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progenitor. with his spear and his wild
boar. to me now there was the lust of
the chase, the frenzy of pursuit, the
dust of battle. / got quite a little of
the latter on me as I climbed from
the unfinished ballroom out through
a window to the roof of the east wing
of the building, which was only two
stories in height.
Once out there. access to the top OF
the main building was rendered easy
at least 1t looked easy-by a small
vertical iron ladder. fastened to the
wall outside of the ballroom. and per-
haps twelve feet high. The twelve
feet looked short from below. but they
were difficult to climb. 1 gathered
my silk gown around me. and sue
ceeded finally in making the top of
the ladder. Once there, however, i
vas completely out of breath. / sat
down, my feet on the top rung, and
put my hairpins in more securely,
while the wind beloved my dressing
own out like q sail. / had torn a
! ruthlessly finished the destruction
of my gown by jerking 1t free and
tying 1t around my head.
From far below the smallest sounds
came up with peculiar distinctness. /
could hear the paper boy whistling
down the drive, and I heard some
thing else. I heard the thud OF a
stone. M q spit, followed by a long
and startled meiou from BeuIah. /
forgot my fear of a height, and ad-
vanced boldly almost TO the edge of
the roof.
1t was half-past six by that time,
and growing dusk.
ITO Be Continued.)
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BETWEEN SEASONS STYLES
Preparing the Spring Wardrobe
MATERIAL COMBINATIONS
SATIN BANDS AND BUTTONS

NEW YORK. Feb. 1s.-The season
which from the dressmakers' and tai
lors' point of view Is the dull time
of the year is well over now, INK or
ders are in thai win keep all estab-
lighments busy for weeks to come.
Only a woman who has no regard at
all for her personal appearanee--and
can there be any such will allow
the first arm days to find her with
ou a sufficient and complete OUTFIT,
and whether spring arrives in the mid
die of Lent or not, there Will be no
excuse for not having the gowns to
meet it with. &
An Indispensable costume in the
early spring is a short frock of me-
dunn weight sufficient smart for lun-
cheons, bridge parties. etc, but not too
elaborate for use later on as a shirt
waist dress. This gov fashioned of
wolfe combined with satin VIII be
fashionable-or of foulard. or rajah,
trimmed with bands OF embroidered
silk or of flet lace dyed the color of
the dress. A combination OF two ma
terials as satin with silk or wolfe
with foulard is much In evidence
among the newest spring costumes.
while in the plain fabrics tussah is as
popular az ever. Fleece-back satin Is
to be worn in whole gowns as well
as in coat and skirt costumes. while
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when Of a transparent material. as
wolfe or chiffon or marQuisette. Is fire.
Quently laid over a foundation of
paie-pink satin regardless OF the color
of the dress. and this lining Is fur
Their adorned with little ruchings OF
Iaee n small bow-knots of riobon
which show prettiiy through the bod
ice. A narrow cap of the satin with
its lace ruehing then falls below the
sleeve Of the dress, covering the ell
bow.
A combination Of two materials is
attractively shown in the second i'll
l~ustration. Here a mauve cashmere
was used with a blue and white foul
ard. This combining OF violet with
blue is enc of the smartest color
scheme of the season-although 1t Is
a combination which the French de-
signers made popular on the other
side long ago. With the costume was
worn a dainty little guimpe of Vicy
lace, and the various sections OF the
frock itself were made noticeable with
an outline trimming of blue satin
bands.
holds OF satin on the principle OF
a piping, but bot an inch wide,
trim every kind of gown this spring.
Sometimes the folds outline the yoke
or vest. sometimes they are laid in
bands upon the material as braiding
or lace is used, or again laid two or
three deep they form a larger fold to
finish off the end of the lace yoke.
A satin fold which trims the waist of
a gown does not necessarily appear
again Upon the skirt. but often 1t out
lines the different parts of the skirt
IL IL is of an at all unusual model,
On the waist built on o surpltcs pat
tern. an inch-wide fold OF satin makes
the surplice lines distinct, and this
fold appears again TO make ashnish
on the sleeve above the cun.
Satin is perhaps the ~favorite for all
trimmings on all kinds of gowns this
spring, and ii does not only appear
In the one-inch border, but often in
folds two to thres- inches wide. In
stead of ribbon trimming or velvet.
satin 10 now. used almost, .altogether.
The Use OF ButtonsL
Buttons. II not too conspicuous. are
always an effective trimming. Buttons
must never be of a color that they
form the most striking feature of q
costume or Of a size that looks awk-
ward or heavy. but used with aso
and good taste they will often make
In exceedingly smart costume with
out the aid OF any further adorn-
ment. With the bands of satin rows
Of buttons covered also with satin will
give a pleasing note. but buttons
should never give M only foreign
color to q gown. The buttons used
this year are quite fat and seldom
more than an inc In dfameter-ex-
cept on the coats, when they may be
larger. and often two or three diff
ferent sfxes adorn The same coat.
In arranging the buttons on q gown
II Is d good idea to rate the size
by the color. Gold and bright metal
buttons should be small. the brighter
the smaller. while buttons covered
with silk or satin the color of the
gown or the shade of the bands of
trimming may be very much larger,
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Liddy brought me some tea while I
rested after my trip. and on the tray
was a small book from the Casanova
library. 1t was called The Unseen
World and had a cheerful cover on
which q half-dozen sheeted figures
linked hands around a headstone.
At this point in my story. ttaisey
always says: Trust u woman to- add
two n two together. and make six"
To which ] retort hat IL two and two
plux X make six, then to discover tho
unknown quantity Is the simplest
OF detectives missed 1t entirely was
because they we're busy trying to prove
that two and two make four.
The depression due to my visit TO
the hospital left me at the prospect
or seeing Halsey again that night. 1t
was about s O'Clock when Liddy left
me for a nap before dinner. having
put me into a gray silk dressing-gown
and a pair of slippers. i listened to
her ~retreating footsteps. and as soon
as she was safely below stairs, / went
up TO the trunk-room. The place had
not been disturbed, and l proceeded
at once to try to discover the entrance
10 the hidden room. The openings on
either side. as I have said, showed
nothing but perhaps three feet of brick
wall There was no sign Of an en-
trance-no levers. no hinges, TO give
a hint. Either the mantel or the
roof ! decided, and after a half-hour
at the mantel. productive of absolute
iy no result, ! decided to try the roof.
l am not fond of a height. The
rev occasions on which / have climbed
a step-ladder have always left me
dizzy and weak In the XMAS Tho tor
of the Washington is as
impossible to me as the elevation of
the presidential chair. And yeti
climbed out on the Sunnyside root
without a seconds hesitation. Like a
dog on q scent, Ike my bear-skin
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AcOnfeSSi0Ms
go young
~sN0nsekeeper
.y Barbara BQyV
.by Barbara BQu1

for another roll with a Sigh thai SAYS.
I'm up against a crank" This time
he filings out "A startling art ouvea
pattern in green's and reds. You tell
him o don't want anything quite so
striking and he signs louder than ever.
he unrolis pattern after pattern, but
the reds are all too red. the greens
too green, he blue too blue. You 20
forth to another shop. n to a third
and a fourth. You finally take to col
Letting scraps of paper to take home
to see IL they match. They don't
match. The pink that seemed lust
right in the shop becomes of salmon
hue alongside the pink of your lam
ask covered furniture. The blue. IN
the dark dining o becomes indigo.
Even the cheerful yellow takes on a
brassy tinge in the green and gold
atmnsphere OF your guest room.
Where issthe delicate pink of your
imagination which you wanted for
your own bedroom. the sunshiny yell
low for the hall with fts north light,
the blue that looks just right with the
mahogany furniture Of the dining
room? Where are they. you ask dis
consolately. as YOU wander and wan
der Ind retreat precipitately from
shop after shop recalling after you
have entered that some of their very
"aiipapefs are even no" pulklng from
your bag?
At last, in desperation, you take a
tapestry paper in which are frightful
minglings of blue and green for your
living room. though you know there
should be a CLINT OF old rose instead
of that awful blue to harmonize with
your furniture. You take a pink. a
vivid. vivid pink with roses. yes, ac-
tual roses. for Your own bedroom. You
YEARLY pick out .a...ppppva spaner, .far
the guest room, and when the newt
day the clerk homes hat they haven't
enough of the blue paper you chose
for the kitchen and viii yellow do, you
say franticslly YES. anything will do.
only don't ask you to come and look
at any more papers
And within YOU Is born a great svn-
pathy for all who must choose papers
for the h~rse.
>1sq.~~. 4Za a, 4>
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Reasonable ceaels.se..

che Ito intimate frisnd}-WhN&
weuld you say it I sh-ould--Sr-4-tSff yUSX
that-er--I am going to-er-marxy
little widow with SIX childronfse
Frtend--I should say you are tskf1&s
on heirs.-Harvard Lampoon.
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HEaRT
0H0 4
HONE |
TALKS
Choosing Wallpapers.

o plead with the agent to have
the house papered. The paper On 1t
now la hideous. argue. You fair
ly weep when you tell how absolutely
horrible all your furniture looks with
such paper. Nothing h~arnonizes, you
wall.
The agent is cynical. Ha doesn't
see much use in paperiug "a house In
the cause of harmony. However, he
grudgingly says after a while. that IL
the pabaer is damaged~in manw ways
possibly he can get h owner to pa
per. Beauty In itself has no hear
ing. but such sordid matters as soiled
or disfigured paper will be considered.
You tell him that o have noted
various hicks in the paper. but since
the wind IL In this quarter, YOU don't
tell him that these have not been half
the eyesores that the color and de-
signing have been. However, since
he prefers hicks to harmony, you give
him hicks in plenty. and at last get
hts consent to have h papering done,
with the further concession that you
will choose the paper.
How happy you arel You know now
that HI house viii be papered really
artistically. You think how much
prettier your rugs and upholsteries
will look with proper backgrounds.
you sit IN each room with a medita-
tive air and study out treatments and
lights. And when you sally forth to
choose the paper. you have colors and
designs for every room at your tom
CUES end.
You do not imagine II Will be a bit
of trouble 10 find what you want. for
your wants are so simple, To impress
the clerk you tell him som ething about
exposures and treatments and so on.
But he dossr"g listen. With O. fiour-'
ish he gets out a roll of waiipa per.
and as he unrolls II he says This Is
one of the very latest patterns. It's
selling tremendously" and, out rolls a
pattern Of tremendous roses.
Those roses. Yes. he must be sell.
ing a lot OF II. o ave seer those
roses In every house you looked at.
You tell him firmly you don't want
rcSes
g He rolls it Ill, grudgingiy ana goes
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AtNhe roct Of the Stairs.

As / drove rapidly UP to the house
from Casanova Station in the hack. !
saw the detective Burns ioitering
across the street from the Walker
place. So Jameson was putting the
screws on--lightiy now. but ready
TO rive them a twist or two, / felt
certain, very soon.
The house vas quiet. Two steps of
the circular staircase had been pried
Oh, without result. and beyond q Sec
ond message from Gertrude. that Hall
sey insisted on coming home and thay
would arrive that night. there was
nothing new. Mr.. Jameson, having
failed to locate the secret room. had
gone to tho village. / learned after
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-17
VIRGINIANS' DAILY PATTERN
CHILD'S YOKE DRESS

So little variety is possible in tho
clothes of small children that It ii
rather a matter OF finding new ways
OF trimming the old styles.
The model illustrated has a small
deep yoke inset at the top Of the dress
In front and back. In the centre Of
the dress along the edge of the yoko
the material Is gathered. At the sidA
of the yoke the material continues III
the way to III shoulder seam. Small
bishop sleeves complete the garment.
Very little children wear anything
but white wash dresses, but the older
ones may have tho same style III
challis. cashmere. plaid and striped
chevtot.
The pattern $500 Ii cut Iii sisees
one-half TO i've years. Medium nix1|
requires ATS yards OF ~ inch ma
terial. with 2l-4 yards inaertion &C
s-S yard Of Is inch ailever.
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The
Circular Staircase.
-11- By MARY ROBERTS RINEHART
COPYRIGHT 1908 BY THE ~RBs-MERRI COMPANY


wards that, he. called at Doctor Wal
ker's. under pretense of an attack of
acute indigestion. and before he left.
had inquired about the evening trains
TO the city. He said he had wasted
a lot OF time IN the case, and a good
bit OF the mystery was In my fmagina-
ton! The doctor was under the i'm
preston hat the house was guarded
day and night. Well. give a place a
reputation like that and rea don't
need n guard at aI.-thus Jameson.
And sure enough, late in the after
noon. the two private detectives. ac-
ccmpanied by Mr.. Jameson. walked
down the main street of Casanova and
took a city-bound train.
That they got off at the next sta
ton and walked back again to Sunny
aide Mt dusk. was not known at the
time. Personally, ] knew nothing Of
either move; l had other things to
ahsorb me at that time.
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since they are less conspicuous. Trim
ming Ia not a feature of the smart
gowns this season. and a dressInaker
will show her true skill by being able
to give an effect of utmost simplicity
when there is in reality considerable
careful and intricske detail.
Simplicity of line Ii also sought this
year, and while the skirts are still
tight and straight they are not caught
In at the back in the way which cut
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the figure so unattractiyely. hut hane
straight, with q small amount OF full
ness Kept, so to speak, In reserve
beneath q double boxpleat In the
back. which Is only opened out Ia
mounting a carriage step or flight OF
There is no avoidance or tho
that the high, round waistlines
rule supreme in all of the spring out
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1OARDERs.

THE RICHMOND vIRGrNIAN WANT
Ads. viii NIL your house with board
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-05-10
A 1ri5ut. to Garrick's Acting.

David Gulrick had Il brother in the
country who was an idolatrous admir-
err of his genius. A. rich neighbOr, q
grocer, being about to visit London
this brother insisted on his taking a
letter of Introduction to the actor. Not
being able to make up his mind to
visit the great man the first day. the
grocer went 10 the play in the evening
and saw G"rrick in "Abel Druy-er.
On his return to the country the
brother eagerly inquired respecting tho
visit he had been so anxious to hrin"
about. "Why, Mr.. Garrick,' said the
good man. ~ am sorry to hurt your
feelings, but there's your letter. did
not choose q deliver it. ! happened tc
see him when he did not know me. amt
| saw that he was such Il dirty. low
lived fellow that did not like to have
anything 10 do with him.
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imbeciies' Marvellous Memory.

Some imbecileS are endowed with
excellent memories and thus are en-.
ab!ed to acquire Il great wealth of eX-
perence. But, the intelligence OF the
imbeci!e being defective, the memory
is al Iopsidad. 1t works mechanically,
without judgment or selection. The
most insignificant trif1es- are treasured
Just like the most important facts.
Owing to their marvellous memory
many superior idiots are not recog
niZcd as such in school. but. on the
contrary, are considered to be very
gifted pupils. The mistake occurs eS
pecially when they are good natured
and agreeable. \ close examination
shows that such talented idiots have
learned everything like Il photograph
and reproduce other peoples thoughts,
opinions and judgments. Where such
imhecilcS are living in simple, print
tive, idyllic surroundings their soft
spots may pass unnOtiCed, but in the
severe mental strains of life in mod
ern great cities they may become thr
most dangerous elements Of society
London Globe.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-05-10
PERFORMING LIONS.
perils That Come With Managing
Those Vicious Animals.


asked Captain Bonavita once what
he considered his most dangerous mo-
menr when he performed with his
twenty-Seveu lions. He said that he
thought it was when he first entered
the arena. The moment before. when
" had to drive this great herd OF lions
III. was almost as bad, but the first
Few minutes when the crowd Ct lions
entered We're terribly uncertain and
undoubtedly the most dangerous.
III the first place. with such Il crowd
there was the danger of being pushed
or knocked down. Then there was the
danger of tripping among them or OF
stepping Oh their tails, for many of
them would lie down and roll over and
over as Il preliminary to the perform
anve, and if he were not struck by
their feet he was just as likely to bv
struck across the face or body with
;heir strong. rOpelilie tails.
In getting them into their places
there was also considerable danger,
for in such a crowd il is difficult 10
treat each animal according to i,s pc
ruliar idioSynclaSieS, and flick of the
whip intended for one lion who would
be fairly Indifferent to it is likely to
he caught by another TO whom it will
mean instant revolt. In any sort Of
revolt the whole number will always
side with the one that caused it-Ellen
Velvin in McC!ure'S
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-05-10
BelIed the Boundary.

Artificial boundaries" are generally
invisible. But a highly artificial one
forces itself upon the notice Of the
traveller by rail between the Lake OF
Lugano and Lake Maggiore. The from.
tier between Italy and Switzerland is
followed for considerable portion of
the journey. and it is marked by a
lofty barrier Of wire netting hung with
bells for the purpose Of preventing
smugglers from getting into Italy
without attracting the attention OF
armed defenders Of Italian revenue.
In extreme contrast with this is the
natural boundary between Italy and
France provided by Mont Blanc. which
in spite Of it's naturalneSs IS so vague
that it is still undetermined. though
scarcely worth disputinc. whether the
summit of the mountain is Franco
Italian or all French.-London Chron-
fc1Q
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-05-10
Modification Well Earned.

An Enslishman. alone with Richard
son, the novelist, said to him. Il am
happy to pay my respects TO me au'
thor Of Sir Charles Grandson. for al
Paris. and at The Hague, and. in fact
at every place have visited. il !.
much admired"
Richardson appeared not TO notice
the .. ,pliment. but when all the com
pauJ were assembled addressed the
gentleman with, "Sir, l think You were
saying something about Sir Charles
Grandson
mo. sir" he replied Il do not re-
member ever to have heard 1t men
toned. From Orvine's Encyclopaedia OF
Anecdotes"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-05-10
ANIMALS TOILETS.
Fur Seals Are as Particular as Women
In Fixing Up.

Fur Seals Are as Particular as Women
In Fixing Up.
The cat carries her clothesbrush in
her mouth. for with her rough tongue
she cleanses her glossy coat as boy
brushes off his clothes. She ticks one
Of her front paws and rubs it over her
face and she is ready for her break
fast.
Foxes. dogs and wolves do not use
their mouths when they need to wash
and brush. but scratch themselves Wig
orously with their hind paws and are
as fresh as ever.
The COW with her long. rough tongue
combs her coat Of hair until it is clean
and curly. The horse more than any
other animal depends on his owner to
keep his coat in proper condition. but
often he will roll on the green grass
or rub himself down against tree or
fence.
Field mice comb their hair with their
hind legs. and the fur seal in a similar
manner spends as much time rs a wo.
man in making herself look smart.
Although the elephant appears to be
thick skinned and callous. he takes
great care Of his skin. He often gives
himself a shower bath by drawing
water into his long trunk and blowing
It on the different parts of his body.
After the bath he sometimes rolls him
self in toilet preparation Of dust to
keep off the flies.-Our Dumb Animals.
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GAMBLED FOR A GIRL.
Prince Lucien eonaparte Won q Bride
From His Brother Pierre.

Prince Lucien eonaparte Won q Bride
From His Brother Pierre.
It is said that the two brothers.
Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte and
Prince Pierre. in their early youth
when shooting mouhons in the noun
tains in Corsica. came across a beau
tiful peasant girl with whom they both
fell violently in love.
Who she was and whether she favor
ed both brothers or neither l cannot
tell. Re that as it may. they quar-
relied. Les preux chevaliers Of old
would no doubt in similar occurrence
have had recourse to lance and sword.
The Corsican princes decided to play
for their belle a game of cards. They
went to the nearest inn and wrote and
signed Il paper agreeing that which
ever won the game should marry the
lady fair. Prince Lucien won and.
faithful to his word. short time after
married her.
She never left the island as far as
know. Prince i.ucien lived in England,
securing to her u comfortable income.
which she received till her death. some
where about the spring Of 1S9l.-From
che Princess Murat's Memoirs.
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NAP0LE0N'S POLICE.
An Incident That Shows Row Closely
They Were Watched.

An Incident That Shows Row Closely
They Were Watched.
During the reign of Emperor Napo.
leon |. at a dinner in Paris the CONVEX
satiou turned upon the emperor and
his government. One Of the company
remarked that he was a great man,
but was too fond Of war. When the
party broke up gentleman who was
present requested to speak in private
to the person who had made that OBJ
serva1iOn. Sir" said he, Il am sorry
for it, but l must request you to 60
with me to the police
"Why!' said the other in the great
est apparent alarm. II have said moth
ing against the emperor but what ev.
cry one must acknowledge, that he is
too fond of war There can be 10
harm in that
with that have nothing to &c.
You must go with me to the poiice.''
The other now began TO show the
strongest symptoms Of fear. He en-.
treated the police agent in the most
pathetic language to have compassion
Oh him. The other, however, stood
unmovcd by all his solicitation, when
suddenly the man lose from his knees
and burst into laugh. to the uttel
establishment Of the police agent.
You think you have caught me-"
said he. You are Il spy Of the police.
SO am I. ami was put over you TO see
whether you would do your duty"