The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-11-08
What visionary tints the air puts on,
When falling leaves flutter through motioI

What visionary tints the air puts on,
When falling leaves flutter through motoness air
-LotpeH
It does not seem polite to brag extensively OF
ones own. but surely other country has season
like unto our Indian Summer. It seems it
could never be so beautiful away from the wide
prairies great lakes, aud long mountains of our
land, and where the climate seems to be just
right for such season the first frost doing its
crsping and curling and coloring so skillfulIy
and so kindly There is Saint Lukes Little
Summer" perhaps, for the English. but that
only means few bright days coming between
the 1st and the 18th of October-St. Luke's
Day-that is all there is said about it. The
French have their Saint Martins Summer"
at the season of that Saints day-the 18th of
November-and they say that the bright, warm
days are typical of hope-sunshino after
gloomy weather-but they do not always have
the pleasant season. But our Indian Sum-
mer is moro than all this-s dreamy, hazy,
warm season when the air is pure and cold
and the sunshine soft and warm, when the frost
hss set brilliant colors all about and the haze
walls them softly There is peculiar silence
in all Nature, the leaves rustic but family. All
life seems still, and the creeks and brooks rip
pie whisperingly. Scientists are busy question
ing what the haze is, whether it be vapor from
the great quantities of dying leaves or merely
ordinary dust and smoke that because OF tho
dryness and stiffness OF the air is kept floating
close to the earth. One can easily fancy that
it may be the colors the souls of the flowers
and leaves lowering for a while over earth
before floating away into the land of eternal
beauty or rs in the legend, that it is the smoke
from Shawondasee's pipe. He the "iat and
lazy" God Of the South Wind
From his pipe the smoke ascending
Filled the sky with haze and vapor,
Filled the air with dreamy softness,
Gave twinkle 10 the water.
Touched the rugged hills with smoothness.
Brought the tender Indian Summer
To the melancholy north land"
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Mr.. Ruskn is down on the records as object
ing to chrysant hemums on the score that they
are an attempt to produce flowers at time
of the year when naturally there are none;
therefore, being forced and unwilling beauty,
he dislikes them-according to somewhat
vague reports. 1t seems right far-fetched
idea. though, for if the chrysanthemum bios
soris freely out in the gardens these cold days
it must enjoy so doing. GC
ess
A very simple device for making it impossible
to mistake poisons is tiny bell fastened to the
top of tho cork. The bottle itself cannot be
moved, much less the cork taken out, without
the tiukling of the bell giving warning as to
the dangerous contents. OF course it is signal
perfectly effectual atnight time. 1t has been
patented, or patent has been applied for.
White onyx set with diamonds is new fad
in jewelry.
Sleeve seams and some of the waist seams
can be successfully pressed over the rolling
pin.
Corn-coored chiffon over pink satin is said
10 produce most fascinating blouse.
In Italy widows vote for members of Parlia-
ment.
Almost many mon have regis
tered for voting in Denver, Colo. and the vote
polled promises to be twice as large as it was
two years ago.