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.. /sotTcM J jSL* X. H i? CONTtMTMENT. _., * Happy th*face 'Death tbe uttered bonnet, Merry eyes matchlag the ribbons oa it; WUt batten the old, ton shawl and gown! With her sunny hair, for a golden crown, . flto’* the Helmet queen in all the land— ■ r With her happy fee* under the bonnet. Her kingdom. the bOovr meadow* tain* Her subjects. the birds sad butterflies there; “f» »»to tbe dew ta the floweret s cup, Whieh she quaffs with flee, ere the sun u up; • the proudest queeu In ail the land. With her winsome face under the bonnet. flb* earn* not for fashion, earn not for ~ , fame; Rhe knows not sorrow—to, her. but a name; Bbe wean bright Jewels, the wild flowers sweet. And they lift their heads, her smile to meet; Bbe s the happiest queen In all the land, ’Neath her old and faded bonnet. Tolbqjßwbo an blest with wealth untold, soeh Joy as her llf« doth bold; Th *' y fael lh " 7 <r * ba »’W” how Uttl ” Uw T The sweet content her eyes reveal; We may And. If we search through all the land, A queen 'aeath * tattered bouses. Housekeeping. $ MARION’^MLS'TAKk4 i! i *’ st trwsr wars. "t ’ • Q tome<J U> sen men at her feet—to hats them smile at her bidding and obey her slightest whiot, that there was a singular fascination in knowing her tnomenUry caprices had do power to >, sway the current of one men's will, that what be thought right be held to, even should it subject him to her dis pleasure Hie wooing had hot l<een very demon st rati re. In a few simple, straightforward words, he told her of hie lore, and asked her to l>e hie wife, but when she Lad as quietly answered him in silent wonderment at her own submission, ho drew her to him and Cressed a single kiss upon her fore sail, and for one moment, an she lay in hie arms, a look came into bis face I as of a man who has son a grand race, whose triumph all the world must exult i" Women smiled ebeflfhcen —Mus «"J. A danger ous rival was removed from their path way Men frowued. Who was this man who had outstripped them in the ranks? They had not even recognized him as a competitor, and, 10l be ba 1 Itorne away the prize. Hut of all this ( outward conjecture the lovers heeded i little Oure Nelson said to her, as he i I lude her good night after returning from an evening of dissipation at some fashionable bail: *'l shall be so glsd. Marion, when all thia is over, when society will l»e con tent to let us drop from its roll, and retire into our nun quiet boma life.** •‘Oh. bat Nelson,” she answered, “society is not going to give u« up aim ply because we are married. I el pert to make quite a eeuaativa, I as sure you. aa Mrs. Ellin” “A sensation! My wife a sensation? I trust net Wives. Mario a, have other duties, which I hope the girl 1 , love will And greater pleasures than any society can offer I am not a jealous man. Marion at leaet not cos ecvously so, but to see you as I have secu you to night, giving your smiles, your glances to other men. baa shown me bow little I r--nld tolerate in a wife. Hut I will *V>ee for all you give up. dear, by devoting my life to you. and making your bappmese my It was boars after he left tier l>efoee Marion fell asleep Kbe could bare yielded society with all Its glare sad glitter without a pang.but what be had ■ar - am I had not as a soraetluag yielded far his sake, but taken it as a simple matter of course He seemed U ignore that jfi it might ho her to sacrifice to vield that which hm< really given bee keen enjoyment Suppose tbe light in the J crowded ball rooms was artificial, it was none the less pleasant to bee young eyes, ts tbe whispered nothings in her rare were subtle dattaries. they were so delicatelv rvile-l that they fell W softly and jarred not It had grown C* rt of heT life, and simply l-rcause r life was to be merge-! with his ■ must she leave behind her all tbe pleae anl follies of bet youth? When ho nett met bet Nelson taieoed 1 nomething. Her greeting Lad loot none of its warmth, bet smile none cd its eweetneaa. but there was sow and m then aa abaeut look m ber eyea which ■ hmlol Lira long after be bad left her It was at this time that Allen Fane > eame upon tbe eeene He and Marv-a ha I been friend.- when children He bad carried with him all these years the pictured memory of bet face, and when be returned to find Its relaal bounty all undimmed, the first glad Beta was met with tbe absolute shock until to was rudety ’ irvakened- from them, aa onb walking paaaefagw In hi* sleep upon an unguarded jxrJwyf, sud denly is aroused to agense ofhis great danger., Marion met'him with a warmth which brought *a ray of hope into the darkaeaa. - He might yet re trieve hia late return, tod, subtly, quietly, to. laid the snares which were to entrap her Feet “I suppose it would be hard enough to fiP v ® you. up, Marion, to any one,** he said to her one evening when her lover was absent “Notwithstanding my own lore is hopeless, I eannot make • secret of its existence to you. I could not hide ft if I would, but to you give yourself to a man who prizes youi loveliness only as a Turk bis slave, who will possess it only that he may hide it from the world, who will doom your young life to be spent only for his own selfish ends, is intol erable to me.” “You do Mr. Ellis great injustice.. Allen. Bnt even did I think him so selfish as you portray him,-1 certainly would not discuss his faults with any one so long as I looked upon him as my promised husband.” But when again and again her be- urged her to' appoint a day *J>en be might call ber really his. Allen Fane's words came to her mind. L.pked to her own unexpressed thought which had rankled so long and %-wed the first seed of £ doubt, she 'shrank at tbe idea of taking the step from which there was do withdrawal. “Why are you so anxious. Nelson?” she at last said to him. “Think of tbe long years we are to spend together. Absolutely it is appalling. You will get tired of me soon enough.” “Tired of you, darling! Does one tire of the sunlight or voluntarily seek the shadow? It seems to me since I hare met you that I bare only for tbe first time realized what a great loon life may prove. . I have waited long and patiently, dear. Give me the promise I a*k to-night. Let tbe June rosea blossom for uiy bride, and the robin's song echo our happiness.” “Where shall we a|ieud the summer. Nelson?” “I have chosen a little cottage far away from the noise and bustle of the world. It i« perfect in ila every ap pointment, and we can spend the long summer days in forgetfulness that there exists the seething, surging cur rent of human life, from which we have •o separated our own. Do you won der 1 am impatient, dear?” “Oh, but. Nelson. I hate cottage life, au<t I am sure our society would become mutually uubcarable m such monotony.” “What do yon in-an, Msrtodw'kpnd Nelson Ellis's lips gr«w white 1 , * Ou. yon, who have promised to spend your whole life with me, talk of it already aa beyond forbearance? Is this the fond picture 1 hare painted of my Lome? Pause, Ma-i*>n Think while yet on tbe threshold. If your life is 1 mine, it Ixlongs not to tbe world. If ' it i« tbe world's, then in it I have no claim. I offer you, darling, all I have 1 a»k of you only yourself, but I ask it as a free boon an I one which is placed w illingly in my keeping Yon must decide. Marion, for yourself. I had bo|>«*d your decision long winea irrevo cable, but ones more I place tbe cboica in y-Hir bands.*' “You say you ask of me only my self. Is it not all 1 Lave to give? I eannot give up the world to lead the life of a recluse, even though yon so selfishly make tbe demand. One wonbl suppose I was a child to be dic tated to at adi It Las all been a mta lake. Mr. Elli*. and we may truly con gratulate ourselves that our eyes have l«een rpened in time to redeem an otherwise fatal error. like J>art as friends, I Lope*” “Friends? Who baa been at work? Whose hand may I thank for having laid this network of worldlinesa and su«pieion in tbe mind of a girl. who. I a few short month* ago, harborad do i »u<*h thought* \ou e<»uld not trust me, then, with y.>ur beauty. k<»u ' feared I would guard it lieyood tbe I reach of other ryes. True, 1 might have held it as a sacred shrine, but Ila hto’ni. Its radiaues would have been andiru*.'cd till death robbail me of t«*tb Y<»u give me up, then* So be it. Go back to your world! Glory m it; revel ta it. and teach men the les son you have given tue, that the brighter the eye. tbe fairer tbe cheek, , the falser the heart (toad evening. Mi*e Remolds,” and. with a low bow. Nelson EJhs went vat from the light mln the shadow Marton et>w-l a* ta a stupor. She bat spa-ken her own thoughts for the first time, foe the first time expressed ! the feeling shirk so long had rankled i 'low esdd. bow heartless and worldly it had wounded e»eu to her ears What, was the selfi.besoe cd which she had mwwsed her loves but the reflex of her own? Had tbe world really grown so ,‘ewr to ber that she could mA yield it up, even in tbe first flash of wifehood i by a haeband’e aide* How inviting i tbe picture La-1 l-evn* Hbe bad aot really meant what she had said. Hbe > had not dreamed Nelaoa would aw no i eept her at her word, aud wordlees de- > epair was in the beautiful eyes, ns tbe > hot tears welled nr end droppad one I by cuse fasta* and faster, until she l t-ened ber bead m her Lands and - J sobbod aa a child li But there uas one whs heard of tbe UCH n strange wooing was that of Nelson Ellis. Perhaps its very strangeness won Marion Bey nobis into as sent. She has been »o accus- face wtoa * i ncrt*hft woman to tod deUK > miaecVowinw hisoww. • c i “You' did, AkudidJy, Marion,” to i said to h«u ♦Lavolnottold you inw » the flrrt. Eyf *<>*» evenU 1 hia tore, appreciatedytm I ’ But now,' darUnr, that yotnare tr— to ' to won and lto»oo,,.will yon Dot let me prove that man may to generoua? I could tore pi’in Ton up to any bther if I van st stake, bnt nv to one I read uo welL”, - -“Huh, Al .n, buhl It seem* to me desecration to words. If he were selfishneae glorious. to show a man who whole noble heart at a et how frivolous, worldly and him is that for which he thrown away the highest prize IB’ lottery will ever offer me. I have w-coed to the subtle word* which bofne seed* of distrust—but noWtot al! is over, and I have with my owahan3 plucked the unblossomed >t least do him justice, my heart is hia, hia only, n-ay never know it.” , Baffled only foiS; moment, Allen determined to let |ue work its cure, and sooner or JatesAhieve the end on which his mind wa-w ent. ,It was a great LTefit. The opera house was crowded and many turned ere the curtain raise | to look at the last newcomers, who entered their box. None who leaked on that'fair young girl she tore be* neath that outward (how a heart sad dened and weary, to| which were ever added the pangs of* remorse. Allen Fane is by her side night, hopeful, exultant as of old. Tor six months be has played hie role without faltering. Soon he mnst meet hi* reward. The curtain rises and falls to rise again. The bonse ia enthusiastic. Flowers fall like rain upon tbe stage. But when i the evening is but half over aud the atraina of the lovely aongatresa a«-em to ; rise sweeter aud rearer every mo- i mrut, a tongue of flame leaps ont from ’ ><ehin<l tbe acenes. Tbe aong dies on her lipa, tumult gives place to raptur- ■ oua ailenee, and on the air isboruethe cry of “Fire!” Men act like madmen, women faint and are trampled to ileAth by tbe crowd. Fale l*ut silent, Marion turns to the man at her aide. He is no longci there, i Have her he could Dot z but for himnelf I lay one dea|»erat4 chance, which he seized as a drowning man a straw. She j was alone—alone and balpleas,dei>erte<l by him who ha 1 told her of that other's •elfishnesr A “Keep calm. Our only j hope li*« is <l<aaaaaa*^^^BF M tshovfl e*f citement I will ravvjrow ordiewith i you,*' uhi»|»ercd a vcioe in her ear. an<l turning she saw the man who Lad { fought his way not to life and air, but to her side to bear her with him into safvty or share her peril. “I am not worthy. Nelson. Sac* ■ yourself, and «bra y<»n think of me, rriuerul>er that my folly *u for th* 1 moment, that I have met it* just re ward. for 1 loved you through it all.” “Hush, darling, hush —even though | vour word* nerve me to fresh eoufuge. 1 Marion, will it be my wife with whom I live or die?” “Your wife, if you will taka ber. Nel son. Happier Io meet death at your aide than live apart from you.” But death »m Dot to have hie prey. And. though Nelaoa bear* on his hand worn* brow * cruel *ear, tn hl* wife • loving ey*s it i* new beauty, un<w it ever telle her of th* nob'.* struggle which rsve hev life aad happiness -a , life which met it* neh 'ulflllment when crowned by Nelao® EJ i* '• love,—The Ledger WISE WOIDS. Only tn a world aincere men i* unity p«»**ilJe, and ll ere. m tbe long run, it ia a* good •• certain. If you have built cistlee in tbe air, 1 V'-ur work need not be lost that ia where they *h<»nld be# Now put foun dations under them - Every day i* a littb life, nod oar whole life i* but a day repeated. Tbo«* therefore that j da.-* loea a day are «langcro-i*ly prodigal. ' There can be no sociM l-eauty. where diMirder prevail*, no national beauty where law ia set al naight, do beauty of life where tbe true »nda of life ar* <li*regarde«L Character ia sxw ved by tha dia tan-e traveled from the starting punt, and everything depends upon whether tbe progreae Las l*esa up stream or down. Bethink thee of wosething that thou oughtest to do, aad g> asd do it, if it be but th* sweeping a room or the * preparing of a meW! or a vimi to * fnsndL Heed not lh> feahngu: do thy vol . Politone** is * kifld ot which anrejcp* tbe *spenl.c* of our ’ ehamrter ee that othiw people be Dot wooded by them. We should never ’ to without it, even when we eoetend with th* rude Some my that the age of ehimlry i* > past The age of chivalry m never i f»*t *o long aa there is a wrong left > on earth, w a man or • | vxMnaa left to *ny. *'l *dl redrew that i rtoi* or spend my life in th* ak », tempt.” _ Cream toe* atolzM* KAgtag •» «***••* : Batoto cf tto plain, sheer/silky quality with ituertion of etenmdtoe and tore edging to match, waa selected for this Btyiiah wai*t that May Manton *ay» will prove exceedingly becoming to youthful flgwM. A gtovo-fitted lining that reaches to the wairt line support* tbe materjflL The beck i* acamle**, tbe sdditfaDa! fulness at the waixtiline being i&kwu well to .the eentrK while the front* droop in slight blouse effect over a girdle of liberty satin. The fronts separate, showing a smooth rest or* plastron composed of batiste .decorated by bands of inser tion, the whole arranged over petunia colored glace silk. The neck is shaped in low, rounding! outline, presenting the guimpo effect that is exhibited in many of the newer gowns. The collar is of the crush order with the ustfffe frill of“ace Th* sleeve* areW the mousquet.(u?e variety and J&vr close-fitting with the exception of tbe little puffatthetop that is surmounted by a full short ‘epaulette that some what console* one for the loa* of the additional material that one gloried in last season. The outside sesms of sleeve* ebow tuck shirring* through which cord* can be inserted to regulate tbe fulness, and th* wrists have a soft jwn ■ Im ■ w Vi X '*- / Nil I J> r 11 j V 'A ” I lljf Xvx & fl -ijf * LADIES' SLEEVES. frill of lace extending well over the hand*. Tbe mole i* adaptable to all aeasonsble fabnc« iDcludiag totiste. ' canvas weave*, organ<ly, l*rege, i grenatline. ete., that ean be mad* over colored linings of silk or “near silk” which 1* an excellent aubatitute of tbe genuine artirie. aa ils name implies, an l can be bad io all the Dew shade*. fc ladces* ovnsru water. ’ The waist here illustrated doeea in viaibiy al the left side. To make this waist for • lady ia ths medium an will require three and I T,e ’ «to Ginned f This season there is a greater variety otb.lt. »a girdle. ■ - > i, . »i.i. , j. . ;■ ■■ -t' '' ’ W’-Wi 11iviBz/ . . ? ' rk . VC* • f CHILD 8 DDESS. i I . offered tne sulnmer girl in many year*, i Belts and girdles are of five principal sorts. Very popular is the narrow ’ belt of lizard skin or other fancy leather fastened by a simple slide of i plain gold. The belt of plain white , kid is of similar cut and isj the only correct one to wear with suits of white linen and duck. The Hootch belt is the prettiest nov elty thia year. It ia of medium width nbbon, of Scotch plaid design, and fastened by an exquisite little bnckle of plaided enamel. The dark nblioo belt of a color to match the eo«tume is fastened as usual with the large orna mental buckle of rfold or silver. ' For those who are tirejKf the leather l>elta the girdle of silver, set with imi tation jewels, is the favonte. This in I*articularly pretty when worn with gowns of thin texture. Ties this year are of many varieties. The narrow string tie. the soft rildioa Iktw, the four-m-hsnd and the ascot are all popular. Th* numlwr <4 the new collars is legion and the summer girl who cannot find a style that is lie coming to her is to be reckoned unfor tunate—New York Journal watte Gtevws A<ala. Naught completes the diaphanous summer toilet so well as white gloves —really white, of course. Nothing spoils a summer costume eo quickly and effectually as a dingy glove. But then it it so easy to clean white gloves, and they look eo well when they are cleaned, that there ia no ex cuse for the woman who puts on a dirty glove. There is the u-»xd white glows, the cream and the ivory glove. All these are beautiful, and all are cleaned without difficulty. The wasted mental force would do all the work of tho world. -