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JULY M 
THE BUBAL MEW-V0B5CIB 
DESCRIPTION OF CUTS 
tern—especially It they use tor the trimmings of 
the skirt a little ot the same material, either as 
hlas-hands or as pleats dividing a flounce at regu¬ 
lar distances. 
AmoDg the silk tissues suitable to Summer 
toilets, surah, In all colors, Is employed In prefer¬ 
ence to all others—hlaclc surah tor elegant under¬ 
skirts ; handsomer and thicker twilled surah lor 
mantles; similar surah, In black or colors, lor 
costumes, In combination with light woolen or 
with figured materials. 
The next moment he lound hlmsell standing 
lace to lace with Cousin Kate. 
How supremely lovely she looked! A flush was 
on her cheeks—a brilliant sparkle lu hor eyes. 
“ Why, Frank !" she ejaculated, holding out her 
hand, “liow you startled mol* 1 have not seen 
•you lor an age 1 Naughty boy! why did you not 
come and oiler your congratulations? Is It be¬ 
cause Miss Seion has tho monopoly of your time? 1 ’ 
Then, without walling tor Frank to make her 
any reply—which in good truth he was too agl- 
, tated and confused to do—she went on quickly: 
“See; this delightful waltz is nearly over; but 
we shall have just time for one more turn round 
the room. Come.” 
“ And before he knew where he was or what had 
happened, he found that vl3ton of beauty reclin¬ 
ing in his arms—her soft touch upon his shoulder 
her warm breath upon his neck. 
Then, with a crash, the music ceased; the waltz 
was over. 
PantlDg, flushed, and smiling, never, Frank 
thought, had bis beautiful cousin looked so lovely, 
and at the same time came the agonizing thought 
that she was lost to him for over—a double barrier 
stood between them. 
“ But was it really too late ?” he asked himself. 
“ Was there not time even now to change the cur¬ 
rent of the future?” 
Ills brain felt dizzy. The Image of his betrothed 
rose up before his mental vision, but he resolutely 
put her from his thoughts. 
*• Kate,” he said, hurriedly, in tones of suppress¬ 
ed passion, « You were, I think, about to leave the 
room when I encountered you. Will you accept 
my escort?” 
She placed her hand upon his arm; he felt It 
flutter as It rested there. Was she, too, thinking 
ot and regretting the Irrevocable? 
He drew aside the velvet curtain, and they en¬ 
tered the ante-room together. He looked around 
It quickly, and gave a sigh of relief upon finding 
the apartment empty. 
“For wnorn was that sigh?” asked Cousin Kate, 
hair In earnest, hall In jest. 
“ For you!” he answered, In a voice hoarse with 
suppressed vehemence; and then, carried away 
by the Intensity of his passion, he, In a torrent of 
burning words, poured out the story of his over¬ 
whelming love. 
In vain she tried to check his speech. His pent- 
up love had burst Its bounds and carried all be¬ 
fore It. 
*■ Don’t refuse me, Kate,” he said, almost choked 
with emotion, ** don't refuse me! Put aside me 
past! He mine 1 be mine! 
“ Not a word mot e! Remember I am pledged to 
another!” 
“ Frank, are you mad or dreaming ? Let me go. 
If you loved mo as you say you do, why did you 
ask Kate Seton to bo your wife ?” 
“ That can be easily explained. It had Its origin 
in a mistake. Yes—I repeat lt--a mistake. The 
offer of marriage which she received was intended 
for you; but by some mischance—how It can have 
happened I know not—the letter was placed In 
the wrong envelope. But I do not love her—1 cannot 
love her. I have tried hard to do so, hut the affec¬ 
tions will not yield themselves subservient to me 
will!” 
These last sentences fell like me knell of doom 
upon me ears or poor Kate Seion. On returning 
from the dressfog-icorn she found to her surprise 
that Frank was uot where she had left him. Feel¬ 
ing pained a lime, but far from guessing at me 
truth, the Idea naturally occurred to her to draw 
aside the curtain and peep into me ball-room. 
Then she felt her heart cease Its pulsations—a 
suffocating sensation filled her throat— her file’s 
blood seemed to turn to lcc—for, despite his prom¬ 
ise, Frank was dancing with his cousin; and 
worse still, she could read in his whole expression 
that Frank loved the girl he was then clasping in 
his arms. 
Blinded, heart-broken, Kate groped her way to 
the dressing-room close by, it was unoccupied, 
but she knew It not. There was a large arm-chair 
near the door, and Into this Bhe sank, almost. If 
not qul'e, Insensible. Bhe struggled hard with 
the awful faintness which oppressed her, for she 
had now but one desire: to keep out of Frank’s 
way—to get home unpercelved. 
Of Frank’s passionate declaration of love she 
had heard or comprehended little. But she re¬ 
gained possession of her faculties in tlmo to hear 
those concluding sentences, which explained how 
It was she had received the letter which had filled 
her breast with so much joy. 
A scream rose to her Ups: but with an effort she 
subdued It, and summoning all her strength, she 
left the dressing-room by another door. 
Some Utile time afterwards Frank was Informed 
mat Miss Seton, who hud been suddenly taken 
very ill, had gone home, attended by Mrs. Abbott's 
maid. She had desired her hostess to say nothing 
about her departure even to Frank Drayton. But 
Mrs. Abbott had not thought fit to obey her in this 
particular. 
“ She has heard all!” was his first thought. “ I 
will follow her at once.” 
On reaching the residence of Mr. Seton, a ser¬ 
vant said, In reply to Ills Inquiries, that Miss Seton 
was indeed very 111, and could see no one, in the 
expectation that Mr. Drayton would caU, she had 
left a note for him, 
Frank's hand trembled as he broke the seal, for 
he felt gifiliy and ashamed. 
The letter contained only these words: 
” FareweU! AU Is over between us ! Most un¬ 
willingly 1 overheard some ot the conversaUon 
which passed to-night between you and your cou¬ 
sin Kate. You have used me cruelly; but as I see 
I am myself lu some degree to blame, I forgive 
you lor all you have made me suffer. Here la your 
ring and the letter which was never Intended to 
reach my hands, You are free i My only aim now 
will be to forget you—my only hope that I shall 
never see you again!” 
A pang of remorse—or was It some other feeling? 
—shot through his heart as be read these touch- 
NO. 231.— BASKET FOR EGGS. 
A round card-board box about 22 Inches in cir¬ 
cumference is used for the foundation; It Is lined 
with moss-green cashmere. The cover for the 
outside Is composed ot a band of looped knitting, 
worked with shaded moss and bright green wool, 
as foUows: Cast on twenty-four stitches, knit the 
first row. 
RESULT FROM MISTAKE. 
CHAPTER III. 
(Continued from page 45P.) 
“But I can’t help feeling just a little jealous of 
her when I mink about It,” added Kate, naively; 
“ and so, Frank, 1 wa nt you to make nffe apromlse. 
You will not refuse, though I know you will call 
me silly. Do promlso!” 
A few descriptions of 
modern toilets, however, will give a better Idea of 
such combinations than any general remarks. 
A pretty walking toilet Is of heliotrope-colored 
cashmere. The round skirt Is pleated lengthwise, 
and upon the left side the pleats are commenced 
from the waist. The tunic, very much looped up 
upon that side, comes down to the edge of the 
skirt; the trimming Is composed of a scarf of 
surah to match. Bodice with a basque, fori olng a 
peak behind and In front; a scarf ot surah very 
flnely pleated finishes the bodice, and appears to 
join it. on to tho skirt. The front of the bodice is 
trimmed with a drapery of surah, which forms a 
full chemisette pleated at the waist. 
Another toilet la of woolen crape of a rosy gray, 
called “ aahe3 ot roses.” The skirt, of rose-col¬ 
ored surah, Is pleated all the way down lu very fine 
pleats; the tabller, very much draped, la looped 
up very high at the sides, so as to leave almost 
all the skirt visible; the bodice with deep basques 
forms a coat at the back; the front Is put on with 
2nd Row: insert the right-hand pin into the first 
loop of next row, turn the wool three times over 
the pin and round the forefinger, draw all three 
loops through in the ordinary way, knit one Re¬ 
peat to the end of the row. 
3rd Row: Knit plain, talcing the three loops of 
last row as one stitch; the second and third rows 
are repeated until you have worked 22 inches, 
when cast oft. join round, sew neatly to the out¬ 
ride or the box. The Inside of the box must be 
half filled with wadding before putting in the lin¬ 
ing. 
For the moss which fills the inside take single 
Berlfo wool of the same shades, cast on twenty 
stitches, and knit la strips of platu knitting; 
steam the strips over boiling water, then dry 
thoroughly, cut oil’ iho stitches along one side, 
and unravel ihe work to within about three 
stitches of the other side; sew this mossy fringe 
In bunches along the sides and at the bottom. 
This will form a useful addition to the breakfast- 
tablo, as It will keep eggs warm for some time. 
No. 234.—PINCUSHION. 
Cut an octagon or stout card-board, and cover it 
with dark olive velvet. Take a round card-board ; 
box (a piper-collar box will answer very well), 
cover It with olive satlu, ornamented with a band ' 
of crosr-slltch embroidery, worked with crimson 
silk; sew it firmly to the uctagon, make a cushion 
exactly to fit the box, cover it with velvet, cover 
a small pill-box with velvet and sew It to the 
centre ot the cushion This serves as a thimble- 
case. A gold cord is placed at the edge of tho 
cushion and also round the thlmble-ease. 
No. 232.— duessfor nrrr.K gikl from fockto ffve | 
years of age. 
Tho dress Is ot pink batiste, trimmed with loops T 
Fig. 234. 
What Is It, Kate ?” 
Y’ou remember, of course, that we have prom¬ 
ised to attend Mrs. Abbot’s party on Thursday 
next. Your cousin Kato will be there. Now, I 
want you to promise me that you will not dance 
with her—not even once. I feel that I could not 
bear to see her In your arms 1” 
For a moment FraDk hesitated. But there was 
no resisting the pleading of his companion, 
“ It Is very arbitrary of you, little one, to wish 
to shut me out trorn the society ot my charmfog 
cousin, ami I am not sure that I ought to comply 
with your request, still, as you wish It so much, 
let It he so. I promise.” 
Poor Kate was delighted with her success. 
* How far she was from suspecting the real motive 
which had swayed her lover: But the time was 
coming when she would be rudely awakened from 
s. her blissful dream, and when all that had been 
hidden from her knowledge, would come upon her 
\\N ' with relentless force! 
CHAPTER IV. 
Mrs. Abbott’s parties were Invariably brilliant 
and successful, so as a natural consequence they 
caused no ordinary amount ot pleasurable excite¬ 
ment With the solitary exception ot Frank 
Drayton, all the Invited guests were looking for¬ 
ward with the keenest delight to the evening’s en¬ 
joyment. He, however, was by no means in the 
mood for taking part in such festivities. During 
the week just elapsed he had found the task of 
playing the lover lur more Irksome than he had 
Imagined It possible for It to be. Kate’s perfect 
faith In him touched him deeply; but at the same 
-me, her many innocent mam festal Ions of affeo- 
tlon palled upon him. How forcibly he telt the 
wisdom ot the old Athenian snge. who, when asked 
what was the most ungracious thing in the world, 
replied —unwelcoftie caresses. 
no. 233. 
a waistband; a basque ot putted surah Is applied 
on to the basque at the back; the plain sleeves 
have at the top small puffings of surah ; chemis¬ 
ette of puffed point d’esprlt tulle. 
Again, a pretty summer toilet for the country Is 
of satin foulard with shaded dots. The skirt is 
trimmed round tho bottom with a deep and very 
fine fluting, headed with a full gathered puffing— 
this trimming Is repeated twice: jacket-bodice 
with a scarf put on about the hips, upoD the basque 
Itself, and finished in a large bow over the basque 
at the back; very tight sleeves. 
Lastly, a vlsltlng-tollet. is ol Uclien-colored ben- 
galtne. The lower edge or the skirt Is trimmed 
with satin to match; a deep net-work of heads to 
match ornaments the outline of the skirt; this 
network Is headed with a drapery er bengallne, 
which is joined on to the bodice, made jacket 
fashion, and with a waistband In front; the neck 
is trimmed round with a bead fringe, forming a 
necklace. 
Oneot the prettiest fabrics of the season is 
called “ nun’s veiling.” It Is a very light semi¬ 
transparent material, which combines very effec¬ 
tively wltn brocaded silk or satin. 
Thus a very elegant costume is composed of 
heliotrope-colored nun’s veiling and satin of the 
same color. The front of the skirt Is sntrred; on 
each side Is a robing formed of four pleats of 
satin. The bodice. In the shape of a deep Jacket, 
is made of satin with passemanterle brandeborgs 
of the same color ; round the neck, a double ruche 
of point d'esprit tulle coming down Into a quilled 
ruffle down the front of tho bodice. Round the 
bottom of the front part of the skirt there are two 
narrow flounces of ruche satin. 
of ribbon and lace: cavalier collar and cuffs of em¬ 
broidered muslin. There are many kinds of ma¬ 
terial suitable for this tasty, little suit; it will 
not necessarily require the use ot the batiste. 
No. 235.—Bonnet of fancy straw, trimmed with 
cream lace, garnet satin ribbon, deep crimson and 
tea-roses, and gold dagger. 
Care of Children.— The mother of several 
children says: “I devoted myself to the charge 
or my nursery; I attended In person to the physi¬ 
cal and mental needs of my young children. The 
work was laborious, but it has repaid me. They 
are healthy, brave, honest and frank; they are 
cursed with Done ot the small vices contracted by 
Intimate Intercourse with persons of inferior Intel¬ 
ligence; and they are self-sustaining at an early 
period. Neither pert nor precocious, they ripen 
early to Judgment and common-sense, and I be¬ 
lieve that the careful tillage of my own little field 
has produced a harvest worth the labor.” 
FIO. 232. 
No 233.—Hat for Little Girl.—The hat Is of fawn- 
colored chip, trimmed with satin ribbon. The 
milliner’s windows reveal this style of hat In dif¬ 
ferent colors and varied trimmings. It Is particu¬ 
larly adapted to the young miss, befog becoming 
to almost all faces. 
Fig. 235. 
“ How rough my hair Is!” she exclaimed, with 
a conscious blush, as she caught sight of herself In 
the mirror hanging In the auto-room at Mrs. Ab¬ 
bott’s. “ I really cannot present myself in such 
untidy trim; l must put myself to rights. Walt a 
moment for mo, Frank, I shall be back ngatu di¬ 
rectly ; and remember you have promised uot to 
dance with Cousin Kate.” 
And as she spoke she passed Into the adjoining- 
dressing- ruum. 
The 60ft and droamy strains of a popular waltz 
came upon Frank's ears. A velvet curtain over a 
doorway alone divided him from the apartment In 
which ihe dancing was going on. With an air of 
listless curiosity he drew It slightly on one side; 
as he did so, another hand was laid upon the cur¬ 
tain by someone who was about to quit the ball¬ 
room. 
Mrs. Livermore contends that If mothers would 
train their girls as housekeepers, at the youthful 
period when girls would be delighted to learn, 
they would then take to housekeeping as naturally 
as ducks take to water. She does not recommend, 
however, that Instruction should be confined 
mainly to domestic duties, or that marriage should 
be considered the principal aim of the fair sex 
but advooates a system or broad and liberal tuition 
which will fit women for any of the probable con¬ 
tingencies of fife, render them self-dependent, 
and fully develop their varied faculties. 
FASHION NOTES 
For the comfort of those who regret not to be 
able to wear in Summer, bodices of a material 
different from the skirt may rest content; there 
are yet several combinations which allow of con¬ 
tinuing a fashion above all others economical. 
\\ lfh black or dark-colored skirts, they may wear 
a bodice of black figured sfig or woof. With skirts 
or lighter shades, in self-colors, they can put on a 
bodice of foulard, with a printed or brocaded pat- 
Aothors arc apokeu of as dwelling in attics 
because so few of them are able to live on their 
first story. 
