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Show FOR WOMAN AN1 HOME ITEMS OF INTE REST FOR MAIDS AND MATRONS. Th Old Kim Tn Marring ! Still tba Grrat Objacllra Point la Llfa of All Slugto Paopla Soma Currant Kotea of iba HuUm. Tba Old Klui Tran. A C II morning, I LrfsJl when my waking ; eyes first see. the Through wreathed lattice, golden day a p pear. There sits a robin on the old elm tree. such with And music stirring -- fills my ear, I might forget that life had pain or fear. And feel again as 1 was wont to do, When hope was young, and joy and life Itself were new. No miser, o'er his heaps of hoarded Nor gold, monarch power. Nor lover, free fold in the plenitude of es the chaste maid to en- Who ne'er hath owned her love till that bleat hour. Nor poet, couched In rocky nook or bower, Knoweth more heartfelt happiness than conscientious collectors of documents; but with their pedantry is combined a lively appreciation of the function and possibilities of the literary art. The writing of history, therefore, becomes In their practice a task identical in aim to that of the histor-- , leal painter. They do not permit themselves to stop with the mere presentation of the facts of the past, but, because they are artists, they must vitalize these facts, and bring their readers, as do the painter and the historical novelist, Into a vital as well as Into an Intellectual relation with a remote period. Their ideal requires not only that they rhall prove their case, but that the demonstration shall be as aethet-lcall- y convincing. Historical accuracy loses nothing by this treatment, and the personality of Washington gains immeasurably. Both he and the past the picturesque, courtly, eventful, elegant past In which he moved live again before our eyes; and the mind, lured to follow an Imagination captivated by the charm of style and dramatic Incident, loses its contemporaneousness and is merged in the theme of the history. As a sheer example of literary art. Prof. Wilsons study is perhaps to be preferred to Mr. Fords. His Is the richer In picturesque detail, and shows clearly that the author has bestowed greater pains on the elaboration of his backgrounds. Prof. Wilsons style is the best literary counterpart I can think of of Mr. PyleB drawings. His atmosphere, even his style, e flavor. has an Mr. Ford Is more direct; his style is less colored; his aim less pictorial. As for his temper, to my thinking it betrays on occasion the quality of exasperation. Reading history sympathetically, but literally, he has allowed himself to be annoyed that his countrymen MORE LITTLE than a year ago a New York publisher said to me: The man who can predict a tad the to supplant waning Napoleonic fad will be worth his weight In gold to a publisher. I suggested and had the satisfaction Washington, of hearing my friend say he did not believe me. But I was right, nevertheless. The Frenchman is dead: long live the American! It would be wearisome to review all the evidence. Besides, this rational Washington fad has not as yet gone far enough, and It Is probable that greater works are now meditating than have been written. For the moment, therefore, It will suffice as an indication of the tlon in which the current is setting to call to mind that a new edition of the Irvings Washington Is among our recent announcements of one of leading firms of publishers; that one of our most enterprising magazine editors makes a feature of a series of Washington portraits in his current number, and that within a few months two of the most scholarly and gifted of our American historians have published monographs on the father of our country. The writers to whom I refer are Prof. Woodrow Wilson and Mr. Paul Leicester Ford. Both works are likable for many reasons, but they are chiefly attractive to me, at least because of the extreme modernity of method they exemplify in the treatment of their And by this I wish to contheme. vey the Idea that the method Is at once scholarly and artistic. Both Mr. Ford and Prof. Wilson are painstak ing Investigators, he. should prefer the hero of Washingtons birthdays and of the Fourth of July orators to the real man who is our Pater Patriae. Preferring the man of flesh and blood to the man of myth and legend, he set about stripping him of these sentimental trappings. Behold," says he, when he is done, our national hero. A great man, to be sure, but no paragon in bis private life, at least. A man against whom calumny and slander blew, but who A man ol remained unsmirched. 'valor in the field, yet one who shrunk from the publicity of public life. A man who held the helm of state with an iron hand, who fumbled bis inauguration address. A man whose sense of propriety constrained him in afterlife, when he knew that he had enrolled himself among the immortals, to undertake the revision of his private correspondence, so that posterity might not laugh at his awkward Eng-- That never tiring warbler of the old elm tree. From even the poorest of Heaven's creatures, such As know no rule but impulse, we may draw Gown. An Lessons of sweet humility, and much An house dress was deOf apt Instruction In the homely lew for a woman whose dark beauty Of nature: and the time hath been, I signed saw Naught, beautiful or mean, but had for w w me Gome charm, even like the warbler of the old elm tree. And listening to hla joy inspiring lay, Some sweet reflections are engendered thence: As half In tears, unto myself I say, God, who hath given this creature sources whence He such delight may gather and dispense, Hath in my heart Joys living fountain placed. More free to flow, the oftener of its waves I taste. the struggling patriots and seemed to be slowly closing up that small openIn the estimation of his associates ing through which the people yet saw ind others familiar with his military hopes of a brighter day, this second was one of the great exploit must be considered now. sarrer, Washington lew great military chieftains of the as it was then the turning point of No higher tribute could be the war, the greatest achievement of ald him than that conveyed by Fred-srlc- k the grandest man In the gloomiest the Great of Prussia, when he perlpd of the revolution. presented his sword to tk; American general with this Inscript ,n upen It,;' It is hardly necessary to narrate the From the oldest genera of Europe subsequent events, the terrible winter at Valley Forge, and the final surren;o the greatest general In :he world. Noder of Cornwallis at Yorktown. been has a as genera Washington fre-j- n career does in all else his where and riticised for irresolutenes, ent resort to retreats while engaged Washington exhibit to better advantage his noble and disinterested charIn battle, but measured bj the results acteristics of heart and mind than he crltlIn ihese this way ircom pllshed did when the war was thus so sucto his add greauess. clems only cessfully closed. at scenes of th With the memory j He did not try to establish a miliConcord, Lexington and R,ti:ker Hill, ind the events at New Yck fresh In tary despotism as did Cromwell; he mind, It Is pertinent to q. rider the did not attempt to create an absolute effect of Washingtons re rea; from monarchy as did Napoleon, but quietNew York to the Jerseys, a distance ly and without ostentation he resigned of more than a hundred mAi with a as commander and chief of the army mere handful of freezia curving and retired to his home at Mount a men before powerful f.,. Jushed Vernon to resume the duties of a While he was thus with victory, yet baffled 1l i.l; their private citizen. vote of the the unanimous sod off retreat destroy engaged ittempts to cut called him Grander any stores. representatives peoples t:in immunitlon into public life again to inaugurate, and difficult more daAgcrous victory, than any battle, this famous retreat outline and broadly establish the new government. brought into public gaze the wonderful combination of courage and pruSnlrilfr, Stntmmiin, Cltlinn. dence In Washington's character and conceded that all history is It gained for him the title of American furnishes not another character Fabius. so symmetrical in all Its parts as that of the first president Bnt followed and crowned as this of the United States. As a a patriot, of the the was crossing maneuver by a and soldier a statesman. citizen, of Delaware, and the brilliant capture stands out In bold relief the Hessian troops at a time when Washington on the pages of history, the greatest the assurance of success was so doubtthat ever lived. It Is this American of ful and the apparent probability clouds black the when equipoise of character atmagnificent so defeat great, most strikingly Impresses over that tributes of despair hung so oppressively j ! ; j j . j Trnlnlnx fur Negro Girl. Leading women of Columbia, Mo., have organized a movement to establish an industrial school In that city at which negro girls may be trained in cooking, sewing and In general housework. The movement iiaa met a. ready response from the housekeepers of Columbia and may he the means of problem. In that solving the sevant-glThe at least. negro populavicinity tion has expressed itself as favorable to the enterprise, and the Industrial school promises to have all the pupils that It can accommodate. The school will have regular Instruction given by Columbia women and be managed on the same lines as an Industrial school for white children which Is now In operation as a part of the minion work under the control of the churches of the city. Little Olrl'n lias Coat. The box cost Is the new fashionable Box is garment for the little girl. the English term applied to any coat that is long and loose and without side forms. Cut the coat to within two Inches of the bottom of the dress and edge with ermine. There Is an Imitation ermine that is very pretty and quite cheap. Cut double lapels and cuffs from this fur, and if you cannot buy a readymade muff shape one over a large baking powder box. For the muff use layer after layer of wool wadding, then crinoline and haircloth, and finally the fur. The hat la a pudding bag of blue rl old-tim- WASHINGTON THE SOLDIER. MARTHA WASHINGTON, Mr. Ford supports his claimi llsh. by numerous citations from original documents. the student of his personality and achievements. When It is remem bered that Fisher Ames characterized Washington addressing the United States senate as an allegory in which virtue personified was admonishing those she would make her votaries, it is not surprising that we who live one hundred years afterward should have come to consider this man in much the same light. However, the close student of his career will not fail to appreciate the remarkable human element in Washington and also recognize that he was subject to the same passions and had some of the faults that characterize the public men of today. While studying his personality and work at close range and the consequent humanizing of so majestic a historical figure, the result assuredly will De to bring him nearer the people and render his Influence on American citizenship and good morals the more vital and impressive. It may be said of Washington as was said of Louis Phll-llpHe had no youth; he was born a man. e: j j j j wherefores of the various articles on It always the subject of marriage. sets me wondering what manner of peoplo they must be who look no further for their authority than the frivolous gossip of the day, who never take the trouble to go down into the heart of Nature and the Impulses that govern humanity, to find out why things are. Now somebody cornea forward and publishes statistics of marriage In the various cities, and bewails the fact that the proportion Is in some places much greater than In others. Then they sigh and mourn over It, and really fall to wondering what we all are coming to. There seems very little In the situation to wall over, for marrying and giving In marriage Is going on every day, and there is no good reason to suppose that the end of this Is anywhere near. Courting la Just as delicious nowadays as It was a hundred years tgo, carping critics to the conThe prospect trary notwithstanding. of a little home of their own is Just as alluring as It was to our forefathers, and, everything taken Into consideration, It is not much more difficult to maintain a family now than It was then. There are always foes to fight, contingencies to provide against, always chances of disappointments; but in the main the sweet old story gets told with quite as much sentiment as are just as hard ever, the good-byto say, and the welcome Juet is warm. It seems to me that people might ba a great deal better employed than In worrying over the decadence of matrimony. Every article of this sort that Is put Into print is read by some ona whom It may discourage or fill with forebodings. Tbla sort of literature Is bringing about the very condition of affairs that It deplores, and morea the pity that those who engage In It ara unable to see the mischief they are Gan. Washington's Flrafture. Gen. Washington was fond of cards and billiards, usually with small stakes. His diary s'hows that he lost fully as often as he won at both games. He was also fond of fishing and hunting, the theater and the rlrcus. Music, He always lived too, charmed him.well and while president he employed a steward and fourteen lower servants. He gave public dinners once a week, broadcloth with bow of taffeta. and his table was well supplied. In reading Washington favored works on agriculture and military science, though there were historical books, besides poems and novels by standard authors In his library. makes yellow a favorite. The aklrt was made of yellow crepe, trimmed with panels of pale yellow lace. The waist was made of yellow ami white striped silk In tones that were almost alike. The lining of the crepe skirt was a thin yellow muslin, looking almost like silk. This same material lined the lace yoke and sleeves. The stock and belt were of striped yellow silk ribbon that exactly matched the dress material. The sleeves had big puffs of yellow and white striped silk. Yellow rosea or white chrysanthemums look well with this gown. RtjrlM In Bummer Fabric. The counters and the windows of the shops are now crowded with the latest Imported and domestic fabric for midsummer. Brilliant effects continue to reign. Ioppy decorations are numbered among the daintiest for organdies. The organdies this season have a bit of stiffening In them. The plalu backgrounds are besprinkled with gay blossoms and they are as well striped. Scarlet popples are found on maze backgrounds, purple ones embellish the black muslin, and the yellow flower of sleep is seen on vivid leaf green. Ducks of all kinds, both white and colored, are found In the most fascinating designs. Dresden patterns will be very fashionable, and the polka dot returns this year as a novelty. Rose designs on barred and dotted muslins are most alluring. Plaid ginghams will hold their own, as will also striped dimities and percales. It is a bit early yet to forecast modes, but everything points to raffled skirts, full bodices, and even smaller sleeves than are now worn. Skirts will be tied bark close over the hips, and they will Btand out a bit at the bottom. Skirts will be longer and all the fullness gathered in a few inches at the back. Belts, and especially ribbon belts, will be a feature of summer modes. Sashes will also decorat the more elaborate organdies. Didn't Want th Klndnrsa. Will you lend me a quid. Charlie Jack? Im awfully hard up. a lacs edge and a big Jack Certainly, old man. Here y-are. Charlie "Thanks, awfully. I can never SHU repay yonr kindness. ropnlan Marring Jack "Oh, hang the kindness! ReIt la alwaya Interesting, said woman of wde experience, pay the quid, and I'll be satisfied. middle-age- d sms the whyi and to read up . Tld-Bll- s. |