The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 22, 1899, Page 26

THE SUNDAY CALL ECRUITING : =i S = % the recelver a “Queen’'s man,” body and i ing, 1 ! erect, broad gupple of limb > m & rec gea kes The Home Life of thFgma Girl, N e e a prat procession. * hearts has been ) lend her sol -the-ros pun - nations with flag e human b ; handsome modern contrast to me. ing >d us to the various G -their native name rlor 15 decked in mer softer than hone < 1 materfal is serman trinke from the eb, embroldered loose blouse , It was anything fashioned by gon S Portabis A of bright husi cloth, Mys S mston explained, was called he a g s Husi cloth is evidently a ¢ of mousseline de soie, sUff lining of pinea effect of heavy 1 ng. ending in ¢ This is the < women hold their ton, deftly catch- and twining it about her. “On it's a very pretty sight to watch men in exact rch ly the holding same man- s chiffon c Philippi if they ari Magda EOWNS_ are very pretty, a dreadful people,” said ERGEANTS OUT IN FOKCE RES MG “Whe, the v're not all dreadful; some of we were married. My friends who knew them are ver 1,” replied” Mrs. Funs- of it tried to dissuade ‘e ='\H 1 didn’t t know him well enough. ks may “h.ry- are only two nations in not be so long in the c AmLiT of months, wor (h} “;_v,‘ »d and the b 1[ it may be sufficient in love's calen- live ever € d philosophe n\ hich was so prett y and naively Then we of ( red and his with such soft bridelike lin 3 : 1l soft brid gering deeds of valor, father nd sisters the words, that we ali straightwa; paying sinc butes heroism, “First said no myselt,” c while Mrs. F v and Mrs. Funston. “That is, not e: silently of it bhut ited to wait until he was to tell of some little act of personal from . Papa was in kindness that will not be writ on history’s e wasn't time to gain I wavered. Just four for while Mrs. Funston is proud of transport d I con ton's triumphs, it is_the to pa nd prer that she loves. It is hasiy hut very happy wedding- »Jusr less for General Fight- s to do everything in. that she cares more for a busy two days, interrupted nd Fred Funston. e b . L At i e Blankart. “The poor darling did not ) L mome trousseau at all. In Germa S . by jGretenen goes to Her Hm<‘“!|h hile 1 e bt T 0ld linen sufficient for several life- e ] was brouehtuf on the mofloT L. Yechels linen ficent for scveral ey speak once.’ And even when 1 was a big Senerations to come. R 2irl T clung to the habit, didn't T, mamma _ “Never mind, mother mine,” sald little ar? Miss “Mamma can't get over jus 0es d witho velg not ven Fred a dry goods store L opatiEose ahead withaut welghiing 0 iwell tos Baa. Now, T, thitk haiwot turns out to be the right S and dome cnough just getting her. So does Fred.” at e v the right moment. W vs after the wedding,” o makes up his mind to get a thing, Funston, “Fred had to s gets It without wast no idea of the num- 8 sting time. ou, instance,” I ou have for daringly ven- all over the tured. country B on having Mrs. Funston blushed and laughed mer- won such nd. Wherever Fred rily. “‘Really,” she said, “he thinks he goes he makes warm friends, and he goes laid a long siege for affections. How ev here. long? Well, I knew him just five weeks, Mrs. Funston never speaks of her hus- and was engaged tc him two days before band as the “General.” The high-sound- ““It’s a very pretty sight to watch the women going to church, all holding their trains ip exactly the same way. " | traips.” “Now this Is the way they hold their “They call the waist the ‘camisa.’ material is pina cloth. Isp't it pretty? Ghe Queen’s Shilling” SEFICERS OF THE FAMOUS JACOB'S HORSE.” ing title does not stud every sentence—it 1s always “Fred” or “my husband.” “After Fred left I devoted all my time trylng to get a pass il on the next transport. We had to telegraph_to Washington, the officials there referring me to General Merriam Frea left I sald ¢ and followed him expected me o ne how surprised comfortable Spanish ila, but were scarcely set- >d had to leave me. Then began the saddest and dreariest days of my life. I worried so about him that I could neither eat nor sleep. The climate there is 8o enervating that I lost all ener- gy of thought as well as action. It really used to worry me. I seemed to_be losing my memory. 1 couldn't re- call a thing from one moment to the next. tled when F 1 had always been very fond of letter writing, but I found it impossible to write letters of any length, even to my dear ones. “Several of the other ladies assured me that they had had similar experiehces. This partial loss of memory seems to be mmon on first arrival. But as you get acclimated, lassitude de here is ju the mental if not the physical rease one date during my, year in Manila that is burned in my memory. Tt is February 4. The clock was striking 10 when I saw Fred start and glance hurs riedly at me. I, too, had heard the boom of the guns. Another followed “‘They have commenced, dear: that is firlng at the outposts,’ was all Fred sald, The l “The black chiffon apron, ‘tapis,’ forms a sort of polonaise.” v HOW GREAT BRITRIN ADDS TO HER RANK RND FILE / TrooPERS OF THE SOUTH = AL AN CAYNVALRY. ERED TO S0UTH AFRICAS longer necessary army < true tha rge [ o3 picked up 1h city Shams, two of ale and a g splendid fellow, like geant, are more else to produ th T likely Recruiting sergeants for every ordinary rec suitable to enter the cavalry, the engineer: whose qualificatfons m order than those of regiments of foot soldie Much more is often all d f‘.um(m(u thing, but to pay for his wa Mrs. Fred Funston. Wife OF “Frg‘q’:mg l“-'ved.” 1 kept dressed. a soldie to anfl hnrrlfldl\ f * he did not minutes e was e next door parted. not knowing whetk used as the or forever.' “There W major entered, s a tap at my telling me to g once to go to the barracks, safer there. 1 calmly hbrush, towels and other The other ladies, e]xuu].\ Lo marveled that should hink SHBHE o such’ things at 'm-rh a time, But [ AR »”uml learned the lesson from my husband. rom Admir: < “I shall never forget that walk to the to know \y“lifla‘“?fiz’fi‘ barrack: Every ste emed to add a must who comes century to my life. The guns on the of his personall Monadnock boomed In our ears and the 1 you what he safc signals from the fleet lighted the way. Bl bt o e My husband’s cousin and a soldier who prize. Only it was escorted us did their best to lessen our e Lt o fears. S ““At the barracks all was quiet sa i r the admi clicking of the telegraph machines. Eve cheered 3 onesome hc few moments the sound of firing would reading and rereading that mote drown the click. Mrs. Whitman and I ! Mrs. Funston did sat day and night at tor’s el in uninterrupted sentenc arning 1 ) put down 1 hat broke the that follow would be impossible to Fred came to see me, I rode agrd modest simplicity w which to him on the lines, ston told it. ked firing then. Only a soldier's w futare plans, ) of the days of anguish and s O e nights. It Is worse for the wome the ¥ st for the men; they have the excite “We buoy them up. We may go first te Wos ““At _the end of the week with an all so uncertain. ly and guard, I walked from the bar 50 sorry about to the house to get some tk m.~ “I wish our glorious needed very badly. The Ch bloom so I could t f them to who was very attached to us, g the with an unusual amount of warmth, hut sunflower State. The kept saying ‘Vely glad you Mrs e so proud of Fred Funston: stay here vou get killed “Once inside I learned why. if the people of o Ay bullets had riddled the very walls c State could help -r. They'll home. Fred's insisting that we go to est and brigh flowers barracks that first night had saved our at 1l rnia girl Hves. The Chinaman, asleep in who has ma "\"lr!l the hero 01 Kansas. “The saya.’ calledl skirt is made of bright ‘husi’ cloth and called the