, 1879-01-19

artist asked after silence, during which the lady
had smoked TRANQUILITY. and ne 3i LA remained with
she eaid, rot nnklndly; but ron are nll color,
like bubble. Your little snow OF ancatlyatcd tal,
not work and study, they will pronounce
YOU failure and laugh a. cons OF aut YOU; 10 fan
art without hard study shows profound ignorance.
II it is said Of sincere Young artist that he has
talent but one fnn TSpS haf he y
peak in the midst Of tho clouds, shows how high
hie aspirations arc. and he will build up under it
the solid pyramid u ~ forfbrnn,n But ,h after @
will drop down in the mud M anu ami tne man will dis
appear; then people will laugh M 9nd declare that
they knew just ho it. wouG aaf of' oa y xery asa
Nobody knows how anythln!9, VIII ng; they only
know how they hope it viii be. Ring now for
Giovanni to come and draw IT, IT, curtains; 1en 20
20 INTO cafe, nor to call on any young 1ady- 4
Young artist should not take moonlight wink
without gold in both pockets.
and further ott:
recollectcG the time when she herself had given
and eaten grand dinners. -! wonder how should
look now iu q low uody and short sleeves. with my
vet dragging after mel" She mntterca and laughed
atoua, as she took her stano before dressing
glass. Pushing up the straight black alpaca
her arm. which was large and white enough to
have justified good deal OF vanity In ita owner
20 Won Klenze! Won K!enze"' she said. still
laughing, show you did curl, and crimp, aud
powder yourself up to the roots or your hair!''
Glancins upward in the glasE, as II to whether
nny Of the powder OF that . past time yet fingered
there, she caught the rejection OF maid-servnnt's
face pccping In ut the door.
There was t,,1nb1er the toilet table before
her. The next instant It hcw across the room and
splintered itselt against tue door. within two
inches Ut the place where the eyes had been. Then
Madame rang her bell.
The girl appeared, pale as death
t.Pjck up every speck OF that glass, and carry it
away!'' her mistress said calmly. ..The price Of
it will lc taken out Of your wages. When you havc
done: shut the door ,;,.. ,.,on -,
herself complacently, when her orders had been
obcyed. ''it's language that all understand -
There are softer touches than this to bring
out tue good Won Klenzc, but nothing more
characteristic.
/: is the episode, however, Of
MISS CoSRoY AND MRS. BRANDON
that is really of most importance in the book.
1t is of 50 much Importance that should like
to have the power to introduce it as reading
lesson into every wo1nans aathcriug in the land.
1t is not to he given or Indicated by bits, but
hone every woman who reads this will be tempt-
ed to read the book am speaking OF, and that
she M viii in her turn BRING it to tho reading
OF other women, especially If she can
find any Mrs. Bruudons in her circle.
But it will do no harm to anv woman to know
how even an idle word may commit murder, to
say nothing Of the malicious word born OF her
own yunity If she can learn this lesson fully,
aud from it learn to speak nobly instead OF
idly or maliciously, she may not have creed or
catechism at her tongues end, but she is far On
the road to the Kingdom OF Heaven. How
neeuful oil this is one mag see from one more
extract, which every person Of experience will
say is US true Of the society Of one city OF that
OF another:
''Nadatne, " she eaid. ''are there any honest or
Yfrtuous people in that bitter crowd that you call
society and the world!''
II don't think Of any one at this Moment" the
Baroness replied dryIy. ''Thcre may be some who
hold the cut flowers OF the virtues for ornament.
doubt if the rooted plant is there. The first thing
is to maintain the proprieties."
OF course this is sweeping. but it has great
root Of truth. n. I.