An Ejc-Little Woman Abroad

Hotv to Win a Pri&e

DITDDEIUDOE. " 'I^UBBBBSsI

he had done ft, he resolved to make the youngsculptor a member of his household and provide forhis future.

"Go," he said, "and tell yeur father that Iwishto epeak to him."

Ludovlco was not pleased when he received thismessage, and complained loudly that Lorenso want-ed to make his son a stonecutter. One of his son'sartist friends tried to explain to him the differencebetween a sculptor and a stonecutter, but It wasuseless, and It was with great difficulty that hewas at last persuaded to obey the summons. Butwhen he appeared before Lorenzo he could refusehim nothing.

"In faith," he said, "not Michelangelo alone,but our lives an.l all our abilities are at the pleas-

ure of your magnificence."ifhus Michelangelo entered the household of the

ruler of Florence, and Lorenzo treated him, we aretold, '•precisely like one of hi* own sons." He gavehim "a good room In the palace, provided him withpocket money and clothes, and Introduced him tothe society of the greatest artists, poets andscholars of the.time." It was probably the happiesttime of the sculptor's life,but It lasted only a fewyears. I^oreneo died a couple of years afterMichelangelo entered his household, and soonafter the power of the Medici was overthrown. ThePopes eventually became Michelangelo's patrons,but they were very unreasonable and capriciousmasters. At the Fame time Italy was convulsed bywar and intrigue, and Michelangelo, who, likemany otlrer men of genius, had no talent for takingcare of himself, was so worried and harraased thatin one of his letters he wrote: "Iam sufferinggreater hardships than ever man endured." Beinga genius is not so pleasant as people sometimesImagine. Michelangelo won Immortal fame, andhis works have given loy to others for four hun-dred rears, but he got very little joy out of lifefor himself.

LAST WEEK'S PRIZE WIT7NERS.In ProverMowß **A stitch In t1m«» saves nine"

was the answer, nnd th<> neatent and best threeiir.pwprp were sent by Edward Todd, eight yearsold, Rocfcaway, Morris County. N. J., who wants aset of Scottish postcards; Marjorie W. Bralne, thir-t^T. years old. No. 90 Decatur etre«t. Brooklyn, arolled gold bracelet, and Percy 8. Wilson, twelveypars old, Cazenovla. N. V., care of Mrs. C. B.H'lK^. a Ik>x of paints.

lisa to Think About—The two rrixe winnersand their prises are Annls Noxon, Darlon, Conn., aTribune badge, and Constance Wilcox, thirteenyears old. Madison. Conn., a Tribune badge.

<">ur letter Box—For prize winners s»*e letters onthis page.

BILLY'S ADVENTURE.IVar Little Men and Little Women: Here Is my

werae about the adventures of BillyBull Frog*Little BillyBull Frog;,

Hopping all the day.Hopped across the river

For a little stay.

First thlnp that he saw there(Fancy what a shock :i

Was a bright green lizardSitting on a rock.

EDWIN HAIGHT (age.l 13).No. 2<>4 West 133dstreet.

Dear Editor: Ithank you very much for the boxof w;iter cl^r paints which Ireceived. Ithink Itwas well worth working f^r them.

HENRIETTA SPBCHT.No. 635 Llnwood street, Brooklyn.

of Michelangelo.BT ELIZABETH

Kat the h«a water, of th River Tiber'"

„. hia wild and beautiful mountain country.

IZlo^scan, farmhouse* and lramlets are

**T'o'uro ti.'rre ftand the ruins of a castle.tc

rt-r the' «"»«"« of a VOOdM r°Ck- M°r* than

ftiered rears rpo-on M>'.rch 6, *****'..'•* was r^ned. « little boy m l^rn there.

Sr'SS.J n«-ed "Mo Michelangelo, which

\u25a0snt «w'-*"<" the Arsirel. end *\u25a0'"\u25a0'' Engllnh "°-KtaSy pronour.ee M!-chel-An-je-10. It was a\u25a0""

'rotate tor>. for the boy grew up to

Z,uCh wonderful things that it seemed as if ant Zfmott b*wJ°n

" th<rTl- and I><Ol>le Called him*

L'l'ne tflcfceUaseta. But at that time no one

I«T \u2666tat he was any different from ar.y other

nSIW •»« I:1s father d!fln>t ever, want Mm to

s, flrerer.t. ao we rhall ccc later.

Jehelanstfo-. t«*fcer wa. called Lufiovico

jO-arortl-Loo-.lo^e-co 800-o-r.arot-tee. He be-

loriced to nn c,:<3 tut poor Florentine family, and at""*tWy>B 1;:9 wonderful eon was born he was

J&e*'* a *ov*rnor. of this lovelymountain coun-L- ofTee Sashed only s'.x months, and so Boon

rtervKi r.e returned to his some la Florence.Wr.F his eon In the care of a stonecutter's wife.TrVreopi? around enrnefl their living in the quar-

rt on the L'.-sM.-;-. Hnd afterward Michelangelo

<fl that" h« F"T hl« taste for carving marble

itttaes trwa these early Burrounfilnss.probably this wns the only explanation for Ms

*rtl«!c Uttes that he could find, for his father

Ctied not at all frr those things, and even thought

It a fllsp':iC<'

t" tove a (-on Tr

*l° was an artist - 1'

»-? had hsd bl» *ay we would r.ever have heard ofvjtfcetancelo. for be did all ln hi* power to keep

Clm from spending bU time in drawing and '•\u25a0 the

of boys who. more fortunate than he, were

rmrentloed to masters In s=oul]>ture and painting.

Kote&lT the boy's father, but his uncles, we are

told, B»ed to beat him severely in their efforts to

turn tizn from the course that nature \u25a0d markedout for him. but it inns of no avail. 1 -.. Itopposi-

tion caused the young artist the ••greatest BOr-

ro«." his biographer Fays, but it could not change

t!s purpose, and at last Ludoyico taw It was us=e-

lf«s to ojip"?11-

him. sv1 be was apprenticed to thepainter GUrlindajo (G**r-lan-d4-yo).

At ... tlm» the gr,.it Lcronzo d» ItedlcJ—

May-

Cl-diut ttm re'pnir.K In Florence, though the city

%-v called a republic l>oi«nzo Burounded himself

with co rouch BpJendor that be •was called Lorenzo

the Map^iwr.i, and lie was wls« enough to under-

ftasd thi.t nothing could add nwrc priory to his ownji»ne than to make his court the home of the fineerts. ?o he gathered around him artists and m*-n

ef learr.'.nK. and he filled hl« gardens with Vxautifulmarbles, and etnpleyed a tiaclur to instruct theyoung men who o»m<- to study them. He wished to

raise the «rt »f eculpture in Florence to th.- samekwoi that painting had attained, and bo one day bewMit to Ghirlar^sjo n.nij askrd him to recommendto him two of Ms most rrom'.sinK pupils to study

In V.t pir.ier.s. G!:ir!andajo named •;\u25a0,.. youn«Jilchelar.gelo. ftr.d. In order to learn the IOC ofJ.!* toils, the boy bes*a bin wcrk by cutting mar-fcl<-!> for a library that Iyirtr.zo was I)uild!ng. Whileworkingln this way he one day V»ggrd a r^ce ofrefuse marble, arsd carved from it th<- h*%ad of ajrinr.lr.g taun. iimythical creature that was halfr-.an and half cvu. Lor»-r.zo, psostag by, noticedhow \u25a0»•- the work was done, but t-"aid, "You havexr.afl* this faun quite old, but yet tevf left him allbw tf*th. f> you n^tknow that men of that great

air* are always -wnntlng in one or two.*"

\u25a0PM sjbji then knocked out a tooth fromt+>e upper Jaw, and when Lorenzo paw how cleverly

Dear Editor: Ireceived the book "Little 'Wom-en," and Ithank you very much. "Your sincerereader, AELTJE VERMILYA.

No. 560 West USth street. New York City.

Dear Editor: Ireeeh beoi af water

color ! :i -i id sfl have themand •-: thank ag you verymuch I

vTIXTUBOJF P. 9SNo. H

coral , venders, continually "cone) running toward

one. Beggars are absolutely a part of the whale*and taks pleasure In showing their Individual da* Iformltles, but even these one soon Ignores) andpasses by. One of our longest climbs was to th«Portoflno Kulm. five hundred metres high. Ittooktwo and a half hours and when we reached the)

summit we could see Genoa on our left and. Itaawllnon our right.

After two weeks we reluctantly left our belovedMargherlta and went to Ftorettcet, storming a few'hours In Pisa to see the r.me. the BapUstertuns.Campo Santo, and Campa -.l<\ or bell tower. Tola)particular on» we always known •;>» the "LeaningTower of P.- , " Iclimbed to the top and got *glorious view of the

-surrounding country. The)

tower was built about 1174. We soon left for Flor-ence. I* would lake all i\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 ifIbegan to describe)

everything we caw then?, but Imust mention th»following, and Iknow that for all who have everbeen fortunate enough to be there, it will awakes)pleasant recollections. The Pttti Palace and Gal-lery, with its famous pictures; the UflicIgallery,the Imperial Boboll garden, open to the publictwice a week: the St. Mask's monastery, w.. itsinteresting frescos by Fra Angelico and the aboos)

of Savonarola, the monk and reformer; the Accade-mla da Belle Art3. which contains a long otherwell known things Michael An* '..> a

'David

V.'c reached Venice at last. Iwas, spellbound)by tho romanco and mystery of this city, with Itsstreets of water! G!i»!lis noi.seleasly along Ike ca-nals, passing old. tumbledown palaces, one cannothelp wondering about the origin of the city. Atnight the sight is an unusually attract!'.-;* one. TheCana'.e Grande? ls the chief promenade, end th«serenade come out in their boats, one after an-other, the lights begin to twinkle, and only th*»YOicea of the s>inerers can b<? heard across the watsra

as they sing "Santa Lucia."The St. M_arco Church was most interesting and]

was begun as early as 830. Imagine, my littlefriends, how many yvars ,!gr> that is, and through)

war. Hoods and time, nearly everything has beenwell preserved and kept for us who come across)

the wide Atlantic to see all those remarkable things.The church was art] completely built of spoilsof war brought homo by the Venetians.

The Palace of the Dofres was also most interest-Ing, and we am the throne room and secret pas-sages. The prison was joined to the palace by abridge (known as the Bridge of Sighs), and who-ever crossed over it saw the out3ide world for thelast time.

But Ihave absolutely forgotten that this letterIs not Intended to b*- endless, and Iam afraid thateven now the Editor is scowling and mutteringagainst the length of It. Though girls anJ boys often and twelve may call me old. Istill remain anold friend of Little Men and Little Women, andsign myself. A GREAT ENTHUSIAST.

Lomion. Kngland.

LETTERS OF THANKS.Dear Editor: Ireceived my prize (an interesting

book), and thank ] Ml very much. Icannot tell youhow greatly Iappreciate It,because Itried so hardfor some time to win it, and was. just about to

give up. when Ifound my mm; in your paper asprize winner. Iam very proud of it. Thankingyou once more, Iremain, your constant reader,

HELENA DIEMER.No. 213 East 80th street. New fork City.

Dear LittleMen and Little "Women: It has beennine months since Ileft my dear United States,

and during all that time Ihave not even onestaken a peep Into "Our Own Corner," or Into thspage that has always meant so much to me. 1very much regret now that Iam nineteen yearsold and can no longer contribute stories, poems,puzzles, etc.. and Iwill have to be satisfied withwriting you a short „letter, which Ihope yourEditor will be kind enough to publish In one ofthe Sunday editions of The Tribune.

Are any of you Interested in Europe, and espe-cially Italy, which so many centuries ago wasthe centre of history? Well, Ihave Just beenthere! Istarted from Hamburg in March, and asIt was my first trip to the south of Europe Iwasanxiously waiting to see Ifmy expectations wouldbe realized. Ihad heard so much about and seenmany photographs and Illustrations of the Pass ofSt. Gothard. but when we got to Lucerne and grad-ually began to ascend the Alps, Iwas dura-founded by the grandeur and beauty of the scen-ery. So different and totally new to me. It vir-tually blinded me, and Iwas unable to give ex-pression to what Ifelt. We climbed higher andhigher—now In a tunnel, then out again; nowcatching a fleeting glimpse of the valley far below,then of a ravine, a waterfall, and again rushingthrough the darkness of another tunnel. Thuscircling the mountain, we reached the other side.

Here instead of sunshine we were greeted by asnowstorm which destroyed any further view.

Our Brat Italian city was Milan, the chief city ofLombardy. It was drizzling rain, so we were hin-dered somewhat from seeing a great deal of thecity In half a day. Of course the Dome was visitedand left Its Impression, which first was that itsexterior was one mass of steeples. To a great ex-teat this is true, and. as two thousand marble stat-

ues decorate, the exterior, the whole rather remindsone of a fairy palace. Ithas a capacity for holdingforty thousand people. As the church \u25a0 pitch darkInside, the candles and incense burners at the dif-ferent shrines give a weird and Impressive effect.The windows, some of the largest In the world,are very beautiful, especially in coloring, and manyInteresting paintings decorate both walls and ceil-ing.

The St. Maria delle Gracla Church containsLeonardo d.i Vinci's famous ""Last Supper." Th«painting, done in oils on a stone wall, has beensomewhat Injured during the last century.

After leaving Milan we took the train to St.Marghertta, In the Italian Riviera. As soon an wereached the cos. ;: the sun began to break throughthe clouds, and my first impression of this littlerishirikr town was an ideal one. With mountainsand hills at the back. St. Margherita faces the blueMediterranean, and as our hotel was a few minutesoutside of the village proper not many steps wereneeded to tako us to the foot of the mountains.The water also affords much pleasure. The peoplelive in the broad st, darkest and most uncouthhouses one can imagine. Everything is built of\u25a0tone, stairs, floors, benches

—In fact, everything!

The street arc very narrow and crooked, and someof the houses nearly touch at the tops, but this hasbeen wisely planned to shut out the hot sun duringthe long summer. A well kept road leads alongthe coast, and this was one of our favorite walkswhen we could tear ourselves away from the fasci-nating climbs to the Portotlno Kulm. Of course thewhole vegetation is tropical. What, with moun-tains and water, color and sunshine, and, last butnot least, a happy heart, you can realize, my deallittle men and women, what Ifelt on beholding thispicturesque country for th« first time. The Ital-ians have classical and beautiful faces and mostexpressive dark eyes. Though untidy and not overclean, they are most picturesque in their nativecostumes of brighjl coloring. In this village themen earn their money by fishing, while the womenBit all day at their lace cushions. The little spoolsof silk or cotton fly like the wind while they beamupon the strangers. The streets are (Bled withchildren of all ages selling Bowers, and youthful

will he given for overy letter printed under thisheading. The Utter may contain Incidents in yourlife, anecdotes of pets, novel school experiences,things seen In travel or made-up stories. Thesestories must be orlsinal and must be written onone side of the paper only. Letter* entitled to theprise of $1 are often crowded out for lack of spaceIn the week they are recehred. but if such is the

case they always appear on the page later.

Be sure to state your age.

Be sure to give your choice of prizes.

Be sure to give your name and address.

Contest closes on AiiKust 1 Ak^ is considered In-awarding prizes. Address your letters and answersto Lfttle Men and Little Women. The New-YorkTribune, New York.

Contest No. 1(Compound Word Puzzle)— Choice ofa rolled gold bracelet, a sterling sliver Tribunebadge, a boy's sterling Bllver tie clasp, an Interest-ing book, a pearl bead necklace, a boy's rolledgold stickpin, a pair of pretty cuff or collar pins, abox of water color paints, a 6et of Scottish post-

cards or a sterling silver pencil holder for flatpencil for the neatest and best three answers.

Contest No. 2 (Things to Think About) Choice ofan interesting book, a box of water color paints, arolled gold bracelet, a pearl bead necklace, a boy's

rolled gold stickpin, a sterling silver pencil holder

for flat pencil, a boy's sterling silver tie clasp, aBet of Scottish postcards, a pair of pretty cuff orcollar pins or a sterling silver Tribune badge for

the neatest and best two solutions.Contest No. 3 (Our Letter Box)—A prize of %1

Things to ThinK. About8. Jly dear General, eight ordinary men could

rot have done what he accomi>!!*hed alone andunaided.

4. i>o you expect Charles to need all theseclothes before he comes hack?

5. Is Sweden very much colder than our owncountry?

ANSWERS TO PUZ%LES.BIRD PIES.

1. vrhlp-poor-wlll.2. Catbird.3 Phoebe.

BEHEADINGS.Be sure to make an early startIfyou would make a toothsome tart,

i Fdr cooking Is no trivial art.

HIDDEN CAPITALS.Ineach of the following sentences find one of the

capitals of the United States.1. Is August a pleasant month In this part or

Anna polished the silver in honor of the ex-pected guest.

ANAGRAMS.By rearranging the letters find the name of a

flower on each number. The first is a flower that

takes *ts name from the time of day when it opens,and the names of the other two are partly formedby that of a precious metal which they resemble Incolor.

1. Nor Ron Mlggly.2. A grim old.8. Dr. Longdoe.

Our Letter *Bojc

COMPOUND WORD PIZ/i 1

You will see several objects which Willie ha-- drawn very roushly on . • .Uckboard. These ob-

jects represent the nrsi part of a number of compound worJs. Willie-

•:...-.* ti>have Lulu gues«

the words and arks her the folio* questions: 1. What kind of p. doc i: vented? 2. What kindof a pin is represented? 3L What kind of a horsoJa "jpxeajnted? 4. Wh tund of a boat U repre-sent.l" 5 What kind of a ten is represented? t>. What kind of a hat ls ..-presented? 7. What k'.ndof a. worm Is represented? 8. What kind of a flyia represented? _.

litre is the answer to the first question.' to pivo you an Uiea of the way to answer the rest: WhatklnKor"fthe neatest Md^est^three anWers we offer \he choice of a rolled gold bracelet, a stexMnsFor the d best three answ. aster-ingsilver Tribune badge a boy's sterling silver tie clasp, an Interesting boVik. a pearl bead necklace, aboys rolled gold stickpin, a pair of pretty cuff or collar pin*,a box of water color paints, a »et o*Scottish oostcarda or a sterling silver pencil holder for fiat pencil.

In and push off, leaving the clams once more"happy at high tide."

Hoping this will prove Interesting, Iremain,IHWIN A. RAWBON (aged li).

Madison, Conn.

, MOUSE'S BREAKFAST.Dear Little Men and Little Women: When Iwas

about a year old my mother used to put me In alittle chair every morning and take me Into thekitchen with her while she was preparing the

breakfast for the family.

One morningIwas given a piece of bread to keep

mo in good humor. My mother noticed that Iseemed to be very quiet, and glancing over in my

direct.on discovered that there was a little mouseright alongside of my chair and that Iwas dropping

the crumbs down to him while he was having agood time feeding on them:

My mother watched for a while spellbound, thenall of a sudden remembering how frightened she

was of a mouse picked me up and ran out of thekitchen with a noise that frightened not only thepoor little mouse but all the family. Including my-

self. CHARLES SEELEV (axed U.>.No. 161 Edgecombe avenue. New York City.

CLAMMING.Dear Little Men and Little Women: Have you

ever heard the Baying, "Happy as a clamat high tide"? Ihave Just found out what

It means. The other day some friends and Iwent

clamming. We rode tn a boat, on Long IslandBound, until we came to the clam flat, about one-half mile from our home. We each had a hoe,

and we overturned th« small rooks with It, and

from beneath some of them clams shot up a smallstream of water, which sometimes bit us in thenose or eye. This was nh-e of the clam to showus where ho was. but he didn't Intend to. He in-tended to get away by going deeper into the earth,

and as he goes down he has to let out the water

by bringing his shells together.

We dug sometimes one and one-half feet deep

before we got any sizable clams. This makes methink of a saying that occurred to me while dig-ging: "You cannot tell the size of a clam by th«size of his squirt." Sometimes there would bequite a lar»;e squirt, and we would dig rapidly forfear of losing what we thought was going to bea big fellow, but when we did strike him wefound he as too small for use.

When we found the water was getting up aroundour feet we had to hustle over to the boat, get

Beautifying Recipes That Maid and Matron Concoctedfrom Sweet Smelling Herbs and Roses.

Some Colonial Cosmetics.

BILLY BUG IX PEANUT LAND.MARBLES.

n't rou think they ought to see[t'iDO fun al aJI for me,

• Bag, t>> sit all dajitinf; to be aijked to playt

\u25a0arse, Idon't complain;lliuMei is a stuj>id game!

care had to be taken that the various Una* werenot mixed, and drying sheets were labelled ar.«i as-signed to each variety. The skies were watchedand the sheets taken ii and out as the nun shone

or drew under a cloud until all sap had dried out.and then they wer.L into jars that were stoppedanil men my j

and sealed. *Roses were not only used for perfumed but

played an Important part in the medicine chest as

a disguise, and \u25a0 -burning perfume" to cheer con-

valescents with sweet fragrance was prepared lathis way: "Take a quarter of a pound of dsma.skrose leaves; beat them by themselves; an oi:nee oforris root sliced very thin and steered ln rosewater. Beat them well together, and put to thorntwo grains of musk, as much sivet. and two

ounces of benjamin, finely powdered. \u25a0 Mix all to-

gether, add a little powdered sugar, and makethem up into little round cakes and lay them singlyon papers to dry. Set them in a window where thesun comes. They will dry In two or three days.Make them in June."

h.;ivy night dew was drained into a VOBSO] fr..ii-. Urndri[)i)lng clusters of blossoms. A li|> s;ilve alsowas mixed, which <-a!le.d for "a quarter or" a poundof sjkermes root bruised aii4l hair" a quarter Of apound of fresh butter, as much of L'-eswax and apint of claret Hull all these a pretty white, IhOBstrain it urui let it -stand tillit Is cold. Then takethe wax off the top and melt It again and pour Itclear from the dregs Into your gallipots, or boxes.Use it when and as often aa you pi—O."

"A t'H.d thing to wash tiie fai c In" was mad* Inthis way: "Take a large piece of camphir^(camphor) the quantity of a goose ass, and breakH so that it may go into a pint bottle, whioh Milwith water. When it has stood a month put aspoonful of Itin three spoonfuls of milk and washin It."

fc"or wrinkles women were advised to "wear apiece of lead beaten exceedingly thin for a fore-head piece under a forehead cloth." This was .^a:dto "keep the forehead smooth and plump."

When the leaves of th<S herbs were phu- -d. great

Some Ways of the Worldhow intensely hot the day of starting, this garbIs hardly safe. One runs the entire gamut ofdress materials without rinding one adapted lamist or rain. Either Is sure to make a cottoncostume look bedr iKgled and a serge heavy, andto wrinkle t mohair or pongee. So Itgoes, and thefeminine world has not been supplied with a fabricgood for more than one kind of a day at a time.

By waiting until midsummer all kln'Js of pretty .card cases and purses, of white or other expensiveleather, can be bought for a Quarter of the original \u25a0_ -;price. The reduction Is due 10 their beta? "shop- .1worn." but a single carrying would prod o» ibm

-same effect.

Christmas gifts made in summer months lighten

the task of holiday shopping. One girl not overendowed with this world's* good* has purchased

some printed Japanese cotton crepe* w'.th Quaintsmall groups' of ngur«-s. Oriental scenery or otherattractive design, and id making tea coaeys tea her \u25a0"

young married friends and her old maid aunts, jThese she cuts scnu'what In the shape of a blshop'ef

'

mitre, with a group of tiicur^H at the base of each'side, and Joins th^-ni by machine with a cording 0f»some neutral tone. The wadding U then tacked la\(sht-et cotton batting), and a lining of \u25a0v:- . silkor some pretty silk and cotton fabric fenis'.ta th«useful and inexpensive present.

-

The "all ln white" maiden is not seen as fre-quently this summer as ln paat seasons, as a.touch or color always appears somewhere in a COO-

tume. The jewels worn match tho color Intro-duced, and the effect Ls charming.

:-» r.ew mode of matching JeweJ i> said to bob -..\u25a0\u25a0• . on legitimate reain-n-". Heal pear'.s. whicha" vhtte demands, are prohibitive- In price to allb .: th \u25a0 very rich, and artirtcinl pearls ar<j shunned!ieood society. Coral, the orher permissible

v bit«> jewc-iry. h;is been ho Imitated that It also

has been cast aside with the false pearls. Kencowomen have turned to the colored stonca.

Throughout the summer the question of the best

thing to wear when travelling is one that worriesthe feminine part Of the world. f.>r nobody knowswhat a day may bring forth in weather, one-piece frocks of cotton goods, smartly ami simplymade by a tailor, are comme 11 faut. at least, soNewport and Narragansett women have decreed.But for a trip to the wood:* or hills, no matter

tasting concoctions had to be concealed by a gen-

erous measure of wine, to keep up the spirits prob-ably, aa the stoutest hearts must have grown faintat the mere thought of some of the favorite dosesfor slight disorders. The compound for the "trem-

bling at the heart" Is more to the taste of awoman, for It says: "Make a syrup of damaskroses, and add thereto a small quantity of redcoral, pearl and ambergrfs, all tlnely beaten andpowdered. Take this so long as your paina con-tinue, about a spoonful at a time."

The cosmetics, however, took the greatest amountof time, and a certain paste for tho hands re-quired a week to make. For this the recipe was:"Blanch and beat a pound of bitter almond*, and

in the beating put two handfuls of stoned ralsuisand beat them until they are very tine. Then take

three or four spoonfuls of sack or brandy, as muchoxgall. three or four spoonfuls of brown sugar andthe yolks of three eggs. Beat it well together, set

It over the fire, and give it two or three bulls.When It is almost cold mix It with the almonds,

put Itin gallipots (usually small Dresden jars) andthe next duy cover it close and keep It cool, and Itwill be good for five or six months."

Nrxt In Importance was the lotion to take offtho despised freckles. For this the recipe was to

"take bean flower water, or elder flower water, orMay dew gathered from corn, of any the quantity

of four spoonfuls, and add it to one spoonful of oilof tartar very newly drawn. Mix it well together

and often wash the face with It. Let it dry on."To get tho elder flower or other '"water" thebushed iMsi l-> be viblted before the sun was fully

up. For this tho handmaids were sent forth and ih»

Xow«£ay. a dM we,!..-n of luxurious rearing\u25a0*• to do to bring to her boudoir all the unguent*

*!'* por*'der '" that eh' needs for beautifying herI*7°Uto Btrctch }... languid hand to the nearby

***on» ijjfl its mysterious power summonc b*r "Hith* njitseusr,. vtho rubs Intheir healing*""»n<; rubs out all tiuces of car* and worrytt« nay be evident in tiny demon wrinkles. Her

?!J*'>tr*b* h^ no euch h,.ip at hand. Her maid,•*•in VlrgiUa took the rfupe of a I,lack Hebe, or'"*Wli>

- '' liiglishbirth, was trained to rub andfOOIf0011*'htr nUstreeg with cooling perfumed water;

ut thl* mill treatrn'-nt was as an infant's touch*Wptrt<i *;th g» energetic pounding and generalum^n^ bj taat a vigorous Swede elves in half•* time to the present day fair lady. And for the•^

astringents tind pastes that now play a°«_lir.^o!t;.;;t part in the daily toilet of wealth

room nlkl dairie or <saßlsel l.ad In her f-troligwm, where her linen mid silver were stored, eun-

totM&***\u25a0 and queer, quaint bottles, which

-»~~* day gj.,.,5 fonh faJlt gaoetly odors.„. * cocr«JU or tht-se precious china receptacles

fif

"' ***outcome of days of careful mixing and

r-tr-t and making Into sweet seemed powders•oa«unsi of toe garden's best. Whin the

damsel had rifled the herb beds of their bountyf)ip turned her attention to those where roses and

MM Krew and culled what Bhe would of theirfr;.Krant peteis. In her own particular pantry shepounded with mortar and pestle, and weighed withMlver scales each part again und asaln. Betting

down moat carefully every weight, for would nota trifle less of one balm render the whole Impotent

against her arch enemy, the freckle, and after

weeks of work such luck would be more than couldbe burn*.

Nor could she Btop at the mere making of com-ptadMi U-autlfiers. but as well must puzzle herlittle mind over sterner needs. Such things manessence "to cure vapors" were necessary for thoseli. low. as well aa j. syrup "for the trembling at

the heart." Th* first surely proved efficacious; In

fact, a mere sight of the tall blue bottl* made theImagination steady dnwn and the eyei \u25a0*« IIsaVtjr,f<»r the recipe Is as follows: "Take an ounce of thefilings of steel, two drams of gentian sliced, halfan ounce of carduus seeds bruised, bulf a handfulof centaury tops. Infuse all these In a quart ofwhite wine four day» and drink four spoonfuls of

the dear every morning, fasting two hours aft«-rIt and v. inking about." It seems that most evil

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