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lard, he was advanced in years and the
tutor Of Stella, or Esther, tombstone
when she lost her heart to the great
wit and writer. One cannot but smile at
the childish way in which the dignified
churchman compoTted himself in these
letters TO his sweetheart. Although the
correspondence was edited most judi
ciously for publication, the favor of
nursery endearments still fingers.
The numerous love affairs of George
Sand resulted in many a tender mis-
sive, some Of which have since found
their way into print, TO the great edi-
fication of the public. Chopin and De
Musset and Flaubert We're all more or
less p1atonic friends of Nine. Dudevant.
Beethoven. the great composer, Was
perfectly reckless in the composition of
billets doux. He was always in love
with some one and was happiest when
pouring his soul out to his inamorata
with the aid of pen and paper. A few
of his unsent love letters have been
published, and they clearly indicate
that the great composer did not lack
the artistic temperament's facility for
loving violently, if not long.
Among the most famous specimens Of
lovers letters may be mentioned those
of Edward Gibbon TO Mile Curchod,
who was afterward the famous Nine.
Necker; Goethe's letters to Frau Won
Stein and to Bettina Won Arnim; the cele-
brated Letters From an Unknown"
found among the correspondence of
Count Cavour after his death; the i'll
written and poorly spelled letters which
the first Duke of Marlborough wrote to
Duchess Sarah when he was absent
from her side, Lady Mary Wortley
Montagu's letters to Mr.. Wortley during
the courtship period, Horace Walpole's
correspondence with Mime. du Deffand,
the letters of Elizabeth Barrett and
Robert Browning. and, last but not
least, the letters of Bismarck to Frau
lein Won Puttkamer, now running in a
we'll known magazine.
There do NOT lack examples Of that
calmer, more dignified phase of the
tender passion. the outcome of welded
happiness. Among these P1utarch's
letters to his wife, Cicero's letters TO
Terentia, Abigail Adams letters to John
Adams and the letters of Jane Welsh
Carlyle to her grim and surly Thomas
are discreet specimens of literary art
and propriety.
Indeed the literature of love letters
is SO ancient and vast that to enter into
any details in regard to its extent or
phases would require a library of books
instead of a newspaper column.
CAROLINE WETHERELL.
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: as their reason the. statement that no
woman would be willing to so frankly
unvel her Utmost thoughts and feel
ings. Anthony Hope, Richard LIE Gal
lienne and a host of other Englishmen
who have been suspected of the author
ship have regretfully denied the fat
tering Impeachment.
The theme of the work, aside from its
other striking qualities, is one that is
of universal interest All the world
loves lover; ergo, all the world is in
terested in lovers letters.
An English Woman's Love Letters
is not the first literature of that class.
There have been love letters since the
world began, and probably the Oldest
extant specimens of that sort of writ
ing viii never be improved upon.
These are the "Song of Solomon, >"
which the carnaI minded contend are
relics Of the great kings affair with
the queen of Sheba, while the more
spiritually inclined insist on giving
them a mystical Interpretation. It is
unfortunate that the famous beauties
who inspired the great passions Of his
tory have left no personal records of
their loves growth and waning Helen
of Troy, Cleopatra, Diana of Poitiers,
Gabrielle d'Estree, Louise de la Val
liere, fair Rosamond Clifford. whose
love affairs disturbed kings and en-
pires, left no word to tell how much or
how little they loved and to prove, if
they could, that their inteuects equaled
their beauty
The love letters of HeIoise and Abe
lard hold a high rank in the literature
of love. The story of the infatuation Of
the beautiful and brilliant niece of Can
on F'ulbert of the Cathedral of Paris a
17-year- oId girl, for Abelard, the selfish
but gifted man of 40 has a perennial
interest.
As he was a great scholar and con-
nected with the church, it would have
ruined his career to acknowledge He
loise as his wife, and, while he seems to
have struggled between ambition and
honor. ne renowned her rather than
give up his brilliant prospects. She be-
came a nun and he a monk. His life
was a failure and hers finally an hon
ored one. When she died, an old wo-
man. abbess of the convent where she
had retired from the world, she was
laid beside the unworthy man she had
never ceased to love. After several re-
interments the bodies of the two were
placed in the cemetery of Pere la
Chaise. in Paris. where sorrowing low
ers from all lands still cover the tombs
with flowers. Can anything be more
exquisite than HeIoise's farewell to
Abelard:
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New York

I LADY ROBERTS GIT TO VICTORIA.
I Lady Roberts brought home a voa-
derful collection u plants and flowers
( OF South African origin for royli 49,
ceDtancs. These are planted ia tae co1-
GerVafuries az Osborne House. sqnse
exquisite orchids Were aulorg thess.
and q few OF the bea8ffui creek r.ant4
which are - tTplcai - fte fora 81 tae
TfansvaaL
Besides the plants Lady Roberts alss
brought tero birds which found q hofes
ia the aViary De FroEmore. Taia 81 frf
finest private collection ~ Birds in gee
world and contains specimens ffra al-
most every pare ~ the globe
The buiaiaE which j. cicza heeisa
The windsor dairy. ssaa essiTne3 ~
the Safe prince coaaorf. aY01 81 contains
what Is kn9Hn as tae queena foou. s.
bright. CHEEKY ararsfnenf where rrgaifF
often takes tea TIE ws5is are raBfftf
aifh a Hight chiutz pattern. fbe farl-
fsre ia a Eaht eak. ard fherr are many
eases ~ stuffed sDeclmena - rasf
featheref favorifea
a neat Ures3ra tea service ~ dark
niue and easfs IL sfll e. 20 fp4ns So
she foeal Here we've hysee1 ErInrt-a
Henri - EaftenfserEs whffr fa4
0hich HF-e aifneHf faiir visited - fss
lltua ones ~ har rq9al hI9snfss. fsrf-
ahen ~ HlrIra~ fhs sasaffri esara.
Fnon ssTktFe Au1hefsf thsssanfs ar1
fhe bgr ard mhlfs psed s.esana aft-a
sefe fas Frofsrfg ~ fhe Iats aars
snstsn secretary.
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FAMOUS
5 Love $50.
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= NICE Prosper Nerimee wrote his
Letters to an Incognita" litera-
ture in the shape Of correspondence
has received no more interesting con-
tribution than the much talked of An
English Woman's Love Letters" The
letters. which purport to be written by
a woman to her fance, breathe the
most exalted love The hero of the
story, either incapable of approaching
or unable to claim so unselfsh a devo-
ton, wounds the writer by his request
for freedom, and she dies, perhaps of a
broken heart The letters are repre-
scented to be published at the dead wo-
mans request and appear as they were
originally written, excepting that
names of persons and places have been
changed in order to avoid Identification.
The popularity of An English Wo-
mans Love Letters" aside from the
interest and quality of the narrative,
lies in the riddle it presents. Why did
the Englishman without any warning
break the engagement? His mother
had opposed the marriage with i'm
placa Bile determination from the begin
ming Of the betrOthal. OF the theo-
ries adva uced to explain the strange
severance Of the engagement one is
that the m. IN, a weak spirit, dissolved
if either be. eause his love had grown
cold on. becau Sc he had a quiXOtic idea
Of duty to his parent Other answers
ia fbe riddle,a re that there may have
been insanity. some terrible family Sc
cret on one side or the other or some
unaclxnowledged tie of blood known to
tba mother and of which she finally ap-
nrisad her son. Jealousy of the foster
brother mentioned in the letters is
brought forward IS another solution,
but il seems too I}altry and too little
supported by evide nee to be worthy Of
acceptance. Each reader Of the love
letters has an explanation of the trag-
edv. and the theories differ widely.
AN English Woman S Love Letters
are unacknOwledged, and, whether the
mystery that surrounds them viii ever
be dissipated, either in regard to the
Identity Of the writer or the enigma in
the story. is one of the burning ques-
lions Of the hour in literary circles.
The authorship of this much talked Of
book has been ascribed to a number OF
English literary women, for it is admit
ted that only a master hand could have
penned the epistles. John Oliver
Hobbies CAIrs. Craigie), Marie Coreli,
Edith Wharton, Sarah Grand, Mrs.
Humphrey Ward and Beatrice Harraden
have each denied that they know aught
Of the letters.
Some critics are Of the opinion that
the book was written by man, giving
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her rousseau made In Dublin. she So
Iected Irish friezes, linens. popiins and
a great variety OF staple goods. and
the handmade Irish lace is on every
thing. It has made its way By cable
10 New York Even little Miss Murief
Vanderbilt. who is but months old.
had Irish lace on her baptismal robe.
That reminds me that the christening
finally came of, and Roman CathaIlc
branch OF the Vanderbilt family has
been established There was a los Of
gossip beforehand. the fame famed BY
the TACT that twice the Interesting event
was postponed because. r. was said. ot
the illness OF the baby's mother Then
everybody wondered who would be ask
ed. and when the appointed day arrived
a. single brouEham. with the men on the
box. drove up TO the door q the archie
piscopal palace. and Mrs Vanderbilt.
simply gowned In black hroadclosh
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which carried her was surrounded by
natives. who carried gifts OF al kinds
fruits. Vegetables, forTls and even pigs
Music, dancing ard a great feast FOL
lowed. AID the whole steamship was
decorated in honor Of the occasion
4 New England woman who always
took great pleasure n wei polished
glassware when misfortune came 70 iser
found that SOM u 3ter nesEiboTs would
be only too willing 10 have her came -
their dining rooms after an entertain
rnent and put their cur glass ware away
in proper condition To the woman Wao
loves her cut glass next ~ her 5eNals
this Advancement IS OF special merit.
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minutes the par me 'An'e''''' en''s'sli's'
y was on its way back to the vandes~
bit residence fer luncheon. SO even
millionaires Ike TO set rid OK fuss and
pothsr sometimes.
Just a word about England ana
Americas joint idol. OF whom Vanity
Fair has this 70 say III Jean &c
Reszke Is still the highest as regards
his art and the beauty OF his rare voice
one needs must love the highest. 80
in America the nervous. passionate riu-
sic worshipe-s are enthusing 10 el.
uttermcst we across the Atlantic
merely hoping cur cousins Wsu net
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500 without leaving her oTu hSu,s
SIZE proposed 90 fer gT1eeT ira; - a.
iow her 70 take 80 fHe Fegeta ties and
fruits fhat were not fresh snaaEh ~
sa1z. ana sta would grasTpe ard IseAie
tt.est On ne eaaree art 80 cauid seN
tha ssozk q hlz shop. Hsr share - tae
6-zs ysars rsaet has heer t7as ans fhe
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sial ssase
r~an Masz zrr EsastaeF1- w8ss - ts
sefEaw Austrian m.iussfer 81 Pekirs hsa
lsn granted aa- sl - fse sm
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sare fass Nn Hn
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make them up at home. simple as they
are. She viii find their very simplicity
a mystic maze that win entangle her
hopelessly.
The coats Of black taneta. mostly
long and of empire dcsign-those useful
garments that cover a multitude Of sar-
torial sins-are trimmed at the neck
and on the lapeis with coarse Irish lace.
the cQarser the better Miss Shelagh
West. the lucky girl who is 20 marry
the Duke Of Westminster. the richest
man IN England. has revived the rage
for Irish things in dress by having haf
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NEW RUFFLES.

Quite the newest idea in neck rufles
is the ming1ing Of fur and the finest
tulle. What temper trying work the
stitching Of fur of this kind upon such
an unstable material as tulle must be-
Enormous are the ruffies sold now. as
far as the neck part is concerned. Girls
with pretty necks wear their rufiies
open in front. so that they just cover
the shoulders and disclose the throat
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woMAh's ODD LITTLE VIZ
BY TABITHA soURGRAPEs.

ment to work them of on embarrass-
ed editors2 A noble womanbOod, F"
as the masculine writer calls II. is all
very fine, but take away wOman's
tears, and what weapon has she lefz2
A lady experienced in spinsterhood
declares she has found out that half
the wives she knows consider mar
rage a failure. but not one Of them
would own it FOR worlds; she would
die first
Fashion is this season heaping more
slaughtered birds than ever upon bon
nets. and vomen's heads more shan
ever look ike . poultry show. Tender
hearted woman.
Mr.. spgn1 ito Mrs. Hinxey}-yThat
q pretty. agreeable woman your int
mate friend Mrs Bsnxey IS.
Mrs. Minxey-yes. sha Is nice look
ing for a woman q her age SHE'S
ten years older than 7 ara you know
she was divorced 1rous fer FIRST hfss-
band. and her mother before her was
q divorced woman Old, WASN'T g.
that divorce should run tr TIE fam
SIS Then Mrs. Blnxey WAS awfuiiy
poor and usea 10 sing sor her Ewing
on the variety stage. though shs
wouldn't have r knoTn here for her
Hfe. she married Blnxey FOR his uon-
1 - -. -,
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WOMEN OF MANY cLIMES.

II was a member OF a famous Boston
military company visiting London who
10 toesting Victoria spoke OF the
1uecnliness of the woman and the wo-
maniine>s ot the Queen. No tribute
70 The lane sovereign has ever contained
8 more felicitious phrase.
a curious custom exists in the Roths-
child family Whenever d baby girl IS
born six pearls are purchased. each
costing S5oo. Six more are added 10 the
number as each birthday comes round.
so that when The baby has erown up
and she at last makes her debut in So
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FOR. having once seen the little woman
81 work. there Is no longer a dread ~
bre2kage each tire a valuable piece Is
taken out for use.
Al tna last pzrIsazIerifarT erection sn
England q woman secured g rose
through an error on the register The
name % Jesse Arid ~ Thorioid rn1G.
HEor1. was glvea and the ocrapser -
ths house happened - ee &lss 5t1sia
Arid who on this error basss beg elzins
~ g risht - ve9e. The pres ding or
csr SAD ~ would &c. - sgaat sac
oflc-4l register. - her caa.z. vas grant
81
Ar Ialnols woman last y1zs e4rne1
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stand against Science" have meekly
taken a back seat and promised to be
good.
But can't be serious long, with my
eyes and brain full Of the lovely things
that are in the shop windows. While
the big snowhal1es outside are leaving
their finger marks on the window pane
the sheerest, flower sprigged fabrics are
hung within the plate glass and take
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oiety q collection CT magnificent gems IS
presented "a her.
An Englsh rector OF high standing
lately recommended the appointment q
woman cliTates, believing THAI IN many
churches they can fulfiu the Office more
satisfactorily than men Two women
have been appointed 70 this position al
ready and, by their excellent work. are
doing much &c pave the way for other
women.
When ex-oueen L1aiuoSalani visited
the island of Maui not long ago. for The
first time IN Zen years. the steamship
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with Jacket Of
baby lamb and
ermine and black
velvet hat. enter
ed. followed BY
the nurse with
the baby IN her
arms. Then an
a u { o m O bile
brought Willie
X, Jr.. and Clar-
ence ackay.
and that was all.
Father Murphy.
who came ali the
way from san
Fra ncfsco for
the occasion.
baptized the lit
tie girl. and IN 20
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woman of the
east and of Mrs.
Carrie Nation.
who has been
smashing saloon
win d o " S in
Kansas, but I
suppose each is
happy in her
own convictions.
The aftermath
of the capital
storming at AL
bany by the Sci
e n It's t s. 500
strong, is still
in the air. and q
good many of
the wise med
zeal men who
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/ laugh He has ui'en'
| made his bow in this new field Of non
political endeavor and indorses it with
out comment
Twas the joIIiest sort of a party that
assembled Thursday last, willing 10
tramp to the time of the trumpeter,
who by the bye, was cock of the walk.
being on a nag that neighed in pure de-
light at his gay trappings. Green coats
and pink breaches were the startling
novelties which inaugurated the series
of hunt walks. No longer the pink
hunting coat, Milford and lady. hut
green!
I wonder if Teddy Roosevelt really
made half the killings with which he is
credited. If the yellow journals are to
be believed. he hypnotized the lions out
of their lairs to be slain and refreshed
himself between times with goodies
made by the hands of Dominic Handel
host of The keystone ranch. 1t looks as
if there could have been little doing.
with William I laid up with la grippe
and the vice president elect chasing
elusive game of the mountains and lay
ing in a fine crop of chilbIains and bun
ions.
I have had scarcely half a chance to
think Of clothes this week, for the wo-
men of our country and of England,
too, are filing the public eye with their
hobbies. Never before have they been
quite so insistent for recognition as
now. English women since the death
of the good queen feel keenly the hor-
ror of the war and are trying to take
from the wee Briton lad the soldier
ideal and replace It with the fireman
model Believing in the old adage.
Just as the twig is bent the trees in
clined," they are putting their finger in |
the kindergarten pie, and Tommy At
loins must give way in the small Eng
lish mind to the brave fire fighter.
In our own land 1 am thinking, it is !
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TO dispose Of
Hunting is q
mighty whole
some fad, TO
say nothing of
the possibilities
Of the pictur-
esque IN the
clothes way.
But for how
long can we en-
dure? T cy
Grover Cleve-
land, with his
avoirdupois, and
he is not the on
lest obese one.
m a kin g steps
across the COM
mons or taking
a ditch! 1t is to
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ey, and he died after a few years.
Every body thinks she - 30 sweet
tempered. but che "a that way only
from motives Of policy she Is simply
dying 10 make herself popular. Dear
Binxey knows what's what
Mrs. 1sinxey ard Mrs Bin1ey enter
z street car - 90 up town. There -
the usual polite feminine squabb}e as
to which shall pay she fare. Finally
they conpromlse. as usual. ~ each
paying for herself alra Xlnxey Says
as she opens her uurse. = know the
conductor hates ~ take coppers. hEt
aesuise thu Things So myself that
Tn going % uofk these Eve Or %
him Yes. replies Hrs Hinzey
with a Dainty auT z bate copper
pennies worze than If0ison 20 Kind ~
common. you know TIE CONDUCTOR
comes. Mrs. Sinxey hands him fhe
bunch ~ censa Re Elakes face
Mrs Blnzey passes hfna $50 o Slime
and ~ smiles as b. gives tas coalern
70 her Tor change Tableau
r. 2 mar keeps hss rssstacfs 9eH
trimmed. warH eiaD rear an1
finger BATS - hss realfs1t raanrr
and rave .mornsa cerac liFneuta he
may rad hls vasiposs poefrT re-
prose - her thrae tsurs ~ q etreteh.
ard she wlil thfnk hiu e ssr5aa
5
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: "a NAN carried his wife W stairs
I ~ bodily, she kicking pulling back
. and protesting every step. He
! locked her in a little room and kept
! her there for months Three times a
] day he brought food TO her and
! glared upon her while she ate. At il
! tervals he considerably took her out
] to walk, to give her fresh air and
! keep her alive that he might have the
: pleasure Of holding her q prisoner as
i long as possible. What was the rea-
J son he thus cruelty shut her of from
: her fellow creatures. but especially
from her fellow men2 ne said ii was
J because she was too pretty to be al
! lowed TO run at large. Most women
would be willing 10 be Imprisoned for
(. the same reason-a- least a little
! while.
Men no longer want women 10
: faint or 10 weep" exclaims a gallant
: masculine writer, bat 70 develop the
lTlogs4l and spiritual nature which con
: stitutes humanity" What. No tearsg
: But now then is woman 70 extract
money from her husk and1 How is
! wife seeking release from CALLING
: marriage bonds 60 impress a Judge
and jury What. Oh. what. VIII la
. dies 60 who write little poems Of sen
: t4meEE and wonans club sketches
and shed tears copiously as an argu-
!. !. !:
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O1S gill USS1 up SOA4klaStS4S- c.
haps twas a capital suggestion that we
walk rather than ride TO the hounds,
for it spared friends uneasiness as to
our safety. But will the new plan be a
go? Shall we entnuse over the brush as
of yore. or viii the foxy passion die OF
hamilton? These are the questions
which for the moment concern US. and.
truth to tell, they be quite serious ones
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wear out the golden notes we also ions
10 hear IN their full glory" Nov. 81.
Jean. viii you be good7
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THE
HUNT

SmEE HAVE been hunting ali week IN
w and around Hampstead. and I for
one am used m con0lafely Per-
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1901-11-28
Football Il Expensive

Abilene has only one broken shoul'
der and one broken leg to show TOR the
football season, q record that Is mild
compared with some eastern towns
The local columns Of Philadelphia
papers report that 20 per cent Of 'nf
bows in the Central High school -ol
that city are on the sick list on &C
count Of football injuries. One weeks
njurles among players in the leading
colleges Of the country were reported
as follows a week ago:
Yale-Ten injured; Columbia three
sprained ankles.
Ohio State-One killed; Wester'
Reserve, one broken collarbone.
Indisna-Twelve spectators struck
Purdue, eleven rlayers moboed'
Princeton men laid out.
A single day resulted In these SOL
ious casualties, not to mention VI
minor injuries;
New York-Harold Holmes, full
back Of Montclair academy team
spine injured, parslyzsd from head
foot and can neither move nor speai
Columbus, Ohio-John Sigrist, Gel
ter rush Of the Ohio State universal
team, neck broken and body paralyaf
from shoulders down.
Troy Arthur Hadley, Mechanic
Vile, M. G. A., serious internal /
injuries.
Football comes high but 1t seer
we have 10 have 1t.