Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-02-25

walked and slept according TO the clock.
They were brought by the goyerness to
the table, where they had boon a per-
feet horror the year before. but now they
only bad, in the way of food. what she
approved of. IL one were at nil in
clined TO return to his original state of
deviltry and rebel, he was taken from
the table at once and very quietly, and
the remainder of the group knew ner-
fectly well, that a systematic spanking
would he the fate of the small rebel.
My friend said the most beautiful thing
of all was to nee tbuse young sinners
carrying the pitchers Of water to their
room for their baths.
An Engl.shman told me that tho law
in lis nursery was 80 great that ovel
his mother never opposed the governess.
And one year, when they were going
to thu seaside and had to travel about
% miles in carriages, the entire train,
consisting of three large double car
riages for the family, two wagonettes for
| the servants, and five wagons full Of bag
gage, was stopped, while the nursery
governess got out, cut switch from
| tree, lifted him, screaming boy OF
| four in kits, out of the carriage. gave
him thorough whipping and restored
him to his place, because he had
screamed and cried that be didn't like
to ride The queerost part of his de-
scriptiou was his memory of his
mothers behavior. During this excit-
ing episode exciting TO him, at least
| she never raised her eyes from hor
novel and never seemed to know that
anything out of tho way was going on
l wonder sometimes that American
women, who are failures as artists. as
| readers as writer's or, indeed, in any
| branch of work which can be called
| professional, do not become nursery
| governesses. The life is not a hard one,
but it is a necessity that the nursery
| governess be determined, otherwise she
| will be failure.
| II she 10 this right sort Of woman, no
| matter how firm she may be, her little
charges will grow fond of her. for chill
| dron are wonderfully quick at UNDER
standing and approving absolute JUS
! tice. Some one said that the good
English eoverness had pedigree that
was not e1ualled by that of any kind,
since 1T told the story OF the approval
OF the head of each household in which
she had taught the young idea how to
shoot
Although So many imitation gems
are being worn, the fancy for real lace
is growing every day and if a woman
can only have half yard Of thoroughly
good lace, she will, il she be wise,
take it in preference to many yards of
imitation. An extremely pretty lace
is made, not only in this country. but
10 Canada, and being very open hut
remarkably soft, it ia obtaining on all
tho dainty chiffons and materials OF the
crapy kind. This ia the handsome
Honiton.
Duchesse lace continues in vogue,
but it does not easily yield itself to
twists and knots. / have always been
able to understand the woman who had
passion for lace. There is something
immensely suggestive of gentility in
even single bit of fine old lace no
matter how yellow nor how much mend
ing il may show. American women.
generalizipg, have not been careful
with good laces. They have thrown
one fine bit away because another came
into fashion, forgetting that the hand
made lace is always fashionable, and
that piece Of rea. lace possesses pres
tige similar to good pearl, or fine
ruby. Some of the most charming
books have been written on lace and at
least five of them were by women. We
think that We spend money nowadays
do We? Mary, Queen nf England, wrote
in her book of personal expenses, OF one
item-.$G0, 900 spent in one year for
lace And there have been women
who loved lace SO dearly that they
wanted il about them, even when they
were dead. The famous beauty, Aurora
koingsmark, 10 said to be buried in
absolute masses of the richest English
point, Malines and guipure, while the
witty actress, Mrs. Oldfieid, sleeps al
Westminster under gorgeous head
dress of rose point and u shroud covered
with huunces of this wonderful lace.
Surely that might be called the ruling
passion strong in death. It's de-
cldedly material way OF carrying out
fads into our graves.
Though after all, what's the good OF
i'll. And somebody else might have
had some pleasure out Of it. That's
the only worth there is in anything.
who, covered with jewels, was carried
proachoi by philosopher who said IL
him THANK you, my Lord, for giving
me your gems. :" The Mogul declared
that he had not done this. The phi.
osopher answered. 'Yes, you have
for have looked at them and enjoyed
their glitter and their beautiful color,
and their superb settings, and what
other pleasure can they give to you?
have enjoyed them; therefore they arc
mine" Tho old philosopher was wise
in his generation. Tho little story is
lesson to most of US not only because
at the most, limited pleasure only
comes from possessing; but that there
is. after all, great pleasure to be
gained by foasting cne's eyes on the
beautiful belongings of those who arc
wealthy. The story is lesson against
selfishness as we'll. You see il one tries,
on can find "eermons in stones'' land
If one wishes one can finish up the
quotation and find good in every.
thing" That's what you must do il
you want to be happy, and unless We
all try to do it. we'll have very
wretched lives--a something that
wouldn't be pleasant matter to you,
and something, that l will not allow
to como to Bah.
Civil Service Examination.
The United States Civil Service Com.
mission has ordered that an examina.
| tion bn hold nv its Iannl bo,r1 j., III lie