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' 4 OB Mil: ?OE? ' WrtOflta / -^BT? W. P. MOTT. CHAPTER XXX. Stuart Harland anticipated finding h:s man in the rear apartment of the restaurant, and he meant to remain there as long as the fugitive did. The young man had no thought that he was venturing into peril. The instant he appeared in the rear room he was set upon and overpowered toy the men assembled there. Stuart saw too late that he had walked into a trap, and although he battled desperately, he was dragged down a flight of steep stairs, through a dark .passage and into a cellar-room. The young man's captors dashed him down heaviiy upon the earthen floor, and as he lay partially stunned they hastily retreated and secured the door of the cellar behind them. r.->rrninafl hie foet and threw himself against the door, striving to open it, but all his efforts in that direction were vain, the door would not yield. Ho could not open it. ' Seating himself, Stuart reflected upon his folly in rushing into danger. Presently he heard the sound of footsteps on the floor above his head, and the sound of a female voice. i Listening intently, he recognized .Marion Uakburn's voice, and he heard her prayer and the words that proceeded it. i "She is innocent. Now I have the proof. That simple prayer, addressed to Him who reads the secrete of all hearts, is a proof positive of her innocence," said Stuart, mentally. > Distinctly he had heard ilarion utter the wvrds: "Father in heaven, Thou knowest that I am innocent!" Stuart had resolved to inform Marion of his presence fn the chair, and he was about to pronounce her name when the door opened and four of his captors entered. The young man was seized and dragged to a rear apartment of the cellar, where he was locked in and left to solitude and gloomy reflections. The proprietor of the place had Just thought that possibly Stuart might communicate with the captive in the room over the apartment to which he was first consigned, and that was why he so inopportunely changed the young man's quarters. "When Stuart was dragged to the cellar the supposed assassin fled. On the night of Stuart's capture by Marion Oattmrn's jailers, me man who had brought her letter to Stanmore appeared at the later'8 hotel again. Stanmore had liberally feed this man, and he had agreed not only to guide his patron to Marion's prison, but also to assist in accomplishing her escape. The night was dark, and everything eemed to favor Stanmore's project. He followed his guide with implicit confidence, and the latter conducted him straight to the house in which Marion Oakburn and Stuart Harland were both held captive. i The building was a long, narrow structure, and on each side of It there was a vacant lot. The room in which Marion was imprisoned was on the ground floor in the ? rear of the house. In this room there was but one win;? dow, and this was protected by heavy outside wooden shutters, which were closed, and thus secured by a number of iron spikes, so that Marion had found it impossible to open them. Stanmore's guide was thoroughly informed as to the habits of the inmates of the house: he informed that gentleman that at the hour when they reached the rear of the dwelling it would be safe to force open the blind, and attempt to enter Marion's room through the window, for just then "the game" played in the rear of the restaurant proper would be in full progress, and all the men about the premises would be assembled there. Stanmore's companion, in anticipation of what was to be done, brought "With him a small iron crow-bar and a steel chisel. With these Implements he set to work to open the blinds on the window of the room occupied by Marion Oakburn, and DttUIJLIIUIC CWOi3lOU uim. Working almost noiselessly, the task of opening the blind was very soon accomplished. Meanwhile, Marlon had been warned "by the man who was now with Stanxnore that an attempt for her liberation would be made that night. Marion heard the Bounds made In opening the "blinds, faint though they were, but as he thought they were mado by the friends who had come to liberate her, he was not alarmed. There was a light in the apartment, and when the blinds were open Stanmore saw Marion at the window. ( Wondrously beautiful Marion looked, though she was pale and careworn. "Poor girl! Poor girl! I hopo your trials will suon be over now," muttered ?tanmore. Then he forced the window open and entered the room, and Marion greeted him joyfully. Stanmore's companion remained without the house to be ready to signal his associate of the night in case he discovered any sign of danger. As soon as Stanmore entered the house, his assistant closed the blinds without fastening them. He feared <hat the light from the window might fv?traY them. "I received your message, and I have come to save you; you did well to trust me. You must leave this place at once," said Stanmore, taking Marion's hands. "I knew you would not fail me. I am Toady to go with you anywhere. You remind me of one who is very dear to jaae, and I know that if you are like the absent one. I can trust you even with xny life," said Marlon. "You can trust n:e even as you would Ixim of whom you speak," replied Stanmore, acd jus voice trembled slightly as ho Buoke. Morion pit on hf>r hat and cloak, pausing now aim then to li-ton. and ail , the time in fear lest Stanmoro should be discovered, and her escape prevented. She continued speaking as she attired r herself, saving: L "I wronged the honest man, of whom J r you remind m?, by doubting his truth ' k and honesty, but now I know that was the soul of honesty and honor. At that moment Stanmore heard half-stified cry from without, and thought he recognized the voice of 1 man he had leit on guard without 1 house. At almost the same moment th< came the sound of a commotion in 1 other part of the house, and the trai of heavy footsteps coming toward rion's room. Stanmore sprang to the window, a tried to open the shutters. To his surprise and consternation, found that he could not open the blin< and he comprehended that they had be secured on the outer side since his trance through the window. "Has my companion betrayed me, has he been overpowered by the me bers of the nouse oeiore ue couiu gl an alarm?" cried Stanmore. He believed that Marion's foes b entrapped him. Stanmore now heard the sound of gr -? - I i?? ?? mUU 4k A nn/) 4 VOICES I rum nilUJUb liio Itmuun, ouu i men whose footsteps he heard approa< ing the door had almost reached it. Escape In either direction was cut < and Stanmore could only remain to fc what fate might have in store for hi Ho resolved to make a determined < fense, and to battle for his life deep ately, If he was called upon to do so. "The terrible men of this hoase v be here in a moment! Oh, to save ; you have imperiled your life, my nol friend! I fear you are lost!" cri Marion. "I mean to make a fight," said Stfi more, resolutely. Then he dragged the bed and all t other furniture of the room against 1 door thus barricading it. "At this moment of peril, when I ha proven myself a true friend, can you r trust me? You are innocent. Tell i all, and I will believe you," said Stc more. "This is no time for explanations, do not doubt your frienship or your tru but?oh, they are here!" cried Marion Stanmore placed Marion behind hi and drawing a revolver he leveled it the door. ' The next moment there camo a hea rap on the door, followed by the sou occasioned by the drawing of bolt a the removal of bar. Just then the window blinds, which h been closed, were thrown open, a Stanmore and Marion 6aw several pol officers guarding that avenue of esca] "The police! They have come to i rest me!" screamed Marion, clinging Stanmore. "Courage! Corn-age! I will not des you!" cried Stanmore, and he tremb] at the contact of her yielding form. The next moment there came a era against the door, the barricade * overthrown, and half a dozen poli officers, headed byPaxton, the detect!1 rushed into the room. Stanmore and the detective confront each other. " It was an exciting moment But how came Parton and his men arrive just in time to prevent Mario] escape and surprise Stanmore? The two men who had been instruct by Paxton to shadow Stanmore h faithfully discharged their duty, and those expert trailers Stanmore and ] guide had been tracked to the house which Marion was imprisoned. While one of the shadows remain on watch, the other carried the infonr tion to his principal that they had ] cated Marion's prison. The detective laid his plans we Guided by the shadow, he hastened the house where Marion was a capti1 accompanied by a police force. T man Stanmore had left at the wind* was surprised and overpowered, and t blinds were fastened. Leaving several of his men at t window, Paxton entered the house. T inmates fled precipitately at the sight the polioe and the detective, and his m made their way directly to the door Marion's room. As he beheld Stanmore and cauj Bight of the leveled weapon in his ha at the moment when he rushed into i rion's room, Paxton recoiled. There was a moment of silence wh Pas ton and Stanmore stood face to fa CHAPTER XXXI. It was a 6uspensefol silence wh! had fallen upon the thrilling scene the drama in the room where Mar] had been imprisoned, and where Paxl had surprised Stanmore, who now c< fronted him weapon in hand. All present breathlessly awaited renewal of the action which #ras tra siently suspended. The policemen who accompanied 1 detective would have rushed upon Sfe more en masse had the former gi-v them a word of command. But no si order was given. On the contrary, gave his auxiliaries a signal to fall. ba Marion's dilated eyes were nvel upon the detective's face, and the to - - ? i AAMni, ror-siricfct'ii cApiwaitu ui uu uvuxitt ance told of th? jtear that was in 1 heart. The hunted rill's brain was frenzl with fright; but ?ven in her terror 1 beauty was so grand and imperious tl all who beheld her new were impressi Paxton was the first to speak. Suddenly extending his hand to Sta more in a friendly way, he said: "I know all. The chief of police 1 intrusted me with your secrets, anc honor you for your devotion to 1 woman you love. Your error was in i confiding all your secrets to me." Stanmore returned his revolver to I pocket, and grasping the detectiv hand with a Iriendly pressure, he ? swered: "I was waiting for the day of my v dication. In my judgment, the time h not come for 6uch a revelation. I tell me, did the chief tell you wh< really am?" "Yes; you are Donald "Waybu: Marion Oakburn's affianced husban answered Paxton. "Donald! Oh, why did I not suspi 1h truth. My heart was drawn to y from the first," said Marion, and ? reeled as though about to faint, 1 Stanmore folded her in his arms. "At last, my darling, after all th< years of separation we are reunited," murmured. "But only to part. Judith Kredge 1 denounced me. un, .Donaia, i am ; cused of murder," answered Marion, a voice of horror. "But it is a base lie. "We will pre it so," Stanmore rejoined encoun ingly. "Miss Oaltburn," said Paxton ir kindly, gentle tone, "I am as ever yi true friend, but justice in this ca united with duty gives no choice. 1 truth of th" mystery of your fate mi be discovered, or an innocent man ir yet lose his life. I allude to Stu ili.rland, who will surely bo ngi brought to trial, if it is not proven tl he is Innocent. I must do my du painful though it is. You must now < plain your mysterious conduct, or I mi pla -e you under arrest." Marion trembled as she clung to St? more?as we shall continue to designi him, but she did not answer. "I)o not despair; you shall bo savi I am wealthy n< >\v and I will expend my fortune if necessary, to establ your innocence," Stamnore whispei in Marion's ear. "Mr. Stan more, I trust you will i judge my motive unjustly; I only s( to do what is right," said l'axton. As he spoke he took a forward steix. he At this" critical moment a man forced his way into the room through the group a of policemen, at Paxton's back aboul he the door. :he The new arrival was Stuart Harland, :he He had succeeded in liberating himself from his prison in the cellar, and ?re from without the door which he was passing stealthily, unaware of the presDP ence of the police, he had heard all that to" had just been said. He comprehended Marion's peril, ad and he felt a thrill of joy in tho thought that it might be given him to save her. he "Hold!" Stuart cried, "I was the one *9> to first oonfirm Judith Kredge'a accusacn tion of Jiarion Oakburn, but I now dea" clare that I know she is innocent!" T\- T? JL/\J f\J U iUCCUl LLLttU. or Paxton in amazement. m* Stuart then in a few words explained lv? how he had been captured and Imprisoned, and In conclusion he repeated Matad rion's soliloquy which he had overheard, and the opening words of her prayer. T1" "She would not call upon her Creator 'ft? to bear witness to a lie. The last shadow 3h- of a doubt is banished from my mind now. She is innocent, and it would be cruel to subject her to the ignominy of kCe arrest, even as a measure of eompel,m' ling her to speak," said Paxton, and he 10- added: Br" "While a shadow of doubt was tn my mind I felt It my duty to arrest you, as I have said. Pardon me. I am glad my ??e purpose was not consummated before t)1? this information was received." 16(1 Then he addressed a few words to his man in- 'mere wa3 some rurnier conversation, and then the party left the house, and ;he Stanmore escorted Marion to the house Jie of a kind, motherly old lady, who, for her lover's sake, agreed to receive Ma.ve rion as her daughter. The poor girl lot wished to avoid Judith Kxedge, and she me assured Stanmore that she felt a premotn nition of approaching illness. The recent experiences through which I Marion had passed had proved too terrlth, ble for her to endure without evil consequences resulting, and her brain m, wnirled, and she felt the fire of fever in at her veins as she told Stanmore that she had been seized and chloroformed In her vy own house by Judith and her brother, nd and tbat 6he knew do more until 6ha nd awoke and found herself a captive in a 6trange house. ad Meanwhile Levi Kredge and Judith nd were exulting over the turn affairs had Ice taken. Pe- Kredee believed he was safe now that aT" Judith had denounced Marion, and since to the pistol with which her father had been shot had been discovered in her trunk. eit The wretches meant to sacrifice MarionT - - * Upon the occasion of Judith's next ish visit to Levi's oell, the rascally janitor ras asked her the following questions: Lce "Do you really think Marion killed her ?e? father?" "Yes," answered Judith, confidently, ^d "You are all wrong," said Levi with a cunning leer. "I don't think Clarion killed her father." And coming close to Judith, lte added in a startling whisto per: "In fact, I know she did not kill him." Judith was intensely excited, and seizing Levi's arm she hissed: Then you killed him!" by "No, you are wrong again. I've a litws tie secret, Judith, and I'm keeping it" 1Q "A secret!" "Yes, and one I shall only tell to save e<* my life." ia" Judith was perplexed, and she said: l?" "I cannot oomprehend, and I 6upposa it is useless to ask an explanation, for I know your stubborn nature so well." _* to "Quite ri^ht." rejoined Levi. But leaving this interesting pair, wa be will turn our attention to more agreeable characters. "? The morning following the night ol Marion's rescue, after u night of painful ?e anxiety on her account, Stanmore called at the house of the good woman with ?" whom ho had left her, and he was starieiJ tied by receiving the information that ?' Marion had become delirious after he had left her, and that a physician who f1 had been summoned in haste, pro^ nounced the unfortunate girl's malady ta" brain fever. Stanmore was terribly alarmed, an>l lle he remained in the house until he saw ce* the physician who was attending Marion, as he came to make a morning call. Ich The doctor assured Stanmore that Xfomnn'a TOQQ ciTnooHinnrlr nrA. Ui iUCklXUU E7 WUUlbiVU TT MW vavvvv*mu^*j w ion cariouB, and that be could not decide on xm a positive prognosis as to her recovery >n- as yet. As it -was thought that his presence a might further excite Marion, Stanmore tn- refrained from seeing her. m m * + + :he When Parton visited the Chief of m- Police, to inquire about Stanmore, the ren official in question in reply to the other's ich interrogatories said: he "1 am an old and confidential friend ck, of Mr. Stanmore's, but under the prosed ent circumstances I think it best for him er. that I should confide his history to you. ,n. "You have told me that you have disjer covered that Stanmore is only an assumed name. You are right. Dcnald [e(j Vayburn is my friend's real name. ier "You know that he fled from New iat York some years ago, and that he was ad, accused of defrauding and swindling. I knew all that. Stanmore has not de,n. ceived me, rest assured on that point. But I tell voti now that Stanmore is an fanocent man. He was ruined by Prafl j j and Weeks. He was himself deceived, ^ for he was young and Inexperienced, t Those scoundrels put him forward as the head of a gigantic swindle, in which kja ho had implicit faith. Stanmore was >8 made to seem to be the very princ? ol scoundrels and swindlers, and while he lost his fortune and his reDutation. and was obliged to leave the country to e3cape arrest, Pratt and Weeks reaped ? harvest of ill-gotten gains, r "Stanmore, when he fled from Nev< York, went to the South African diamond field, where he b?came a fortunate ^ digger, and soon accumulated a modes! fortune. He then became a dealer in supplies for the mino3?a speculator in ?ct claims and a broker in diamonds. Sue ou cess followed every venturo and he is ;ho now very wealthy. >ut "Previous to the time of his acquaintance with any of the schemes of Pratl ?98 and W.-eks, he was engaged to Marion be Oakburn. When the speculation, ol which he was the figurehead put forward by Pratt and Weeks, failed, and John ip- Oakburn, who, by Stanmore's advice, had investod in the unlucky venture, lost his money, ho denounced Stanmore >T? in round terms, and forbade his daughl3 tor having anything to do with him it the future. Her father caused Marior 1 a Oakburn to believo for tho time thai >ur Stanmore was guilty, and she would no1 se, see him before he fled, and when he "ho wr. >te her from the African diamond field, 11st as he did. she did not answer his letter, iay Then, as Stanmore has told me, he art vowed that he would never see her agair ?in I until ho eoul:l place the proofs of hia lat honesty ami his honor beforo hor. ty, "i'rom having some time later over;x heard a conversation between Juditt ust Kredgo and Levi, who wero formerly, a1 th.> tirno Stanmore became involved in- with them, in the service of Pratt and ate "Weeks, Marion learned that she had wronged Stanmore, and that he had ed. been himself duped and deceived by th? all swindlers. Then Marion wrote to Stanish more, addressing hira at the African dia:ed mond field. This letter he only recontly received, as he had left Africa before il lot arrived there, aud it was forwarded tc ;elc him here." This was the history of Stanmore, given by the chief of police. \ chapteb xxxii. | We have seen Stanmore receive Mari' on's letter, -which had been forwarded to h'TTi from Africa. Naturally the reception of this message of love afforded him the greatest pleasure, and we have noted how de1 lighted he was. But to return to Paxton. 1 The detective, some time subsequent to the occurrence of the events just narrated, was reflecting upon the case 1 which he had built up against Levi Kredge, and he thought: 1 "Pratt & Weeks must speak and tell where they obtained the marked money. Perhaps in their evidenoe I 6hall find further proof of Levi Kredge*s guilt." Paxton still adhered to the idea that) od the night of John Oakburn's murder his savings -were in the little safe; that this money had been stolen by Levi Kredge; and that this was the source whence he derived the money which he had contemplated investing in real I , estate. This day while the detective was walking along "Wall street he saw Daniel i Pratt enter the office of Abraham Benjaman, the Hebrew money lender. Had Paxton followed the rascally broker he would have seen him ushered into the private office, where the old money lender received him very affably. An interesting interview followed. Pratt cunningly broached the subject 1 he had in mind, and which was really the object of his visit. The substance of what he said was that he offered Benjaman high interest to lend him $76,000 In gold, and accept as security the same amount In bank notes. The old Hebrew pretended not to comprehend this remarkable and seemingly absurd proposition. Then Pratt threw off the mask, so to say. "You are a man of the world and not particular as to how you earn a dollar only so you do earn it. I'll speak freely. This is a strict business confidence, though, you understand!" he said. "Certainly, my friend, certainly." "Very well. The plain truth of the matter is. I've $77,000 in bank notes, but every note is marked in a peculiaf way, so as to render its positive identification an easy matter. I've reason to believe that any one to whom this money is traced will find himself in very se Bious trouuie, anu so 1 utixe uui u?w iu All I ask is for you to lock it up In your safe, and keep it there until I redeem it," said Pratt. "Ah, I think I understand. This marked money is missing." "Precisely. Missing is a good word, Benjaman," answered Pratt, with a harsh laugh. "Come, now you understand the matter, what do you say?" Benjaman seemed to reflect for a moment or so, and then he answered: "There is a good deal of risk in this affair. I'll consider the matter. The fact is, wo are a little short just at present. Call again at this hour, if you like, to-morrow, We couldn't think of touching that marked money for less than 50 per cent. off. That is to say, if we made the allowance at all, we could not let you have more than $38,500, half the amount of the marked money." p Pratt's brows contracted into a frown, but he thought rapidly. "Thirty-eight thousand five hundred is better than nothing. If it does not save the firm it shall save me." He was th'.nking of absconding with the money, and of leaving his partner to extricate himself from his difficulties as hfist he could. , "I will call at this hour to-morrow. Necessity knows no law, but your ter jia are hard, Benjaman. Hard even for i you," he said; and after a little more conversation he left the office. When Pratt was gone, Benjaman rubbed his hands and chuckled witi satisfaction. "Now we have them. 5tanmore'a | hour is coming. Justice will overtake tho3e scoundrels at last." That evening the old Hebrew reported to Stanmore. "You must let them think they are to ^ get the money. Pratt must be induced to deliver the marked money to you!' cried Stanmore, excitedly. fTO BE CONTlNCE?J Attempt to Resnsltate a Bay. At Heffron's undertaking rooms an effort was made yesterday to bring back to life Louis Fisher, aged nine i years, who was drowned in the lake on the previous afternoon. Dr. Whitney, a physician living on TT..1 _1_: AU-i. , vv nson avenue, umuus tuuii uc uimscu was drowned at one period of his life, and after being dead more than an hour animation was by a certain method restored. Dr. Whitney has for some time desired to put this process tb another test, but never availed himBelf of the opportunity until yesterday. His theory is that a corpse can be resuscitated, providing there are no internal injuries, by placing the entire body, except the eyes, nose and mouth, in a bath of water heated to a constant temperature of 110 degrees Fahrenheit, and leaving it there for at least five hours. An ordinary bath i tub was used yesterday. When the water had reached the jiroper temper, ature Dr. Whitney and his assistants i carefully deposited the body in tha i tub. It was then about 11 o'clock in [ the morning, and from that time until ' 4 o'clock, when the experiment wa* | given up, the condition of the corps! . was studiously watched by Dr. Wliitk ney. Although the experiment was a failure, at times tho blood was started ' to circulate and the face and lips assumed the natural color. It i3 said I that the heart was felt to throb sever' al times. When the test was over Dr. | Whitney claimed it was not successful , because the boy's body was rolled over l I a barrel after the drowning, thus I nmifiinrr internal iniuries.?Cleveland Leader. i ' FilT." I The derivation of this word is possi* i bly traceable in tho Welsh language. , By the law of mutation of initial con, sonants peculiar to that tongue the ' root words ffedd and inedd are con' vertible terras. Their essential meanJ ing is possession ; transitive or intrant Kitive, possession of something, or the ; act of being possessed or engrossed by i some occupation or vice. Welsh medd, , and Irish, Sanskrit and English mad have similar meanings, and are proba > bly kindred words. The word mud is 1 not common in Teutonic idioms, sc 1 that the Anslo-Saxons probably bor . rowed it from the Welsh. Fad is, i therefore, equally derivable lromffedd. ; Proximately, of course, it comes from I the Midland dialects, and ultimately I from some root word common to many ' members of the Aryan family of 6peech. It would be 6trange if the two words, mad and fad, having a similar meaning, should be traceable > to the same root.?Notes and Queries. i * A Parlnjf Woman. Miss Peck, nn American woman, has climbed to the peak of the Matterhorc, 11,000 feet. / f WINGS ARE WORN. BIRDS CROWN FEMININE HEADGEAR THIS FALL. Fashion's Flat Is for Feathers In Woman's Attire?Latest News of the Modiste and Milliner. WHEN the ancient poet wrote the lines: >. ^ uirus, me iree icmmi=> ui land, air and ocean. Their forms all symmetry, their motion grace; In plumage delicate and beautiful; Thick without burden, close as fishes* scales. Or loose a9 lull-blown poppies to the breeze; He little thought the use that they would be put to. Birds are not the free tenants of either hnd or air, for they are being mercilessly entrapped and shot, in order that their heavenly tinted breasts and wings may adorn the xats of fair women. The fiat has gone forth that these masterpieces of creation are to crown dainty heads this autumn. Even the exquisite ruby-throated humming bird, with stomacher of emerald brilliancy and wings tinged with ultramarine blue, is to be shorn of its plumage feather by feather, to enable some modiste to spangle lace with the tiny scales. Entire crowne of hats will be composed of the Amherst pheasant. Even the HAT3 TRIinr parrot's vivid plumage will be used in moderation. Wings large and small will be worn by women of all ages. Every wing, even if it be of farmyard extraction, will be fashionable this season, but those most in vogue will be in the opalescent effects. There will be wings that shade from light fawn to deep brown, and a quantity of two-toned wings beautifully blended. Pure white wings and feather wings spangled with jewels will be in fashion. There will be wings of steel, jet and gold. When fur or valvet is used it will be in the shape of a wiijg. The general character of the hats will be a low, broad effect. The turban will be the smartest hat for street wear, and it will be embellished with wings, or breasts running entirely around the hat. The crowns will be of velvet, felt or rows of fine, narrow braid. Spangled velvets will also be used for crowns, combined with either fur or breasts. A new tut ban has a crown formed of very small wings of parrotgreen. The broad band which forms the rim is of black velvet. At the front of tne turban rim is a jet pin, shapped like two widespread pinions. Turbans made of large birds will be considered very swell. Many of the toques and large hats will be of braided chenille, combined with fur or velvet, and ornamented with wings. D-?-" ?will Vvo ncofl orith Utt.lfl fnr an L 1U1UU3 wlil k/G Utjwv* n*?M ? ? --r ? ? imals, and choas of lace will be held \ CO Iff ORE or ) TODAY \ in place by the little animals' claws. Evening hats will be smaller than last season and trimmed with gauze wings, flowers, jeweled ornaments and small birds. FEATHER BOAS. CAPES AND COLLARS. Those who suppose ostrich feather boas have had tlieir day of favor have underrated their becomingness, says Harper's Bazar. The ingenious French dealers in feathers now make the boa extremely full in the back, slightly smaller where it meets at the throat, and though >hey commend shorter boas than those of last year, they add i three little tips well curled as r finish to each end. Moreover, they hare other new fancies, notably that of adding a little collet below the boa, a simple transparent frill of chiflon accordion pleated, and finished all along its edges with bits of ostrich tips. Ihese are extremely pretty for the evening when white throughout, or else when entirely black. They are also made with a black boa and white chiffon pleating, the white edge finished with white feathers. An extremely elegant little affair for Flight protection on cool days is a short collet or cape of black ostrich i feathers, fifteen lengthwise in a row j below a boa, the long feathers spreadI incr out slightly over the back and sleeves in full cape fashion. This reqnires an immense boa as far as the neck is concerned, bnt it should reach only to the waist, and be completed by small tips very much curled. The Medicis collar of ostrich feathers is commended to those who like the neck well protected and becomingly dressed. Some that are imported are formed of very tiny and perfect tips that flare above and below, and are tied in front with long 6atin ribbons. PKETTY FBOCK FOR A GIRL. Alpaca is a charming material for young people's wear. The frock here shown is intended for dull rose-colored alpaca, with a trimming of dark rose-tinted ribbon, over which is laid narrow vandyked insertion lace. This ir w fjT I ED IN RIBBON. makes a very uncommon trimming, and is very inexpensive. The yoke is of cream-wliite Pongee, set in gathers top and bottom, and laid over the bodice lining as far as the bust. The girl's frock. j lower part of the bodice is then faced with the material, which in front has no darts, and the superdnons fnlness is set in careless gathers at the waist. CROCKET WORK THE RAGE. At the present moment crochct wort is simply the rage; no matter what one makes, whether dress trimmings, | a finish for underwear, or edgings for | fancy work, the crochet needle is one I of the favorite employments of the inj dustrious young woman. Crochet shawls are again coming into fashion, not exactly on the old fashioned lines, where the shawls dragged into great holes, end were in a short time stringy and unattractive looking, but with snug, close stitches so arranged that there is durability to them as well as beauty. There is nothing prettier for a shoulder wrap than a handsome shawl, i prnpViAtpd of smnn nnt irjn riric! ma j tcrial. Little shoulder capes, with i ribbon run through, are al?o much j liked; nud there are little scarf j shaped articles to throw over the i head. These are particularly eonj veuieDt and agreeable for evening j wear srhen one desires to take a stroll ; either cn the porch or in the etrei-t. A IXViVAr.. j One of the revivals is th<? long coat ' of cloth with silk lining. This is to ; he a specialty for the eoming season, j and its universal i.se is predicted, j Son:e of those cloak." hav.3 capes, oth! v/ithouf. and have either 1 ! standing collars or thoce that Hare j back from the tbioat. Tlic sleeves are very coiiifortnblo, hiving enormous nr:a-Lolos; indeed, tin's is oce of the uistiagnishiij;;r characteristics o' the ! now long cloaks, arm-hole?, allowing i the fiarii.eur to bo put on ever an ordinary dres;. with tiis ballooned and bo-puffed sleeves. A Connecticut iuaa ha$ patented a I machine for making hat3 out of wood, . . te vWtt?" rL HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. TO KEEP THE SILVZB HEIGHT. ?^ Various methods are recommended ' Si from time to time for keeping the ailver clean and bright. But few seem r to understand how to pack away silver, . plate that is not to be used for somoi time. Silver plate should always be cleaned with prepared whiting made >jj into a thin paste with a little spirits; ,i| of wine and the same quantity of ^ water. When the silver is to be put away this same mixture should be. vM carefully rubbed over it with a chamois leather and the plate enveloped in green baise bags, and if kept in a dry place in a good box it will be ready for use at any time, merely re- ,-M quiring to be carefully dusted when n taken out of the bags until all the ^ white powder is removed.?St. Loui/1 Star-Sayings. WASH CHALLIES IK BICE WATER. \ Challies can be beautifully washed in rice water. Boil- half a pound of rice in rather more than two quarts cf water. Let the water become tepid : > and then wash the fabric in it, rub* bing it with the rice, as if it were ^ soap; rinse two or three times in rice ;fej water, from which, however, the rice has been strained, and used the last t; rinsing water well diluted, so that the material may not become too stilt Iron while slightly damp. Silk stock* ings should be washed and rinsed in ^ lukewarm water and wrung between towels. Woolen and silk underwear should be washed in warm soap suds, ^ to which a little ammonia has been J added. The silk garments may soak for a quarter of an hour in this preparation before being rubbed ^between ^ the fingers. Binse twice through tepid ;ti clear water and hang to dry witn great .:i care, palling ont all wrinkles. Iron I under a cloth before quite dry.?Bo & ton Cultivator. j CLEAJTCJfO KITCHJm W00DW02K. | A housekeeper with half a century's experience says that cleaning kitchen j tables and sinks with soap is a great . 1 mistake. It disintegrates the fiber of the wood and turns it yellow. She says that very hot water and borax, or very hot water alone with plenty of yM strength, will give the very best resuits. This is all Very true, provided one uses cheap soaps made of chetni- fraj cals and all sorts of abominations, . but home made soap, which should . abound in every well regulated kitch- , en, will not produce this effect; and ^ the work is much more easily and ^ quokly done than with simple hot .$9 water and 6crubbing. 'v)|j One of the points of grace in women's work is to have learned to da .|u things easily as well as thoroughly. A mif h mn/ih mnro nrnfit. I * ?? occasionally bay a new table than to ^ wear her strength and life out clean* ing the old one, when by a little knowledge of science and chemistry she could neutralize the grease and wash off the compound of oil and alkali with a few dashes of boiling water.?New York Ledger. nVE-MUTCTE GEh'QEKBKEAD. There are a few suggestions which hare ocourred to me while I have been -if reading a number of recipes, and I am going to pass them on for the benefit -"v of those who hare not had any experience, says a teacher of cooking. I waa reading a recipe this morning where some milk was used. If the best re- \ suits are to be obtained, never use soda alone, but take an equal quantity of cream of tartar, also be sure that your milk is firm and solid, not , j too sour and therefore watery. Than some one says "use either kind of flour, Eastern or Western." While, # | of course, you can use either, you will find that the Eastern will never give the excellent results which you can obtain from the Western, except when used for gingerbeer and bread. JJ'or gingerDroreaa me iiiuiuu far superior. Use 2 cups Eastern flour, 1 cup molasses, 1 teaspoonful soda (level), 1 teasponfal ginger (level), J teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon of shortening will give a perfect gingerbread, if baked in a moderate oven. If people realized how many preferred gingerbread to cake for common us? and how much better it was for them, there would be a great reformation begun in the line of sweet cake and pastry, and one of the duties which 4 ' ]? take so much of our time would be done away with. It takes me about five minutes to make this gingerbread and my family prefer it to ordinary cake. prprma Ginger Snaps?One cap of molasses, one cup of sugar, one-half cup of lard; let them boil and stir; add one cap of flour, three tablespoonfals of vinegar and one tablespoonful of soda in the vinegar; stir all together and add flour enough to roll. Apples, Steamboat Style?Pare an J quarter some tart apples, place tbem in a long, shallow pan, sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon and flour. Dot the whole with small pieces of batter; pour a little water in with the apple? and bake. Serve warm. Cocoanut Padding?Beat fonr eggs nntil very light, add three-fourtks of a cup of sugar, a pint and a half of milk, one grated cocoanut and a teaepoonful of vanilla; stir all together until well mixed and 6et in a moderate oven to bake for half an hour. Serve very cold with vanilla sauce. Chocolate Pie?One teacup of milk, one-half cup of sugar, yolks of two err?s. two heaping teaspoonfuIs of corn starch, two large tablespoonfuls of chocolate; cook in double boiler cntil it thickens; pour icto crust already baked and beat whites of the egg3 and put on top ; brown. Crumpets?Set sponge of three cups of warm milk, half-cup of yeast, one saltspoonful of salt and tlour to make a stiff batter. When very light beat in two tablespoonfuls of melted butter and stir in a saltspoonful of soda dissolved in hot water. Fil? muffin rings or watty tins, let stand fifteen minutes then bake. Potato Roll?Put one cup of cold mashed potatoes into a saucepan, add two tablespoonfuls of .nilk; season with pepper and salt; add a wellbeaten egg; mix thoroughly, take from the fire and beat until light. Put a tabieBpoonlul ot butter in a iry? ingpan, when hot put in the potatoes, spread evenly over the pan; cook until a golden brown; roll like omelet and serve smoking hot. \ \