,illustration3 ,,the ,,girl',s ,,own ,,paper ,,vol4 ,,xx4--,,no4 #ajbh4 ,,september #i1 #ahii4 ,,price ,,one ,,penny4 ,,old ,,english ,,cottage ,,homes2 ,,or1 ,,village ,,architecture ,,of ,,bygone ,,times4 ,illustration3 ,,at ,,arminghall1 ,,norfolk4 ,all rights reserved4 ,,part ,,xii4 ,at the commencement of these papers we attempted to describe the growth of ,english villages and their origin as the surrounding adjuncts of the villa1 or residence of the proprietor of the district1 or lord of the soil4 ,in ,roman times this residence was called a villa2 in ,saxon and ,norman times it became a castle1 and after that important wave of civilisation which passed over this country in the #acth century1 curtailing the power of the barons1 it became 8the manor house40 ,now although the manor house of the #adth century was a less formidable building than the ,norman castle1 it was generally an important structure1 and at times possessed considerable architectural beauty4 ,very few early manor houses are perfect now1 or in any way complete1 as they were nearly ruined1 if not destroyed1 during the 8,wars of the ,roses40 ,sometimes1 however1 we may still trace fragments of them attached to modern cottages or houses4 ,the finest fragment of the kind we know is to be seen at the little village of ,arminghall1 about ten miles from ,norwich4 ,a cottage or small farmhouse here possesses a doorway which is1 perhaps1 the finest example of domestic ,gothic architecture in the country4 ,it is improbable that it was originally intended to serve its present use as an entrance to a cottage porch1 and the traditions of the place point to its having been a fragment of an ancient manor house1 called by the people 8,the ,old ,hall40 ,little or nothing seems to be known about it1 and if it really did form a portion of some ancient mansion1 with the solitary exception of this arch1 everything else has disappeared4 ,as will be seen from our sketch1 it is a very elaborate work of remarkable design1 and from its style there can be little doubt that it dates from the reign of ,edward ,,iii4 ,between the mouldings which enclose the arch runs a broad band of carved foliage chiefly representing a vine1 with lizards looking through the leaves4 ,on either side of the arch are very elaborate niches in two ranges filled with statues of knights and ladies4 ,delicately-treated pinnacles and finials adorn these niches1 and the whole work is remarkable for elegance and most finished workmanship1 somewhat resembling the fragment of the hall of the bishop's palace at ,norwich4 ,the inner doorway of the porch forms no portion of this beautiful work1 as it is late ,tudor1 and the curious slabs over the doorway look like seventeenth century carvings4 ,now whether this magnificent doorway is a portion of some mansion which was completed at the same time1 or whether no portion of the architectural scheme1 except the doorway1 was carried out1 or1 what is perhaps still more probable1 whether after the work had been abandoned for centuries1 it was again resumed1 and carried out in a much plainer and less costly style1 of which the inner doorway is the only existing portion1 it is quite impossible to say4 ,however the case may be1 there can be no doubt that this cottage at ,arminghall has the most beautiful doorway of a house in ,england4 ,there is nothing whatever of interest in the cottage itself apart from its entrance4 ,illustration3 ,a ,,modern ,,cottage4 ,manor houses of the ,tudor times are by no means uncommon in our ,english villages1 but it should be pointed out that most of the mansions erected in what is called the 8,elizabethan style0 are really works of the time of ,james ,i41 or that of ,charles ,i4 ,we have now completed our task of describing the cottages and other architectural objects in ,english villages as they existed in bygone times1 a few have escaped destruction down to our own day1 but it is too much to be feared even these will1 in a few years1 have ceased to exist4 ,the last half century1 over which our personal recollection extends1 has witnessed such a vast amount of destruction that it is difficult to believe in anything remaining at the end of another half century4 ,the fact is1 railways1 competition1 machinery1 the concentration of our 8industrial classes0 in large cities1 the gradual extinction of the yeoman class1 and the difficulty to obtain a bare subsistence as a small tenant farmer1 have completely changed the condition of country life1 and if we are ever again to have pretty villages they will be inhabited by ladies and gentlemen glad to escape occasionally from the toil of town life1 and to recruit themselves in pretty cottages amidst charming scenery1 pleasant gardens1 and all the sweetness of a country life without its sordid toil1 losses and vexations4 ,we give a view of a home of this kind situated amidst the exquisite scenery of the ,surrey hills as a pattern cottage of the future4 ,,varieties4 ,a ,,lady ,,physician ,,in ,,the ,,holy ,,land4 ,a ,scottish clergyman tells us that when travelling recently in ,palestine1 not far from the fountains of ,banias1 he saw the ,stars and ,stripes fluttering in the breeze4 8,coming up10 he says1 8we found a cluster of tents1 and standing to welcome us an ,american lady who is doing a splendid work as a physician in ,palestine and northern ,syria4 ,for eight months of the year she lives in tents1 moving from ,acohs in the south to ,baalbek in the north4 ,having a full medical qualification1 she is the only lady permitted to practise in ,syria1 and as she is something of a specialist in eye diseases1 she draws patients from far and near40 ,,who ,,wants ,,work8 ,we cannot all be heroes1 ,and thrill a hemisphere ,with some great daring venture1 ,some deed that mocks at fear2 ,but we can fill a lifetime ,with kindly acts and true2 ,there's always noble service ,for noble souls to do4 ,c4 ,a4 ,mason4 ,,to ,,which ,,class ,,do ,,you ,,belong8--8,the human race is divided10 says ,oliver ,wendell ,holmes1 8into two classes3 those who go ahead and do something1 and those who sit and inquire1 #8,why wasn't it done the other way8'0 ,,borrowed ,,money4 ,mrs4 ,smiley3 8,i make it a rule never to ask a lady to return money she has borrowed from me40 ,mrs4 ,dobson3 8,then how do you manage to get it80 ,mrs4 ,smiley3 8,oh1 after ,i have waited a considerable time1 if she fails to pay up1 ,i conclude that she is not a lady1 and then ,i ask her40 ,,musical ,,performers4--,the question has recently been asked whether it is justifiable for a pianist to express to her hearers what she conceives to be the emotional characteristics of the music she is playing by facial play and gesticulations8 ,certainly not4 ,,the ,,house ,,with ,,the ,,verandah4 ,,by ,,isabella ,,fyvie ,,mayo1 ,author of 8,other ,people's ,stairs10 8,her ,object in ,life10 etc4 ,,chapter ,,xxiv4 ,,good ,,samaritans4 ,in this hour of domestic desertion1 ,miss ,latimer1 remembering ,mrs4 ,grant's injunction1 allowed ,lucy to do most of the necessary housework1 while she herself undertook the outdoor errands and the function of 8answering0 the door bell4 ,a letter duly arrived from ,clementina's relatives at ,hull4 ,it said little more than the telegram1 save that she had come there very 8worn out and ill10 having found her place 8too trying0 for her4 ,she would have to take 8a long rest40 ,it was requested that her box should be packed up and forwarded 8along with the month's wage due to her40 ,clementina had taken her departure when only twenty days of that 8month0 had elapsed4 ,but ,lucy resolved to take no notice of that fact1 but to send the full sum4 ,she herself packed the box and despatched it4 ,she found therein about half a packet of mourning envelopes of such singular width of border that she showed them to ,miss ,latimer and ,mr4 ,somerset1 who1 however1 kept their own counsel on this head4 ,lucy did not accept ,mr4 ,somerset's advice about the letter in which she enclosed her postal order4 ,he wished her to ignore all that had been discovered since ,clementina's departure and to let the whole matter drop4 ,lucy could not accept this as her duty4 ,as soon as she knew of ,clementina's safety and whereabouts1 she had telegraphed to ,mrs4 ,bray's ,rachel1 that her mind too might be set at ease about her old acquaintance4 ,in return she had received a very simple1 straightforward letter from ,rachel1 expressing sincere regret that all this trouble had been caused to ,mrs4 ,challoner through one whom she had introduced4 ,she reiterated the perfect respectability of the ,gillespies and the high esteem in which they had been held in their own neighbourhood4 ,rachel was naturally deeply concerned about ,clementina herself4 8,people can't help going out of their mind10 she wrote1 8but then it ought to be somebody's duty to keep them from troubling others or disgracing themselves40 ,the same point impressed ,lucy4 ,she felt herself bound to tell the plain truth to those who were now harbouring ,clementina1 and whose actions might decide that unhappy woman's future course4 ,tom was inclined to say1 8,let them find her out for themselves1 as we had to do0--a blunt egotism which didn't influence ,lucy for a moment4 ,mr4 ,somerset gave counsels of reticence1 but did not support them by any moral reasons4 ,in fact he candidly admitted1 8,i am thinking chiefly of you1 ,mrs4 ,challoner1 and advising you for your own sake4 ,i don't want you to have any more trouble4 ,i know how--in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred--such a warning as you wish to give will be received40 ,that decided ,lucy4 ,if something was right to do1 then she was not to be withheld by any self-consideration from doing it4 8,how should ,i feel10 she asked1 8if some morning ,i open the newspaper and find that ,clementina has taken another situation and has perhaps killed a baby or set a house on fire8 ,it would be bad enough if she only made others suffer as we have done2 but of merely that1 of course1 we should never hear40 8#8,to care for others that they may not suffer ,as we have suffered is divine well-doing1 ,the noblest vote of thanks for all our sorrows1'0 quoted ,miss ,latimer1 8and ,i've often seen that work in many ways which shallow sentimentalists do not recognise40 8,i know that few lunatics who eventually fall into terrible crime have not given forewarnings which1 if heeded1 might have spared them and their victims10 ,mr4 ,somerset conceded4 8,but still1 under all the circumstances1 ,i feel as if it is our first duty to consider ,mrs4 ,challoner and to save her from the abuse and insult which her interference on this score may probably bring40 ,but ,lucy determined on her course1 and she wrote a brief account of what had happened during ,clementina's stay and had been discovered since her departure4 8,at best there will be no answer10 remarked ,mr4 ,somerset4 8,that will be very rude10 said ,miss ,latimer4 8,i shall be quite satisfied with that10 returned the gentleman significantly4 ,they were still awaiting developments when1 a morning or two afterwards1 the door bell summoned ,miss ,latimer to receive a bright-faced1 pleasant-voiced woman1 who inquired for 8,mrs4 ,challoner10 and asked to be announced as 8#8,mrs4 ,may from ,deal--,jarvist ,may's widow4' ,mrs4 ,challoner will recollect me40 ,no announcement was needed4 ,lucy1 who1 according to her new nervous habit1 had been listening on the stairs1 was instantly sobbing in the arms of this woman1 who had gone through all the worst which ,lucy had to fear4 ,the blessed tears had come6 ,to 8,jarvist ,may's widow0 ,lucy found it easy to confide the fears--nay1 the absolute despair--which now filled her concerning ,charlie's fate4 ,to none of the others had she done this4 ,they had tendered their hopes to her1 and she1 little knowing how faint they felt them1 had made as though she could at least entertain these4 ,in that way they had sought to comfort her1 and she had accepted their kind intention1 even as gentle hearts accept the little useless gifts of childish good-will4 ,but this widowed woman brought consolation up from great depths lying calm beneath whatever wind might rise4 8,god has got you1 and ,god has got your husband1 wherever he is4 ,how can you be apart1 my dear8 ,why1 dear1 if ,god has taken him to ,himself1 he may be nearer to you now than in the days when he was living here and had to go out to his business1 leaving you at home4 ,and if he's still somewhere on earth1 dear1 don't you hope he's taking care of himself and keeping bright and cheery in the faith that you are doing the same8 ,if he is living and can't send word to you1 that must feel as bad for him as for you to get no word4 ,don't you hope that he trusts you are keeping up8 ,and as he is certainly all right--,,somewhere--you've just got to keep up for his sake4 ,yes1 my dear1 cry1 cry0--as ,lucy looked up with a piteous attempt to smile4 8,he wouldn't mind that so long as it does you good and washes the clouds out of your heart4 ,that's what tears are meant for--to make us smile the sweeter afterwards40 ,mrs4 ,may's visit rose out of her having seen the newspaper paragraph concerning the safety of the ,slains ,castle4 8,i came away to see you just as soon as ,i could10 she narrated simply4 8,thought ,i1 poor dear1 she's got to go through for months the waiting and the watching that ,i had only for a few hours4 ,all ,i can say to her is1 that ,i know what those few hours were1 and that none but ,god could have helped me through them1 and none but ,god can help her through her longer trial4 ,but that's enough1 for ,god is over everything1 and under everything1 and in everything2 and if ,he upholds you1 so does everything else40 ,she joined with ,mrs4 ,grant's counsel1 in whispering to ,miss ,latimer that nothing would be so good for ,lucy as to proceed with her 8regular work10 to keep her life on in a straight line from where her husband left her1 and not to have to face any 8beginning again40 ,she was actually glad to find that ,lucy's present absence from her classes arose from a sheer practical necessity1 and not from any yielding to grief4 ,then ,mrs4 ,may had a most unexpected proposal to make4 ,it appeared that she had let her house furnished for a whole year to people who were to provide their own service4 ,she had not quite relished doing this1 as it deprived her of her 8work10 but she had felt she ought not to refuse a good offer1 since her last season had been as a whole but a poor one1 while her strength had somewhat failed under a great rush of summer visitors for a few short weeks4 8,so ,i thought ,i would go into rooms in ,deal1 and make myself as useful as ,i could among my neighbours10 she said4 8,i thought to myself it might even be a bit of training against old age4 ,i do pray ,i may be of use to somebody till my dying day4 ,but it's in ,god's hands1 and when ,i've seen old folks kept alive so long and so helpless that others talk about #8a happy release1' it has come into my mind that1 after all1 maybe ,god is giving them their rest on this side of the grave instead of the other1 and that they'll be off and up and about their ,master's business1 while some who have been working to the end here will be getting their bit of sleep in ,paradise40 ,when ,mrs4 ,may heard of ,lucy's household predicament1 a fresh thought had come into her head2 and so her suggestion was that she herself should take up her abode in the little house with the verandah1 and by 8keeping it going0 lift a weight of care from its young mistress's mind4 8,i won't take any wages10 she said4 8,no1 please1 ,i'd rather not4 ,there's a good income for me for this year at least from my furnished house4 ,after that we might speak of the matter again1 when we see how things go--but not before--no1 ,i'll not hear of it4 ,for1 you see1 dear ,mrs4 ,challoner1 work may be a little harder in this ,london house than by the sunny sea-shore1 and ,i may need a little help from the outside1 and there will be that for you to pay for4 ,i feel you may well look a little downcast at the thought of outside help1 for ,i know the trouble it often gives even in a quiet town1 to say nothing of ,london4 ,but you see ,i shall be always to the fore1 as you could not be yourself2 and ,i am different from young servants1 who are often corrupted by charwomen4 ,when a body works with another1 one soon finds out what that other is1 and how far one's confidence may go4 ,and we won't be in any hurry to engage anybody4 ,maybe we shall just come across the right person40 ,as a matter of fact1 8the right person0 was actually preparing to cross ,london even while ,mrs4 ,may was speaking4 ,only a hour or two afterwards she presented herself at ,mrs4 ,challoner's door in the person of her old servant1 ,pollie6 ,pollie did not look quite so blooming as in the days of her service4 ,she had a little baby in her arms4 ,she was candidly crying4 ,she too had seen the sad news of the ,slains ,castle in the newspaper--her husband had read it to her at breakfast time1 and with the rashness of youth and ignorance she had thought the very worst was inevitable4 ,miss ,latimer called ,mrs4 ,may to talk to her for awhile before ,lucy was told of her arrival4 ,a little talk with the sailor's widow restored ,pollie to calmness and to some modified hope4 8,i often wondered why ,i never heard from you10 said ,lucy to her old servant4 8,if ,i had known you were again in ,london1 ,i should have come to see you40 8,would you really1 ma'am80 cried ,pollie1 delighted4 8,i thought you were so angry with me for leaving you40 8,no1 ,pollie10 ,lucy answered1 8,i was not angry1 and ,i am very sorry indeed if ,i seemed so4 ,i was bitterly disappointed and vexed because ,i had not dreamed of your leaving1 and it meant taking everything up in a different way from what ,i had thought4 ,i was under a terrible strain too at that time1 so that any added pressure made me cry out1 and it may have seemed like anger when it was only pain40 8,i know that what ,i did didn't look pretty10 ,pollie admitted4 8,i've seen that since4 ,but ,i was in a fine taking4 ,i'd got it into my head there would be changes and that ,i'd be turned loose of a sudden1 and ,i knew that it wasn't every place that would suit me after ,i'd been so long with you and the master4 ,and husband1 after he knew more1 he didn't comfort me nor speak no smooth things4 ,i said you were huffed at my marrying1 and he thought that was unreasonable----0 8,as it would have been10 interjected ,lucy4 8,but when it came out how you had been situated with the master going away1 and how good you'd been to my sisters1 when they were so weakly1 then husband sang another tune4 #8,them that considers our families1' says he1 #8we ought to consider theirs1 leastways unless we're such poor stuff that we must be always a-getting and never a-giving4' ,and ,i'm sure ,i needn't have been in such a hurry2 he'd have waited a bit if ,i'd promised him1 'twasn't his own changing he was feared of but mine6 ,and we've never got rightly settled1 and the poor baby's suffered a good deal with the moving about1 and me getting so tired and worried40 8,but it is a dear little baby10 ,lucy said1 stroking the grave little white face4 8,i am so glad to see it1 ,pollie4 ,it is so kind of you to bring it40 ,pollie was tearful again4 8,i've got a favour to ask1 ma'am10 she said4 8,we've never hit on a name for him yet1 and says husband to me1 after he read that bit of troublesome news in the paper--#8,i wonder if your mistress would let us call him after your master4 ,it would show her that we did know who is good folks1 though we didn't always act like it4' ,that's the best of husband10 ,pollie explained1 wiping away her tears4 8,when there's anything he thinks a bit wrong1 he never puts it on #8you1' he always says #8we4' ,and says ,i to him1 #8,i'll go straight off and ask her1 and if she thinks it's too much of a liberty1 ,i'll ask if she'd like better that we named the boy after her son1 little ,master ,hugh1 ,god bless him6'0 ,lucy's own eyes were full of tears4 ,she had taken the baby and was pressing it to her bosom4 8,call him after ,charlie10 she sobbed4 8,call him--,charlie4 ,charlie had ,hugh named after my father--and now if ,charlie--if----0 she could not complete her sentence1 but added with a great effort--8there will never be a ,charlie ,challoner of my own40 8,oh1 ,pollie10 she went on presently1 8the terrible part of your leaving was that ,i felt ,charlie must not know about it4 ,i do believe he would not have gone for this voyage if he had not firmly believed that you and ,i could go on happily and safely while he was away4 ,i hated to keep the secret1 ,pollie1 but ,i had to do it1 if ,charlie was to have what seemed to be such a chance for his life4 ,and now1 after all----0 she could say no more4 8,and ,i daresay the master thought pretty hardly of me when he did hear10 said ,pollie woefully4 8,he never heard10 answered ,lucy4 8,i meant to tell him so soon as ,i got comfortably settled down with somebody else4 ,but that day never came while he was in reach of letters4 ,once ,i thought all was so right that ,i began my letter1 telling the whole story1 but before it was finished there was disappointment1 and that letter never went4 ,to ,charlie it must always seem as if ,pollie is taking care of ,hugh and me40 8,i only wish it could be true60 cried ,pollie4 8,i only wish ,i could afford to come over twice a week and help that nice person who tells me she is going to look after your house4 ,i could bring the baby with me1 for he is as good as gold40 ,lucy looked up2 a bright thought struck her4 8,the question is1 ,pollie10 she said1 8could you afford the time8 ,a married woman owes all her time to her husband's home1 except under peculiar circumstances or at a pinch4 ,and ,i'm sure it is wisest and best so1 ,pollie1 for if a wife's earnings are not simply an #8extra1' evoked to meet some special visitation of ,god1 they don't add to the household prosperity and comfort4 ,i'm sure ,i've seen enough this year to prove that40 8,ay1 ,i know it's true1 ma'am10 said ,pollie1 8but what you say is just our case4 ,husband had an accident last spring and was out of work three months1 and on only half work for a while after1 and what with him bringing in nothing1 and wanting dainty food1 and with a doctor's bill to pay1 we got into debt1 and before we left the place we had to pay off1 and that meant #8putting away' a lot of our things4 ,we're only in one room now1 ma'am1 and that does not suit the ways of either of us1 and that room is bare enough and does not take long to keep clean4 ,and while ,i might be helping to get things right again1 there ,i sit with a heavy heart and empty hands4 ,that's when women take to mischief--to gossiping and drinking4 ,tom's out from seven in the morning till six at night4 ,but1 of course1 ,i can't do anything that would take me away from my baby4 ,i wouldn't do that1 and ,tom wouldn't hear of it1 not while we have a crust of bread to eat40 8,but1 ,pollie10 said ,lucy1 8if you can really afford the time1 ,i can afford to pay you--,i really can10 she assured her former servant1 seeing that she looked pitifully at her4 8,first of all1 ,i earn a good deal by my work1 if ,i can get a trustworthy person to work for me in turn2 and secondly1 my good friend ,mrs4 ,may1 whom you have seen1 refuses to take any wages1 because she says she knows she will want outside help4 ,i could afford1 ,pollie1 to give you six shillings a week if you will come here for two days weekly from eight till four1 and of course you would dine here40 8,why1 that would pay our rent60 cried ,pollie joyfully4 8,and ,i know what working in a nice house like this is1 with a proper sitting down to good food4 ,husband1 he said to me1 #8,if you go charing1 it'll just be cleaning up after slovenly hussies and getting meals o' broken meat4' ,won't he be pleased6 ,and1 oh1 ,mrs4 ,challoner1 this makes me quite sure you are friends with me again4 ,i only wish ,i'd been reasonable1 and had treated you friendly1 and taken counsel with you1 and not been so sudden-like4 ,yet there's some ladies make a servant believe she's of no account1 and girls are too ready to listen to 'em10 added ,pollie1 with a side glance of memory at that conversation with ,mrs4 ,brand which had so disturbed and unsettled her4 8,but now ,i'm sure we're friends again1 ma'am40 8,i'm sorry to have ever led you to think otherwise10 said ,lucy4 8,i was sad and sore myself1 and it hurt me to think that1 after all the time we had been together----0 8,and all you'd done for me and my folks10 murmured ,pollie4 8,you should act so suddenly in such an important matter1 with no reference to me or my trying position10 ,mrs4 ,challoner went on4 8,perhaps1 in my turn1 ,i was not considerate enough of your standpoint4 ,anyhow1 ,pollie1 as you say1 now we know we are friends again40 ,that was a pleasant interlude4 ,better even than its immediate comfort and security was the mystic hint that it seemed to convey not only of a far-off greater 8restitution of all things10 but also of a present protecting power--that ,fatherly love which takes us up when1 in the ways of life or of death1 parents and spouses and friends forsake or fail us4 8,goodness and mercy shall follow us all the days of our life40 ,we have to walk forward in that faith1 and only by such walking forward can faith be transformed into sacred1 secret knowledge4 ,it was well1 indeed1 that there was something pleasant4 ,for1 alas for human nature1 it is by foreseeing evil as to its doings that one can most easily establish reputation as a far-seeing prophet6 ,some days passed before the arrival of ,clementina's box and the receipt of the postal order were acknowledged from ,hull4 ,then a little parcel came4 8,i should not wonder but the poor soul1 if she has come a little to her senses1 has sent some bit of her needlework as a peace-offering10 observed ,mrs4 ,challoner as she unfastened the string4 ,far from it6 ,the parcel contained only the half-used packet of mourning envelopes and a letter4 ,it was a comfort to see that the epistle was by another and an apparently saner hand4 ,the letter was not very long4 ,it began-- 8,,mrs4 ,,challoner1--,the trunk has come to hand4 ,we had to pay a man sixpence extra for bringing it up4 ,your letter and post-office order have come4 ,we see you pay only for the current month4 ,considering our niece was wore out at your place and had to leave through illness caused there1 we think you might have done a little more4 ,our niece says these envelopes don't belong to her1 and she doesn't want to take away anything that isn't hers4 ,she says she never knew such goings on as there were at your place1 and if the pore dear had gone out of her mind it wouldn't have been no wonder4 ,maybe it is someone else as is out of their mind4 ,our niece has got a little means of her own1 and needn't go to service except where she is valued4 ,she won't go anywhere till she's got back the strength she lost in your place1 and she won't come back to you on no account4 8,yours1 8,,sarah ,,ann ,,micklewrath40 ,at another time the falseness1 the selfishness1 the greed1 the utter injustice of that letter would have pained ,lucy4 ,it scarcely hurt her now4 ,she showed it to ,miss ,latimer1 and ,mr4 ,somerset1 and ,mrs4 ,may1 and they were all indignant2 but as for ,lucy1 she only smiled dimly4 8,we have done all we can10 she said4 8,we can't do any more4 ,and we must not judge these ,micklewraths too harshly4 ,we do not know how sane and reasonable ,clementina may appear to them1 just as she did to us4 ,i should not have been readily incredulous of any story ,clementina might have told me about any of our tradespeople or neighbours40 ,it was a suspicious circumstance that ,clementina's nearest relations at ,inverslain preserved a dead silence so far as the little house with the verandah was concerned4 ,it appeared1 however1 that they wrote to ,mrs4 ,bray's ,rachel4 ,she forwarded their letter to ,mrs4 ,challoner4 ,it1 too1 was brief and guarded1 but was quite different in its tone4 ,it was written by ,clementina's brother1 who deplored the trouble his sister had given everybody--8precisely as she did when she left the ,highlands without telling us where she was going or what she meant to do4 ,she is an excitable woman10 he added1 8who dwells on things too much and takes violent fancies40 ,his conclusion was that1 8as her aunt and uncle at ,hull had taken her in--which was more than he and his wife would dare do1 owing to ,clementina's temper--he hoped they would look after her1 and she might quiet down after a bit40 ,poor ,rachel was quite self-accusatory at the sad failure of her 8introduction10 though really it was hard to see how she could blame herself1 since her recommendation had not gone one whit beyond very good and reasonable grounds1 known to herself4 ,she ended her letter by saying-- 8,i fear my dear mistress is very ill indeed4 ,i don't think she believes it of herself4 ,at least1 she doesn't wish us to know she believes it4 ,i don't imagine she will live to return to her old house4 ,i don't think she could be moved from here4 ,i shouldn't be surprised myself if the end came at any moment4 ,mr4 and ,mrs4 ,brand have been most kind4 ,my mistress quite looks forward to see them at almost every week's end40 7,to be continued47 ,,household ,,hints4 ,,to ,,boil ,,an ,,egg4 ,method4--,have ready a saucepan of boiling water and put in the egg carefully with a spoon1 taking care not to break the shell4 ,boil three minutes and a half for a soft-boiled egg1 six minutes for a moderately hard one1 and ten minutes for a hard-boiled egg4 ,,to ,,poach ,,an ,,egg4 ,method4--,break the egg into a cup1 take away the tread1 slip the egg quickly and carefully into a pan containing boiling water1 holding the cup near to the side of the pan as you put it in2 see that the egg is well covered with the boiling water2 as soon as the white begins to set1 raise the egg on a fish-slice1 let the water drain away and slip it on to a small piece of hot buttered toast4 ,,brown ,,thickening4 ,method4--,melt a pound of dripping slowly in a large frying-pan and stir in by degrees a pound of flour2 let this cook very gently over a slow fire until it is a good dark brown2 stir well from time to time and do not let it burn4 ,this will take about an hour to make4 ,it will keep a very long time4 ,,browning4 ,method4--,put half a pound of brown sugar in an old tin or saucepan and let it burn nearly black over a fire1 stir in a gill of boiling water1 let it cool1 and bottle for use4 ,,to ,,blanch ,,barley4 ,method4--,put it in a saucepan of cold water1 bring to the boil1 and throw the water away4 ,,to ,,boil ,,rice4 ,method4--,wash the rice well1 and cook it in fast boiling water with the lid off for twelve minutes4 ,pour some cold water into the saucepan1 and then drain the rice off on to a sieve4 ,return to the saucepan1 and let it dry well on or near the stove4 ,shake the saucepan well1 and take care that the rice does not burn or stick together4 ,,to ,,make ,,tea4 ,method4--,warm the teapot by pouring in a little boiling water2 empty it out and put in the tea1 allowing about two teaspoonfuls to every three people1 if the number requiring tea be more than three4 ,for two allow three teaspoonfuls4 ,pour on the boiling water1 and let it stand three minutes4 ,illustration 8,,ups ,,and ,,downs40 ,a ,,true ,,story ,,of ,,new ,,york ,,life4 ,,by ,n4 ,o4 ,,lorimer4 ,,chapter ,,ii4 ,in the luxurious house ,marjorie and ,sadie did not miss their mother as ,ada did2 indeed it was a delightful change for them to have so much of their sister's society4 ,she was more amusing than their mother1 and understood their games better4 ,when they heard that their mother had gone away to a hospital to be taken care of and made well again they said they were 8dreadfully sorry10 but that was partly because sister ,ada looked so sad1 and partly because it was polite to say so4 ,about a week after her mother had left her home ,ada was startled one evening by the old butler1 an ,englishman1 coming up to her while she was waiting for her father to come down to dinner1 and saying in a hushed voice1 8,will you wait any longer1 miss8 ,i don't think the master will come home to dinner40 8,then serve it at once10 ,ada said2 8but why do you think he will not return80 8,he left the house last night1 miss1 after you had gone to bed1 and he has not been seen since40 ,ada's heart stood still4 8,not been seen since6 ,what do you mean8 ,has he not been at his office8 ,perhaps he is with my mother80 8,i don't think so1 miss4 ,have you not seen the evening papers80 ,the man held a copy behind his back1 ,ada heard it rustle4 8,give it me10 she cried1 as she put one hand on the handsomely carved pedestal which held a statue of the dancing fawn to steady herself4 8,i'm sorry1 miss1 to be the one to hand it to you1 but the whole city knows it by this time4 ,it can't be hid from you much longer40 ,the girl looked at him with a kindly pity in her eyes4 ,she was sorrier for him at that moment than for herself4 ,he was a faithful old servant who had been with them since she was a baby4 ,he handed her the paper and went softly from the room1 having the delicacy to feel that it was not the place even of an old servant to see his young mistress's sorrow4 8,he's a low skunking hound10 he said to himself1 8if he is my master1 to leave the pretty bit of a creature like that with those two children on her hands4 ,whatever will happen to them1 ,i don't know4 ,there's about enough money in the house to pay off all these miserable servants1 and not much more4 ,it's the dirtiest trick ,i ever saw played4 ,it was the disgrace and shock that sent his poor wife off her head1 him living like a prince while he's been defrauding poor widows and children40 99 99 99 99 99 ,about a month from that day pretty ,ada ,nicoli1 who had been brought up to look upon herself as an heiress1 started out through the city of ,new ,york to try and find some means of livelihood for herself and her two little sisters4 ,her mother's little fortune brought in just enough money to pay for her residence in the comfortable asylum to which she had gone before the terrible exposure of ,mr4 ,nicoli's failure had been made public1 and to pay the weekly board for ,ada and her two sisters at a plain middle-class boarding-house in ,east ,thirty-second ,street4 ,ada had tried offering herself as a music teacher1 for she played well and liked music1 but wherever she went she was asked whom she had studied under1 and if she had been taught in ,germany4 ,so to-day she was bent on another mission4 ,she had put her pride still further down in her pocket1 but unconsciously her pretty chin was tilted a little higher4 ,she had to walk now--her tender feet were tired and weary--where she had once dashed along in a smart carriage4 ,when she arrived at a part of the town which was little occupied by shops her steps slackened4 ,she was thinking what she would say when she reached ,madame ,maude's1 the fashionable milliner from whom she had been accustomed to buy her hats4 ,madame ,maude had only one window to her shop1 which was curtained and lined with red velvet4 ,the simple sailor hat1 one black toque1 and a white feather boa displayed in it gave the ignorant public little idea of the fact that almost every time the door bell rang to admit a customer1 it meant that ,madame ,maude was fifty dollars the richer4 ,ada stopped a moment and looked at the window4 ,how often she had gone with her mother to the shop and come away with some pretty flowery hat without even asking the price of it4 ,and now she sighed1 for the price of one of those hats would pay for a term of ,marjorie's lessons at school4 ,they must be educated1 the girl cried in her heart1 and they must be brought up as her mother's children ought to be1 even if they had to work afterwards4 ,she would not let them grow up as shop-girls from childhood4 ,she opened the door and found herself inside the shop with no words ready to meet the question of the young girl who came forward4 8,can ,i see ,madame ,maude80 she asked nervously4 8,i wish to speak to her alone40 ,the girl stared at ,ada's perfectly-fitting dress1 robbed of all its luxurious trimmings1 as being unsuitable for her present position4 ,madame ,maude came forward and told the girl to retire4 8,what can ,i do for you80 she said kindly2 she knew that the large bill still standing in ,mrs4 ,nicoli's name would never be paid1 but ,mrs4 ,nicoli had been a good customer in the days gone by1 and for once a woman was grateful for favours past4 8,you have heard of our sad trouble10 ,ada began1 8the world has painted it even blacker than it is1 so there is no need for me to tell you what a terrible position ,i am in4 ,i must make money somehow4 ,i have tried in so many ways and failed4 ,i came to ask you if you knew of any position in a business house that ,i could fill4 ,i would not mind how hard ,i worked40 ,she looked so unlike hard work that ,madame ,maude's heart was touched by her appeal which was so pathetically ignorant4 8,what can you do80 she said1 wondering what the girl called 8hard work40 8,i don't know10 ,ada replied in a shamefaced way1 8for ,i have never tried1 but ,i think ,i could learn millinery very quickly40 8,my dear child10 the elder woman said1 8you don't know what you are saying4 ,do you know that my best hand was apprenticed for three years before she received a dollar2 the next year she got a little more than a dollar a week1 the fifth year she went to ,paris and studied for a year and a half4 ,she is not only a milliner but an artist2 it takes years to acquire the knowledge1 and ,i pay her accordingly4 ,my hats are not made by girls who have trimmed up their old hats at home40 ,ada looked crestfallen4 8,i never thought of all that2 ,i only know that your hats are always in perfect taste40 ,madame ,maude had been looking at her while she spoke4 8,if you won't be offended1 ,i'll make you an offer10 she said4 ,ada bent her head in answer4 ,she was willing to sweep the floors if she had been asked4 ,she had spent her last dollar1 and the washing-bill was not paid for last week1 and ,sadie had started a bad cough which demanded a tonic1 and tonics have to be paid for4 8,if you will come here and act as saleswoman10 ,madame ,maude said1 8,i will pay you well40 8,oh1 how kind of you60 the girl cried4 8,of course ,i can't be offended40 ,it was such a nice1 quiet little shop1 quite a private house2 there was nothing to shock her in the suggestion4 8,stop a bit10 ,madame ,maude said1 8till you hear what that means4 ,i won't pay you fifteen dollars a week for merely handing a customer a hat1 and telling her the price--you've got to make her buy it40 8,how can ,i80 ,ada said1 in a mystified voice4 8,i'll tell you10 ,madame ,maude explained2 and she took a lovely hat from a drawer1 and put it on her own head4 ,her face was broad and homely1 and the hat did not suit her either well or badly4 8,look at me in this hat10 she said1 8and imagine ,i am the customer40 ,ada looked4 8,now look at yourself in it10 and she placed the hat on ,ada's head of shining hair4 ,ada smiled1 a half-pleased1 half-bashful smile4 8,now when the customer says she does not think the hat will do--she is afraid it does not suit her--and you have seen that it is the hat she is hankering after1 say quite casually1 #8,i'm sorry1 madam1 you don't like it1' and put it on your own head4 ,move about the room in it1 and let her see how charming it is4 ,in a few moments she will have forgotten how she herself looked in it1 and will fondly imagine that she will look like you1 and the hat is sold40 ,ada's face had fallen4 8,will you do it80 ,madame ,maude said4 8,it will be money easily earned2 my saleswoman is leaving next week40 8,i am to make money by my face10 ,ada cried1 with a choking voice2 8it's so horrible40 ,but something was saying to her1 8,you must have money2 you have spent your last dollar1 except what will pay for your bare board4 ,the children must go to school1 and ,sadie wants a tonic4 ,she has a cough because she has been denied the luxuries she has been used to1 and has had to walk to school in all sorts of weather40 8,yes1 ,i will come10 she said2 8but what if ,i do not sell them as you expect80 8,i will risk that10 the woman said kindly1 8for ,i know the value of a pretty face below a forty-dollar hat40 ,when ,ada found herself once again on ,fifth ,avenue1 she could scarcely believe she was the same girl who had lived in the magnificent mansion at the other end of the town a few months ago1 and had spent all her days in light-hearted amusement4 ,she felt tired and depressed1 and afraid of the position she had undertaken to fill4 ,when she reached home she found that ,sadie and ,marjorie had not yet come back from school4 ,she was anxious about their delay1 and stood on the doorstep looking up the street to try and catch a sight of them4 8,why do you fret yourself about those two children1 bless your dear heart4 ,they're a deal better able to look after themselves than you are40 ,one of the boarders was addressing ,ada from the hall4 8,they're so young to be out alone10 ,ada said4 8,they've always had someone to bring and take them from school40 8,time they learnt to come and go alone1 ,i guess4 ,how long do you suppose you can go on working yourself to pieces1 anyhow8 ,if you want to do the best you can for these two young 'uns1 bring them up to look after themselves4 ,you were brought up like a sugar-plum1 and you're feeling it mighty bad now1 ,i reckon1 to be treated like pig-iron40 8,i know you mean kindly10 ,ada said1 8but at least ,i have had the benefit of refined surroundings in my youth4 ,i can't let little ,sadie knock about like a street child40 8,much like a street child she is1 with her white starched petticoats1 and dainty pinafores4 ,it's just killing you1 child1 that's what it is1 and coloured things are just as comfortable40 8,but we have only white things10 ,ada said apologetically1 8and ,i'm afraid ,i can't buy any more just yet40 8,to be sure4 ,i never thought of that10 the fat1 good-natured boarder said laughingly4 8,what's going to happen to you1 child1 when these fine things wear out4 ,it does me good to look at your pretty figure in these well-cut gowns4 ,but they won't stand rough wear40 ,then ,ada told her she was going to earn fifteen dollars a week at ,madame ,maude's4 8,you'll have all the young men in the town coming to choose their sisters' hats10 the boarder said1 8and men are a deal more easily taken in than women folk4 ,madame ,maude is a clever woman40 7,to be continued47 ,,things ,,in ,,season1 ,,in ,,market ,,and ,,kitchen4 ,,october4 ,,by ,,la ,m,,nag,,re4 ,venison and pork are the 8novelties0 that we note in the markets this month1 and also a splendid show of brocoli4 ,it is also a grand time for cheeses1 as many old-fashioned country fairs testify4 ,this month dairy farmers will be busy bringing their cheeses into the right markets ready for the ,christmas sales1 and where cheeses are shown we usually see sausages and pork pies1 also gingerbread4 ,all these things are toothsome in ,october--the month of mellow days and frosty nights4 ,we begin to get ready walnuts and chestnuts for ,hallowe'en festivities1 and we sort out our apples1 some for cider1 some for 8biffins10 and some for preserving4 ,we must now pickle our red cabbages1 too1 also onions1 and see that potatoes are stored4 ,those who have good keeping places1 even in town1 may now invest in sacks of potatoes1 and bushels of apples1 as this is the time for getting these at a cheaper rate than will be possible later on4 ,housewives in the country who have piggies to dispose of for bacon will be thinking of turning the poor animals into that useful commodity4 ,there is also the harvesting of the flower-seeds and roots1 and much work is done in the flower garden preparatory for the next spring4 ,indeed1 this is altogether one of the busiest months of all the year4 ,nature has not yet gone to sleep1 although she is preparing for her winter's rest4 ,we may now begin to bring into use some of our dishes of heat-giving foods such as we keep for winter days1 not as a regular thing1 perhaps1 but occasionally4 ,for instance1 we may commence having porridge for breakfast1 warm puddings1 good vegetable soups1 honey and treacle to our bread4 ,roast goose and apple sauce will be a favourite dish with many now1 and1 indeed1 geese are better at this time than later1 as they are neither so rich nor so fat4 ,so will also game pie be4 ,indeed1 ever since ,friar ,tuck feasted the disguised ,cur de ,lion upon this dish 7which then was called game pasty7 in the heart of ,sherwood ,forest1 it has been a dish beloved of all ,englishmen4 ,perhaps it may not be amiss to give it here in detail4 ,game ,pie4--,a very good short or raised crust is used to line the bottom and sides of the mould4 ,for the upper crust it is usual to use puff pastry1 although the raised crust is quite good enough4 ,place first a layer of small pieces of rump steak1 then of venison steaks1 trimmed and rubbed with spice1 salt and pepper4 ,next some joints of hare1 partridge1 or other game1 and fill up all spaces with highly-flavoured forcemeat4 ,add a little gravy1 and cover the dish closely1 but not with the crust2 this should be put on when the pie is rather more than half cooked4 ,glaze this and ornament it when nearly finished cooking4 ,a very good imitation of a game pie may be made entirely without game1 by using veal and steak together1 and adding plenty of well-made forcemeat4 ,as the gaminess will depend on this forcemeat1 it will be well to show what this is composed of4 ,half-a-pound of calf's liver and as much good ham should be baked in the oven in a covered vessel until perfectly tender4 ,pound these together in a mortar to a smooth paste4 ,add a large tablespoonful of finely-powdered herbs--thyme1 marjoram1 sage1 savoury1 and tarragon--all these1 or as many of them as possible4 ,add also cayenne pepper1 salt1 and a few chopped mushrooms4 ,mix very thoroughly1 and place little balls of this and quarters of hard-boiled eggs at intervals with the meat1 then put in a little strong gravy1 place the top crust on1 and bake the pie in a baker's oven until of a good deep brown4 ,when eaten cold this is uncommonly good4 ,a breakfast dish met with in ,yorkshire1 but not1 ,i believe1 elsewhere1 is a ,covered ,apple ,tart1 and very good it is1 either hot or cold4 ,the crust would be ordinary short or flaky paste rolled out to about a quarter of an inch thick4 ,on the lower crust a thick layer of stewed1 sweetened1 and spiced apple is placed1 the top crust put on1 the edges crimped together1 and melted butter brushed over all1 then well baked4 ,hominy cakes with honey1 and oatmeal batter-cakes1 are delicious for breakfast also4 ,we should not omit also to have plenty of roasted apples at all times while they are so good1 and the smaller pears and apples will be very good eating indeed if they are baked in a stone jar in a baker's oven4 ,a good dinner menu for ,october would be the following3-- ,potato ,soup1 with ,grated ,cheese4 ,gurnet1 ,baked and ,stuffed4 ,roast ,loin of ,pork4 ,apple ,sauce4 ,brocoli and ,baked ,potatoes4 ,wild ,duck4 ,orange ,salad4 ,cranberry ,jelly4 ,cabinet ,pudding4 ,cheese4 ,biscuits4 ,butter4 ,potato ,soup4--,peel1 boil and mash half-a-dozen potatoes1 and slice up a small ,spanish onion into a little butter1 which should cook while the potatoes are boiling4 ,put all together1 and add a pint of boiling milk1 a spoonful of flour mixed smooth with milk1 and boil together4 ,season with pepper and salt1 and if not already too thick add a little cream4 ,serve very hot with grated cheese in a separate dish4 ,the ,gurnet are stuffed with a mixture of chopped shallot1 parsley1 herbs1 breadcrumbs1 butter1 seasoning1 and an egg4 ,grate breadcrumbs over1 and pour on them a little oiled butter1 and bake in a fairly quick oven for about twenty minutes or half an hour4 ,serve in the same dish if it is a nice one4 ,wild ,duck require very quick roasting and frequent basting4 ,garnish them with a lemon cut in quarters1 and serve any gravy that may have run from them in a tureen4 ,orange ,salad is made by slicing peeled oranges1 freeing them from pips1 and covering the slices with a little sugar4 ,cabinet ,pudding4--,put a pint of new milk on to boil with two spoonfuls of sugar and the rind of a fresh lemon2 then add it to three well-beaten eggs4 ,butter a mould1 and decorate the bottom and sides with strips of candied peel1 stoned raisins1 etc4 ,fill with alternate layers of sliced sponge cake and raisins4 ,pour the custard over1 and let it soak for an hour or so1 then cover with buttered paper1 and steam the pudding gently for an hour and a half4 ,if this pudding were for eating cold 7and it is quite as good so71 a little dissolved gelatine should be added to the custard before pouring it over the cake4 ,a few macaroons give a nice flavour to a cold pudding4 ,,the ,,romanticism ,,of ,,beethoven4 ,,by ,,eleonore ,d',,esterre-,,keeling4 ,the title of this paper will probably surprise many of my readers who have been accustomed to regard ,beethoven solely as the king of classic music4 ,i have not set myself so foolish a task as the attempt to prove that this is not his true position4 ,undoubtedly ,beethoven is king of classic music1 but--how much more than that he is6 ,it must have struck everyone that there is a certain quality in ,beethoven's music which is absent from that of every other classic composer1 a quality which appeals to each one of us personally1 and which does not appeal in vain4 ,illustration3 ,,the ,,house ,,where ,,beethoven ,,was ,,born4 ,if we play consecutively three or four ,sonates by ,haydn or by ,mozart1 what is almost invariably the result8 ,in each case we like the first one and probably the second one2 at the third we begin to feel bored1 and at the fourth we shut up the book4 ,and yet how lovely they all are6 ,haydn takes us to play with the children2 ,mozart introduces us to the ballroom4 ,but ,haydn did not spend his life's days on a merry-go-round1 and ,mozart was not perpetually paying compliments4 ,quite the contrary4 ,haydn1 as we know1 never had any children1 and that disagreeable wife of his left little happiness for his home4 ,as for ,mozart--well1 ,mozart had a charming wife1 but he was so pitifully poor that one winter's morning1 when the snow lay thick on the ground outside1 a friendly neighbour1 calling in to see how the young couple were getting on1 found them dancing a waltz on the bare boards of their scantily furnished room4 ,they had no fire1 and this was the only means that they could devise for keeping themselves warm4 ,when ,mozart went on a journey1 he wrote the prettiest love-letters to his ,stanzerl4 ,here is a bit of one of them3--8,dear little wife6 ,if ,i only had a letter from you6 ,if ,i were to tell you all that ,i do with your dear likeness1 how you would laugh6 ,for instance1 when ,i take it out of its case1 ,i say #8,god greet thee1 ,stanzerl1 ,god greet thee1 thou rascal1 shuttlecock1 pointy-nose1 nick-nack1 bit and sup6' ,and when ,i put it back1 ,i let it slip in very slowly1 saying1 with each little push1 #8,now--now--now6' and at the last1 quickly--#8,good night1 little mouse1 sleep well6'0 ,there is nothing in all ,mozart's music the least little bit like that4 ,and why8 ,mozart's music is strictly classical and anti-romantic4 ,his character is stamped upon it1 as the character of ,haydn is stamped upon his music1 but his circumstances1 the events of his daily life1 have no part in it1 and whether he had been rich or poor1 successful or despairing1 his music would have been exactly the same4 ,with ,beethoven quite the reverse is the case4 ,if it were possible to play the whole volume of ,beethoven's ,sonates at one sitting1 the last thing player or listener could complain of would be the monotony which culminates in boredom4 ,there would be ,beethoven tender1 ,beethoven sublime1 ,beethoven ferocious1 ,beethoven serene1 and as many more ,beethovens as there are adjectives in the dictionary4 ,and this is the secret of ,beethoven's popularity4 ,for the musician there is the perfect form1 the exquisite mode of expression2 for the amateur there is the man1 with all the hopes and fears and aspirations which he shares with his fellow man4 ,beethoven wrote the most meagre of letters1 but every emotion that swayed him found utterance in his music1 and this it is which gives to his music the quality known as ,romanticism4 ,many definitions have been given of the terms classical and romantic1 but the clearest and cleverest definition that ,i have met is that given by the ,french writer1 ,monsieur ,brunetire1--8,classicism makes the impersonality of a work of art one of the conditions of its perfection1 while ,romanticism means ,individualism40 ,in other words1 classicism confines itself to the thing done2 romanticism is more interested in the doer of that thing4 ,beethoven's earliest works in each branch of his art are purely classical4 ,during their composition he was leaning on ,haydn and ,mozart4 ,life had not yet become to him a matter of absorbing interest1 for he still regarded it from the standpoint of the student4 ,the ,fantasie ,sonate1 ,op4 #bg1 ,no4 #b 7ignorantly called the 8,moonlight ,sonata071 opens to us the first page of the tone-poet's life4 ,it was written in #ahja1 when ,beethoven was thirty-one4 ,thirty-one6 ,at this age a man feels life at its best2 it is then that his pulse beats strongest1 that1 his powers being fully developed1 he sees the years stretch smiling before him1 like the vision of a promised land4 ,all this ,beethoven felt1 and he was fully conscious of his power4 8,the ,eroica10 the great #8,c ,minor1' 8,the ,choral ,symphony10 8,fidelio10 locked within that mighty brain1 awaited only the master's bidding to come forth and delight a world4 ,but between him and this glorious future there fell a shadow which was destined to rob life of all that made life dear4 ,he plainly saw that shadow4 ,in a letter to a friend1 written at this time1 he says1 8,how sadly must ,i live6 ,all that ,i love ,i must avoid4 ,the years will pass without bringing that which my talent and my art had promised4 ,mournful resignation1 in which alone ,i can find refuge60 ,already the gates of his ears were closing1 and deafness was shutting him out from the world which he had just begun to love4 ,then he met the beautiful ,countess ,julie ,guicciardi4 ,she was sixteen1 she was poor1 and he gave her music lessons without payment1 accepting only in return linen which her pretty fingers had stitched4 ,she was flattered by his homage 7what girl would not be flattered by the homage of a ,beethoven67 and she encouraged his attentions4 ,perhaps even she really loved him4 ,again he wrote to a friend3 8,somewhat more agreeably ,i live now1 going more among people4 ,this change has been wrought by a dear1 bewitching girl1 who loves me and whom ,i love4 ,at last after two years' misery1 some happy moments have come1 and ,i feel for the first time that marriage could make me happy40 ,poor ,beethoven6 ,countess ,julie's father had other plans for his young daughter1 and her music master was scornfully dismissed4 ,the mental conflict of this period found expression in the 8,fantasie ,sonate40 ,the mournful resignation of the first movement contrasts vividly with the thunder of the finale4 ,in a letter to his friend ,wegeler1 ,beethoven now wrote3--8,if nothing else is possible ,i will defy my fate1 though moments will always come in which ,i shall be the wretchedest of men40 ,he spoke so much more eloquently in music than he did in words1 that ,i should like to take my readers to the piano and tell his story there4 ,but let us beware of playing the ,sonate romantically4 ,in interpreting an emotional work this is a danger which must always be carefully avoided4 ,we should not repeat the poet's story as it affects us1 but as it affected him4 ,the resignation of the first movement must be the resignation of a strong nature--there is fire beneath it4 ,a ,beethoven does not shed tears4 ,in the second movement the poet conjures up before his mind the memory of happy hours1 gone for ever4 ,his child-love appears before him in all her grace and witchery4 ,there must be something phantom-like about it1 something very tender1 almost intangible4 ,the last movement is a song of anguish and despair4 ,the proud spirit 8defies its fate10 but there are moments in which we recognise 8the wretchedest of men40 ,thus ended ,beethoven's first love-story4 ,there was no tender parting between him and ,julie2 the 8,fantasie-,sonate10 dedicated to her1 was his last love-letter1 and with it he dismissed her from his mind4 8,strength10 he said proudly1 8is the characteristic of men who distinguish themselves above others1 and it is mine60 ,it was his4 ,illustration3 ,,beethoven4 ,all ,europe was now ringing with the fame of ,napoleon1 the only person on earth--except ,goethe--whom ,beethoven regarded as his equal1 while of him1 even1 he said1 when1 in #ahjf1 news of ,napoleon's victory at ,jena was brought1 8,what a pity that ,i don't understand war as ,i understand music4 ,i would conquer him60 ,in this mood the ,eroica ,symphony was written4 ,it is a chapter of history4 ,but ,i have not space to follow the great ,romanticist through all his moods and their outpourings4 ,i must confine myself to a few of them4 ,in ,october #ahjb ,beethoven was sent by his doctors to ,heiligenstadt1 a quiet village not far from ,vienna4 ,he was in a state of the deepest despondency4 ,the shadows were closing round him1 and the voices of the world reached him but faintly4 ,in the stillness of the country he found peace1 the exquisite ,sonate in ,d minor1 op4 #ca1 no4 #b1 was written there4 ,let us take it to the piano too1 and listen to its tragic story4 ,the long drawn out arpeggios with which it opens are the longings of his heart4 7,he was still only thirty-two67 ,joy dances fantastically round him and vanishes4 ,another sigh1 another vision of joy1 and then heaven opens and he looks in4 ,illustration3 ,,countess ,,therese4 ,i do not think that even ,beethoven ever wrote anything more wonderful1 more full of the ecstasy of being1 than that glorious first movement4 ,illustration3 ,,room ,,in ,,beethoven',s ,,house4 ,the second part of the ,sonate is very slow1 and at first it seems to promise peace for the troubled soul4 ,it is in ,b flat major1 which should and does suggest rest4 ,but after such a struggle as the first movement indicated1 peace does not come at once2 listen to the throbbing1 shuddering triplets in the bass2 they begin at the seventeenth bar1 and every time that they occur they are followed by a lament in the minor4 ,they accompany that lament4 ,further on1 we find a lovely song-like passage in ,f major 7bar #ca71 and now see how beautifully ,beethoven arrives at that song4 ,laying a gentle hand on his triplets 7bar #bg7 he smoothes them into even notes1 changes the sad ,c minor for ,c major1 and then brings in his song4 ,but that song is only a rift in the clouds2 the storm comes on again1 always heralded by the triplets1 and note the curious accompaniment given later on to the left hand4 ,right up at the top of the key-board it begins and slowly it creeps down1 always down4 ,hope would ascend--that passage marks despair4 ,once again comes the song of comfort1 this time in ,b flat major1 and the movement closes calmly in the same key4 ,the last part of the ,sonate had a curious origin4 ,seated in his silent room1 which looked out upon the little-frequented high road leading to the village1 the composer became conscious of the trab-trab of a horse whose rider was passing by4 ,the rhythmic movements of the animal's hoofs1 heard as they were but faintly by the half deaf musician1 resolved themselves into a phrase in his mind which he jotted down mechanically1 and this phrase persistently reiterated1 formed the conclusion to the ,sonate which was then filling heart and brain4 ,only ,beethoven would have conceived psychology so good as that4 ,how often in the most crucial moments some trifling1 quite irrelevant detail forces itself upon our notice1 and absorbs attention which we should be unwilling to acknowledge4 ,illustration3 ,,beethoven1 #aghf-ahbg4 ,the portrait of the great composer's soul1 which he painted for us in the ,d minor ,sonate1 would have been less perfect had he withheld the trivial circumstance which awoke him from his dreams1 and gave him again to the world4 ,at this country retreat the famous ,heiligenstadt will was also written4 ,it shows us another side of ,beethoven's character1 and leads to another phase of his ,romanticism4 ,the will begins thus3 8,oh1 you men1 you who have thought of me as defiant1 stubborn1 misanthropic1 what wrong you have done me6 ,bethink you that for six years an incurable condition has befallen me1 made worse by foolish doctors who from year to year deceived me with hopes of improvement4 ,though born with a fiery temperament1 and even susceptible to the charms of society1 ,i have had to separate myself from everyone1 and pass my years in loneliness4 8,what mortification when someone1 standing beside me1 caught from afar the sound of a flute and ,i heard nothing6 8,such incidents brought me to the verge of madness1 and little more was wanted to make me put an end to my existence4 ,illustration3 ,,relics ,,of ,,beethoven4 8,only my art held me back4 ,ah1 ,i felt that it was impossible to leave the world before ,i had accomplished my mission6 8,great ,god1 ,thou who lookest down upon me1 ,thou seest my heart and ,thou knowest that love and goodwill abide there40 ,immediately after this will1 the six sacred songs1 to words by ,gellert 7op4 #dh71 were composed4 ,there is something infinitely pathetic in the thought of this great1 lonely man1 so profoundly ashamed of his bodily infirmity1 and so conscious that he was misunderstood by all his fellow-men1 turning thus in the hour of his sorest need to the ,one whom he could trust4 ,the first of the six songs is a ,prayer1 the last a ,song of ,repentance4 ,they are all very simple1 as such songs should be1 and through them the strong1 personal note is unmistakable4 ,the quiet life at ,heiligenstadt had another beneficial effect upon ,beethoven4 ,both the ,pastoral ,symphony and the ,pastoral ,sonate trace the source of their inspiration to the pine forests1 the rustic surroundings and ,sabbath stillness of this picturesque village4 ,the ,symphony of course was a later work1 but it was also composed at this1 ,beethoven's favourite holiday resort4 ,but ardent lover of ,nature though he was1 he was not the sort of man who could pass his days in sylvan solitude4 ,he was extremely sociable1 even1 in his way1 extremely domestic4 ,probably if he had secured the happy home life for which he so often longed1 we should have been the losers1 for he might truly have said1 with ,heine-- 8,out of my great sorrows ,i make the little songs40 ,when he made his will at ,heiligenstadt he believed himself to be dying4 ,at the close of it came this prayer-- 8,o ,providence1 let once a day of pure happiness shine upon me60 ,that prayer was granted1 and he found many days of pure happiness by the side of the ,countess ,therese of ,brunswick1 the aunt of the faithless ,julie4 ,countess ,therese was the right woman for him1 and nobody knows why their marriage did not take place4 ,they were certainly betrothed1 and ,therese's brother ,franz was ,beethoven's most intimate friend4 ,to him the ,sonate ,appassionata was dedicated1 surely the grandest tribute that could be paid to any friendship4 ,it was written during the composer's visit to the ,brunswicks' estate in ,hungary in the summer of #ahjf1 and probably was intended as a message for ,therese1 which her lover could not trust himself to deliver4 ,soon after leaving the ,brunswicks ,beethoven wrote to the ,count-- 8,dear1 dear ,franz6 ,only a line to tell you that ,i have made good terms with ,clementi4 ,two hundred pounds ,i am to get1 and over and above ,i can sell the same works again in ,germany and ,france4 ,further1 he has given me other orders1 so that ,i may reasonably hope to attain the dignity of a true artist in early years4 ,kiss thy sister ,therese1 and tell her that ,i am afraid ,i shall become famous before she has erected a monument to me40 ,at the same time1 ,july1 #ahjf1 the much-discussed love-letter was written4 ,this letter was found1 after his death1 among ,beethoven's papers1 with the portrait of the ,countess ,therese1 which is reproduced in this number of ,,the ,,girl',s ,,own ,,paper4 ,the original is an oil-painting1 and on the back of it is written 7in ,german of course73-- 8,to the rare genius1 the great artist1 the good man1 from ,t4 ,b40 ,every biographer of ,beethoven has had a different theory as to the love-letter1 but it is now generally granted that it must have been addressed to the ,countess ,therese1 whom ,beethoven in it calls 8meine unsterbliche ,geliebte40 7,my immortal love74 ,the letter begins3#a 8,mein ,leben1 mein ,alles1 mein ich0 7,my life1 my all1 my self71 and the exquisite ,sonate in ,f sharp1 op4 #gh1 which is so seldom played1 translates those words into music4 ,this ,sonate was written in the autumn of #ahji1 when ,beethoven was again with the ,brunswicks in ,hungary1 and it is dedicated to the ,countess ,therese4 ,rather an amusing incident in connection with it is related in a conversation between ,beethoven and his pupil ,czerny1 at the end of which the composer exclaimed irritably-- 8,people always talk of the ,c sharp minor ,sonate as if ,i hadn't composed much better things4 ,the ,f sharp ,sonate is something very different60 ,the ,c sharp minor ,sonate was ,julie ,guicciardi's1 and it did not please ,therese ,brunswick's lover to be reminded so often of that old love-story4 ,but he was quite right4 ,the ,f sharp ,sonate undoubtedly is a very different thing4 ,it is less passionate1 but it is much more finished4 ,there is a sweet serenity about it which suits the noble face of the gracious lady who inspired it4 ,my readers will need no guidance through it2 one glance at ,therese's portrait will help them more than anything ,i could say4 8,mein ,leben1 mein ,alles1 mein besseres ich0 sings the little prelude1 and then the piece glides along like a boat on a sunny sea4 ,lucky ,beethoven and lucky ,therese1 the day of pure happiness has come6 ,there is one more phase of ,beethoven's character upon which ,i want briefly to touch4 ,everyone knows that during his last years he was often in great straits for want of money4 ,perhaps you1 my readers1 will not think that money troubles are a feature of ,romanticism1 but money troubles1 like others1 may be the cause of anxiety1 heart-burning or disappointment1 and when these feelings are expressed in any work1 the personal element1 with them introduced1 is the source of ,romanticism4 ,amongst ,beethoven's ,,mss4 there was found after his death a ,rondo inscribed in his own handwriting-- 8,the rage over a lost penny1 worked off in a ,rondo40 ,that ,rondo is one of the prettiest and the wittiest things in music4 ,the average ,englishman will scarcely be able to realise that a man like ,beethoven1 a genius1 could make such a fuss over a lost penny1 but those who know ,germans will be less incredulous4 ,perhaps1 too1 it was not just the penny2 it may have been the principle6 ,at all times ,beethoven was suspicious1 and he always thought that he was being cheated4 ,he very often was cheated1 and when we remember that by this time he was stone-deaf1 and that he had no sympathetic friend to whom he could confide his troubles1 we shall begin to understand why he put his rage over a lost penny into his music1 with all his other emotions4 ,the piece 7op4 #abi7 is not easy to play1 for it requires a reckless self-abandonment which is only possible to those players to whom it offers no technical difficulties4 ,blow's edition of it1 published by ,cotta1 is the best4 ,in one of his notes the editor says1 8,you can see the papers fly from the table1 while the furious hunt proceeds10 and he declares that the man who wrote this brilliant ,rondo could have written an opera bouffe if he had tried4 ,much more might be said about ,beethoven's ,romanticism4 ,i have not touched at all upon his more exalted phases of feeling1 the patriotism which was so wonderfully expressed in the seventh ,symphony1 the philosophy of life which culminated in the ,choral ,symphony with its impossible 8,ode to ,joy10 telling in tones what ,goethe tried to tell in words at the end of the second part of ,faust4 ,my object had been to show that musical form1 or perfect classicism1 was the beautiful vessel which ,beethoven made use of to carry his own human thoughts and emotions1 and that1 as ,maurice ,hewlett says in his book1 ,pan and the ,young ,shepherd-- 8,life goes to a tune1 according as a man is tuneful1 hath music40 ,,footnotes3 #a ,the letter and its history are given in ,thayer's delightful ,life of ,beethoven4 ,,sheila',s ,,cousin ,,effie4 ,a ,,story ,,for ,,girls ,,by ,,evelyn ,,everett-,,green1 ,author of 8,greyfriars10 8,half-a-,dozen ,sisters10 etc4 ,,chapter ,,xxiii4 ,,sunshine4 ,it was a balmy day at the end of ,april1 and in the great conservatory at ,monckton ,manor a little group of people had established themselves amongst the tall ferns and flowers1 and girlish voices and laughter mingled with the plash of the fountain in the centre of the warm fragrant place4 ,upon a cane lounge lay ,oscar1 white and thin1 and frail of aspect1 yet with something of the vigour and animation of returning health1 which was very visible to those who had watched tremblingly beside him during the weeks of his tedious illness4 ,sheila and ,may ,lawrence sat near him1 chatting with the ease and familiarity of an intimate friendship4 ,it had long been ,may's most cherished plan that so soon as ,oscar should be strong enough for the move1 he should be transported to ,monckton ,manor2 and her mother had fallen in with the idea so soon as she had been assured on medical testimony that there was no fear of his bringing infection into the house4 ,so a fortnight ago the move had been made1 and out in the pure fresh air of the country1 away from the noise and bustle of the streets and a busy household1 ,oscar had made a fresh start1 and had surprised everybody by the rapidity with which he gained ground4 ,for a week past he had almost lived in the conservatory1 which1 with its evenly regulated atmosphere1 its sweet flower scents and the sensation of airiness and freshness1 was almost like a new world to the invalid4 ,he felt as though he were living out of doors 8in ,madeira10 as he would smilingly say2 and then he and ,may would get ,sheila to tell of beautiful ,madeira1 its rainbows1 its flowers1 its sunshine and long cloudless days2 and ,oscar would lie listening and dreaming1 till he felt as though he were living the life there himself4 ,and ,sheila1 talking with absolute freedom to the brother with whom she had always shared her thoughts1 and from whom she had never kept a secret1 and to the girl-friend whom she now felt as though she had always known1 soon talked away every bit of bitterness or vexation1 and would enjoy a hearty laugh with her companions over the little weaknesses of her aunt1 and think instead of her devotion to her daughter1 which had led her into some comical errors4 ,since ,sheila had learned to forget herself1 to lose the sense of her own little wrongs1 to feel everything merged in the great ocean of the unchangeable love which had wrapped her round in the hour of her keenest need1 and had given her back her brother from the very gates of the grave1 it had been so easy to forgive and forget4 ,all the bitterness had been washed away4 ,she was ashamed to think how angry she once had been4 ,everything else had looked so small1 so insignificant1 when seen in the light of the solemn realities of life4 ,and although now the graver mood had passed1 and with a rebound of nature1 ,sheila was her own bright laughing self again1 yet there was a new sweetness in her smile1 and new softness in her manner1 and ,oscar would lie and look at her in a great content1 wondering what the change was and whence it had come4 8,here is ,north60 cried ,sheila1 suddenly springing up to get a better view through the palm leaves1 whilst a bright flush suddenly rose in ,may's cheeks1 and the light leaped into her eyes4 8,i suppose he has come to see ,oscar2 really he is wonderfully attentive just now4 ,he comes very often40 ,may's eyes were dancing1 as she looked eagerly towards the advancing figure2 and though his errand was ostensibly to ask for the invalid1 it was to her face that his eyes first leapt as he made his way towards them4 ,oscar had no need to expatiate upon his progress1 his face spoke for him1 and ,north looked satisfied and pleased4 8,my father wants to see you1 ,oscar1 when you are a little stronger4 ,he has several things to say to you4 ,that bit of mystery about the bill has all been cleared up4 ,he wants to speak of it to you once1 and then bury the miserable business in oblivion40 ,oscar's colour came and went4 ,sheila clasped her hands together in excitement1 and ,may's flush deepened in her cheeks as she asked softly-- 8,shall ,i go away whilst you talk it over80 ,but ,north shook his head4 8,there is no need for that1 ,i think4 ,you are ,sheila's friend1 and ,i expect you know all that we have done for some while4 ,of course1 it is very painful for us1 but the truth must not be ignored4 ,suspicion cannot be permitted to attach to ,oscar4 ,even though ,cyril is my father's son1 he must not be screened at the expense of another40 8,i am so sorry60 breathed ,may softly4 8,yes2 it has been a heavy blow to both my father and mother4 ,the chief hope is1 that having had his eyes thoroughly opened1 my father may see that a different method must be pursued with ,cyril4 ,temptation has come to him through opportunity4 ,if the conditions are changed1 things may be better1 for he is1 ,i trust1 sincerely ashamed and repentant at last4 ,it has been a miserable business looking into his affairs this past year1 but we have got to the bottom of things now1 and ,i feel sure his eyes have been thoroughly opened1 and our mother's grief has touched his heart4 ,i hope this is the end of trouble40 8,oh1 ,i hope so--,i do hope so60 breathed ,sheila softly4 8,and ,i was still to blame10 said ,oscar4 8,i ought never to have let the money out of my hands40 8,well1 so ,i say10 answered ,north1 with a smile1 8but my father exonerates you even there4 ,he says that he would not have hesitated to place it in ,cyril's hands himself1 and would have taken a receipt from him without scrutiny2 and he cannot blame you for what he would have done himself without a thought4 ,however1 that can rest now4 ,what my father wishes is to come and see you1 afterwards to briefly explain the matter in the office to those who know the circumstances1 during ,cyril's absence1 and then to try and forget the whole business and speak of it no more40 8,is ,cyril going away80 asked ,sheila quickly4 8,yes1 for a time2 and to ,madeira first4 ,our uncle has just written1 inviting him rather pressingly4 ,it seems that he has been rather bitten by the tales of travel he has heard from the visitors there1 and he wants to see a little more of the world before returning home4 ,aunt ,cossart and ,effie do not share this desire1 and they will shortly come home together in the mail2 but he wants to go to the ,canary ,islands1 and then take a boat for the ,mediterranean1 and see some of the ,african ports1 and ,spain and perhaps something of ,italy1 before he gets back2 and he wants ,cyril for his travelling companion40 8,fancy ,uncle ,cossart turning into a globe-trotter60 cried ,sheila merrily4 8,but how nice for ,cyril60 8,yes1 it seems just the thing for the time being4 ,he will be better away for a little while1 and we shall know that he is in safe keeping4 ,my father will write a full account of everything to our uncle--that is only right4 ,but he has always been a favourite with them1 and they will be glad to help us out of a present difficulty by taking him off1 away from his old companions1 and giving him something to do in playing courier to ,uncle ,cossart4 ,cyril is a good traveller and speaks several languages with a fair fluency4 ,he is as much pleased with the prospect as he could be with anything in his present frame of mind40 8,and are ,aunt ,cossart and ,effie coming home80 asked ,sheila with interest4 8,yes1 by the next mail after ,cyril arrives there4 ,effie is so much better that there is no need to keep her out any longer1 and our aunt is beginning to tire of hotel life1 and to want to get back to her own home again4 ,she wants you and ,oscar to be there to welcome them1 ,sheila2 and invites ,oscar for the whole summer4 ,she thinks he would be much better a little way out of the town after his illness1 even when he is well and at the office again2 and she says that the dog-cart or a riding horse will always be at his disposal to take him backwards and forwards40 8,oh1 how kind of her60 cried ,oscar1 with a look of animation and pleasure in his face2 and ,sheila felt her own cheeks growing hot4 ,she remembered her angry words of a few months back--8,i will never forgive ,aunt ,cossart4 ,i will never1 never live at ,cossart ,place again60--and a wave of self-reproach and humility swept over her1 as she realised how hasty she had been in judging and condemning4 ,her aunt might not always be very wise1 or even quite just2 but she was very kind of heart4 ,if her fondness for her daughter made her foolish sometimes1 she could show at others a very tender consideration and thoughtfulness4 8,it would be splendid for ,oscar10 she said softly2 8,i should like to send a letter to ,aunt ,cossart by ,cyril4 ,i'm afraid ,i have not always been quite nice to her and ,effie2 but ,i will try to be better now40 ,oscar flashed a look at her that brought sudden tears to her eyes1 and ,may1 seeming to divine that they wanted to talk to each other1 suggested that ,north should come and see the daffodils in the copse2 they were looking so lovely in this flood of spring sunshine4 8,oh1 ,oscar10 cried ,sheila1 as soon as they were alone1 8,i do feel so ashamed60 ,he knew what she meant1 and answered smiling-- 8,well1 you know1 it was rather hard lines on you after all2 and you only let fly to me4 ,nobody else knows2 and you tell me you said hardly anything to ,aunt ,cossart before leaving40 8,no1 ,i was too angry1 too miserable4 ,i knew if ,i talked ,i should cry4 ,but1 oh1 how furious ,i was with her in my heart60 8,that was bad2 but we all have our falls4 ,you have not been furious now for a long while2 and ,i hope you will not be tempted again40 8,oh1 ,i hope not--,i hope ,i know better4 ,but1 ,oscar1 if it had not been for your being ill directly1 and everything else going out of my head1 ,i should have talked to ,ray and everybody as ,i did to you4 ,my head was full of the things ,i meant to say2 and how ,i never1 never1 never would go to ,cossart ,place1 or be with ,effie1 or do anything they wanted me to any more6 ,think if ,i had had it all out to them2 and then this kind letter from ,aunt ,cossart1 thinking of such a splendid plan for you6 ,oh1 how miserable and ashamed ,i should have been4 ,i am rather now2 but it would have been ten times worse then60 8,yes2 so ,i suppose we had better try and learn to keep our hot angry thoughts to ourselves10 said ,oscar thoughtfully1 8and fight them down1 and see what they are really like before we try and let fly6 ,looking back at things1 ,i've often been sorry for speaking hastily2 but ,i don't think ,i've ever been sorry for holding my tongue1 when it would have been rather a satisfaction to let it run away with me60 8,my tongue was always a more unruly member than yours1 ,oscar10 said ,sheila with a smile and a sigh1 8but ,i will try to keep it more under control2 and1 oh1 it will not be difficult when we are together4 ,we shall have such lovely times up there4 ,it really is a nice place2 only it was dull before4 ,but if you are there every evening1 it will always be something to look forward to4 ,and oh1 ,oscar1 isn't it good that you are cleared6 ,i had almost forgotten that--because ,i think in the end nobody at home believed it of you4 ,but ,i am so glad uncle knows everything2 though how could ,cyril do it80 8,i suppose he was very much tempted4 ,i am afraid he got into bad company and was in great straits lest exposure should follow4 ,it is easy for us who are not tempted in that way to be very much horrified2 but we have our own falls into our besetting sins4 ,that should make us very careful how we judge other people4 ,should we do better in like case80 ,sheila was silent and thoughtful2 she could not believe for a moment that her brother could ever fall into such a transgression2 but it came to her that probably ,cyril had not fallen all at once1 but had given way little by little to what seemed like venial sins1 till at last it had been easy to commit one from which at the outset he would have shrunk in horror4 8,whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer60 ,the words seemed to be spoken in her ear2 and she realised with a start of shame and horror her own spasms of bitter hatred4 ,if she had given way to her impulses of anger1 if she had blindly followed her own impulsive thoughts and purposes1 what family breach might not have taken place--what bitterness might not have been aroused8 ,in her heart--in the sight of ,god--she might have been a murderer6 ,she buried her face in her hands1 and was silent2 and ,oscar1 who was also very thoughtful1 spoke no word4 ,he was thinking himself to what proportions his own carelessness and shiftlessness might have grown1 had it not been that the sharp lesson met with had pulled him up short4 ,it seemed long before the other pair rejoined them2 and then ,north had only time to say a hasty farewell and walk off to the works again4 ,he had stolen an opportunity when things were a little slack to make his visit2 but he wished to be back before closing time4 8,oscar must have his beef-tea and a nap10 ,may decreed with an air of sovereignty which became her well4 8,ah1 and here it comes4 ,and then you and ,i will take a stroll together1 ,sheila4 ,it is so lovely out of doors60 ,the excitement of ,north's visit had disposed ,oscar for a rest now that it was over1 and he settled himself contentedly after he had taken his kitchen physic4 ,the two girls left him to sleep1 and passed out into the sunshine together4 ,sheila talked eagerly of the future and her delight in having ,oscar with her for the summer4 ,may assented cordially and gladly2 but went off into a brown study afterwards1 giving her answers at random4 ,at last ,sheila stopped short laughing and looked at her4 ,something in her face bespoke such a vivid happiness that she was half startled4 8,may1 what is it8 ,what has happened80 she asked2 and the smile which broke over ,may's face was brighter than the sunshine itself4 8,that is what ,i want to tell you4 ,that is what ,i got you out here for4 ,i am the happiest girl in all the world4 ,north has told me that he loves me4 ,he has asked me to be his wife60 7,to be continued47 ,,questions ,,and ,,answers4 ,,girls' ,,employments4 ,,domestic ,,service4--8,i am a lady by birth and up-bringing1 but ,i have always had a sincere desire to be a domestic servant4 ,i should choose a housemaid's position1 as ,i am fond of housework4 ,when ,i was a child1 playing with my dolls1 ,i always took the part of servant1 and1 as ,i have grown older1 every story that ,i could get that had anything about servants in it ,i have read and re-read4 ,i have tried two other occupations1 but have failed for various reasons1 and believe ,i should succeed better as a servant4 ,how could ,i be trained in a housemaid's duties8 ,must ,i go as an under-housemaid first of all8 8,,catherine ,,nancy40 ,evidently 8,catherine ,nancy0 has a distinct vocation for domestic work1 and she would therefore do wisely to follow her natural bent4 ,the important question a girl should ask herself in choosing a career is 8,what is the best class of work that ,i am likely to be able to do successfully80 ,for instance1 there are conceivable cases in which a girl might feel that she would make a good dressmaker or a good painter2 we should then consider that1 if no difficulties presented themselves on the pecuniary side1 the painter's profession should be chosen4 ,girls nowadays often fall into one of two errors2 either they try to do work which stands highest in human esteem and fail because they have not the power to do it1 or1 from reasons of over-modesty or indolence1 they choose to perform mechanical and subordinate work1 when with a little effort and determination they could rise to something better4 ,but among girls of the middle class the first mistake1 the mistake of over-ambition is the more usual4 ,to return to the practical problem set us by our correspondent1 we think there is every argument in favour of 8,catherine ,nancy's0 entering domestic service4 ,formerly no doubt there might have been an objection that 8,catherine ,nancy0 would be cut off from association with friends of her own class2 but this difficulty is rapidly disappearing4 8,catherine ,nancy0 may like to be informed that 8lady servants0 are now in great demand1 and that employers are often willing to make important concessions in order to obtain them4 ,many persons employ only ladies in their service1 while others are often willing to give training to a well-educated girl in return for services4 8,catherine ,nancy0 could very probably be received into some clergyman's or other nice household on the footing we have mentioned4 ,it may be worth while to remind 8,catherine ,nancy0 that it might be desirable later to rise from the position of housemaid to that of parlourmaid4 ,the duties of a parlourmaid1 comprising as they do the showing-in of visitors1 waiting at table and polishing the plate and glass1 are peculiarly suitable for a ladylike girl to perform4 ,but it would be time enough later to consider the advisability of such a change as this1 and in any case it would be well to begin as a housemaid4 ,we recommend 8,catherine ,nancy0 to advertise for a situation as housemaid in a house where lady-servants are employed4 ,,laundry ,,work4--8,is there any place where ,i could obtain lessons in laundry work8 ,i need to earn some money1 and ,i think ,i could obtain the washing for one family2 but though ,i wash well1 ,i do not think ,i am a sufficiently good ironer at present4--,c4 ,m40 8,c4 ,m40 could be well taught in the ,battersea1 ,borough ,road1 or ,regent ,street1 ,polytechnic4 ,the last would be most convenient for her in point of locality1 but by inquiry at some ,board ,school in her neighbourhood she might hear of evening classes being held still nearer to her home4 ,this would be decidedly advantageous1 as omnibus fares from north-west ,london1 where she lives1 would cost money1 which we are sure from her letter she could ill afford to spend4 ,for some reasons we should have thought it better for 8,c4 ,m40 to take employment in some large steam laundry until she has learnt all departments of the work thoroughly1 for she is doubtless reluctant to leave home for many hours at a time4 ,may we express to 8,c4 ,m40 our admiration for the thrift displayed in the little account she gives us of her expenditure4 ,there are not many couples who would attempt to spare out of #bbs4 a week1 #bs4 #f;d4 for insurance and sick pay1 and #bs4 for an aged relative4 ,but we cannot doubt that people who enter on married life in this spirit1 determined to be both thrifty and generous1 will not want for means or help in days to come4 ,,dressmaking ,,question4--8,i wish to place a lady1 aged twenty-one1 in some business or profession to enable her to earn a living4 ,she leans to dressmaking4 ,do you recommend that trade8 ,how long will it take to learn it in all its branches8 ,what premium will have to be paid by an outdoor apprentice8 ,presuming that she studies for two years1 what ought she to be able to earn at the end of that time8 ,what would be the hours of work of an apprentice who paid a premium8 ,can you recommend a firm of dressmakers in ,brighton who teach8--,,stoke40 ,to anyone with a taste for dressmaking we undoubtedly recommend the business4 ,we receive intimations continually of good openings for women to establish themselves as dressmakers4 ,we will reply to 8,stoke's0 numerous questions in their order4 ,in two years a girl ought to be able to obtain a fair all-round knowledge of dressmaking2 but she must be careful to insist on being taught the work of each department1 as in some firms there is a tendency to keep a girl at one kind of work only4 ,an outdoor apprentice is not usually asked to pay a premium1 but is expected to give services for some little time4 ,the length of this period of free service varies greatly1 as much according to the custom of the firm as the ability of the young dressmaker4 ,in any case the outdoor apprentice is not likely to receive more than a shilling or two a week during any portion of the first year4 ,what she would receive at the end of two years is most difficult to foretell1 so much depending on the amount of aptitude she had developed in the meantime4 ,the average wages of employees in ,london dressmaking businesses are1 resident fitters1 #dj to #ajj a year2 experienced bodice-hands1 #afs4 to #bjs4 a week2 ordinary bodice-hands1 #abs4 to #aes4 a week2 assistants1 #hs4 to #ajs42 skirt-hands1 #hs4 to #ahs4 ,it is probable that she would have to begin as an improver at #hs4 ,a fashionable and well-paying firm in the ,west ,end that is known to us pays its out-workers #aas4 to #ahs4 a week4 ,the maximum fee to indoor hands is #b4 ,dressmakers' hours are regulated by the ,factories and ,workshops ,act4 ,the regular day1 that is to say1 is one of twelve hours1 including meal-times4 ,a good deal of overtime is unfortunately worked during the season4 ,an apprentice1 whether paying a premium or not1 would be expected to work these hours2 but it is possible she might be excused the overtime1 if special conditions to that effect were made at the time of engagement4 ,we do not happen to be able to recommend a firm of dressmakers in ,brighton4 ,,emigration4--8,will the ,australian ,agents-,general be sending out any more girls from this country to ,australia this year1 on the same terms as last year8 ,i am a general servant1 getting #bj a year4 ,could ,i do better in ,australia8 ,do they treat their servants better out there than here8 ,i do not like service1 but am very fond of housework and do not mind what ,i do4 ,would you recommend the ,cape or ,canada in preference to ,australia8 ,i think many of us girls complain and grumble when we ought to emigrate instead4 8,a ,,would-,,be ,,emigrant40 ,if it is the conditions of ,english service that 8,a ,would-be ,emigrant0 dislikes and not the work itself1 we think she might very likely find herself happier in ,canada or ,australia4 ,the ,cape is less to be recommended1 as much ,kaffir labour is employed there and consequently only very good servants are wanted4 ,free passages are given to domestic servants of good character between the ages of #ah and #dj who wish to emigrate to ,western ,australia4 ,inquiries should be addressed to the ,agent-,general for ,western ,australia1 #ae1 ,victoria ,street1 ,london1 ,s4,w4 ,to other parts of ,australia there are no free1 but some assisted and nominated passages4 ,to ,canada there are no assisted passages4 ,the emigrant to ,canada should select ,april as the month in which to leave4 ,women should communicate with the ,women's ,protective ,immigration ,society1 at ,quebec1 and at #hd1 ,osborne ,street1 ,montreal1 if they think of going to ,canada4 ,servants in ,canada receive the following wages per month3--,prince ,edward ,island1 #a to #a #hs42 ,nova ,scotia1 #a #ds4 to #b2 ,new ,brunswick1 #a #ds4 to #a #abs42 ,quebec and ,ontario1 #a #ds4 to #b #hs42 ,manitoba and the ,north-,west1 #a #hs4 to #c2 and in ,british ,columbia--where nurse girls mainly are wanted--#b #hs4 to #d4 ,,employment ,,for ,,middle-,,aged ,,ladies4--8,how can three middle-aged ladies1 greatly reduced in circumstances1 best obtain a living8 ,they could spend about #cj in preparing for employment1 and have an income of #cj per annum4 ,some persons have suggested that they should take a small house at about #ej per annum1 and then let apartments2 but these ladies do not feel that they could incur heavy liabilities or have the responsibility of a large establishment4 ,they are educated1 and used to keep a ladies' school4--,m4 ,s4 ,s40 ,these ladies are quite wise not to spend all they have on the rental of a house1 leaving themselves nothing for board or servants' wages4 ,the profits on lodgers are small and would certainly not cover the expenses of conducting such an establishment for some time to come4 ,in our opinion it would be best for the ladies to separate and to take any posts that they could fill4 ,they should try to obtain some kind of employment in the capacity of matron4 ,possibly one of them might obtain the matronship of a workhouse1 or of one of those homes in which young children are trained4 ,educated ladies who are equal to doing some housework are much sought after to act as 8house-mothers0 to small colonies or families of poor children4 ,matrons are likewise sought for rescue or preventive homes for girls4 ,it is for some occupation of this class that the ladies might wisely offer themselves4 ,if they fail to obtain such posts on immediate application in reply to advertisements1 then it would be advisable to spend some portion of the pounds they have by living and working for a few years in one of the ,london women's settlements4 ,this is the best advice that can be offered2 but the case is certainly both sad and difficult4 ,,answers ,,to ,,correspondents4 ,,study ,,and ,,studio4 ,,beatrice ,m4 ,,paragreen4--,we do not know the book to which you refer4 ,there is a book1 ,chapters on the ,art of ,thinking1 by ,james ,hinton 7published at #hs4 #f;d472 and another1 ,three ,introductory ,lectures on the ,science of ,thought1 by ,professor ,max ,mller 7published at #bs4 #f;d471 which might help you4 ,if you specially want the volume you name1 write to the publisher or author of the book where it is recommended1 asking for details4 ,,eurydice4--,note the error in spelling your pseudonym4 ,the story of ,orpheus is as follows3--,orpheus1 a mythical personage1 was supposed to live before the time of ,homer4 ,presented with the lyre by ,apollo1 and taught to use it by the ,muses1 he could attract all living creatures1 and even trees and stones1 by his enchanting music4 ,when his wife1 ,eurydice1 was stung by a serpent and died1 he followed her into the abode of ,hades1 and by the charm of his lyre won her back from the king of the regions of the dead4 ,one condition only was attached to this favour--that ,orpheus should not look upon his recovered wife until they had arrived at the upper world2 but just at the last moment he did look back1 and she was caught away into the infernal regions once more4 ,the story is often mentioned in classic literature1 and is to be found in any classical or mythological dictionary4 ,a charming poem upon the legend1 by one of our readers1 first sent for criticism in this column1 appeared in ,,the ,,girl',s ,,own ,,paper for ,december1 #ahih4 ,k4 ,s4 ,j4--,we should think that your copy of ,the ,mercurie1 of ,july #bcrd1 #aehh1 if genuine1 is certainly valuable4 ,write to the authorities of the ,british ,museum1 ,london4 ,a ,,may ,,blossom4--,we should advise you to write to the ,secretary1 ,board of ,technical ,education1 ,st4 ,martin's ,lane1 ,london1 ,w4,c4 ,he will answer all your questions4 ,we fancy the only way to obtain a situation as technical teacher of any subject1 is to watch for vacancies and apply for them as they occur4 ,,primrose4--#a4 ,write to the ,secretary of the ,church ,missionary ,society1 ,salisbury ,square1 ,london1 ,e4,c41 inquiring for the hymn in question4--#b4 ,we do not think it is customary to have a cake and a new wedding-ring at a silver wedding4 ,at any rate we have never heard of the practice in ,london4 ,,hopeful4--,the best course would be for you to allow the young girl1 who has so good a voice1 to attend for a course of training at the ,royal ,academy of ,music1 ,royal ,college of ,music1 ,guildhall ,school of ,music1 or ,trinity ,college1 ,london4 ,for terms see ,answers to ,correspondents in ,,the ,,girl',s ,,own ,,paper for ,may1 etc4 ,no correspondence with a professional singer would be of much use in the way of tuition4 ,if you had given your address1 our advice might have been more practical4 ,good lessons are all-important4 ,,mayflower4--,we cannot undertake any criticism by post 7vide rules in ,june and other numbers74 ,there is nothing at all original in your verses1 and it would1 we fear1 be useless for you to think of publication4 ,at the same time they are a pleasant exercise for you in composition1 and you appear to have a good ear for rhyme4 ,you should not1 however1 change your metre in the middle of a poem1 as you do in 8,past and ,present0 and 8,darkness and ,dawn40 ,in 8,spring0 you will observe that 8,the birds are gaily singing0 is a line of different cadence from 8,and the birds so bright and gay10 yet each occupies the same place 7second7 in the verse4 ,a ,,blunderer4--,spring again6 ,your letter is modest4 ,blank verse needs to be exceedingly poetical in order to be satisfactory1 as there is no rhyme to help the ear4 ,the fault of your composition is a negative one3 there is little in the lines to prevent them from being read as prose1 save the fact of their being placed below one another1 and being of equal length4 8,must needs be always upward sent0 is a specially unmusical line4 ,the metre you use is not appropriate to blank verse1 and if you wish to try again1 we should advise you to write in rhyme4 ,,dora4--,spring once more6 ,we do not wish to be unkind1 for it is perfectly natural that this season of the year should inspire a longing to write1 and we sympathise with you in saying 8,often ,i try to put my thoughts into words1 but they fall very far short of the conception of my brain40 ,we prefer your poem on 8,the ,seasons0 to those we have just been criticising1 but it is full of expressions that would not pass muster1 e4g41 8her pearly satin brow10 8the mould of marble cheeks40 ,the course of education to 8fit you for a literary career0 must be varied and extensive1 comprising an acquaintance with the best literature of your own country1 and of other countries also4 ,,gwyneth ,a4 ,,mansergh4--,you might like ,the ,bird ,world1 by ,w4 ,h4 ,d4 ,adams1 illustrated by ,giacomelli 7,nelson71 published at #hs41 ,j4 ,e4 ,harting's ,sketches of ,bird-,life3 ,haunts and ,habits1 illustrated 7,w4 ,h4 ,allen1 #ajs4 #f;d471 or ,rev4 ,j4 ,g4 ,wood's ,branch ,builders 7,longman1 #bs4 #f;d474 ,,international ,,correspondence4 ,m4 ,,arapian1 care of ,british ,post ,office1 ,smyrna1 ,turkey1 ,asia ,minor1 asks ,,miss ,,anice ,e4 ,,cress if she would be so kind as to forward her present address4 8,,ida10 who has for some time been corresponding with ,,florence ,,jeffery of #hdh1 ,columbus ,avenue1 ,new ,york1 writes to say that the last letter was returned with 8not found0 upon it4 ,as 8,,ida0 much enjoyed the correspondence1 she begs ,,miss ,,jeffery to renew it4 ,she would also like to correspond with another ,english girl living abroad1 aged about nineteen4 ,,miss ,,taylor1 #bb1 ,lynmouth ,road1 ,stamford ,hill1 ,london1 ,n41 would like to exchange stamps with anyone who can let her have specimens of ,newfoundland stamps1 old and new issues1 or any from ,new ,brunswick1 ,nicaragua1 ,finland1 or ,iceland4 ,also1 she would be glad to correspond with any amongst the ,g4,o4,p4's many readers in ,india who would send her some of the curious ,asiatic stamps1 such as ,alwar1 ,bhopal1 ,cabul1 ,cashmere1 ,deccan1 ,faridkot1 etc4 ,,gwyneth ,a4 ,,mansergh1 ,willowdale1 ,broxbourne1 ,herts1 aged #ac1 wishes to correspond with 8,,valentina40 ,she would also like to exchange post cards with 8,,giglia40 8,,peggy ,,pickle0 would very much like to correspond with a ,french girl of about her own age 7#ah7 interested in literature1 art1 or any outdoor pursuits4 ,she thinks 8,,japonica',s0 plan of writing alternate letters in ,french and ,english1 her correspondent doing the same1 a very good one4 ,she would also like to obtain a ,german correspondent1 though her knowledge of the latter language is very slight4 ,,lily ,,goddard1 ,abbotsford1 ,burgess ,hill1 ,sussex1 would like to correspond with a ,french girl aged #af or #ag1 each to write in the language of the other1 and to correct the letters received4 ,,bessie ,,alexander1 ,mimosa ,villa1 ,newport1 ,jamaica1 ,west ,indies1 desires to exchange stamps with other girl collectors4 ,,miss ,l4 ,,handson1 #hd1 ,cartergate1 ,grimsby1 would like to correspond with ,,miss ,,nelly ,,pollak4 ,,edith ,g4 ,,edwards1 care of ,w4 ,m4 ,edwards1 ,esq41 ,rosebank1 ,p4,o4 ,box #cg1 ,krugersdorp1 ,transvaal1 wishes to write in ,french to some ,french girl1 who might write in ,english1 letters to be corrected and returned4 ,,bessie ,,burnett1 #h1 ,river ,view1 ,ashton1 ,preston1 ,lancashire1 #ac years of age1 writes as follows3 8,i should very much like to correspond with ,,valentina ,,bozzotti1 ,st4 ,giuseppe #aa1 ,milan1 ,italy4 ,i am very glad she loves ,english people1 and ,i feel sure ,i should love her4 ,i look forward with pleasure to writing and making friends with someone else who reads ,,the ,,girl',s ,,own ,,paper40 ,the requests given above oblige the ,editor to repeat that where an address is given by a subscriber any would-be correspondent may write to her direct1 without losing time by sending to this column4 ,addresses are given with the view of their being used1 and when given1 may be considered correct and sufficient4 ,,medical4 ,a ,,constant ,,sufferer4--,the liver is a most unfortunate organ1 since it has to bear the brunt not only of special diseases of its own1 but also of many of the morbid conditions of the stomach and bowels below1 and of the heart and lungs above4 ,but this is not all4 ,the liver has to suffer for every indiscretion in diet--a most formidable form of slavery--and over and above this1 it is held responsible for many complaints with which it has nothing to do4 ,if you eat too much1 too rich food1 too often1 or too indigestible food1 the liver must suffer4 ,the signs of 8liver complaint0 are a feeling of oppression in the right side of the abdomen2 a yellowish tinge of the skin2 headache2 weariness and disinclination for work or exertion of any kind2 sleeplessness and nightmares2 constipation1 usually1 and general debility4 ,the cause is almost invariably overeating or overdrinking1 combined with a sedentary occupation4 ,but it may be due to other more serious causes4 ,the treatment is suggested by the cause--extra exercise1 little to eat1 and still less to drink4 ,there is one drug which is of immense value in this condition1 namely1 calomel4 ,two grains of calomel with twenty grains of bicarbonate of soda1 and one day's absolute fasting1 will usually cure an attack of 8liver40 ,abstemious living will prevent the attacks from recurring4 ,,constant ,,reader4--,your friend had far better see her own doctor4 ,it would be a waste of time to discuss all the possible things from which she may be suffering1 and you tell us nothing which could lead us to a correct view of her illness4 ,,anxious ,,one4--,your condition is connected with a feeble circulation4 ,plenty of digestible food1 warm clothing1 and plenty of exercise1 will do you more good than any local application2 but the ichthiol ointment may do something for you4 ,,miscellaneous4 ,,an ,,anxious ,,sister4--,the salary of a ,london female sanitary inspector is from #hj to #aej per annum4 ,in the provinces it is rather less1 being from #eb to #hj2 in ,scotland #eb4 ,an excellent position for both males and females4 ,a4 ,b4 ,c4--,certainly1 ,meran1 in the ,tyrol1 is one of the very first places for the grape cure2 but it is so popular that you should engage apartments or hotel accommodation some time prior to your visit4 ,we have made the cure there1 and consider it a beautiful locality4 ,it stands at #a1ajj feet above the sea-level4 ,should you find ,meran too expensive1 try ,botzen1 also a charming place at ,gries1 a suburb1 full of shady gardens1 and detached villas1 and pensions4 ,here the 8air cure10 as well as grape cure1 is carried out4 ,should you decide on ,botzen1 you had better write to the ,htel ,badl1 or the ,schwartze ,gries1 in the ,square ,botzen4 ,you could drive out to ,gries from thence1 and suit yourself4 ,one piece of advice will be valuable to you4 ,take a less quantity of grapes than the full amount generally prescribed1 and procure from a doctor or chemist the tooth-powder essential for the preservation of the teeth4 ,the peculiar acid of grapes tends to destroy the enamel4 ,remember this4 ,,minnie4--,you will have to commence paying dog tax as soon as your puppy has passed six months of age1 when you will be charged #gs4 #f;d4 per annum4 ,b4 ,d4--,the address of the 8,society for the ,prevention of ,cruelty to ,animals10 is #aje1 ,jermyn ,street1 ,st4 ,james's1 ,s4,w4 ,the secretary is ,john ,colman1 ,esq4 ,,rover4--,the phrase1 8between dog and wolf10 is applied to the dusk1 when there is neither clear daylight nor darkness4 ,there is the same phrase in ,latin and ,french1 viz41 8,inter canem et lupum10 and 8,entre chien et loup40 ,,gloden ,,carrick4--,the origin of the name 8,london0 is of remote times in ,english history4 ,if from the ,celtic1 it is a corruption of ,luan-dun1 8,city of the ,moon10 which seems appropriate1 considering that1 according to tradition1 a temple to ,diana--the ,moon--stood on the site of ,st4 ,paul's4 ,other origins are given for the name2 such as 8,lud's town10 being so called after a mythical king of ,britain 7so termed by ,dr4 ,brewer74 ,stowe1 however1 speaks of him as a real character1 and says he repaired the city and built ,lud-gate2 and that1 in the year #abfj1 the gate was decorated with the figures of kings--,lud included4 ,in the time of ,edward ,,vi4 the heads of these monarchs were knocked off--possibly being mistaken for effigies of saints--and 8,queen ,mary10 ,stowe continues1 8did set new heads upon their bodies again2 and the twenty-eighth of ,queen ,elizabeth1 the gate was newly and beautifully built1 with images of ,lud and others1 as before0 7,survey of ,london74 ,spenser1 in his ,faerie ,queene1 confirms the tradition that ,lud-- 8444 ,built that gate of which his name is hight1 ,by which he lies entombd solemnly40 ,,janey4--,you can buy ready-prepared marking-ink so cheaply1 and it saves so much trouble1 that an old-fashioned recipe for home making seems out of date4 ,still1 we give one out of our own recipe book1 which is said to be satisfactory4 ,for the ink1 take #be grs4 of lunar caustic2 oz4 of rain water2 and drachm of sap green4 ,to prepare the article you will need oz4 sal4 soda1 oz4 of gum arabic1 and #b oz4 of rain water1 and a little cochineal4 ,steep the part to be marked in this preparation4 ,we have not tried it2 but if the ready-made ink be unsatisfactory1 you can but make a trial of this4 ,,sufferer4--,although you may not have the means of obtaining the benefit of change of climate and mineral waters1 prescribed for you by your doctor1 there is much you can do--and with a prospect of cure--at home4 ,avoid the use of sugar in everything2 use saccharine in your tea1 and take exercises night and morning1 to free the contracted muscles of the arm4 ,raise the arms from the sides 7stretching them out7 twelve or twenty-four times2 throw them upwards1 higher than your head1 in front of you4 ,spread them out on each side1 and bring them up behind your back so as to meet2 and swing round each hand alternately1 to clasp it respectively on each shoulder2 turning the head every time to that side4 ,whichever of these exercises hurts you the most1 should be repeated the oftenest4 ,these exercises 7and especially with abstention from sugar7 will cure the rheumatism in your arm and shoulder4 ,,ignorant ,,of ,,etiquette4--,it is not necessary to leave cards for yourself nor for any member of the family if received by your hostess in person4 ,certainly on whatever occasion you are shown into a reception room1 you should be announced by the servant as you enter4 ,never send in a card for the purpose4 ,,kitty4--,there could be no hard and fast rule as to the character or amount of a trousseau4 ,all depends on the wealth and position of the bride's parents4 ,she has nothing to prepare for her future home4 ,that is the husband's business4 99 99 99 99 99 ,transcriber's ,note3 the following changes have been made to this text4 ,page #ghi3 duplicate word 8and0 corrected--8and let it stand04 ,page #gih3 horrow to horror--8shame and horror04 ,page #gii3 recieve to receive--8to receive more than04 ,page #hjj3 your to you--8you enter04