth. “Aud soamI, And I think we have both beea very wicked. Roger trusts me ut- . aud he cannot do without me. i promised 12 when I was very young that henevershould havete. And J must keep my word. “You,” ing at him with a sweet, trembling smile, ‘You are a soldier and a brave man. You would not hurt the woman who truats you.” She paused a minute, and then rising said: “Come, it is time we were going home.” They walked back in complete silence. but at the door she, womanlike, looked up and asked gently: “Do you not think me mg’ “I cannot, I cauact,” he cried passionately, and hurried away. Major Brown took a short tour, visiting Wies- Vaden and Frankiort, to give himself time to thiuk. At the end of five days he returned to Hemburg considerably calmer in mind and re- solved on a plan of action. He would appeal once more to Sara. He feit positive now that she loved him, and why, then, from a mistaken sense of duty should she sacrl- tice both herself and him to an ungrateful and exacting taskmaster? But though able tu as- crtbe Sara’s conduct toa mistaken sense of duty, he felt bitterly that he dared not try his own by the same liberal standard. He could not yet think of Nettie Drayton without a feeling of burning shame. He tried not to think of her at all, Aud, indeed, it was as much to be free from the lnevitable bi-weekly Bournemouth letter as for any other reason that he had quitted Hom- burg. Swinging up the Luisen-Strasse he kept Sara and her sacrifice firmly before his mind’s eye. Such a life as sie was preparing for herself! To be the wite of a man like young Wilson, the slave of his every whim, the object ou which every temper would be vented! The mere im- agination of it made him hot. At the same instant he caught sight of Roger a few paces in front of him. He would have es- ecaped down aside street, but that the youn, man suddenly turned, and seeing him, stood stil walting for him to come ap. ‘The major noticed that his face was even paler and more haggard-looking than usual, and that there were deep, dark rings arouad his eyes. “tow are you?” he inquired, touched in spite of himself at the sight; -‘and how’s your mother?” “She's dead,” answered the young man, so abruptly and harshly that the major staggered and leant up against a wall for support. “Dead! What do you mean? What a ghastly joke!” he stammered at last, trying to force a smile. “Why, you frightened me out of my were far more frightened,” replied the nan doggedly, and in the same harsh voice, ‘and not & soul here that we could turn to. You were conveniently out of the way of the bother. She was taken bad directly we got home last Monday night. When Sara came inat last I was nearly dead, too, with terror and misery. She sent fora doctor, but it wasn’t an: good, and she died that ulght. She's buried, too,” he added, after a pause, looking up with a kind of impish triumph that gave the major a hysterical desire to laugh. “But how terrible! and how dreadful for Miss Levison. What is she going to do?” he inquired presently. “I think it Is far more dreadful for me, con- sidering that she was my mother and not Sara's,” Roger snapped out. ‘Not but that she was al- ways very good to her, too; quite as good asif she had been her own daughter. What's Sara going to do, did you say? Why, nothing very particular. We shall be married, and then go lnto Italy Immediately.” “You will be married—you and Sara—Miss Levison! Oh, but surely not? You are dream- ing—it is impossible—so burried, and so quite unnecessary.” The major could scarcely find breath with which to speak, and hardly knew what he said. He felt a wild longing to seize Ruger by the throat and strangle him on the spot. “It is neither Impossible nor unnecessary, and Tam not dreaming,” replied the other, quite coolly. ‘On the contrary It is quite possible,and I deem it quite necessary, and 1 yuld think I knew how to take care of my cousin without anybody's interfefénce, We shell be married to- morrow morning, and leave immediately after- ward for Italy. The are here knows all about us, and he has simplified matters for me.” An unnatural calm, the birth of despair fell upon the major, and he spoke in a strangely quiet voice. “Can { not be of any use? May TI not call and see Miss Levison and ask her if I may do any- thing for her?” “No, certainly not,” was the decisive answer. “My cousin is not seeing anyone and does not want to be visited. But I will give her your compliments.” And turning, Roger Wilson went swiftly in at the door of his lodging and slammed it after him. Major Brown walked bay ates ly away. When he reached his hotel he wal straight out into the garden and sat down on the first bench. The July inid-dry sun glared dowo on him with buraing heat. Myrlads of files and gnate whirled round his head and buzzed in bis ears, but he was quite unconcious of all physical discomfort. He sat immovable, trying to realize that one great Impossible fact: Sara Levison was to her cousin Roger Wilson next morning. How long he remained out there in the garden he did not know, Lo came and went; a little party of 8 01 beer, and drank and smoked, within @ couple of yards of him, bat he was not even aware of their presence. At last he rose with a heavy sigh and went in- rs. In the hall he met Roger Wilson. The young man looked shy and even sheepish. “I have been looking for you, Major Brown,” he began. awkw: “T wanted you to do me afavor. It is well to be out of the way when lavor is wanted of one.” “But I have come into your way,” the major days— He stopped and drew his long, hiseyes. Whea it ped again tinged with color and his eyes shone. “Bat, as I was telling you, we are to be mar- ried tomorrow, and we have no friends here. Not a soul that we know beside the chaplalaand ourself. Would it be asking too much,” again e fixed his scrutinizing gaze gn the majors face; “should you greatly object to—attending the ceremony—to—a—in short—acting as Sara's relative and giving her away?” He turned, and looked at an inappropriate en- graying of Werther’s tomb on the wall behind as he finished his sentence. Major Brown sprang outof his chair and came and stood beside him. “Did you tell Miss Levison that you were go- Ing to ask me?” he inguired. % Yes,” said Roger. still with averted lobk. said 1 had better not. But I kuow she would like it. It is so solitary for a girl without a single——" 1 will come,” interrupted the major impui- sively. “Give me the hour.” “-Half-past ten, aud I thank you,” sald Roger as he left the room, VIL. Major Brown had sent the sublimest bouquet that Howburg could offer to the bride, and had dressed himself with due care for the ceremony. He was only eager now for it to be over. As to whet would happen afterward he was not conscious of any feeling of curiosity; he had not energy to form any plan. He was dimly aware that the Bournemouth letter which he had found awaiting him at his hotel on his return the day befure had been not from Nettie, but from Burs. Drayton; that it had announced the fact that by Nettie’s express desire her mother was writing to cancel tie long engaye- ment of eight years’ standing, which at the same tline she devounced in emphatic language &8 a youthful and inconsiderable foily, Nettie had at just ugreed to the curate’s patient suit, Mrs. Drayton said, and they ail felt that this was to every Way a suitable marriage for a young lady of her convictions. Mrs. Drayton bad not been able to resist adding the satisfaction which she herself feit in the assurance that now Nettie’s modest fortune was in no danger of beiag squandered in smoke and fiction, but would be Well laid out to the edification of saints and re- claiming of sinners. At auother time Major Brown would undoubtedly have felt relief at the burden that was thus unexpectedly lifted from his shoulders. But now he experienced if anything alittle more ache about the heart, a fvei. ing of increased lonciiness. No one wanted hii he was altogether unnecessary. After today he would indeed ve quite alone In the world. Roger hastened to meet him as he turned off the road and made his way toward the dark, sileut little church. Through a long night of sleepless reflection Major Brown had aa over the young man’s behavior to ulmself. He found himself wond ing what Roger's motive in bringing him to bis marriage could possibly be. He was well-nigh Sure now, siuce he had thought the maiter anxiously over, that if it was indeed Sara’s Wish it would have been thwarted. He tclt angrily that he had been quite wrong in con- senting to attend the ceremony, that he had only i ut hitself and Sara in a painful and ridiculous position. It would have been much better for both of them if he had left Homburg the day before, directly he had heard Roger's first announcement. Why should he have al- lowed himself to be used as_a tool in this fresh freak of young Wilson's suspicious spiteful- ness. “Upon my word; you're pretty casual for ao Impatient bridegroom!” Roger called as the major drew within earshot. Major Brown paied to the lips at this taunt, but he made no answer. Was he not about to give to Wilson of his own free will all that he held dear in life? Why, then, should he grudge him the venting of his frettul temper? Roger continued with asneeras the major entered the church: “I wonder if Mr. Cros will make an equally eager bridegroom? But, oh, no! of course Miss Drayton, the Helen of Bournemouth, is in- finitely more attras‘ive than poor Sara. Cross will be at the church before his best man.” “What do you mean?” cried the major, turn- ing with {l-suppreesed wrath on his tormentor, who was watchii.c with evident satisfaction the “You have a'ready heard the Bournemouth gosslp? Well, 1 don't grudge Cross h!s good fortune.” Roger sneered ayalu. “He will maxe Miss Drayton a very nuch better husband than ever I should have doue, And I Ls opti what I caa,” his yoice broke a little, “to show youthatI do not grudge you your wod fortune elther—your great happiness, re ne 7 leave the subject.” hile Major Brown iad been speaking, Ro; with an ap; it indifference to his words, been lelsurely detaching @ little white rose-bad from his bul “You have Dot got any button-hole,” he sal ton-bo! ignoring ney oes the other's anger, ‘ Not the thing that I should have one while you have none, Sve,” he added, holding out the flower, “I give this rose-pud to you Just as I am giving her to you. I think there is some keness Detween them.” He drew back the flower, and looking at It kissed it softly. Then he thrust it into the major’s hand. “Pat it In and look sharp,” he said ungraci- ously. “She will be herein a minute.” Major Brown gazed at him in speechless as- tontshment. “Ido not know what you mean,” he said at last, hoarsely. “Then you must be most uncommonly thick- headed,” was the other's sharp retort. “Do you mean to tell me that youare not perfectly free how that the distinguished Cross bas cut in and cut you out? Jf you are not, it would have been wiser to have have told meso before I had made all arrangements with the parson and with Sara. For Sara, she’s perfectly free, too—now that you are. You would not have me marry a girl that wants to marry another man, would yor Though she was far too ever to say so, he added gently to himself. Then, raising his voiceagain: ‘And can’t you understand either,” he sat ‘are you so utterly dense, that per- aps it was not hard for a man in my position to see how matters were going—to see how far you two cared for each other? I hud it all out with Sara yesterday afternoon, directly we heard the news from Bournemouth. She couldn't deceive me: she hasn't deceived me all along, though she tried her best, poor child, and [ told her so. haven't known her all these years and—— He broke down with a great guip, and burried up the aisle and down again before he resumed with more than his former harshness of tone. “I would have called and explained it all to you yesterday evening,” hesaid, “only you were 80 confoundiy curt in the afternoon, and I dared not trust myself, But I suppose yon got my letter?” The major dumbly shook his head. A knowl- edge which he could scarcely realize was begin- ning to stealin upon him. He could not speak. He hardly knew whether to trust his senses, or to believe that great trouble had altogether bereft him ef them. Only he grasped desper- ately the little white rose bud as at least some- thing tangible and conveying a distinct mean- among all this perplexity. “No?” cried Roger, in answer to the majo. mute movement. “Then I shall summon the landlord immediately!" He stamped his foot furiously, apparently only too glad of some out- let tor feeling. ‘The infamousfellow! I'll have him imprisoned, or fined, or both—if one can get any Justice {n this iand of official blockheaus. went on, suddenly calming down “T can attend to that ard, when all rr, Sree ani joung since at erst ual em! figare working with hiy tremendous excitement, ‘You are the most generous of men. You bind me under a life- debt. How can I ever ack , Who was quite powerless inthe majors thusiastic grasp, was obliged to look up and ma. i lt 5 3 tl u young, F vacg all unattended ding the major’s heart went out fo her in a great bound of pity and She did not seem surprised to see the two to- gether; she only smiled a little on them. An it did not strike the major then as strange th she shouid take everything so much for granted. To himself it was ail such a surprise, a yet such an inexplicable mystery, that he forgot to won- derat any one particular more than another. Roger nauded him a itttle, plain gold ring, and be could but ovey his directions and follow his prompting. Sara took her cousin's arm up the church. The clergyman was ly there,- and hastened through the service with a s; for which Major Brown tuwardly thanked him. ‘The piace was so dark and still, the voices so quiet, and the general hush so profound that the whole scene passed more like a dream than a reality. Major Brown recognized dimly at last that the ceremony Was over and then that Sara had turned shyly to him. He bent low over her hand which he still held, and pressed his lips to Mt, Then @ great calm succeeded the raging storm of mingled thoughts and feelings that seemed to eddy through his brain, and still keeping her hand he drew her toward him and kissed her on the forehead, and then oa the lips, calilng her his wite. Aorta impatient voice called to him to en. ‘Then foliowed the signing of names and the commonplace assurance of good wisbes from the chaplain, who at the same time evidently regarded the newiy-married couple with some suspicion. as not being in the entire possession of thelr right miuds, And then, before the major knew rightly what was being done. bad taken Sara by the arm with some of his old, im- perious roughness, and led her aside to the door, He spoke there with her for afew min- utes in @ low, hard whisper, and then she returned to Major Brown, her eyes full of tears. “He is gone,” she sald, patting her hand into his, “And now,” with « quiver in her volce anda es, irre sigh, as tt at leogth her heart had found its rest, “we have the world before us. Where are you going to take me?”— Argosy. — <0 HOME MATTERS. SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS TO PRACTICAL HOUSE KEEPERS—HINTS FOR THE DINING ROOM, PAN- TRY AND KITCHEN—RECIPES WORTH CUTTING OUT AXD KEEPING. To Annest Hiccoven close both ears with the fingers with pressure while a few swallows of liquid are taken. Tae Buass Tor or a Kerosene Laup may be reset when it has become loose by using plas- ter of paris wet with water. A Few Drovs or Aymonta ina cup of warm rain water, carefully applied with a wet sponge. will remove the spots from paintings and chromos, Covons May se Mucs Atteviatep and dry throa's be cured by glycerine and lemon juice taken at night. Ine glycerine should be di- luted. Two Quarts of Water with two ounces of glycerine, ecented with rose. as a dressing in the bath, will impart a final freshness and deli- acy to the s As a DuessiNo ror Snors nothing thatI have used is 80 good for making the leather soft and pliable without soiling the garments it touches as glycerine, A Frxg Toxic ror tar Harr is one-half water and one-half bay ruin, made bitter with qui- twicea day. But it is thought to darken the color of the hair, Warx Cnickrxs are Scaror anp Hion- pricep buy a can of boned chicken and mix with a like quantity of chopped bam, seasoning with pepper and adding a little melted butter. This will make two dozen large sandwitches. Fuaxsesp Sracr ror Coups.—Boil flaxseed until water becomes slimy, then strain, sweeten with powdered rock candy and juice of fresh lemons. Dose, wineglassful when cough is troublesome. Ins Scanter Fever the skin should be daily rubbed with carbolic acid (one drachm) and vaeeline (five ounces), This will not only re- lieve the itching, but disinfect the skin thus prevent the air from being contami with scales and exhalations, For Caarrep Hanps dissolve beeswax ina amall quantity of swect oil and heat carefully. Ply the salve two or three times a day and avoid wetting the lips as much as possible, Eoos wita Crackrrs.—Break five eggs into @ sauce-pan with a tablespoonful of melted but- ter, one cupful of milk and one cupfal of rolled cracker crumbs, Stir while cooking. Asa Face Loriox, oatmeal made in a paste with glycerine two parte, water one part, and applied to the face at night, with « muslin or thin silk worn over, will give ins short time, if faithfully pursued, a youthful appear- ance to the skin. Srrone Sat ax> Water and diluted cam- phorated alcoho! given alternately and in quan- | tities to mere’, keep the mouth and throat wet, are reconunended for diphtheria patients. A gargle of sulphur and water has also proved of value in the treatment of diphtheria, To THE INMATE OF A SIcK-noom frequent changes in the position of the furniture are al- most always pleasant, Change the pictures too. Bring pictures from the other rooms and hang them on her walls in place of those she has looked at solong. It is just such little things as this tha: sometimes pe great com- fort and pleasure to an invali FLOve 18 EXCELLENT FOR STOPPING THE IRRI- tation caused by the stings of insects. Dry blueing also will allay the pain from the sharp sting of wasps and hornets. A very homely remedy and a very efficacious one for the swelling and inflammation of a sting is to ap- ply a plantain leaf that has been bruised and moistened so as to extract its juice. Cream Pre.—Make a good rich custard in the RAILROADS. _ DEAT FQCIPME iis the West, Chicago yr be “734 ied Cary at 9 ma dally: to Cpeipnat and ‘NT. 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Cevery Wits Maroxnarse.—Cut half a bunch of the white stalks of celery into small pieces. Mix it with the dressing, garnish with the white tips of the celery and serve immediately. For the dressing take the yelk of one egg. a quarter of a teaspoonful of salt, a dash of cayenne and 8 quarter # @ tesspoonfal of mustard. Work these welf together and then re ste by drop, olive oil, alternating occasionally a few drops of vinegar. Continue thus until you have a sufficient quantity of the dressing. Tae Apvantaox or Faostixe made from the following recipe is that it is economical and that it can be cut as soon as thoroughly cold, It is very nice with chocolate or cocoanut stirred in it, and it is preterable to the old- fale, if not always: Fire. tablespoose of | be not : Five send ulated sugar, favored TEE : E Fy E £ 1 Ha and B streets. ely JAS. L. TAYLOR, Gen. Pass. Agent eee _POTOMAC RIVER BOATS, MOUNT VERNON. == = Steamer W. W. CORCORAN, Capt. L. 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