The evening world. Newspaper, February 26, 1904, Page 16

ae J Margaret Hubbard Ayer. A Love Letter. Dear Miss Ayer: B'RE both very young. He called Werren to see me. One evening when leaving, he took from his pocket a Jetter, and awkwardly placed it in my hand. “Read it before you sleep,” ho wajd—then went quickly away. I thought {t the most beautiful letter ever written. Thete was no embarrass- ment to him who held the pen, and he could tell her at a safe distance how much he loved her. ‘Will you go with me and be my own little wife?” he ‘wrote, “Think it over, I shall remain away one week. Tellme when I come.” He could have had his answer sooner! ‘When he came again, he took my hands fm bis and looked at me—somehow there ‘was no need for words; and, suddenly taking me close in his arms, he ex- elatmed, ‘You shall never regret it. Never!” And I never did. M. B, ‘They Met at @ Dance and—— Dear Miss Ayer: had a very dear friend living near me named Alfoe who was very fond of dancing and who also was a very Graceful dancer, One day she was speaking of @ gentleman whom she anced with occasionally, She spoke 80 well of him that I became deeply in- terested in one I thought was my friend and admirer. Alice told me ff 1 would go to the ball with her on CBristmas eve she would introduce her friend to me. I didnt care to go as I couldnt dance and sald so, but she in- sisted, 20 I consented to go. Alice in- troduced me to her friend. He talked with me all the evening although I @ouldn't dance. After the ball he took me home. One year from that Christ- mas eve I was his wife. We are mar- ried two years and have as prety a Diue-eyed boy as ever blessed a home. A HAPPY WIFD. Bandit Proposes to Liberty, Desr Mise Ayer: THINK I was proposed to in a very ] queer way. I was at e masquerade dressed as the ball with two other was having lots of fun, when a gentle- “Btatue of Liberty.” | GBy Permission of George Munro's Sons.) (Copyright, 1808, by @eorse Munro's Sons.) SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS. bl ‘son, ha. vets agRE at COT fate wk for avgomtortioniat. “ito yen pamed $F3 shen pat caer (a oath he re ‘the conversation, bet ‘overh 01 je send Vidoche. | ‘The, latt e8 a ture Dolson ‘wherewith to Kilt fate Ae Vidoche Terefn hes, husbant ven. her & strong, poison. voruatt iowa her. master’s name) d_ instea: CHAPTwR V. Agoused of Poison 5 gation—as was alleged and com- monly believed—of Mme. Ia Princess, mo tragedy of the kind had caused a Greater penmation {n Paris, or been the Bubject of more talk, than the murder ‘of M. de Vidoohe, It was an era when many women hed wife suspected of such a crime. punishment was death in an unspeak- ably horrible form. Public opinion, tion, had already condemned Mme. @e Vidoche, and the result of her trial ‘The date for the trial was Christm: eve, and the dourt-room was jammed with fashionable Parisians, The King bimeelf and the great Cardinal Rich- elicu, it was rumored, were to be present. Mme. de Vidoche, her husband, valet} end her maid, were brought to the court-house an hour before daylight. Not one sald a kind word to her; not one looked sympathy or pity, ‘The examination began, Shoe gave her name in & hollow whisper. Her agi- ‘tation did not escape notice, & it president of t! - The Brat president of the court leaned | continued gravely as his eyée. returned! forward and asked madame what was the matter. ish for the man Solomon Notre- Mme. de Vidoche answered, rising and speaking in a choking voice, "That ts theeman from whom you Ddought the polson, I think?" the Judge answered, affecting to look at his notes, “Yea; but as a love-philter—not a " madame said In whisper. “I ‘wish him to be here.” “You wish to be confronted with Prizes for Stories + of Real Beapasntal Ways of Popping the Question. INCH the poisoning of the Prince of | Conde by his servant, at the inst!-| based on the facts! brought out by the preliminary inveat!-' | ay EVENING WORLD offers A PRIZE OF $10 for the ,bost story of an actual marriage proposal furnish. . for publication by the man who made it. A PRIZE OF $10 Is offered for a woman's account of the most Inviting proposal of marriage that she has ac- tually received. A PRIZE OF $5 for the account of the most. romantic situation under which a proposal of marriage was really made, told by either party. Send letters, not over 150 words In length and written on one side of the paper only, to Margaret Hubbard Ayer. Evening World, man dressed as a bandit asked me to dance with him. He seemed familiar to me, but I could not place him. How- ever, I danced twice with him and he seemed very pleasant, but after the second dance he took me into the con- mervatory and told me that he hed fallen in love with me the moment he saw me and wanted me to gtvo him some slight encouragement. I was aw- fully surprised and told him tt was somewhat sudden, as I did not know him long enough and could not think of engaging myself to an almost strange man. He protested that he acemed to have known me for an age, and I responded that I did not even know his name, very coolly. He was very much surprised and asked me if | was not a young lady whom he named. I said certainly not, and we both re- moved our masks. He offered a thou- sand apologies and declared he could not do enough to excuse his mistake. He took me home that night and three weeks later he asked me whether 1 would not give him an answer to the Proposal in the conservatory. I guess you know my answer, so I need not tell you. I was sixteen when 1 mar- ried, and am thirty now, but not for one moment do I ever regret my choice, Mrs. R. B. Dear Miss Ayer: E was a handsome young man, also very bashful. He appeared to be very much in love with me. One sultry Saturday evening I had prom- ised to go rowing on the Harlem River, ‘When we were out quite a way on the river his eyes seemed to speak volumes. As it was early in the evening and atill very warm, we rowed under the shade of @ willow tree. Walter stepped out of the boat to gather me some wild flowers, I preferring to stay ere I was, as the ground was quite ‘damp. ‘Well, the time passed, It was 9 o'clock. The moon shone out brightly. We were almost home when Walter laid his oars aside and came toward me, putting his arms around me, and asked me to be his wife. Just at that moment tho [se emerged from its hiding place, As I was very much In love with him, you may guess my answer. B. W. W. a) 5 Judge replied, Jeaning back and casting singular glance at his colleagui je satisfied. And now, madame, he to her, “it is my duty to help you to tell, and your duty to confess frankly, all that you know concerning this mat- ter. By an immense effort madame re- wained control over herself, She an- ‘wered the president's opening ques- tions faintly but clearly, and, being lod at once to tell of her visit to, Notre- damcy bad suMectent sense of her po- sition to dwell pisinly on the two facts important to her—that the object of her visit was a abecre and not ) Ca f Ve wy ty a. THE i EVENING »# WORLD'S # HOME »# MAGAZINE # Brush and Soap as Complexion Makers. [\ Ter IANA must be well groomed. D morning should be devoted toilet, aod the first important qu "How shall she wash her fac Not one in twenty girls properly un- her Not less than two hours every| daily facial cleansing. ton} jutely essential, a@hbouldery: the best method for performing the In the first place, soft water 1s abs rain water or distilled water; If hard water only !s obtainable ® little powdered borax or ammonia derstands this important rite or chooses | must be added to it. Only the purest of THE CRUCIAL MOMENT. See i) Tho latter assertion produced @ start- | Ung tmpression in the court. | Naturally the president pressed her | hard on these points. He strove both by cajolery and by stating objections to make her withdraw from them. But she would not, Nor could he entrap her into relating anything at varian with them. At. length he desisted Very wel’; we will eave that, said! and so subtly had her story g ed myimpathy for her that the sigh of relief uttered in the court was per fectly audible, “We will pasi on, if you please. The boy who overtook you in the street, and, as you altered all? @| Who was he, madam?” “I do not know.’ ‘Xpu bad seen him Deforer” + dari WITH A SHUDDERING CRY SHE FELL SWOONING TO THE FLOOR. No." “Describe the boy, {f you please.” “He had—Ithigk he had dark clothes,” sho answered, faltering for the first time. “He looked about twelve years old," “Yos,"’ the President satd. “Go on. “He had—I could not see any more, dame muttered, faintly. “It was “And do you expect us to believe this?’ the President replied with warmth, real or jumed. "Do you expect us to believe such a ator Or that dt was at the Instance of this boy ‘only—this boy of whom you knew noth- ing, whom you can not describe, whom you had never sesn before—that ft was, AV'bin instance only that you gave thie Rinsing soap must be used, With the hands, rather than with a! sponge or a cloth, give the face a thor- | ough shampoo with soap and warm water, rinsing with clear, cold water. Warm water !s more ciganaing; cold} water tones up the flesh and muscles. The complexion brush is next required. | With gentle but firm pressure go over | every inch of cheek, chin, nose, brow, | sive a thorough rubbing. This stimu-| lates the circulation, brings the blood to the surface and makes the akin soft and | satiny, Once a week, before using the complexion brush, massage the face carefully with almond or cocoanut oll, rubbing it In with the tips of the fingers, giving the finishing touches with the brush, This treatment ts death to incipient lines and wrinkles and will put to flight those ugly Unes about the mouth which are such a foe ta beauty. As to hands, neck, shoulders ana arms, this same treatment may also be fol- lowed.to the letter. If the neck or arms are sunburned after the ablutions have been performed apply a lotion made of: Glycerine 1 ounce | Violet water . + Lounce; )Cltrio acid. % ounce | Any lotions, however, are best used | at night, Just before retiring, The face- washing tunotion at night varies some- | wo The’ Manin’ Black a By Stanley w J." Weyman. 2| drug to your husband instead of taking it yourself?" { "It {s the truth,” she sald, broken voice. “I loved him.” * the President replied, cynteally, y a gesture a alight dis- the court, It ts part of the story, Or why a love-philter? But do you not see, madame,” he continued, bending his brows and speaking in the tone he used to common criminals, “that all the wives in Paris might | poison thelr husbands, and when they were found out say, ‘It was a love-po- {€ you are to escape? No, no; we have some better tale than tl Bhe looked at him in terror and #! have no other," she said, wildly. “That is the truth. If you do not bo- Mevé me, there is Notredame, Ask him. At the same moment there was 2 ge: eral @f the chamber. Then through « door ix gentlemen filed in with a flagA and sparkle 6f color that lighted up the sombre bench. The first was the King, Louls XII. Three gentlemen—two about the King’s age, the thini a burly, eokerty man of sixty-followed him, and took their places behind the oan- pied chair placed for him. The fifth to enter—but he passed behing the Judges and took a chair which stood on thelr left—wore a red robe trimmed with fur and a small rea cap, He waa @ man of middle height and pale com- plexion, keen Italian features and bright, plercing eyes, and so far was not remarkable, But he had also a coal-black mustache and chin tuft and milk-white halr, and this contrast won him recognition everywhere. He was Armand Joan du Plesis, Duke and Car- dinal Richeliou, soldier, priest and play- wright and for sixteen years the ruler of France. But, oh, God! how coldly thelr eyes met madame’ With ‘what a stony stare’ With what curiosity, Indifter- enoe, contempt! Alas! they had come for that. They had come to stare, This was thelr Christmas show—part of thotr Christmas revels. And she—sho was @ woman on her trial, @ polsoner, a muneress, a vile thing to be ques: toned tortured, dragged to a shameful death! For a moment or two the King talked with the judges. Then he sat back in his chalr, The President made a sign, and an usher in a sonorous voice cried: “Solomon Notredame, stand forwar. Four mon entered the room, carrying among them a shair, in which sat the .7an in black, Madame noted a strange ness in Notredame's posture, then looked closer at him, They brought him slowly down the thre steps and through the narrow passage toward her, Hib face was cov- ered. There was @ loose cloth over his head, and he leaned forward in « strange way. Suddenly the president's solemn voice {what from the morning one. Tt stling, an uprising in every part | t Boden TH 9 ATH STREET THAT Comedian, n 1484 at add NY Ld MATAN RE HURTI ni 2 50) MRR KEITH'S yes Ses tn usually quite enough to wash the face with warm water without soap: follow No tollet table, by the way, is com- | plete without a jar of cold cream, made of: Olt of white poppy. Ol of almonds. White wax... % ounce Balsam of Peru, 2drams ‘Melt the wax, add tho olis and beat to- gether until they form a cream, then add the balsam and Instly a little rose- water, This fs an emollient which may be used with good effect once or twice a week, after the bath, to whiten and soft- en the hands, neck and arms. 4 ounces . 2 ounces For prickly heat, which is a suo | Hone eae Bi vocencods eorarian tor , men’ ; Ne if “ Norlbeiapedyedttag ton lan per and aie of aria are a result of ing with opiates or narcotics to fa Thetr infancy. The rule mong’ physicians is that ohitdeen should never smallest jor trial almost maddening to some people, try sponuing the skin with « lotion made by pouring one pint of boiling water over one ounce each of powdered alum ‘this with a dash of cold water or of/ What can | rose water, By How to Make Pongee ard Panne Velvet. Dear Mma, Sutter LEASE suggest a pretty design for 1 have a medallions in form of wheat or and also some blue panne velvet for trimmings. M. J. 8., Englowood, N. tan pongee silk Gress. oats, %. » the new application of velvet an at ing, but will be equally as eff your medallion of wheat or oats, and just the thing far pongee silk or any soft fabric. The skirt ts the very Intest design and cut with a plain front extending backward In three graduated ounces, a & panel front pattern, but gives effect ‘This sketch sh A Black Cashmere. Dear Mme, Judies HAVE a bi | much spotted, I want to make over in a new design. I have the design you gave me for a blue broadoloth, but 1 want to know how can I clean the cashmere dress very cashmere. MARGUERITE To clean black cashmere, wash the goods in hot suds in which a little borax and ammonia has been placed. Rinse in a blueing water—very blue— 4nd iron on the wrong side while very damp. If carefully done the material will look equal to new. This is also Rood treatment for serge, flarnel and albatross, “Combine” with Blue Cloth, Dear Mme. Judice HAVE a dress, made four years ago, | which I would Hie to make over, but I have no more of the good mple. The skirt Is too short and but slightly, and is cut fiv gored, untrimmed. The jacket is tight tting, reaching to a couple of inches below the waiat line and finished in scal- lops. and tight at wrist, I have a %-inch bust, inch walet and about 38-inch hip me ire and am & feet 4 inches tall, I combine with it and in what way, so as to make a stylish sult, if such a thing be possible? Mra. H. J. P. Velvet or taffeta silk will combine nicely with vour cadet-blue cloth. Cut off your jacket at the walst line into an Eton shape and recut your sleeve with the fulness at the lower part. Use 8, all of Tt INFANTS are peculiarly Nervous diseases, such as and powdered borax. ‘This makes a| receive opiates in the s thi ixture which a irritation | only then if unavoidable, Tike prickly heat Tt 4 Cold ot| the, edminitration of Anodynes, Drops, Coral, Soothing. Sp course. A bottle of it should be kept Ce ee cee to children by any but a ician cannot who are jecri on the tollet table, It is also well to know that a few drops of this lotion will relieve perspl- ration If added to the water in which the hands are bathed. broke the silence. "Madame," he sald but it scemed to her that he was speaking a long way oft—'‘here ts your witness. You asked to be confronted with him, and the court, hoping that this may be the moi Inducing you to 6 aisscnt to the reques: that he is a with ainet wate He ied confessed. ito, Preaident 0 on- ton h du executing on him- stif “that punishment “which otherwise the law would have imposed. Are you iL obstinate? Let the face be uncov- Now, ‘wretched woman, look d done his work eatures Wi tn death rin, the Hp of trump Is Inthe glnse lurked=as. 4 w who wased Closely—a. horror, a. look of audden axentne, ax if in the moment of dis- solution the wicked man had come fac ‘ace with judgment, and, triumphant over his earthly foes, had threshold of the dark had killed Himself! “The notror of it je her at last. With a shudder- she fell swooning to the flour, (To Be Concluded.) Dr. Lyon’s PERFECT Tooth Powder AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY Used b ople of re! for ‘overt Pacetier of Sraunpars PREPARED BY A UE Lyor. BD By “Bake varren & Bianchant; ethers. y. 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