“Your  namo,  If  you  pleaso?”  said  Mrs.  Van 
Kirk,  liavltig  for  a  while  measured  lior  visitor 
with  a  glance  of  mild  scrutiny. 
“  Ilalfdan  Blerk." 
“  Kalt-dan  It - ,  how  do  you  spell  that?" 
“  U-j-e-r-k." 
“  H-Jerk.  Well,  but  I  mean,  what  Is  your  namo 
In  English  7" 
Ilalfdan  looked  blank,  and  blushed  to  his  ears. 
“  I  wish  to  know,”  continued  the  lailj%  energet¬ 
ically,  evidently  anxious  to  help  him  out,  “what 
your  name  would  mean  In  plain  English.  It-Jork— 
It  certainly  must  mean  something.” 
“  lljiu’k  Is  a  tree— a  lilrch  ti’eo.” 
“  Very  well,  lurch  -t  hat  Is  a  very  respectable 
name.  A  nd  your  tb’st  name  •  What  did  you  say 
that  was  7" 
“  Il-a-l-f-d-a-n.” 
“  Half  Dan  1  Why  not  a  wholo  Dan,  and  bo 
done  wllli  It?  Dan  DIrch,  or  rather,  Daniel  lurch  ? 
Indeed,  t.hat  sounds  (piltc  Christian.” 
“  As  you  please,  madam,”  faltered  tho  victim, 
looking  very  unhappy. 
“  You  will  pardon  my  straightforwardness,  won't 
you  7  U-,|crk.  1  could  never  prououuco  that,  you 
know." 
“  Whatever  may  be  agreeable  to  you,  madam, 
will  be.  sure  to  please  me.’’ 
“  That  Is  vt:ry  well  said.  Anil  you  will  llnd  that 
It  always  pays  to  try  to  please  me.  And  y« ui  wtsh 
(uleiieh  music?  It  you  have  no  uhjeellon,  I  will 
call  my  oldest  ilaiighter.  .*<110  Is  an  excellent  Judge 
of  music,  and  11  your  playing  meets  with  her  ap¬ 
proval,  I  will  engage  you,  as  my  husband  sug¬ 
gests.  not  to  D^ach  Kdith,  you  UndcrsUind,  but  my 
youngest  child,  i.’lara.” 
Ilalfdan  bowed  assent,  and  Mrs.  Van  Kirk  rust¬ 
led  out  into  the  hall,  where  she  rang  a  bell,  and 
rc-ontcred.  A  servant  In  Ircss-coat  appeared  and 
again  vanished  as  iu)lseles.sly  as  ho  had  come.  To 
our  Norseman  there  was  something  weird  and 
uucaniiy  about  llie.se  silent  entranee.s  ami  exits; 
he  could  hardly  repress  a  .shudder.  He  had  been 
aceustomed  to  hear  the  ela  tter  nr  peoplo’s  heels 
upon  the  bare  floors,  as  they  approaehed,  and  tho 
audlVileei’esee/idoor  their  roolalcpsgavoono  warn¬ 
ing,  and  prevented  ari.v  one  Iroin  belug  taken  by 
.surprise.  While  absorbed  In  these  rellections.  Ids 
senses  must  have  been  pait.ly  dormant;  for  Just 
then  Miss  Killl.h  Van  Kirk  entered,  uuUoraldedby 
anything  but  a  hovering  perfume,  the  eiTect  of 
which  wa,s  to  lull  him  still  deeper  Luto  ids  won¬ 
dering  abstraction. 
“Air.  lurch,” said  Mrs.  Van  Kirk,  “this  Is  my 
daughter  Miss  Kdith,"  and  as  Ilalfdan  sprang  to 
his  feet  and  howed  with  visible  embarrassment, 
she  continued: 
“Edith,  this  Is  Mr.  Daniel  lUrch,  whom  your 
father  has  sent  hen;  to  know  if  ho  would  bo  serv¬ 
iceable  a.s  a  music  teacher  for  Chu  a..  And  now, 
dear,  you  will  have  to  decide  about  tho  merits  of 
Mr.  Birch.  1  don’t  know  enough  about  music  to 
be  anything  of  a  judge." 
“  If  .Mr.  Birch  will  be  kind  enough  to  play,"  said 
Miss  EtUMi,  with  a  l.angiild  musical  Intonation,  “I 
shall  ho  happy  to  listen  to  him.” 
Ilalldan  .silently  signillcd  his  wllllngnc.ss  and 
followed  the  ladles  to  a  smaller  apartment  which 
was  separated  from  the  drawing-room  by  folding 
doors.  1’ho  apparition  of  tho  beautiful  young  glii 
who  was  walking  at  hts  .side  had  suddenly  filled 
have  a  forDine  to  dress  well,  and  If  cheap  goods  ] 
have  not  tho  qu.Ully  of  tho  more  expensive,  they 
make  up  with  quite  as  much  st  ylo. 
Cloaks- 
The  favorite  style  In  cloaks  Is  very  long ;  some 
almost  touch  tho  bottom  of  the  dre.ss.  Eor  winter 
wear  the  Olga,  designed  by  Emllo  lingar.  Is  tho 
most  stylish  and  comfortable  thing  we  sa  w.  It  Is 
made  of  soft  beaver  cloth,  very  long,  and  I, rimmed 
around  the  collar,  cuffs  and  imekela  with  braid  of 
mammoth  width  and  studded  with  enormous 
buttons.  Price,  A  very  elegant  cloak  of 
black  BlcUllenne  and  black  velvet,  ornamented 
with  pasHcmcntorlc  and  Imtlous,  mandarin 
sleeves.  This  chiak  reaches  almost  to  tho  feet 
and  Is  of  ITngar  design.  Price,  f'<!sri,  Olrenlars 
arc  going  to  be  very  much  worn  this  season.  In 
light  and  dai'k  cloths,  costing  from  |50  to  $75. 
Our  llluatratlou  l.s  of  a  I.adles  Street.  Costume. 
The  cugraving  fully  Illustrates  the  graceful  ouU 
line  of  a  recent  cloak  design,  which  has  a  loose 
front,  while  the  back  Ls  made  half-fitting  by  the 
Introduetlon  of  a  CRnter-seam  which  Ls  tUsf;ontln- 
ued  a  short  dlstanoc  from  the  bottom  of  I  he  gar¬ 
ment.  It  IS  long,  and  while  ample  enough  to  llo 
smfKrthly  over  t  ho  dr:ipery  of  the  costume,  dJ.s- 
closes  a  row  of  wide  TIton  braid.  A  deep,  round 
collar,  covererl  with  the  braid,  t.mclrelos  the  neck  I 
while  from  each  shoulder  descends  a  strip  of  braid, 
the  two  forming  a  deep  point  which  extonrts 
nearly  to  the  bottotn  of  the  cloak.  Tho  full 
sleeves  are  trimmed  to  correspond  with  tlie  lower 
edges,  and  a  single  widt  h  of  llic  trimming  Is  used 
to  simulate  a  large  square  pockot.-lnp.  1’he  trout 
clo.ses  with  pu.s.vcnn'n/f'r/e  frogs  from  the  neck  to 
tho  bottom,  and  the  imtteru  to  the  clo.ak  Is  No. 
457.S,  prloo  tti  cents. 
The  dress  worn  heneath  la  In  ‘  Princess’  stylo, 
and  Is  lifted  at  each  sldi;  of  the  front  by  a  single 
dart,  and  at  the  back,  which  is  short,  hy  a  seam 
at  the  centoi'.  The  front  and  back  arc  connected 
by  an  undcr-arm  gore,  Ihrongh  which  another 
dart  e.xtcnds  fiX)m  t  he  arm’s-eyo  to  thn  top  of  a 
long,  pointed  pocket  with  a  pointed  lap,  A  puff, 
to  which  a  full  sklrt-portlou  Is  attached,  overlies 
tho  lower  portion  of  the  hack,  both  tho  puiT  and 
skirl  being  gathered  at  1  heir  upper  edges  to  form 
runics.  The  sleeve  Is  quite  wide  at  tho  wrist,  the 
outside  seam  flaring  outward  from  below  tho 
elbow  and  belug  hdtopen.  A  military  collarcoiu- 
pletes  fhe  ncek,  and  tho  front  closes  with  button¬ 
holes  and  buttons.  No  decoration,  e.xcept  pipings 
of  tho  material,  Is  used.  •  Faoi.tc. 
Yes,  Tom’s  the  best  fellow  that  ever  you  knew. 
.Inst  listen  to  this; 
tVlien  thn  old  mill  took  fire  and  tho  flooring  fell 
thnnmli, 
And  I  with  it  helpless,  there  full  in  my  view, 
Whnf  do  yon  think  niy  ryes  saw  tUrinofh  the  tire, 
Tli.at  crept  aloru.',  crept  along,  iiigbrr  and  uigUcr, 
But  Kobin,  iny  baby-lmy,  laughing  to  see' 
The  HliluiJi^r  ?  Ho  luusl  have  cotnc  tlinrn  after  me. 
Toddled  along  from  the  eottagis  without 
Any  one’s  lulssiug  him.  Thou,  what  a  shouU- 
Oh  !  how  I  shouted,  "  For  tleaven’s  Hiikn,  men. 
Saw  llttin  Kohlii  f"  Again  and  again 
They  tried,  hut  lUr  Ore  kept  thoiii  hack  like  a  wall. 
I  eniild  hear  Them  go  nt  it,  and  at  it,  and  call, 
’•  Neviw  uilud.  baby,  sit  still  like  a  man, 
Wn’rr  coming  to  get  j'on  as  fost  as  we  can.” 
They  could  iiol  seo  him.  hut  1  could;  he  sat 
Still  on  a  beam,  his  little  straw  hat 
Carnfnlly  |>laced  hy  Me  side,  and  Ms  eyes 
Stared  at  th«niinio  witli  a  baby's  surprise. 
Palm  and  un<;nnp<!ioUH,  ns  nearer  it  cret't. 
The  roar  of  Ibn  lire  up  alsjve  uiust  have  kept 
Thn  sound  of  his  mother’s  voice  shrieking  his  name 
From  reaching  tho  child.  But  /  heard  it.  It  camo 
Again  imd  again.  ()  (tod,  what  a  cry  ! 
1’he  axes  went  faster,  I  saw  tho  sparks  fly 
When;  the  ttU'U  worked  like  ligeni,  nor  iiillKliiig  tho 
heat 
Thai  scorched  thorn— wheu,  Buddculy,  there  at  their 
foot, 
Tho  great  hoaiiis  ioapod  in  -they  saw  liiiii  then  crash, 
Down  rami'  the  wall !  Tho  men  made  a  dash— 
Jumpod  out  of  tho  way  and  i  thought 
“  All’s  up  with  poor  Uohin,”  und  hrouglit 
Slowly  thn  arm  that  was  least  tiiirt  to  liido 
Tin;  sight  of  ihe  child  llioro,  when  swift,  at  my  side, 
Homo  one  rtisUcd  hy,  and  went  right  through  the  flame 
Straight  as  a  dart,  caught  tho  child  and  then  came 
Back  with  him— <;hoking  and  crying,  but  saved  ! 
Saved  safe  and  souud  ! 
Oh,  how  tho  men  raved, 
Shontnd,  and  erjod,  and  hurrahed  !  1'beii  they  all 
Kushod  at  the  work  again,  lest  the  buck  wall 
Whore  I  was  lying,  awa.\  from  the  tire, 
fjhouUI  fall  In  aud  bury  mo. 
Dll!  you’d  admire 
1'o  SCO  Uohii)  now,  he’s  ns  bright  as  a  dime, 
!)oei>  111  soiiir  iiiiechicf,  too,  most  of  the  time ; 
Tom,  it  was,  saved  him !  Now  isn’t  it  true 
Tom’s  Ihe  host  fellow  that  ever  you  knew  ? 
There's  Hohin  now— see  he's  strong  as  a  log— 
And  there  comes  Tom,  too— 
Yes,  Tom  was  oiir  dog. 
If  'on.it/inrc  Fen  (mere  IVoolnon 
[Continued  from  page  .’iSf.J 
.\T  half-puHt  four  o’clock  In  the  afternoon,  ll.alf- 
rlan  found  himself  Htanding:  In  a  larpe,  dlnily- 
llKhlctl  drawifiK-rLioni,  whose  brilliant  uphol8ter.v, 
luxurious  carpota  and  fantaBtlcally-twlstedfurul- 
ture,  dtizzlcd  and  bewildered  hw  senses.  All  wiw 
so  slraiiKe,  so  strange ;  nowhere  a  familiar  object 
to  give  r(;st  to  the  we.'irlcd  nyo.  Wherever  ho 
looked  he  saw  hlsshabblly-altlrcdllgurc  repeated 
In  the  long  crystal  mlrroi’s,  and  ho  became  im- 
(;omfortably  consclou.s  of  his  tliread-baro  coat,  his 
uncouth  btaito,  and  tin*  general  Incongruity  of  his 
appearance.  With  every  moment  his  tineaslnesa 
grew;  and  he  was  vaguely  considering  the  prt>- 
prhHy  of  a  precipitate,  flight.,  when  tho  rustle  of  a 
dpeas  at  tho  farther  end  of  the  room  startled  him 
and  a  small,  plump  lady,  of  a  daliitlly-ex(ptl.slLe 
form,  swept  up  toward  hlin,  gave  a  slight  Inclina¬ 
tion  of  her  head  and  sank  down  Into  an  easy  chair. 
••  You  are  Mr. - ,  the  Norwegian,  who  wishes 
to  give  music,  lessons?”  she  said,  holding  a  pair 
of  gold-framed  eye-glasses  up  to  her  (lyos,  and 
running  over  the  nul  c  which  she  held  lu  her  hand. 
It  read  as  follows : 
Dear  Martha:— Tho  bearer  of  this  note  Isa 
young  Norwegian— 1  forgot  to  aiicertiilu  hts  name 
•a  friend  of  Olson’s,  lie  wtshoa  to  teach  music. 
If  you  can  hi;lp  the  poor  devil  and  give  him  somo- 
Ihlng  to  do,  yon  will  oblige,  yours,  u.  v.  k. 
Mrs.  V'an  Kirk  witscvhleutly,  by  at  least  twenty 
years,  her  husband’s  Junior,  and  apparently  not 
very  far  advanced  In  the  forties.  Iter  blonde  hair, 
which  was  freshly  l■rlln|)cd,  fell  lightly  over  her 
smootJi,  narrow  forehead ;  lusr  nose,  month  and 
chin  had  a  neat  dlsiliietucss  of  outltuc,  her  com- 
ph;.vlon  was  either  ual.urnlly  or  artliicially  perfect, 
and  her  eyes,  which  were  of  tho  purest  blue,  Imd, 
owing  to  i.lielr  ncnr-slgbtedncss,  a  certain  pinched 
and  scrutinizing  loot.  This  look,  which  was 
AVlthout  the  allglile.st  touch  of  sovorlty,  IrullcaUng 
merely  a  lively  degreo  of  lulcresl.,  was  fiBther 
tiinpliaalzed  li,y  throe  small  perpendicular  wrluk- 
1(!H,  which  detqicneil  and  again  rclaxial  according 
to  the  varying  InleiisUy  of  observation  sho  be¬ 
stowed  iqion  the  object  which  for  tho  time  en¬ 
gaged  her  alttniMou. 
PASHION  NOTES. 
New  York,  Nov.  17,  1870. 
Nowadays  ui  seleetlng  material  for  a  costume  a 
Lady  seldom  limits  heisolf  lo  om;  )»artlcular  kind 
of  fabric  ;  on  the  contrary',  If  she  wishes  to  con¬ 
form  to  Lho  prevailing  mode— and  what  lady  does 
not? -she  will  comhlne  her  plain  matorlal  with 
striped,  plaidcd  or  bro;!;tded  good-A,  tJio  ((Uiillty 
and  texluri'  or  whn  li  ;iredeu'rmlin;d  by  her  Indi¬ 
vidual  prererenci!  for  quiet  or  decided  contrasts. 
Nearly  all  the  new  goods  arc  preseuled  with  a 
vluw  to  eonlrasts  and  eombluatlons,  and  the  same 
colors  art;  nh;Aervahln  In  silts  and  woohms,  though 
a  similarity  of  tints  Is  not  considered  iieces.sary  In 
conslrneilng  a  fashionable  costume.  Dark  Invisi¬ 
ble  shades  of  green,  bluo  and  gray,  together  with 
deep  claret  aud  plum  tints,  uretliR  le.adlng  hues 
for  house,  street  and  visiting  costumes,  while  for 
ovonlDg-woar  wc  have  eardliial-nal,  KUpuI,  and 
cascade  green,  ii.ale  hlueaml  delleale  pink.  Bla(.;k 
Is,  as  ever,  a  standard  color,  apjiroprlato  for  any 
time  or  occasion,  but  the  adoption  or  the  dark 
shades  menUonc-d  has  caused  It  to  become  less 
general.  Another  prominent  feature  of  this  sou- 
8on»  dtsplay  hs  tho  high  rank  Of  coniparatlvely 
inexpensive  materials.  Silks,  satins  and  velvets 
are  shown  in  all  their  regal  magnlllccnec,  but  lo 
Buch  an  extent  ha.s  the  manuractnrers’  art  pro- 
gresstai  that  eashinero,  vig<>one,  iU‘  Imjp  and  bas- 
ket-dot.h  are  now  blended  lu  eostumes  composed 
in  part  of  those  elegant  inaLcrluLs. 
Dress  Cootie- 
In  dress  goods  we  ilnd  tho  silk  and  wool  rtn- 
mnsse,  wltli  palm  leaf  pattern,  forty-eight  inches 
wide,  for  $3  to  $5  a  yard,  comprl.slng  all  the  new 
shades.  Basket  elnlh.s  are  still  jiopular,  and  are 
sold  at  prices  ranging  from  to  fs.  Plain  camera 
hair  In  allgrade.s  and  shades,  from  $l.&u  to  $8  a 
yard.  Cainers  Viair  suitable  for  dolmans,  In  as¬ 
sorted  colors,  from  $*2  lo  f i  a y'ard.  Paiiaiiia  cloths, 
In  variegated  stripes,  can  be  had  at  from  f  1.5o  to 
S2  a  yard.  Cashmenis  are  always  fashionable. 
Tliere  are  lOO  dlflcrent  shades  lu  i.;aslunere  and 
the  prices  vary  Irom  seventy-live  cents  to  $1.50  a 
yard;  the  latter  Is  forty-eight  Inches  wide.  All- 
wool  brocatcilcs  come  lu  scveuieeu  dlfTcrcut 
shades,  and  prices  that  vaiy  from  slxty-five  cents 
to  $1.  Diagonals,  Knickerbockers,  cheviot  suit¬ 
ings,  camel’s  hair  clotlis,  serges,  empress  and  mo¬ 
hairs  are  still  la  demand,  and  satlne  Is  again  rep¬ 
resented.  There  Is  no  difference  in  the  prices 
since  lust  season. 
P'ur  clotli,  a  new  goods,  looking  like  corduroy 
and  made  of  silk  and  camels  hair.  Is  very  stylllsh 
for  travelling  and  costs  from  $l  to  jl.oO  a  yard. 
There  Is  an  increased  demand  for  plaids  this  year 
and  the  designs  are  more  pronounced  than  here¬ 
tofore.  The  beautiful  Scotch  plaids  that  once 
were  the  rage  are  again  on  the  counters  at  prices 
ranging  Irom  fifty  cents  lo  $2  in  double  widths. 
A  new  thing  in  ca,shmei  e  I.A  a  small  check.  In  all 
colors  and  black,  sold  at  $1.50  a  yard.  It  Is  very 
neat.  Cheap  dress  goods  are  slu^wu  in  all  styles 
and  colors.  ’L’herc  ts  tlic  diagonal  .sergi;  for  twenty- 
five  cents  a  yard  and  the  Imperial  serge  at  the 
same  price.  A  very  good  camels  hair  Is  offered 
for  tliU’ty  cents  a  yard,  and  an  Imperfect  serge 
for  Ihlrty-ilvc  and  forty  cents;  plaids,  In  mixed 
goods,  at  iwcnly-llve  and  forty  cents  tne  yard;  a 
new  goods,  called  centennial  slrlpe,  and  French 
balmoral  skirtings,  for  thirty-seven  and  a  half 
cents.  By  this  It  will  be  seen  that  one  need  not 
STltlOJ'Tr' 
