The evening world. Newspaper, October 9, 1902, Page 13

THE GHOST IN THE SEDAN-CHAIR. a An Ol Fashioned Girl Tells a Story of the Real} True Love that Is No More. ONCE SWEETHEARTS WERE ADORED.) Bot the Half-Man Girl of the Present Day Has Taken All Sentiment Out of Life. By MARIE CORELLI. Printed by Permission from Miss Corelli's New Book, “A Christmas Greet- ing; Dodd, Mead & Co,, Publishers. (Copyrighted 1901 by Dodd, Mead & Co.) SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING OHAPTER. fn fer drawing-room. One eventn, Beautiful girl epsakiog in ey of ol: Present day. CHAPTER If. Love an It Used to Be. “Education that mo fer hotels and restaurants to her own home 4s not education at all," sald the Ghost of the Old-Fashioned Girl, with @ decided nod of her pretty head, “Ob, dear! What a pity it {s!—what a pity! It makes me quite sad to think of all the happiness women are losing!" She gave her little muslin skirts a soft shake, and scttled herself more cozily In the Sedan-Chair. “I remember, he sald, and her volce was as sweet as that of a bird In spring-timi very Chair to a grand Court ‘ball In London. I danced with the Royal party fm ‘Sir Roger,’ and I was one of the belles of the evening, I was dressed very much as I am now, and none of the girls there had anything better or moro showy—but their admirers were le- gion, and any of them could have mar- which she places | tha I remember going in this trul: man—remember he settled her pretty muslin skirts, and nodded her falr head, ‘sun- ning over with curls,"* well out of the interlor of the Sedan-Chair. “In the old unprogressive day: said, “we certainly did not have much liberty. We were held as too precious and too dear to pe allowed to straggle about by ourselves like unvalued tramps in the highways and byways. We stayed very much in our own homes, and were proud and pleased to be there. We helped to make them beautiful. We loved our old-fashloned We played ‘battledore and exactly the'same as your ‘ping-pong'—save that you have a het In the middle of the table and play with balls-and we tossed our ks up to the blue sky. We rode, and found in these gardens. shuttlecock,’ which shuttle walked two exercises quite sufficient relaxation as well as devel nt for our bodies, which, If you will please to remember, are not Intended to be In the least Ike the bodies of men, and are by no means fitted for masculine gymnastles, We had neither cycles nor motors, we did BY THE FIRE-LIGHT. } READING THE OLD-FASHIONED GIRL'S LOVE LETTER. \ \ crea well the very next day, not because ij they were rich, for most of them were Poor, but Just because they were sweet , | and innocent and good. None of them ‘} would have thought of spolling thelr .e fresh faces with paint and powder—that ‘was left to what were called ‘women of the town!’ None of them ever thought of drinking wines or spirits, None of them ever spoke or laughed loudly, but comported themselves with gentleness, unselfish kindness and grace of manner, ‘And will you tell me that things are | Just the same now%"’ Her eyes met mine with a penctrating flash. “No, they are not the same,” T sald: “you would not wish the world to stand atill, would you? Girls have progre since your day t Ghe nodded gravely. “Yes? Tell me how!" “Well for Instance’—and IT sought about desperately in my mind for exam- ples of woman's progress—“‘for instance, they enjoy greater freedom. ‘They get more open-air exercise. They piay ten- nis and golf and hockey with the men”— ae Ghost of the Old-Fashioned Gtrl gave a silght, a very slight’ and not un- musical giggle. “Yes, I have seen them at It, and very ugly they look! But thelr sports do de- | melo muscle—very unbecomingly in the neck!—and they do induce the growth— ot horribly large hands and feet! Oh, yes! Let's have some more Progress! A trifle disconcerted I went on. | “Phen they cycle"— \ Here the Ghost of the Old-Fashioned Girl put up her fan again. ‘Pray — pray!"' she remonstrated — “I really. must ask you to consider me a llttle, and avold any conversation that borders on improprie! ) “tmpropriety!"" I echoed aghast. “But all the girls cycle”— |. “That is to say," sald the Ghost with Vesperity, “that all the girls have be- come shameless enough to sit astride on Va couple of wheels and thus expose themselves to the gaze of the public. A Vhopetul state of things, truly! Well! *\' Give me some more Progres )) Phen,” 1 said, “there are plenty of girls. who smoke and-drive motor cars and bet on horse races and gamble at ‘Bridge.’ You may object to this sort of thing, being so much behind the ag but, afier all, you must own that it brings them into free and constant com- panionship with the cther sex.” It does!” sald the Ghost of the Old- Fashioned Girl decidedly, “and such free /@nd constant compantonship breeds con- tempt on both sides! Now let me tell you something! Do you know what «il ‘the beat men iiko most? Imughed and shook my head in the jegative:. Vieueihey. ike what they cannot get!" @aid the Gaost of the Old-Fashioned Girl emphatically. “They like what is fo themselves possipl: Sig at uaiay “oe not smoke, drink, bet, or gamble—but —we were the models of womanliness, goodness, and purity for all the world! —and—we were loved!" “And love was quite sufficient for you?" T asked hesitatingly. “Of course! Love was sufficient, and {a sufficient always for every woman when {t fs love;—but you have to be aulte “Ab, ‘e about it!" yes!" I sald, ‘very sure!” The Ghost of the Old-Fashioned Girl peered at me with a sacuy air, “Do you know how to make sure?’ she asked, ‘Her lps parted tn a gay little chuckle of laughter, “Then you must find out!"* Provoking Old-Fashioned Girl! sprang up and made a etep towards her, but her fair face seemed to be growing indistinct, as {f about to dis- appear. "Oh, don't go!’ I cried, “don't go awny, dear Old-Fashioned Girl! Do stay a little!'* : The pretty eyes sparkled out again, and the winsome features shone forth once more from the interfor of the Sedan-Chatr, “What Is the use of my staying%” she demanded. “You live in the age of progress. I'm not wanted!" “But you are wanted!" I declared. “The world wants you! Anyhow, I want you. Come and spend Christmas with me! Did ever any Ghost in any legend wear such an enchanting smile as light- ed up the dream-face of the Old-Fash- Joned Gir! as she heard this impulgive Invitation? Stretching out a little hand as white as milk—and I noticed there was a tiny blue forget-me-not ring on t—she sald,— “Yes, I will spend Christmas with you! If you will fasten a bunch of mistletoe on the door of my dear old Sedan-Chair on Christmas Eve, I will come and bring you a bundle of plear- ant thoughts and merry fancies in ex- change! And the best advice I can give you 13 to be ‘Old-Fashloned’—that Is, to love home more than ‘gadding,'—peace more than strife—friendship more than ‘soclety,'—simplicity more thay show,— cheerfulness more than pride,—tr than all! Good-night, my dear! Good- by! “Ww lose sight of the pretty face, the sweet eyes, the happy «mil I want to ask you—only one thing! The Ghos hi round in @ glamour of soft radi- Ance Ike meited moonbeams, Well, what 1s it?” ‘Just one thing I want, only one thing!—Oh, dear Old-Fashioned Girl, tell me!—when you lived in this worid, So, changed and so much sadder and colder since your Ume—who were you?" The Ghost of the Old-Fashioned Girl musically, S 4 foned” way,—with home-contentment, FIFTEENTH ARTICLE OF SERIES. AFRLYING THE LIQUID ROUGE WITH AGT OF COTTON Because I explain how paints and other cosmetics are used on the face I beg my Teaders not to conclude that I applaud or approve their usnge, except for pro- fessional women and in exceptional case where art can overcome natural defects or simulate a freshness where a faded DARHINNG THE EVE - MASCHERO face means unhappiness, neglect, or loss| as far as the corner is not to be recog- of a position, Tt 1s perfectly useless for any one to nized on siguc. or the use of them betoken depravity and wickedness, Women have painted] but I am bound thelr cheeks, blackened their eyes and| most generous-hearted, whitened thelr noses since time began,| women I have ever known Perfect geese when It came to the And I may claim to know something} to Be Beautiful? subject and the about {t, as I have probably read as|mark of the complexion fakir. test women—the dearest and than the average person concerning the| best—are intensely feminine. They want to look pretty—they want | Kind. 4 so far as I can learn. much on the subject and studied more | sw: origin and the uso of cosmetics. ‘A good many women and about a thou-|to be admired. ‘They are keenly sensi- sand times as many men as women, re-| tive to praise and harsh criticism. Because they know how much their | bit spiteful, the remedy in youth does looks and|not He In paints and powders. gard paints and powders as the direct invention of his Satanic Majesty. I have been told a countless number | becau: of times that no good woman ever paint- ed her face or bleached ‘her hair. “A woman," says my lord and master | themselves, —man—"who will paint her face will do anything. I wouldn't trust her from] woman's affair here to the corner.” values, © LASHES WITH I think t would be very much better take the stand that paints and powéers| for the community at large !f she were. I am not upholding bedizened faces, to say somo of the self-sacrificing have been af women, not of young girls. ‘How | , | handa, happiness depends on their also they know so little about of women|has lost her youthful freshnes do make sad spectacles of | when, as 1s too frequently tho case, ehe But one thing I insist upon, It 4s a| band, I belleve it is nd woman | herself to repair the damages wrought should be permitted to judge for her-|by timo and care as skilfully as she can, self as to the question of cosmetics. Please recollect that I am speaking | Artifice and youth should never join There never was, and there never will the | be, a skin cosmettc made that can im- | prove on nature when nature has been And when that much-quoted mother of ours has been forgetful, or even a After a certain age, when a woman and sees her charm lessening for her hus- 'y she owes to If to effect this end a@ little powder, or \< How to Have a Beautiful Face. < By HARRIET HUBBARD AYER even a touch of pink, t@ required, I commend the woman who has the cour- age to resort to what after all ts a very harmless little effort, often a pa- thtlv one, to keep a man’s allegiance. I will join a crusade against cosmetics when I cease receiving letters from women—good, honest wives, whose hus- bands are domestic tyrants who will not permit them even to use a face powder, and who themselves (the husbands) fol- low In the wake of a bleached blonde or a painted brunette, giving the artl- ficlal beauty the devotion and attention their wives have a right to, When man—I am speaking of the sex in general—will place a premium on faces guiltless of cosmetics; when nat- ural shades of hair stand any sort of chance with acquired mahogany and Rubbish! The woman you can't trust way « sinpie soooas. my tee!| A HOUSE WITHOUT STAIRS. Only your great-great-grandmammat” The door of the Sedan-Chair shut with a slight bang—and I almost ex~ pected to see a couple of spectral “bearers”. take it up with Its lovely ghostly occupant, and carry it away altogether out of my drawing-room to some unknown region of faery, But no! The fire burned up bright and clear, and the flames of the pine- logs danced merrily on the Chair as before, catching at the tarnished gold and gleaming on the faded crimson lin- ing, but the Old-Fashioned Girl had gone, as completely as she had van- {shed from the social world of to-day. Remembering what she had sald about the mysterious secret pocket be- hind one of tho patterned fleur-de-lys, I advanced cautiously, put my hand through one of the window-holes, and felt about to see if I could find tt. Yes!sthere !t was!—and while grop- ing doubttully in lt, my fingers came in contact with a bit of crumpled paper. ‘Tremblingly I drew {t out,—it brought with it a scent of old rose-leaves and lavender,—and hurrying back to the hearth I knelt down and examined it by the glow of the fire. Something was written on dt in faded ink, and after porfhg over it for a min- ute or two, 1 was able to make out tno words: “My own little Sweetheart, I love you for yourself alone, believe me, and I will always love you till— I looked up. I thought I heard the old Chair creak! Had my great-great- grandmamma come back to catch me reading what was perhaps one of her love-letters? No—she was not there. But I fancy I know now why she haunts the Sedan- Chair, and as she Is a relative of mine. It is easy to tmagine @ house without stairs if elevators are permitted, but T shall certainly expect her to stay with | this building—which us yet exists only on paper and in model—ts to havo neither me at Christmas and help me to begin | elevators nor stairs, though Its different sections are three, four and five stories the New Year in a real “Old-Fash- ve, and peace! Mette ae Meare tt END.) hi} more than distinetion,—and God more| {t, wait!” T exclaimed, loth to| ust one thing | used, and turned ity, fatr | 6 yords 44 ine plain alll 27 small ts 32 Inches, medium ts 33 inches and large {8 40 Inches bust measure, It will be mailed sf re its rhe world, | on shore. lenj money to ‘Cashier, . Pulltser Builaing, New York city.” dainty, but many Kuropea:s dislike high. The rooms are simply arranged {n spiral form around a central space, and each room 1s just four inches higher than the preceding. There are 152 rooms, 80 that the Jast {9 fifty feet above the ground. The whole thing is planned on a a grand scale. Each room contains 0 square feet, equivalent to 18x20 feet, and in MAY MANTON DAILY DRESS HINT. pen: The “four e half en while with the through the water, the w proach of 2 the water. their Lit heads al Chronicle. LAXATION, ave lke fla.” no is of Japanese! ‘ty For Hours oF This charming kt figured. crepe with bands of plain silk! ive for a whole day (twer and In addit n put of the water, lof the Aan pase : the} make considerable lower edie o alebe Poe van and hy ay It lives mostly te 10 1-4 yards 21 inches wide, 5 yar cephalus) that is ‘ds 32 inches wide or| grass. with 2 yards of | 801) ar, wah) HN whie, 7 fine in, but and band trimmin Pattern No, 4,243 Is cut In three air. T gills mots le condition of stairlessnes! might replace the theatre, FISH THAT TAKE A WALK. ° E BOTH LAND AND WATER. here are several fish that “walk. One, the Jumper (salaris) of the Hast Indies, !s only about four or five Inches long. It jumps out of scrambles over the rocks with great agility, picking up insects. to catch even when {t Is on shore es" (anacleps) of the West Indies 1s another tiny fish that walks. Each eyo {s divide portions by a transverse b. mntter. The natives think the fish to see in the alr the sea and into two separate The four eyes leave ter and enjoy themselves star- gazing on the moist beach. one they run down {nto re they swim abou ve the As soob as the fs clear they run wave and go to Kingsley says they Httle shanny (blennius pholis) ean can climb rocks ar It buries itself in sort to come to the often to breathe, as it requires so much on the sides of the head which jold water and keep the o it can remain a long time Its flesh Js considered a grea ore are sac the centre {s @ hall or theatre of 7,400 square feet—say, 75x100 feet. But the de- signer, who hails from Frankfort, Germany, insists that great size {8 not an indis- The rooms might be smaller and a light well Gainty, but many resident Europeans dislike to eat it, as 1t looks so much like @ snake, India has another excellent traveller among !ts fish—the climbing perch— anabas cande It !s provided with | organs that moisten the gills and enable it to live many days out of the water, It lives mostly In the soft mud, When the ground in which it has burled Stselt gets dry it crawls by the use of tts fins to a moister place. It often hap- ‘pens that the fish fall Into deep holes | made tn soft mud by large animals, 1f | the hole !s too d id contains no |qwater the poor fish dies there or !s | captured by magicians who travel about the country and use these fish tn per- forming tricks. There aro low pa trees growing there with rough trunks up whic! h fish are said to mb. Large projections are left when the old leaves drop. ‘Theso places hold con- | iderable dew water, which the tish \are sald to find insects floating. These » «the Phil ine fish are also fou Islands, — ee BARROW RACE WITH DEATH Walter N. Gtim an Franctsco, had consumption, Uut thought his lease lof lfe was not nearly run out, Some | of his friends were frank enough to ex- press a contrary opinion, whereupon Mr, Gilmore offered to b could wheel a barrow to On oro rim messc t im, ‘The At laze thi det was accounts he A Pueblo, Col., in 1 shape. When ho started he weighed 111 pounds; at Puedlo he tipped the beam at 135 and was still taking on flesh. JonnDania, |! Sonshk Sons. A SALE OF Ladies’ & Children’s HOSIERY. | Ladies’ Heavy Black Cotton Hose, double sole, at 19¢, Pair. 3 Pairs for 5c. Value 25c. pair. Ladies’ Black Cotton, with White 461-463 Eighth Ave., cor. 33d St. EMPIRE THEATRE JOHN DREW|,,7He MUMMY AND GARDEN THEATRE. 27h 8t. @ Madieon Ave Mat. Saturday GARKICK THEATRE. THERE'S MANY A SLI ee tu ude BROTHBAS 1A HARVARD BiyOU se HEARTS APLAME | 324” Mal Tay. A SISTER'S LOVE. Polka Dots, will be sold for 19¢, Pair. 3 Pairs for 50c. Regular 25c. quality. Ladies’ Plain Black Lisle, Richelieu Ribbed Black Lisle and a large va- riety of Embroidered Cotton and Fancy Patterns In Lisle Thread, at 25C, Palr. 3 Pairs for 68c. Value 35c. to 50c. pal Children’s 2-1 Ribbed Black Cash- mere Hose, double knee, sizes 6 to 9, Excellent quality, 25C, Pair. Children’s Heavy Corduroy Rib, also Narrow Ribbed Medium Weight Black Cotton Hose, 19c, Pair. 3 Pairs tor 50c. Value 25c. pair. Broadway, 8 8 9 Sts. Great Clearing Sale NOW ON. 0,000 Yor of Garp Otlelothe and Mattings, sltehtly das by ‘water, Must be sold, REGARDLESS OF (2 male rom for ag New Fall Stock. FOOT #0 @ latRe assortment of High- - tire and Dedsing sold at « great reduction et JOHN EARLY’S, Eatablished on This Block Sino 1807. Amusements Ev'gs 8.20, Mats ay, 2.16, |THE HUNAING BIRD, AVOY THEATRE. Sina @ at 3 Mats, Wed, aad. Satuntay. BARRYMORE |,A COUNTRY MOUSE, CRITERION THEATRE. Broaawa: * Fvenings at S sharp. Matinee Saturday at 2. VIRGINIA HARNED in IRIS. BM i MKS, PATRICK CAMPHELL ¥ ngs, 4.15. Matines Saturday TH COND MRS. TANQULRAY. Neat Tueeday—THE JOY OF LIVING, MADISON SQ. THEATRE, PARIS LIPE—THE DELIGHTFUL oY "2 |THE TWO SCHOOLS) Rvent Ever, $10 Mau. Wed @ 5 del by AT THE TH KKER THEATRE, Dwar & 38th at, ge at 8.10 Precisely. 8 W 3 Hi ¥ VARDI xt Week~-THE IVY LEAF, PAINT AND POWDER, WHEN TO USE THEM. eel there Is a man in the case, you can, by using a certain liquid rouge, acquire @ is positively imper- ceptible and will not rub off, ‘The rouge of which I speak is the most wonderful of tne recently made OMS WIT? TE EYEBROW If your eyebrows are defective, thie, or of a pale shade, greatly strengthen and Improve your ap- having them darkened. rows is the best pro~ if skilfully done no one can tell dyed from the naturally dark eol- ored features. The eyebrows can also be tem; golden shades In his lordship's est!ma- tton, as proved by his lordship's actions, then you may look for the closing of Beauty Department, have retired from my enforced position, it may amuse my women friends to know that barbers all over for T shall penctl, easily obtained of any cosmetia beards and heads with much, you know, just enough to bright- en the color a littl Also men use powder, they wax their mustaches; they dye thelr beards and peroxide net which {s effective ei for amateur theatricals or tableaux, is best applied with a hare's foot, Don't use dry rouge for the street; tt 1s always recognizable. For arching the grenadine stick Is best. Be very careful not to get too much on, The eyelashes are made to look urious by using a preparation maschero, which Js applied as shown in the illustration, with a tiny brush eape- claliy made for the purpose, They are just as anxious to look nice aad just as willing to resort to artifice as women. So there! But I have almost forgotten I was to tell you about paints and powders. Well, first of all, don't use paint unless If you are hideous- there is a real need. ly saltow, If you are going to a ball or to a theatre, where the electric lights will make your pale face ghastly, ana! caused and how prevented, Mrs. Ayer’s next lesson will be on wrinkles, how they are Amusements. BOSTOCKS ICHOLAS GARDEN, Col. ‘BONAVI Every Afternoon and Evening, Sindaye acluded, 2.30 and 8.30, Dosen epee i iewerel TAdeaimtons S00 Busey, ra ston, . werved Chairs, $1; Boxes, seating four, Lait prioe Afternoons: Heanoeg “Tiokete? jardens. ‘Telephone 691 Columbus. 7 R'S, Res. Foe ‘LL ORCHESTRAS. ontin's Vaudeville. Press iid at, L. R. Stockwell. | A CELEBRATED CASE igman, Jas. Wilson, others, ) THE POWER OF THE PRESS. Orend ‘Scenic Production by Favorite Steck, \CAMILLE, Permanent Stock, Adelaite Kelm & Ned Howard -NIGHT Amusemente, ACADEMY OF MUSIC. . G. GILMORE & Prope, & METS eving Pisce APPLAUDRED, CHEBRED, WAVED HANDKBRCHIEFS AND EVEN STOOD UP IN EXCITED ENTHUSIAS ‘ THE GREATEST MELODRAMATIC SUC- CESS IN YEARS, * Frank MeKee's Stup The Ninety | and Nine by Ramsay Morris, ALL DRURY LANE PRODUCTIONS ECLIPSED. Prices 25, 50, 7 . Grand Popular Concert.) Only the Beat of Artista Will AppeariSeats MATINEE SATURDAY. MGHT HOUSES SOLD OUT, WARFIELD Nxt. W'k—8 BELLS, “THs AUDLENC jous Production, Carriages 6 and 11 P. 3. HST FROG] and Also Saturday Mat., CAVALLERIA — RUSTI= CANA & ZANETTO. Saturday Night, “IRIS"'—Sunday Night, Coneert, MASCAGNI CONDUCTING HIS OWN OPERAS, WEBER PIANOS USED, 14th St. Theatre, nr, Brandon Tyna Robert Emmet Biggest production and best cast in New. ORMOUS BILL —Be. Hill Thea, Lex. av. & 424m Gth Year. HV. Donnell; MACBETH. Elita Proctor Otte as Lady Macbeth, MADISON # “BIGGER THAN cIRCUSES.”—PRess, * oer WOTSIAN’S EXHIBITION. Manhattan 5, 1.00/79, 3D MONTH. Ea, ment ends Oct, GRAND} PASTOR'S » 3 Bs WARD & CURRAN, ASCOT & EDD) XTRA ATTRACTION—HOWARD & BLAN BELASCOTHEATRE resents for a limited sei CARTER THEATRE, 41st m. & Broadway. Eves at 8.” Mata Wed. & Sat. 2. SALLY iz ALLEY | CARL HAGENBECK’S TRAINED, ANIMALS Continually Crowded, A Decided Novelty ALICE FISCHER y Hit, MRS, JACK, MATINEE TO-DAY ROYAL BURLESQUERS, Night—Grand Concert AMERICAN ; ALY'S WEBER & FIELD: iia aaa EN 8 no,Pet of Broadway, 00. W. Lederer's Musical Novelty Joy. NEW YORK, THEA. Bway & Baorentrerters MINNIE DUPREE. A ROSE 0’ PLYMOUTH-TOWN. BEST SHOW IN SO<GREAT ACTO oe PRICES Se. and Soe. Lex.Ave. ,107t6t. To-night @ Gat.ofight SBARCHLIGHTS OF A ORBA’ Next Week—Rellly & Woods Bi KEITH'S Brooklya Amusements. airs NTAUK THE WILD ROSE. Excursions. 2D ST. AND 8TH AY Mats, Wed. & Sat, New Musical Pi A COUNTRY GIRL. SIC/B' way & 80th HALL (Mate. Tues & Sat. om AWIRLY-W METROPOLIS is FOR HER CHILDRE. THE HEART OF MARY HENRIETTA ROSMAN as. | TheSword of the K LAST AUTUMN EXCURSION TO MAUGH CHUNK GLEN ONOKO THE SWITCHBACK x SUNDAY, OCT. 12th 16H VALLEY RAILROAD Special train will leave Now York, 3d St, 8.25 8. rosses a m.; Brooklyn (Futt ees F158. Rel #t @ 3d ave, Evee.8.15., ATLANTIC TS Cente and $35 and 1234 Broadway, rom Brooklyn 180. additional, t t New Gi TO p DEKOLIA, the Wisesd ne niet B.| Spectal De ‘Kolta Matinoe IGHT OF THE PARTY ‘2A Chinese Hozeymoon | urtlaasoamaen’s.W. wis & Rywa, Must jouda, Mansfeld &