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A DINNER!" exclaimed Mrs. Lawrence In dismay; "I'll never dare get up a dinner till I know more than I do now. I should 1* worried sick for a week before. ??nT?"?tlon while we, wereat the table. It would simply wo^dl? ^ Qurlon I -boIS bi Mrtm* evw*h,n? wo?W ?o off *uggested her friend, "If doH'*WOU,d ,lke to ent?rt?ln. Why on t you give a luncheon to some ?n m?<Ir?.*trl frten<u? Luncheons are so much more Informal than dinners. It win ?Ur luncheon *??? off well, * dinner y?U ??m" to su^.nlT"' d^0PPe<, W ""broidery I have It," she cried; "I'll ret tin bridaT^M Iuncheon' and invite my i Now you know." Sho confldentially, as she r? IndT^h W?r.i- "Im a ^eenhorn. ?o do *,8h y?U d Ju8t advl8? me how Just Jhin BJtWeen you and me- I'm just aching for a chance to show off my pretty cut glass and silver." Mrs. Klrke smiled. "Vanity " she ????*rated. ??bu, lf you woSi *kh? c^n hi. b^desmaidB, I think 1 affair." y?U get UP * VGry pretty rt#KJr?u ro ever so good," replied the other gratefully, "for I'm so stunid rtout .uch U.top. Now. If It were a i?...,. ,ome Greek prow, 01 translating a bit of Horace. I d feel had?* ath k011*4, And 1 do wish I'd ?t co?ege"?* "Mra ""-^keeping reBponded her companion, bLi? ?rn,y tGO g,ad to you the In th? ? ?y fxperlence. such as it is. In the first place, as long as it Is to tionsnmaTK lu0cheon- ^ur decora tions must be lilies, of course, and 8Ch?mo *reen a?d white." ed T b? prett>'-" comment ?a Mrs. Lawrence, "and I havp n do?,dr?? Ze.e!""" VUe ,tat WOU,d Mrs. Klrke shook her head. Oeton.1 5fVfua Dewer ,dea than ^at. fB?m ?h ??S0 ppetty *reon mats '7 the florist's (with frinred -iL6";.."", d?Ub"? " ?'?? corner wise, fastening with a big bow of Then you can Uy ,he each inn ,; ?? that 801116 come out effect The V,VG8 k,nd ?f a ba8ket your ail nT * tandela?>ra that thi??r? uKaVe you w,u Just the ?nd1es?" tab,G' WUh creen 8haded lBut. dont you th,nk green jtives K No'! V'Kh"" 0?J?'ed the brfdo ri-cajffis-s of'lhe ';u?ehehoa?rn,0n"e WUh th? Now for your menu. I think it i? l;?"1''.1' Ie; th? various courses carry out the color scheme, and you white pf?* rar,at,ou ,n Kreen and white. First of all. have little neck clams served with water ciE? Th?n *r >OUr grCe" for that course' Then for your soup. Let me see if beT it'HUd ?d,haVe Crearn of cucum ? dainty and it isn't a very common kind elthor." 'Is it hard to make? I have a good cook, you know ? one?ii?S0t?;t a" " yo" "??" ninke J x. iw cream soup, you can make them all. Now for your fish Suppose you have boHed halibut with parsley sauce, for that's a good green and white combination. For your 22!. *aded 8pr,n* lamb chops with peas aud If you wnnt to do things un sherbet. "? w,th ? *?? noouDM y?" thlnk your husband's pockethook could stand sweetbreads'' Creamed, they would make a lovely entree, and you can make up for it your salad. Just have plain let dre8s,n*' -d Mrs. Lawrence held up her hands ?Ke alTThat' 0,!'i n?VeP COU,d man ?ge all that! I don't mean tho ex pense, but getting the luncheon up " Her friend laughod. "Oh,. don't get frightened. m couPrJ?UTfOUt- N?W for yo^ 'a?t course. If you want something real pretty have your Ice-cream In the form of lilies. They will be Just tho thing for a Uly luncheon." I want some candy, don't I?" sub gested Mrs. Lawrence. frll'2?' me!" Mpla?med her friend. "What am I thinking of* and whltn L?t" WOnt candy' Oreen ?At Zr! \ m? 80e- ?uPPOse you get mint straws and vanilla bonbons and finish np with black coffee. Salt ed pecans would be nice to pass be tween the courses as a change from almonds or peanuts." Mrs. Lawrence drew a long breath. "And yon really think I can do all thatT" she asked skeptically. "Of course you can," was the re ply. "8ee here. Katie, you are mar ried and settled in a pretty house, and, as you say, you have all your handsome wedding silver and cut glass for the table. Don't set out with the idea that entertaining is a great bugbear, but just be 'given to hospitality.' as the Bible tells you to be. You'll get a good deal of com fort out of your home that way Why, that's the beauty of a home, to let others Bhare it with you. - "Now, as for the luncheon. I'll come over and help you with it. and we can decorate it together. Even if Everything doesn't go off all right, the girls won't be critical. Oh, be sure to tell them to wear their pretty bridesmaid '8 dresses, those white or gandies over green." It was with some trepidation that Ail Easter Tree. Since Easter bu become In tbe minds of merrymakers as great an oc casion for celebration as Christmas, there have sprung up sundry forms ot diversion for the day In keeping with Its signifies nee, yet by no means of a strictly religious character. In a mil lionaire's household where little folks rule supreme, though grown-ups also will enter into the pleasure, there will be an Easter tree. It can be of any kind, and need not be taller than a shrub. On Its branches are bung a number of dark green balls formed of several leaf-shaped sections. These sre run together at the top bj a bright bit of baby ribbon, tbe ends of which hang down loosely. There should be as many bulbs and floating streamers as there sre persons to receive gifts. The bulbs can be made of any soft, green material, the softer tbe better, as It lends itself more readily to the purpose of protection, which is the sur prise of tbe affair. When all are gath ered about the tree each person Is given an end of ribbon. At a signal they give a sharp tug and find tbe ribbon In their hands unattached to tbe green bulb, which has by this means been separated, disclosing a -white paper lily, in the heart of which will l>c found some little Easter trinket. This tree can be so easily managed that many will undoubtedly add it to their Easter entertainments. The transformation from the sombre, all pervading green of the tree to Its Illy laden beauty is- in touch with tbe meaning of Easter. One precaution only must be taken, and that is that tbe ribbon run through the green petals of tbe bulbs Is so lightly held that tbe pull will net pro nptly as the magician's wand In she .ring what a wealth of loveliness is hidden beneath the unprepossessing exterior. Paper can be used for the petals, but it is likely to tear, and the shape of tbe sections is destroyed when the ribbons are withdrawn. EMt?r In tti* O rente Chnrrh. Easter time in the Greek Church Is tbe season for blessing tbe holy oils. This ceremony is performed once In three years at Moscow or Kief. The Metropolitan is the consecrator, and on Monday he enters the sacristy of pa triarchs, where he kindles a fire, over which he hangs a vessel containing a CHRIST AT GETHSEMANE. Mrs. Lawrence put the finishing touches to her table, but as she ar ranged the lilies in the green basket, she surveyed with pleasure the artis tic effect. The candles shed a soft green light upon the snowy damask of the tablecloth, and were reflected in the glittering silver and cut glass. Doylies and centerpiece were em broidered in green, and even the china bore a design of maidenhair. The guests, who arrived a few mo ments later, had donned their dainty bridesmaid's gowns of white organdy over green, and wore bunches of lilies of the valley, the flower which they had carried at the wedding. "Oh, how pretty!" was the exclam ation as they were ushered Into the dining-room, and caught sight of the table with Its decorations. One attractively served course suc ceeded another, and the Ice-cream In Illy molds made a fitting climax. "Well, Katie, you are a gonitis!" exclaimed the maid of honor, as she nibbled a bonbon; "for this is cer tainly the prettiest luncheon I've ever been to. i don't believe you learned how at Vaasar." The haetess smiled. 'Girls, I'll confess," she said; "Mrs. Klrke gave me all the Ideas, menu, decorations and everything." I.?nt*n l.fTlijr. A pleasantry which belongs to the spring of tho year is probably apocry phal. but fifty ycsrs ago it was current In circles of the old time. It Is the story of I>r. fount's visit on Dr. Car penter In Hrletol s little before Haster. It was said that Dr. taint cut himself In sharing, and had to ask Dr. Car penter for a styptic. So It happened that "In I>*Bt La at loaned tMiot lint." go Hon of myro or chrism. The gospel , for the day 1b read while this 1b going on. For three days and three nlghtH the contents of the vessel Is stirred by relays of priests, clad In full robes. To the chrism olive oil and a fine Lis boh white wine are added, with certain rare perfumes. When all Is completed the oil 1? placed In two caldrons set upon a stove of fine porcelain, and tlien It Is stirred by six deacons robed In sil ver nnd black vestments. After this Is done the mixture is ponred Into a gor geous receptncle. presented to the chnrcli by the Empress Catherine II. It Is th?*ti blessed, and the people by thousands march past and dip bltn of cotton Into the rtmaeerated fluid. On Thursday the holy oil la carried with great pomp to the cathedral, where masa is said by the Metropolitan In the presence of a multitude. In the Catho lic Church the oil I* blessed once n year, on Maundy Thursday Money haa been defined aa "a pro vider for everything but happiness; a paasport to everywhere but heaven." mmtx T tee Woald lem very OM Without Them. Great Favorites With Children. . TIm Hm Thai Lmy? th? EaiUr En*, Why do bares and eggs always figure on Easier emblems? Tbe religious sig nificance of hares and eggs at Easter time Is very misty. If not absolutely non-existent. Every year tales are told concerning tbe use of eggs in solemn services all over the world In all time. Easter eggs have no historical founda tion, and we wonder when the true history of such observances will be written. Learning and leisure alike seem to be unavailable In our day. and so we must have this bash of old wives' fables or nothing. The Cierihan story of the Imre and the eggs Is amusing. It is said that, a family of strangers had found a home In an obscure valley where poultry and eggs were unknown till after they came, when Rome poultry were brought and eggs followed as a matter of course. The ludy of the new family wished to give some children a trent. and, owing to a hint she- got, hnd eggs dyed In different colors for a surprise. The children were told to make nice nests for the occasion In the pine wood, which wub done, .and when tlie proper time came the Juveniles went to the nests and found In them loverly eggs of beautiful colors. The children expressed aloud their astonishment and joy, and one said: "Tbe birds do not lay such beautiful eggs; the hare must have iaid them that Jumped out of a Juniper bush and ran away Just as I had finished my nest!" This took their fancy, and the cry was: "The hare lays the varie gated eggs!" An KttUr Prwwhw. ? - Easter Is associated with beauty more than any other festival of the year. In a season of flowers tbe world jj* filled with music. Through the eye and the ear the seise of beauty Is stimulated and satisfied. The very aymool of brightness is "the sun upon an Easter day." Phillips Brooks, in one of his poems, expressed the mean ing of Easter as being that death Is strong, but life stronger. Men of all creeds can share tnat religion of tbe fulness of life. The eloquent preach ing of it, with such spiritual Intensity, made Phillips Brooks a force nover to be forgotten by any who have once been under his influence. The greatest American preacher of his day felt no kinship between holiness and gloom. Faith to him was the source of Joy. His charity was unbounded. His sym pathy with life - was universal. He, as for as our experience of him went, never took the more severe spirit to ward the lighter side Of human nature, ns In this bit from n sermon by South: "It were much to be wished for the credit of their religion as well as the satisfnctlon of their conscience that their Easter devotions would, in some measure, come up to their Easter dre&s." The negative was not tbe aide from which truth was approached by Mr. Brooks. He did not spend words on whether this or that was wrong. He breathed out fulness of life and love of men. He looked on noth ing scornfully, or with rancor. Unlike Macauley'a Purltgji, If Mr. Brooks hated bear baltlpg. It was not because it gave pleasure*to the spectators. Most of his religion was Included in the Ser mon on the Mount.? Collier's Weekly. Thf Little MobRTUnf. A beautiful old custom In the Mo ravian church, both In Europe and America, is to rise very early on East er morning and go to the "(Jod's Acre" of the church, there to await the ris ing sun. "God's Acre," you know. Is a beautiful name for the cemetery, which always used to be beside the church. Here beside Ihe long rows and rows of the silent dead the people? children as well as adults? watch for the ris ing sun. the emblem of life and the Resurrection. As the su:i rises, flood ing the sky with light ami the earth with warmth and gladness, the I watchers greet it by singing some of the beautiful and curious old hymns that are an especial Inheritance of these people. COMBAT THE PLEA Attorneys For Thaw Deny His Being Insane at Present SHARP FIGHT ON JEROME'S MOVE This With One From Thaw's Mother Supplement Unanimous Opinion of Defense Attorneys in Regard to District Attorney's Suggestion Looking to Appointment of Lunacy Commission. New York, Special. ? The attor neys for Harry K. Thaw filed answer to the suggestion made by District Attorney Jerome to Justice Fit7.ger ald that Thaw is mentally incapable of understanding the nature of the proceedings against him and is a sub ject for a commission in lunacy rather than for a jury which holds only the power of liberty or death. Supplementing their own unanimous opinion, that Thaw dors understand the nature of the proceedings against him and daily advises intelligently with his counsel, the lawyers have filed affidavits from the medical ex perts employed by the defense aifl a farther affidavit by Mrs. William Thaw, ihc mother of the defendant. Mrs. Thaw, however, does not address hereself to the question immediately at issue. She takes advantage of the opportunity, she declares, to state that iu the direct line of descent l'or four generation there has been no taint of insanity or epilepsy in the prisoner's family. She resents the "malicious misrepresentation and gross exaggeration" on the subject. The principal affidavit made in Thaw's behalf is signed Dclphin M. Delmas attaches to his personal state ment a score or more of letters and notes he has received from Thaw during the progress of the trial. These writings of the defendant, Mr. Delmas declares, clearly indicate his grasp of the proceedings and hav? contained from time to time valuable suggestions as to the course of (hi defense. Turnpike Co. in Receivers' Hands. Norfolk, Special. ? The Consolidat ed Turn pice Company, r.wning a large ?majority of the county fell roads and bridges in Norfolk county, under n suit brought by Arthur Depnc. of New York, holding $120,000 of the com pany's $180,000 bond issue, has been placed in the hands of II. L. Page, receiver. The remainder of the com pany's bonds arc held principally in New York. The paralleling of the company's toll roads by trolly lire:?, thus reducing toll collection; the high cost of improvement material and high labor are asyi^'ned as the causes of the failure. Kept the Lamp Burning. Norfolk, Special. ? Striken with pa ralysis iiivl scarcely ;?hle to move Captain Fimetson, keeper of the White Shoals lighthouse in the James river, stuck :o his pest until relief came. Although stiiken early in the. night lie kept the I'.^ht burning, i I i feeble cries !'? y heip could not be heard, lie hnror o:l a distress sig nal when <1?? yiiv.l'l came. That wa. seen in the aft'-i iv.uii by a prrty '>? exeursi* sis from Smith field. He would not leave Ihc lurhtlmupu until relief came. Cjptain Firncrson home is in Portsmouth, it is helieve.i that he will recover. . Shot in Drunken Row. Clifton. Special. ? Bud Cupj.Ies and Lute Brooks became involved in a drunken row nt C'rro Satur day and Clippie* vl.ot Brooks just be low the heart with a M'J-caliocr Der ringer. At last, reports little hope was held out for the recovery of Brooks. Negroes Suspected of Murder. Norfolk, Special. ? Charged with being implicated in the probable min der of Charles F. Ferguson, the Ncw Boms postmaster and business man. whose body, with |>oekets picked, was found iu a lane here early Sunday ^morning, Thomas Tynes and Lei Johnson, two negroes, hare been ar rested. The prisoners were seen com ing from the lane and on their per sons keys and eyeglasses supposed to have been the property of the dead man were found. New Steamship Line Savannah to Norfolk. Savannah, (in., Speeial ? Announce ment is made here by the Merchants' and Mariners1 Transportation com pany that beginning April 23, a line of stenmers will be put on be tween Savannah and Norfolk ami Baltimore and Norfolk. This will be on account of the Jamestown Expo sition. A 40-hour trip between Sa vannah and Norfolk will be made. Timber Land Deal. Dickson, Special. ? A deal was con sumatcd by which (leorge Klcazcr, lumberman of this vicinity, gets pos session of a large tract of timber in the Fifth Civil District, known as tin Hall lands. Tho timber is very valu able and will at onee be manufactur ad h*te Merchantable lumber. DESTRUCTIVE FIRES Sweep Through Forests Along Southwest Virginia MUCH PROPERTY IS DESTROYED Patrick County, Va., Being Swept and Already Much Property Los* Has Resulted- Conflagration, Whick Started Kear Stuart, is Under No Control Whatever in Spite of Ef forts to Cut Down Timber and Con fine It to Certain Limits. Danville, Va., Special. ? A tremen dous forest fire is sweeping th?? county of Patrick and heavy damage to property lias already resulted and the lives of many are endangered. The fire started Friday night, it appears, near Stuart, the county seal of Patrick, and the terminus of the* Danville & Western Railroad, and has been raging ever since. Latest re jM>rts are that the conflagration in under no control whatever, though a large number of citizeua and farm ers engaged in an effort to cut duwu trees and confine the blaze to cer tain limits. From Stuart the fire has spread southeast in the direction of Danville. Sunday night it had reached Critz, ? distance of about 15 or 20 miles from where it originated. The width of the conflagration is about six miles. About :;<l farm houses have already becn burned and the occupauts bare ly escaped with their lives. At Pat rick Springs, an aid established sum mer resort. four cottages located sev eral hundred yards from the mailt hotel were burned. The main hotci is located in a valley with woods on both sides. It is iti an open space and wa.i s.ivcci only by this enclosuti. The .-.j-iin^s are located aouet I ?? miles from SlmlT, the railroad sin I ion. and r<c vera I .i.ites beyond Crit/. As. yet no !:vcs have been repo.-to I Ins.. but there have been many thrilling escapes. The valuable dwelling hous es of W. N. Martin, a prominent citizen, was destroyed together with it* contents. The occupants tied for their lives and no ellort was mad<* t?? save anything. The scene of the origin of the fire was on the plantation of the Stuart Orchard Company, which had many acres rf apples and peach trees. Ail of ?he fiuit trees of this concern, which is the largest of its kind iit this section of th? State, have beca burned. Patrick county is a mountainou-s count "y located about (?0 miles south west of Danville and is famous for its timber lauds, and as a tine fruit growing section. Apples grown in the county are shipped to all part* of the world. The fire is confined mostly to Bull and No Business mountains. The first named mountain was burned sev eral years ago. No Business moun tain is a preat timber laud and th?-* loss in this respect will he heavy. In the area of about 15 by six miles already swept only a few farm house.* located in the valleys escaped destrue t ion. The Danville & Western, a branch line of the Southern, is the only rail way that runs through Patrick coun ty. No damage is reported to have been done to railroad property. It i.s impossible to get any com munication to any of the points aloiKr the scene of the fire. The first new was brought here by the crew and passengers of a train arriving her;? in the afternoon. No trains run on the Danville & Western Saturday and Sunday, hence the telegraph oflir?r< are closed. The fires oil flic hunting mountains illuminated this section for miles around, the blaze being clearly seen by those on the train. By Wire and Cable. E. ('. Fosburgh. of Norfolk, w a* elected prcsient of the North Carolina Pintt Association. John C. Blair. Assistant Unilrd States District Attorney for th?* Western district of Virginia, <lir>?l Wvthevillc. The Seventh District Educational Conference iR in session at Wood stock. A student of the llniverity of Vir ginia who was accused of chcatin^ was acquitted at a public trial, livi* t>f the university's alumni sitting a eourr. District Attorney .Jerome submit ted affidavit* of alienists who cow sider Thaw insane, ami asked for tf.-a appointment of a lunacy commiitMnu. Brig.-dcn. Theodore J. Wint of tlw~ I'liitcd States Arm>, died m I'liiln dclphia. Flood* have isolated four State-* in tlic North went, tied up railroads in California and cut a pup SO wide in a Utah railroad. John Alexander Dowio, who wa? buried Friday, left a posthnmou* wr mon threatening to return and "siuito" hi* enemies. J. I). Howbert, a Norfolk and We? tern official, admitted he wa* short in hi* account*. Ambassador Bryce i* going to {!mti ada to *tudy the problem* at he-urn [between that country and tb? United ' Stataa. A Well Rounded Tall.