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these girls are. Il cannot understand how
men, gentlemen by birth and education. are
attracted by those common girls is very
general remark. How is that ladies see no
charm where men find SO much? Can it be
that simplicity and other of natures graces
have certain mawksh flavor to our fem
mime palates? l hope not.
These girls can assume wonderful
amount of dignity when necessary They
have also an abundant supply of mother wit,
which have heard used advantageously to
check the too ardent attentions of youthful
forestieri.
One of the prettiest sights know is to
meet band of Capri girls aged from - TO
16, returning from their days toll. Here
they come, with their skirts tucked up on
one side, the red 'kerchief carelessly tied at
the back of their shapely heads. from under
which the dark, wavy hair escapes-cheeks
flushed after hard work. eyes shining.
tongues chatterng. IS they pass they look
you straight in the face, smile merriy and
wish you "Buona sera," with audible COM
pliments on your personal appearance. But
they are not difficult to please, and rs long
as you have an agreeable expression the
general verdict will be that you are una
lplla SiuuQraN
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EDWIN ARNoLD's HOME.

Toxic society has lived in his mild and mag
nificent eye as Browning wrote of his Lost
Leader"
He has been the focus of interest of all
the foreign cOlonists in Japan, and the
Anglo-Saxon world has been chattering
about his letters. Lord Dundreary' and
dozen others, even in the seven months l
letters had inspired them with the idea of
visiting Japan.
These are all extrnsic pleasures. Think
of the intrinsic delight of man of Arnold's
temperament-a great poet, with the high
est powers of ScnSuouS appreciation, in a
sunny land like Japan. where every eplthet,
every picture. every practice. represents an
allegory; land surprisingly beautiful in
natural effects, adorned with the most glow
ing Buddhist temples and with the impress
of art on every domestic implement, every
individual life.
How has Arnold spent his life in Japan !?
Mostly in Toxic, where he was fortunate
enough to secure an ideal house built on the
Japanese style, but adapted to the use of
Europeans, the residence of General Palmer,
the AnglOphobe correspondent of the Lon
don Times and pluralist of japanese sine
cures, but belonging to the Japanese ASso.
The house is situated in fowery AZabu,
one of the prettiest suburbs of Toxic, the
home Of the murdered and unavenged mis-
sionary, L. A. Large, and the new Ameri-
can legation. Apropos Of the Rev. i: A.
Large, it may be observed that even Philo-
japs now consider assassination, not bur-
glary. was the object of his murderers.
Mrs. Large had kept discipline in the
school; ergo, arrogant japanese relatives
determined to murder her husband, and
probably kill her also. Absolutely nothing
, has been done to avenge his murder, though
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would make a kite soar almost out of sight.
but l was of the earth, earthly, in my at
tempts.
A man of Sir Edwin Aruold's position has
necessarily to do much visiting among the
various legations, but he spends all the time
he can in wandering about his pleasant gar
den and the fine temple opposite, AZabu.
with its flowers and its bamboo groves, aud
its views over the great city.
But Sir Edwin has not spent all his time in
Toxic. He has sat at the foot of Fujyama,
where he wrote one of the most magnificent
passages in his Light of the World" and
has reveled in the orange groves and geysers
of Atami. He has rambled up the lonely
gorge of Miyanothita and fioated on the blue
waters Of Hakone Lake. Nor has he failed
to pay his homage to the indescribable glories
of Nikko-Nikko, beloved by nature. history
and art-with its solemn groves and noun
tain forests, its foaming waterfalls and
whirlpools, its ride to ChiuSenji Lake and
its climb up the great bare head of Nam
tazan. with its tombs of Iyeyasu, Iyemitsu
and Yortoma, with its golden shrines of
1yeyasu and Iyemitsu. To have written
poem as long as the Light of the World "
in a matter of months would have been
sufficient accomplishment for most men. but
how thoroughly Sir Edwin has learned things
japanese in the meantime will be gathered
from the letters which all the world has been
reading in the Daily Telegraph.
Sir Edwin writes the manuscript of his
poems, with exceedingly few corrections,
in the same bold characteristic hand as he
writes his letters. 1t is as easy to read as
print. The manuscript of the Light of the
World" is in three handsome quartos
As see more and more of its great au-
thor the more am struck with his fine man
ners, which seem to me typically English of
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"LINEs FROM SORROWS BARD"


DER the Old ruined gravestone whose records scarce
linger,
And whose vainly carved tables and trophies are
fed
Ger the urn-moLnted column where times cruel
finger
Has effaced from the marble the tale OF the dead.
The soft delicate MOSES and ivy leaves bending,
Round the shafts of the ruin most fondly will
wreathe;
To the moIdering structure a fresh beauty lending.
Though decay and corruption may tester beneath.
So the cheek of the mortal may tighten in gadness,
And seemingly glow with life-giving ray;
While the sad heart within him be dying in sadness
Be wasted and ruined in sorrows decay.
All how oft have quafed of the goblete pleasure
That poison-brimmed chalice that earth would
bestOw;
All how oft have tasted life'S In full measure,
And slipped of the hemlock that darkened its flow.
And blame not the world of its yotarIes painted
My existence embued with but rapture alone,
For my cheek was OF smiles, and but few were ac-
quanted
With a sorrow my bosom retained its own.
For my heart, meath the shade of despondencys
pinion,
Was envefoped in deep and Interchangeable gloom,
And my thoughts seldom strayed from that death
full dominion,
Where despair's withered finger points dark to the
tomb
Santa Clara, Cal. Sept. IS 1880 JESSE n. HARo1DE.
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WHAT SHALL 1 SING?

Using me song" said maiden TO me
ASH toyed with the chords in a dream,
"Tell me-" said " what my song is to be;
You must choose for the singer a theme."
Flushed as the rose on Aurora's bright wing,
In voice like the coo OF a dove,
Answering low, " Let the singer then sing
or the wonderful power Of love-"
" Sing me songr' said young Hercules,
Through mist OF white ringleted smoke.
" Choose me theme that your fancy will please.
And / waited awhile ere he spoke.
Soft was the CLEAN In his bonny blue eyes
As he gazed on the quIvering rings,
Sing me-" he said, with the faintest Of signs,
"of true love, as a true lover sings"
" Sing US songr' said gray headed sire.
AS he sat by the side Of his dame.
What shall sing-of the warriors fire,
Till 1t tingieS thy blood with its iame?"
" Nay, not of war nor its turbulent strife,
But a theme that is farther above
Sing," and he stroked the white hair OF his wife
Thou shalt sing US song full oflove."
Oakland, Cat MARY LAMBERT.
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THE STYLE FOR
SEPTEMBER.
Fine Feathers Which Go Toward
Making Fine Society Birds.
An Early Fall Coat Of Dark. Brown Bison
Cloth Designed by Redfern-Anothsr
Which Is Stylish.
Fashion Letter to THE SUNDAY CALL.

MsTlEW YORK, Sept. IL, 1S9o.-When all
INy the "fine feathers" which 60 so far
AY4S toward the making of the fashion,
able society birds were carefully packed and
their owners betook themselves to the
various summer resorts to while away their
golden leisure, it was in the serene and
comfortable conviction that at whatever
hour in the fall they might choose to return
to their city homes it would be to find a
fresh supply of finery ready for their adorn-
ment Whether such confidence is in all
cases justified, only time will show; but it is
safe to say that those who put their trust in
the great house of Redfern will not be dis
appointed
For here, as usual, there has been all sum-
mer great activity and industry among their
designers, artists and decorators, and as a
result there will be some charming surprises
for their patrons when they at last tlutter
back to their city residences. As proof OF
this assertion we offer the following, Sc
lected from among the latest Redfern
sketches for the readers of The SUNDAY
CALL: In our first illustration we have an
early fall coat Of dark-brown bison cloth,
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The ouick.s, ON RECORD.

A romantic story, in which Washington
man plays leading part, comes from At
lantic City. While Mr.. William B. Per-
kins, a successful commercial traveller for
large ,notion-house in the capital city, was
strollins along the board walk with a law
yer from Philadelphia, the other evening.
they met two young ladies. who proved 10
be friends Of the legal light from the Quaker
City. Mr. Perkins was introduced, and
strollcd off with one of them. 1t is said it
was case of love at first sight on both sides.
And it was no ordinary case either, for after
the short acquaintance, acquired during the
progress OF their promenade, they went to
Magistrate and were married. The young
town, Philadelphia's pretty suburb. She is
a remarkably pretty blonde, vivacious and
entertaining. and declares that she will
never regret her Iasty and romantic
act. She will accompany Mr.. Perkins in
his next trip to buy goods for his Washing
ton house, Washington Star.
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ANOTHER DRUGGIST.
SPEAKS

SAN FRANCISCO, March pa, 1890.
Hanufs Great Sierra Kidney and Liver Cure:
GENTLEMEN:-I NOTICE
A GREAT INCREASE IN THE
SALES OF YOUR REMEDY,
AND JUDGE BY THE RE-
PEATED CALLSFORITT
1T GIVES ENTIRE AND CON-
PLETE SATISFACTION TO
THE PARTIES USING 1T. 1T
is THE BEST SELLING
KIDNEY AND LIVER
CURE THAT | HANDLE IN
STOCK. Resp'y yours,
JOHN VIM. SALTER,
2445 Mission Street, Cor. 2Ist.
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SECUR

Up lowered the castle grand and high;.
My heart exulted in Its pride.
"Lo! have bui,ded well' it cried.
"Safe In its strength may confide;
The despot. Time, 1t shall defy.
And changeess stand meath the changing sky
snow let the wild winds rave and blowi
In vain for entrance here they knock;
Securely founded on the rock.
Not storm nor sea nor earthquake shock
May these my fortress-walls o'erthrOw,
Through this barred gate shall pass no foe"
Alas the boast so vain, so vainl
While thou didst dream no danger near;
While yet the azure sky was clear,
My heart that hour was most to fear.
Zen then across the arid plain
On black wings scared the hurricane.
o, Idle boast! o, trust fororn
o, foolish heart that nanght could daunti
Fate, grimly smiling, heard thy vaunt
Thy weakness dared its power to taunt.
Lo! bolts and bars 1t laughed to scorn;
Thy sentIneis were overborne.
In ruins lies the citadel;
The clouds are drifting overhead,
And hope has flown; the dreams are dead.
No feast shall in these halls be spread;
No song of triumph forth shall swell.
Col Here thou canst no longer dwell.
o, stubborn heart, didst think that thou
Couldst build thee such strong redoubt
That all assailants thou wouldst rout
And Fate should never find thee out?
Then, naughty one, be humbled now
To the inevitable bow.
For all thy strife will futile be;
Nor canst thou on earth's circle wide
Find any place secure to hide
From that which must and viii betide.
There's no appeal from Fate's decree;
Immutable is destiny
San Francisco. September. 1890. SELMA SCHMIDT
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The second model is quite different, but
equally stylish. 1t is composed Of myrtle
green Venetian cloth, and its rolled collar
with notched reveres is bordered with narrow
bands of black Persiani, and opens over
vest of deep red. which is beautifully braided
with black Paris soutache. A band of the
fur is arranged to form pointed epaulet
upon the high shoulder. 1t will be remarked
that both these garments have the smooth
fitting coat sleeve, from which we may con-
clude that the pulled and bishop varieties
have run their course. II.
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ARNOLD'S HOME
IN JAPAN.
The Place in Which the Poet Is
Now Living in Clover.
A Garden Of the Pretty Orthodox Japanese
Type, With Its Lotos Pond, Queer Rocks
and Artificial Hill

@1IR EDWIN ARNOLD has been lead
NY ing lotos life in Japan, utterly dis
~ crediting the report circulated by
certain enemies in Yokohama (envious be-
cause they have not enjoyed the pleasure of
his sunny presence and friendship that he
has been living in a Mohammedan paradise,
writes correspondent from Japan to the
Herald of New York.
Still, as Buddhist, one may say that he
has drained the cup of enjoyment, for he
has enjoyed the intimacy of the great mobiles
of old Japan-such as the Marquis Nabe-
shima, once Daimio OF Prince of Hizen, by
whose ancestors the priceless and unhappily
obsolete Nabeshima porcelain was made, the
donors of the peerless fountains of Nkko.
And he has enjoyed the intimacy of the
makers of new Japan, Count Ito and Count
Inouye, who WELD the power behind the
throne which changes japanese ministries
about once a week. He has been an Gdi-
pus to the Sphinx who acts as British Minis
ter and the one foreigner caressed by tho
Japan Mail. which seems to take for its
motto the old Chinese mob cry of Flank
Wei Lob" (kill the hated foreigner), while
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THERE IS NO DEATH.

The mind OF mans sun, whose magic ray
Touching the ocean OF the vast unknown,
Its clouds uprse take form. and roll away
Thus, from the void, his dreams; and they, when
grown,
Depart, return, and then again go forth,
Till fashioned by the power of his thought
Taking beneath his eyes higher worth,
Those forms, by thought, into substance
wrought,
And what was naught is now thing defined,
And real, Is what was but phantom OF the mind.
Ont from the endless deep of things unknown,
Fashioned from nothingness, did all things come:
But shadows were all lowered palaces
Till. by the voice of man. bid forth its gloom;
All cities and all kingdoms Of the earth
And all things in this habitable world
Were :fancies till thoughts wand waved DER their
birth,
And they by thoughts were shaped; as smoke up-
curled
That rests bank OF clouds on heavens face,
Is by the breezes shaped oftimes to forms of grace
All things are deathess, and in dreams OF men:
As hath finger traced 1t the night
With stars as words-comes forth what lives again.
Within each seeds dream. Beneath the light
The sun casts down upon II, 1t takes form.
In man, or bud, one truth is ever told;-
In star outspeeding thought, In the worm;
The infants working hand that would take hold
And grasps at shadows; then In feeble age
When comes BIRTH the fancies that Its thoughta
engage.
At first come dreams; their growth realities
Ordained to be, to those who read Alright
All fancies are prophetic. In the skies
Where nature, dreaming, gives her fancies flight
Is endless truth. On earth. or in the mind;
Upon the sea, or In the deserts waste
Is endless repetition. and we ind,
All things are dupllcate-though one tales
traced
Upon the mountains: chanted by the seas
Vast choir Of pillows, marshaled onward by the
breeze
So dreamipgOf a world unknown, to be,
That world exists. oil which this is the proof;
For all inventions which earth 70 see
Were wrought from dreams, which were their
warp and wool;
Our thoughts are over woven round the signs
OF things to be. now hidden from the sight;
And all Is truth; though darkness now confines
What's known to parts: and parts being seen alone
Is hidden al the grandeur Of that world unknown.
ApAIR WELCKER.
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the best kind. genial and friendly and frank
also upon matters of common interest, but
with an immense power of reserve. The
Significance of this may be appreciated by
he does not give himself away"
The cuts give Sir Edwin'S house (exterior),
his drawing Groom, his dining-room and study
combined, his Full, with his maid Otorsan,
and my jinrikisha man Taro.
The circumstances attending the taking of
the photographs are interesting Miss Ar
mold is an enthusiastic photographer, and it
was arranged one evening to bring some
flash lights and make some exposures of the
interior of the house. 1t took half an hour
to persuade OtoriSan, Sir Edwn's immortal
lied japanese maid, to take her position in
front of the camera in his drawing-room
and it was only effected by the help of my
]inTik Sha man Taro.
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BRIGHT HOURS OF LONG AGO.

There may be times that DER thy brain
The flash OF memory comes,
AwaKlng scenes OF JOY or pain,
Like roll of morning drums.
There may be moments in your heart
The flush of love may glow,
The sigh escape, the tear drops start,
For bright hours long ago
OH do you ever think or dream
OF one too fondiy true,
Whose hopes were gemmd with glory's gleam,
And center'd all In you?
OH does your heart recall the past,
In hope, or joy, or woe.
The hours too happy far to last
Brighthours OF long ago.
And II the sun-bright glories fed
Across your memory burn,
Recalling shades of pleasures dead
That never may RETURN
Forgetfulness might be boon,
But while heart currents flow
I'll treasure as my brightest June
The hours OF long ago,
Chicago, Sept Is, 1899. CHAs. J. BEATIlE.
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INDIAN SUMMER.

All the world is warm and glowing
With the vivid gold and green,
And the notified brown and crimson
OF the autumn's regal sheen,
And the air is filled with spleHdor,
Music fading every breeze,
Caught from rustllng gold-edged banners,
FIuttering on the forest trees.
The hills are robed In softest co,ors,
Wrapped in filmy, purple mist.
The wales are rosy hued and golden,
As downy peach by suns rays kissed.
Royal robed purple asters,
BY the wayside sway and nod,
With the crimson tufts OF sumach,
And the Haunting goldenrod.
All the orchard trees are bending
With their wealth of red aad gold,
Giving more abundant fruitage
Than the flowers OF spring foretold.
In the field the quail is whIstling,
With cheerful. daring sound,
And the timid. frightened rabbit
Leaps the path with graceful bound,
Apple checked country maidens
Laugh and shout In wildwood free.
Supple-sinewed lads are shaking
Treasures from the chestnut tree
Blessed time OF Indian summer,
Born from the midsummer's sun,
Fitting us for blasts of winter,
By loves victory newly won,
Giving us last, lingering visions
or the golden warmth and light,
OF the summer and its glories,
Crowned with blessings rich and bright
DteD,oef, 1880. FRANK A. REYNOLDS
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the japanese are so anxious to have juris-
diction over the lives and properties of for
eigners.
But to return to Sir Edwin and his house.
Tie garden is the pretty orthodox japanese
type. with its lotos pond, its queer rocks and
its artificial hill. which Sir Edwin calls his
Full and which commands fine view of the
real Full, far away among the blue Hakone
hills. a heaven-supporting pyramid. Here
Sir Edwin has gestated many of the sonor-
Gus and poetical word pictures of his great
poem. 1.-THE Light OF the World" Here 1
have enjoyed many delightful walk with
him, listening to his expositions of Buddh-
ism or his reading of Japan by the light of
his long knowledge of the East. BE is the
most delightful and bospitable of hosts.
The house is n regular Japanese dwelling,
with the exception that the shutters (shojD
on the outer walls are glazed instead of
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GIN TIE BEGINNING"

Yea cen as now the cold. white stars looked down
Upon that vast primeval. shipiess sea,
Whose restless waves broke ever sulenIy
Upon the lonely beaches bare and brown.
No laugh OF children, cries Of men who drown;
Ere echoed DER that wide and wandering deep.
No driitwood, wreckage, lights of seaport town
its drear shores knew. II was a world asleep.
Its waters throbbed meath full and waning moons
Or ragged In fury meath tempestnous skies;
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double breasted and shaped well down over
the hips. The bottom is crenellated in
square turrets, which are outlined by SIM
pie design in brown and gold Fedora SOU
iache. Upon the shoulders and bottom Of
the sleeves is a more elaborate braiding. and
a small band of Alaska sable encircles the
neck like boa, and is carried down the
Tapped front to the waist-line. The sleeve
has a straight band of the fur to match, and
the lining is a very elegant brocaded silk-a
gold-colored figure on black ground.
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The dean OF Christ Church, Oxford, lately
talked very bluntly to some Of the young
have been going fast pace. The follow
ing is specimen Of his remarks: You
consider that because you are the sons of
nobility you are entitled to extravagant
liberty, to be distende1 to vulgar license.
You are laboring under delusion from
which you may have very rude awakening.
born ounces as YOU"
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Left on the ribbed sands mysterious runcs,
To be dec iphered by the wondering eyes
or men who ages yet unborn, shonid make
The earth's old past for them in silence break.
Alameda, Cal, Sept. rs, 1880. ANELEH
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HIS WONDERFUL POWERS.

During his stay in this city he intends to
produce what he terms the HACK scene."
An article will be hidden by some we'll
known gentleman in any part of the city,
and Mr.. tombstone will take the subject
along with him in the hack and drive blind
fold through the streets until lie locates the
hidden article. He has always been sue
cessful in this feat and he does not fear the
result in Chicago. Another feat which he
hopes 10 attempt is the steering of a steam
boat across the lake. He will stand beside
the pilot, who will think of the course lie
vessel must take across the lake, and in an
instant Mr.. Johnstone will carry OUT physi-
cally the thought OF the man al the helm. Mr..
Gooding, his manager, Las already APP
preached the Goodrich Steamship Company
with regard to this test. and he expects to
receive permission for Mr.. tombstone to try
the experiment.
Is l cannot explain how 1 became possessed
of these powers" said Mr.. tombstone,
" other than by Inheritance from my mother.
l believe that when this science receives due
from the public an incalculable
amount of good will accrue therefrom. For
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ENTIRELY TO HIS WILL,

However, has through constant and severe
training produced strange result. Little
by little under the effect of his will his
physical powers have lost their salutary
balancing influence in his organism until his
mind relgns supreme. He cannot now re-
store the norm1l healthy condition of his
body and is liable at any momeut and in any
place to fall into a death-like trance. This
has necessitated the carrying Of papers on
bic parcon Statinr that If found in such con-