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" 3 mild upon her
(i have bumped
rooms in that
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84 . by the Ametiosnmessuro.
Whoever has solved these arithmetical
prob . will hive lactate him, I should
think. the mice likeness of these old
par and. sees them. as i do in my
'mlnd’ eye. long, mower,» gaunt. with
white ends, faces secured by wrinkles,
with sunken. gleaming eyes.
'1‘ had shared i‘tlielr joys and sor~
and board for 60 years and
had 'iuto‘each’ofher’s eyes until
t . faces had grown alike, and but
for, th ir oases they might have been
supposed to be brother and sister. But
each use had persisted in remaining
the an thesisof theolher. That of the
hush ,Was hooked like an eagle's beak
eud'leemed to keep Watch upon all that
went into his mouth. Bighorn Ocnoct-
ta’s uhse turned up. as if prudently
withdrawing in order not to embarrass
the solid mouthfuls. The comparison is
not mine. They invented it themselves
at the lwane of the honeymdon in a mo-
ment of anger over a dish that tasted of
smoke,
It was the first cloud in their
azure, lea ugly cloud that rose from the
dish to their noses and then passed into
their habits of feeling» They ended by
believing themselves totally incompati-
ble. Qmeettn spoke of returning to her
Pursuit, and Sulpicio was willing that
she should do so. but as they were on
the wedding journey the matter was dc-
ferredl But the fatal word had been
spoken—n separation. The day after
Suipioio recalled the morning discourse
whiohl his fathersinalaw had addressed
to hint—remembered how he had sworn
to make his bride happy. A crowd of
tender memories of sage reflections im~
pelledlhim to induce Concetta to remain
under the conjugal roof.
0n lhcr part Concetta, a judicious
young lwomau as ever was, had called to
mind lher mamma's counsels, the you
spoke ‘ at the alter, the envy of hrr
friend who remained spiustcrs. Sim
thought of the grief of her family, the
secret ljoy and false pity of the ctlur
girls, and oonolu‘dcd’thnt on the whole
Sulpicio was not so bad and that it was ,
all thd faultof that unlucky dish. Then
the pair smiled, clasped hands and r:-
chauged the kiss of peace. But there
was it tacit understanding that they
took each other on trial. Thuttriul,
having weathered a thousand tempests,
had lasted for 60 years.
No‘ and then the neighbors were
startled bynshrill scream. “That is
Concetta!" they said.» And Conccttu it
l
was. :She had it way-when she had
handled at her domestic tyrant all the
clmrnr'ug epithets accumulated in her
verbal resenmhcs of the past 60 years
without conquering the forces of his to
(iitblildnoshe had a way, then, of giv-
ing one final shriek. People run to the
scene land found that old Sulpicio had
sought safety in flight down the stairs
while boneettn flung at him from the
landing one last descriptive adjcctivc.
The‘ first cares to the injured were
lavished on Concetta, and we had
lcarne i that these must consist in let-
ting llEI' talk until her wrath had cvap~
nruted Woe to any who should pity her
or toll
right sort. for when her anger seemed
spent twould blaze up like u lucifcr
match to protest that she had wished to
marry him and would kccp to him, that
what her Sulpicio was nobody could
know but herself, nobody necd lcaeh
her to read in his hcari, she knew all
about him, these many years, and he
was worth all the rest of niaukind put
together. When the storm was over and
the landing deserted, she would pour out
from tor room, look about her, her
head shaking under its big black silk
(nip, slip down to the next floor and
kuccklut the door of Signor-u Nina, a
young widow who lived with an infirm
uncle ‘who was a friend of Sulpicio.
Concern know that her man was very
fond ol’ his friend's young niece and she
not only was not jealous, but begged the
aid of lNinn as a penccmakor. About the
some ltimo the fugitive husband would
roturri stealthily into the house, climb
the stairs and intrude, panting, my
apartment. He knew that Uonwtta
loved nto like a son, that a word from
me it old influence her. and be trusted
to me o restore domestic tranquillity.
My art as mediator was not diflicnlt,
and I c not think that Bighorn Nina
had a order task. As soon as Concetta
saw me, before I spoke a word of my
cmbasliy, she would press my hands be-
tween
log be, head and raising her eyes to the
ceiling express to me her sorrow for
what had happened. her readiness to re-
turn in her wifcly duty, her gratitude
for my good offices. In fact, the pair
could or. lird'apurt. They loved as they
olwayE bed loved, in warlike guise, but
at are tly us mortals may. '
Wh it the rspeutsnt Sulpicio appeared
in the. doorttoy. with a careless and in-
dlflorvlnt nit, not wishing to show emo-
tion in my presence, Goneettc would re-
main 1- some stitch in time that would
save a no, and begin to rumination: her
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* wanna. thiahiu‘i
. mam the
her that her husband was not: the ‘5
Liter knotty ones and mainly shak- '
. s
, toll:
Millie myself that
those tours and smiles were altogether
enumerate" or...
pair otrosyfsses. ~ .
Once, however. the seat." was so tar.
ride that before the two ‘ships entered
together into the safe harbor of domestic
concord. it tool: several hours and much
diplomacy. The word separation had
been pronounced by each and neither
would be the first to assay it. Unluck-
ily for their well withers. the husband
and wife had gone out-of the house and
by different doors. The servant. a semi-
irllotio girl. understood nothing except
that master and mistress were both out.
I seated myself by the chimuby corner
to await their return. It was a. glorious.
winter’s day. My thoughts ware rather
ensuring. I was trying to guess which
of the pair would come home first.
Which? Concetta, no doubt. Just then
I heard the "tron frou'l of a gown. I
rose, turned and found myself face to
face with Signorn N his, the young
widow of the first floor.
The signora appeared surprised to see
me and was quite embarrassed, all the
more because. having entered with her
accustomed familiarity, she wished not
to have the air of committing an indis-
oretion, and she looked around to see
whether some one would come and let
me know, indirectly. that she was using
her right of entree. Meanwhile I bowed
to her and was about to speak. She fore-
stallcd me. “Signcrn Concetta is not at
home?” she asked me.
“Nor Signor Sulpicio. I am waiting
for one or theother of them."
“And I was looking for one or the
other. I will come again later.”
But the knowledge that both were
away from the house scorned to disquiet
her, and she did not move.
“If you would like to wait here, I
will come another time,” said I.
“Thanks. You probably are come in
order to"—
“For the same reason"—
I invited her to take my place at the
fireside; yet when she was seated there
I did not leave the room. Signorn Nina
did not know me, but I knew Signora
Nina very well. Often from my win-
dow above hers I had noted the color of
her hair and vainly hoped for the op-
portunity to learn the color of her eyes.
New Ihc white little hands that I had
seen heating a tattoo on the window sill
were playing with the longs of the do-
mcstic hearth. I saw clearly the face
first had been a mystery for me. Ah,
the Signcrn {inn was beautiful, or at
all events she pleased me so much!
She saw that I remained standing and
made Inc a courteous sign to be seated.
We waited in silence for some minutes.
No one came. Little by little that si-
lence weighed upon us. She spoke tome
of Sulpicio, and Ispokc to her of Co-
ncetta. When she learned that I was
mediator between the old couple, shc
smilcd slightly. What a charming
smile!
“Such a pity. " she said, “to live (if)
years together without coming to a good
understanding !"
“These are surface ogitntinns, " I oh-
scrvcd. “They are really fond of each
other. "
She made a little grimnco and was
silent. After awhile she said, “What
o'clock is it?”
"Four o'clock. "
“It is late. I must go. I will come
back neain”-—
“It really wants 13 minutes of 4."
Siguorn Nina smiled and did not go
away. I did not know why, but my
heart was full of joy bells ringing.
'l'hcn cuter Sulpivio and Concetta,
hand in hand.
“Is pence made?" Signom Nina and I
questioned with our eyes.
”It. is.” the cycs of the old pair to-
spomicd.
“I came to pay my respects to you, "
said the widow to Concetta, “but it is
into mull ought to go. "
Concetta replied with great good hu-
mor. “All the better that Signor Carlo
wua hero to kccp you company. "
At this my heart beat harder andI
perceived that the widow blushed. She
want away. I departed very soon uftcr.
All daylong Itlmuizhtcf SignoraNinn.
[dreamed of her all night. The next day
l passed thc fcmmcn at the window in
order to see her and hail the good for-
tune to exchange :i “"0“ morning with
her. During the next month I never
failed to go at the iiltlllfl hour to the
window and always with the same happy
result. One day I ventured to smile at
her, the next day she dcigned to smile
on inc—and five months and one wool:
later we wore married.
We were happy. We lived in a pretty
little house sufficiently far from the
modding crowd. Our windows were not
overlooked by inconvenient neighbors.
The rooms were sunny, and our nuw
furniture glcnmcd in the light. Nina's
cld uuclc had absolutely refused-one ho
phrascd it—to set us up in housckceping
with his many inflrmitics and had gone
to live with a sister of his in the coun-
try. We were content to be alone. (luv
rooms were decorated in pink and illled
with visions not less rosy. Nina had
such grace of manner, such a sweet
smile, a look so scrcnc, a voice all mu-
sic. and a certain way of placing her
hands on my shoulders that meant “I
love you"-——-that I could have spent
whole hours in contemplation of her.
Hho had a single defectwthut of clem-
mlng the dome when the passed from
one room to another. Often, startled
from my fantasies by the bangnf a door,
I should have yielded to an impulse of
irritation if her rosy face had not at
once appeared before me.
And it must be admitted that I wuc
model husband to Nina. I never left her
seas door
All ”0h!" es-
ia a brown study. like walkadou tiptoo
and was very careful to make no noise
in shutting the door. Thsoiouaor of the
forge of Vulcan would not have caused
glue toieapqnielter from my chair. I run
after her. embraced her, and we had a
Meal laugh together. But the ice was
broken. We had mutually admitted one
thought—«we were not perfection. ‘
However hard she tried, Nina could
not correct herself. Only when she
rln‘mmed a door she tookou a certain
sir, half oonrritc, half mischievous. that
made her more beautiful. As for me. it
was in vain that, caught with my wits
wool gathering, I shook my head and
stared. I became neither wiser nor
handsomcr.
"'Our honeymoon! had lasted many
months uacloudcd. Then came a day.
a day of July, when the sun glared and
lhe heat was cruel. She asserts that she
offense in the form of a very little swear
word apropos of a door. One mild sar-
casm led to another, and soon I was
sulky and Nina in tears. Another occa-
sion ended in the some way. The next
time the thing went farther. .
“This life is unbeatable,” said she.
“Indeed?” said I teasingly.
“Indeed! Ah. indeed! Oh, I knew
that you were tired of me! It is almost
a your that you have been married. ”
“Ton months,” I replied.
“Which have seemed like ten years
to you. Our happiness has lasted too
long. Oh, how unfortunate I am! You
will end by hating me, if you don’t do
so alrcady—aud I—I shall come to hate
you.”
I Wanted to catch her up in my arms
and run about the rooms with her and
her wrath—a precious aruiful~until
she should cry ”Enough!” I wanted to
fall on my knees before her and say my
little prayers for her forgiveness—till
.sorts of things that an indulgent hus-
band could think of in order to make
her smile.’ I glanced at her. She turned
her shoulders tome. I took a step to-
wnrd her, and she ran into another room
—-nnd I, in a pet, descended the stairs,
rcmcrscful before accomplishing my fell
revenge. I tookaturn round the square,
not being uhlc to go far away, keep-
ing in view the little home whom had
been my happiness. I thought of Snipi-
r-ic curl Concetta and told myself that
there was nobody to act as {shoemaker
hctwecn my wife and mo, and that we
would not hays stood it if there were.
I reflected: ”This is the first time—
whu knows if ltwill be the last? I must
go back to her, comfort her and tell her
that we never must do so again. But
how will she receive the? What wouldn't
I give to be sure that she will reply to
my words with it good kiss? Then We
would weep and laugh over the affair
tcgcthcr and never speak of it; any
more. ”
All these reflections brought me sev-
eral times as far as the threshold of our
house. and as often I withdrew. At last
I succeeded in overcoming the spell,
sprang through the doorway, ran up
stairs four steps at once, and in an in-
stant Was face to face with Nina, who
had come to meet me on the landing.
She hid her face between her hands and
did not speak tonic. I put an arm about
her and led her into the parlor. I made
hrr sit upon my knee and gently took
lll‘l‘ hands away from her eyes, laid my
check against lit-rs and hugged her for-
giveness. But instead of portioning me
she burst afresh into subs, threw her
arms around my neck and buried her
fur-c in my shoulder. My heart boat
hard. Nina’s actions were exprmsivc of
misfortune. What had happened during
my absence? After many questions and
carcsscs, and on her part a great sob,
”film is (ll‘ltle said Nina.
“Who?"
"Collector, poor Concetta!" My Wife
was silent for a moment. Then raising
hcr head, she added, “Their separation
has taken place. "
“Who has told you about it?“
"A friend who canw to see me. Poor
Urmceltn passed away ycstcrdny very
suddenly. "
"And .‘tulpicirfl"
"lie is in despair. Ho does not speak
a word. Ho swans dazed. ”
“i must go and look him up."
"Oh, my dear, guns 1‘01 m as possible. "
I went. The hmtrt of thccld man had
not bccn able to rcsist the oppression of
solitude, and at night, a few hours aft-
er his companion bud berm carried
away, he laid himself down in his wid-
owed bad with the ccrtainty that he
should never see the morning.
Ills dead face appeared to smile ’at me
and to tell me that not ovcn (loath bud
separated tlmm. I Went home with sud-
m-ss in my hcartwa gentle sadness, that
did mo good. I did not like to tell my
wife the mum and was glad when some
one also told it to her in my presence.
As norm as we were alone she clasped
ms in her arms as though she were
afraid.
"Carlo!"
“Nixie!"
She raised her eyes as if to read my
thought and slowly murmured those
' words:
"That will be the way with us, will
it not.’”--b'rom the Italian For Short
Stories.
something Wrong.
“ma-Am I still “the star of your
life." as I was when you used to write
love letters to um?
Mr. ~01 mom, (lent.
Mrs—ad don’t seem tabs drawing
a star salary, though. -- Indianapolis
cupcd’mo. .Shelirdtd.‘nndlr tied it. meadow ..
‘ But in" vain. Aliatherrtime Raga? left me ' ed. ' '
began the (paurrel, asking me what I ,
was thinking about, with my head in‘the f
clouds. But it was i who gave the first ‘
Capes are of medium T‘lcngth and are of
thick sills, W170i MM ‘ TM” 01 the
TAILOR MADE GOWN. .
last mentioned material are not confined to
the usual tones—black, navy blue, gray and.
mode tints—but are seen in very decided
colors—violins, medium green, cardinal
and clear blues. These capes, which are
usually single, are adorned with wide gul-
loon or braid carried all round in many
bands, formlugu waving, square or point-
ed design. The very high, pointed or round
collar is lined with fur, or, if fur pelerlno
forms part of the cape. the collar is entirely
of far. The lining of the cape is of silk,
or of for different from that forming the
decoration. Capes of heavy silk embroid-
ered and bonded, or of broche or fancy
woven silk, as well as figured velvet capes,
require no further ornamentation except
for and fine buttons.
In addition to capes of the usual type
there are others, having four or flve super-
imposed capes over the arm, starting from
the shoulder. The front is single and is
adorned with gnlloon or braid, while there I
are two hollow plults in the buck. Galleon I
like that ornamcnting the front borders
the collar and the arm cnpelets. Narrow
bands of fur sometimes replace the gui-
1001).
Today's sketch illustrates n tailor made
costume of blue and white checked cloth.
The skirt is plain, except that the tablirr
is outlined with u honvy cord of blue at. 1 ,;
silver.
pluits in front and at the back and has rc-
vcrs of white silk. Blue and silver cm 'I
edges the sack. rovers, collar and wrist
and there are four large buttons in front.
The chemlsotto is of blue silk.
.lrnxc CIIOLLET.
DETAILS OF STYLE.
New Capes—Collarcttosvof Fur, Lace and
Feathers.
There is a fancy for large, vcry pointed
rovers. They are seen on the foshlonal'
bolero and also on capes when thclntl r
have a vest oflcct in front, the rovers of
white satin or pompndour silk foldi: ;
hack on the black or dark green vclvtt
forming the body of the cape.
The new cloth cnposnro a little longer
than those lately worn, and are levied
ornamented with soutuche and gallon ..
The fuvnrite lining for all capes is elth
quilted silk of a pale color or fur, the col-
hilIHCOVITE b‘ACK.
lat being llnod with light velvet or entire-
ly commscd of curled black plumage.
lilmtk feathers and whltc inch am also
very happily mixed. the white loco helm:
usually, as a matter of fact, in imitation
of the antique.
(Iollnrottcs of fur, mixed with white,
cotton or yellow lace, are fashionable, and
the sonic style is seen with feathers, usual-
ly black, instauui of fur. .
Pointed cor-sugars are seen in some of the
winter nuxluls, particularly for dccolloto
gowns. The belt, and especially the wide
belt or cormlet, is immensely fashionable,
but the pointed bodies is permissible as it
' change, and should be adopted by stout
women in preference to any kind of belt,
no it decreases the apparent size of the
figure and lengthens the waist, while any
horizontal oi’foct has just the opposite tend—
ency. There is also aiuturo prospect of
square postlllons. but this is not yet fully
decided. Meanwhile there is quite enough
to distract the attention in the oorsclcts
of various kinds, wide and unrrowbolts
and [minted effects that are already in
vogue.
The wuttosu pinlt, infinitely varied by
modern taste, has strong hold on the gen.
mlfunoy just now, and is fit!!!“ on all
sorts of garments, from the nightgown to
the street sack.
The illustration given today shows a
variation of the popular sack and is
called the Mnsoovite. It. is straight in
front and double breasted, slightly curved
in to the figure under the anus and
straight again at the back. It is closed at
the side by hrandsbcrus and olives of passe-
mentsrio, and on the faint, hook and sides
are large motifs of black mohair, gallium
and braid. The same decoration is om-
pioyed on the lower part of the sleeves.
Tholmmense, flaring mllsr ls astralt‘han.
'I‘he velvet hat is trimmed with a bond
and bow of velvet and velvet flavors.
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