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CASTLES OF SPAIN.
THEY HAVE BEEN RUTHLESSLY AP-
PROPRIATED BY THE GHURCH.
She Has No Such Historic Family Resi-
dences as are in England, or as Can be
Seen Along the German Banks of the
Rhine.
As very few Americans will travel in
Spain this summer it is possible that
one great benefit the ecuntry will de-
rive from the present war is that the
average American will read more
about Spain than ever he cared to
know before. And some of these in-
teresting things which We may have to
Ram in case it is necessary to proceed
for a war indemnity, will be all about
the famous castles of Spain.
We have all hears some time or
other about the castles of Spain, not
those fortified strongholds which be-
long to the Moors, but castles which
the poets have raised in song and
story. Even our own Longfellow has
made them the subject of his charming
rhapsody:
How much of my young heart 0 Spain
Went out to thee in days of yore!
What dreams romantic filled my brain
And summoned back to life again
The Paladins of Charlemagne
The Cid Campeador? ”.g Y};
But softer Andalusian skies
Dispelled the darkness and the gloom
There Cadiz by the seaside lies
And Seville’s orange orchards rise
Making the land a paradise
Of beauty and of bloom.
And there the Alhambra still recalls
Aladdins palace of delight;
Allah il Allah through its halls
Whispers the fountain as it falls
The Dairo darts beneath the walls
The hills with snow are white.
Castles of Spain not built of stone
But of white summer clouds and blown
Into this little mist of rhyme.
Such palaces of luxury every mind
at some time or other has built in im-
agination beside bright lakes and
pleasant places—
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v A! dbA:a'u~s¢
A fantastic Alhambra-like villa \
With terrace and fountain and lawn;
A balcony where one’s Manilla
May-bmmoked when the dinner cloth's
. drawn.
Light wines on one’s table to sparkle-
New books every day by the train
Which we'll read under trees patri-
archal
That are grouped round our castle in
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“I’ am the owner of great estates,"
wrote the late George W. Curtis, ex-
pressing in prose the same pardonable
admiration of these castles “not built
of [smock-“Many of them lie in the
was... but the greater part are in
Sfiain. It is a country famously ro-
mantic, and my castles are all of per-
fect proportions and appropriately set
in the most picturesque situations."
Spanish castles, with few exceptions,
are thus the standing jokes of the poets
and of fiction writers. , . ..,
The truth is that while Spain has
some real castles, she has no such his.
toric family residences as are in Eng-
land, or as can be seen along the Ger-
man banks of the Rhine. Spain’s cas~
ties have been appropriated by the
church, with about the same ruthless
disregard as the Abbeys were after the
confiscations in England by Henry VIII
converted into palatial dwellings by
the British nobility. The most majes-
tic of these genuine castles is the
Chateau De Billegorde where according
throissart’s Chronicles the Counts of.
Eoix used to live in great splendor, get-
ting up at noon and supping at mid-
night. When the Count left his cham-
her to go to table before him were
borne through its gloomy halls twelve
lighted torches by twelve attendants,
each attendant holding his lighted
torch while the Count dined, knights
and squires sitting admiringly around.
It is situated on the edge of a steep
ravine surrounded by a triple wall, and
approached by a narrow driveway. It
used to be a place of immense strength
but is now a monastery for the monks
of Navarre. '
The Giralde has also been converted
into a cathedral, the tower' of which
provided the architectural model of
Madison Square Garden tower, of New
York. It ranks with Giotto’s famous
Camanilla in Florence, and is the most
_ perfect example of a true tower of
Islam in Europe.
It rises in square form to a height of
.250 feet and was built in 1196, but was
renovated by the Christians and
crowned with a graceful figure Called
“La Fe” (The Faith), which turns
with the wind and which looks
over the fertile valley of the Guadal-
quiver, and over scenes made famous
by, the memories of Pedro the Cruel.
The next is the famous castle of
aux-gas. It was in the castle of Burgos
that the Cid was born, whose ex-
ploits in peace and war make up so
much of the legendary history of
Spain, .It is now the Puerta di Santa
Maria, or Church of St. Mary. From
the center of " a quadrangular court
flanked on each side with stately min-
arets there rise two immense spires
which eloquently tell that this once
powerful stronghold has ceased to be
ogipmilitary importance, though it still
continues to be an object of deep vene-
ration to the Spaniards. The strong
works of a formidable fortress, of
which trenches and the ruined and
blackened walls remain intact, tell that
the home of the Cid and of Don Sancho
was no ordinary place. It is stated as
a miraculous instance of divine inter.
position, that when the castle of Bur-
gas was blown, up by the French, on
the occasion of the evacuation of
Spain, these spires, with their seem-
ingly fragile towers remained unin-
jured to greet the eyes-of the supersti-
tious Spaniards in all integrity as the
~. .‘ shock passed by, while two' hundred
. machined were buried under the
a combined n .of castle-
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of Cathedral it is one of the most .
markable structures in the world; and
it shows more completely than would
a volume of writing, how thoroughly
the Church has reared its influence up-
on the ruins of the once proud Empire
of Philip II and of Charles V. There
are other great castles like the Puerto
del Sol at Toledo, the Alhambra and
the Castle of Simancas, in which latter
was preserved for centuries the
archives ‘of Castile. The palatial resi-
dence which the Duke de Montpensier's
grand and soaring wonder of utilita-
rian architecture, with something of a
fancy that it was never made, and that
it has stood there since the morning of
the world. It has the lightness and
the strength, the absence of ornament,
and essential beauty,’thc vastness and
the perfection of a world of nature. As
family still retain, also overlooks the
slopes of the city of Seville, in which
place was born the bull fight. Then
there is the castle of La Grampa, situ-
ated in a wrinkle of the Gandarrama
Mountains, which Philip V erected up-
on a crag when he came from his exile
in France to the Spanish throne. This
is literally the castle in- the air and is
more inaccessible than even the
Chateau de Bellegorde. It has been
the Spanish eminence house of all the
Bourbon Kings. When the sun is
calcining the plains of Castile, and the
streets of Madrid are white with a hot
light of midsummer this castle in
the clouds is as cool and shadowy as a
northwestern breeze after passing over
a valley of drifted snow. Viewed from
the little squalid hamlet of Segovia be-
low, the castle high above looks like a
gull’s nest on the edge of a soaring
cliff. “You raise your eyes,” writes Am~
bassador John Hay in his “Castilian
Days,” “from the market place, with
its sickening, swarthy crowd to this
tradition has eaten into the very life of
Spain, and tainted the judgment of its
people, the peasantry of the hamlet
would hoot anyone who attributed any
mortal paternity to this castle in the
air or the aqueduct by which it is ap-
proached. Yet both belong to the gi-
gantic works of the Emperor Trajan.
The people call the aqueduct the
Devil’s bridge and the castle itself the
“Devil’s Nest,” and from it has arisen
the saying—“Build castles in the air,"
which is only another form of thefolly
ascribed to those who look for “Castles
in Spain.”
Spain had castles,'but~ she now'has
churches. Hence the hon mot.
In A Sulphur Mine,
“There are. but few who admire the
collection of beautiful sulphur crystals
in the National Museum,” remarked
the gentleman “ who collected them
from the famed sulphur mines in Sici-
ly “who have any idea in..relation to
the same except their beauty. I don’t
think,” he said, “there is another spot
on earth where such abominable treat-
ment, such fiendish cruelty; is inflicted
on the laborer as in the sulphur mines
of'Sicin. They are paid barely enough
to provide themselves with a scant
supply of the'coarsest, cheapest food,
and a good portion of the time they are
in a state of chronic starvation. The
work is of the hardest and most ex—
haustingcharacter. Very few of the
mines have hoisting apparatus, and
the sulphur ore (sulphur and lime-
stone combined) is brought up from
the depths below on the backs of men
and boys. » Long, sloping, narrow tun.
uels lead from the surface down to the
sulphur beds 200 to 600 feet or more
below. Miners dig the stuff out and it
is carried up in stout sacks or flat
baskets. Many of the laborers, espe-
cially the boys, work naked. On their
backs they wear a piece of matting, or
something of the sort, held by a string
around the neck. This is to protect
the flesh fro-m being torn from their
bones by the jaggtd corners of the ore
they carry. No one can imagine a
more heartrcnding sight than to see
the wretched creatures toiling up the
long, steep slopes in the mine with
:heir enormous’loads. Every step they
take wrings a groan from their tor-
;ured frames. Most pitiful to me was
the sight of the poor, bent, broken and
emaciated old men, mere battered
wrecks; and the young lads of 1‘6‘and
12 years, who have just begun this life
if cruel toxl.
The Emperor of Japan.
Mutsu Hito, Emperor of Japan, came
to the throne when he was a boy under
sixteen. He was the first Mikado to
tppear in person at a State Council,
and presented himself in national cos-
tume before the nobles and daimios to
take the oath to become actual ruler
of his people, and to foster learning
and art in his empire. He wore his
hair brushed up on the top and hidden
in a head-dress fastened with bands,
with two black top-knots protruding
outwards from it; white and red gar-
nents, long polished shoes, and a chain
if State. After the ceremoney he jour-
neyed from Kioto to Tokio, the new
capital, in a gold-lacquered norimon,
or closed litter, borne by relays of
coolies on their uplifted palms—a.
method of travelling reserved exclu-
sively for Royalty, as ordinary people
had to be carried in litters on the
shoulders of the bearers‘
Problem of Law.
“He sent me a million kisses," as.
sorted the plaintiff in the breach of
promise case.
“Did you count them?” asked the
counsel for the defendant.
“Count them!” exclaimed the plain-
tiff. “Of course not.”
“Your lordship,” cried the counsel
for the defendant earnestly, “I object
to the admission of this testimony as
being indefinite and unreliable. In
these days of automatic counting ma-
chines it is preposterous for any'girl
to come into a court cf law—"'
But it is needless to go on. The hu-
miliation of the thoughtless girl who
had failed to keep pace with the times
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VIRGINIA’S PRIDE.
HOW JEFFERSON FOUNDED THE RE
NOWNED UNIVERSITY.
He Desired the Great Educational Inst!
tutions, the Press and the Books to b.
of American Origin, and Permeat witl
the Spirit of Her Independence,
The dedication recently of the new
buildings of the ancient and renownec
University of Virginia, the alma mate:
of so many distinguished men of th:
south recalls an historical event as wet.
as that severe Jacksonian simplicity
which was so characteristic of the
early days of the Republic. On a
bright sunny day now about eight)
years ago, therewas a quaint villagu
meeting in the little town of Charlottes
ville. The old men of the place hat
met to consult about the best means 0.
reviving a modest country schoo
where many of those present had re
ceived whatever education they pos
sessed. The school itself was an
American edition of Dotheboys’ Hal.
Without the disagreeable Mr. Squeers
and was ambitiously termed the Al
bemarle Academy. Those at the vil
lage meeting were resolved to providc
an institution worthy. of the rapidly
growing wants of the State of Virginia
but were at a loss how to proceed it
affecting that purpose.
The meeting was about to adjour:l
without accomplishing anything whet
some one present espied, afar off or
the mountain slope, the form of a man
on horseback. He was rapidly coming
towards the village and as be ap-
proached proved to be an accomplishet
rider, mounted on a magnificent thor
oughbred, and wearing one of those
broad brimmed hats so much worn by
country gentlemen of that day, and
which used to be in our own day the fa
vorite headgear of the late Carter H. Har-
rison, of Chicago. The rider was at
once recognized as he came within
nearer view as the Sage of Monticello
"Let us consult Mr. Jefferson," saio
one of those present.
Jefferson had now approached those
present. He dismounted and tied his
horse's reins to the railing with the
same easy and uncermonious freedon.
as he had formerly tied the same [it
the palisades of the White House or.
the occasion of his inauguration. The
people gathered around their neighbor
with much less awe, and with a feeling
of equality and fewer marks of demon-
stration than they would probably ex
hibit in the case of an ex-President to
day.
Thomas Jefferson took in the situa
tion in a moment, and unscrewing thl
top of his cane he opened its three
parts which thus formed the legs of a
stool, and seating himself uponthis in.
genious contrivance' listened attentive
ly to the various arguments for the
renovation of the local Academy. Upon
hearing all» that hadsbeen said and
thanking them ‘for the honor done him
by consulting his views in the matter
Jefferson at once urged them to dis-
card the idea (if reviving the old school
but to at once convert their paltry
academy into ' a. college. He urged
them to give it such a. character as
would redound not only to the credit 01
their own county of Albemarle, but to
that of the entire state of Virginia
This unexpected proposal took the en
tire meeting by surprise. It was far
beyond the range of vision of the plain
farmers and village people assembled
and who with the old College of Wil
liam and Mary before their mind’s
eye, hardly saw the necessity of taxing
the new commonwealth even for such a
worthy purpose. It was a prOposal so
startling that some at once blames
Jefferson's years of official life at the
Capitol for what appeared a novel ex
periment. But those present had much
respect for Jeflerson’s views and when
he subscribed $1,000, suggested that
eight of his neighbors would do like-
wise, they hesitated no longer. In
their official capacity as trustees they.
passed resolutions favoring the pro
ject, and the work was successfully
launched. A literary fund was now
created by the act of the legislature. It
consisted of the proceeds from certain
escheats, forfeitures and fines and from
which source, together with some ar-
rears of public money due from the Unit-
ed States to Virginia and a special fund
of $60,000, gave substantial endowment
to the University. Jefferson and the
early founders of the University were
now in a position to go ahead. Accord-
ingly a low ceiled, white-washed room
of a modest country inn in Rockford
Gap saw Jefferson, Madison and Mon.
roe sitting on split bottom chairs of
home make, devising means whereby
this university which was intended tr.
promulgate American ideas and to off.
set Harvard, could proceed successfully
upon its mission. Such were tho.
scenes and simplicity, such the pur‘
pose and the businesslike character of
the early village meeting which called
into existence 'one of the great educa-
tional institutions of the country.
It was not initiated like the medieval
universities of Europe for the spread
of imperial views, nor endowed like
many of those of to-day by some rich
man. Nor was it erected by another
class of men, who having spent their
lives in violation of Heaven’s decrees
think on dying that Divine wrath could
be propitiated by making bequests in
their will and their own happy en-
trance into another world facilitated
through endowing Universities for the
propogation of the twin sisters of
literature and religion. It was found-
ed, on the contrary, in this simple we!
through the longing of the people for
higher ideals, better s,ources of infor-
mation and greater opportunities for
their children than those which they
had enjoyed themselves. Its purpose
was worthy of the author of the Decla-
‘ ration of-Independence- and of the
statutes of Virginia for religious free—
J dorm. >An‘d¢i~h~ addition f'toj these two .
'was originally a cavalier
the name of Jefferson to all future
generations, he also deserves to be
known through the wise counsels and
the high minded action of that meeting
in Charlottesville as the father also of
the University of Virginia.
Every hour which this “departed
spirit of the mighty dead” could spare
from his farm, or his family, from his
almost overwhelming correspondence,
or from the boundless demands of that
historic and hospitable era, was freely
given to rearing this noble institution
of learning amid the mountains of Vir-
ginia. He had cherished this hope
amid the throes of the Revolution.
He persevered in it during the first
years of the country’s independ-
ence, because as he said himself
the founder of the University, the two
presidents, Madison and Monroe, who
succeeded Jefferson also lent him all
necessary wisdom and assistance. And
on the first report of the University
there was “danger that through the
umbilical ducts which still connect us
with Europe there might be pumped
into the veins of the nation the poison
which would induce the stillness of
national decay." He desired the great
educational institutions, the press, the
universities and the books the people
read, to be of American 01-1 in, and
permeated with the spirit whic made
America independent, prosperous and
free. This was the part of wisdom be-
cause a nation that received its juris—
prudence, its literature, language and
religion from another might, except
constant safeguards and national anti.
tidotes were provided, easily take on
also the tinge of its national thought.
Utterly unselfish in his great scheme to
found a University, the sage of Monti<
cello had in his thoughts the national
security alone. He did not name the
University after himself. He never
thought of, his own interests or his
fame; but with a singleness of pur—
pose blended a rare harmony with
marvellous sagacious intention, he
merely desired to preface and fortify
his countrymen for the novel and im-
portant functions to which they were
summoned by their newly-born inde-
pendence. Though Jefferson was thus
printed in 1818 the names of all three
are mentioned as having met at Monti-
cello the previous year to discuss, the
details of the University which now
celebrates its renovation and exten.
sion. -
The trustees, true to Jefferson’s d1-
'rections, have raised a monument in
the entrance ball, so that'the first ob-
ject which strikes the eye of the vis-
itor, is a life-like and finely chise1ed
representation of the Sage of Monti-
cello, attired in the toga of the Roman
Senator, and with his pleasing and in-
tellectual countenance so seeming1y
lighted up as to extend a living greet-
ing to all who enter the portals of this
University. The statue almost im-
presses the visitor that the living Jef-
ferson is duly “receiving" him and no
visitor who has ever heard of the ro-
mantic circumstances of its foundation
'or has turned homewards after that
“reception," whose heart did not beat
faster and his Americanism receive
newer and loftier inspiration, as he
turned and beheld again that historic
University; or whose lips did not utter
a. prayer of thankfulness to Heaven
that God in the bright morning of our
country’s freedom had given life and
form to the soul-and spirit of Thomas
Jefferson.
The Origin of Yankee Doodle.
Despite the contention that in 1755
Dr. Shuckburgh wrote “Yankee Doo-
dle,"
of the great American national song
was composed to deride the Cromwel-
lians in England.
This is probably news to a great
many people, who will find it hard to
think that anything so thoroughly
American could have been born in a
foreign land. That “Yankee Doodle”
ditty, pos-
sibly whistled by London street gamins
of Royalist sympathies, with the ob-
ject of irritating the Roundheads, does
not seem right, but: we have the au-
thority of a writer in the London Tele-
graph for the statement.
It was “Nankee Doodle” then, how-
ever; an unmeaning appellation ap-
plied to Oliver Cromwell, who rode
into Oxford with a single feather in his
hat, fastened in a knot, called, dur-
ing the period, a "macaroni.”
“Nankee Doodle” crossed the Atlan-
tic at a convenient time for adoption.
Then the term Yankee, applied orig-
inally strictly to New Englanders, was
beginning to be used colloquially, hav-
ing been derived from “Yenghee,” the
Indian pronounciation of “English.”
The initial “N” in “Nankee” was dis-
continued, and “Y" substituted.
The tune was adopted by the Rev-
olutionary colonists more in the spirit
of retaliation than anything else.
When Lord Percy’s brigade marched
out of Boston the bandsplayed “Yan-
kee Doodle” as a mark of contempt
for the inhabitants of the city. Then
fore the war ended Percy’s brigade
would be made to dance to the despised
tune, and it did.
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Swiss Funeral Customs.
Swiss funeral customs are most pe-
culiar. At the death of a person the
-family inserts a formal, black—edged
announcement in the papers asking for
sympathy, and stating that “the
mourning urn" will be exhibited dur-
ing certain hours on a. special day. In
front of the house where the person
died there is placed a little black ta.-
ble, covered with a black cloth, on
which Stands a blackjar. into this
the friends and acquaintances of the
family drop little. black-margined vis-
iting-cards, soinetimes with a few
words of sympathy on. them. . The
urn is put on the table on the day of
the funeral. Only men ever go to the
the best authorities are now.
agreed that in its original form the air'
the colonists uttered a threat that be»
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churchyardand th generally fougu p
How It Is Arranged.
"Of course you don’t buy poetry by
the yard ?” he said .to the editor of the
magazine. '
“Certainly not," replied the editor.
"Quality has more to do with the price
than quantity.”
“Well, would you mind telling me
just how you decide it?“
“Not at all,” answered the editor
cheerfully. “We have a. corps of read-
ers, you know, and it passes through
the hands of all of them. If the mean-
ing of the poem is apparent to all we
reject it. If one of them is unable to
make out what the poet is driving at,
it is accepted conditionally, and will be
used some time within the next ten or
twelve years if we have room. If it
prove a puzzle to two of the readers we
put it on the hooks to be used at the
earliest opportunity, and to be paid for
at slightly increased price. If all the
readers give it up, we illustrate it; and
if no one about the shop, including my.
self, can make even a guess at its
meaning, we pay triple rates for it, and
invite the poet to become a regular
contributor."
' An Execs-rent Plan.
A woman who is building a. tiny
house, which, however, is the crystal-
lization of her ingenuity and ideas of
convenience picked up here, there, and
everywhere, has in the china closet
opening from her dining-room two
deep drawers inserted under the bot-
tom shelf. The drawers are each of
them fourteen inches deep and are
lined throughout with tin. In one of
them bread is to be kept and in the
other cake. They fit snugly, the cake
drawer locking. Everybody knows that
the tin bread and cake boxes bought at
the shops and kept on the floors of
closets are very well while new, but the
careless maids opening and shutting
them many times a. day soon ban-S
them into a shape which prevents their
tight closing. When that condition is
reached, they are about as useless as
an open shelf for the purpose for which
they are designed, that of keeping out
the heat and damp air, and also mice,
if such infest the place. Housekeepers
whose china closets have been in ex- '
istence for years will find it an easy
matter to have such drawers added.
Ill-taken tor a. New Inventor.
Recently two gentlemen, driving in a
wagonette, Were smoking, when a
spark falling from one of their cigars
set fire to some straw at the bottom of
the carriage.
The flames soon drove them from
their seats, and while they were extin-
guishing the fire a countryman, who
had for some time been following them
on horseback, alighted to assist them.
, “l have been watching the smoke for
some time,” said he.
"Why, then, did you not give us no-
tice?" asked the astonished travellers.
"Well,” responded the man, “there
are so many new-tangled notions now-
adays, I thought you were going by
steam."
What Old People Should Eat.
A dietetic teacher advises elderly
people to abstain from'the use of stim-
ulating foods. The need is indicated
by natural inclination on the part of
persons after they have passed the age
or fifty-five to return to the simple
foods of their childhood. Bread and
milk, for example, is usually an ce-
teemed diet by old people, and it is an
excellent one. Another authority talk-
ing on longevity advises the free use
of milk, but protests vigorously against
too much bread, which to a person af-
ter sixty should be called the “staff of
death” instead of that “of life.”
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Dainty Outing Suite.
Pink, cream, ban, blue, cream, and
come pique suits in tailor style, are
made with a seven-gored or circular-
shaped skirt, which, notwithstanding
their familiar form, are completed by a.
pleated Norfolk waist. With these are
worn very handsome belts, with trim-V
mings and buckles of solid-silver or
gold filigree. Again, there are suits
with short Eton jacket, and a. blouse
vest of delicately embroidered and
tucked French muslin, or there is a
very smart cutaway, with a braid-
trimm-ed vest, or one of mull over tint—
ed silk, pink being a favorite color.
A certain admiral, upon coming on
board a ship, was met by an old class-
mate with the salutation, “Hello, old
fellow, how are you?” Observing that
the admiral had carefully combed his
back hair forward up and over, to cov-
er the bald top of his head, added:
“Well, that’s the first time I ever saw
afterguard doing foretop duty!"
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THE WEEKLY MENU
-"=" , MONDAY.
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Oatmeal Cakes, Scrambled Eggs. Cof-
Luncheon.—Dried Beef. Sliced Cu-
cumbers. Biscuit. Lemon Jelly. Iced
Tea. -
Dinner.—.Roast Lamb. Mint Sauce.
Mashed Potatoes. String Beans. Let-
tuce and Tomato Salad. Wafers.
Cheese. Cherry Pie. Coffee. ,‘
TUESDAY.
Breakfast-Strawberries. Shredded
Wheat and Cream. Bacon and E885-
Buns. Coffee.
Luncheon—Cold Lamb, Sliced.
French Fried Potatoes. Brown Bread.
Apricots. Cocoa.
Dinner.—Clear Soup. Broiled Porter-
house Steak. Green Peas. Potatoes.
Cucumber Salad. Chocolate Blane
Mange. Coffee.
WEDNESDAY.
Breakfast. —- Bananas. Cornmeal:
Mush. Milk. Cream Toast. Coffee.
Luncheon—Loin Chops. Bread and
Butter. Baked Rhubarb. Ginger Snaps.
Tea.
Dinner.—Mushroom Soup.
Beef. Riced Potatoes. Asparagus on
Toast, with Cream Sauce. String
Bean Salad. Strawberry Short Cake.
Coffee. ' , ‘-
l
THURSDAY. ‘”
Breakfast—Hominy Grits and Cream.
Veal Cutlets. Hashed Potatoes. Corn
Roast
Muffins. Coffee.
Luncheon—Grape Fruit. Sweet-
breads, Breaded. Radishes. Cake.
Coco-a. .
Dinner.—Tomato Soup. Cold Roast
Beef. Mashed Potatoes. Spinach. But.
ter Beans. Cucumber and Tomato
Salad. Strawberry Mousse. Coffee.
FRIDAY.
Breakfast—Grape Fruit. Hominy;
Cakes. Fried Butterfis-h. Rolls. Cot-
fee.
Luncheon-Broiled Mackerel. Cream-
ed Potatoes. Cucumber sand. Cake.
Cherries. Tea. .
. Dinner.-'—White Soup. Boiled Sal-
mon. Potatoes. String Beans. Peas.
Lettuce Salad. Pineapple ice. Cake.
Coflee. .. J
_ SATURDAY. "
Breakfast—Oranges. Oatmeal. Sugar.
and Cream. lamb Chops. llolls. Conf-
fee.
Luncheon. —- Lobster-a—la ewburg.
Brown Bread and Butter. paragus
Salad. Stewed Rhubarb. .
Dinner. — Beef Broth. Hamburg
Steak. Roasted Potatoes. Asparagus.
Butter Beans. Lettuce an Tomato
Salad. Strawberry and Ban na Salad.
Coffee. .
Where They Are Muted b Lottery.
it was a. cynic who said _
riage is a lottery, but in the Province
of Smolensk, in Russia. this
has been reduced to a. qua
for four times a year there 1
most remarkable lottery ev
A charge of one rouble is
ticket, only one prize is to drawn.
and it consists of the entire m yield~
ed by the sale of the tickets, ounting
to 5,000 rubles. The lucky nner of
the prize is bound to marry certain
damsel, if he takes the 6,00 roubles.
any friend whom he may
in for such a good thing.
lady, however, refuse to
winner, they are allowed to vide the
roubles between them.
Pretty Wash Suite
Very many of the pretty ck suits
in Madras linens, .piques, d fancy,
crashes are made up in re r tailor
fashion, being modelled in any in-
stances exactly after the st of the
checked and striped summ tweeds
and cheviots. These have g d skirts
and smart little open-fronte jackets,
with fitted waistcoats or bi se vests
of white, yellow, or pink pi Some
are prettily braided in white, hers are
cotton
gimp, and still others are solutely,
plain. !
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Violet and White Foulur Gown. J
Many of the most elegant wns for
both morning and afternoon re made
of foulard. This material omes in
very exquisite combination of color.
this summer and certainly he very].
charming frocks.
Violet and white are one 0 he popu-
,lar combinations of colors foulard.
and a lovely model of this
the corsage made quite si
on to a yoke of shirred vi t’liberty,
silk. Bebe velvet ribbon otlines the
yoke, while the girdle, c011' and ro-
sette on left shoulder are ofvider vela
vet ribbon. The sleeves a1 tight fit-
ting and’ are shirred towardsthe top.
Challie Hon-e Go . -
Among the many varietie of dainty,
wool materials which are 3 popular
this year, challie still bolt
and being so soft and clin g makes
lovely gowns for the house (1 street.
A model somewhat out of e ordin-
ary, has the attached fiou on the
skirt extending up in the out in a
point instead of down. T corsage
with narrow cream lace. T is worn
over a guimp of shirred w e liberty,
silk, made with long sleeves, nished at
the wrist with a tiny rume.
One of the strangest dustries
known is that of the pre ation of
the skin of the common e for: ar-
ticles of commerce. The s 11 when
prepared closely resembl leather.
but is more pliable and gelat one.
A tremendous engineering eatiwlli
be undertaken this year by, apanese
I ~ .93“ 1°» sweet tw
at, _.,
f2; ‘
Breakfast—Boiled Rice with MuE ,
its own‘ -~
is made with the bib effec outlined -
engineers in building‘w’i‘ ., menu
bridge high enourghréro‘a , g1. '_ j mixed
. "1‘ ._ fl tone,
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