Evening star., 1901-08-10
on the battlefield. They scampered here

on the battlefield. They scampered here
and there, penetrating clumpS Of shrub
berry, or apparently tracing footsteps on the
ground. At one point all that was visible
of one animal was his tail showing on the
outer edge of the long grass and bushes,
but the animated appearance of the caudal
appendage was quite sufficient for a Red
Cross nurse ran up and quickly emerged
with a PROSTATE soldier, whom probably
not one among the thousands of spectators
had noticed entering the place. Where,
as was most frequently the case, a dog
found a man lying in the open, he cantered
up to him. then seemed to droop his tail,
and half crouch, half crawl up to him and
then drop fiat beside the soldier. The dogs,
mostly collies, have all been born and
trained in Scotland, which part Of the
united kingdom leads in the training and
|, equipment Of the ambulance dogs.
Sad Ending of London Season.
The London season is dying somewhat
sadly. The heavy rains and leaden skies
that have succeeded the hot sunshine have
caused transformation In dress. The gay
muslins and fower-trimmed hats SO uni
versally worn have given place to more
sober garments. Already, too, the streets
and the parks begin to look deserted. for
society has packed or Is packing it's boxes
and is journeying to Scotland or the con-
tinent. Goodwood and Cowes will be the
final flicker of the season. and the tourist
and country cousin will take possession Of
deserted London, which goes into curl pa
perS, as 1t were, until October. The closing
days of summer sales are announced. but
the shop windows are still filled with a
plethora of fascinating summer garments,
bathing costumes and peignoirs. The fash
ion OF the bathing suits indicates the in
fluence of our neighbors across the chan
mel as observed at French watering places
frequented by English holiday makers. A
sign of the season in millinery is the ap
pearance of fruit instead Of flowers as a
hat trimming. Very real-looking cherries,
and red, white or black currants, or even
black or white grapes, invite the birds of
the air to poach on fashionable hats. Pop
pies and poppy buds, ox-eyed daisies ard
nasturtiums are favorite flowers for au-
tumn millinery purposes.
Story of the Boer War.
The following story is going the rounds Of
the clubs: When the Transvaal war was
at Its height Paul Kruger sent commits
sioner to England to find out If there were
any more men left there. The commits
sfoner wired from London to say that there
were 100000 men and women knocking
about the town." that there was no ex-
element and that men were begging to be
sent to fight the Beers. Kruger wired
back: "Go north" The commissioner
found himself in Newcastle eventually.
and wired to Kruger: For Gods sake stop
that war! England is bringing up men
from hell, eight at a time, in cages" He
had seen coal mine.
Five-Day Sale of Books.
A five days book sale, by no means lack
ing in interest, was concluded by Messrs.
Sotheby yesterday afternoon. The Kipling
edition de luxe, 10 vols, shows slight ad-
vance at FLO, the complete set of 20 vols.
having recently changed hands at
guineas; the Tennyson and Pater editions
de luxe, respectively IL and 8 vols, brought
Is. and guineas; Barham's "Ingoldsby
Legends" a good set throughout of the
earliest issues, morocco extra, uncut,
f14. los, whereas f31 los. was paid in 1891
for the three volumes in original cloth; the
1869 edition of La Fontaine. lacking sew
eral plates, EFT; Browning's BELLS and
Pomegranates,'' 1916, the eight parts COM
plete in original black cloth uncut, the
record sum Of f20. 5s.-a set brought f12 lbs.
in 1900; S. Aiken's "Delineations of the Diff
ferent Field Sports 1921, the original is
sue, In half-binding. Els; Challenger Voy-
age, 30 vols f21; and the sixth edition Of
the Pilgrims Progress" 1881 ELS. At
Hodgson's f44 was paid for an edition prin-
ceps, in original boards, uncut the back
missing, of Shelley's "Alastor,'' while in
1893 a better example made no more than
8 guineas. At the same sale f15 was paid
for the first edition of "Laon and Cythna,"
in pristine state, the edges entirely un-
trimmed. L. II. MOORE.