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CHAPTER x.


And it's the boys turn tonight" remarked
Mrs Bobbington. smoothing Jacks dark curly hair
with mothers pride. Are you going to tell US
another of those adventures OF Ulysses?''
YES mother" said Jack ''oh, it's the best one
yet think except. perhaps, the wooden horse"
'I think mine will be the best tomorrow night, Z"
remarked Jean. I've got fine one. too"
Not out Of the adventures" cried Jack Your
girl don't come till I've told the fourth. and
the hfth''-
'I know" answered Jean. "Circe is the sixth.
But I've other things to fill in with
Come come, children" said Mr.. Bobbington,
lighting his pipe IT want to hear this wonderful
story"
THE third adventure Of Ulysses began Jack.
while Jean took up her work. occurred In the land
Of the Cyclopes. CYou say It so. Si-clop-ez) These
were people with only eye each, and that one
placed In the middle Of their foreheads- They
cannibals too. when man came that way
At other times they lived the flesh OF goats and
sheep, for they herdsmen.
Ulysses and his men wandered this land and
came to the where of these Cyclopes dWelt.
for they were funny people. who did not make
friends even among themselves. but each man
lived in his own cave. The into which Ulysses.
followed by his men. wandered was inhabited
by Polyphemus (you call it Polly-fee-mus), who
the Of Neptune"
God OF the sea, brother OF Jupiter Greek name.
Poseidon' murmured Jean.
Jack took notice.
Ulysses and his noticed the vast size Of
the cave the great piles of hrewood the
of goats fesh also the enormous bowls of goats
milk. Then, they were wondering about the
giant who lived there. in he came, with his one
great eye glaring. and they bowed low They
were pretty frightened. 1 think. except Ulysses
The giant demanded who they were. Ulysses
told him they wandering sailors and asked
for hospitality. The brute OF a Polyphemus
laughed in their faces, seized two Of the men, and
tore them to pieces and swallowed them"
oh" cried Jean
Jack was pleased at her horror.
| Didn't 1 say IT a fine story?' he cried
."Then PoIyphemus barred the door by rolling a
stone that twenty men could not have moved in
front OF It, They were all in despair. except
Ulysses and he had faith in his good wits
THAT didn't help the two who were killed. said
| Mr. Bobbington, Indignantly
NO it didn't sighed Jack, nor the four he
killed for his breakfast and the next nights sup
| per But In the morning he kicked away the
stone and drove all his sheep and goats (Which
spent the night in the cave) out and blocked up
| the door from the outside Then Ulysses told his
men the plan he had and they all set to work
First they took sapling trunk from the fire
, wood pile and sharpened one end. And then
Ulysses got some Greek wine ready that he had
IN a goatskin bottle.
In the evening Polyphemus came home. drove
n his sheep and goats. kindled fire and killed the
| fifth and sixth OF Ulysses sailors Then Ulysses
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n the Victoria and Albert Museum at South
K,-s.ngton is q collection of nine drawings with
vhch critic could find great deal OF fault, but
vaen we look at them and see that they were all
aas before the artist was more than ten years
-ssz We find that they are really quite wonderful
Ths exact age at which the drawings were made is
marked on most OF them-beginning at five years
and on one II Is also recorded that at this time
the artist was ''Arst breeched." Other drawings
BY the little boy may be seen IN private col
lections, and on one OF these, a sketch Of Per
sian cat, the artist himself wrote when he was
sn old man. 'Sketched by the little boy Edwin
when ten years old. now Sir Z. Landseer. an old
boy, sS." for the artist was Sir Edwin Landseer,
whom we all know q painter OF animals,
'Esphael ot the dogs one critic called him
Little Edwin was what we call a precocious
child; that Is. his talents developed at very early
49, and fortunately FOR him he had father who
vss abs to Be his teacher John Landseer was
snrTsver OF considerable note. and nearly ali his
children. three and four daughters took to
drawing as naturally a duck takes to water.
Thomas, the eldest, Is said 10 have been almost
caevr Is Edwin He became an engraver and
engraved great many OF his famous brothers
pictures. One OF the sisters made etchings OF the
same pictures and OF these IS now the prop
erfy OF Queen Alexandra
hcHin Seens to have begun to draw almost as
sOoh as he began 20 speak, and from the very first
Win tne exception Of a few drawings OF things
toout the house. he sketched animals he loved
nsse dumb creatures and had way with them
ast other people could never understand, but
.nica 70 him teemed quite simple. To Queen Vic
VIE ne saic, when she asked him how he gained
:. "onoerful power over dogs. by peeping into
.-s a nearn. ma'am-' Once when he was enter
ilins some friends at his house IN London and a
'@o' had opened the door for some purpose
" lour dogs. one fierce looking mastifr.
q. &c u. The women guests were frightened. but
:. ssun paid 10 attention to them, rushing up
ss. Da~ln Instead and treating him like an old
- how FOND Of you the dog seems 10 bet'
rs one said Il never saw him before in my
=. was The artists answer. He never liked 10
ls,, e oepr1Ved OF its freedom, and thought It
a. !" ue up a man than to tie up a dog.
,..,s framed horses with lump Of sugar in
"hlp- Breaking IN horses, he said,
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DICK AND BABE.

Desr Little Men and Little Women: Let tell
you few things about our two canaries, 'DIck"
and Babe" Dick is tame you can do any
thing with him. In the morning when ask him
to shake hands he'll put his little foot
finger and let shake IT. For a kiss he'll put
his bill between our lips As soon the table is
set at meal times he files to the back OF mammals
chair and waits until she comes to the table, then
he hops her shoulder to be fed. II she does
not he flies the chair. he will
hop the bread and chirp until she comes AS
soon q he Is fed he flies TO the top OF the door
and chirps for Babe who then flies to him and
is fed When mamme has good dress on Dick
will not go to her unless she throws a napkin over
her shoulder. Babe is a sweet little bird. but is
stil rather timid. have only had her few
months, but we think she Will soon he as tame as
Dick" / could write good many more things
about them. but II would take too much space.
Hoping this will interest you. | am, your inter-
ested reader, MABEL HUMMER aged 49,
No. Is9 Richmond street. Brooklyn. y. Y.
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OR Letter Box

heidi was fixed up like a college girls room The
walls were covered with college flags and posters
OF all kinds. There a couch with college pill
lows. Chairs and benches were provided for the
guests At one end OF the gym" was piano and
a table covered with plates heaped with fudge At
the other end was larger table which COL
lege girl presided who ladled out fruit punch to
all the guests between games or classes. as they
were called The games series OF classes
each having teacher. who asked a certain list
of questions. The one who answered the most
questions correctly received a prize After the
guests had attended all the classes refreshments
were served. They just what a college girl
Cor any other girl) likes: French ice cream with
either chocolate strawberry syrup (as preferred
all kinds OF homo made cakes; candy and more
fruit punch. After the refreshments every one
danced till she tired out (even the teachers)
The party lasted from 2:30 till almost Z but every
sorry when It broke up 9 each hated to
leave of having a jolly time, and go home to pre-
pare lessons for the morrow. Very sincerely
ROSALIND DUNKIN (aged l6
No. SOC West 1Sith street. New York
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HONOR LIST.
Cambridge, Mass

/. Evelyn Arne; 2, Hewlett NJ Abrams: g. Mary
Begs: I, Ludlow Frey Beach, 8. Jessie Bellows; s.
Eva H Boudnot 7. EIvira L. CaIleson; s. Kenneth
l. Conover; 9. Catherine f. Duffy; 10. Helen l..
Davids; II, Imogene De Lancy; II. Cora Goldsmith :
49, Gertrude Grahl: H. Jack NJ. Hayden: 15 Madeline
Hessnger; Is. Bessie Howlings: II. Marion Ian
caster Hill IS. Charles c. Knight 10. Helen Iouns-
berry: 20. Edwin K Lewis; 2l, Helen F. Mason: o.
Elizabeth Monaghan: q. Annis Noxon: d. Katharine
W. Nelson: 25, Carolyn NJ. Otis: Is, Elizabeth
Pearse; q, Persis Putnam: 2. John Paisley: %,
Victor E. Patton; 80. Harriet Frances Ross; 81.
Edgar c. Romberg; 80. Elmer Ribbs: s3 Frank
Richter: g. Lydia Rogers; IS. Virginia Reid a6.
Clara B. Smith; 81. Agnes B. Sanford: s. Lillian
Sweeney; SO. Cecilia Sullivan; 49, Gardner staunton:
Al. Madeleine Spencer A. Alfred Sherwin; 49, Sedg-
wick stiles; A. Rosie L Turner; a. Edna Thornton:
4s Henry p. Van Dusen A.. Irma Van Saun: IS
Fred B. Van Btten: 4S. Katherine r Warner: so.
NJ. Laurence Wilson
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A BALLOON ASCENSION.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: A large auc-
ton sale Of property held IN village this
week. In order to draw crowd there a
balloon ascension every evening at o'clock. The
first evenings successful The balloonist
would ascend about FIVE hundred feet and when
pistol shot heard parachute attached to the
balloon would open and the banoonist would de-
scend. The third night the regular balloonist
being III. amateur volunteered 10 take his place
The balloon ascended about two hundred feet and
then started TO come down. and the balioonist
fearing he would strike a nearby house. cut the
rope The parachute failed 10 work and 30 the
man fell the ground. When the crowd reached
him he was unconscious Quickly calling an aulou-
lance, he taken to the South Snore hospltal,
where the doctors found that he had broken his
arm and received Internal injuries. IL
made feel bad that don't think VIII ever
attend another balloon ascension. Yours truly
EI4SPETH NJ TAYLOR aged I'D
West Merrick Road Freeport. LonE Island
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A LAUNCH TRIP.

Dear Little Men and Little Womeni thought
you would like to hear about launch ride took
one day. There were six of us altogether, and we
started in launch early one morning for
trip to the Sound from Derby. which is situated
on the Housatonic We had with some coffee.
sandwiches. cake and a kettle two. At low
tide dug clans and took them 70 shore,
where built fire, after searching all over for
some wood, which we finally. found. Then We
cooked coffee, and when this done all gath
cred around the fire to enjoy the sandwiches. cake,
CLAIMS and coffee After eating everything we had
we started out IN our launch, and. upon reaching
a good swimming point, all went In bathing. On
way home It was so rough that most OF us
were seasck- We had not gone very far before
the engine broke down and obliged to
wait hour and a half before 1t would start
again. But II finally did. and when at last
reached home ] thought then that launch rides
were over for me. but have changed my mind
since and have enjoyed many pleasant ride
Hoping this will interest you. I remain your faith
full reader. KATE ELTNOR HAVENS (aged 49,.
Ryder Lane. OrCnoque Conn
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cs,n. Paris. July u.
e.. eorers lovely new GOWNS. worn in the
,o-,. p-1F at the Comedie Francaise, all show
ms. OF skirt dTapery cIeverly managed 10
r,,h.- He Slender silhouette Extremely odd
v,,n. or nouveau' is e drapery on gown
h. - ooiofed Liberty silk. Held by high belt
hr.s,... 'ne middle Of the back are two long
q. r-' q the silk, separated little in the mid
cr-.s low on the skirt they cross and are
us,. -Vono 20 the middle Of the front, knotting
kso. g, nigh and they fall on each side Of the
tie h-e 'ose folds The corsage, round necked at
~iss - Shaped IN the front, is bound inch
zen. :. 80 oack velvet ribbon; II frames a chemi-
Inn, -eo p's4oeo white tue and Valenciennes lace.
rs.oss. S'ae OF the corsage falls double frill Of
rs:r xsa- lace and the long tight sleeves, with
shox.NN Dottoned cuffs are friIled also.
second - s'ofe grace is the skirt drapery Of a
tcsaev.s dine' OF pale green Liberty, which is
such l. y side breadth OF the material. cut
.co,, 9 ,s Than the rest OF the skirt, carried
Tie o,r.s... Hont and arranged in jabot folds on
ssist IT, sue The skirt is pleated to a round
ensu, ana trails, slenderly, excessively long
tpn .hs 1gn Is the pretty corsage turning low
9eu sA0nlaers IN wide, three-cornered revers
tsuex suasette - CT pieated null and lace. Ex-
packsr,,. Is The black velvet belt pulled into
sater es and fastened little at one side
wids v,,.@-sach Of black and yellow silk asters.
tclx1n, s lace frills the long tight sleeve,
as back seam to the elbow.
spvr o, - pAy Mlls. Provost wears delectable
as sssr-esy velvety green satin that hints at
4aax n, = modes From short. low necked
49, 1910 nresdths covered entirely with SOU
SA4&n ths plain skirt drops it's long
"e nsor. Across the back. half way
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BoY6ood of Lar7dseer

usually meant breaking their hearts and rohbing
them OF all their spirit"
When he was a small boy he used 10 run away
from school 10 visit the cattle shows. but We are
not told that his father found any fault with
him The only thing John Landseer would not
tolerate was bad drawing. and when Edwin or any
Of his children made a sketch that he thought not
as good as 81 ought 70 be he always made them
correct 1t before they went to bed. One Of their
classrooms was a field the family homo in
London which was a much smaller city than it
is now. John Landseer afterward spoke OF It as
'EdwIn's first studio" The little boy stopped here
day 10 watch the graze, and his father
lifted him over the stile and told him to sketch
COW. Afterward Edwin and his brothers came al
most every morning to the studio" and the father
would a few hours later to bring them home
and examine their drawings.
From this held schoolroom Edwin was promoted,
at the age Of seven 10 a wild beast show his
fathers home and the Tower OF London. where
animals then kept. He pupil for time
Of the unfortunate artist Hayden. OF whom we read
q few weeks ago. and he also studied in the Royal
Academy schools, where they called him the curly
headed dog boy and loved him for his winning
manners. His first picture hung in the Royal
Academy when he thirteen and before he was
twenty-one his pictures selling for big prices
Unlike Of the other artists that we have read
about he didn't have to wait for years before peo-
pie began to Ike his pictures People liked them
from the beginning all his life fortune smiled
Sir Edwin Landseer.
He not only fame and wealth artist
but he became great social favorite, and many
people wanted him 10 dine with them that he some
times had hard work TO find time for his painting
Queen Victoria OF his friends and he paint
ed all the royal dogs and the royal babies, well
as the Queen herself and her husband. the Prince
Consort. Later on when his health had broken
down, many OF his great friends seemed to forget
him. but the Queens friendship failed and
her sympathy and kindness frightened the painters
last days.
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LAST WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS

Proverb MaEe.-"Too many cooks spoil the
broth was the proverb in this maze. and the neat
and best three answers came from Dorothea
Cole. fourteen years old. Dana Place EngIewood
y. J.. who wishes interesting book Dorothy
Conneli. twelve years old No. PCS North Broad
street. Elizabeth. n. j.. box OF water color
paints; Samuel Labaugh ten years DID, No. 50
Haledon avenue. Paterson, n J.. box OF water
color paints.
Thinks Think Aoout-The two prize winners
and their prizes in this contest Ruth Laughlin,
nine years Old No. $50 West 12sd street. New York
City. a rolled gold bracelet: Grace l. Bellows.
ten years old. Fairfield. Conn pearl bead neck
lace.
Our Letter Box.-see letters this page for
prize winners
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Contest No. / On Proverb Town)-Choioe OF
rolled gold bracelet. sterling silver Tribune badge
q boys sterling silver tic clasp an interesting DOOR,
a pearl bead necklace. a boys rolled gold stickpin
q pair OF pretty cum or collar pins. box OF water
color paints "a of Scottish postcards or a steT-
ling silver pencil holder for fiat pencil for the neat
est and best three answers.
Contest No 2 CThings 10 Think About)-Choice OF
AN Interesting book a box OF water color paints.
rolled gold bracelet pearl bead necklace, a boys
rolled gold stickpin, sterling silver pencil holder
for nat pencil a boys sterling silver tie clasp.
set of Scottish postcards. pair OF pretty cum OF
collar pins sterling silver Tribune DaoBe lor
the neatest and best two solutions.
Contest No (Our Letter BoK)-A prize OF u
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HosO TO Win q Prize

will be given for every letter printed under this
heading The letter may contain incidents tn your
life. anecdotes OF pets, novel school experiences
things seen In travel or made-up stories. These
stories must be original and must be written on
one the paper only. Letters entitled to the
prize OF 81 are often crowded out for lack OF space
IN the week they received, but II such Is the
case they always appear on the page later.
Be sure to state your age.
Be sure to give your choice OF prizes
Be sure TO give your name and address
Contest closes on July 90 Age is considered IN
awarding prizes Address your letters and answers
to Little Men and Little Women, The New-York
Tribune New York
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The fancy FOR yelling the material OF the gown
with transparency OF black matching color
has naturally led to many extravagances- For N
stance, linen costumes are veiled with silk nous
seline. The effect OF this yelling was quite lovely
In the case OF a costume OF sky blue linen under
tunic of black rnousseline de SOLE Braided with
black at the hem. the tunic split to the waist
Ine. and hung pinafore fashion over the eorsage:
a littIs braiding finished all the edges In fo4lard
silks the hens are faced with black mOusseline de-
sole headed by a silk bias and the tiny
silk folds trim the hem OF the mousseline de sole
overskIrt- Often. instead OF tunic or oVeroress
OF the mousselins de Sole sees a wide scarf OK
II. closely binding the body at the height OF ths
knees ending IN big bow IN the back IN sSiitS
OF soft material upper part IS sewed knee hSl.
slightly full then allowed to drop over IN a solr
puffed effect gathered again to the belt or SNAPPED
TO mount on to the corsage. On slender figure II
is rather pretty
The smartest garments seen at the races OF the
grand semaIne were OF thick, heavy satn' dropping
heavily from the shoulders Over long sKirtao
gown OF black meteor crepe. untrirnied' save W.
a broad band OF yeElowish Venise lace banding ths
figure across the bust and midway the skirt from
hip to hip, a slender woman wore perfectly one OF
these long satin garments Pleated on the snouoefs
and carried across from 10 the other. were long
breadths forming deep burnOose fold; heavy
silk tasseI tipped it, In front straight pieces hung
in some wonderful manner to form the sleeves. In
all the folds there were hints of the creamy white
lining Faced with white straw was her hat OF
black velvet tilted high at side from the other
flowed torrent OF white plumes-
OF black satin. also. was a long. straight gar
rnent like the soutane OF priest Circlins tas
waist was a wide folded sash Great hat buttons
were set on each side Of the front. connected oy
coarse cords Topping II. accenting the slenasr
lines Of the figure. was little velvet toane, wa
soft oeret crown
nARoAREr ALICE yzrE&4
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Stage Gosens Suggest Ae4fun'n Modes
tne Form of Short Drapery Appears on ALL Yet the
Slender Silhouette Is Retained.

between the and knees, the material is gath
cred into a large cord Wide fur hens the skirt
OF this gown also the sleeves are tight and ionS'
with curving cuffs nearly hiding the hands.
All transparent, with lace and embroidery, ana
hung over rose colored silk is deep cream colored
gown also worn by Mile Provost. Passing straight
across the chest tying in a large rosette DOW al
one side band of natter blue ribbon makes
charming color effect. Half long, the tight sleeves
are in two tiers of lace and embroidery. win TINS
costume she wears a Louis XVI hat OF ltaH*h
straw. The wide brin, faceds with olack VelVe1
turns up close against the crown all around, ex-
cept at one side of the front. where 1t splits ana
slopes narrowly, dipping Emartly over one eye
An immense white aigrette rears aloft Its sienoer
waving strands.
A third gown shows exquisite scheme OF oottco
muslin richly embroidered in crystal tubes open
one side the long tunc overskirt hangs straight
from a high wasted pale blue ribbon' circnng the
figure 10 tie at the back in a fat bow. Yelled py
the tunic Is q wide colored ribbon binding the
knees: il appears IN the side opening. fatty tied
with ends that hang to the hem of the skirt Like
all the others. the skirt trails limp. sienderly ana
excessively long.
New cottons for country wear are copied exactly
from fouard designs. Plainly made with skirt
and bodice. connected by wide folded belt OF the
same with embroidered white muslin accessories,
they charmngiy fresh and fit.
Most practical OF all summer costumes and par
ticularly suting the present season OF lowering
skies and frequent rain, those Of white serge
Simple and elegant. with linen biouses, taboted
and dropping sleeve frflis they suitable
for all ordinary oocasions-to meet friend at q
restaurant for the course. and for tea Or
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BllNKY.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: I have told
you once about my dog, Larry. and 1 want to
tell you about my kitten. Blinky Some people who
1.-Two near had kitten and treated It cruelty
Another nelghbor took It and going to send It
TO the Rescue League" but I saw IT, and mamma
said could have IL.
The kitten opens and shuts its eyes so that It
looks sleepy all the time. That Is why we call II
Blinky. Blinky is gray and white seems very In
telligent and is very playful Every Sunday I
open The Tribune. and Blinky climbs into my lap
and helps turn the pages by pushing with his paws
You sec he has fine taste.
ALISON wINsLOw (aged 1s).
CRmhridKn Masa
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OF coarse woollen embroidery. Hanging from the
edge of the band the hips and finishing the ends
in the back are woollen cords tipped with ball
buttons third coat, rather closely fitted. buttons
once. at the waist line with yellow tortoise she'll
Faced with orange silk. coarsely corded. are
slender revers; split at the back OF the neck
they widen into fiat collar Embroidered in coarse
yeliowsh silk are the front corners of the coat.
and turning over II at low line large
square pocket with three buttons Smaller but
tons the lovely yellow shell trim tbs slsevss-
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,ppch.on in tho Bos. The latest ones are faced
with marine blue noire or ottoman silk with pearl
or shell buttons Always short. the skirt In peateo
,oro snnears cftenest coat being long ss al
most to cover 1t.
When white is written. read white with creamy
a biscuit or a gray tone. for dead white is quito
set aside for these tints that suggest long I'M
pr.sonment In closed boxes Laces also must as
rune the sanne pale tints of time
:. ~~our Of new coats accompanying costumes OF
~hsss ssr<s al show the low front closing. IN