poperception to a serve tsat the lredfi of the documnt-"a letter for you from beadIser at the ares t of er father, and phantom was quke .udiblo over the crust quarters. -May I hope that it contains be caused by too early removal of baby teeth, finally at the discovery of his peridy to of snow, and was visible and alpable as good news-the release of your father- hereditary tendency, disease or sickness be

l ahe diorof th s er the imprint of a miltary boot - and that it relieves you from mypresence fore the teeth were formed, want of exercise lover; she had forgotten her previous ten- The blood came )uck to Thankful's and an espionage which I assure you can-disea roots of derhe hoad f n t hern cheek and with it her old audacity. In not be more unpleasant to you than it has ELARGING DRESSES FOR FAST GROW- the firs t set hewhich dypush the seconddseasert out of derness tow ard h1im;' and , iltht hler h is e hc us h eodstot

deres t r im ; ad , oly n1 e another instant she was out from the been to myself." ING CHILDREN. position. In spite of all these causes the anfire and indgnation were spent, only a tree and tracking with a light feline tread As he entered the room, Thankful had noyance of irregular teeth may be mucha

sene)f numbnues s andI vacnicy eand oac fjven et a emc sense of numbness and vacancy ,emaine , the apparition that now loomed up the risen to her feet with the full intention of lessened if parents will putachildearlyunder Romance of the Sy, 1779, All t had gone before seemed not some 1d1 before her. Slipping from tree to delivering to him her little set apology; New York Fashions for Autumn Wed, e care of a competent dentist l e can Ithe caeof a competent dentist. Hle can thipg o be regretted as her own ct, but tree, she followed it until it passed before but, as he ended his speech, she looked at dings-Full Descriptions, with.Illustra- straighten the growing teeth with much less - -rather as the act of another Thankful rihoiti owngetiwthie ls

By BRET ARTE. Blossom, who had been lost tha night in the door of low hut or farm shed that him blankly, and burst but crying. tions, Bor Making a Bride's Toilette trouble than later in life. And though the the snow storm; she felt she bad become, stood midway up the hill. Hlere it en- Of course he was in an instant at her and Bridesmaids' Dresses. operation nmy he tedious andsomewhat painwithin the last twenty-four hours, not tered and the door closed behind it. With side, and holding her cold little hand. -- ful, it is oie for which children will be grate

[Copyrighted by Houghton, Mitfflin & Co., and ap another womn but r the first every sense feverishly alert, Thankful, Then she managed to say, between her ful in after years. published by arrangement with them.] perap anoer woman, from the secure advantage of a large ma- tears, that she had been wanting to make The cuts presented in this issue represe nlt

time a woman. pie, watched the doorof the hut. In a an apology tohim; that she had wanted New York fashions for autumn weddings as

Yet it was singular that she felt more few moments it reopened to the same fig- to say ever since she arrived that she had illustrated and described by Harper's Bazar. PHYSIOLOGY AND HYGIENE.

-'"That you would ask to be relieved to- confused when, a few moments later, the ure free of its gray enwlrappings. For- been rude, very rude, and that she knew Ivory white satin, faille francaise moire an- -_

night," interrupted Washington, with a conversation turned upon Maj. Van getful of everything now but detecting he never could forgive her; that she had tique and soft rapped silks are the fabric of Violent Temper an Agency of Disease.

benign smile, "forasmuch as you wished Zandt; it was still more singular that she the face of the impostor, th~: fearless girl been trying to say that she never could rich wedding gowns prepared for this season. The "'Cigarette Eye."

the more to show entertainment to our even felt considerably frightened at that left the tree an1 placed herself directly in forget his gentle forbearance; "only," she Their trimmings in somine instances is lace in A medical correspondent of a da y news

dear friend Miss Schuyler, and her guest; confusion. Finally she found herself ist the path of the figure. At the same mo- added, suddenly raising her tear fringed flounces of round point or in 'wide breadths paper gives a hint to families returning home

a wayward girl, colonel, but, methinks, ening with alternate irritability, shame ment it turned toward her inquiringly, brown lids to the astonished .man, "you of valenciennes, or of embroideredlisse broad to houses that have been practically uninhaban honest one. Treat her of your ow and curiosity, to praises of that gentle- and the moonlight fell upnbn the calm, wouldn't ever let me!" enough to drape the entire front of the skirt. ited dui'ing long vacation. He has seen, he quality, colonel, but discreetly, and not man, offhis courage, his devotion and his composed features of Gen. Washington. "Dear Mistress Thankful," said the White satin with lace flounces and garniture snys more than one outbreak of sore throat too kindly, lest we have Mistress Schuy- personal graces. For one wild moment Iii hef consteriatibn Thankful could major, in conscience stricken horror, "if I of lilies of the valley with orange blossoms is occasioned, in is blhie, by families coming ler, another injured damsel, on our Thankful felt like throwing herself Onl only drop an embarrassd. courtesy and have made myself distant to you, believe the typical gown for a bride hose maids will home td inhale air that has crept into the hands;" and with a half playful gesture the breast of Mistress Schuyler, and con- hang out two lovely signals of distress in me it was only because I feared to in- wear pink rose tulle, making the tableau at house through drain traps from which the peculiar to the man, and yet not inconsis- messing her rudeness to the major; but a her cheeks. The face of the pseudo ghost trude upon your sorrow. I really-dear the altar white and rose instead of the while water has evaporated.. He recommends that tent with his dignity, he half led half conviction that Mistress Schtuyler would alone remained unmoved. Mistress Thankful-I"- and gold groups seen last year. upon entering the house after it has been

pushed his youthful secretary from the share that secret with Col. Hamilton, "You are wandering late, Mistress "When you took all the pains to go whollyorin part shutupwindowsand doors room. that Maj. Van Zandt might not like Thankful," he said at last, with a pater- round the hall instead of through the. should be thrown open and water taps turned When tle door had closed upon thie col that revelation, and, oddly enough al gravity; "and I fear that the formal dining room, lest I should ask you to for- on. Another writer adds a caution as to tho

onel, Lady Washington rustled toward associated with ' this, a feeling of restraint of a ilitary household has give me," sobbed Mistress Thankful, "I water eisterLn. After stagnating for a month her husband, who stood still, quiet and iuneonquerable irritability toward that already given you some embarrassment. thought-you-must-hate me, and pre- or six weeks the water in the cistern and in passive, on the hearthstone. handsome and gentle young officer, kept Yonder sentry, for instance, might have erred to"- the leaden pipes is wh61oy unfit for use and

"You surely see in this escapade nothing her mouth closed. 'Besides," she s stopped you." "Perhaps this letter may mitigate your should always be drawn of. A draught of of political intrigue-no treachery?" she to herself, "he ought to know, it he's 'oh, he did! said Thankful quickly; sorrow, Mistress Thankful," said the cistern water and an hour or two's inhalation sad asil.such a fine gentleaun as they say, just "O,, i! adTaku ucl;sroMsrs hnfl, adteo plme i'fo imsddan a ei

such a fine gentleman as they say, just a'but it's all right, please your excellenoy. officer, pointing to the letter she still held said hastily. I of polluted air, fr~om disue drains ,nay. neu

"No," said Washington quietly, how I was feeling, and that I didn't mean Ie asked me 'Who went there,' and I unconsciously in her hand. tralise all the good of the summer holidays. "Nothing more than an idle, wantonlyl any rudeness to him;" and with this un- told him; and he was vastly polite, I as- With a blush at her preoccupation,

intrigue with a foolish, vain country girl?" >nswerable feminine logic poor Thankl sure you." 'Thankful opened the letter. It was a anger as an Agency of Disease. "Pardon me, my lady," said Washing- to some extent stilled her own honest The grave features of the commander- half official document and ran as follows: Anger, or violent or ungovernable temper,

ton gravely. "I doubt not we may m ls- little heart ln-hief relaxed i a smile. "You are The commander-in-chief is glad to inform Mis- as it is sometimes expressed, holds, according

judge her. 'Tis no common rustic class But not, I fear, entirely. The night more happy than most of your sex in tress Thainkful Blossom that the charges pre-. to the reports of different lunatic asylums that can thus stir the countryside. 'Twere was a restless one to her; like all impul- turning a verbal compliment to practical ferred against her father have, upon fair exam- ' 'both in Europe and America, a prominent. a insult to your sex to believe it. It is Ive natures, the season of reflection, and account. For know then, diear young Ination, been found groundless and trivial. The pce among causes of insanity. In diseases

nt yt sure that she has no qptured perhaps distrust, came to her upon acts lady, that in honor of your visit to the cmmander-in-chief further begs to inform place among dae s o rf ains dityIdeni ieses

even so high game as she has named. If that were already committed, and when headquarters the password to-night Mistress Blossom that the gentleman known to of the a t nger fo agen oftevie add another interest to a reason seemed t light the way oly to 'through this encampmentws none other her unde the name of the "Baron Pomposo" was re shok, the organ is enfeebled by every fit of

treaty of comity and alliance." despair. She saw the folly of her intru- than your own pretty tronymic- and envoy extraordinary of the court of Spain, passion. In persons of a plethotic habit and "That creature!" said Lady Washing- sion at the headquarters, as she thought, 'Thankful Blossom.' and that the gentleman known to her as the iven to excesses in eating, and those in

to-"that light o' love with her Con only when it was too late to remedy it; The tears glittered in t girl's eyes "Count Ferdinand" was Senor Godoy, secretary wm the coats of the blood vessels of the necticut captain lover Pardon me but she saw the gracelessness and discourtesy and her lip trembled; but, with all her to the embassy. The commander-in-chief wishes BRIDES TOILTTEr. brain have been weakened by degenerative this tis preposterous;a i " and with a sti of her conduct to Maj. Van Zandt, Only readiness of speech, she could only say, to add that Mistress Thankf!l Blossom is relieved The bridal gown shown in the first cut is changes, anger increases the danger of apo

courtesy she swept from the room, leav- when distance and time rendered an "Oh, your eeec I" a f o of any further obligation of hospitality toward of pearl whitesoft reppedsilk trimmed with pley mon- other diseae1iable to follow pas ¢ r cn thef hnregr gtomrdte asuddenmandepl white lace amid moire sash. The front of the inhoerate anger may he mentioned paraly-gIh eta iueo itr-aS such aplg wa ad. ineffectual. I. think / "Then yo d d pass... the sIu a lfg~,1 en tr? con- thsef hnrbe gent emerd thecdenandey r- ie laead in wiesah Tsi o fotth im deaengraybmnind rl

central fig ures are apt to be left-alone. she cried a little to herself, lying in the tinned Wasanton, looking at har intently thef dered dth ro hsxleny tnd sreil in wide 'side pleats, ad nearly sis, epilepsy and llystesia., st a g ,g oo y c a b r of t e h a thnih a c rt igr v at er ints n tly be deplore deatth aof nearl exc llnc this m orn skirtisa.i

Later in the evening Mistress Schuyler strange, gloomy chamber of t health- with a certain grave watchfuness in his ing by typhoid fever and the possible speedy re- covered by a deep lace apron, which is draped Later ill he evening Miistres Schuyler fls leepng!m cMistressS helthet toyees "An doubtless yout wanidereedthsm

so far subdued the tears and emotions of fully sleeping Mistrss Schuyler, the gray eyes. "And otlessyou wandered turn of the embassy. by pleats on the left side; the train is plain Hoes and Health. Thankful that she was enabled to dry her sweet security of whose manifest ood- at the river bank. Altough I myself, In conclusion thecommnander-in-chief wishes to and very full. The long pointed corsage is Theyes ankful that she was brown hair ither ness and kindness she alternately hated tempted by the night, sometimes extend hear testimony to the truthfulness, intuition and cut square at the top, and opens over a lace A consumptive is reported as having cured eyes ad rearangeher bown hir in he an envid; an at lst, unbleetfstan himslfabyafplanof own Heon.eIlaestalishe

and envied; and at last, unable to stand my walk as far as yondr sed, it were a discretion of Mistress Thankful Blossom. plastron gathered above and pleated to a isef by a plan of his own. He established quaint little mirror in Mistress Schuyler's it longer, slipped noiselessly from her bed, hazardous act for a young lady to pass be- By order of his excellency, himself at a farm house in the mountain rechamber Mistress Schuyler herself end- and stood very wretched anid disconsolate yond the protection of the line." G. GEORGEWAIo. cut off square near the top, and filled in with gions of Virginia, bought a horse and spent. Aing. toilet Secetry su . ... th~ hl offi squar near tir, topn ancareernvth g

tg a tuch and gestin ohere another, before the window that looked out upon "Oh I met no one, excellent, To MistreThankful Blossom, of Blossom Farm. lace which falls ip a pleated frill below. The the whole day in the open air, taking care of ofter esr the slope toward the Whippany river. said the usually trthful Thankfulh collar is made f rws f rl. T sash of he animal himself an riding about, at first

"You are well rid of this forsworn cap- The mon the new fallen frigid and rushingto her lrst~lie with grateful Thankful Blossom was silent for a few Iollar is de of ros of perl. The sash of tain, dear Mistress Thankful; and me- untrodden snow shone brightly. Far to petuosity. moments, and then raised her abashed moire ribboniS fa nd grei stronger. intHe attributed his recovery thinks that with hair as beautiful as

yours, the new style of wearing itthou the left it glitered on the bayonet ofa "And saw no ne?"a.sked Washington eyes to Maj. Van Zandt. A single glance of the pointed corsage, and falls loops tand thefactthat e ot ly rde butgroored modshe frivolty, isos beamingu g h sentry pacing beside the river bank, and quietly. - satisfied her that hle kew nothing of the fringed ends on ise left side. A cluster of to the fact that he not only rode, but groomed

a modiSh frivolity, is most becoming. I gavea sense of security to the girl that per- "No one," said Thankfl, raising her imposture that had been practiced upon orange blossomws is l acnte lef othe foldwaist o hisn those ad busied himself aopin hour or ptwo assure you ti much affected in New a end other ide hathad her-kew nothing of the trap into which and similar flowe are placed n th folds of in th stable evei-yday. His opinion support s Yolr and Phisadeuchsafftd n strigh haps strengthened another idea that had brown eyes to the General's. ta iedco h elrdta ,rineys o laen her vanity and self :willhad led her. the tulle veil, which is long, full, with plain that of an old time doctor who declared that

kand Pl i de f pohad awn straight grown up in her mind. Since she could The both le at each other-the er anity an T self wha l d the theme e , and is rrang to lea "a horse barn is one of the healthiest places in naek from the forehead, after this man- not sleep, why should she not ramble naturally most veracious youngwomanin "Dear M res Thankful," said the unhemmed edge, and is arranged t leave t"e world."li The result was that an hou latr Mis about uni she cod? She had s the colonies,, andthe subsquent allegori- majr seeing the distress in her face, "I the face uncovered. White undressed kid theworld."

re s ul as that an Bou r oam about the fam n cal Impersonao of trth in Amric - trust the news is not ill. Surely I gath- gloves, white stockings, and white satini The Best Exercise for Brain Workers. tress Schuyler and Mistress Blossom pre weathers and at all times and seasons, and knew each other lied, and, I imagine, ered from the sergeant that"- shoes with lace rosettes. Bouquet of orange A ride on horseback is probably the best rented themselves to Col. Hamilton in the She recalled to herself the night-a tem- respected each other for it. "What?" said Thankful, looking at him blossoms form of exercise for those whose minds are reeto om ih etain fTreshness Biemis rse r ah almd adreception f troom, wi th a certain freshness pestuons one-when she had risen in seri- "I am glad to hear you say so, Mistress innocently. Bridesmaids' dresses are fashionably made constantly at work. It has been well said

aebo raionheof W toe thar'not nl 5 n n a U g n Ay "Th ati wed -ur hu rs a n fuortheb bcstsa lea I t£ do c m h ni quite shamed the young ocers concern as to the lying in of her favor Th~nkful " said Wshington quietly, "oImorTatn twehnty-fou hoursat furthest of moire with brocaded stripes and lace. constantly ai wrk. 'It has been well said n saea tin e p n sff oe s Alde rny heifer, and ow she had saved twou )ave been atral for you to have your father would be free, and that I When there are anumberof bridesaids each that aei anmu s fcedout of hiatelf when in

negligence, u t caused sim to open i he life of th e c l eeing, dropd ifrit ieri i your recreant houl believed" pair wears at differen t color. These dresses addl his fred to atend to is horse I a youn w tstee ad , op e ing herar d o met n ervew with Cher B re w at s oudr and to notice the objects he meets. W walking

eyes in astonishment. 'Perhap h aparenyfr the loud in the tempst, lover i yonder camp, though the attempt, "I know that you ar a-weary of youf are made with a short bouffant skirt, lace mohas bee u the " ree e nould rather be alone theatse sig t h - side th Wt t ai d hi o beeth-n h itomprssible. , crt said Thankful, bitterly; "re y flounces and a long pointed waist, with Pooumlst es a n

dulge her grief," ie said, doustingly, in asit lay ie thaarn. Wh oelkd would have unwise and il eie " " i. V - vsso A ecn e l eeves affords little if any relief to the mind, and an aside to aiss Schuylerd, o"rather than her mind she donned her dress againnd, 'I had no such thought, your excel- joice, then, to.knowyur information i padour squar e and elboa sle e ; a carriage exercise maybe pratically valueless

twenaywir o fth Mistress Schuyler's mantle over he lency," said Thankful, wh o had really orrect, and that my father is exhoner- smll at othlace and a basket t flwesd car- if the mind is not diverted from what had c"Nonsene," .quoe h res n ler, shoulders, noiselessly crept down the nar qtituie forgo den he late intentio; "yet, ated-unle ss-unless this is a forgery,gd qilt tru ga a g ousl c pied i l k h

ayoutngk wae o me ind s row staircase, passed the sleeping servant if with your pemision I cold hold a few and Gen. Washington should turn out to White moire rbason ith boce areor te e d whit. a r cause her lover prove t e aene? s f on the settee, and, opening the rear door, moments' converse with C iit. Brewster, be somebody else, and you should turn a id sshes And adasi bern A brees a t New alady Ai ong smokers.

"But hem dr rls alse," i another moment was inhaling the crrii t would greatly ease my m fid h out to be somebody else"- And she mra beaids of it adsain ha e al"But h er father is a prisoners" said and ri gown the crisp sn present stopped short and hid her wet eyes in the chosen Suede colored China silk fo three A ma y of recent appearance among OH!mitold h e nt wloe hder eie nt e lf n r l mt" window curtains dresses and heliotrope silk for the other three. smokers has been dubbed the "cigarette eye.

"Can you look me 'in the face," said T said Washington though 1 ,. "But in Pretty dresses of white nuns' veiling with full According to an oculist, the best authorities

Mistress Schuyler, misclievously, "and But ctresscaful had eveaoeh e the et ein Poor girl! said Maj. Van Zandt vests of Alencon lace have revers of white were fir t time at a loss in understanding te is th ylewo i don't hkaow that in one difference between her own farm and day or two Capt. Brwste ill le tried and se ma an an o tent r ra ys by courinartial at MorriswrnItn e himself, "This trouble has undoubtedly moire anid moire straps fastened l te gld hisdis , bu a at length decided that

hor er he pi roceededna m be nso ordered thatwhen s conyead frenzied her. Fool that I was to lay up buckles; with these r etsinglss bonns f it orgn lies in the cigarette. The sympg t de s, tboe e sr yohtheruhfis r ar s hal halt t e he insul onte ttae sorrow and excite- lace, with gold quills thrst through a arge tom are dimness and a film-like gathering

a secret f mh es Pharghsa N n e e D eo P , stbl1e ehiisby n t e g u~r d sh a 4 ia Lthe 1 eBri eyo ,M srs T a k u, side o h madr i c fha

oured think I have no eyes in my head! met had bereft of reason and responsi- bw of white moire ribbon: the bouquets .e over the eye, which appears and disappears h apparently ltartedeoet of the mtou;nd bnd t e I witl sizin ga ltlehn thiwoiletsb u s eo ot Do you think I misread thegeneral's fce neath'her, and, levelig a bayoneted nuse- command gives yo u rnity to bility 'Twere better I should retire at of blush roses and maidenhairferns. A pretty at intervals, and is not relieved by spectacles. and your own?" ket across her path, called Halt!' him. And thin I can promise also, once a eave e o he self," and the

h er spgirl," ide the her ia no vh athne slowly fr taethedcomplr- cemya and coursecur t T r ess aga' The hot bloo to Phh ' Mistress Thankful that yourtes younghman retre d toWlard several bridesmaids, is of white Satin surah, dangerous trouble.

an i ' ceek at the fcsgt hieperative comad s e aolo pesent under his own roof,' d free' d nd i vand fuul defoul okirt sther treat the "Oh! i told er o, but 'no & 'bbil liald 'he .bn t But at this rmomen thereewere alarm- echhh 'verldla stor skirthtatasths t y ha a te o w' h eba re oe d s n why, r had ever received in her life; nevertheless man a" and not trimmed otherwise. The full gath- SOCIAL' ETIQUETTE.

shehalted unconseiously, and without a Teyad reached the trace tothe a symptohsof distress in the window eed waist has a sash of white moire ribbon spoded Miss Schyer with wiked ojk wordHconfrontedethe challenger with her hnsion, and entered the hall. h Thankful curtain, and the major paused as a voi tied behind, and the bouquet worn in the con Ma ers ani Customs Practied In oin her dark eyes, "though I had warrant old audacitytB. turned impulsively,ns and kissed the from its iity pths said plaintively, e e i i Soie y

icyug stlactitso toa slered u aer hen f"trdA1srs hnku.bhnd th e during wiaeflhousoi theiin hapns oa oe

enough to do so, sevyou for keeping "Who come there ' reiterated the tended hand of the commander. "You e goi wt fogiing lge ist below the h owaistn, sw hieeahie ' i boutwear a.

Abl su ft r- sntry still mkeiein aig 'bionetin o lel pre so good! I h ive been sofoolish-so ate flod os js tI elow hee ltwit sride s wa th e toman ohm, iteapino ot have ahs

sec e fo etan core +n~ede gl''eWithi ipprso timeh piino sc u

tAne to thi os Bhak u t GIhod reI y with her breast. u'' 'ry, very wrong shesai , with a slight orsgiveryoid, stress Thterfu l' same tan kid rd kids mach th oit on ma bIr aid so ial usages as Mrs. urned to sist ss qul, a t, "Thankl Blosom,n" she rsp6ngde trembligof he lip. n the mjr sting 'to the ce -in pd dre e of T t me ha I theol on rea s o on

her face pressed against the wi M ldw romTyh lea wein l ig bstr ho e in .s inintgle t little hand that was obtruded omulet. o .i.the diest the gr tho lookinf out on the mooen lit in fl's rthu e te from its folda-"forgve you? rather can a m g e e codain

o I m wob not sh.e wmn shoc at news of the eha agee;g te hpy wo -tesr othe Wnippany rivermn a you forgive e, fo the oIl- ea o c el b n . special socilesat For, by one of those featt per lar in a "aGd not, " amuch" resd hied Wash- 1f mrrta' ng-f- -an herei the h ras to o iety in general-their

the American spingtide, the weathe ni-a A wtn ith a fo l smile if oat Jr, ihert' famou for facile cowp.i- cer it afid. their ec ity. True politeness again arveleusly changed. iThe rain f s tG Tell me rather, Mistress Th i rulets, utterly broke down But the retes persct ease and freedom; it and its

formed eachuo dhakf le fie nss n retr cod, d ude

,had ceased, and the ground wh e cot ehow f your h s and he d wa~ V nongr cod, but nsee is areat ots as you would have ian icing of sleet and e nnot t oram no and intelligent; sn in defaddt hf y treaty lou. For example, as you know

glited udea ' kyad llai box on the ear that yo gave the coherent speech leheld fast by that a the omi uo Cresponen ctev moo1n. The northeast wwin thiht h baron? thre~ of his discoutre, until Mistress tA teat om nths rtqures t strive

the loose sashes of the wsndt eas s 'H hd asked se t nwith d no quetlyw weahdrw itthanked p to.d not o a rtnnbar ed tchi ginsg t e a the o theBaskingridge, a aIg-hadwd-ies," m fo his fogivees and retired dee r < whani hois constrained, uneasy and un

iy wolda y r that te n u ld h e sn a n An 't faltered istress Than. ' hd behindthe curtain. macafuscai spoil the happiness of a dozen mnsc od tsoh. s me 'w a e g i cl c - l k Imiesjudge ou Mistress When he had gone, she thre ertelf in' 'people. Iherefore i e is bound to create an

"is a be ieutiful sight, h a chair, and agai gave way to a passion artificial intr if a natural one does not bluff, heart.y, mid le aged mafi, o in gfthg promise me that you will not see him until ate flood of tears. In the last twenty-four e hon bhi m, rerem being that mannerss the group by the window. oBuAt ed a give you my permission," said Wash hours her pride had beenutderlyhumbled; al sithaterne sy peopv .h e"

suny mote spupi c r i c foha r a d , ah oeingon, with gravevplayfulness. the nde ondleyndt sr of this self-wiednted The a fit eward fo tr t uhlshes cnyor muccrtl." woeeio, loudeiyfy rhe swingig ligtstha ne full in Thank- i ifo beauty had met for the firs time c e ions of their bodies, who grow through life

,moon looks fine enough giltring"i m ln p tfuhe 's truthful ayestul she lifted them .t Poithrdefeat. When she had got over her me and more graceful, easy, cordial and yoider tree top; hut aI doubt not the positionthemorbidoplayofhherethouhtshe e p omanly shock a mos unthe lam a agreeable; the appy few who we sever looks down upon many a poor fellow "I do," she said quietly. haron's death, she had, I fear, only a stl- 'abashful, never nervous, never had ciatmy shiverin-g sunder his tattered blankets in u."Good night," said the commander, flsl regret at his taking off, helieving that hands," need not an artificial code of man

fThe camp beyond. d ye seen ohe Con- a with a formal bow. cf living be would in some way show the bot- ish is o yte maeole the me'tnecicut tatterdem ions file by last night, c n "Good night, your excellency." world-,which just then consisted of the n at ar ahemry o any aeryionea

tain reversed holaing' teoingi- Wtroehn fti elngsi u utc ni tlswt teta___ _ htm e adqhortonvern her sholdrs Zandt'a hr ihrerseachsd a'bowo m nmeIf ahei osnt s amariduanlte

at his e xelleny, and yet no daring t o hes k ept herssom to she responded, heThadhreallymadelovetoeher, and possibly __otne

bite; hind ye watched these fain hearts, ITe sentry brought his musket to a CHAPTER IV. did honorably love her still, afnd might yet edb ac s o w roivl inpl espe write these doubting Thomases, ripe for re- ' present." w Pass, Thankful Blossom, The sun wns high over the Short Hills give her an opportunity to reject him. And ' otn lr habte on o lth thoe tes un hellion against his excelncy, against the and God send ft sy see and the spri g with D when Mistress Thankful, the next day, now he wts dead, and she was held'hsp to ie ai o o h an o smm wif holds qut cause, but chiefly against the weather- it, ahd god night," he saidaith strong drew up hen sweatig mare- beside the the world as the conceited plaything of a r awite wo onld not link tomh inow et ye ''onlf pray for a thaw that would Mflrsian accent. And before the still Blossom Farm gate. She had never fine Heowteeman's masquerading spns. wer. Noeyoun lce surekthat ael tie hearts of these men as it would amazed gi coui d comprehend the' mean- looked prettier, she had never fel more That her father's cupidity and ambition ' home, is that of promiscuous correspondence

these stubborn fields around us. Two i r of his abrupt halenge, or his equally embarrassed, as she entered hen own made him sanction the imposture in her ywgw raith gentlemen. In stodgy condemning ing this habit Hamper's Bazar is credited with

weeks more of such weather wld raise abrupt departure he had resumed his house During her rapid ride shne hind al- bitterness, nhe never doubted. No! Lover, tnssan' s d arunwelcoe ang lette nt genup not Tne Alla Brewster, but a dozen monoenous pace an t t moonlight. ' In- ready framed a speech of apology to eaj. friend, father to-all had been false to heri, .Dwith these o te mrey from such malcontent 'puppies ipe for a drum deed, as he shme od cooing after hi , the Van Zndt , which , ow heer, utterly led and the nly kindness she had received was The bridesmaids' dress represented i thm eral y get a fit reward for their thoughtlesshead court martial." whole episode, the odd .nreity of the from her lips at at officer showed himn- fom the en she ba d tantonly insulted, cut is of whie Bengaline and Vabenci- nee or their culpallity. If theirfcorespond

"Yetia iit ht cend aslivan, kandl drocape, th e novelty y of her s esct n he thesld. Yet Poor little Blossom! indeed a most pre ennes lace, The skirt is trimmed with e t is a man of systematic habits their letters

ha ied etiuries nguard to greliater c .wsef ros andu passage when h ey he ienecneeti ih ytm n h rnso oieta stonro a

sidglce anihto sharply numdin th p osition, f te mord play of her thoughts, ed hmg to mature Blossom; Ing, ar most Unthankful ne ack o lined wire ar unde dout.

snnaion of iater, Befreely astm out sh ietion of heeseepig enampmnt*,omeneareachotfepannenatedtheieseutiroothigareaiuso.cuetnddagandd stipeeetendfrmath re-Intrductons

ribs of his superior office with his l bow s eamed to make it part of dream which ot e gritnnin C srp and hl f ructi Blossom, sitting there shivering in the first the foot and a sash of woire ribbo, have asmuch of a laugh ove' them as they "TreoIund elitthe trouski o sche a th moning ligtal m igt dissaebther horse; albeit she was conscious of ex- chill wind of adversity, rocking backward The long wasted bodice is made high wish. If he is not systematic, then those let

weTherenon~ and bieraule 6scmh wa the coung igtrfit res tet of fthel dinet n dn ust at helse frm a nTm.cmoedt ieatseu fet.Atce ahohr n s loaegnlmn h

night, I fancy, to track our ghostly vi- could never fully explain. hibiting time awkward t timidity of bash- and forward, with th e srt of her dimity about the meck and has a full lace vest tars are at he min cy of any amd every one. taut." Bos thof the ladies becoming in- With something of 'tlhis feeling still ful rustic, until at last, with a stammer- short gown over her shoulders, and her with revere on each side and abow of moire If their correspondent is a married man, then terested, and Col. Hamilto having thus upon her she kept her way to the river, ug "Thank ye" she actuly ran up little buckled shoes and clockedstockings ribbon o the top. The sho-t tulle veil is his possession of their letters, even of the adroitly turned the flank of his superior Its bans were still fringed with ice, stairs to hide her glowing face and far too pathetclly crossed before her. fastened by a clnster of white flowers. Long most trivial hind, places the writers at a dis

officer, Sh went on: "You should knaw through which its dark current flowed conscious eyelids. TO BE cofTsulp. gloves and slippers oftan colored undressed advantage. Sooner or later the letters fall that the camp, and indeed the whole - noiselessly. She knew it flowed through Durin the rest of that day Maj. Van T m kid, with silk stockings of he same shade, into the hands of his wife, who holds the city here, is said to be haunted bytthe the camp where lay her faithless lover, Zandt quietly kept on of her way, with- writer not moly in contempt but in her apparition of a gray coaed figure, while and for oan instant indulged the thought out obtrusively seeming to avoid her. Yet, How to enlargee ldren's Dresses. power. No young girl can be sure that her' face is snuffled and hidden in his collar, o f following it and facing him with the when they muet casually in the perrm Mothers conplaii of not t enowbdg how e e cTher Endnt is noten e iasei th ber lfbut who has the password pat to hislips, rof Of his guti but even at the though anc of her household duties t innocent A New System Cematio. enlarge gil's dresses when they grow rapidly, te an t ot the tate and whose identity bath baffled the sea- she recoiled with a newand sudden doubt *nistiess Thankful noticed, under liar Advocates of creation have recently h yet we think'this cannot be so diffuoulnaantask cee's re unwelcome, anad he does not check tries. This figure, it is said, forasmuch as in herself, and stood+ dreamily watching 'downcast penitential eyelids, that the eyes their attention called to the feasibility of in- >with the pi'evailing fashion of open bodices themi and does reply to them mei'ely from it has been seen just before an assault, an the shimmer of the moon on the icy banks, of the Officer followed her intently, And cinei'aing deed bodies by electricity. The with a colom'ed plasin'on of another material man by chivalry. When the writer has recoyattack, or some tribulation of the army, until another, and, it seemed to her, thereat she fell unconsciously to imitating electrical crematom'y is said to be the invert. Pleated plastrons are often €aried to 0 ared from her folly or forgotten her idleness, is believed by many to be flfe genius or equally unreal vision suddenly stayed her him; and so they eyed each other furtively tion of a Sicilian. The heat is generated by waist oss pointed bodices. and an amswrn there is the letter ready to rise like an awful guardian spirit of the cause, and, as such, 'feet, and drove the blood from her feverish llke cats, and rubbed themselves along the a dynamo of a pattern similar to that used in trimming added to the front of the skirt, or betraying ghost. Her motive may have been

hasincte setris nd uars o geatr heeswalls of rooms and passages 'when they the incanudescnt, electric light system, mind the fronits of a bodice that is too narrow 'a all innocence at the time, but it is left forever" vigilance, and line to some seemed a pre- A figure was slowly approaching from met, last they should seen designedly to succeeds us evaporating, as it wer'e, the bod. be tui'med hack above, lined with a different under doubt. inonition of disaster. Before thme last out- flue direction of the sleeping encampment, come near each other, and enacted thae ies until nothing remains. .. hue, anid a ganged stm'ipe set on from the re- Intr'odutionis. break of the Coinnectilnus ilitia, Master Tall, erect and haited in a gray surtout, gravest and most formal of genuflections, -...... vers to the waist; these, however, shoUld he Ladies of social equality are introduced to Graycoat haunted time outskirts of the with a hoed partially concealing its face, courtesies and beo's when they accident- ... edged with the mateial of which the skim't is each othei, and so also are gentlemen. The weatherbeaten and bedraggled camp, it was the counterfeit presentment of the ally did meet. And just at the close of - 1.',,+ m, 's 'rome. composed to give a tasteful affect. A tuckedlatrhoern lwypestdtoaand, I doubt not, saw much of that prepa- ghostly visitant ese had heard described, the second day, as the elegant Maj. Van The first burial us St. l'al's cathedral was chsemisette of muslin, tulle or etammne in die Timer tictoni alcate hresenge to a ration that sent that regiment of faint Thankful scarcely breathed. The brave Zandt was feeling himself fast becoming that of its builder', Sir Obmistoplie' Wm'en. He white em' cream should finish off such a dress. womsankind. hearted onion gatherers to flaumit their little heart that hind inset quailed be- a driving idiot and an awkward country was buried imn f le extreme east of crypt. Tme The hack and fronut of a yoke grown too woes amnd their wrongs in the face of the fore thme sentry's leveled museket a sno- booby, the arrival of a courier from head- earliest statue erected was that of lioward, siahl aay be enlan'ged by setting in four genera'l himself." I-ere CoL. tamilton, meat before now faltered mind stood quarters saved that gentleman his self the philanthropist, stm'ipes of any pretty material, one down the -

in turn, r'eceived a slight sudge from Mis- st'.il, as time phanntom with a slow r'espect forever, froist, a secta n hr on h r oe h aionalgsauehsvtd8.,0 tress Schuyler, and ended his speech mind majestic tread moved toward her. Mis!tress Tlhamkful was in liar sitn M asterpiece of Seuipture. c dmn hr on ieamhls 'h aio-ualgsaueba oe 1,0 somewhat abruptly. She hail omnly time to gain the shelter of a room when lie knocked at the door. She Th Newbnaiu lb fsttayi x n h outhdw h ak o til illoeen opefd the o ntainey

Mistress T'hankful was not unmindful tree before time figure, majestically sumicon- opened it in s'utiden, conscious trepidation. istence is doabtiess the Apollo B~elvidere. Titsrastekdwhfih of both these allusions to lien faitless scions of her presence, passed slowly by. "'i ask p'ardou for itruding, Mistress was found mm a temple at Antium amid for 300 stemt.k'_ivt ih lover, but only a cousciousnuess of mortifi- though nib her terror 'l'hasikful was still TIhamhff! ihi1ossom, "le said gravely; "but yarbas tod intheraiidghofening ITerregular Teineitissadho.b cim catiomn anmd wounded pride was awakened true tom certain rustic hfi of practical I h~ve here' --he held out a pietetious cap .amshI'ieglar teeth are so d''geal i p rvlignon~ b~y Ahem. In fact,, dmrinsg the limst term- 'aanne am to totally ruin whagmcal mis nio t aei ~mamh

wise lie a handsome countenance. Tbeynsay