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Winter has come, now seeks the spruce young
man
His last year’s-great coat, in its ldng retreat;
With anxious eyes doth he the garment scan
Andqueries will it answer on the street.
Perchance he findeth that it will, and then,
Ah, then. upleaps his youthful heart with
8 89.
If not, ah, then. methlnks he seeks his den
And counteth up his cash full anxiously.
—-Vanity.
THE POOR DUCHESS.
Is was really very hard on the poor
Duchess, especially after all the toil
and labor she had ungrudgingly ex-
pended on her unattractive progeny.
Her lot had always been hard enough
ever since she was a duchess; even be-
fore her wedding cake had grown stale
she had been coping with difiiculties;
brutal difficulties which it required all
her‘strehgth of mind to face, and now,
when a good share of these difiiculties
were laid to rest with her husband, the
late Duke, in the family vault at Long-
lands; now,when she had just managed
tO retrieve the shattered ducal fortunes
by bringing OE the engagement of her
ugly, dissipated son, the present Duke,
to Claudia Putnam, the richest Ameri-
can heiress of the season, now for this
blow to fall upon her, it was really too
bad.
The only balm to her anguish was
that it had "fallen at Longlands, in the
wilds of Yorkshire, and that the whole
thing might be hushed up and hustled
in oblivion without any one being the
,wiser. She had gone to Longlands to
recruit after her superhuman expendi-
ture of energy during the London sea-
son; her only guest was Claudia Put-
nam, her son’s fiance. with whom she
was discussing alterations and renova-
tions for the new regime.
But the moment was robbed of all its
savor by this horrible catastrophe; this
—what else could she call it‘l—this
drivelling idiocy of the least plain and
most hopeful of her six ungainly daugh-
ters. She would have kept the hateful
story to herself if she could, but her
heart was too full for silence; besides,
Claudia had her fair share of Yankee
shnwdness—she might suggest a bril-
liant solution of the problem—so, as
they sat over a cup of tea in her bou-
doir, the Duchess opened her new
trouble to her future daughter» in- law.
“I’m afraid, Claudia, dear,” she be-
gan, “that we are going to have serious
trouble with Henrietta.” Claudia was
very fond of the Duchess, so she tried to
look sympa‘hetic, though with Lady
Henrietta, who was wrapped up in par-
ish work, who wore impossible clothes,
and did her hair grotesquely, she had no
sympathy whatever.
“Dear me!” she replied. “I’m sorry
t’O‘hear it; I hope she’s not sick.”
“Sick!” repeated the Duchess, “I wish
showers, or. anything half, so sensible.
The fact is, shah-as been and got herself
entangled in a most unbecoming love
affair.” '
Miss Putn rm opened her blue eyes
very wide, and set down her. teacup
with a jerk. “My l” she exclaimed,
"and who on oath has been making
love to her?” ‘
The Duchess lowered her voice: “My
dear,” she said, impressively, "it is Mr.
Gibson, the curate. She vows she will
marry him. Isn’t it terrible?”
“Rather, for the curate,” thought
Claudia to herself; aloud she said, “have
i ever met Mr. Gibson?”
“Certainly not, dear; we do not invite
him here. He is not a gentleman.”
“Then where did Henrietta meet
him?”
“Oh, in cottages and at the school.
You see she likes parish work, and I en-
couraged her; it sets such a good exam-
ple, and we’ve always had a married
curate before; however. when Mr. Gib~
- son came, I never thought of chaperon-,
lug her, because, you see, he isn’ta gen-
tleman.”
“But, I suppose, Henrietta thinks he
will make. her a suitable husband?”
“My dear,” cried the Duchess, “she
can't possibly think so. _ Why, his
father keeps a saddler’s shop! He hasn’t
been to the university. Oh, it’s alto-
gether dreadful! and she’s as obstinate
as a mule about it.” " ’
She broke off as the door opened to
admit a young man in a shooting suit.
He was a plain, insignificant looking
personage, with an air of extreme self
approval.
“I’ve just been telling Claudia about
this stupid affair of Henrietta’s,” went
on the Duchess.
"And what does Claudia think about
it?” asked the plain young man, who
was Ciaudia’s accepted lover, and who
deposited his long limbs on- the sofa be-
‘ side her and tried to bestow a furtive
caress on the hand nearest to him.
“I guess 1’m pretty well taken by sur-
prise,” said Miss Putnam, drawing her
hand out of her lover’s reach.
“So’m I,” said the Duke, placidly. “I
can'timagine what he sees in Henrietta.
She ain’t pretty; t’other way about,
rather; she’s got no money, and she’s
years older than he is. I wouldn’t
marry a woman like Henrietta even if
1 Was a saddler’s son.
Miss Putnam looked at him. She was
going to marry a man very like Henri-
etta, and she did not feel very spoony
on him; she had accepted him on sun-
dry reasons, love being by no means the
first or foremost.
“He must be an awfully susceptible
chap,’ went on his Grace, “to lose his
,heart to a girl like her. And he’s so
obstinate, too, about it; seems as if he
really cared about her. I thought, per-
haps, it was mostly ambition+her title
and that sort Of thing you know—and
I’ve Offered him all my influence in the
way of a leg- up to preferment, but he
won’t hear of it. Funny thing, ain’t
it? Now, if it had been a girl=like you,
Olaudia——”
"Duchess,” cried Miss Putnam, sud-
denly interrupting her lover, “I have an
inspiration. You just send Henrietta
away. She can go to Jericho, or any-
where else, for a month or so, and when
she comes back the engagement will be
broken elf. I’ll manage the thing, you
“a"
She wouldn’t answer any questions.
~She said she thoughtshe understood the
exact lie of the land. They might leave
.t all to her. So to her it was left,_and
the next day Henrietta was packed ofl
:o a married cousin in South W-.les.
_ The following day, at Lady Henri-
etta’s customary hour, Miss Putnam
walked into the village schoolroom. She
wore a dainty blue cambric frock, that
fitted her as no frock in all Henrietta’s
lifetime had ever fitted her. The little
boys and girls opened their eyes wide
to look at her, so did the school mis
tress, and so did Mr. Gibson, the curate,
who was hearing the whole school inits
Church catechism. "
“Good morning,” said Miss Putnam,
sweetly. “I’m staying at the Towers. ]
have come in Lady Henrietta’s place
this morning. She has gone away for a
few weeks, and she would like you all
to know it. ”
She looked around the room as she
laid it, and finally fixed her eyes on the
curate’s frank, simple face.
“I hope,” he began,
“that Lady Henrietta is not ill.
absence is so un—forseen.”
“Guess not,” said Miss Putnam. “She
isn’t ill, she never was better in her life
but the Duchess thinks a change will do
her a world of good.” ‘
“Her Grace is very cruel,” murmured
the curate,
“I beg your pardon?” said Claudia.
“I was about to say," resumed the
curate, turning to the expectant child-
ren, “that as her Ladyship is unable to
come this morning, you will be de-
prived of the interesting object lesson
she generally gives you. I’m sure you
will all be sorry."
“Oh, they shan’t miss 'their object-
lessons,” said Claudia, still more bland-
ly. "I‘ve promised Lady Henrietta tc
give them for her.”
The curate had been in the habit oi
staying for Lady Henrietta’s object
lesson—to keep order for her, he would
have said, had the Duchess questioned
him. So he stayed to keep order for
Claudia, which was quite superfluous,
hesitatingly,
This
for if her manner of administering in-'
s ruction was not of a nature to keep
or hold the attention of restless chil-
dren, there were her fascinating gown _ .
l rily, the top of an umbrella wears out
and her pretty trinkets, not to speak
of the charm of her face, to hold her
audience spellbound. And when the
lesson was over, he had got into the
way of walking with her ladyship ,
along the school lane and through the .
‘; sooner split thus cared for.
park. He escorted Miss Putnam today.
because he wanted to ask how long his
liege lady’s banishment was to last.
"I don’t know,” was Miss Putnam’s
reply; “I suppose she won’t come back
till the Duchess chooses.”
“The children will miss her sadly,"
moaned the curate.
“Guess we must make it up to them,"
said Claudia. graciously; “I’ve prom
ised Henrietta to. stand as. much in the
gap as possible.”
“It's a splendid oppOrtunity for you
to make yourself pOpular in the parish.
dear,” said the Duchess. “Of course.
when you are mistress here, you will
like to be popular among the people.”
“I suppose I shall,” said Claudia,
musingly.
But in spite of her incipient popu-
larity she would not have the marriage.
hurried on; she was equally deaf to the
Duke’s impatience and the Duchess's
hints.
Finally, Miss Putnam's stay at Long-
lands came to a rather unsatisfactory
end, for she went away to London
leaving the wedding day- unfixed and
hangings for the new drawing-room un-
chosen.
The day after her departure there
were two letters for the Duchess—one
from the curate, the other from Miss
Putnam. She opened the former first,
because she felt more curious as to its
contents. .
“Madam,” it ran, “although your
grace did not seriously entertain my
proposal for the hand of Lady Henri-
etta, I feel in honor bound to let you
know that my eyes have been opened to
the folly and unsuitability of the mar-
riage for which I would fain have had
your sanction. I have written to Lady
Henrietta, explaining, as far as I can,
the folly of our past, and begging her
to forgive me if she be in any way a
sufferer by our mistake. I am leaving
Longlands at once; therefore the em-
barrassment of any further meeting
will be avoided. Yours faithfully, W.
Gibson.” ‘
The Duchess heaved a sigh of intense
relief. This was Claudia’s doing.
Claudia was a right-down clever girl.
She had certainly spent a great deal of
valuable time in treading in Henri-
etta’s footsteps, but she had disen-
chanted Mr. Gibson and lifted a horri-
ble incubus off the family shoulders.
She was really far too good for that
stupid, muddle Lsad of hers; still she
(the. Duchess) supposed that a title
was an infinite attraction to a born
Democrat, so things were, after all,
not so very uneven.
Claudia’s letter. “Dear child,” she
murmured as she broke the seal.
“My dear Duchess,” she read, and
with each succeeding line her dismayed
astonishment increased; “I’m glad I
came to stay at Longlands before I
took the irrevocable step to the altar.
[ don’t want to say anything nasty or
mean, but, really, I never did care
about the Duke. I only accepted him
because I thought you’d made up your
mind to have me for a. daughter-in-law.
[ should have made him perfectly mis-
erable if I had married him.
Gibson finds, too, that he made a great
mistake in thinking he cared for Hen-
rietta. He explained it all to me, and
Lam quite satisfied. He and I arego-
ing to be married before Advent. I
shan’t mind having a saddler for a
father-in-law. Yours always, Claudia
Putnam.” ‘
The Duchess threw the letter across
the table to her son. “Read that,
Bouthdown,” she said; "we’ve got
Henrietta out of her scrape most
Splendidly. ”
It really was too harden the poo"
Duchess. ——St. Paul’s,
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Business andmIafl'lair‘e. ”I
In the occupations - ' women
have invaded in the largest numbers,
those of teachers, salesmen, books
keepers, stenographers, type-writers,
etc., the ratio of increase has been
about the same with the two sexes.
Taking all the gainful occupations, al-
though the ratio of increase for wom-
en is 47.88 per cent, and for men only
27.64 per cent, the women were in 1890
but 17 per cent. of the total as against
15 per cent. in 1880. It is a fair con-
clusion that while many more women
earned their own livings in 1890 than
in 1880, they had over the whole field
to a very slight extent only displaced
the men. The change in the proportion
of women who now earn an income,
and presumably a living, is the im-
portant point. About one in three of
the total population are engaged in
gainful occupation, and only about one
in twenty of the female population.
The proportion to females of marriage-
able age is, of course, much larger, and
it is this percentage that produces the
elfect noted as to the necessity of mar-
What the effect is upon society it is not
now proposed to discuss, but the. fact
show that it is becoming clearly easier
for the average women to earn her live-
lihood without marriage in the United
States—if she so choose—The Forum.
Care of Umbrellas.
After coming out of the rain let the
umbrella down and stand it on the
handle, that it may dry in this position;
the water will thus drip from the edges
of the frame, and the cover dry uni~
formly. When placed with the handle
upward, as is frequently done,., the
water runs to the top of the umbrella,
and the moisture is there retained in
the lining underneath the, ring for some
length of time, causing the silk Or fab-
ric with which the frame is covered to
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become tender and soon rot. Ordina-
. sooner than the other part of it, and in
jmost cases may be thus accounted
for. A silk umbrella is much injured
by being left open to dry; gthe silk be-
comes stretched and stiff, and would
\Vhen not
l in use let the folds lie loose, and not
Unstencd down; the creases are less
apt to split from this usage. Dispense
with an umbrella case, except in trav-
eling, as protection from dust and cin-
ders.
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLDc
It is said if camphor gum is put in
,the drawers in which silver: is kept
phor will prevent the silver from
coming tarnished. ‘
Put a piece of horseradish root into
each jar of pickles.‘ The vinegar will
retain its strength longer and the
pickles will be less likely to become
soft and mould. -
It is positively ascrted that to drink
a half pint of hot milk or hot water will
have the effect of producting sleep in
eight cases out of ten.
In making green-apple sauce, pit a
few dates, cut them into quarters, and
add them to the sauce just before re-
moving from the fire. They will be a
great improvement to the sauce.
If a clean cloth wrung out of water to
which half a tcaspoonful of ammonia
has been added is used to wipe Ofif a
carpet which has been recently swept,
it will remove the dusty look and
brighten the colors.
Do not throw away old preserve jars
which have lost their covers or whose
edges have been broken so that the
covers will not fit tightly. They are
excellent for holding pickles. When
filled tie a piece of cotton cloth over the
top to keep out insects, and put the
jars away in the storeroom closet.
To keep a jacket in good shape it
should be kept on a hanger when not
in use. If it is hung by a loop at the
back of the neck, it will soon give the
garment a dragged appearance. If
loops are used they should be at the
armhole and the two ends of the loops
fastened together, not having a two-
lnch space, as is a common custom.
Then hang thejacket upon two hooks.
Following is an excellent substitute
for cream to eat on fresh fruits: Beat
together the whites of two- eggs, 3 level
tcaspoonful of sugar, a piece of butter
the size of a hickory nut, and one ton-
spoonful of corn starch. Stir in half
a cup of cold milk and beat very hard.
Put one cup of milk over the fire, and
when it boils pull the dish to a cooler
part of the range and pour in the egg
mixture. Let it simmer until the milk
thickens a little. When cold, strain
through a sieve. '
If an unexpected lunch box has to be
prepared and there is no meat avail-
able for sandwiches, take the yolk ol‘a
hard-boiled egg and mash it smooth
with a tablespoonful of melted bum-i;
add half a tablespoonful each of salt.
quarter of a pound of common vim-us.
grated. Then stir‘ in a scan’ 1:21.}.-
spoonful of vinegar, and Shh-ml
tween thin slices Of bread. Suw-
sandwiches will be hailed will; «loll-.5“:
If you have not a cool Hin:'v1'u..l'
where any amount of butter (rim h-x
kcpt sweet and firm, cover 1110 lnmw
with brine. First make the butter mi.»
rolls and wrap them in pieces of mm
lin. Make a brine of six quarts u:
water, using so much suit that an up;
will float in it. Add two tablespoon
this of granulated sugar and liuli .
tablespoonful of saltpctrc. Have 1i..-
i';'
brine come to a boil, and when it is
cold strain it over the butter. The
brine should more than cover ii. A
weight can be put over the Pulls to
keep them under the surfaca to i‘XL'llidv
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