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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-19

in the front seats Whispered to- Ks
neighbors:
by Jove! that's the man whose wife
ran away with Saladin-"
To which the neighbor replied:
"Ugly little brute. I'm not sur
prised" And then after pause: But
what's his game, I wonder? He means
mischief of some sort, I'll warrant.
What DO you think? Oughtn't we 10
tell the manager TO stop it?''
whats the use? It's not our bust
ness. Saiadin can stop it himself If hs
wants to-"
True; so he can"
So they whispered to each other,
while the woman's husband was hoist
ed. amid ringing rounds of cheers, to
the platform where stood the man who
had robbed him Of his wife.
The eyes of the two men met. 1t
was the first time since the little wom-
al had left her home that Saladin had
seen the man whom he had wronged;
and they looked at each other long
and steadfastly. There were two at
tendants with them on the platform,
TO speak the thoughts that were up
permost in his mind. But Saladin's
eyes fell at length before the others
gaze, and fear was on his face. and he
began 10 stammer out a refusal 20 go
further with this last item of his enter
tainneat
''It you are afraid" the other whis-
pered beneath his breath. ''if you are
afraid. 1t does not matter"
Still Saladiu hesitated.
VERY WELL" the man said. Nov l
see that you are a coward"
The word stung SaladiD to the quick.
He was not used to have his courage
questioned; perhaps there were few
men whose courage was less question
able. lie gripped hold Of one of the
ropes by which the platform was sus-
pended for a moment, while crowd Of
thoughts shot through his brain.
Il am no coward. Come"
And the attendant helped thesIa
on TO his back and handed him the bal
aDcing pole, and they passed out to-
gether upon the tightrope.
Saladin had no decisions, no false
hopes He knew, though the other
had whispered no word of his inten-
tons, that he was walking the tight
rope for the last time in his life, It
surprised him little that no brutal
determinations were Kissed into his ear;
he did not understand this silent ven
geance. It surprised him little, too,
that he was allowed TO traverse the
hall once in safety; but even that did
not buoy him with any expectation of
4 safe roturn.
He regretted nothing. If he could
have had has life again he would have
done the same with it. What he had
done still seemed worth while, even
though this was what the doing of it
brought him TO. And yet it was an
awful end! Already the man upon his
back had knotted his fingers firmly
around LIS. throat in readiness e Jerk
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The great buifding was packed from
floor to ceiling Even the legend
standing Room Only" had been re-
moved from the entrance, and that of
,.Honse Fulf' substituted for it 1t al
WAYS was SO when the great Saladin-
as he called himself, walked the tight
rope. For the people love above all
things to cape at dangerous perform
ances: and vt1en Saladin walked the
tight rope there was no net stretched
TO catch him if he fei2- A fall in his
case, they knew, meant death and hid
eous mutihtion-
He kept them wanting, few minutes.
Itwas his custom-the device By which
he insured himself a second outbreak
of the applause, which he enjoyed
Then he stepped out OF the tiny stage,
close to the roof. from which the tight
rope started, and flung, off his pictur-
psoue cloak. and showed himself ar
rayed in all the splendnr of his flesh col
ored tights and gay green trunks.
.sRravo, bravo. bravc,,- they shouted
And somesof the women whispered to
one another, as women VIII on such oc-
casions:
''Oh. how dreadful If The should fall"
Saladin looked down from his giddy
height through hazy space upon the
mass of upturned faces and drank in
the delicious incense on their applause.
Then, as the band began to play the
prelude of popular waltz he ostenta-
tiously blew kiss toward box where
a little woman with a scared look in
her eyes sat watching him. She had
rebodiugs-vague forHboGngs born
of ominous dreams-that something
terrible would befan that night. SO
she had told him, and n0E he blew her
a ksss before that great multitude to
reassure her.
And yet she was notsreassured. Not
that she doubted, for an instant, her
lovers sureness of foot, or steadiness OF
head. Only she had seen a face in the
stalls and pair of eyes that had met
hers and frightened her. She clutched
suddenly at the sleeve of her COM
panion.
Look" she cried, Historically
Eyes, dear; what is it?'
My husband lie Is slttln4 DeIo"
there"
'Your husband?"
"Yes left him TO run away with
lSaladin. Didn't you know? He'll do
something dreadful. / know he will
II must run and tell Saladin. Let me
go, Kitty"
The other tried to calm her.
rYou can't. dear" she said. ITS too
bate. The turns inst beginning"
But can't bear to look at it, Kitty.
''Then come outside, dear There's
mo danger, really; but if you stay here
you may scream and Brighten him"
! Meanwhile the strains of the Myos-
otis waltz were already floating through
the building, and Saladin, all ignorant
of the little woman.s fears for him. had
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LIVE LAZY LIVES
Life and Customs OF the Christian
Colony There Located
Impressive Sights TO BE Seen In the Rug
gsd Religious Community - The
Precious Library In Charge
81 the CAief Monk.

The present condition Of the convent
on Mount Sinai is thus described by .
recent writer in the Guardian: 1T il
an Impressive thing thus To come upoI-
q Christian colony and Christian
church in the rocky heart of the Sinsitic
peninsula; colony which can trace its
ancestry 10 the earliest days Of Byzan-
tine Christianity. church which bears
witness to the faith of .justinian and
Theodore. of Cosmas and Damian. Of
Catherine of Alexandria. and Catherine
OF Russia The convent itself i an ir-
regular mass of buildings, heavily
fortressed; there were DAYS when il
had 10 defend itself against Moslem
persecution and Bedouin marauders.
The monks within. some twenty or
thirty in number, are uncouth and I'M
kempt TO the last degree. Hardly a
sign of the effects of the religious life
can be seen in their faces, many OF
them repulsive enough. But no visitor
can fail To remember with gratitude
their kindly and unaffected welcome.
Their feelings toward the English
church are most friendly. and If an
he is taken within the screen and al
lowed To knssl before the altar, and IL
take part in the celebration Of the
liturgy. The church is fine hasilica,
richly but tastefully decorated and
we'll cared for. Its chief artistic treas
ure is the superb mosaic work in the
apse. of the seventh or eighth century.
representing the TRANSPORTATION. %
which the church Is dedicated. A. =
rule there are three services daily. an
nounced with Ginning of bells and
beating of the gong. At four and six a.
m, and two in the afternoon tveSPers).
The eucharist is celebrated generally
twice week, and on saints days
BEYOND attending the services. the
monks do not seem 10 have much TODD
Study, of course, they never dream of
There is q great deal OF baking of bread
and brewing of date wine always going
on. as we'll as some lazy withdrawing:
there are the olives and vines in the
garden to be looked after; but for the
most part tho inmates live a life Of Sc
rene and vacant idleness. OF the chief
officers the prior seems TO be a nonenti-
", the most prominent person being
the steward. who undertakes the scrv-
ices and the internal economy of the
house. Next In Importance comes tho
secretary, n young man In deacon's or
ders, with some pretensions 10 educa-
tLon. possessed Of n good -nsturod heart
and a minimum of bad French.
THE precious library Is under his
charge, though he knows nothing at
all about il. and handles the Mss. in q
way that Is narrowing TO ones feelings.
Bat things are better now than they
were once. The books are housed IN
three rooms with glazed windows; they
are labeled, numbered. and most OF
them catalogued- Their contents have
not yet been completely explored; bat
the latest researches warrant the be-
lief that the principal treasures have
been exhausted. and that another Co
dex Sinaiticus is not likely 20 be dis
covered in q waste-paper basket"
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ing must expect 10 pay ~ week table
board. But, II he will endure his wife
cooking, food enough TO feed a family
one year CA be bought for ssoe. But
they will only live People wko live
IN flats on LOCO yearly income how
ever, manage 10 get along on e5Uu
worth of food per annum. A good
table can be set for three on 5000 a
year. 1t may be said on this matter OF
eating that in a good boarding house
eating will cost s. a week per person.
There are good apartment houses in
which guests are allowed the privilege
of the Ia Die for 81 week each, ad-
ditional a man whose income amounts
TO $1,000 yearly would pay fifth of IL
in food for his family in New York. A
g., 900 man would be obliged 70 give
up, say, a sixth. That Presupposes
economy. likewise.
Clothing IS cheap in New York-as
cheap as anywhere. Some men dress
well on 500 year. But they own no
dress suits or silk hats. A good dresser
would spend about $500. A very fash
ionable dresser, 5000. Women's at
tire Is more complicated. Some mem
bers of the fair sex in the metropolis
have g.. 900 yearly 20 dress well upon
and can't do it A man spends about
one-ifth of I4ls income for dress in New
York
Luxuries are surprisingly high in the
metropolis. fair seat in thester
costs 81. Books are higher in New
York than anywhere else in the
country. In the empire city they
ask s. for a book that in Phnadel-
phia could be purchased for 81 so.
Then transportation eats up goodly
day without paying az least two fares
70 get somewhere or other. This is be-
cause the city IS 50 long and narrow
and its places Of importance or Of in
tereSt are arranged up and down tho
city instead OF on sIde streets This
feature Of the metropolis is one Of tho
first 20 attract the attention Of new
corners. The difficulty is enhanced by
the fact that cab hire j. At least twice
as high as IL is in Philadelphia or IN
Boston.
To SUN up: & married man with e.
900 year can live on 500 in a little
tat in a poor neigh borhood On 200
he can Do well in . corr Eat and save
$500. With g. 90 he can have house
% mis- own across the river aud put ~
500 The g. 900 family man is apt o
hc e-trzvsgant With a hons. 10 toyr
he nay. b. ccononizing. save $40 49,.
live well 5 > $
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| well above ner ears. Two long lapels
hung down from this over her bosom.
Her light hair curled all about her
face, and perched above 1t was mite
of black bonnet with black aigrette
standing up In front, and coque's fea tn
ers curling in a circle away from it on
either side. From this dark and dane
ing frame looked out two blue and
dancing eyes. 1t was fairly decorous
and wholly Distinguishing combina-
ton.
4 rosy girl IN a smart coat walked
with the little widow. The coat was
of dark blue cheviot with deep hood
lined with scarlet 1t fitted as tight as
if II knew its business was to show the
prettiest figure in town, and 1t had a
step collar and big sleeves.
Gslf dozen carriages drew up with
& great clatter and dust raising. In a
pony cart sat big smiling woman who
knew everybody and whom everybody
was glad TO see. She was all in CEN
taur green with vest Of pale tan broad
cloth and dark green velvet edgings.
And what. take il all in all. does au-
tumn at Lenox show?
Collars that flare like the spokes Of q
wheel.
Siashed cape collars with ruffs be-
hind.
Collaretes with long floating ends
Ribbons half yard wide
Tea gowns. like long, loose sacques,
without girdling but airy with lace.
net or gauze.
Corn color, topaz ond lemon, mixed
with warm reds. browns and grays-
Reddish amethyst. nauve and violet
for functions for state and ceremony
Ivory, wood color and pale brown
for simple wear OF al afternoon
Poppy. currant and fuchsia for .
coaching party, or outdoor merryInak-
ing.
Olive. grass and moss green for morn
ing. afternoon and venlng-whenever
in snort. they please you
Picture bounets Of wine and rnri-
berry colored felts FOR skins fair and
clear enough 10 enjo- them
Bright colors aad eccentric shapes.
70 say it al III word, a. al times for
al purposes, and TO adoriI ali women
ELLEN OSBORN
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have only to stand on the sidewalk in
front of this exceptional post Office and
keep your eyes OPEN
It was there that saw recently such
a fleet of autumn sailor hats as would
turn any midshipman green with envy.
They were of felt every one of them,
and in shape not unlike those worn all
summer. They were black, dark blue.
pale blue, maroon, green, Whitehall
sorts and conditions of color. But the
distinguishing mark Of each was the
broad ribbon with which it was tied.
Folded in four or in six. it yet would
stand three or four inches above the
crown The sash is your only wear for
a hat this fall. And such gay sashes!
Black and white stripes, blue and
black. red and white, red and green,
blue and green, you had but to turn
your eyes to be dazzled with Q new
combination.
A little bit of . widow had ar all
black arrangement that was interest
ing. 1t began with a high ruche Of
black Gsse about her throat and flariug
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TO MATCH NATURE
Eenox in It's Glory as the Leaves
Turn Red and Gold.
Fsshisn Among the Berkshires-s1iats ~
Autumn's Gayeties Shut In BY Massa-
chusetts' HIlIs-Where the FAN
Fripperies Are Tried On.
ICopYRreHT. Is94.1

ICoPYRraHT. 1891
Summers done; the maple leaves
are red and the tea kettle Is boiling.
One drives IN Lenoy and boats in
LenoK, but. above ell and before all,
one drinks tea. For Lenox is old, you
know, and civilized and reposeful Bar
Harbor may be jolly and Newport bril-
liant, but the first glimpse of Lenox
gateway. with its dark, dropping
trees and widening drives and quaint
gables dimly seen, more than half
guessed beyond, lifts one at once into
the atmosphere breathed in select
fiction from childhood, and under whose
influences one would dream of sub
scribing TO Nudes, making fannels
for the poor of the parish and pouring
tea for the county gentry, quite as II
one were well brought up young
English gentleman.
Country house life as it is abroad is
approached more nearly at Lenox, per-
haps. than anywhere else this side OF
the ocean. There are no great landed
estates, there is no hunting, there are
no curates to hirt with and to do ones
errands, but the house party is the
nucleus of society, and you couldn't
tell Miss Molly and Bess from Lady
Margaret and the Hon Elizabeth I'M
less you had a double convex lens of
several thousands magnifying power.
Leno1 is no mushroom; it hasn't even
grown, it has always been, and its calm
sureness of itself lends an especial
charm 10 its early October gatherings
The big drawing rooms I would like
you to see with me are new, but they
haven't the air of newness. They have
beer grated upon the old New Eng
land state and dignity and root and
stock seem merely to be putting out
bigger and brighter flowers
Glossy ivy and russell woodbine cover
the whole front of the house, and in
doors the broad hall that runs the
length OF it and the great parlors on
each side of the wide staircase are red
with the berries of the American holly
and feathery yellow with goldenrod.
The gowns of the women are as warm
in coloring. 1t is broad daylight, but
in autumn and at Lenox we don't wait
for nightfau to put on our most gilt
tering clothes.
Only in autumn and at Lenox would
your hostess advance to meet you in
scarlet crepon draped over orange tat
feta, the colors glancing and changing
like maple leaves in sun and wind
: Only in autumn and at Lenox would
the slim girl who POurs your tea array
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grasped the balancing pole and walked
iout upcn the tight rope.
1t stretched from end TO end Of the
hall, some eighty feet or 50 above the
floor, and Saladin walked along it.
iambled along it and tripped along it,
jas easily and safely as a man crosses a
plank bridge over 4 tiny brook He
stood on il on one foot; he llnelt on it
he sat astride of it. He even crossed il
lblindfolded. with sack drawn over
This head The multitude gazed at him.
lopen-eyed and open-mouthed, and
leverE time he got back to his little
platform in midair roared tumultuous
applause.
Then came the feature Of the even.
ing for which everyone had been wait
ing with anxious curiosity. The man
lager of the hall stepped out on the
stage and made q speech.
Ladies and gentlemen he shouted
ave have now arrived at the final
item in Saladin's entertainment
Saladin asks rs - say that II any
member of the audience viii intrust
himself 10 his care he Is willing 70
carry him across the tightrope on his
back"
Again there was n silence. growing
gradually To a murmGr; and then a
long tempest of vociferous cheers as :
man in evening dress was seen 70 rise
in his place in the stalls and climb the
flight of steps which gave access 10 the
stage.
WHO is hep"
The question passed rapidly from
mouth to mouth and IT first none
L.-,,.ll answer it But preseDtly 2 man
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latter. according to the same philos-
opher, fare best. The former, how
ever, may find consolation in the fact
that they are the most important You
can do without the man who lives upon
you, bat the man who lives upon you
cannot do without YOU
Thus it is that the income makes the
man. To know that a man has five
thousand dollars a year Is TO have al
most his life story. Say that a man
has three thousand and you have as
good as expressed an opinion about
him And so on down to the thousand
year fellow. Men. indeed, may be
divided into these great classes; those
with $1,000 yesr, those with s, 900,
those with IS. 900 and those with So 900.
A resident of the metropolis earning
81. 900 year, almost invariably. if he
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herself like a wood nymph IN leaf green
MORE with rnsset petticoat and red
ribbons.
Only now and here would purple
miror velvet cleaning with yellow
Seem as natural and appropriate for the
woman who munches maccaroons IN
the big window seat as for the asters
in the grass outside.
Never until this day and hour was
The handsomest woman in the room is
crossing it slowly with folds Of black
velvet, heavily embroidered with anne
thysts, trailing their lengths behind.
White crepe covers her throat and
arms.
Fresh from a ride across the hills en-
tiers young girl in chestnut brown,
corded with olive and gold. Her hat,
of russet felt. has a twisted gold cord
and couple of olive plumes.
From a palace cottage" hidden in
the next clump of trees comes a pale,
tall woman, with shoulders thrown
back and head up. as If the world were
her football Her dress IS OF the rich
shade of Neapolitan velvets, with
sleeves too big for belief, and three
small ruches of silver blue about the
bottom. Her bonnet you have never
seen the like OF, unless you nave lived
long enough to have ceased TO have
birthdays. It has truly" crown. big
enough to cover the top Of the head,
and brim some inches in extent, com
ing forward like a poke. but without
the peak. and more evenly. II is
pretty honnet-on her-and il will
cover her ears when the wind blows.
1t is made Of black felt aud II has for
trimming three or four long. heavy.
blue ostrich plumes These are planted
well 70 the front. and one Of them
touches her shoulder behind.
Two girls on a sofa are planning q
run into town for fresh fripperies- The
toilets they are displaying are as novel
as any in the room The blonde girl.
whose hair is 50 wildly yellow. the eye
wanders back % il again and again 20
see Il the suns on il or hottie of per
oxide. wears a princess frock of rust
eolored MORE Cts real hair, bE the wy,
and not sun-colored or otherwise dyed.
In front the MORE opens on a bodice Of
pale pink velvet banded with rust-col-
ored ribbons, and on the right side it's
eenGht in folds across the skirt and
dyed with line of sable. Her little
relvet toque Is black and pink, vEiih
.ust-colored ribbons
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TIE hsf reached out ss he would catch
hoic q her. but she elads6 MS gr.sp.
Again b. made "a equaily feeble al
temp and again she eluced him Once
MOI e ne made feeble attempt and &c
had 10 diEcglty in esezpiaE. This
tine sic became Ind ignaEt almost
sDgrT.
'Nhzt 90 yoa nezn. Elr she sr
Claimed ~ thus tTying q $50 me-
Ill prcSurae he Aes5t4tel. That
u~aat % kiss you
-he drew herself ~ proudly. taen
stePp~6 Besr az and -szef down -
hin deSsut.T.
Vel .ne sd ez1phstlcSliT. Why
IL hezrc1s nam don't ycG co iiY--
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The other girl goes back to first
principles and wears checked silk in
red and green. The front breadth Of
The skirt is open and v of plated
green silk set in More of the same
trimming crosses the shoulders
Everybody chatters and tans the
lining of her stomach with cup after
cup of a cold and tasteless beverage
just as if she were in town. The girls
wear autumn leaves at their girdles,
the young men make engagements for
"tramps" or for boating parties on
Laurel Lake or the Bowl: and then
verybody goes to the post Office TO
wind up the day.
Lenox hasn't casino, but it has
post Office which answers just as good
3 purpose socially. II you want 10 see
anybody and more especially if you
want to see the prettiest millinery OBJ
servable in America in October. you
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money. For three thousand dollars .
decent house can be had - almost
fashionable house. for now and then
New York houses get obstinately empty
and landlords grow anxious for tenants.
The Aston estate is a mine of ipforna-
ton In this respect 1t has hundreds
of tenants ali over the city, and so
powerful is it in the market that when
the report is circulated that the As.ors
are going to raise rents. tenants shiver.
for they know that all other landlords
viii follow the example The Astors
are very good TO their tenants. but they
never make repairs after you move into
a house OF theirs They win fix il up
finely before you get it, however Mr..
KissamS. who attends 70 all these Astor
details, said. in this connection:
"A man with Ave thousand dollarSa
year income could get very fair house
and have enough left to save money and
live we'll Three thousand dollars 3
year is a very reasonable rent FOR a
good house. Yet you can get nice
house for s. 900 year. We have few,
but of course they might not suit every
body. My opinion can be put in very
few words Two thousand dollars is a
small rent for New York house
Three thousand is reasonable A man
with 81 900 year income must expect
TO pay half CT it in rent if he wants TO
live outside of dat or tenement I
should say that third of mans In
come in New York goes in rent In
other cities the proportion is much
smaller of course fifth or a sixth
being the average"
Food in New York is not dearer than
elsewhere. but people consume more of
it. For some reason or other, New
Workers have usually big appetites. A
man who will tolerate no housekeep
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him I'1in' his I,recsTioJSs T50--len->
A thought struck him Since the
end was inevitable why wait for il?
Since both must die better to he the
murderer than the murdered 1t was
the one triumph left for him.
Then. OF a sudden. he dropped the
balancing pole and threw himself in to
the air just as the band was playing
the first notes OF See, the ConqueriE-
Hero Comes