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W.t.tLiU fa.tJ, 1T1, lTHmn BMBBBBPIHISlKWraJSP OTWH4 VtAs1i 1 iii 1 i 1 i i UnrrTnTi seat This Btyieifl'spo HftRBS, SALTS AND CIDER. FINE FEMININE FASHIONS printed muslin dresses. 'Tho flounce bids fair' to increase in bizb. and nnmber till it brings baok the old time overakirt. Pattern drossos are finished in a knifo plaited Soauish flounce.

The overskirt appears occa sionally already upon an imported dress, falling simply and gracefully. The worst to no feared is that this simplicity will by degrees bo ohanged to tho much draped, exaggerated overdress of some time ago. On morning dresses the flounco is not an objootlon. On a reoont model the wrapper was flmshod with three pinked flounces round bottom, three round wrist of flowing sleeve, while pelerine cape of sir flounces, tied at neck with ribbon was worn ovor the shoulderB. Morning jackets aro mado with vory narrow yokoB, with high, full slooves and blouse fronts bolted in, the collar, cuffs and front edge being finished with button hole stitch.

Separato round waists of all kinds are to be found in the stores ready for the season's advances. Some of these are full on the shoulders and crossed or shirred and plaited. Thoy are made of flannol, muslin or silk and domand a belt, which may bo simply a wido ribbon with a bucklo, wide braid fastened with a rosetto or sash belts with long fringed ends. New street costumes also show many Btyles of round waist, which to some ligureB aro far more becoming than any form of basque. A Buit cut this way has a combination of plain and figured heliotrope challi.

Tho waist, which waa plain on had pieces of the plain laid in upturned folds, extending from the under arm seams and meeting in tho center of tho front. The sleeves of the figured aro full at tho top and close fitting below the elbow. Tho skirt draped slightly on one side has a wide box border of the figured. A broad Empiro belt of the figured is a pretty finish to thia suit A most oharming hat and ono adaptod to harmonize with this Spring design had a circle of littlo tutts of plumage sot round the front of tho brim, with bands of heliotropo velvet, fastened in back with a bow and cream whito lace butterfly. ThiB style of carry, ing the trimming well to tho brim was seen also on tho brim of a laco hat.

Groups of linden green feathers were aet between flutings of black laco and in a crest at the back of the orown. Woman's love of fancy work is one of her most oxoenBive hobbies. The one with no children or with children grown up and out of the way, who is not a great reader and who doea not care particularly about music or painting, has a craze for cushions, tidies and embroidery. Everything in her house is embroiderod the napkina with which you wipe your mouth at her dinner table; tho pillow caaea ou which you sloop; the chair soata on whioh you sit, those and many other things havo passed through hor fin gei'B. Tho large chairs aro tidied all over, bo that a man who has been scolded at homo for rumpling theso Bamo trifles lookB uncomfortable and tries to find a seat without Biich adornmonts.

There aro drawn lace Bquaroa or oblongs on both arms and across the back of tho upholstered pieces. The rattan chairs aro tied and looped with great ribbon bows. Some of these dainty bits, not counting time, cost a pretty aura. Pillow cases with olaborato drawn work or with rows of hand made crochet insertion are completely hidden with pillow shams of still moro elaborate needlework. All this is very fnio, but does it pay? A woman lacks true womanliness who does not love to beautify her homo, but is all this embroidery and superabundance of small fancy covora essential to a beautiful homo? They mean no end of work both in the making and caro of them.

One can Bleep comfortably even if ono'a wife or sister has not spent hours, not only in embroidering his initial in the sheets, but also the blauket, which has a lace edged, turned down cover of linen with his monogram in tho middle and sprays of golden rod in oach corner. It is no extravagance to say there are many women with this craze who can never bo Been without a pieoo of work of aonio kind, noar ly finished, or just begun. No matter how intricato tho pattern they do not hesitato to spend the time necessary. A lady, who had no time to make underclothing for the Industrial Bchool, waa found ono morning poring over the directions for a sofa cuahion cover, which told her "the Gobelin stitelus in old gold, the filling in moss green mado with long Btretchod stitches couched on with tinsel thread, the pattern hues following in dark olive and rising aharply from the bluo frieze ground are inclosed by square shapes in Moorish red, edged with light gray." This was only a small portion of tho very intricate piece of fancy work, yet the lady was beaming with enthusiasm. Tho ciiBhion craze.whon not carried to extreme, is a pleasant ono, for lazy folks and lovers of their ease find good use for them, when lolling in a hammock or stretched out at full lougth.

A steamer chair may bo mado a bed of luxurious comfort by large, soft, sofa pillows. Tho slumber roll, when suited to the chair, invites a five minute nap, which ia often most refreshing, and if your chairs are of the Quoon Anne stylo with wood bottoms, the more big, fat cuahions you have the better your guests and callers will appreciate your liking for fancy work. But let all theso pillows be for use. Nothing is moro ridiculous than a lot of apparently useful articlos round, which, nevertheless, all the family know must not be touched. Often a Bimplo design is quite as pretty as one moro fussy, and indeed many pretty ones can bo had of materials that need no embroidering, such as tho veBtibnleflilka, figured cashmeres, and for seaside use chintz and cretonnes.

Such protty effects can be so easily obtained in artistic conventional deBigns in out lino stitch or pongee silk, that this is a favorite and moat useful cover for pillows. A sofa afghan is another uaefnl picco of fancy work, for no one likes to lie down for a Biioozo without some covering. These aro usually put togother in Btripes. each one making convenient catch up work for the piazza. A woman who could neither knit nor crochet, which is the usual method of building one of these couch covers, made a very dainty one, almost too dainty for use, of Bilk and eiderdown, using the latter for a liuing.

This waa tacked togother in designs, finished round edge with feather Btitjhing and Bilk oord. For photograph frames thoro are all kinds of fanciful designs, both in tho stores and among tho homo made. Heavy cardboard shapes are covored with china silk in color to match tho other belongings of tho bureau. It is qnito a pretty fancy to have everything hero dressed alike, from the toilot water bottles and covered cigar box for bijouterie to the photo frame. Sometimes ocru linen or white duck is used, where one can paint a flue spray in water colors or some appropriate lettering.

Odd styles in clover loaf, heart shape and circles can bo mado double, so that ono supports the other when placed on the shelf or tablo. Whito mats to water colors or engravings aro supplanted by those in color. French gray is a color which suits most subjoctB, while deepor tints of green, terra cotta or pink have to be chosen moro judiciously. Japanese paper and stamped leather aro also used for mats. A picture may be completely spoiled by its frame.

Silver aud light enameled frames aro just now as common as any for small pictures. Tho light maple wood frames, with a painted spray, make pretty frames for children's photos. A very cheap cabinet frame in gray, dull blue and pink water color board can bo bought in the artstorea for 15 cents. A spray of nodding harebells, done with the pencil, gives a touch of beauty. In this way one can to cortain degree Buit tho frames to tho individual.

It is pleasant work to add a touoh of beauty to the frame which holds tue picture of a loved one. There aro many waya in which womon can satisfy their lovo of doing fancy work and making beautiful the home without spending so muoh timo on elaborate needlework. As the little girl said who had been brought up with many brothors and no sisters, "Why should I mako holes to sew up again when asked to try a cortain kind of fashionable fancy work. "Boys only do things that count." If many womon with the crazo for all that is now in those sometimes useless knick knacks would only distinguish between the articles that count aud those thnt do not, thoy might find time for work that needs doing, that is essential to life and happiness. A.

H. W. AIMING BY ELECTRIC LIGHT. Soino interesting experiments havo been mado in Toulon to ascertain tho accuraoy of aim when the electric light is used for night attacks. A large gun was mounted on a revolving platform, which also carried an oloctric projector.

The mark to bo hit was a mile distant and tho only light was that of tho projector. It waa found that tho gun could bo discharged with as great rapidity and precison as was attainod in daylight. MSMAKCK'S SUCCESSOR. General Caprivi, Bismarck's succoasor, is an invoterato smoker. Ho smokes a pipe now and then, but ho usually takes his tobacoo in tho form of cigarettes.

eral thousands of people. Sarah Bernhardt ap peared, appropriately dressed in lortg white Byzantine robes, and Gamier, who acted with her in America, wore a dross unit. Ho was to read the part of Christ. The electrio current that ran through the hall at the moment of the reading was omwoUB, for when the aotors began to read, the whole auditorium waB suddenly taken with tits of ooughing, restlessness and movements of impatience. One man in the gallery cried, "We want mueio; we came for the music." That was tho matoh to tho magazine of displeasure, and never was there greater tumult in a hall.

In tho midst of it cries were heard, "That's enough reading; we want musio." Sarah began to cry, Gamier was as pale aa death. A man suddenly rushed on tho stago, hat in hand, and furiously gesticulated. It waa M. Haranoourt, the author of tho poem. He rushed to Sarah, kiSBed her hand; rushed to Gamier and embraced him, then came forward and exclaimed, "Mine.

Bernhardt and the gentleman will have the kindness to stop reading while the discontented leave tho house." Bedlam was let looae after that. Friends of the author applauded, others protested, while overybody oriod, "MuBio! Music!" The author again tried to spoak and Borne who overheard him cry, "You havo como to hoar the poem, you must listen to tho end," answered with vehement gosturoa, "We won't; we want music Haranoourt rushed to the placo where the members of his family were seated and hugged them one after the other. And thus ends the reading of tho "Passion Piay." Lamoureux again took the direction of his orohestra and tho concert ended with the Enohantment of Good Friday of "Parsifal." There was more passion displayed that day than the author and the actors had bargained for. Sacred concerts always found great favor here during the holy woek. When in 1778 Mozart was residing in Paris, ho wroto a symphony for one of tho saored concerts, and a portion of a letter addressed to his father shows ho had the same trouble with rehearsals and the same anxieties about the success of his works as composers of less renown.

He writes the following: "I had made up my mind not to go to tho sacred concert, but it was such a fine evening that I could not withstand the temptation to wend ray way thither. But if tho performance waa aa bad as the rehearsal, I was resolved to go to the orchestra and take the violin from M. La Houssaye, the first violinist, and direct the execution of my symphony myself. I offered a prayer to the good Lord to grant me the blessing of a success, for the piece was made to sing His praise. Tho symphony began, Raaff was at my side.

Just in the middle of the allegro thore was a part that I knew would please; all the auditors were enchanted and the applause had no end. When I wrote it I know what tho elfoct would be, and therefore repeated it at tho end, and the applause then waB even greater than tho first. The andante pleased also, but the allegro especially waa a good success; the rendering of it and the clapping of hands were simultaneous. In my joy, after the concert, I weni to the Palais Royal and said my rosary, as I had vowed to do iu case the symphony should be well received, and then I returned home; for after all it ia at home where I am most contented; at home, or at the house of a good, true and honest German, who, if ho bo a bacholor, lives like a Christian, or if ho be married, lovea his wife and rears hia children well." Talking of religious offerings and duties, hero aro twoY items whioh particularly interest Brook lynitos: Mr. Bates, of Dr.

Storrs' Church, has lust generously sent money for the rent of a pow in tho Amerioan Rue de Berry Church; and on Easter morning a Brooklyn lady handed $80, also for the rent of a pow, to Rev. Dr. Thurbor, pastor of the church, as an Easter offoring from several of the Cuyler church members and the pastor. It ia a touching remombranoe from one pastor who is about to leave hia fold to another who haa not long since assumed new and arduous labors. Pastoral labors are not easy in a city where manners and language aro strange, and where temptation is so alluring that the pastor no sooner has drawn one stray sheep to tho fold than he seos a number of others who want running after.

It is but just that a pastor abroad havo as little preoccupation of money matters aa possible, and that those abiding iu the land of plenty now and then send a mite of that plenty to easo tho overburdened here. Rue do Berry Church is worthy of all tho interest it causes in America. Not only is it a sanctuary to which American tourists love to come, but it ia a haven of rest to rosident Americans, and especially a means of doing much good to poor, eBtraugod studonts who have been trained at home to spend a few hours a week, at least, in a house of worship. Who knows what those students might be led to do, to what tompta tiouB they might succumb, if their Btops were not led to the place whore tho pastor exhorts them to think on whatever things are pure, on whatever things are lovely, on whatever things aro of good report Emua Bullet. "WHO IS TI1E BOUNCER Teachers in Now York frequently complain of their hard lot, and Bometimea reference ia made to the better condition of toachors in Brooklyn.

If the oase of Mrs. Valentino is a fair sample of the experience of a teacher in Brooklyn, their New York associates have certainly no reason to complain. A teacher of acknowledged standing, at the head of a department, equivalent to a prin cipalship, is reducod to a lower grade, and becauao she will not accept the reduction she is dismissed from the schools. Tho members of the Board look on with utter indifference, no one evou so much as asking or suggesting an explanation of these extraordinary proceedings. No question ia raised as to hor ability, but sho is stated to havo beon ill for a considerable period, although that does not appear to be considered an objectio to her holding a lower grade.

New York teachers or principals would probably bo startled at such au examplo among thom. The facta aro that Mrs. Valentine has beon ill for nearly two yoars from family trouble and a general prostration. But she has not beon drawing a salary during that period. On the contrary.to hold her position under the peculiar rulos of Brooklyn, she has beon pay.

ingone and sometimes two substitutes. In all she has disbursed aovoral hundred dollars to retain the place which tho Board has voted to deprive her of. Tho only explanation by one member ia that he "was pushed bo hard that he had to ask for the transfer" whioh led to hor dismissal. It would be interesting to know who did the "pushing." Who is this "pushor" or "bouncer" of the Brooklyn schools But no less interesting ia the sublime lethargy of the Brooklyn Board as it contemplates in silence the skill and methods of the "pushor." It would seem that Romo member of that body ought to evinoe a little curiosity about this mys terious individual. It is strange that such a rave spocimen should remain so long unknown, whan so many dime museunnarosearohing tho country for freaks and anomalies of all sorts.

But this is only one of tho many occeutricities which have developod in Brooklyn aohool affairs, and which tho teoohors should, through their own organization, take some means of counteracting. If they were united and in earnest, they would find no laokof support in thoir own Board, and Mrs. Val entine should, injustice, be refunded the money Bhe paid for substitutes. School. A TILE PRACTICE.

To the. Editor of the Brooklyn Eaqle: Ab I rode uptown on the Fulton streot elovatod road last evening, about 6 o'clock, a boy stood on the platform in front of car No. 145, chewing Boraething, probably gum, and as he would accumulate the saliva ho would spit down at the people on the Sidewalk. I notioed his action just after we passed a large store, where there was quite a number of ladies and gentlemen pasBing. When I remonstrated with tho boy he seemed to think it quite a joke and said he had not hit anyone, as though that relieved him of all blame, The brakoman and one of two other passengers on the platform also seemed to be amused at my reproval of the boy.

It is but just to tho passenger referred to, whoBe dress would indicato him to be a gontleman, as well as to the brake man, to state that when they spit thoy did not aim at anyone on the sidewalk, but were careful to deposit their oxpectorationa close to the oar, so that no one, save a party passing across the street, would catoh them. It seems to me that it was tho brakeman's place to stop tho boy in his amusement, and I take this method of calling tho elevated railroad company's attention to the matter so it may issue inBtructions to its servauta aa to their dutios. People generally may not object to having their headgear used aa cuspidora by aerial passengers, but I do, and as I frequently walk on Fulton street I growl. If spitting down upon the heads of people is permitted by the ole vated railroad companies they ought to be abolished. If such oonduct is proper I do not expeot to rate as A Proper Perbon.

Brooklyn, April 18, 1800. nlflvnr disnntflitioils on the various subjeots sug gested by the narrative ea easily be skipped if distasteful. Messrs. AppUitons also send "Studios in Hegel's Philosophy of JRellgion," by Professor J. McBride Sterrett, whosa able interpretation of the philosopher who did so much to bring reason into religion and religion into reason is prefaced by the declaration that; "It is as useless bb it is wrong to attempt the hard ohuroh method of overriding reason and consoience with the meie might of an uneritloisod authority.

It is both anti thoistio and anti Christian to profane tho secular in the interest of tho sacred." Tho Harpers publish in their now blue and silver style of fiction, on fine thiok paper, "Pas tola in Prose," translated by Stuart Merrill, with an introduction by William D. Howella, consisting of choice extraots not only from Alphouse Daudet's and other well known books, but of prose poems, so oalled. written for the volume by Ephraim Mikhael, Pierre Quillard and Achille Dolaroche, together with others from the unpub lished manusoripts of the late Emile Heunequin and still others from the proof BhoetB of Catnllo Mondos' and Stophano Mallarme's new books. Indeod why "Prose Poems" would not have boeu a bettor title than the one adopted doos not appear, unless the pretty chromo frontiapiooe set in antique frame may be considered as keeping tho title in countenance. There is much dainty drawing in H.

W. McVickar's copious illustration of the book, which is altogether a choice example of pure French sentiment fitly embodied. A more solid but hardly less handsome volume from the same press is an octavo life of Bishop Matthew Simpson, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, by Dr. George R. Crooks, of the Drew Thoological Seminary, Madiaon, N.

J. It is illustrated with portraits of the strong and earnost man its subject and of his mother, showing, together with the first or autographic chapter, how naturally he came by the montal and moral forco with which he impressed his times. There are also given fac similes of his style of skeletonizing sermons and other examples of composition, which eonvey an idea of his fine turn of thought. But otherwise there is, as tho author confesses in his prefaco, littlo trace of the bishop's opinions, or of his estimates of public men and questions. His family correspondence iB quoted chiefly as showing his amiability of character, but he put his thinking into his public addresses," and of these only two aro given, in the appendix, his inaugural addross at Greencastle, in 1840, and that at the centenary of American Methodism.

The conrseof his life is followed from his youth and early ministry in Ohio, his professorship at Allegheny, hia presidency of the IndianaMethodiscUniversity and editorship of tho Christian Advocate, through his episcopal tours at tho South and on tho Pacific coast, his recuperative tour of Europe and the Holy Land, down to the Civil War, and his agency in eliciting President Lincoln's notable letter of thanks to the Methodists, which also appears in fac simile. The establishment of the Methodist newspaper is also recounted. The last chapters relate to tho years of peace and the bishop's second tour, on which ho delivered his address in Exeter Hall at the time of Garfield's death. It will hardly live so long as his agency in sustaining Lincoln. Though somewhat loaded with the emotional, the book is replete with the interest of a long, active and beneficent life.

Tho May Century is designed as a memorial number, having speaial reference to Memorial day. It has two papers on "Valor and Skill in tho Civil War;" "A Decoration Day Reverie, by Brander Matthews; "A Twilight Song for Unknown Buried Soldiers North and South," by Walt Whitman; "Tho Fallon," an ode by John Y. Cheney; "The Bivouac of the Dead," a paper by It. B. Wilson on O'Hara's lines: "Tho G.

A. R. as Seen from the Inside," by Mr. Kilmer, and Martial Epitaphs," by liossiter Johnson. Joseph Jefferson describes his Australian engagement and H.

S. Babcock tho use and beauty of chickous. In the May Homiletic Review, Funk Wag nails, Dr. Crosby discourses upon what constitutes the church. Professor Hunt continues tho subjeot of Euglish classics in "An Old English Koligions Satirist." "Pantheism and the New Theology" is by Dr.

Lanphear; "Charlos Lamb and Childhood" by Rov. N. V. Wells; "The New Genesis, a Scientific Memo," by Dr. Joseph Parker, who aims to put to the laugh the attempts of scientific writers to improve on God's own record of croation.

Ginn fe Boston, issue "Plant and Organization," by Professor R. Halstead Ward, of the Ronssolaor Institute. It is a review of the structure of plants by tho written method, simplified for the beginuor'B use, either with or without tho use at the same time of botanical technical terms. It abounds in diagram and other illustra tion and ha3 blank pages for notes and indexing. In Harper's Bazar for April 25 Agnes B.

Orms bee describes Edison's late electrical exhibit for the benefit of tho Woman's Exchange. It also contains Charles Baude'a engraving of Rembrandt's "La Rieur," about whioh Ripley Hitchcock writeB. Harper's Weekly has still another account of Stanley's now questioned relief of Eniin Pasha. Fount' People contains W. Hamilton Gibson's latest illustrated paper.

It is on "April Birds." In the May Forum ox Speaker Carlylo combats Senator Dawes' recent rose colored view of President Harrison's administration; a reviow is by Goldwin Smith of Sir Charles Dilko's "Problems of Greater Britain," and C. Wood Davis' second paper on the lack of farming prosperity, showing quite a different prospect in the future, from the greater increase of population than of farming areas. The May Wide Awake, Boston, is rich in biography, stories, verses and in photogravure and other illustration, by W. 0. Stoddard, Lieutenant Schwatka, O.

F. Adams. Jessie B. Fromont, Mary H. Catberwood and other writers, and artists worthy to interpret them.

The Butter Day is tho name of a new temperance and educational periodical published by Funk Wagnalta. It proposes a sort of temperance Chautauqua, whioh shall somehow annihilate the saloon. The Riverside Literature SerieB, Houghton, Mifflin it contains for April connected Old Testament stories, in the Bible language of the King James version, of the period from the dispersion at Babel to the conquest of Canaan. They aro made continuous and interesting by the omission of irrelevant matter. The Bancroft Whitney San Francisco, send volumo XI of "American State Reports." by A.

0. Freeman and the assooiate editors of "American Decisions." M. J. Ivors New York, issuo a reprint in paper of "This Wioked World," by Mrs. Lovett Cameron, author of "A Life's Miatake." Latent Publications.

Gins fc Boston. Plant Organization. R. Halstead Ward. Houghton, Mifflix a Boscon.

A Waif of tho Plains. Bret Harte. of Beech Knoll. Clara Louise Burnham. Fuh'' fc Waqnalls, New York.

Homilotic Re. viow. D. hi'ikLANE, New York. History of tho American Piano Forte.

Daniel Spillaue. Chahlbs Scmbseus Sons, New York Wife of tho First Consul. De Saint Amaud. Bright Skies and Dark Shadows. Henry M.

Field, D. D. Wobthinqton A New York. The Feet of Love. Anne Reeve Ahlrioh.

Revde Fbancaibe New York. March Number. M. J. Ivers New York.

ThiB Wioked World. Mrs. L. H. Cameron.

Frozen Hearts. G. Webb Appleton. Bancilo ft Whitney San Francisco. American State Reports.

Vol. XI. A. C. Freeman.

Casrell 1'ublishino New York. May Family Magazine. TuonsE Publishing Chicago. April States D. Lothhop Boston.

Wide Awake for May. Wm. C. Brtant Brooklyn. A Natural Method of Physical Training.

Edwin Check Salvapobe Lasdi, Florence, Italy. Festival of 1887 in Florence. Aurelio Gotti. John Brisben Walker, New York. May Cosmo D.

Appleton New York. Studies in Hegel's Philosophy of Religion. J. McBride Sterrett. Lai.

W. A. Hammond, M. D. Popular Science Monthly.

T. B. Peterson Brothers, Philadelphia. La Bote Humaine. Emile Zola.

Ginn Boston Heroio Ballads. D. H. Montgomery. Amerioan News New York.

April Sanitarian. Belford New York. May Belford's Magazine. Presbyterian Board of Publication, Now York. Church Home and Abroad.

Writer Boston. April Author. Eastern Educational Bureau, Boston. April Education. Library Journal, New York.

April Number. Albany Book Albany. The Princess of Montserrat. Harper Brothers, New York. May Magazine.

AVIHADOR HlSPANO AMERICANO, NOW York. April Number. John Murphy Baltimore. The April Month. JonN B.

Alden, Now York. Nadoaoha. Johan Ludwig Runeberg. Henry Holt New York Stage Land. Jerome K.

Sorome. CUKKENT LITER ATUEE. "Western American Realism and Romanticism. Bret Harteand Dr. Hammond as Its Exponents.

Brooklyn Housekeeping and Athletic Lore. French Pictures In Print Bishop Simpson's Life. "A Waif of the Plains," Houghton, Mifflin is Bret Harte'a last fascinating romance of California in the fifties and the pioneer experience of the plains which so often prefaced life in the Golden State. It is full of his niastor touchos, touches of nature in her vast mid continent loneliness of desert, and savagery of oanon ana mountain: of Indian nature, still more savage; of oniigrant nature pitted against Beeming odds on the part of these; of miner's nature in all its coarseness, greed and senerosity, and, with most effectivo contrast, of gentle boy and girl and woman nature, developed, in the boy of his story atleaBt, with rare psychologic power and subtlety. Clarence Brant is the son of a Kentuokian, of good family and position but of reckless and gambling tastes, whoso waywardness brings about the death of the boy's mother and the leaving of tho boy in the handB of a stepmother, to grow up with the impression of his father's death, until Brant himself becomes rich in the mining regions, in questionable ways, when he sends for the youngster as the only object his heart turns to, but in the character of his cousin ouly.

Clarence is a little gentleman born, for truth, courage and loyalty, and when in boyish carelessness ho strays from the train of tho people who are taking him to California, and hoedlessly allows their little girl to stray with him, he plays tho infant hero quite naturally in shielding her from Indian and other dangers, till taken in charge by a succeeding train, His own iB shortly discovered to have been destroyed with all its people by the Indians whose scout Clarence had avoided. In all this the scenes rise before the reader witli wonderful naturalness, pictur esqueness and pathos. Clarence's little orphan companion, Suzy, is now adopted by tho oliildloss lady whose husband is the master of the stronger, richor train, which fears no Indians, and after plenty of adventure with buffaloes and human beings Claronce is cast loose, on the train's arrival at Stockton, being sent with an outfit of now clothes and money to meet his ostensible cousin at Sacramento. The independent spirit of tho boy, on finding that this to him now almost mythical person has been forced to seek a less civilized locality, takes him to the mines, with a miner's outfit on his back. Iu spite of the saturnine jokes of the miners and aided by the good nature of one of them, he selects his claim and washes out his first panful of gold dust.

But it is only to show what ho might do in that way. The Bamo kindly ruflian shortly returns to him, with an extra horso, and hurries him yet further into the Southern counties, where he is established with a recluse American of wealth, who plays the role of cousin to him for a year or two and then sends him to a neighboring Jesuit college to complete his education. The kindly fathers have at last to apprise him of the death in a recent. Mexican revolution of his reckless parent, whom he hart already thought dead, but who had really been tho rough miner that had made things easy for him at tho mines and since, and has now left him a handsome property, provided for him in a way quite free from complication with the father's misdoings. As Clarence has already come acroBS his little companion of the plains," Suzy Sildbee, now a young lady in a neighboring nuns' school, a sequel is naturally suggested.

The story iB crowded with action and with rapidly shifting scenes, to make tho interior psychological history of its young hero all the more legitimate and effective. There is in it the realism of one of Maryatfs adventure stories to justify the realism of David Copperiield. Such hooks as these of Bret Harce's idealize while making more probable what the dime novel leaves prosaic and incredible at once. Houghton, Mifflin Co. also issue handsomely Clara Louise Burnham's "Mistress of Beach Knoll," a New England domestic stovy.

IVoles. "House and Home," by Marion Harland, P. W. Ziegler Philadelphia, is a goodly octavo in which the ordinary complete housewife's guide is diversified with all sorts of lighter matter than recipes and sweeping and sanitary directions afford. It abounds in anecdote, shoit story and sketch, ami all sorts of remark npon homo affairs, aesthetic, ceremonial and even ethical and religious.

It is also freely illustrated with original engravings 'y living draughtsmen, and has for frontispiece the strong, kindly, motherly face of the author. A beautiful as well as most useful book is Edwin Checklev's "Natural Method of Physical Training." William C. Bryant A of Brooklyn. If. as is reported, the author is now a student, of the human organism, at the Long Island College Hospital, he has fully earned tho right to pursue theory by the admirable system of gymnastic and hygienic good works with which lie has already illustrated his faith.

No heavy weights and senseless strains of the muscles for him. He believes in the strain without the in simple though complex "training" of evory muscle of the body by mere standing correctly, breathing correctly, and other correctaction, indefinitely: or rather ho has evolved a complote system thereof, which is capitally illustrated, as well as described, in the mo3t convincing sort of object teaching, by diagram and photogravure.in which latter may be seen the author's own splendid typo of complete muscular development, at once recalling the old Greek type. He first treats the bugbear which training is to many of our degenerate indoor population and then discourses of the carriage of the body, the use of the lungs, tho office of the muscles and joints and how to fit them for their best work, the antagonism of the fat ten dency, training for women and children, and general hints. The interested feminine reader may here find something which will stagger her easy faith, or at least the common assertion of even her unfashionable sisters, that corsets do no harm when they do not interfere directly with breathing. It is an invaluable little manual for those who wish to know for themselves and their children or pupils how to hold themselves, wall: and do any muscular thing in roason for which they may be called on.

Tho Appletons reprint in paper covers Dr. William A. Hammond's admirable novel of our frontier civilization, entitled, "Lai." This at last rescued daughter of a highly educated American engineer and a Polish princeBS (whom he had married during a professional residence in Russia) is a true subject of realistic romance whilo under the possession of the gambler, horse thief and murderer who had onco stolen her to replace the infant whom he had in the absence of his wife killed inadvertently while drunk. Lai is thus at once tho child of civilization and tho child of nature, temporarily contracting in the latter character some of tho vices of her supposed parents, but outgrowing them in the most charming way whon opportunity offers. The opportunity oomes in tho person of a Polish count, escaped from Siberia, who Bottles in Colorado Territory and inoidentally befriends the girl, until with nativ3 spirit and determination she fights her way out of tho toils thrown around her by border ruffians liko her reputed father.

Not only are these and other persons in the ingenious and probable plot capitally worked out in strongly contrasting nobility and ignobil ity of character, but tho whole state of life in a now American community is ably pictured in tho social and political combination of such incongruities as high courage, cultivation and integrity and desperado dishonesty and cruelty. There is a true and graphic lynching scene, and the merits of vigilance committee rule under the paralysis of legal Justice are not only reasoned out forcibly but more forcibly illustrated. Among other subjects also treatod in an always entertaining way, by natural narrative as well as by discussion, are those of evolution, monomania and social and political philosophy. But tho chief charm of the book is always the relation which exists betwoen the nobly born but basely bred heroine and her nobly born and bred Polish lover, who rescues her in the most natural way from her disabilities of environment. There aro few Amerioan novels that bo thoroughly deserve the name, for their abundant touches of nature, in its ruder pioneer, itB homely but sterling American or its more highly cultivated European form.

Art aB well as politios, science and philosophy runs through this rare mixture of the modern world, which is so often to be seen on the skirmish lino of Amerioan State development. Tho story is told in the easiest and most readable manner, without any ob. Such Were the Medicines Used by the Late Dr. Gloucester. He Was Also a Firm Believer in the CnratiTO Properties of Certain Long Island Water and In the Idea of Having His Drugs Under Complete Control Traits and Peculiarities of an Eccentric Colored Physician.

Among tho eccentric individuals who from timo to timo have furnished to Brooklynitea food for gossip and speculation, the lato Dr. James N. Gloucester, the colored phyBician and clergyman, was in many ways remarkable. He waB 70 years of ago when he died, a few weeks ago, and up to his last illness had enjoyed tho best of health. When ho was attacked by pnoumonia ho called in Dr.

George Evorson, a neighbor, and subsequently Dr. A. W. Shopard assisted in tho treatment of tho case. Tho old man died, aud oven boforo he was buried began the squabble over his estate, which ia likely to prove long ana interesting.

On tho morning of the day aet for the funeral a Bon of tho deceased, Charles N. Gloucester, accompanied by lawyer William M. Martin, callod on Deputy Coronor Daniel M. Kelley, and asked for an order forbidding the intornient until after an investigation should havo boon made. "On what grounds do you make this request asked Mr.

Kelley. "On the ground of undue influence," was the reply. Then young Gloucester was informed that tho case was one which hardly called for tho interference of the coroner, and not being satisfied Was advised to call on Dr. Rooney. He did not do so and the funeral arrangements were carried out without interruption.

On October 4, 1883, Dr. Gloucester had made what ho called an "irrevocable" will, by which he bequeathed all hia property to hia five children in equal proportions. On February 20, 1890, about a month before his death, he made another will revoking all previous wills. In this last testament ho out off his sons James N. aud Charles M.

Gloucester with $50 apiece. To his nieces, Angelica and Marie U. Molindez, ho left $100 apiece and all the rest of his property ho bestowed on his three daughters, Adelaide Rice, Louisa R. Gloucester and Elizabeth G. Johnson.

It was this upsetting of what had been supposed to be a definite disposition of tho cstato which gavo riae to tho idea of "undue influence." aon, Charles, had in 1880 made over his interest in the estato to Mr. Martin for a consideration, and hence the interest manifested in tho matter by this gentleman. Dr. Gloucester was worth over $100,000, all of which he had inherited from hia wife, Elizaboth A. Gloucester, who for years kept a fashionable boarding house where the Hamilton Club Building now standB.

The old doctor waa of a somewhat striking ap pearauce. Ho was very tall aud lank and walked with a slight stoop. His hair was gray. In manner ho was quiet and dignified and except to such as he considered his personal friends he had but little to say. Ho generally dreBsed in black clothes of an old fashioned cut, and woro high collarB and whito ties.

Theso peculiarities in his attire gave him the look of a miniater, and, indeed, ho did preach occasionally, but never had any regular charge. The practice of medicine ho took up Bimply for hia own gratification. For yoars he had hia office on tho parlor floor of tho old house at tho northoaBt corner of Willonghby and Duffield streets, a pretentious building in ita day, no doubt, but now Bhowing evidence of decay and neglect. In tho basement he had a kind of a drug shop in which ho dispensed hia nostrums. The whole front of the building, up to the second floor, was and ia yet plastered over with rudely executed signs bearing legends pertaining to tho doctor's stylo of doing business.

Hero aro some samples: "Dr. J.N. Gloucester's medicines. These medicines aro thorough restoratives. We abolish in our practieo all potent poison and all medicine that is not under our complete control in the treatment of disease.

Call and see the doctor and save money." "Dr. J. N. Gloucester, modical diagnostician. Diagnosis of all classes of disease, whether ending in life or death." "The diagnosis of diseaso is most essential to its cure.

Daily mistakes are made aud many valuable lives lost." On tho gla8a door in tho basement is painted letters of gold, "Medical Laboratory and Office." Dr. Gloucester placed but little dependence on tho pharmacopeia. His medicines were hia own, few and exceedingly simple. His great standby was a mixture of cider and roohello salts, a barrel of which was discovered in the basement after his death. Thia delightful oompound ho considered to be a sovereign remedy for nearly every class of functional ailments.

It was a fair sample of the uieci. cines "free from potent poison, and under complote oontrol," referred to on tho banners which decorated the outer walla. The old dootor also dealt largely "yarba," and was also tho discov erer of a cough mixture, which was ropttted to be a world beater. Some years ago ho conceived the idoa that a spring of water on a piece of laud he owned down on Long Island was possessed of remarkable medicinal properties. Ho brought a sample up to iho city and had it analyzed at a cost of $100.

There was a considerable percentage of iron in the water, but apart from thia peculiarity it waa not different from the general run of Long; Island washing fluid. Still the doctor stuok to his belief that hia apring waa a health giver and had barrels of ita product brought to hia house. Some of it he gave away and the rest he drank hiniBelf. In the matter of fees the old gontleman was exceedingly moderate. In making liia charges ha took into consideration tho worldly condition of his patients, and as a matter of fact the major potion of his practice was gratuitous.

The furniture of his office, which was entered from a high stoop on Duflield street, was old fashioned and plain. On the walls hung several picturos stained and discolored by timo and much knock ing about. One of these was a portrait of John Brown. Tho famous Abolitiouist is represented as being seated in a chair behind which Btands Dr. Gloucester's eldest daughter, who is handing; to John a scroll of paper.

The picture ia believed! to be a compoaite one, and Brown'a portrait was probably reproduced from a sketch. Another likenesa of the hero of Harper'a Ferry has his autograph ai the bottom. Dr. Gloucester beside being an ardent admirer was a personal friend of John Biown. It is said that when the latter first began active operations ho was joined by the doctor, who, however, quickly became convinced of the hopelesBnesa of tho proposed effort, and conBidering discretion to be the better part of valor, gave up hia sword or club or whatever it was he carried, and returned homo.

On more than one occasion he was offered a pretty high; price for the two pictures by a Now York col. lector, but he rofused to part with them. In stating his reasons for refusing ho waa quite can did. He was in no need of money, ho said, and therefore would not sell. Were he in need ot money, tho pictures would have to go.

Another relic by which the old man set great storo was a skull picked up oil ono of the battlefields of tha Civil War. Tho original owner had received a niinio ball iu tho back of the head, and the bullet paasing clear through had carried away a large portion of tho frontal bono. This ghastly curio the doctor kept on his mantelpiece. Dr. Gloucester had had many predecessors in the art of minstering to a body diseased through tho medium of "yarbs," and prominent among thom was tho famoua Dr.

Tumblety, who, in the early aixtioa, had an office aud laboratory on Fulton street, near Nassau. Tumblety described himself in thoae days as the "Indian herb doctor," and by judicious and extensive advertising managed to make a handaomo income He believed in keeping himself constantly befora tho public in tho literal sense of the word, and it was hiB custom to spend a groat portion of eaoh day iu promenading up and down Fulton street acoompanied by a fine grayhound. He waa of a striking perBonal appearance and wore long hair aud au immense hat. Ho was last hoard of a couplo of years ago in New York, where for a time ho was under suspicion on aocount of his supposod connection with tho advauood branch of the Irish national party. Many years ago Mrs.

Brico kept a drug store on High street, near Jay. Sho a'lao made a spocialty of "yarbB" and waa locally famous aa the di8Cov eror of au oye wator aaid to be nothing short of miraculous in its effectB. Nowadays there are but few of tho old atylo modioino men who rely upon simples for thoir curea. Oue Biich carries on business iu South Third strootT and another, who includes among his stock in trade a line colleotion of bottlod Buakos, pitohea hia tent every Saturday night on tho square at the junction of Deiiaib, avenue and Fultoa street. Costumes Which Will Dazzle the Great European Capitals.

lints and Wraps for Carriage Purposes and Evening Toilets Afternoon Dresses and Fancy Work The Cushion Craze. In Paris and London tlio mo9t elegant Spring costumes are reserved for tho great race meets, for the May and June garden parties and for carriage drosses fit for the Alleo dea Acaoiaa and other equally high toned drivoa. As a rulo, tho materials for those handsome outfits are brocades and China crape, which in tho real article is so very expensive it ia tho one material for thoso wishing sumptuous and costly attire. Tho Lyons imitation of crepo do chino is pretty enough for any purpose, and is found in a bewildering array of delicate tints that aro unsurpassed in tho real goods. Tho yellows in crepo de chine are unsurpassed, either soft, subdued shades, or deep, rich ones.

Primrose, buttercup and saffron, all the light greens, peach blossom pink, mauve, lisoron, lilao, heliotropo and several differently tinted whites make a most gorgeouB diaplay and one from whioh the belle makes her Belection for Summer dances. The real China crape ia found not only plain, but brocaded and embroidered with floral bordors and Grecian patterns, which mako the ideal drosa for those who havo arms and neck lovoly enough to admit of a real Grecian cut gown, with draperies hanging from shouldora, and only straps over the shoulders. The fancy crapes, in stripes of gauze or lace insertion, are not as pretty as tho plainor ones. For garden parties Iudias, foulards, pongees, taffetas and failles are on the list. The dreBB must be dainty and of light, soft material, something to harmonize with fleecy clouds and blue sky, with the early blooming garden lilies, poach, apple and cherry blossoms, but tho dress is of little account besido the hat at a party on the lawn, 'noath the treos, hedged in by hawthorn shrubbery.

The hats are the first consideration large, wide brimmed flares, turned up and caught down, with long streamora of lace or ribbon, with posies coquettishly hiding under the brim or tucked away under a turn down or nodding over a catch up. Tho Rialto is a large droop brim, drosa shade, which is appropriate; also the wild rose, with a low and square crown, deop front brim, sloping evenly at front and sides, turned up well at back in a fluted gathering higher than tho crown. Everywhere are these big hats. When your invitation arrives, before you accept, you must make sure of a garden hat. What, go to a lawu party in a turban or toque Never.

Only that fancy hempen hued straw, trimmed with wido ribbon checked with white and beige and circled with bands of aubergine velvot, or that black chip with bows of apple green velvet ribbon and apraya of narcissus, will do for me. A large Leghorn with a capricious brim, trimmed with crape lisae, embroidered in Persian design, and BaronesB Rothschild pink roses, of ono with brim of Tuscan lace braid in the natural yellow, with a draped crown of yellow crape, vailed with malines net and straggled over with purplo orchids, will do. On eaoh head is a flower garden and each hat is a sunshade. For carriage purposes the hat again is all importantthe hat, and if chilly, the wrap. Never mind the dreas.

that doesn't count. Ottoman, veloutine and bengalino are used for wraps. The hat is large, but not flowery; aigrettes, diadems, montuvoB of tips, shirred brim of thread lace, black Jet and gilt, these distinguish a Felix or Pouyanno for driving purposes, though smaller hats aro not forbidden. With a big hat and a fold up, turn over parasol to shade tho face on tho side, one can whirl along and be supremely happy, provided, of course, one's tnrnout iB the finest on the road. Many ladies can themsolves handle the reins with ease and grace, but those out to show their good clofchos prefer to sit still.

The flirt looks out that her hat shall not hide her eyes, for sho would not miaa a shy glance at the gallant horseback riders. For evening toilets English ladies study the old printa of tho Queens and Abbey's pictureaque dames. So exactly do thoy copy that history is repeated. Dreaamakers use for fashion plates the portraits of all the Adelicias, Eleanoras, Isa bollas and Philippas, the celebrated of Chaucer, Sponsor and Shakspeare. Whilo tho spasmodic desire for historical costumes lasts descendants of aristocratic families hunt up their relics and miniatures.

The sleeve is tho prettiest foaturo of theso court dresses. A tight fitting sleeve, puffed high on shoulder, long wristod and buttoned up the whole length of the outside, is takon from the dress of Philippa of Hainault, who, with hor son, the Black Princo, formed the avorito modelB in that era for tho Virgin and Child. Both como down to us in history as being very beautiful. The sleeve wrinkled from shoulder down to hand is a Venetian fancy worn by tho Deade monaa of to day. A plain tight fitting sloevo called the spoon bill comes quite over the back of the hand in tho ahape of a blunt spoon.

High, full slooves havo a deop of gimp laid with gold. Ball dresses have a puff of gauze aa an apology for a sleove. Some cloth coats aro finished with beaded and braided sleeves, while a single piece of ecru or black cord passementerie, form ing the entire aloevo. is tho latest invention. Some are finished at wrist with folds of ribbon orliaso.

Long, fine laco frills falling over the wriBt aro again revived. In house dresses tho aleeves are lust below the elbow, the outer seam being left open a abort distance. Full sleeves are banded at wriats, the band being often embroidered. The full puff, beginning at elbow on an otherwise tight sleeve, is again seen in Summer drosses. Long tight sleeves slashed in all directions with some other color is an old time freak.

Tho Bornhardt sleeve is made in folds around the arm from wrist to shoulder. Bridal sleovos are made high on shoulder, with clusters of orange blossoms at tho top and smaller ones at wrist. Bridesmaids' sleeves aro finished with wristbands and flat bows of gauze ribbon. Long wriats are the thing. Low waists, narrow trains, big puffs on the hips accompany thoae long tight Bleeves.

Afternoon dresses in Loudon are all made with the skirts touching the ground: in Paris they drag threo or four inches. Tho fashion that was prophesied has been carried out. it now remains to be seen if Americans will use their dreas skirts for street cleaners. The aocordion plaited skirt is more and nioro popular, both for street and especially for tasty afternoon at homes. The skirt of hone color ia frequently aewtd on to a pointed bodice of other material and color.

One of light heliotropo waa fastened to a bodieo of darker velvet, tho bottom of bodioo being finished with a sash. Another of black waa used with a dark bluo volvot bodice, finished with black Bash, tho knot in front being caught with a jeweled pin. The only drawback to thiB kind of plaiting has beon the fear that tho plaits did not remain long in place and so was not a very useful articlo of wearing apparol, but it is said an enterprising firm has found a now process by which theso plaita will remain intact, oven if soaked in water. The skirts cin be found ready mado in cashmere, beigo and other material. The panier sash is worn with plain bodices and skirts to relieve the Bevority.

The sash is composed of two scarfs, forty inches in length, and of two longer aearfs of two yards each with fringed onds. Tho shortor scarfs are shirro to tho bodice at the tlfroat and waist, the ondB hanging down the front, while the longer aro shirred on shoulders, crossed at tho waist and encircling tho hips are iiod loosely at tho back. A pigoon gray cashmere with a surah Hash make a drosa that ia pretty and may be worn either ou streot or in tho house. A style of dress, which has been common iu the imported aamploa, iB made of two difforent mate riala to givo tho offoct of a double dress or dross and garment. A very lovoly one of thia description had waist and skirt front of sott, changeable silk in Bhimmering blues, pinks aud creams.

Tho waist was trimmed with a jeweled passomonterio in shades exactly matching. Shirred at tho neck and waist behind was another garment of plain dove silk, which claaped at neck in front, to all appearances, liko a long wrap. This is spoken of among Paris notes as one of tho most popular styles for both Spriutf and Summer. Bodices aro made with yokes in such a way as to rosemblo a low waist, of ono kind of material worn ovor another. Tho yoke is worn in great variety of shapea in Paris.

It is plaited; plain, embroidered or brocaded. Figured Spring dresses havo a yoko and deop cuffs of plain silk. For Summer guimpos will take tho placo of these yokos of plaited mualin or plain, when mamma's dreas will be little different from hor weo daughter's. Her sleeves, also, will cousiat of a short, full one, liko the bodice, lengthened out by white muslin ones. Exhibited and Kissed at Notre Dame on ood Friday.

Brooklyn Contributions to tho American Church in Paris An Uproar Which Dis turbed Sarah Bernhardt. Pahis, April 19, 1800, Onco a year, during tho holy week. Parisians mortifv themselves eating codfish and have Bori ous thoughts on religion. All sins are gathorod togother. turned and looked over, confessed, washed away with absolution, and Parisians come out new beings for Eastor.

You may imagine, then, what a busy week it is for the father con foBEora. Long linos of penitents are seen at every confessional, waiting for their turn to enter and be cloansed. At times bad humor gets the bot tor of control and tho will to Bin no more and you seo angry looks, or hear reproachful words, from two Denitents who want to force precedence, Still, the French have more patience for waiting than any other nation; they will wait not only patiently but good humorodly for hours before the ticket office to have a good seat for a good play. So at the confessional, men and women wait so patiently for their turn that you wonder if they ever have a quick impulse, or are ever anything bat mummies. One must visit tho old Catholic churches to boo life on Good Friday; must go to the medieval sanctuaries, whose long aisles seem sanctified with tho religious fervor of bygone centuries, when the saving of ono's soul was tho all absorbing thought.

The Cathedral of Notre Dame is particularly attractive on this holy day, the clergy in robes of white, accompanied with choir boys in robes of rod, taper in hand, wander from station to station to make the way of the cross; they pray, chant and proclaim at whioh point our Saviour has arrived on His way to Calvary. Notwithstanding tho solemnity of the occasion and tho sanctity of tho place one cannot but be a bit amusod at the queer Latin used to offer up praise and prayer. For a moment I imagined the priests were chanting in French, but was soou disabused by my inability to understand. Tho language used now must bo one apart, for it must differ as much from tho Latin as it does from the French, it is so impregnated with vernacular accent and odd ways of phrasing. But the chief attraction (if I may use such a profane word for tho adoration of such saintly objects) at Notre Dame is the exposing and kissing of Christ's crown of thorns.

There is also a nail and a piece of tho crosB (this is said to bo one of the largest about fifteen inches long). Pieces of the cross and nails, because of tho multiplicity of them all over the world, are not so deeply interesting as the crown. While standing near the altar where the worshipers were passing and kneeling to kiss the glass in which tho crown was inclosed I felt I would gladly give anything precious in life to really know whether that was tho crown which the Jews put on our Saviour's head and made the drops of His precious blood fall on His brow. It is not incredible that the crown would have been preciously kept as the greatest treasure on earth after the first few years after Christ's death. But at the timo of the crucifixion did tho apostles think of Baving it? Was it not cast away as an obnoxious thing of torture whon Joseph of Arimathea wound the Lord in linen cloths with spices? In the apostles' consternation, and even in their disappointment that the Lord had delivered Himself to be crucified, it is not at all probable that any of them thought of keeping crown, cross and nails.

It wouid have been more plausible had the gar ment and coat been saved, for the Bible says they were given to tho soldiers. At any rate. Saint Louis, King of France, believed it to bo the true crown, for ho bought it at a heavy price from Baldwin II. and had a special receptacle built in which to enshrine it. Tho Sainte Cha pelle, tho purest piece of Gothic architecture in France, now hidden by the Palais de Justice, was built on purpose to receive this crown.

One is astounded to read that this chapel was built in three years, it is such a matchless piece of Gothic lace work and stone carving. During centuries, the precious relic was oxposed to worshipers on great holy days. When tho great Revolution broke out, it was takon out of its solid gold shrine, and the shrine was sent to the mint to bo melted into money. The erown, whioh had been in the hands of the profane bift not destroyed, was found a few yoars aftor the Revolution, and was then deposited at Notre Dame, where it has remained ever since. During tho Revolution, the Sainto Chapelle was turned into a club house, a granary and an archive, and now it is a monument shown to tourists.

Mass is said in it only once a year, on the occasion of the opening of court, and at which all the judges and men of law are expected to attend. From Notre Dame I wended my way to the Church of St. Genevieve, up tho hill of Si. Gene history tolls us, tho saintly girl drove away Attila and his army of barbarians, who had eomo to devastate Paris.then called Lutotia. The climbing is almost a calvary.

New sights and experiences aro inexhaustible in this city. I had no idea there was such a steep hill within its precincts, and all along one can easily think one's self in a small provincial town chickens aro roaming about the street, children aro playing unmolested by tho passing of vehicles, men and womon stand on tho thresholds of thoir shops and gossip in the quiet apathy of provincialism. Life was again Parisian life wheu I reached tho top and entered with the throng into the old St. Genevieve Church. Everyone directed hia steps to tho shrine of tho patron saint of PariB, which, up to this day, 1 thought contained her re mains, but I found that hers, with 'those of royalty, were scattered to tho winds during the Revolution, There is an aperture in the shrine with a sliding door, and in the aperture is a gray lime stone very much worn; near it stands a priest ready to receive the objocta which the faithful bring to bo touched to, sauctified by that stone.

There was quite a prooessiou of women on this Good Friday carryiug prayer books and rosaries. One had a child's white fur tippet, another a pillow case, another a small crutoh; all these things were made to touch the stone and were blessed by tho priest, while tho owners threw coins in tho plate that lay near for the offerings. During a moment of rest I asked the priest what that stono was. He told me it waa one which had touched St. Genevieve's body after death and had been found to work miracles in various ways, and that no doubt St.

Genevieve aftor tho disappearance of her body had transmitted tho power of performing miracles to this stone. The shrino containing it waa illuminated with hundreds of tapers, kept burning by tho beliovors, who, in thoir daily visits, purchaso thom from a woman stationed nearby. The whole chapol is lined with marble slabs containing ox votoa, expressing gratitude to the saint for having heard the worshipera' prayers and helped them in accident, disease and trouble. But there aro very low of these ex votos of recent date; in these days of materialism people prefer to call upon a good physician in ouse of illness or keep thoir money for tho purohase of a crutch rather than trust to saints for miraculous recovery. Tho French of to day do not seem to think that faith removes as many mountains aa it used to and the mind and faith cures in which so many believe iu America would make few converts here, for it would be the revival of an old theory which died away because it did not work well.

Even in the solomn and pious things the oomi cal note must find its place in Paris, and tho laugh on this Good Friday was on Sarah Bernhardt. This actresB is troubled with a great want, that of being univorsal. She has laid a profano hand on all branches of art, and nono that especially appertains to hiatrionio art must be left untouched. She played the myatio Joan of Aro with success why should Bhe not now try to personify tho Virgiu? In her estimation there is absolutely no roason why sho should not. About six months ago it waa rumored that her great desire was to take part in a Passion play.

She wos dissuaded from the idea by her friends, who thought Parisians would not tako kindly to it. There are some things whose saorednoas even the Parisians will not allow to be profaned; and to use a common theater to play Bcenes from the Bible, to have p'oople who oonfess themselves to be fallen angels personify what is moat saored to the religious soul, Parisians confessed would bo going too far. But 8arah Bernhardt has a strong will, and she decided sho would read a PaBsion play if aho oould not play one. Lamour eux, who saw a crammed house in pros poet, had the reading of a Passion poem put in aa a part of the programme of hia saored concert to bo given on Good Friday) and rented.