The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 17, 1905, Page 27

n it may chance uld sooner be nd live but a short hundred years among me again ‘when four moons -d,” said Lokio, “and I will forth into the world to gain thanking him, her home beneath the sea, well to aids, who aining a magic Wi the birds one another lding up her To and her wh ke stars among the gras wing tired of dancing, \ the low branch of to and fro it her > King of the C, ed TO 8 greer t sight of the Pri amazemen her TR before ful maide near th d- s and a merry w Princess Sea- the wood, and nim she told him charming,” she r before met such » make your Princess Sea- would like ompany him , seating his horse, conducted her to his where she was recelved as a roy- T T T T TrrTTvrey e s about people who houses is in the of being spoiled of fits meaning by the advance of modern industry and invention,” the Eastern representative of one he largest manufacturing concerns in yuntry to a Post reporter the other “It's a fascinating study to watch how the wise old saws of our forefathers are after another being shaken or disproved or rendered no longer applicable by modern knowledge and experimenta- tion. “This glass house gag, for instance, is probably the latest of such old sayings to suffer total eclipse, for it is entirely pos- sible and feasible now for a man to live in a glass housc without any fear of damage from fiylng stones any more than if he lived In any ordinary house of wood, brick or stone. A man meay build his whole house of glass, and have a remark- ably safe, comfortable and healthful wge said THE SAN FRANCISCO ,SUNDAY CALL. TIHERE , 2V X CHTIR O ST THE SREFTT iceforth he devoted himself to the Prince and ecach day brought her some new delight. They walked, rode, drove, hunted and danced together, and soon ft was evident that the K ad fallen deeply in love with his 2 At last he begged the he agreed so their ¥betrothal was announced ations made for the royal wed- visitor. and pr ding. The Princess, being as good and sweet- tempered as she was beautiful, was be- loved by every one at the court save two persons. These were a wicked Countess, named Rathild, and her daughter, an ugly and spiteful girl called Matilda. The Countess, who had resolved to marry her own child to the King, was filled with enty and jealous rage, and determined to get rid of Princess Sea-Foam before the marriage could take p! e. One day the Countess set out by her- self to consult some witches who lived on the top of a lonely mountain, taking with her valuable jewels to present to them. On the top of the hill she found the witches gathered together in a circle round a caldron, beneath which the red dwelling, too. 1 do not know that such a house Las yet been built anywhere in the world, but here is a chance for some original chap who wants to put up a home that shall be unique. “And when he sets about it he will be surprised to find how easily it can be done. The chief element entering into the construction of our glass house would be glass bricks, which are now made hol- low and are therefore light in weight; yet they are much stronger than ordinary bricks made of clay. “They are absolutely impervious to water, and they are non-conductors of sound and heat. Our prospective builder will see at once the obvious ad- vantages over ordinary building mate- rials in durability, in protection from outside noise and from eold. “These blown glass bricks are, of course, opaque, so the dweller in the glass house will enjoy just as much privacy as In any other. They are her- metically sealed when redhot, and so are perfectly clean and proof against all disease germs ) i =Bony, PORGICT Ay, » flames leaped and splutterea. Some were young and fair, with snowy skin and golden hair: some dark, with sloe-black cyes and jetty tresses; some bent double, old and withered, gray-headed or bald, with skinny fingers and long, hooked noses. On the shoulder of one witch sat a large black cat, on the head of another was perchel a raven, a venomous snake was twined round the wrist of a third, while a fourth clasped an enormous toad in her lap. They listened to thelr visitor's request, and, accepting her costly offering, prom- ised to assist her. “I dare ‘not destroy this maiden or I would beg of you some subtle poison,” said Rathild. *“Can you not spirit her away so that the King will not be able to find her, or.make her take the shape of some animal—a fox, for instance?” “Is she crafty and cruel?” asked the witches. “No,” replied Rathild, who knew it was useless to decetve them. “She is kind and beautiful. That is partly why I so hate her.” “Then she cannot become a fox,” sald the witches. “Well, let her become a .cat,” cried Rathild, glancing at the black cat that was spitting and snarling angrily. - B N R I i/ o e A S GLASS HOUSES TO THROW STONES AT | B N N N I NN S N S NN SN s s e N I A A A PRI /A A “For foundations a material called stone gluss should be used. This has three times the resisting power of granite in crushing strains. The roof will be of glass tiles, which can now be obtained in any desired color, and which would add a charming effect of color to the completed house. “Inside the house practically all fix- tures and finishings will be made of glass. ,All the plumbing, all water pipes, gas pipes, sewer pipes, all flues for heating and conduits for electric wires will be of glass. And this will insure not only greater cleanliness, but as well greater safety, for such glass pipes are fireproof. “Besides the pipes, drains, etc., the fixtures to be made of glass will in- clude sinks. washtubs, basins and bath- tubs. Of course, the floors and -stairs will be of glass. And window shutters and doors could be made of the same material it desired. A “If after seeing the success of his ex- periment in building a glass house our owner should wish to do so, he could Fs “Is she 'spiteful and quarrelsome?” in- quired the witches. snapped Rathfld, “Goodness ' me, no!" waxing impatient. *Then we cannot transform her into a cat,” was the reply. “Why not a wolf?”’ asked their visitor. ‘Because she Is neither cruel nor treacherous,” replled the witches. “As she is so good and innocent, all we can do is to change ner into 2 flower.” The eyes of the Countess sparkled joy- “Yes, yes; let her Wbccome a she cried. Then, seeing a dalsy on the turf near by, “Let her become a daisy. The flower is so common and plentiful the King will never be able to find her.” The witches then gave her.a phial con- taining a magic potion and told her to scatter some of the liquid upon the Prin- cess. “Directly it falls upon her she will be- come a daisy, and be transported to a solitary island {n the middle of a lonely sea,” they sald. may she take her former shape, and nothing can break the charm save the tears of her lover. “I will take good care that those shall never fall upon her,” cried Rathild. ma- liciously. “He shall never discover my secret.” And taking leave of the witches she returned to her castle to await an opportunity of carrying out her wicked purpose. 3 The weeks passed swiftly and soon the preparations for the royal wedding were all finished. The day preceding that of the marriage came round. Gayly-decked arches spanned the roads, flags and ban- ners . hung from the windows of the houses, bands played in the parks, and the peasants went about in holiday at- tire. The Princess had made herself so beloved by the people that they all re- joiced to think she was so soon to be- come their Queen. It was by her orders that every poor person throughout. the kingdom was supplied with food for a week. At the royal palace a splendid banquet ‘was served for the ladies and nobles, after which a large ball was to be held. On her way to attend this the Princess, es- corted by her ladies, walked through her garden. Dressed in her gown of sunset glow, her loveliness dazzled all that be- go further and have many articles of furniture made of this material—such as tables, beds, bookcases, shelves of various kinds, cupboards and so on, and all crockery could be toughened glass- ware. “I will not deny that the bullder of such a glass house would have to be a rich man, for while all or nearly all of the things I have enumerated as entering into the construction and furnishing of such a house are now on the market and can be utilized in the way suggested, it is true that most of them are a good bit more expensive than similar things made of other material. But I believe the time is at hand when it will not be so very much more expensive to build a house of moderate size of giass than to bulld it of brick or stone. ““When they were first manufactured a few years ago glass bricks were made solid, as they still are for paving—and glass bricks for paving are being used to a considerable ektent in Paris and . some other cities in Europe w—dn(wuny have been found to be superior to asphalt *Only once in the year held her, while her heart was filled with gladness and a happy light dwelt in her eyes, for to-morrow, if the enchanter’s words came true, she was to win her soul. As she passed @own the pathway, il- luminated with colored lanterns, a gypsy woman stepped forward from the dark- ness and brushed her elbow. ‘Pardon, fair lady,” she murmured. “In your time of happiness think of one Who is sorrow-stricken. “Alas, poor creature! Can you not also rejoice to-day?" said Princess Sea-Foam, and detaching from her girdle a tiny golde purse she handed it to the beggar woman. It fell .to tke ground and the Princess stooped to pick it up. As she did so, Rathild—for it was she, disguised as & gypsy—bent forward and hastily scattered upon lier some of the magic potion. The Princess vanished immediately, and her ladles, who had loitered behind her, ran to and fro through the gardens vainly seeking her. The news of her disappear- ance soon reached the King, who ordered made throughout his king- dom, and offered handsome rewards to whoever should bring tidings of his miss- ing bride. But all his efforts were in vain, and heart-sick and filled with sor- row he set off by himself In search of her, leaving his kingdom in the charge of a younger brother. PR S R Meanwhile ss Sea-Foam, changed to a daisy, dwelt alone on a solitary isl- and in a distant sea. Winter and summer came and went and spring found her still waiting with childlike trust for her lover to come and release her. Once in the year, on Midsummer’s Eve, she was permitted to take her former shape, and from dawn till sunset the beautiful maid wandered along the rocky shore, gazing across the sea, watching in vain for the coming of the King. One even of midsummer, while she was pac- ing the sands, some of her former play- mates who were sporting among the waves near by caught sight of her and entreated her to join them. “Your lover is false. He loves you no longer. Plunge down with us beneath the waves and forget him,” they cried. “Our love is truer than that of a mortal. Come back to us—to our merry life in the ocean's bed!” a search to b RS ROGISR IR SSE000000000000000000) or Belgian blocks for such use, as they make no dirt whatever and hold less than any other known kind of pavement, being easily washed clean; and, furthermore, they are more durable than elther of the substances named. But for building pur- poses solid glass bricks were not a suc- cess. “By making them hollow, all difficultles’ have now been overcome. There is grow-. ing use for them in building greenhouses, for which they are admirable because of| their quaiities of not conducting heat. Tall chimneys have also been constructed of these giass bricks, and they have given satisfaction thus used. ““When the bullder of the first glass. house, such as I have been telling you of, comes to die he_can be buried in a glass coffin—some people have been buried in| “them already—he can have his grave marked with a glass tombstone or have an elaborate monument or a mausoleum bullt of glass to mark his flnal resting place., and thus even after death signify hfll:lgr!dmcm for this wonderful mate- But Princess Sea-Foam shook her head sadly. “If he comes not, faltered, “I will dle here mourning £ m. And as the weary months d 1 past and 1o help came she lang: ed and drooped and feit she mu dafe were of art of 3 on the island, dalsy addressed her she had come. “Ab, little bi she told him her bear a message to my still am true to him, this dreary islet.” “But there are many world, and I fear I enough to find th the swallow “Then take et love me—to the white sea-oxe: den of the enchanter Lokio,” Princess. “Often have I them beneath the waves, wi caressed them. The me in my time of tr “l know the castle I go there at once s ding,” sald swallow, his wings he skimmed away, while Princess trembled with joy Meanwhile the King. heartsick, had determis of the magician, and w toward the castle of Lok “Princess Sea-Foam ‘Where are you it be that I have lost y Just then the swallow and overheard hi E n her message. T with joy, and haste: dens of the encha the white oxen were thelr aid. “If the swallow we will willl water to the held captive,” beasts. So the King, seated on the snmow-white ox, ocean, and ere long lande islet. But the wit caused daisies island, and he se withott finding “If 1 sqar over ti find her,” sald he socn esp the silver pe Trembling wi over her and refrain from she < some of them rolling fell on the fac the floweret stood the Pri ever. “Beloved, at The spell is b bracing her. this desolate spot Returning to Princess upon the sea-ox, and will show % reaching the c: ened at once t Great wa King's subje that he had retu cess. E light save Rat daughter, who w anger and mort The KINg gave © in waiting tnat the Friv to be leit alone save apartments, and on woen she quitted mained the woole ti entreated her to that they never n and fixed their m: lowing week. “Even yet i the Lrain to think of nat would enable he r evil design. Findiug that t dolf, who had distant part of the affaurs of , greatly ad your rival and gain a ki beautiful bride,” and sk the mind of Rodolf & and was so feily last the young tollow her adavy the King, w rode through while he and his b selves from to rest a while beside a t Rodolf approached t seen a fine buck near He bade his brother drove it toward him, few paces he hid hims and, fitting an arrow to his bow. sent a winged shaft straight at the heart of the King. But Princess Sea-Foam, see- ing his action, & herself in front of her lover and received e arrow i her breast. Thinking he had killed her, Rodolf, seized with sudden remorse, ped into the lake and was never again seen. The arrow, however, had not harmed the Princess, but striking on the gold locket suspended from her neck had glanced aside. “You have offered your life for mine How can I ever repay you for your un= selfish devotion?" cried the King. “Let us be married quite quietly, with= out pomp or ceremony, in the little gray church on the cliff,” said Princess Sea~ Foam. “Our wedding shall take place there to- night. It is the eve of Christmas,” re- plied the King, as they returned to the palace.” Meanwhile Rathild, who had heard of the frustration of her plans, frenzied with anger, set out with her daughter for the abode of the witches. Finding them gath- ered together upon the hilltop she began at once to rail at them and abuse them., declaring their magic potions useless, and demanding the return of her jewels. Filled with indignation at her ingrati- tude the witches resolved to punish her without delay. Waving their magic wands above the heads of Rathild and Matilda they transformed them into two black dogs, who fled, snariing and yelping, down the hillside. Being hated and feared by all who knew them, they were neither sought for nor lamented. Ding, dong! Ding, dong! Once more the Christmas bells pealed merrily in_the tower of the little gray church, and Prin- cess Sea-Foam, standing belore the altar, thought of that other Christmas eve when she had floated upon the waves beneath the silent stars, a lonely sea-maid. Ding. dong! Ding, dong! clanged the bells, and the eyes of the Princess wan- dered from the scarlet holly and ever- greens wreathing the granite pillars to the sllver star that flashed and glittered in the lamplight. The ancient priest per- formed the simple rites, and the King, kissing his bride on the lips, piaced on her filnger a tiny circlet of gold. As he did so a strange thrill passed through the body of Princess Sea-Foam, and she trembled from head to foot. Then, rals- ing her hand toward the magic crystal from her neck, she found that it had vanished. A wave of joy swept over her being and her heart beat high with gladness, for she knew that the words of the enchanter were at last fulfilled. As an earth-maiden possessing an immortal soul she attain her heart’s desire and some wait f behind a tr