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If you are not located in the United States, you'll have -to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. - - - -Title: The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. 988, December 3, 1898 - -Author: Various - -Release Date: December 27, 2015 [EBook #50773] - -Language: English - -Character set encoding: UTF-8 - -*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE GIRL'S OWN PAPER *** - - - - -Produced by Susan Skinner, Chris Curnow, Pamela Patten and -the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at -http://www.pgdp.net - - - - - - - - - - -[Illustration: THE GIRL'S OWN PAPER - -VOL. XX.--NO. 988.] DECEMBER 3, 1898. [PRICE ONE PENNY.] - - - - -[Illustration: SIGRID.] - -_All rights reserved._] - - - - -"OUR HERO." - -A TALE OF THE FRANCO-ENGLISH WAR NINETY YEARS AGO. - -BY AGNES GIBERNE, Author of "Sun, Moon and Stars," "The Girl at the -Dower House," etc. - - -CHAPTER X. - -Little rest could be allowed in those days to England's most gallant -sons. Moore had a short time with those whom he loved best--with the -mother especially, who was more to him than all the world beside--and -again he was called away. In this year, 1797, a French invasion was -already looked for, and he had to go, with an engineer officer, to -survey the eastern coast, and to decide on preparations for such an -invasion. After which he was despatched against Irish rebels in our -unquiet sister-isle, there to be once more laid low with a severe -illness. - -Despite this attack he made himself so invaluable to the -Lord-Lieutenant, Earl Cornwallis, one of his many personal friends, -that when needed on the Continent by Sir Ralph Abercrombie, he could -not at once be ordered thither. However, the need for his services -became urgent, and English ministers appealed to Cornwallis, whose -reply was:-- - -"I am sure you know me too well to suspect that any selfish -consideration can weigh a moment with me against the general interests -of the country. You shall have all the troops you ask, and General -Moore, who is a greater loss to me than the troops. But he will be of -infinite service to Abercrombie; and I likewise think it an object -of the state that an officer of his talents and character should -have every opportunity of acquiring knowledge and experience in his -profession." - -This was 1799, and ten thousand British troops were sent to Holland -under Abercrombie. On October 2nd that engagement took place, to which -the letters copied by Jack Keene bore reference. Moore received two -wounds in the course of five hours' determined fighting. The first, -in his leg, he quietly ignored; the second, in his face, felled him -to the ground in a stunned condition. He and his men were then nearly -surrounded by a strong body of the enemy, and Moore would have been -made prisoner but that his men carried him off. He was assisted to the -rear, and when his wounds had been dressed he rode ten miles back to -his quarters, so faint with loss of blood that his horse had to be led, -and he could barely keep his seat. - -A few days later he very nearly put an end to his own life by -accidentally drinking a strong sugar-of-lead lotion, used to bathe his -cheek. Happily he kept his self-command, and the measures instantly -taken prevented any ill result. - -The letter from Sir Ralph Abercrombie to Dr. Moore had been written on -the field of battle, which the commanding officer never left that night. - -In the year 1800 Moore was again in the Mediterranean, and then came -the memorable "Expedition to Egypt" under Abercrombie, Moore being once -more under his old commander; and this time Ivor was again under Moore. - -In a desperate action, which took place on March 20th, 1801, Moore was -a second time wounded in the leg, and, as before, he fought resolutely -on, disregarding it. Abercrombie, too, was shot in the thigh, but paid -no heed, not even mentioning the fact until, the battle ended, he -turned faint, and fell from his horse. The two friends never met again, -for Abercrombie died of his wound before Moore was able to go to him. -Moore's especial companion, Anderson, was also severely wounded, nearly -losing his arm in consequence. Moore, writing home afterwards, said, -"I never saw a field so covered with dead." But victory was with the -English. - -Then came the Peace of Amiens, and Moore returned to England in time to -see once more his father, who was dying of old age and heart-disease. -The Doctor's property was left between his wife and his six children, -and Moore, not satisfied with his mother's jointure, insisted on giving -her an additional annuity. - -Thus for years the name of John Moore had been incessantly before the -English public as the bravest of the brave, having become by this time -the name beyond any other to which his countrymen would instinctively -turn in any hour of national peril. - -What was it about this remarkable man which so riveted the hearts of -others to him? Not the hearts of women only, though his mother and -sister idolised him, but vigorous men, stern soldiers, poured upon him -a passion of devotion. - -Buonaparte was adored and followed unto death by his soldiers, as a -great Captain. Moore, in addition to this, was loved intensely as a -man, with that love which strong men only give to strong men, and not -to many of them. Wherever Moore turned he found this love. His own -brothers lavished it upon him. The Duke of Hamilton was his ardent -friend for life. Anderson was to him as Jonathan to David. The three -gallant Napiers, Charles, George, and William, absolutely worshipped -him. His French servant, François, forgot home and country for his -sake. Private soldiers were ready to rush upon certain death if so -they might save his life. Officers of rank, working with him, became -almost inevitably his personal friends. The younger officers, under -his command and training, so caught the infection of his high spirit, -so responded to the influence of "their Hero," that by scores in after -years they became prominent characters in the Army and leaders in the -nation. He has been truly called "a king among men." - -No doubt his striking personal appearance, his indescribable charm of -manner--perhaps too his brilliant and witty conversational powers--had -something to do with the matter. At the date when war again broke out, -Moore, already a General, was only in his forty-third year--a man of -commanding presence, tall and graceful, with a countenance of rare -beauty. But those things which really lay at the foundation of this -extraordinary control over others were,--the force of his character, -the vivid enthusiasm of his purpose, the loftiness of his ideals, the -simple grandeur of his life. - -He had no doubt his enemies. What truly great man, who does not pander -to the littlenesses of truly little men, ever fails to make some -enemies? It could not be otherwise. His inviolable integrity, his -blameless name, the splendid disdain with which he spurned everything -false and mean--such qualities as these in Moore made some of a baser -type turn from and even turn against one so infinitely more noble than -themselves. But to men of a higher and purer stamp Moore was as the -Bayard of the Middle Ages had been to a former generation, a knight -_sans peur et sans reproche_, a model upon which they might seek to -shape themselves. - -With Ivor, as with many another, to have known Moore was to have been -imbued for life with new aims, new ideals, new views of duty, new -thoughts of self-abnegation. Not so much from what Moore might here or -there have said, as from what he always was. To be under the man was in -itself an inspiration. - -Soon after Jack's departure for Sandgate, Admiral Peirce was called -away on duty, and then the Bryces decided to flit eastward. Mrs. Bryce, -who loved sensation, talked of a visit to Folkestone, a very tiny -watering-place in those days, but within easy reach of Sandgate, and of -Moore's Camp at Shorncliffe. - -As a next move she offered to take Polly with her. Mrs. Fairbank -demurred, and Mrs. Bryce insisted. Polly had kept up bravely under her -separation from Ivor, but her pretty face had lost some of its colour, -and no one could deny that the change might do her good. Mrs. Fairbank, -thus advised, yielded, and Polly of course was charmed. Who would -not have been so in her place? She would see Jack again, also Jack's -Commander and England's Hero, General Moore. She would be distinctly -nearer to France, and therefore to Denham. She would be in the thick -of all that was going on, and would hear the news of the hour at first -hand. Moreover, Polly was young and loved variety. But what about Molly? - -"Molly has her lessons to learn. She and I will be companions each to -the other," Mrs. Fairbank decided. - -Nobody saw aught to find fault with in the plan except Molly herself, -and Molly said nothing. Under the circumstances no other seemed open, -unless Polly were made to give up the change which she much needed. - -But in later years Molly often looked back with a shudder to those -lonely autumn weeks. - -Those were days of far severer imprisonment than are these, dungeons -and chains being everyday matters. Molly had heard enough, even in her -short life, of fettered and half-starved prisoners to cause her to be -haunted by doleful visions. - -In the daytime, when, by Mrs. Fairbank's desire, she was always fully -occupied, it was easier to take a cheerful view of life; but Molly's -time of misery began with nightfall. Often she would start out of -a restless sleep, fancying that she saw Roy deep in some noisome -underground cavern, with chains clanking on his wrists, while his big -grey eyes appealed pitifully to her for help. Then she would hide her -face, and would sob for an hour, and in the midst of her woe would come -the sound of the old watchman shaking his rattle as he passed down -the street, and calling out monotonously in sing-song tones, "Past -one o'clock, and a fine starlight night." Or it might be, "Past three -o'clock, and a rainy morning." Those old watchmen--"Charleys," as they -were called--were the forerunners of our present police. - -But of all this Molly said not a word to any human being. The only -person whom she _could_ have told was Polly. - -In time a delightful letter arrived from Polly, written to Molly, -telling how she and Mrs. Bryce had driven over from Folkestone to -Sandgate, and had seen General Moore and Jack, and had inspected the -preparations there made for a due welcome to Napoleon, when he should -choose to make his appearance on British shores. - -"And do but think, Molly," wrote Polly, "General Moore's dear old -mother is down now at Sandgate, where she and her daughter have come -to see again the General. For if Napoleon comes--and some say he will, -and some say he will not--there must surely be hard fighting, and -what that may mean none can tell beforehand. For sure it is, whatever -happens, that General Moore will be in the thickest of the fight. And -Jack tells me that when first Mrs. Moore arriv'd 'twas a touching sight -indeed. She took her son into her arms, before all the Officers who -were gather'd together, and burst into tears, doubtless thinking of the -danger he must soon be in, and the many times he has been wounded. And -not one present, Jack says, who did not testify his respect for her, -nor his sympathy in her love for her heroic son. - -"She has been at Sandgate for many weeks, and the General now urges -her return home. For any day the French may make a move, and he wou'd -fain have her away in a place of safety. But Mrs. Bryce and I have -no fear, though all the world is in a great stir, waiting for the -invaders to come. Jack wou'd love nothing better than to see the fleet -of flat-bottomed boats approaching, that he might have a chance of -fighting them and driving them back. - -"I must tell you a story of Mr. William Pitt, who, being Warden of -the Cinque Ports, has lately raised two regiments in this district, -consisting of a thousand men each. He has often ridden over to General -Moore's camp at Shorncliffe, and the two have talked together, General -Moore telling his plans to Mr. Pitt. And one day Mr. Pitt said to -General Moore, 'Well, Moore, but on the very first alarm of the enemy's -coming, I shall march to aid you with my Cinque Port regiments, and -you have not told me where you will place us.' Whereupon General Moore -answered, 'Do you see that hill? You and yours shall be drawn up upon -it, where you will make a most formidable appearance to the enemy, -while I, with the soldiers, shall be fighting on the beach.' Mr. Pitt -was excessively entertained with this reply, and laughed heartily. - -"And that reminds me of another little tale which Jack told to me--not -as to Mr. Pitt, but as to Mr. Fox. He was playing a game of cards one -day, no long time agone, and on overhearing some story that was told, -he threw his cards down, and cried out, 'Tell that again! I hear a good -deal of General Moore, and everything good. Tell me that again.' But -Jack could not say what it was that had been told, only he liked to -know that Mr. Fox could so speak of one who is Mr. Pitt's friend. And -though Mr. Pitt and General Moore be so intimate, yet General Moore -will have it that he cares little which side shall be in power, so long -only as the country is well governed. But some say that 'tis like to -be no long time before we see Mr. Pitt once more at the head of the -Government." - -To this letter Molly sent a reply in her childish round handwriting, -letting a little of her loneliness slip out, despite herself; and -Mrs. Fairbank, much disturbed in mind on Polly's behalf, wrote also, -suggesting arrangements for the greater safety of the people concerned. - -(_To be continued._) - - - - -VARIETIES. - - -RECIPES FOR MENTAL AILMENTS. - -_Against fits of fury._--Go at once into the open air, far away from -your neighbours, and shout to the wind, and tell it how foolish you are. - -_Against attacks of discontent._--Set out for the homes of the poor. -Look at their narrow rooms, their hard beds, their poor clothes and -shoes. Observe what is put on their breakfast, dinner and supper table. -Ask what their earnings are, and calculate how you would fare with the -same amount. When you get home again you will be no longer discontented. - -_Against despair._--Look at the good things God has given you in this -world and remember the better things He has promised for the next. She -who looks for cobwebs in the garden will find not only them but spiders -as well. But she who goes to find flowers will return with perfumed -roses.--_From the German._ - - -THOUGHT AND ACTION. - -The ancestor of every action is a thought. Our dreams are the sequel -of our waking knowledge.--_Emerson._ - - -A LESSON FOR A CHOIR-SINGER. - -One of the finest choral conductors whom this country has ever produced -was Henry Leslie, whose choir was for many years one of the prominent -features of musical London. - -He was an autocrat, very difficult to satisfy, particular to nicety in -regard to every phrase and mark of expression. He did not like to hear -individual voices; the blending of the voices was his aim. There was a -lady with a very rich contralto who gave him trouble in this way--her -voice was heard separately. Mr. Josiah Booth, who was one of the -members of the choir, says that he thinks Mr. Leslie had spoken to the -lady privately, but without result. However, one day he said to her-- - -"You may have a very fine voice, but I don't want to hear it. I want to -hear the choir." - -"We went on singing," says Mr. Booth. "Sitting behind, I could not see -the lady's face, but I guessed she was looking daggers at Mr. Leslie. -At the next pause he fixed her with those searching eyes of his and -said-- - -"'I've a great deal more reason to look like that than you have.'" - - -CHINESE DOCTORS. - -No pharmacopœia is more comprehensive than the Chinese, and no English -physician can surpass the Chinese in the easy confidence with which -he will diagnose symptoms that he does not understand. The Chinese -physician who witnesses the unfortunate effect of placing a drug of -which he knows little into a body of which he knows less, is not much -put out: he retires sententiously observing, "there is medicine for -sickness, but none for fate." "Medicine," says a Chinese proverb, -"cures the man who is fated not to die." Another saying has it that -"when Yenwang (the King of Hell) has decreed a man to die at the third -watch no power will detain him to the fifth." - -Doctors in China dispense their own medicines. In their shops you see -an amazing variety of drugs; you will occasionally also see tethered a -live stag which on a certain day, to be decided by the priests, will -be pounded whole in a pestle and mortar. "Pills manufactured out of a -whole stag slaughtered with purity of purpose on a propitious day" is a -common announcement in dispensaries in China. - - - - -BURNT WOOD DRAWING. - - -[Illustration: SUNSET OVER THE SEA. - -(_Burnt wood drawing in oak frame, by E. M. Jessop._)] - -Of all the graphic arts this is probably the most useful and durable. -Under its old but ridiculous title of "poker work" it has flourished -from time immemorial; gifted by some unknown genius with the modern -name of Pyrography, it bids fair to become a universal favourite among -the amusements of art-loving amateurs, but, owing to want of support, -has not hitherto been much adopted by the professional artist who alone -possesses the graphic skill, the power of technique and the breadth of -execution which would do justice to such a beautiful art. - -When we consider that nothing but fire or wanton mischief can really -damage the pictures which may be produced in this work, and that the -original cost of the materials for its production is so very slight, -one marvels that so fine a medium for wall and furniture decoration has -been so much neglected. - -[Illustration: A SUMMER IDYLL. - -(_Burnt wood drawing in oak frame, by E. M. Jessop._)] - -In the specimens which I have recently had the honour to submit -to H.R.H. The Princess of Wales, and which she was pleased to -greatly admire, the materials used were of the very simplest. To be -epigrammatic, were I asked how I did them, I could only reply, "With a -few boards, two old chisels and a little intelligence." - -So now to our wood-work's foundation. In the first place never commence -a drawing on any but sound, well-seasoned wood, as nothing could well -be more trying to the temper than seeing the result of a month's work -curling up like a roll of paper or splitting across in a manner which -places it beyond repair. Any good whitish wood is suitable for burnt -drawing; holly on account of its close grain being the best, but, -like the best of everything, holly of the width required is also the -rarest of woods. Next to holly comes sycamore, a fine hard wood; then -chestnut. In one of the specimens here illustrated (the child's head) -I have used an old drawing-board made of poplar with beech clamps at -either end. Never use wood of less than three-eighths of an inch in -thickness, the thin plaques sold by most shops being quite useless for -works of any size on account of their liability to split and cockle. -By the way, the cockling of a wood drawing can to a certain extent be -remedied by exposing the concave side to heat and leaving it to cool -between two flat surfaces with heavy weights on top. - -And now to our tools. For drawings of any size suitable for the doors -of cabinets or rooms, plaques to insert in oak dadoes, etc. (and it is -in these we shall get our finest effects), the little machines heated -by spirits of wine and other mediums are not of much use. It is, in -fact, like using the smallest sable brushes for fresco painting. For -my own work I mainly use wood-carving tools. The broadest chisels and -gouges are the best, and the thicker the steel the better the tool, -as it retains the heat for a longer period. Again, I always heat my -tools in an ordinary coal fire, but it should be quite possible to -get a small gas stove to give all the heat required in a perhaps more -convenient manner. - -I might here mention that your most used tool, which should be a broad -blunt chisel, say three-quarters of an inch in width, ought to have its -sharp corners carefully ground down before using it, as it is otherwise -liable to burn ugly little black spots on the drawing. - -With these explanations we will now proceed to the drawing itself, and -here it is necessary to give a very strong caution at the outset; this -is, always bear in mind that whatever marks you burn on your wood must -absolutely remain there. There is no way of rubbing out, and to erase -with a knife is to spoil the surface of your wood, as you cannot draw -properly over a scratched surface. For this reason also you can only -copy either your own or other people's drawings in burnt wood-work. - -Having selected your copy first draw a careful pencil outline from it -on the wood plaque. We will here, for example, say it is the drawing -of the child's head reproduced. Heat a small tool sufficiently to mark -a very light brown line on the wood (to ascertain heat keep a small -piece of waste wood by your side), then carefully go over the outline -of the head and mark in all the features. Now with soft india-rubber -erase all pencil marks from the parts you have burnt, and make a fresh -pencil indication of the shape of your shadows, and proceed slowly and -carefully with the hot tool to build up coat by coat from the lightest -to the darkest these same shadows, never forgetting that lights cannot -be applied afterwards, but must be left out. A darker shade can always -be added, but a light never. Now once more remove your pencil-marks and -proceed to draw in your figure in the same manner as above described. -Next comes the background to be lightly sketched in by the hot irons; -and, after this, all pencil-marks may be removed and the picture -carefully worked up tone by tone from the copy. - -[Illustration: FRIVOLITY. - -(_Burnt wood drawing in ebony frame, by E. M. Jessop._)] - -In holding the tools (the handles of which may be covered with cork, -or some non-conductor), it is necessary to remember that they should -never be used to make pen-like strokes, but more of a pastel effect -must be sought, as the soft-blurred appearance produced by gently -drawing them along the wood gives the effect of old carved ivory, which -is one of the chief charms of a fine burnt wood drawing. For instance, -in the drawing of "Sunset over the Sea," I spent many hours in simply -drawing a heated chisel slowly along the wood from end to end until I -got the yellowish tone which now goes so well with its green oak frame. -Here and there a white light had to be left. Its position was indicated -to me by a pencil outline. For this drawing I had no sketch, it being -entirely executed from memory. The main difficulty was to get the -flat tones, without which it is impossible to indicate atmosphere and -distance. - -In the "Summer Idyll," given on the opposite page which is in size some -thirty-six by ten inches, a great deal of the background effect was -produced by using a small gas flame. This has to be done very slowly -and carefully, as one is apt, if at all careless, to burn too deeply -into the surface. - -In conclusion, I may say that burnt wood drawing to be properly done -requires both time and thought, it being a much more satisfactory -result to produce one fine specimen by a month's labour than several -odds and ends, which can only be compared with the daubs so often -exhibited in shops as "painted by hand." - -As to the applications of burnt wood work they are practically endless. -Look, for instance at the mouldy, rickety, ill-designed, so-called -antique chests so often sold at four times their original cost. For -a very small sum a good carpenter will make you a really serviceable -article with a framework of oak and white wood panels, which you can -decorate with hot irons in such a manner as to make a truly beautiful -piece of furniture. Again, for corner cupboards and cosy corners, -panels of doors, etc., where is its peer to be found? - -My last word is try but one carefully executed plaque, and I feel sure -that you will not rest until you are making your home truly beautiful. - - ERNEST M. JESSOP. - -⁂ The original drawings from which these illustrations are taken were -recently exhibited by desire to H. R. H. The Princess of Wales at -Marlborough House, and H. R. H. was pleased to say that she had derived -great pleasure from her inspection of them. - -(_All copyrights of drawings reserved by the artist._) - - - - -ABOUT PEGGY SAVILLE. - -BY JESSIE MANSERGH (Mrs. G. de Horne Vaizey), Author of "Sisters -Three," etc. - - -CHAPTER IX. - -"Mrs. Saville was right--Peggy is a most expensive person!" cried -Mrs. Asplin in dismay, when the bills for repairs came in, but when -the Vicar suggested the advisability of a reproof, she said, "Oh, -poor child; she is so lonely--I haven't the heart to scold her," and -Peggy continued to detail accounts of her latest misfortune with an -air of exaggerated melancholy, which barely concealed the underlying -satisfaction. It required a philosophic mind to be able to take damages -to personal property in so amiable a fashion; but occasionally Peggy's -pickles took an irresistibly comical character. The story was preserved -in the archives of the family of one evening when the three girls had -been sent upstairs to wash their abundant locks and dry them thoroughly -before retiring to bed. A fire was kindled in the old nursery which was -now used as a sewing-room, and Mrs. Asplin, who understood nothing if -it was not the art of making young folks happy, had promised a supper -of roast apples and cream when the drying process was finished. - -Esther and Mellicent were squatted on the hearth, in their blue -dressing-gowns, when in tripped Peggy, fresh as a rose, in a long robe -of furry white, tied round the waist with a pink cord. One bath towel -was round her shoulders, and a smaller one extended in her hands, with -the aid of which she proceeded to perform a fancy dance, calling out -instructions to herself the while, in imitation of the dancing-school -mistress. "To the right--two--three! To the left--two--three! Spring! -Pirouette! Atti--tude!" She stood poised on one foot, towel waving -above her head, damp hair dripping down her back, while Esther and -Mellicent shrieked with laughter, and drummed applause with heel and -toe. Then she flopped down on the centre of the hearth, and there was -an instantaneous exclamation of dismay. - -"Phew! What a funny smell! Phew! Phew! Whatever can it be?" - -"I smelt it too. Peggy, what have you been doing? It's simply awful!" - -"Hair-wash, I suppose, or the soap--I noticed it myself. It will pass -off," said Peggy easily; but at that moment Mrs. Asplin entered the -room, sniffed the air, and cried loudly-- - -"Bless me, what's this? A regular Apothecaries Hall! Paregoric! It -smells as if someone had been drinking quarts of paregoric! Peggy, -child, your throat is not sore again?" - -"Not at all, thank you. Quite well. I have taken no medicine to-day." - -"But it is you, Peggy--it really is!" Mellicent declared. "There was no -smell at all before you came into the room. I noticed it as soon as the -door was opened, and when you came and sat down beside us--whew! simply -fearful!" - -"I have taken no medicine to-day," repeated Peggy firmly. Then she -started, as if with a sudden thought, lifted a lock of hair, sniffed -at it daintily, and dropped it again with an air of conviction. "Ah, I -comprehend! There seems to have been a slight misunderstanding. I have -mistaken the bottles. I imagined that I was using the mixture you gave -me, but----" - -"She has washed her hair in cough mixture! Oh, oh, oh! She has mixed -paregoric and treacle with the water! Oh, what will I do! what will -I do! This child will be the death of me!" Mrs. Asplin put her hand -to her side, and laughed until the tears ran down her cheeks, while -Mellicent rolled about on the floor, and Esther's quiet "He, he, he!" -filled up the intervals between the bursts of merriment. - -Peggy was marched off to have her hair re-washed and rinsed, and came -back ten minutes later, proudly complacent, to seat herself in the most -comfortable stool and eat roast apple with elegant enjoyment. She was -evidently quite ready to enlarge upon her latest feat, but the sisters -had exhausted the subject during her absence, and had, moreover, a -piece of news to communicate which was of even greater interest. - -"Oh, Peggy, what y'think," cried Mellicent, running her words into -each other in breathless fashion, as her habit was when excited, "I've -got something beautiful to tell you. S'afternoon Bob got a letter from -his mother to say that they were all coming down next week to stay -at the Larches for the winter. They come almost every year, and have -shooting-parties, and come to church and sit in the big square pew, -where you can just see their heads over the side. They look so funny, -sitting in a row without their bodies. Last year there was a young lady -with them who wore a big grey hat--the loveliest hat you ever saw--with -roses under the brim, and stick-up things all glittering with jewels, -and she got married at Christmas. I saw her photograph in a magazine, -and knew her again in a moment. I used to stare at her, and once she -smiled back at me. She looked sweet when she smiled. Lady Darcy always -comes to call on mother, and she and father go there to dinner ever -so many times, and we are asked to play with Rosalind--the Honourable -Rosalind. I expect they will ask you to go too. Isn't it exciting?" - -"I can bear it," said Peggy coldly. "If I try very hard, I think I can -support the strain." - -The Larches, the country house of Lord Darcy, had already been pointed -out to her notice; but the information that the family was coming down -for the yearly visit was unwelcome to her for a double reason. She -feared, in the first place, lest it should mean a separation from Bob, -who was her faithful companion, and fulfilled his promise of friendship -in a silent, undemonstrative fashion, much to her fancy. In the second -place, she was conscious of a rankling feeling of jealousy towards -the young lady who was distinguished by the name of the Honourable -Rosalind, and who seemed to occupy an exalted position in the -estimation of the Vicar's daughters. Her name was frequently introduced -into conversation, and always in the most laudatory fashion. When a -heroine was of a superlatively fascinating description, she was "Just -like Rosalind;" when an article of dress was unusually fine and dainty, -it would "do for Rosalind." Rosalind was spoken of with bated breath as -if she were a princess in a fairy tale, rather than an ordinary flesh -and blood damsel. And Peggy did not like it; she did not like it at -all, for, in her own quiet way, she was accustomed to queen it among -her associates, and could ill brook the idea of a rival. She had not -been happy at school, but she had been complacently conscious that of -all the thirty girls she was the most discussed, the most observed, and -also, among the pupils themselves, the most beloved. At the vicarage -she was an easy first. When the three girls went out walking, she -was always in the middle, with Esther and Mellicent hanging on an -arm at either side. Robert was her sworn vassal, and Max and Oswald -her respectful and, on the whole, obedient servants. Altogether, the -prospect of playing second fiddle to this strange girl was by no means -pleasant. Peggy tilted her chin, and spoke in a cool, cynical tone. - -"What is she like, this wonderful Rosalind? Bob does not seem to -think her extraordinary. I cannot imagine a 'Miss Robert' being very -beautiful, and as she is his sister, I suppose they are alike." - -Instantly there arose a duet of protests. - -"Not in the least. Not a single bit. Rosalind is lovely! Blue eyes, -golden hair----" - -"Down past her waist----" - -"The sweetest little hands----" - -"A real diamond ring----" - -"Pink cheeks----" - -"Drives a pony carriage, with long-tailed ponies----" - -"Speaks French all day long with her governess--jabber, jabber, jabber, -as quick as that--just like a native----" - -"Plays the violin----" - -"Has a lovely little sitting-room of her own, simply crammed with the -most exquisite presents and books, and goes travelling abroad to France -and Italy and hot places in winter. Lord and Lady Darcy simply worship -her, and so does everyone, for she is as beautiful as a picture. Don't -you think it would be lovely to have a lord and lady for your father -and mother?" - -Peggy sniffed the air in scornful superiority. - -"I am very glad I've not! Titles are so ostentatious! Vulgar, I call -them! The very best families will have nothing to do with them. My -father's people were all at the Crusades, and the Wars of the Roses, -and the Field of the Cloth of Gold. There is no older family in -England, and they are called 'Fighting Savilles,' because they are -always in the front of every battle, winning honours and distinctions. -I expect they have been offered titles over and over again, but they -would not have them. They refused them with scorn, and so would I, if -one were offered to me. Nothing would induce me to accept it!" - -Esther rolled her eyes in a comical, sideway fashion, and gave a little -chuckle of unbelief; but Mellicent looked quite depressed by this -reception of her grand news, and said anxiously-- - -"But, Peggy, think of it! The Honourable Mariquita! It would be too -lovely! Wouldn't you feel proud writing it in visitors' books, and -seeing it printed in newspapers when you grow up? 'The Honourable -Mariquita wore a robe of white satin, trimmed with gold!'"... - -"Peggy Saville is good enough for me, thank you," said that young -lady, with a sudden access of humility. "I have no wish to have my -clothes discussed in the public prints. But if you are invited to the -Larches to play with your Rosalind, pray don't consider me! I can stay -at home alone. I don't mind being dull. I can turn my time to good -account. Not for the world would I interfere with your pleasures!" - -"But P--P--Peggy, dar--ling Peggy, we would not leave you alone!" -Mellicent's eyes were wide with horror, she stretched out entreating -hands towards the unresponsive figure. To see Peggy cross and snappish -like any other ordinary mortal was an extraordinary event, and quite -alarming to her placid mind. "They will ask you, too, dear! I am sure -they will--we will all be asked together!" she cried; but Peggy tossed -her head, refusing to be conciliated. - -"I shall have a previous engagement. I am not at all sure that they -are the sort of people I ought to know," she said. "My parents are so -exclusive! They might not approve of the acquaintance!" - -(_To be continued._) - - - - -SOME PRACTICAL HINTS ON COSMETIC MEDICINE. - -BY "THE NEW DOCTOR." - - -PART V. - -THE HAIR. - -It is often a great consolation to a girl who has but a plain face to -possess a fine head of hair. One can understand how annoyed she must -feel when her hair starts combing out in handfuls, and she sees her one -good possession getting less and less every day. - -There are very many causes why the hair should comb out, and as it is -absolutely necessary to know which cause is at work before attempting -to cure it, we will discuss briefly the chief causes that are common. - -Undoubtedly the gravity of hair combing out is greatly exaggerated. If -you comb out a few hairs every morning and save up the several combings -to see how much hair you lose in the month, you will be surprised and -annoyed at the result. Many girls do this and fancy that there is -something wrong with the hair and that they are going bald. - -It is natural for the hair to comb out. The life of a hair is of very -varying duration, but it only lives a certain time. At the expiration -of this time it dies, and a new hair springs from the same root. If it -were not for this, what do you think would be the state of the hair at -fifty? - -Now let us look at the causes of the hair falling out excessively and -the resulting condition--baldness. - -When the health is disturbed, the hair often falls more rapidly than -before. After severe illnesses it is not uncommon for the hair to fall -out wholesale, often producing absolute baldness. In both these cases -the hair almost invariably comes back as strong as before when the -health has returned. - -In men, age is a cause of baldness, and there is no reason to think -that this cause acts less powerfully in the fair sex. Absolute baldness -is not common in women, but their hair gets thinner and shorter after -they have passed the meridian. - -The fashion of tying the hair with a ribbon or fillet will cause the -hair to fall out by compressing it and therefore interfering with its -nutrition. If you remove the fillet occasionally, it will do no harm -to the hair. Curling the fringe with hot tongs is a very common cause -of bald foreheads. If the tongs are used properly, that is, if they -are not overheated, they will do little or no damage to the hair. But -usually women curl their hair with tongs that are nearly red-hot, -thereby singeing and killing the hair, which consequently falls out, -and in the end leaves the forehead bare. - -The commonest causes (and fortunately the easiest to remedy) of the -hair falling out are affections of the scalp. - -Dandruff, scurf or seborrhœa, as it is better named, is a condition of -the scalp in which the sebaceous glands, which secrete the oil which -lubricates the hair, are out of gear. They secrete too much oil of a -very inferior quality. The hair loses its lustre, becomes brittle, -usually dark in colour, breaks, falls out, and becomes covered with -scurf. What this is exactly due to is not known. It is probably the -result of a microbe. It usually becomes manifest about the age of -thirteen or thereabouts, and may exist throughout life. It can hardly -be called a disease, but if neglected may lead to the various forms -of eczema that attack the scalp. The treatment for this condition is -to wash the hair about once a week with the following lotion: Borax, -one tablespoonful; carbonate of soda, one teaspoonful; glycerine, two -tablespoonfuls, and water to the quart. After washing and drying the -head well, rub into the scalp a very little sulphur ointment. - -Often a girl will come complaining that her hair falls out from one -part of her head, leaving a bald patch. This is called "alopœcia." -Of its cause nothing is known. It is very common in girls when about -fifteen years old, but it may occur at any age. The hair always -grows again on the bald places, but it may not do so for a year or -more. Painting the bald spot with a tincture of iodine is as good as -anything, but it is Nature, and not drugs, that cures the affection. - -The colour of the hair is extremely variable, and not uncommonly it -changes from one colour to another in a very short time. The hair, -like every other coloured organ in the body, obtains its colour from -the iron in the blood. One would therefore think that taking iron or -improving the circulation would darken the hair. It will not do so. In -anæmia, where the iron in the blood is very deficient, the hair remains -unaltered! - -Severe emotion or sorrow will cause the hair to fade. Why it should do -so we do not know, any more than why Father Time should meddle with it. - -The only way in which the colour of the hair can be altered voluntarily -is by external applications. No hair dye is really satisfactory, and -most of them are dangerous. The hair will, however, sometimes change -its colour completely without any external help. - -The hair may lose its lustre from many causes. Dandruff is the -commonest cause of this, but a very fertile factor in the causation -of brittle lustreless hair is the constant employment of pomatums and -greases to the hair. Nature supplies you with hair-oil of first-class -quality. Every hair has two glands to secrete this oil (sebum). If you -use an artificial grease (which can only be of a tenth-rate quality -when compared with the natural substance), do you suppose the glands -will go on working for nothing when the fruits of their labours are -despised? Not they. They will strike work at once, and though they will -resume their function if the external application is discontinued, it -is better not to interfere with them at all. Girls with their long -hair, however, need some form of application to keep the hair clean -and glossy, and there is no objection to their using a really good -substance, if they apply it to the hair itself and not to the scalp. -You should never apply anything in the way of oil, grease, or pomatum -to the roots of the hair, if it is healthy. - -The applications of most value for the hair are the following:-- - -1. _Brilliantine._--This is a pleasant emulsion, and it is very useful -when the hair shows a tendency to fall out. - -2. _Bay Rum._--Occasionally I have seen this do good to the hair. -Usually, however, it is better avoided. - -3. Applications containing _Cantharides_ are supposed to promote the -growth of the hair. Possibly they do, but the action is not due to the -Cantharides. - -4. _Rosemary_ is a nice clean preparation for the hair, and there are -many good lotions containing this drug. - -5. _Marrow fat, Bear's grease, etc._--The solid fats are much used, and -if you do not object to their messiness, they are not without merit. - -6. _Petroleum jelly, vaseline, etc._--These are simple, -non-irritating, more or less inert substances, which may be applied to -the ends of the hairs when a simple lubricant is necessary. - - - - -[Illustration: ANGELIE.] - - - - -ANGELIE. - -BY WILLIAM T. SAWARD. - - - There are clouds on the mountain's brow, Angelie! - And our soft blue skies are frowning now, Angelie! - O say it is well in that far-off land, - Where the mountains rise from the sea-girt strand; - Our daily prayers are to Heaven for thee, Angelie! - - We listen for thee at the morning prime, Angelie! - With the Matin-bell and its holy chime, Angelie! - And at night, under Heaven's blue canopy, - When the angels have lighted their tapers for thee, - A silver voice comes over the sea, - "It is well, it is well, with your Angelie!" - - O the clouds may cover the mountain's brow, Angelie! - And hide their wreaths of eternal snow, Angelie! - And the fiend of the storm may shriek at will, - And the lightning leap from hill to hill, - For the night is past and I come to thee, - My bride, my beautiful Angelie! - -[Illustration] - - - - -"SISTER WARWICK": A STORY OF INFLUENCE. - -BY H. MARY WILSON, Author of "In Warwick Ward," "In Monmouth Ward," -"Miss Elsie," etc. - - -CHAPTER I. - - "We'll keep our aims sublime, our eyes erect, - Although our woman-hands should shake and fail."--_E. B. Browning._ - -Sister Warwick was slowly rousing to the consciousness of the birth -of another working-day. Her first sensation was weariness, her next a -thought of surprise that the night had been passed without a summons to -the side of one of the many beds in her ward, the third, and this with -fully-awakened faculties, that her good Staff-nurse Carden was holding -towards her the welcome tea-tray that her kind thoughtfulness never -failed to bring with this earliest report of the "night duty." - -Margaret Carden's hospital career had fulfilled the expectations of -those who had watched it with loving, interested eyes. She had quietly -and conscientiously worked her way from her probation through the three -years of training, had done well, if not brilliantly, in her exams., -and was now back again in the ward that was her "first love," so to -speak. She was a staff-nurse on night duty. - -She was very happy to be here. She loved little Sister Warwick--loved -and respected and reverenced her. She could see through the brusque -exterior that nettled some of the others, and could fully appreciate -the noble heroism of her consistent, hard-working, unselfish life. - -Sister Warwick was one who always felt the full responsibility of the -life she had to live. Seven years before, after the governors of the -hospital had offered her the coveted position of Sister of one of these -hospital wards, she had written to her mother-- - -"It is very trying work beginning to be a Sister--more so than you can -possibly imagine. To feel the whole weight of your domain weighing on -you, a family of thirty to care for, and nurses to guide and train, is -very appalling, very full of care." - -And now, though she was used to her position, if experience was -teaching her the wisest way to carry her cares, custom did not lighten -them. - -To-day she greeted her friend Carden with a smile and a "Good morning! -What sort of a night have you had in the ward?" - -"All has gone comfortably, Sister, except that Susie and Patty have -both been troublesome again." - -"Susie fretting for her mother, and Patty crying with the pain?" - -"Yes, Sister, and really disturbing the others by being very noisy, -poor mites." - -"Perhaps there is some naughtiness in their crying. We must think what -we can do. And Mrs. 13?" - -"She is distinctly weaker, but she says the pain is less. How patient -she is!" - -And whereas within hospital walls it is the rule, not the exception, -for the patients to show touching bravery and endurance in their pain, -such an exclamation from a nurse was a special tribute to Mrs. 13's -heroism. It was partly because before both Sister and nurse there rose -in that moment a picture of what that poor woman's life had been. A -dressmaker for some second-rate theatre, she had spent her days with -ten or twelve other women in a room without a window, with the gas -burning, and only the fireplace for ventilation. - -"After tea, Sister, the women used to drop from their seats and faint -away on the floor. We seemed not to mind after a bit, somehow."[1] - -That had been the spiritless summing-up of the description which had -so stirred the hearts of her listeners. And now she lay dying of the -terrible disease that still baffles medical science, and seems to have -no cure--and her patience did not fail! - -Nurse Carden continued her report of the other cases, and then, before -leaving, said anxiously: - -"You will be able to take your hours 'off duty' this afternoon, Sister? -You know you did not last week." - -Sister Warwick smiled. This staff-nurse of hers was bold in her -determination to take care of her. None of the others ventured, -except, perhaps, Nurse Greg; but she was promoted now, a Sister like -herself--on her own level, in fact. - -"You will, Sister," urged Margaret Carden again. "I know you are -getting tired out." - -"Not quite that," answered Sister Warwick, amused and touched. "But I -do want a taste of the outside world, and if I possibly can, I mean to -go." - -With that the night nurse departed more contented, not hearing the sigh -that followed the words, not knowing that it was want of confidence in -her day staff-nurse--Nurse Hudson--that tied the Sister with so many -anxious thoughts to her ward. - -Sister Warwick and Sister Cumberland, which was the new title Nurse -Greg had lately assumed with the donning of her dark stuff dress, met -on the staircase in their bonnets and cloaks before eight o'clock. As -their custom was, they walked together to the shortened morning service -in the old parish church near the hospital gates. They had both learnt -that the few quiet moments they spent there were "well invested," and -they never passed out again into the whirl of their busy lives without -an earnest prayer, first - - "for the sick ... - God's prisoners, laid in bonds by His own hands," - -and then for themselves, that they, - - "By prayer, and sympathy, and smile, - The burden of the weary might beguile." - -How better could they step into the daily routine than thus equipped? - -Breakfast in their own rooms was followed by hours of occupation. -Sister Warwick preferred to take her share of actual nursing with the -rest. - -Before the house-physician's visit was over a piteous wail from bed No. -12 rang through the ward. - -"It do hurt so! I can't bear it--I can't!" - -Sister Warwick knew that Patty had been spoilt at home, and that her -pain was really bearable. She had tried petting. Now she felt that -firmness with a flavour of severity would have to be applied. - -Earlier in the morning, and in a happier moment, Patty had said -insinuatingly-- - -"You don't know how I like eggs, Sister, or you'd give me one!" and she -had answered-- - -"I will give you one, dear, but not while you do not try to be good and -quiet. Patty must learn to bear her pain bravely like the rest. Anyhow, -we will see what Mr. H---- (the house physician) says." - -And now, with this stormy outburst of weeping, came Sister Warwick's -opportunity. She turned to Mr. H----, who was standing close by, and -propounded this all-important egg-question. - -He came with due gravity and looked down upon the sobbing child. His -kind eyes were twinkling with amusement. He was well aware of Patty's -character for tempestuosity. His voice was impressive almost to -sternness. - -"Yes, Sister," he said, "if she is a good girl, I think we may let her -have a good egg, and shall we say if she's a bad girl, she shall have a -bad egg?" - -The solemn tones overawed Patty. She stopped crying and stared, and -tried her hardest to think whether the punishment for her naughtiness -was as terrible as it sounded. - -With poor, home-sick, tired Susie, Sister Warwick had to try other -measures. Susie was old enough to be reasoned with, and withal was -not a coward in her pain--she was plucky there. But the peace of the -ward and of the older patients must not be sacrificed to these wayward -children. - -So Sister Warwick, seated at her table in the ward, and having filled -in her charts and completed other matters of business--such as signing -a pass for a nurse's holiday--took a sheet of paper and wrote a letter -as if to Susie's mother. - -The words ran-- - -"Susie frets so for her home and for you, and is so especially unhappy -after visiting day, that I must beg you not to come again until she can -be quite good when you leave her." - -She went to Susie's cot and read the sentence without a smile. Susie's -eyes dilated, her lip quivered as she listened. - -"Shall I post it, Susie?" - -"Don't! Oh, please, Sister, don't!" - -"Well, dear, it shall depend upon you whether it goes. See, I am going -to pin it here on the curtain, where you can look at it. If you are -good it shall not be sent." - -And sent it never was. - - * * * * * - -There was much to do for Mrs. 13, and distressing though the work might -be, admiration for her endurance and for the simple trust with which -she accepted all her pain, as "the touch of God's finger laid on her in -love," could only make the Sister's labours a pleasure and a privilege. - -It was different when she turned to a bed at the end of the ward, -a little apart from the others, where lay, unconscious, one of -those sad cases, repulsive and loathsome, in which "the King's -image" is disfigured almost beyond recognition by a life of sin and -self-indulgence. - - * * * * * - -At one time Sister Warwick had found it hard to be as careful and -tender with these--pity she never failed in. But one day the thought -came to her that perhaps these poor souls were included in "the least -of these My brethren"--that perhaps these words might mean sometimes -those farthest removed from Him. After that the work for them was -infinitely easier. - -At one o'clock she was in her own room again, to find someone waiting -for her there--a young student. His hands were loaded with "a sight for -sair een"--a great bunch of buttercups and grasses. - -"My mother is up in town to-day, Sister," he said, "and she asked me to -bring these to you. They were picked only this morning and so are not -at all battered, as you see." - -"They are delightful; a real bit of the country for my poor 'children' -to feast their eyes on." - -Sister stretched out her hand for the golden posy, then an instinct -prompted her to look more directly at the boy's face. His mother was -her friend; she had promised to be an elder sister to this only son of -hers, and she saw that her elder-sisterliness was wanted now. - -She gave it--how wisely and strongly, yet tenderly, the young doctor -only knew. It was a crisis in his career. He was afraid! How could he -go on with the seeming inconsistencies that thronged him in his work? -and there were other things. - -Well, gradually it all came out. Somehow Sister Warwick understood, -and she helped him to sort apparent contradictions and to smooth -or explain difficulties. Not all, of course not! There must remain -unfathomed mysteries in every profession. But he went away with a new -light on his young face, and Sister Warwick with a sigh--not of regret -but of humility--turned to her little table and her waiting lunch. She -glanced up at the clock. Why, her half-hour had gone! The consulting -physician might be here at any moment. She must put on a clean cap -and apron and be ready. This done, there was left just time for a -few mouthfuls of ham and bread and for a draught of milk, then the -probationer's voice at her door was saying-- - -"Dr. W---- is here, please, Sister." - -There was less for the doctors to do that day than usual, and it was -not later than half-past two when, in bonnet and cloak, Sister Warwick -began the little programme she had made for these "off hours." - -Passing through the hospital gates, she took her way eastward until she -reached the entrance to Pleasant Court. - -Alas! Was there ever such a misnomer? - -Insanitary, overcrowded, stifling, filthy, she wondered how any -could live in such an atmosphere, and thought with pity of that -poor ex-patient she had come to see, who had begged to come back -here--"because it was home"--to die! - -She climbed up the creaking stairs to an attic room, and her gentle tap -was answered by a weak "Come in, please." - -It was good to see how the wan face of the sick woman lit up at sight -of her visitor, and to hear the glad "Oh, Sister, is it you?" - -The poor, bare room was well swept and tidy, and the woman herself was -as clean and orderly as she knew how to be. Months of hospital days had -taught her much, and she had a husband tenderly anxious to please her -by "doing for her" as carefully and as long as he could. Sister had -been expected "one of these days," and she was touched to find, when -she set to work to wash and dress an unhealed wound, that a ragged but -clean towel was laid ready for her use afterwards. - -Surgical duties performed, she sat beside Mrs. Sutton with her wasted -hand in hers, listening to her laboured breathing and turning over a -possibility in her mind. - -"We'll try it!" she said suddenly out loud. And then, smiling at the -woman's surprised expression, she went on. "What do you say to our -getting a breath of fresh air together? Shall we have a drive?" - -"Oh, Sister! Not really? Could I?" - -Sister Warwick certainly had a way of sweeping aside difficulties when -her mind was set to an end. She went to the nearest cab-stand, picked -out the driver with care, and came back with the hansom to the entrance -of the court. It could go no further. - -A boy was found to hold the horse, and together she and cabby carried -Mrs. Sutton down the old stairs. She was comfortably wedged into the -corner of the seat with pillows, and a footstool was found for her -feet. Then Sister gave the man her instructions-- - -"It is to be a shilling drive, please, and take us to see a bit of -something green." - -"Right you are, Nuss! Embankment's the place for we!" - -Away they went--the air cool in their faces--until the sick woman began -to draw long breaths of enjoyment, and even a little colour crept into -her pale cheeks. Under the trees, with the glittering water on one side -and patches of green grass within railings on the other. There was a -laburnum in blossom. Some of the windows of the houses were bright with -scarlet geraniums and marguerites. A donkey-cart came towards them -laden with ferns and plants in bloom. - -Mrs. Sutton's eyes feasted on it all. A few happy tears rolled down -her cheeks. She had not hoped or thought to see these things until she -rested in "the Park of God." And the sky was so blue! Heaven would be -clearer to her imagination after this. - -But Sister Warwick began to wonder when their driver meant to turn -homewards. It was a very long shilling's-worth already, and she had not -wanted to spend more out of her slender purse. At last she pushed up -the little trap-door. - -"I think we had better be going back now," she said. - -"Very well, Nuss. If you please." - -But they had had at least a four-mile drive before they drew up at the -court again and helped the tired but happy woman to her room once more. - -When, with rough tenderness, he had given all the assistance he could, -Sister Warwick followed the man on to the little landing. She offered -him half-a-crown. - -"I know it ought really to be more," she said. - -He put back the coin. - -"It's only a shilling, Nuss. I only meant it to be a shilling all -along. Just let it be a shilling's-worth--now doo ee."[2] - -She let him have his way. How could she resist him? And he stumped -down the stairs smiling and proud, as if he had received a favour that -afternoon. Well, perhaps he had! - - * * * * * - -There was time for Sister Warwick to pay another and a very different -visit before she was due at the hospital for the Sisters' dinner. A -visit to another court, but how different! What a contrast! - -It is hard to believe that such dear old places are still left standing -in the very heart of the great city. Sister Warwick passed through an -archway into a flagged square and mounted a flight of steps leading to -a quaint, old-fashioned house. - -She turned before ringing the bell to look straight away through the -large old iron gates on the opposite side of the square, at a long, -delicious stretch of green--grass below, trees above. And far away--she -fancied it might be really a quarter of a mile--a great flight of stone -steps led down to the outer world again. - -To those who live in the heart of the country--in the midst of all its -delights and, above all, of its peace--this may not sound much to charm -the gaze; but here, in the rush of the unending roar night and day, to -find a comparative stillness is refreshing beyond everything. - -To some natures the noise of London seems always dreadful. And it is -true that the traffic never really ceases night or day, except perhaps -for two or three hours on Saturday night, or rather Sunday morning. -Even in this quiet square the sounds went on--cart succeeded cab, and -omnibus followed on--without intermission. But it was all muffled and -distant. The peace of it fell upon Sister Warwick's tired spirits. - -Inside the house, too, there was more of this old-world feeling of -un-hurry and rest. She was led through panelled passages to the long -low drawing-room with its wide window-seats and great chintz-covered -couches. - -Her friend, whose home it was, rose to greet her, and she was at once -taken in hand, thrust into the softest lounge, plied with tea, and -told to "laze." She was not even permitted to talk; but her thoughtful -hostess, having supplied all her wants, went to a little chamber-organ -at the far end of the room and played softly and quietly such things as -refresh body and soul in one--bits of Beethoven, Handel, Mendelssohn. -She passed from one to the other, and Sister Warwick lay and listened -with closed eyes--all her responsibilities and anxieties wiled from her -for the time. - -Was this unusual hour of rest sent to brace her for what was to come -that night and the following day? She thought so herself when, later, -she looked back at the events of those forty-eight hours. - - * * * * * - -At the Sisters' dinner that evening, Miss Jameson, the Sister of the -Nurses' Home, gave her a summons to the Matron's house for a discussion -on some improvement to be made in the nurses' uniform. She was to go -when her ward work was over--medicines superintended, prayers read, the -change of nurses made for the night. - -She hurried back to it all, and with quiet steps was passing between -the long rows of beds sooner than was her wont. - -Nurse Hudson was settling the patients for the night. A long, thin, -languid-looking girl was sitting up in bed No. 10 while her pillows -were being arranged and her sheet straightened. - -Sister paused to look. The smile she had for the patient quickly faded -to sternness as she turned to the nurse. - -"What are you doing?" she said in her sharpest tones. "Allowing a -typhoid to sit up! Nurse, you know better than that!" - -She laid the girl down on the pillows again herself, and then stood -silently by while the bed was finished. - -Nurse Hudson flushed crimson. But she had no excuse ready, and -presently her superior passed on down the ward, registering in her -indignant mind another of many carelessnesses she had noticed. She -knew that Ellen Hudson was particularly anxious for her own pleasure -to get away punctually that evening. But to risk a case in order to do -her work more quickly--the selfishness of the act hurt the Sister's -pride in the nursing profession. So thoroughly angry did she feel that -she wondered whether she could command herself sufficiently to speak -a calm reproof before the nurse left the ward that evening. She was -very conscious that a biting sarcasm in her fault-finding had often -alienated the confidence of her nurses, and she was now striving hard -to mete out to them a more kindly and less impatient justice. - -Mrs. 13 was watching her with loving eyes as she went to and fro. - -"Patty has been a better girl this afternoon, Sister," she said, when -she came within hearing, "ever so much better. I expect she is afraid -of the bad egg!" - -The laugh did Sister Warwick good, and Patty fell asleep that night -with the sound of commendation in her ears, and with a virtuous -determination "to be a better gairl to-morrow, too." - - * * * * * - -"Ain't the buttery-cups beeootiful, Sister? They minds me of home. I -was a country girl onst, and picked my hands full of them when I was -little. But, bless ye, I ain't been out of London since I married. I've -'most forgotten what the country looks like." - -It was Granny 20 who was speaking, as Sister bandaged her leg and -helped to tidy her for the night. - -"We will put that right before long, Granny, see if we don't. You shall -pick flowers and get sunburnt with the best of us. Fancy not seeing the -grass and the flowers, and hearing the birds sing, for fifty years! How -could you bear it?" - -"Well, it's true, Sister. I ain't been further than London Bridge all -that time. And there! bless ye, I'm 'most afraid to try it now." - -But Sister Warwick thought of the beautiful grounds round the -Hospital Convalescent Home, which was not so very far away. Granny -20 was getting well fast--a credit to them all. She should renew her -acquaintance with "great Nature's pictures" before very long. - -The day had been hot; but a cool mist or fog covered the shadowed -houses as Sister Warwick lay down that night. Nurse Carden was on duty -again; with that knowledge the Sister fell quickly asleep, at ease for -the safety of all. - -(_To be concluded._) - -FOOTNOTES: - -[1] A fact. - -[2] A fact. - - - - -THREE SOUPS. - - -OXTAIL SOUP. - -_Ingredients._--One oxtail, one large carrot, two onions stuck -with cloves, one turnip, four sticks of celery, four mushrooms, -half a parsnip, a bunch of herbs, two blades of mace, twelve black -peppercorns, three ounces of butter, one dessertspoonful of red currant -jelly, two quarts and a half of water, a wine-glass of sherry, three -ounces of fine flour, salt. - -_Method._--Wash the oxtail and chop it; put it in a saucepan and -cover with cold water; bring to the boil and throw the water away. Fry -the oxtail gently in the butter until it is a good brown; prepare the -vegetables and slice them and put them in a saucepan with the oxtail, -water, herbs, mace, salt and peppercorns; put on the lid and simmer -gently for five hours. Strain the stock and skim off the fat; pick out -the meat and put it aside to keep hot; pick out the vegetables and -pound them finely, add the stock by degrees, return to the stove and -re-heat; melt the rest of the butter in a small frying-pan and stir in -the flour, fry it a good dark brown over the fire, stir in a little of -the hot soup and add this thickening to the soup; add the sherry and -red currant jelly and the pieces of oxtail, and serve. - - -KIDNEY SOUP. - -_Ingredients._--One pound of ox kidney, half each of carrot, turnip, -onion and parsnip, two sticks of celery, one tomato, one bay leaf, -one sprig of parsley, one dessertspoonful of Harvey's sauce, a little -browning, one quart of water or stock, one ounce of butter, pepper and -salt. - -_Method._--Wash the kidney and cut away any fat; cut it in dice and -fry gently in the butter; prepare the vegetables, cut them in pieces -and put them in a saucepan with the kidney, bay leaf, parsley, water -or stock and salt. Put on the lid and let all simmer gently for four -hours; strain off the soup, pick out the pieces of kidney and put them -aside to keep hot. Return the stock to the saucepan, add the Harvey's -sauce and the browning; put back the pieces of kidney, re-heat and -serve. - - -MULLIGATAWNY. - -_Ingredients._--One large onion, one apple, one tablespoonful of good -curry powder, one ounce of flour, half an ounce of grated cocoanut, a -few drops of lemon juice, one dessertspoonful of red currant jelly, one -dessertspoonful of chutney, salt, one quart of chicken or veal stock, -three ounces of butter, one ounce and a half of cornflour, some well -boiled rice. - -_Method._--Skin the onion, slice it and pound it in a mortar; chop and -pound the apple. Mix the curry powder smoothly with half a teacupful of -cold water, melt the butter in a stewpan, stir in the curry powder and -water and the pounded onion; cook and stir until the water cooks away -and the onion browns in the butter; add the apple, cocoanut, chutney, -salt and the stock (warm); put on the lid and simmer for half an hour; -rub through a sieve, mix the flour with a little cold stock, re-heat -the soup and when it boils stir in the flour; add the lemon juice and -red currant jelly; hand well-cooked rice with this soup. - - - - -THE RULES OF SOCIETY. - -BY LADY WILLIAM LENNOX. - - -PART II. - -My last paper on the rules of Society ended with some remarks upon -dinner-parties and the conversation thereat; but although the article -thus finished, my observations did not, and must therefore be continued -into this chapter. A silent dinner is a very depressing function, so -much so indeed that among the disadvantages of living alone must be -counted solitary meals, as not only saddening in their effect upon -the mind, but provocative of bad digestion in the body; and even if -we dine in company, but the company of dull, stupid, or at any rate -unconversable people, the result is much the same as though we had sat -down in solitude. It behoves us therefore, each and all, to try and -prevent this evil and also make the dinner pleasant by taking a middle -course--as is usually wisest with regard to most things in life--and -neither to be like a ghost, speechless and casting the metaphorical wet -blanket over the assembled guests; nor, on the other hand, to remind -everybody of the whirling of a mill by the never-ceasing clatter of our -tongue. - -A clever hostess will do her best to secure some few good talkers at -her table, in order that no pauses of sufficient length to give a sense -of uncomfortable silence may occur; nothing more than those little gaps -in conversation poetically supposed to be caused by "Angels passing." -We are not all geniuses in the talking line, but we are bound to take -our share, so far as in us lies, in contributing to brightness and -cheerfulness at table; only, of course, young girls are not expected -to bring themselves prominently forward in that way, and young or old -it should not be forgotten that a "voice soft, gentle and low, is an -excellent thing in woman," and that a shrill laugh, or an exclamation -so highly pitched that it pierces through the ordinary hum of sound, -is anything but agreeable or attractive. Also, it should be remembered -that dinners are meant to be enjoyed, and men especially feel aggrieved -if they are exposed to a constant fire of words, worst of all if those -words resolve themselves into questions which require answers. Chilly -soup, tepid fish, and entrées bolted for want of time to eat them -properly, produce feelings of anger which even beauty itself can hardly -stand against, if the beauty's chatter has caused the annoyance, that -is to say. So it is wise to let your neighbour on either hand enjoy his -dinner in peace, undisturbed by too much conversation, although at the -same time he must not be allowed to suppose that a dumb doll dressed in -pretty clothes is sitting beside him. - -Do not crumble your bread over the tablecloth by way of inspiration, -if you think you ought to say something and can find nothing; do not -play with your wine-glasses either, until, very likely, you upset one -of them; nor drop your dinner-napkin, gloves, etc., which makes a -commotion and is rather a bore. - -Such small things seem hardly worth mentioning, but tricks of any kind -are to be avoided, as they generally give the impression of awkwardness. - -Should you happen to go down to dinner with the master of the house, -it is as well to let your hostess have a chance of catching your eye -to give the signal when she wishes to leave the table, but never on -any account fall into the mistake which I once heard was made by a -woman who ought to have known better. She imagined that the lady of the -house was very inexperienced and was sitting on an unconscionable time -because she did not know when to go, and so she, the guest, actually -took it upon herself to push her own chair back a little, with a glance -at her hostess; but the latter, looking steadily at her presuming -acquaintance, said very quietly, "I do not think I made a move, Mrs. -----" and sat on for another ten minutes. - -As regards evening parties there is not much to say. You speak to the -hostess at the head of the stairs where she stands to receive her -guests, and then you wander through the rooms, and enjoy yourself, till -you descend for supper or depart altogether. There is no need to look -for the lady of the house to say good-bye. She has, most probably, left -her post long before and is wandering about among the company. - -The next thing I will mention is country house visiting, which is very -pleasant as a rule, especially to people young enough not to mind the -open doors and windows, the large rooms--innocent of fires sometimes -when dwellers in towns would have lit them--and long corridors down -which a fine north-easter pursues you. - -Take plenty of wraps, therefore, unless it is the very middle of -summer; but this is by the way. - -I will suppose that you arrive at your destination dressed in a neat -travelling costume all in good order; no buttons off gloves or boots, -no untidy straps about the handbag--of splendid dressing-bags I am not -speaking. - -You are shown into an apartment--very likely a big hall used in the -day as a drawing-room--where you find perhaps several, perhaps only one -or two, people, and the mistress of the house may ask whether you would -like to see your room at once, or, if it is near tea-time, if you will -stay and have a cup first? I believe that in New York and other places -in America the custom in this respect differs from our own, and that -the newly-arrived visitor is not brought face to face with the house -party until she has had an opportunity of tidying her hair, brushing -her gown, and generally smartening herself up, after which she can -appear with an "equal mind," untroubled by any misgivings as to the -results of the journey upon her looks. In my opinion, that arrangement -is a great improvement on our way of doing things; but, however, as -it is, you sit travel-tossed and more or less crumpled up, talking to -anybody you know, and possibly, if by nature shy, with an embarrassing -consciousness of being mentally criticised by some of those present -whom you do not know. In such circumstances the most important matter -is to keep still. If you have ever watched actors on the stage, you -must have noticed that they never shuffle and move about without -intending it. It is one of the first lessons, in fact, that amateurs -have to learn, simply to stand or sit still. Nothing has a worse effect -than the look of "not knowing what to do with your arms and legs," so -do, therefore, refrain from twisting your feet about under your chair, -fidgeting with your bracelets, or letting the spoon fall out of your -saucer. If your gloves are off, do not begin to think about your hands -getting red, for, if you do, they are pretty certain to fulfil your -fears by becoming so. Nervousness has more to do with that than is -generally imagined. - -Whoever saw a pair of scarlet hands before them when they were alone? - -Just call to mind the fact that there is no real reason why you should -feel "all anyhow" because you are in a strange house among strangers, -and try to be natural in manner and pleasant to everybody. - -One thing very necessary to cultivate when on a visit is the habit of -punctuality. In London, where people come long distances, with the -chance of a "block," or finding the street up, or some other obstacle -to progress, a liberal margin is allowed as to time, and dinner at a -quarter to eight means eight. But in the country the hour named is -the hour intended, and in some houses the striking of the gong and -the appearance of the butler throwing open the doors for dinner are -nearly simultaneous, while in others the guests have five minutes' -grace after the gong sounds in which to get downstairs and into the -drawing-room. In any case they should all have assembled before dinner -is announced, for few things annoy the master of the house more than to -see stragglers come in when the soup, and perhaps even the fish, has -been already served. - -The same rule applies to all arrangements which are not "movable -feasts." Luncheon, for instance, is usually at a fixed hour, and so -is breakfast in some houses, though not in all. If you are to ride -or drive, or whatever it is, be ready to the minute, and do not give -trouble by having to be sent for. To give no unnecessary trouble either -to guests or servants is, indeed, a good motto to bear in mind, for -nobody likes to be "put about," and a woman who gives a lot of trouble, -whether from thoughtlessness or from an idea that by requiring a great -deal of attention and waiting upon she makes herself interesting and -of more importance, will find out her mistake sooner or later, and -learn that fetching cushions and smelling-bottles is not an amusing -occupation for her friends, and that ringing the bell without good -reason only sends servants, especially other people's servants, into a -bad temper. - -When you come down to breakfast you need not go round and shake hands -with everybody. Speak to the lady of the house and anybody you know -close by, and a few little bows and smiles will do the rest. Be careful -in going to or from the dining-room to wait your turn, and not walk out -before those who ought to precede you. Sometimes when the same people -are making a longish stay in the house, they draw lots to decide who -shall go in with whom by way of variety instead of having always the -same partner. Pieces of paper are numbered, two sets alike, and drawn -just before dinner, the guests then pairing off according to their -numbers, so that a woman or girl with no particular position may find -herself in the place of honour at the table, but even so it would be -extremely bad taste in her to leave the dining-room first. - -When talking do not mention the name of the person you are addressing -every time you speak. It has a tiresome effect upon the ear to hear -perpetually "Yes, Mrs. ----" "No, Mr. ----" "Do you think so, Lady ----?" -"How fine it is to-day, Mr. ----!" - -No hard-and-fast rule can be laid down as to how often the name should -be mentioned--for, of course, it must be sometimes--but a little -careful attention to ordinary conversation will teach you more than any -written remarks could, and your own instinct must guide you further in -the avoidance of little faults of the kind. - -A matter of importance when visiting is to try never to be in the -way when you are not wanted, and never out of it when you are -wanted. Do not, for example, sit down and make an unrequired third -in a conversation carried on between two people who are evidently -quite content with each other's society, for they will only wish you -anywhere, and, unless you have the constitution of a rhinoceros, the -freezing atmosphere will soon bring to your mind a certain proverb -which says that "Two's company, but three's none." - -Do not insist upon speaking of something which interests you -specially when, perhaps, nobody else cares very much about it; and, -more than all, do not talk about yourself, your likes and dislikes, -your health, etc., etc. It may not be pleasant, but the fact remains -that nineteen people out of twenty feel not the smallest interest in -you or your concerns except in so far as the outcome is agreeable to -them, and this not exactly from want of heart so much as from want -of time to stop and consider you, when there are so many others near -and dear to them to be thought of. At all events, so it is, and any -person who hangs about a room when she might as well go out of it, or -worries people by airing her own opinions when nobody wishes to hear -them, is decidedly in the way, and neither more nor less than a bore. -This rock, _i.e._, being _de trop_, may be called the Scylla, while -another of quite a contrary kind may be styled the Charybdis in the -sea of Society, and both must be steered clear of if the voyage is to -be pleasant and successful. The former is the rock on which active -and energetic people split, and the latter often makes shipwreck of -the more meditative and indolent natures, inclined to let things slip -by, unobservant of what is required of them, or, if aware of it, too -fond of their own comfort and repose to respond. Judgment and tact -are essential in order to avoid running against one or other of these -rocks, and perhaps the best preventive of mistakes in the matter will -be found in remembering to "do as you would be done by," because, -keeping that in mind, you will have only to make a shrewd guess as -to what others would like in the same circumstances. Now and then -doubtless in carrying out this rule some self-denial is involved, -as, for instance, when lawn-tennis, or croquet, or even a walk, is -proposed, and you, caring little for physical exertion at any time, -and very anxious, moreover, to finish a book you are deep in, feel for -a moment disposed to be churlish and refuse to join. Well, then comes -in the remembrance of what is due to others, and you put the best face -you can on it, get your hat, and go. Or on a wet day somebody wants -to play billiards, or battledore and shuttlecock, or something, and -you would rather work at a drawing or run through a song or two in the -little boudoir where you will disturb nobody, but you are wanted to -help brighten up the dreary day, and your private inclinations have to -be sacrificed to the good of others. Another thing---- But my paper is -growing rather lengthy, and, lest I should be voted a bore and go to -pieces on the rock Scylla, I think my remarks had better end here for -to-day, the remainder of them, not many now, being laid by for another -occasion. - -(_To be continued._) - -[Illustration] - - - - -LETTERS FROM A LAWYER. - - -PART III. - - The Temple. - -MY DEAR DOROTHY,--So you have decided on commencing your married life -in a flat--a very wise decision on your part. In the first place, in a -flat you know exactly what your position is as regards rent, whereas a -house entails constant expense for repairs, to say nothing of rates and -taxes. - -It is true that, if the people on the floor above you indulge in -clog-dancing all the day whilst the occupiers of the floor below -practise the cornet à piston half-way into the night, you might find -that the drawbacks of a flat were unendurable; but I do not think that -you are likely to suffer quite such a terrible experience as I have -depicted. - -Another advantage of a flat is that, if you want to run down to the -country or the seaside for the week's end, or for even a longer period, -you can lock up your flat and start off gaily; but with a house on your -hands it is a very different matter. - -But perhaps the greatest attraction of a flat is the reduction in the -number of the necessary domestics. In a small flat like yours, you -ought to manage very well with one servant, provided she is capable and -attends to her work. - -Whatever you do, don't engage a "treasure," unless you happen to know -all about her. If one is recommended to you by an acquaintance, you may -be quite sure that the "treasure" has some great drawback; otherwise, -why should her mistress be so anxious to part with her? Ask yourself -that question before you burden yourself with a "treasure" that you may -have great difficulty in getting rid of, especially if she turns out to -be a tyrant like some "treasures" I have known. Remember my warning, -beware of "treasures." Get a servant that you can instruct, not one -that will order you about and make your life a burden to you. - -I am sorry to hear that Aunt Anne had so much trouble with her late -cook, to whom she had been, as every mistress is bound to be, very -kind; but I am glad that she managed to get rid of her in the end. -Under the circumstances, she would have been quite justified in -discharging her without giving her a month's wages in lieu of notice. - -A servant who refuses to do any work and locks herself in her room, -refusing to come out, as this one did, may be summarily dismissed -without being paid for services which she has not rendered. - -Aunt Anne was fortunate in getting the policeman to come in and turn -the woman out. A constable is not bound to enter a private dwelling in -order to eject a noisy or troublesome domestic. On the contrary, the -householder has to get the troublesome individual as far as the street -door before the constable will interfere and take charge of him or her. - -I hope that Aunt Anne will be more fortunate in her choice of a new -cook. - -It may seem rather hard that because you happen to have been given -a silver mustard-pot with Gerald's crest upon it, that you should -be obliged to pay a guinea a year for a licence to carry armorial -bearings; but, strictly speaking, this is what you are bound to do if -you keep the mustard-pot. - -I happen to know of a case where a good lady was summoned before the -magistrate for not having taken out this licence, where it was shown -that all she had in the way of a crest or coat-of-arms was a hall -chair, which she had recently purchased, with someone else's crest on -it; but, in spite of this fact, she was fined and ordered to pay for -the licence. - -The occasional use of the services of the hall-porter at your flat will -not render you liable to the duty for keeping a male servant. - -What is the objection to purchasing a piano on the three years' hire -system? Instead of parting with a large sum in one cash payment, which -is very often an inconvenient thing to do, you pay, by half-a-dozen -half-yearly instalments, or quarterly if you prefer it, with what you -will probably be able to save out of your housekeeping money. It seems -to me a very excellent way of acquiring an expensive article. - -Your dressmaker cannot force you to pay for a dress which is so badly -made that it is quite impossible for you to wear it. But then the -question arises, Is it really so bad as you make out? Could it not be -made to fit properly with a few alterations? - -If you are positive that nothing can be done with it to make it -wearable, I should advise you to refuse to take it in or to pay for it, -in which case you may possibly have to appear in the County Court for -the judge to decide whether it fits, or can be made to fit, or not. - -If such a contingency arises, you may rely upon having the professional -assistance of - - Your affectionate cousin, - BOB BRIEFLESS. - - - - -CHINA MARKS. - -ENGLISH PORCELAIN. - - -PART III. - -THE WORCESTER FACTORIES. - -The factory at Worcester was opened in 1750-51, contemporaneously with -that of Derby, the old mansion of Warmstry House being the first seat -of the works. The latter passed into various hands, but were instituted -by Dr. Wall, a physician, and Dr. Davis, an apothecary. The excellence -of the colouring was a feature of manufacture, and it reached its -highest degree of perfection from 1760 to 1780. Imitations from Chinese -and Japanese designs were chiefly in vogue, enamelled, painted, or -pencilled on the glaze, or in blue under it. Amongst the early marks -distinguishing the Worcester porcelain, there is a "W" standing both -for Worcester and Wall, the sign of Esculapius, a "W" enclosed in a -square, and one formed of two "V's" intersecting each other, besides -outlined crescents in gold or blue, fretted squares, anchors, and -names. It may here be observed that according to general opinion no -figures have been produced at Worcester. - -[Illustration] - -[Illustration] - -In the second period of the Worcester manufacture, under Messrs. -Flight & Barr, 1783, the name "Flight," or that name with a crescent, -distinguished the work, and likewise "Flight and Barr," surmounted by -a crown; and then with initials. The Chinese, Chantilly, Dresden, and -Sèvres marks were also borrowed, but the exact date of their adoption -does not appear to be decided. - -[Illustration] - -Robert Chamberlain, apprentice of the old Worcester factory, took up a -separate business with his brother Humphrey, and Messrs. Kerr & Binns -succeeded them, and employed the marks here following. One consisted -of four "W's" enclosed within a circle; three initial letters, and a -shield bearing initials and the name "Worcester." - -[Illustration] - -A third factory has been instituted by Chamberlain's nephew, Mr. -Grainger, in partnership with Messrs. Lee & Co., under whose names the -present Worcester china is executed. - -The original founder, Dr. John Wall, died at Bath in 1776. In 1783 Mr. -Flight purchased them, and took Binns into partnership, Solomon Cole, -and Baxter. Amongst other names connected with the Worcester works -are Blaney, Davis, Holdship, whose name, "R. Holdship," appears on -some examples, and "RH" united as a monogram, as also a "B" for Binns. -There are some fifty-seven workmen's marks on this china, which are too -numerous to give, mostly of a very insignificant character. A large -"W" (capital letter) is rare. Sometimes a square Chinese seal may be -found on a specimen by no means oriental, and this is accounted for -by the painting of such a mark on the paste before the glazing or the -decorative design was executed or perhaps decided upon by the artist. - -[Illustration] - -A few more of the Worcester marks may be added. First, the date, -as given in the Shreiber Collection in the South Kensington Museum. -The second is on the small sprig pattern of small blue flowers (like -the _Angoulême_). The third is a group painted in blue, on imitation -Japanese porcelain, very fine and old. The fourth, fifth, sixth, and -seventh groups are all on Japanese china. - -[Illustration] - - -THE BRISTOL PORCELAIN. - -Richard Champion, the founder of the Bristol Porcelain works, Castle -Green, 1765, having applied for an extension of his patent (granted for -fourteen years), was strongly opposed by Josiah Wedgwood, and other -Staffordshire potters. The extension under certain conditions was -obtained, but two years subsequently he sold it to some Staffordshire -potters, and the work was carried on at Tunstall and Shelton. The -designs on Champion's Porcelain were taken extensively from Dresden, -for which his work is often mistaken, as he affixed the crossed swords -of that manufactory to his own china. He also copied those of Sèvres -and Vincennes. In one case the Bristol cross is united with that of -Plymouth, _i.e._, - -[Illustration] - -The plain cross is painted in blue. The Bristol marks next following -are painted on the glaze in blue or slate-colour, _i.e._, - -[Illustration] - -The marks of Champion, in designs taken more or less from the Dresden -and French are as here given, all under the glaze in blue, excepting -the last three which are over the glaze. - -The letter "T" is embossed, standing in relief, and the plain cross is -painted in blue. The Dresden crossed swords in a triangle, is impressed -on the clay. - -[Illustration] - -The painter's number is sometimes given over the glaze, as "7," -and when in gold and added to the Dresden mark, in Bristol ware, -it indicates the gilder and not the painter. Also we find the name -"Bristoll" in double lined letters, and the following three, a cross, -date, and figure 1 or T; a cross with a small "b" under it; and a -capital "B" with the figure "7" beneath it on one side. The mark "T^o" -is also distinctive of this factory. - -To give an idea of the excellence to which the work attained in -Bristol, I may observe that a tea-service presented by Richard Champion -to his wife Judith in November, 1774, painted in figures, was sold -at Sotheby's April, 1871, for £565. It consisted only of six pieces -(counting a cup and saucer as one), _i.e._, the teapot, milk jug, sugar -basin and three cups with their saucers. Of course, their value was -greatly enhanced by their age. - - -PLYMOUTH PORCELAIN. - -To William Cookworthy, of Kingsbridge, and Lord Camelford we owe the -production of porcelain at Plymouth. They worked together, and took out -a patent in 1768. For the manufacture, Cookworthy discovered kaolin -and pentuse in Cornwall, both natural substances, requisite for the -production of hard paste; the former to supply an opaque body, and the -latter a perfectly transparent substance, commonly called "moonstone," -or "chinastone," the two being blended together. - -In the first patent taken out in this country in 1768, the porcelain -was described as made of moonstone, or granite and china clay, the -latter giving infusibility and whiteness, Henry Bone, the enameller, -and M. Soqui, a painter from Sèvres, being the decorators of the -Coxside manufactory at Plymouth. After a lapse of a few years, the -interest of the latter was sold, and the patent rights transferred to -Mr. Champion, of Bristol, in 1774. The mark of the original Plymouth -porcelain was the alchemic symbol for tin, sometimes, but rarely, -incised in the clay, in blue under the glaze, or in gold or red upon -it; but many pieces have no mark at all. A great similarity appeared -between the work executed at Plymouth and that in Bow, which may be -accounted for by the fact that Cookworthy employed workmen procured -from the last-named factory. Some £3,000 were expended in perfecting -the discovery of how to bring the porcelain to perfection. - -[Illustration: PLYMOUTH MARK.] - -(_To be continued._) - - - - -NEIGHBOURS. - - -One of the penalties of the "civilisation" that drives so many people -to live in cities, is that they must have neighbours, good, bad or -indifferent, in close proximity. - -There are still some houses in cities standing alone and surrounded -by garden or shrubbery, but the majority of dwellers in towns must, -by force of circumstances, have people next door. These cannot be -altogether ignored (though it is wonderful how the habit grows of -minding one's own business), and we have to bear with their faults and -their failings. A great help in this direction is to remind ourselves -that we are also somebody's neighbour, and, no doubt, they have faults -to find with us. - -Still, there is no denying that whatever are our faults, those of -our neighbour are very aggravating. What can be more intolerable than -the barking and yelping of our neighbour's dog, the crowing of our -neighbour's cock, the creaking of his rusty gate, and the crying and -even screaming of his children? Only one thing can be worse, and that -is the strumming on our neighbour's piano. Next door noises are a -source of much ill-temper and even of ill-health to those whose nerves -are strained to tension-point, and in these days of high pressure, -this is one of our most serious troubles. The minor annoyances of our -neighbour's washing and our neighbour's cooking are as nothing compared -to these, and we must consider ourselves fortunate if we have quiet -people next door. Better still if they are godly people who recognise -the divine duty of a neighbour. - -I think there is no time when the disposition of a neighbour is more -evident than in times of sickness, and our happiest recollection of -neighbours was under those circumstances. Up to then our acquaintance -was limited to pleasant exchange of courtesies over the weather, the -new baby and the gardens; and friendly relations were established -between us when, one morning we received a little note saying that they -were having a new flagstone put down at their gate, and as ours was -also worn, would we allow their workman to put one down for us--surely -a most neighbourly and considerate proposition! This led to pleasant -intercourse between the houses, exchange of household recipes, bouquets -and visits. But the testing came when long and severe illness laid -one of our family low; and then in truth we learnt to know what "to -be neighbourly" meant. No distance was too great, no journey too -irksome--if any special delicacy were needed for the invalid--every -morning, afternoon, and evening brought some kind message for the -patient or the nurse, and, when recovery happily came, it was our -kind neighbour, the head of the house, who carried the convalescent -downstairs for the first time. - -And now, years after these events, when we have moved away--as well -as they--the children are grown-up, and the families are scattered, -there is a bond of happy recollections between us, which time does not -efface, or change of circumstances alter. It is our old neighbours -who send us Christmas and other greetings, when friends and relatives -forget to send them, and some of our pleasantest conversations refer to -the time when we lived "next door." - -May this continue till we find ourselves with them again, neighbours, -but in heavenly mansions! - - - - -ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. - - -RULES. - - I. No charge is made for answering questions. - - II. All correspondents to give initials or pseudonym. - - III. The Editor reserves the right of declining to reply to any of - the questions. - - IV. No direct answers can be sent by the Editor through the post. - - V. No more than two questions may be asked in one letter, which - must be addressed to the Editor of "The Girl's Own Paper," 56, - Paternoster Row, London, E.C. - - VI. No addresses of firms, tradesmen, or any other matter of the - nature of an advertisement will be inserted. - - -MEDICAL. - -EMILY DALTON.--We thank you for your letter, but we must remind you -that the preparation that cured you is by no means likely to be of -equal value to others. If the remedy that you used is one that is not -commonly employed for that purpose, we may be almost certain that it -would be totally useless in another case. Most unexpected things do -happen in medicine, and it requires a long time to decide whether a -drug has any good effect, even though it may have apparently cured one -or two persons. You are hardly likely to have discovered any new drug, -and most of the medicines used in England, whether in the pharmacopœia -or not, have been exhaustively studied. Those drugs which are not -official are not given a place in the pharmacopœia, either because -they are of insufficient value or because they have not yet been -sufficiently studied. The reason why patent medicines and advertised -nostrums are not given a place in our official list of drugs is -either, as is most commonly the case, they are useless or inferior to -preparations already in the pharmacopœia, or because they are simply -time-honoured prescriptions which have been stolen and patented for -running a company with, and charging thirteenpence halfpenny for what -can be got for a penny! You must also remember that using drugs, with -the action of which you are not familiar, is indeed dealing with edged -tools, which may do great good if properly handled, but which can work -disaster if wrongly applied. - -"NOT BAD."--You are suffering from the nervous and physical depression -which is a constant symptom of anæmia. That you are anæmic is perfectly -obvious from your account. If you pay attention to what we are going to -tell you, we feel certain that you will soon get better. First read the -three articles on diet and digestion which appeared in the GIRL'S OWN -PAPER in February 1897, December 1897, and September 1898. Then turn to -page 384 of last year's volume and read the answer which describes the -treatment of anæmia. When you have read those papers, then read what -follows here. Give up the cold bath in the morning and do not return -to it till you are completely well again. In its place you may take a -warm bath before going to bed. Pay great attention to your digestion by -observing all the rules laid down in the articles above mentioned. Take -a walk regularly every day. As regards drugs, you must guard carefully -against constipation, which is the chief cause of anæmia. A teaspoonful -of liquorice powder, or an aloes and nux vomica pill, may be taken -occasionally for this purpose. Tonics are the greatest bane of modern -medicine, and you will do well to fight shy of them altogether. Iron, -taken as a blood-former, but not as a tonic, is invaluable for anæmia. -You should begin with a small dose of a mild preparation. A five-grain -"Bland's" pill taken three times a day after meals is a good way of -taking iron. It is the rule for persons with anæmia to get stout and -not to become thin, as one would, _a priori_, have expected. - -"JESSIE."--Your deafness is, almost for certain, due to wax. That you -are very subject to sore throats, and that you usually breathe through -your mouth, are perhaps against this opinion, but everything else is in -favour of it. Syringe out your ears, or get some careful friend to do -it for you. Before syringing out your ears read the article "All about -the ear" which appeared in this magazine October 1897. If the syringing -is properly done you will recover your hearing immediately. It may take -an hour to efficiently syringe out an ear. - -"MINNIE STEWARD."--Your deafness is unquestionably due to wax. Read -what we said to "JESSIE." - -ANXIOUS ONE.--We think that you will find the cause of your symptoms -in your spectacles. Did you have your eyes examined by a medical man, -or did you go to an oculist and choose the pair that suited you best? -We guess that you did the latter, and if our surmise is correct, your -symptoms are very easily accounted for. Your eyes evidently have -different refractive powers, that is, they need different glasses. The -spectacles kept by oculists, or, rather, opticians, have both glasses -of equal power, so that you could not get a pair of spectacles to suit -your own case unless you had them made for you. You say your "other eye -is defective." By this do you mean that you cannot use that eye for -working, or that it squints? In either case it would be practically -useless, so that your "bad eye" has to do all the work, and is -consequently overworked, becomes sore, and gives you headaches. If it -is not exactly suited by the lens in front of it, it is quite capable -of incapacitating you altogether. Go to an ophthalmic surgeon and get a -prescription for glasses for each eye separately. Take the card to the -best optician you know and have the glasses made for you. We know that -this will be rather expensive, but it is necessary if you wish to keep -your sight. - -AN OLD FRIEND OF THE "G.O.P."--We advise you not to use lemons for your -hair, for though we do not think that they would do much harm, they are -not likely to do any good. Try a hairwash of rosemary or quinine, or -use a pomade containing cantharides. - -SLIGHT DEAFNESS (An answer to "JESSIE," "DEFFEE," "AN UNHAPPY ONE," -"MINNIE STEWARD," and "QUEEN").--We are much pleased that our answer to -"A CONSTANT READER" has been the cause of so many of our readers laying -their troubles before us. As the five correspondents whom we are now -answering have understood the absolute necessity of supplying us with -information about their ills before we can give them a definite answer, -and as all have answered the thirteen points which it is necessary to -know before discussing the treatment of deafness, we will be able to -give them much more lucid replies than is possible in most cases of the -kind when correspondents merely ask us for "a cure for deafness." - -"DEFFEE" has given us "a poser," for her answers to our thirteen -queries seem rather to indicate a combination of unhealthy conditions -rather than a single complaint. There is a great amount of information -in her report which suggests wax. As the treatment for this condition -is perfectly simple, she should try this first. A person who -"scarcely knows what a sore throat means" is hardly likely to have -suffered much from it. There are certain passages in her letter which -strongly suggest that the chief cause of her deafness is hardening -and stiffening of the drums of her ears from catarrh of the nose and -eustachian tube. We advise her to get an "atomiser" and thoroughly -spray her nose and throat with a solution of menthol in paraleine -(1 in 8) three times a day. We hardly like to give an opinion as to -the ultimate result. - -"AN UNHAPPY ONE" would do best to go to a hospital as she suggests. The -cause of her deafness is probably catarrh. - -"QUEEN."--Your letter was most interesting, but we fear that we can -hold out no hope of your ever recovering your hearing. You are to -be congratulated upon having recovered at all from so frightful an -accident, which is nearly always fatal. Your left auditory nerve was -torn through by the fracture of your skull. It is an exceedingly soft -nerve, and we have never heard of its recovery from division. This is -probably because the nerve is always more or less lacerated as well as -torn across. - - -MISCELLANEOUS. - -TRELA.--Miniature portrait painting on ivory has become very -fashionable of late, and there are always many in the exhibition at -the Royal Academy each year. Moist water-colours are used for the -painting, sable brushes, and a piece of ivory. The work is very fine, -and requires strong and good sight. We think you would require lessons -and some study before you made it valuable to you. Meanwhile you should -try to see a collection. Richard Cosway was a great miniature painter. -You do not say where you write from, so we cannot tell you where to go. -If near it, go to the South Kensington Museum. - -MARGHERITA.--The population of the world is given in Meyer's -_Konversations Lexikon_ at, Christians, 448,000,000; non-Christians, -1,004,000,000. - -GREEN-EYED CAT.--For "madeira cake" take eight ounces of flour, five -ounces of castor sugar, five ounces of butter, four eggs, citron as -desired, and grated lemon-peel. Blend the butter and sugar together, -add the grated lemon-peel, stir in the eggs one at a time, and sift in -the flour by degrees. Then pour the mixture into a buttered cake-tin, -placing the pieces of citron on the top, and bake during forty minutes -in a moderately hot oven. - -CONFECTIONER (New Zealand).--The following is the recipe for the cream: -Take three cups of sugar, one and a half of water, half a teaspoonful -of cream of tartar, and flavour with essence of vanilla. Boil the -mixture till drops will nearly keep their shape in water, then pour -into a bowl set in cold water. Stir steadily with a silver or wooden -spoon till cold enough to bear the hand in it, and then place on a -platter and knead till of an even texture. If too hard, a few drops of -warm water may be stirred in; if too soft, it must be boiled again. -This is the usual foundation of cream bon-bons. It may be flavoured -with chocolate by adding a tablespoon of melted chocolate while the -syrup is hot. To make "chocolate creams," set one-half of a cake of -cooking chocolate on a flat dish in the oven until soft. Prepare cream -as above. Roll into small balls, leave for a few minutes to dry, then -roll in the melted chocolate and place on buttered paper. A two-pronged -fork will be found convenient for so doing. - -VIPERS BUGLOSS.--In the year 1620 Oliver Cromwell married Elizabeth, -daughter of Sir James Bourchier, a gentleman of landed property in -Essex. The name Bourchier is said by Burke to be Anglo-Norman. The -first number of THE GIRL'S OWN PAPER is dated January 3rd, 1880. - -C. T. J. (Harrogate).--The kings of England claimed the crown of -France from Edward III., 1340, to the time of George III., 1802--462 -years--and the title "King of France" was used till the treaty of -Amiens in 1802. At the time of the Union, however, we find the royal -style and title was appointed to run thus:--"Georgius Tertius, Dei -Gratia Britanniarum Rex, Fidei Defensor," France having been omitted -already in 1801. This title was assumed by Edward III. in right of -his mother, Isabella, daughter of Philip IV. of France, A.D. 1290. As -France was under the Salic Law, which excludes women from the throne, -this claim was obviously untenable, but is said to have been made to -win over the Flemish allegiance. Edward, however, was originally forced -into a defensive war with France, because Philip of Valois desired to -seize Edward's duchy of Aquitaine, which had never belonged to the -kings of France. - -H. R. H.--There are loan funds for helping women to train for -professional or technical careers at the Ladies' College, Cheltenham, -at Bedford College, and at Queen Margaret's College, Glasgow. For the -latter, address Mrs. E. J. Mills, 5, Hillhead Street, Glasgow. In -London there is the "Caroline Ashurst Bigg Memorial Loan Fund," Hon. -Secretary, Mrs. Alfred Pollard, 13, Cheniston Gardens, Kensington, W. -We believe that the paper is still in being. Write and inquire about -it, however. - -SWEET BRIAR.--You should learn the Roman numerals. MDCCCXXVII. means -1827. M means a thousand, D five hundred, and C one hundred; X ten, V -five, and I one. There are many nice books for girls, from Sir Walter -Scott's downwards. Mrs. Craik, Miss Beale, Miss Rosa N. Carey, Miss -Sarah Doudney, are all writers for girls. - -NELL.--There are twenty-one colleges at Oxford, and about 3000 members -of the university in residence. At Cambridge there are seventeen -colleges, and the members on the boards amounted to 13,079 in 1897, -while 887 students matriculated. The earliest university was at -Bologna, and that at Paris was the most important. These both rose -into notice in the twelfth century, and Oxford and Cambridge in the -thirteenth. The system of degrees and the names of the chief officers -were introduced into England, as well as into other countries, from -Paris. The distinguishing characteristic of Oxford or Cambridge is -the existence of a number of separate corporations or colleges within -the universities themselves. The origin of the colleges was due to -benevolent persons who desired to relieve a certain number of poor -scholars from the hardship of their lives at the mediæval universities, -and so provided a building where they could have a common life, and an -endowment for their maintenance. - -DOLLY.--The first steamer that crossed the Atlantic was the _Rising -Sun_, built in 1818 by Lord Cochran. We do not know how long her voyage -was, but the following year an American ship left New York and arrived -at Liverpool after a run of twenty-six days. Her engines propelled her -during eighteen days, but the rest of the voyage was accomplished with -the assistance of her sails. She was called the _Savannah_, of 300 -tons. Now the transit may be made in about five days. - -LIZZIE.--We remember seeing an account of the so-called language of -stamps, but we hope no one will adopt it, as it would give extra -trouble to the Post Office employés, who ask us to put them always in -the right-hand upper corner. Besides, we do not see the use of it when, -by opening the letter itself, you would acquire the knowledge you want; -and it is a vulgar idea, and "bad form." - -HIGH CHURCH.--Your bookseller would inform you. The Church of England -does not hold the first two dogmas you mention. - - * * * * * - -Transcriber's note--the following changes have been made to this text: - -Page 147: Shorncliff to Shorncliffe. - -Page 151: disburbed to disturbed. - -Page 154: acepted to accepted. - - - - - -End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. XX, No. -988, December 3, 1898, by Various - -*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE GIRL'S OWN PAPER *** - -***** This file should be named 50773-0.txt or 50773-0.zip ***** -This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: - http://www.gutenberg.org/5/0/7/7/50773/ - -Produced by Susan Skinner, Chris Curnow, Pamela Patten and -the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at -http://www.pgdp.net - - -Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions will -be renamed. - -Creating the works from print editions not protected by U.S. copyright -law means that no one owns a United States copyright in these works, -so the Foundation (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United -States without permission and without paying copyright -royalties. 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