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It is a token of true cleverness that she perceived, or allowed herself to be shown, in her girlhood, that she was to play the part. of the leader of society, as her hus- band’s wife, and to be nothing else, and to set no otherwise. Life at one time was a difficult task to her, and selfishness or stubborness on her part might have dis- tressed the country as it was distressed by the last preceeding Princess of Wales. But our gentle Princess has taken thingslightly. The same amiability and met with which she lays a foundation stone or walks round a bazaar have been exercised on a larger scale ; she has known in her own friendly but calm msnner all the people whom it was desirable she should know; she has paid the visits and made the appearances that it was well she should make ; and has loyslly endeavored to set her own feelings Lside when necessary to do so to maintain social concord and domestic unity. If she had been deeper-natured, her task might have been more irksome ; but equally. on the contrary, it may be inferred, from how well she has done what she ought, that had her position made different demands on her, she might. perhaps, have met those just as well as she has, in feet, met the real situation. intellectual depth or brilliancy, have been the mental qualities demanded of the Pnncess, and she has completely displayed the necessary abiljties. WHY SHE IS THE MOST POPULAR WOMAN IN GREAT BRITAIN. Handsome at the. Age of Fiftyâ€"nel- Suc- cess as a Leader or Fashlonâ€"Able to Make a Bonnetâ€"Ker Home Life at Sandrlnglmm. There can be no doubt that the Princess of Wales is the most popular and best- lrnown woman in this empire, says a writer in the London Sun. Our good and wise Queen has lived so retired a life that she is but a name to the majority of the present generation. It is the Princess of Wales who has personally gone about among us as the leading lady of the land, and who has thus added to the traditional and dis- tant respect and interest that is felt in varying measure by different persons for royalty as such, a personal and devoted admiration forher charming self. For charm ls her chief characteristicâ€"magnetic charm, that indefinahle something that is not beauty, though beauty so helps in making it; that is not merely kindness and benign- ant gracionsness. though without those it cannot exist; that is certainly not intellect, though it includes a fine tact that belongs to the higher mental faculties ; but that is a combination of so many gifts and graces that it can be neither defined nor taught. This charm the Princess has in the fullest measure. Who has been in her presence, even as a distant spectator of her looks,her movements, her ways in performing some formal function, is thenceforth her sworn admirer. She is so pretty, so sweet, so gracious, so all those light and pleasant attributes that we sum up as “ womanly." that the afiectionate feelings that are rous- ed by the spell of her presence are not sur- prising. vrouble her head about, international rela- tions or political economy. Her cleverness lies in another direction, namely, in her social gifts, in that. direction she is un- rivalled. To steer through such difficulties Ind trials as have belonged to her position, and to acquit herself so perfectly, betokena uncommon power of observation and judg- ment and self-control. These, rather than But the part she plays is that for which nature suited her, really. It is well under: stood that the Princess gives great attention to her wardrobe, and that her youthful charm has been maintained (practically to the present day, though she is 50), not. in- deed, by the vulgar devices known as "making up,” but by those judicious cares that are surely legitimate. For instance, daily massage with cold cream has been employed to the fair face so as to help the natural and acquired art of not thinking too much in warding off wrinkles. To be so perfectly well dressed and well appoint- THE PRINCESS {1F WALES Intellectual she is not. The nbstruse studies, the deep and high reflections on the underlying philosophy of politics that the Empress Frederick is famous for, are quite beyond the range of the Princess of Wales. It is hardly conceivable that. even the responsibility of being in her own right a Queen Regnunb, had the lot been here, could have made her so capable and earnest a pracbical politician as Queen Victoria. The Princess does not; read serious books or Home life has been dear to the Princess, by virtue both of her motherly love and her natural tastes. Sandringham is admitted by all who know it to be a perfect specimen of a country gentleman's home. The cot- tages on the estate are good, and the labor- ers well looked after. The Princess goes about the neighborhood on foot, or driving herself in her pony carriage, and stops to see the cottagers, just as a lady of the manor should. There is a technical school for the village, in which many arts and crafts are taught, and the Princess herself has taken lessons from its teachers in the same arts that her villagers may learn, H. R. H. becoming an excellent woodcarver and leatherworker by this means. Con- neoted with the house is “the Princess's dairy," no show place, but one in which the wants of the establishment are pro- vided for, and the Princess herself is an accomplished butter maker, having often taken a turn at skimming the milk and “working” the butter. The kennels contain a variety of occupants. for dogs are prime favorites with the Princess, and are there in all varieties. one pet being a huge Russian wolfhound, and another a. perky little Pomeranian, so catholic are the mistress’s canine tastes. The Princess’s celebrated taste in dress does not imply either extravagance or display. Rather, as a rule, her attire is conspicuously simple. Her liking for a small, close-fitting bonnet has won for the shape the title of "Princess." and has given it a permanent lease of fashion. I have known her to wear a favorite dress at intervals during three successive seasons, with but slight alterations. She has had much to do with the continued popularity of the ” tailor style," with its severe sim- plicity, and when, a few years ago, the hatent crinoline made its first attempt at reappearing in fashion, the Princess gave it its quietus for the time by returning to the maker all dresses built for her in which stiffening round the foot had been inserted. The excellent eHect of her attire is the result of true artistic taste. Her natural genius this way was cultivated in her early .girlhood by the fact that she had herself to make, turn, and rearrange her “ things” to produce the best show on little expense. or the royal sisters, who were afterward to occupy some of the richest and most important positions on earth, were the children of a poor man, though he was a Prince. Herfather was not King of Den- mark till after our Princess was married. Before that, though it had been settled by a treaty that he should be the next King, he was, in fact, only a German younger Prince, married and with a large family, and so poor that he gave drawing lessons to the wealthy citizens of Frankfort to eke out his narrow income. Thus it was that the future Empress of Russia and the future wife of the heir-apparent to the English throne learned in youth that excellent art of making the best of themselves that is of more importance than any splendor that vulgar wealth can order. The Princess of Wales made with her own needle even the bonnet in which she intended to land on her arrival in England, but the Queen sent a pretty hat to meet her as Gravesend. Later, the Princess returned this motherly kindness by, with her own skilful hands, making her Majesty’s Jubilee bonnet, sent home by the milliner stiff and ugly, " fit to be seen. ” ed IE H. R. H. always is, takes time and care. But what 5 beautiful person there was to thus adorn 5nd preserve l Her slender, well-carried figure, her head poised gracefully on an uncommonly long neck, like a. flower on a slender stalk, her eyes that can look so sweetly appealing as though she were timid, or flash with fun and mis- chief, or rest blandly and ooldly on the presumptuous, her well-shaped featuresâ€" what a delightful and beautiful ensemble ! There is no turn of her form, no look of her face. that is not pretty. Why, I was shown the other day a series of portraits of ears of celebrities, and invited to choose the prettiest; without knowing to whom they appertained. and the one that I chose belonged to the Princess of Wales. Though so much has been said,snd justly, of the Princess’s gentleness and self-abnega- tion, it must not be supposed chat, she is weakly or without a will. Quite the con- trary. Such popularity as here is a great power, and she knows it well, and takes to herself the position that naturally follows. She leads the fashion because she has the courage of her own opinions on dress, and she has the same an more personal points. Her will, when she has seen causa so assert it. has been powerfully felt on sundry Visions of her rise before me, in one and another situation, from shaking hands with myself to walking down Westminster Abbey next behind the Queen at the Jubilee, and there is never one picture that is not altogether charming. I see her at that wonderful state ceremonial in the, Abbey, easily first in grace and dignity amid so many royal ladies, and resplendent in her train of silver and white brocade, with a complete stomeoher of flashing diaâ€" ‘ monds; yet fairer for the air of dependence, and putting herself in the background,with . which she slipped her: hand through the arm oi the Crown Princess of Germany as they walked side by side next the Queen, down the nave. Isee her descending the stairs at Sir Frederick Leighton’s, holding one arm up so as to clasp above her shoulder the hand of the Duchess of Edin- burgh. who stepped on the higher stair. the attitude showing all unconsciously the lithe and elegant outline of the Princess of Wales’s figure. I see her holding one side of a basket full of wonderful orchids, while another graceful woman (Countess Gran- ville) held the other side, the Princess turning the dainty flowers tenderly over and over to select some for her own bosom, and iooking as exotic and as patrician as the flowers themselves. I see her in all her splendor coming in at the doors of the opera, when there was a state performanceI with her tall diadem peaks flashing above her brow, and the riviere of diamonds gleaming on her bosom. I see her suddenly and anxiously standing up with her hands sympathetically pressed together and her face full of kind alarm. when one of the big artillery teams at a military driving competition had gone down in a heap of wild confusion of horses and men. I see her passing through a crowded room, her glance alert and watchful, so as not to hurt anybody's feelings by passing unnoticed one who might claim to be recognized. I see her paying homage to her sovereign as well as ours, stooping to kiss the hand of the Queen on meeting her Majesty. I see her, in short, in a hundred attitudesâ€"and gownsâ€"but never once other than acting in complete accordance with her character for grace and proprietyâ€"a true Queen of Hearts as well as by station I That good manners seem to be at a dis- count, nowadays '2 That andromania is the aping of every“ thing that is mannish? That the people who influence you are they who believe in (you? That to be a good listener is an uccom plishment much to be desired ? Then it"is a. very bad habit to accuse one of always having a motive? He had been listening to the singing of a. song by the choir, and he didn’t like the selection so well that he spoke go the leader about it in a. cautious manner. occasions. In performing public functions she knows that she is like the bride at a weddingâ€"the reel centre of sttrsctionâ€" and she takes the lead with an almost unconscious and graceful yet decided air, that puts the others around quite in the background. On one occasion the commit. tee of a. woman’s hospital, having asked the Prince to become its patron, were a. little snubbed by receivmg 3 note from the Princess's secretary, saying that such an application ought to have been to her Royal Highness, and not to the Prince. In line, there is just enough self- aasertion and self will in our beautiful Princess to keep her in her proper position and to prevant her sweetness being tame- ness and her lightness frivolity. That to mind your oWn business is one of the greatest arts in the world! Do You Know ? That contentment comes from within? That guilelessnehs is the gracq for sun- picioua people? That self-consciousness is an impedlmenn to success ? You see, explained the lender, that is a four-part song. Four part! he asked. Yes; soprano, alto, bass and tenor. I should say it was a. five part. Five part, ‘2 and in was the lender's turn to be surprised. Yes, explained the objector ; the {our parts you mention and the bad part you don’t seem to catch onto. The negotiations looking to the raising of & Spamsh loan in Paris have collapsed the same Way that they fell through in London. Spain is practically insolvent. POPULAR FRENCH PASTIME CZAR ALEXANDER XIX An Extra. Part. an. cunsrom Lon‘n sausauan BISMARCK, GAM‘bl’m‘A. I!- ‘I'HIERS. come to cleaning the closets I will not have to stop and sigh over the amount of work to be done in a rush at the commencement of the hot. weather, and you know the first hot. spell always does come when you are least prepared for it.” “Truly,”laughed her friend,“you are one of the wine women, and I think I will pay you the compliment of crossing the bridge this year after your fashion." The Domestie’s Bedroom. Servants’ bedrooms are not. as a rule, properly considered in oblzerwwe luxurious households. Uncarpeted or oheerless, they are apt, to have narrow cot. beds, hard mattresses and uninviting looking furniture. Surely not, only is the laborer worthy of his hire, but he or she should also be worthy of comfort, and particularly of a. roomy bed, soft mattress, easy springs, and light, warm coveringâ€"all that would be conducive to healthful rest after a day of toil. It. would seem to be only just that those who work the hardest should have the most comfort- able couches ; but what is given to them as a. rule is a. cot bed. acheap mattress, cotton “comfortables” (obvious misnomer), which are heavy as lead, and cheap blankets and coarser sheets. Charity begins at home, and a visit of kindly inspection to her servants’ rooms would convict many a mistress of thoughtless negligence. In a cheerful kitcnen the other day were seen nu easy rocking-chair and a rug placed near the Window, together with a small table. 1 “The: is Ann’s corner,” said the pretty ‘housekeeper with a bright smile, noticing her visitor’s glance in that direction, and the pleasant look that was exchanged be- tween mistress and maid showed that in Ithut household at least labor and capital . understeod each other and Were friends. “Then use mending corton such as you use for gloves, as close to the color as you can get it. Even darmng cotton isn’t bad. 1f you can get it of the right. shade. But, of all things, don’t use silk to patch a rem; of any kind, eiaher in gowns or gloves. It is so glossy that it, makes the tear unpleas- antvly consplcuous, and beside it; cuts the materlal.” Making House-Cleaning Easier. “ It’s Lime enough to cross the bridge When you come to it," said housekeeper No. I decidedly. “For my part I don’t mind confessing that the whole subject of house cleaning is so disagreeable to me that I can’t bear to think of it; until it is forced 01] me. A Hlnt About Mending Dresses. “Oh, dear, isn’t that too bad?” exclaim- ed Nora, looking ruefully M, the zigzag rent in her new gown. “I don’t: know what the fates can have against me, but it. is absolutely impossible for me to go near a. nail and not have something of the kind happen. And it is in such an ugly place. too. and will show no matter how neafly it; is mended. ” “I wonder why I never thought of all that before,” said Nora. “Let me tell you how I mend my ‘gowns,"said Alice, laughing at Nora’s countenance, though she felt sorry for her mishap. “Take a. good-sized bit of the material leftover from making the gown and revel outs. number of threads. Use these threads to darn the place with, making the work as smooth as possible. After it is done dampen the spot and press it with a warm iron and it would be a keen eye indeed that would detect thel spot.” ‘ I - "But I have no pieces left." complained Nora. “The dressmaker did not. send any back, and I did not think to ask for them.” To cook rice and oatmeal without uten- sils especially made for the purpose. Many people have no rice or oatmeal ket- tle or double boiler, as they are sometimes called, nor are they liable to have them if there is no change for the better soon in our country. Here is the way I cook these articles of diet and you will admit, after jrylng, that my way is good. In cooking oatmeal have on the stove two quarts boiling water, add to it a. tablespoon of salt, and 15 or 2 small cups oeLmeal; cover tightly and set on back ofstove, or on top 0! the lid in from, it the stove is not too hot. In a few minutes the oatmeal will be cooked and will require no stirring. Practice will soon beach you jusb how much to use of water and oatmeal, as no two persons Wish it alike. We prefer ours not too thick. Rice should also be put into boiling water or milk, covered over, and sec on the backof the above. It. requires no stirring but, comes out; of the keLLle ready to suit: the taste, whole, flaky, tender, and delicious. Salmon Soufile.â€"Salmon souffle is rsunlly made from canned salmon, and as follows 1 Drain all juice from one can of salmon, and remove all pieces of skin and bone. Mash fine with a fork and mi; with two eggs beaten light without separating, and three tablespooutula of cream. Season with salt, and pepper, press into ground individual ABGUT THE HOUSE. T Rice and Oatmeal Useful Recipes Figures Inscribed on Human‘ Eyes. The legendary beliei that the eye of is murdered man might retain a permanent image of his destroyer has just received something like scientific confirmation. Ac- cording to the Revue des Questions Scien- tifiqnes, Drs. Denefle and Clayes of Ghent University recently had their attention directed by a medical student to the curious appearance presented by the eyes of a woman under treatment in the hospital- The student declared that he had found certain figures distinctly inscribed on the surface of both eyes. Dr. Denefie was in- credulous, and suggested that if any such marks existed they must merely be the chance result of some injury, and that the resemblance to figures was probably imaginary. Next day, however, he exam- ined the patient himself, and was astonished to find that the left iris bore the number “10,” and the right“45,” these figures being traced With caligraphie perfection. Imagination and hallucination are both out of the question, as Dr. Clayes and other observers were brought in to verify the phenomenon. The eyes, moreover, were photographed, and on the enlarged proof the numbers “10” and “45” stand out with unmistakable clearness. Nor is this all. Although the origin of these particular im- pressions cannot be ascertained, it has been proved that their acquisition may be hereditary. The woman’s daughter has the same peculiarity in her eyes, but with a. much less degree of regularity and dis- tinctness. The girl’s right eye is found to bear a. feeble reproduction of the number “10,” while in the left iris the figure “20” takes the place of the mother’s “45.” Here, then, is a pleasing puzzle for the physiolo- gists. It would be strange, at this time of day, to discover that the eye, under certain conditions, could really perform the func- tions of the camera. yolk of an from the f them to a past olive oil. Ad A Bullet in HisBrain. George Suessenbach is thirtv-nine years old and had been in America only a few months. He was educated in Berlin, and on coming b0 America. went, to Chicago. His expectations were not realized and he went to New York, with onlya few dollars in his pockets. His money was soon gone, and in a. fit of despondency he shot himself. The doctors at the hospital had no hope of his recovery, but the next day after his admission to the hospital, he began to rally from the shock. and regained consciousness. Unless he takes Bu unexpected turn for the worse, he will he allowed to sit; up in a few days, and will be discharged in a Week or two. The wound in his forehead just) be- tween the eyes, where the bullet entered, has healed, leaving only a slight depres- worse, he will be all days, and will be d two. The wound il tween the eyes, wh has healed, leaving sion. time. If jar, there Nose and In speaking of Suessenbach’s case, House Surgeon Volce said that. non more than ten similar cases were on the medical records. Dr. Voice abbributes Suessenbach’s prumised recovery to the fact, that. the bullet passed between the two lobes of the brain without; disturbing the material nerves. It now lies at, the back of the brain, near the skull. .It has in all probabiliiy become covered with secreted matter, and is attached Lo the brain tissue, where it will remain, unless broken loose by some sudden jar. may be put. “temp “We shall discharge him ffom t. pitxl as soon as he is strong em leave,”aaid Dr. Volce, “ but, no how complete his recovery may a will be in diuger of sudden death time. 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