Cheshire Observer

[All Rights Rkskhvkd. J FASHION AND THINGS FEMININE. By MISS IDA MELLER. I — I A STRIPED OOSTUME FOR A GIRL. One of the results of the efforts made by the modern woman to remain voung-lcoking even after having pasead, by many years, the meri- j diati of life, is tlat very little differeuco ia e>beervable in the out of a young girl's drete to thftt of he.- me-ther'e. The pleated or plain rkin ami bolero coat worn by both, might, so far as aeiuai design goes, have been out from the same model, allowing for the difference in figure, of course. There is no gra.nd line c-f distinction between what it suitable—or rather whar is perni'seible—for the middle-aged j woman and her daughter in the way of costume and inililiziery, for even grandmothers are don- j ning white mttsiin, that met airy of fabrics, suggestive of the nuiv-ery and youth in its oarly fre&hnet>«. In tailor-mades the satue fashion may be traced in the frocks for "sweet sixteen" and thœe for women forty yesirs older, and this breaking down of barriers of distinction in tho etiquette of dres- seems to render a girl very muoh smarter-looking in her toilette, because, forsooth, ahe reflects the latest fash ions worn by her elder* i Afc a change from the ever-useful navy serge suit, tailors are making up girls' costumes in striped cloth, simple and charming being a cloth in dark blue striped with a pin-line in white, this making up very well with a touch of dark blue or black velvet on the roblar and cuffs. The girl's drees sketched is made of this cloth, tho collar and cuffs being- of bro- derie An glaive, frilled with narrow iace, and edged with black bebe velvet, the vest and coliar-band being of lace insertion. The frock is made very simply--a plain, gored skirt, and blouae-bodice, bed ted at the W;Ù. A SUGGESTION FOR EMBROIDERED I MUSLIN. There ir; muoh enthusiasm just now for what are known a., "jtlIllper" buits. The term pro- bably hails from America, and the bodice of., the costume is distinguished by a neck cut low and generally square, with a "jumper" collar fas- tening at tho back and a fill ing-in of tucked net, or other soft fabric. This class of bodice has advantages apart from its own intrinsic p-rettiness, for it an excellent model to adopt when drees material is scanty, since the neck can be as decollete as you please, the filling-in ajid "jumper" collar making amends for ab- sence of the dress material proper, and nleeves can be made of the vest material, while the "jumper" collar itself need not necessarily be of similar fabric to the actual dress, but looks very well in contrasting stuff, provided the colours agree; or coarse lace, hemmed with the dress material or velvet to match, might be effectively employed for the collar. DeeiglJs that combine pinafore a.nd kimono effects are averting themselves a good deal in connection with muslin frocks for the summer, some of these for example, the bodice sketched, whioh is trim- med with filet, lace. Very pretty are the mus- Jms cmbiotdereii in or open designs with pale- blue flax or with almond brown emr broidery cotton. Fi!et net forms the sleeves i and vest, of the pinafore-kimono bodice sketched, which, it will be observed, its pleated on the shoulderw. A IIOME-MADE SCREEN. I I a cioUies-iiorsc. no longer required lor its original purpOt'-f'. may advisedly be turned into a, screen; and can be done with a tilmaU '• mount of labour, a gross or so of drawing pins, and wome materiai for panels If the woock-n framework requires painting, tine must be done at the beginning. Enamel paint, in ebony, cream, or any paJe eolour preferred or mahogany stain, can be used. When the paint- is quite dry--bt.it not | before proceed with the pannelling, by cutting! I to the required size pieces of tapewtry. brocade, or figured eretonne, allowing for turnings. Fix the panels to the wood with gilt-headed drawing or druggo pine., taking care to keep the panels t.a,ut and straight, and to fix the piris an even distance one from the other. The more- pins used the better. Another method is to attach the panels with j tacks and cover t he edges afterwards with gimp, nailing this on with small or fair-sized gokl- headed pins. Our sketch shews all ordinary two-fold deal ciothes-horr-e transformed into a pretty and handy little sci-een. One of the panels is strapped across with fimp, and into these crowned strappings may be tucked or picture-pavstcafds. Half of the other panel is converted into a fsjeket. attached to !lie lower part being a gathered piece of silk (cretonne or bmeaile could he us>cd). that forms a reeep- tack- for letters, work, or other things. This j little screen, being qu-tt-e light., its easily moved about fl\Om on., position to another, or from one room to another. The straps of gimp or braid musit be stitched to the background at. oach junction, and the pocket on tnt. opjxisite side of the screen must also be mcw-n to the background (unletss it is j tacked to the framework instead w herefore, to render the tjrrocn neat on the reverse: side, additional panels of mater-al slienild be granted. 'These, of course, might be treated in a similar way to th cx-e shewn in the illustration, letting the pocket back the gimp lattice-work, and so 00. 1. g i !,?r ze, I;ij t,he A three-fold, higher screen, mack, as in the above ease, from a Il elolhes-horw. ;h very useful for shutting off draughts in a sick-room or eltewberc. and with panels of nothing more ooi-jtly than chintz, cretonne, or art. serge, is a very cheap affair when completed. Pale blue flax-linen looks very well as panels for tjcreent*, and another suggestion for the same is Chinese matting. IMITATION LAVENDER WATER. G«xl lavender water may be imitated L;y mix- jng widl one ounce and a quarter of English nil of lavender one gallon of proof spirit. Put the mixture, into stoppered bottles and shake tticm lwfore i-. g the perfume. Another old- faahioncc: recipe advisor the mixing of two ounce** of oil of lavender with one ounce of ambergris and two p nts of rectified spirits; and yet another runs: "Take a-n ounce each of oil of lavender and etswnce of bergamot, and four o'oves, well bruised; put to these one pint of rectified fpirit. and let the mixture "tand a month: then add two ounces of di",1illol water and distil." ESSENCE OF ROSES I E.wm-e of roses is made by mixing three drachms of otto of mses with two pints of alcohol: ess>e.uoo of Neroli by mixing together eight- ounces of alcohol, six ounces of fresh orange peei. two drachm* of orris root, and thre,p. trrarns of anibcrcriti. Macerate and TO RES'ttXili THE GROWTH OF HAIR. Mix equal parts (If o'ive oil and spirits of rosemary, add a few drops of oil of nutmeg, and a good restorative for falling hair is made. Anoint the head ,,¡t:1r !0m of the mixture on retiring. TO WASH WHITE LACE. In washing white lac-c, taek it very slightly in a piece of thin muslin, dip it in cold water, then let it lie in a strong I-atlipr, nivic witli white soap, for one day. change the watf-r and let the iace lie in a sreond. lather all night; then put into a saucepan a quart of soft water, six lumps of sugar, and a dessertspoonful of made starch. Put the lace into the mixture, and let it boil ten minutes, then throw it into cold water, dry it in the air. and iron it while damp on the wrong side.

CHESHIRE CYCLE ACCIDENT. On Tuesday a cycle collision in Witton-street, Northwioh, had somewhat serious oonseepierioes. James Venablos, Chester-road, amd William Riley, shoemaker, Pickmere. crashed into each other at, Tabley-street. Venables was heavily I thrown and sustained a fracture of his ankle, and was placed under surgical treatment. The other rider escaped uninjured.

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ATHLETIC NEWS. CRICKET NOTES. £:1, I I 1 I I naiuroa.y was ;i.gairi nne :U1<1 ttiriii out the summer import, was playe<l only on few grounds and then under advert condirio:?. The week's rain had made til i. grassy t urf practic- ally sodden, an<l it was only 011 particularly ally sod.(i,eii, ar<i it vvit; <i?iv oil particularly A few games were decided 011 heavy wickets, but others had to be abandoned. It will Kike more day of continual sun;-hitie before the h is thoroughly dry and the wic-ket any- thing lik/? fast. I ICaton Park were to liavo eniertained Tat- on Sitturday, nut, the interesting fixture, unfortunately, had to be abandoned. The heavy and continuous rai n had "icide the ground 1-x, sodden thai, <m I'ridty morning it was realised Val it would be unfit for the morrow1. ilouh1(,n HaJl sustained t.lwi,- first: defeat oil Sat.urday at. Nerthwich. Wirmhurion won the toss, and batted first on a slow wicket. The whole side were out for 07, Chambers being top eon r wi.}) H Chur-ton took five wicket-s for 29, Darby three for 22, and Dryland one for 13. Boughton llall, on going iti, famd veory badly, being dismissed for 42, Kendricks 11 being the h.Lghest roore. Chamben. bowled well, doing tho hat trick, and getting eight wickets for 15. It was plain that ail the bats- men wer-i mfli'ting from lack of practice, which was impossible as the Boughton gn..uno I was unfit for play during the week owing to I the heavy rain. Frodshiam should ha\e had Winnington Park as visitors on Saturday, but owing to the rain- fall the ground presented a very swampy ap- pearance. which n wmMtat^d the c.iiioeUing of the fixture. Oholmondcley commenced their season wrii a match at TiWf<ne Lodge 011 Saturday, The home team batted first, In;! were dtsmis-ed for 35, to which total H. Hewitt ce-ntribut-'d a well-played 19. TTte eollapee of Tilsfi.c Lodge wau d'io to the remarkably fine bowl- ing of J. Coffin, who secured seven wickets tor two runa. His analysis read 9 overs, 8 maidens, 2 runs and seven wickets. C'nolmon- deley responded with 114, d which A. Dodd stxired an excellent 38. \Y. F',ack and T. Parker also played well for their scores of 27 and 19 respectively. The v ii-itors were easy victors by 79 runs. The mateh whicj wiic to have been plijytd between Northop and liaJkyii, 011 ttie former s ground, on Saturday, ba-d to be a-baiulorwd ow. ing to the heavy rain the night before. The HeJsby seniors made their initial appear- anc at home on Saturday, having Flint as visi- tors. Genial weather prevailed, and there was a fair attendance of spectators. The visitois who won tho toss, opined the batting oil a soft wicket, but. could do little against the trundling of H. Cowap and the- c-aptain (E W. Cros.!and), being all diernisscMi for 26 Mr. Byes being top ftOOiXH* with six. Cowap, w-iio bo\vi-cd in oxoe-i- lent stylo thioughour. ha<l tlw? fine analysis of seven wickers for 12 runs, while Cro land s three wick-ts cost eight runs. The home team did none- too well at the fian, lo^uig flv, good wickets for 19, but aftei wards Wright knocked up 13 very (juickly, and made the winmiig hit before, bc-lilg stumped oIl one of llawkyardo meley balls. Cicsland and A. C-aitwright car- ried the. score to 55, the former scoring nine and ttlw latiter 16 by some good ciiekct. The j total eventually icached 72, so that the home team won easily by The second <lc\cu al^o scored vjü- tory at the c xpeuve- of Hanow. whont they visi- ted. The home team only 29, Helsby leapondmg with 133 for sweii wickets. The oasy victo:y gained by Hel-by was chieln due to some eixoeclent bowling by C. Nield, whose analysiis, strange to say, was exactly similar to viz., s vott wicket* for 12 runs, also to t,he capita! batting by W. BAl, who scored 54, A. Turner 31, and C. Nield 21. J. Beech, with 14, was th< top scorer for Banow. Shotton sccciul string opeiii-ecl their campaign on Satniday with a -]sit from JiaNL,i.rdeil Park second. The result was an easy win for the Shotionians by 22 run-. The locals lost Holde-n with the first ball of the match, but afterwards the bowling was treated lightly, and the total reached 42 when the home side wei-e o'lsnii-sed. Hewitt batteel in good style, being top scorer with 25. which included a couple of threes and five two's. Challiner was in excellent form with the ball, his eight wickets costing but 2.1 runs each. Hawardon fared very badly on their going to th? wickets, as Ben 11 ion captured four wickets in his first over, including the- "hat trick." The whole side were disposed of for 20 runs, the batsmen being quite unable- to do anything with the bowling. Bonn ion took seven wickets for c-leve-n runs, and Rooney three for two. Shot tori journeyed to RhuddlaJ1 011 Saturday to fulfil a fixture with the ot-i-ong low! eleven. Grand weather prevailed when Phillips and Dawson went to the -wickets as Shot ton's open- ing pair, to the attack of W. E. B. Joii-es and R. J. Jones. In the former's initial over Phil- lips was bowlod. Thic, was disastrous. but Jones and Dawson oarried the total to 16, when tho latter was dismissed by R. J. Jones for five. Johnson followed, but saw Jones leave with the addition of four nins. Johnson and T. E. Jonee added nine, when the former was given ont 1-b. w. to W. Jon,-w, after batting well. Pop- plewell left at the same total, and upon the aarnml of Austin, Jones made his departure a run later. Gordon was bowled at. 34, while th? othor batsmen gave little tronbk" the who ) sddo being dismissed for 38 run,. \V. E. B. and I R. J. Jonos bowled unchanged, the former cap- t.uring no fnwer than eight wickets for a cost of IS runs, Vihile the otlier trundlcji dismissed two for 19 runs. The wicket was on the soft side, and with additional bowling strength the visi- tors wc-rc confident of success. Rhudd.at/s venture was opened by Mainer and Mayo, the- attack being shared by Gordon and Austin. Austin was despatched for a single in his first over. Gordon dismissed Mayo at one, and then followed a sequence of five ml.J>id?n otbr In the eighth over Austin was got away for four, but with the fiftJh::¡':¡ he promptly dismissed Jones. Mundcn suffe-red a liks fate wit,h the next ball, and then followed another Rank over. Willi the- first ball in the fDUOW- ing over Austin bowled R. -J. Jones, thus performing the "hat trick'all clean bowled After the total reached ten, wickets fell clic-aply, and the- whole sidle were dismissed foe 22 runs, Shotton winning by 16 runs. Austin and Gor-I don bowled splendidly. The former captured five wioketo for 17 runs, and Gordon's remark- able analysis re?—t?n o\'?)-s, nin? maidens, two ¡ runs, four wickets. These two runs wore- scored | in his last over, when he had four for none. Jones bagged a viet im at a cost of thi-cu run*. On th,. C-,aridvc,ft first visited Ch", r Bt. Mary'-s ground, an interest- infT match ending- in a victory for the visitors. The home team won the to#, n. Humphrey* and G. Jones facing th bowhn of H. Bair- stow and F. Mumford. The highest scorers were S. Lawton with 8 and S. Blake with 4. St. Mary's making in all 23. F. Alum-ford and J. Rowlands commenced for Saridyeroft. The former came out very soon, having made only two. J. Rowland and H. Bairstow contri- buted useful 8's, the next highest scorer being Guy Taylor with 5. The oliief bowlers on the visitors' side were 11. Bairstow and T. MUIII- ford, the former capturing five wickets for 7 runs, and the latter three wickets for 14 runs. The fall of the wicket* were Sot. Mary 's 1, 2 and 3 for three, 4 and 5 for snen, 6 and 7 for 15, 8 for 19, 9 and 10 for 23 Sandycroft, 1 for three, 2 for 14, 3 for 20, 4 for 23, 5 and 6 for 32, 7 for 35, 8, 9 and 10 for 40. Buckley first were without, a fixture on Saturday, but the second team visited Gwer- sy 111 Park. Owing to two or three of the mmal seoond team players crying off at the last moment, Ili, team included Meeers. T. Davison and Jack Litulop of the first, and it wa.s very fortunate for the Buckley players that it was so, i- the two players named had a la.r1-\e slwr0 ill the victory gained. Gwersyllr. batted first, and totalled 38. towards which E. Davies contributed 13 and Pryce Williams 8. T. J. Daviuon and J. Lindop bowled un- changed, the former securing six wickets for 20 runs, and the latter four wickets for 15 runa. The two successful bovvlen, commenced baiting for Buckley, but with the total at 11 Lindop was bowled by J. JonCt. for live runs. The next wickets fell at 18 and 24 respectively, ¡ but tho sixth wicket partnership of T. J. Davison and W. Parry iiia"- ¡he ,t:J]" !afe before Davison wi- finely caught iJY a very patient and carefully complied 17, the total then being 38, making the gi-rne a tie. The remaining batsmen all added a few, which rcok the total to 59, Buckley thus winning by 21 runs. Next to T. J. Davison. W. Parry was the highest scorer with 14 to hi* c redit, and he was unfortunately run out. FIXTURES. The following matches will be played on the ground of the ifn-it-namc-a club to-<k;y (Saturday), weather permitting — Boughton Hall v. W<-sujiii Eaton Park v. Heisby v. Hawarden Nesto-n Y. Aigburth Huntroydte- v. Buckley Shot ton v. St. Mary s, Cheater Hartford v. Frod.sham Flint v. Sandycroft | Penyfford v. Northop Tattcnhall v. Boughton Hail 2nd Eleven Engat'en-.eeis St. Mary's v. Eaton Park (Hcetria C. C. Y. Hoole Frodsham v. Aston lieIsbv v. Ditton Aigburth v. Neston Buckley v. Caergwrle WINNING TON PARK v. BOUGHTON HALL.—Played at Northwic-h on Saturday. Score :— WlNNINGTON PARK. Bot'OHTON HALL. J C Ellis c Wilson b R Wilson c & b Dryland 2 Chambers 4 C M Guthrie c Darby C Stanyer b Cham- b V Churton 4 bers. 7 Chambers lbw b V II Dryland b Cham- Ch urton. 15 bers 0 W Holland c Douglas H S Hodgkin b h V Churton .12 Chambers 0 FDalebVChurton. 8 J P Douglas c Barker J G Barker b Darby. 14 b Chambers 4 0 Pendlebury run out 3 W A V Churton c G Whalley c Hodgkin Hines b Holland .10 b V Churton 1 E H Darby b Cham- 01 W Lewis b Darby. 0 bsrs 0 Dr Hines not out 1 H L Chnrton b Hol- J Cree c Douglas b land 0 Darby 4 Rev J H Toogood b Chambers 0 H Hack not out 4 J Kendrick c Barker b Chambers 11 Extras. 3 ExttM. 2 Total 67 r0t.1 I. 42 BOUGHTON HALL II. v. TARPORLEY. Played on Sl).tiirday at Tirporley. Boughton Hall: W. E. Jones b Fitton 76. C. Greves c and b Wright 45, J. Henahall b Fitton L Jones not out 39, F. Billington c Hunt b Wright 0, H. W. Darby c Fitton b Hunt 0, G. T. Dickson b Wright 0, C. Mills b Leevsley 4, W. Macarthey not out 3, T. Clegg and H. O. e Roberts did not bit, extras 15, total (for 7 wickets) 133. Tarporley H. WrixhtstGreveab W. E. Jones 3, J. Dame b W. E Jones 0, P. Littler b Henahall 1, S. Lcevsley run out 0, J. Hunt b Henshall 4. J. Corbett b W. E. Jones 5, H. Fitton b Henshall 12, H. Wilson not out 21, H. liooce b W. E. Jones 0, G. Leeveslev b Hcnsiiall J, B. Crank b Henshall 0. extras t), total 51;. TILSTONE LODGE v. CHOLMONDELEY. Played at Tilstone Lodge on Saturday. Score :—• Tilstoue Lodge: B. Hewitt h Colfiu 19, J. B. Hewitt c Dale b Coffin 7, C. Palmer c Griliies b Coffin 0, F. Cross b Coffin 5, W. Lyons cLaneeley b Coffin 1, H. Frodsham e Parker b Coffin 0. B. Sprackling^ c Dodd b Hopley 0, J. Cadntan h Coffin 0, W. Cadman not out 3. L Dodd b Hoplcv 0, R. Mullock c Grifbes b llonley 0, extras 0, total 35. Cliolmondeley A. Dodd c B. Hewitt b Cadman 38, AV. Gritlies b Lyons 6, T. Lancelsy run out 3, W. Flack b Lyons 2-7, T. Parker b Cross J!i, C. Hopley b Cadman 4, n. C. Trumpter b Cadman 0, H. Turton c J. Hewitt b Cross 0, S. Dale c C. Cadman b Lyons 0, J. Coffin not out 7. H. Rnseoe b Lyons, 1, extras 10, total 114. NESTON 2ND v. OXTON ŒPlaved at Oxton on Saturday. S<?ore: — Oxton 2nd: G. M, Taylor run out 4, H. L. Okcll b Barber 9, M. Court b Holland Iti, F. C. Huluie c Barbor b Cosgrove 1, IL L. Morse b Jennings 15, A. E. Jones not out 4ii, A. S. Ander- son b Jeatun?s 0, L. D?\idaon b Holi?nd ?  M. C!?y c Cosro\' b Holland 3. F? G C. Buckley b Gilling 5, M. H. Hill b Jennings 7, extras 5, total 120. Neston 2nd Rev. G. M'Niele b Buckley 0, T. A. Jennings b HitI 0, J. H. Gilling c Court b Buckley 0, G. R. Holland 0 and b Hill 4, T. Walthew b Hili 7, J. L. Barber c Okell b Hill 0, 0. ltees c Okell b Buckley 1, G. Mason b Buckley 3, H. Cosgrove not out 0, E. Elgood c Jones b Buckley 1, M. Slater b Hill 1, extras 4, total 21. ST. MARY'S v. SANDYCROFT.—Played at llnndbrid'go on Satujd.iy. Score: — St. Mary's: 0. Humphreys Jbw 1, G. Jones c Burgess 2, S. Blake c Lewis 4, J. Sconce b BainUow 0, A. Blake b Bairstow 3, J. W. Dryland c Evans 0, S. Lawton c Rowland 8, T. Edwards b Bairstow 0. E. Brown b Row* land 2, R. Manifold b Taylor 3, Burgess not. out 0, total 23. | Sandycroft: F. Mumford b Brown 2, J. Row- land c Brown 8, H. Bai rstow c Manifold 8, W. Evans lbw 3, Guy Taylor b G. Jones 5. T. R- Da vies c Lawton 4, JL C. Kay. b G. Jones 0, R. Parry c Burgess 1. S. Michell c Sconce 4, M. H. Lewis b Brown 0, F. Burgess not out 4, extra 1, total 40. GWERSYLLT v. at Gvverevlk on Saturday. Score.- Gweryallt: A. Phillips 0, W. Lloyd 0, E. Davies 13, A. Griffiths 0, W. Dariee 4, F. Sim- mon* 0, G. Roberts 5, Pryeo Williams 8, J- Jones 5, J. Evans 0, E. Davies not out 0, ex- tras 3, total 38. Buckley: T. J. Davison 17, J. Lindop 5. -f- IT. Bellis 5. IT. Davison 1, J. Hayes 0, J. K TJsher 1, W. Parry 14, A. Griffiths 2, J. H- Jorii a 6. J. H. Hughes 2. J. Dunn not out. 0, extras 6, total 59. RHUDDLAN v. SH0TTON —Played a* Rhudd'an on Saturday. Score: — Shot ton J. Phillips b W. E. P. Jones 2, G. Dawson b R. J. Jones 5. G. Jon<e« b W. E. Jones 11. D. Johnson lbw b W. E. B. Joncv- 6, T E. Jones c Mainer b W. E. JIJo\Wg 5, J. Pop- plewell b W. E. B. Jones 0, N. Austin b R. J* Jones 2. G. Gordon b W. E. B. Jones 4, F. Brii r. ts (capt) b W. E. B. Jonrf 2. G. Iv I wards b W. E. B Jo ies 0, W. L. (:andy not. out 0, extra 1. total, 38. Rhuddian E. Mainer h A mi in 1. C. Mayo? Gordon 1, W. E. B..Joieo b Austin 3, R. Munclen b Austin 0, R. J. Jon;(' b Austin 0- D. Fi-aser b Goidon 5, A. Barrett lbw b Gordon 1. C. P. Backhouse not out 6, L. B. Evans 0 and b Austin 0, W. T. Jones b Gordon 3. W. C- Bell c Jones b Jones 2. total 22. SHOTTO-N Z-XD v. HAWARDEN 2xc. Played at Shuiron on SatuuLiy. Score:- Slio zt-A) 2nd \V. Miller b Ciialiiinor 5, R. HoldeB b (I'-hallinor 0, T. J. Hewitt b Challinor 25, J- Blotter b (Thallinor 3. W. J on > s run out 5, J. Roonev b Challinor 1. G. Collins run out 0, W. Bennkvi bdiallinor 1, J. Bennett rt Milling- ton b Challinor 1. F. Jones not out 1, G. Gordon st Millington b OhiiHiiior 0, to-a! 42. Hawarden 2nd: J. Milling-ton c and b }3.0n- 11 ion 0, J. Tarbuck b Ro-juey 1, L. Millington b BeJinion 0, C. Challinor b Bcnn-ion 0, A. ElliS b Bennioii 0. J. J. Jonas b Be-imioa 1. Llauip" sou b Bennion 1, A. E. Jones c Biostcr J Roou-i-y 2, Bkt'r b Rooney 6, T. Davies b Be*1' nion 6. J. Phillips not out 0, extras 3, total 20- FLINT v. HEISBY.-Playe(I at Helsby on Saturday. Score — Flint B. Ilawkyard b Crp5 land 1, R. Jones c Cios-land b Cowajj 0, J- tt Hughes b Crosland 0. R. Stokoe c A. Cartwri?" b Cros'and 4, A. Wareing b Cowap 5. G. J o Oosland b Cowap 0, E. Ilughes c F. Ohe wright b Cowap 2, H. Lloyd not, out 5, J. d. I Hugho, b Cowap 0, N. M. Jones b Cowap 3, Dawson b lap 0, extras 6, toW 26. H?sbv: F. Ca.rtwr?ht b R. Jones 1. J* Ma?h b R. Jon? 3, G. Jac-kson b J. L.  7, R<?. C. Smith h C. IIawkv?rd 2, H. Co^aP c Uoyd b J. U. IIugh 4. G. Wright c L!? b Ilawkyard 13, E Crosland c Uoyd b J. ~j" Hughes 9, A. CartwTight b ILuvkyard 16- 1;:I.{1' Shaw c R. Jones b J. LI. Hughes 8. W.  way b J. LI. Hughes 2. J. W?rburto? no' 04 7, total 72.

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[PVBLXSHJiD BX SPECIAL ArK^NGF.MENT.] A QUEEN OF HEARTS. BY I EVELYN EVERETT GREEN, Author of "Marnod :u liable, "The Mar- riage of Marcia," "Lady Elizabeth and the Juggernaut," Dare Lorimer's Heritage, etc., etc. '('Ol'\ id': i' I j I CHAPTER ]. I A 1" 11 O L O G U E Face to face iiior stood, with the wild moor about thorn —-the itti. girl upon her eturdy Kxmcor pcny, her fare: alight with sympathy, • merest, and the dehghviiil conviction that at • as* she wa? in 1)iJh with & real adventure she via6 iii witij a ie-,?l a,(Ivc-ntLjrc- ?yes, starvation in h? U.otdie*s fa??; yet bear ■ rig withal the ineffaceable stamp of gentle birth, which betrayed itself in hw> voice, his •'eovuivs, hie fK-il res: rain;. Close to the pair-- -ciing guardians 10 toc.:r little mjsü-stcod he two great bicrc.d hounds, whoac deep baying '<? caused the exhausted nuti to leap to hm ?'et wiM an awful horror in his face. ] iow many had not Queeni-e on her •olitary rides that she loved so wee),% piayed •fames of fitcitiv" *x-. it. her own-fancies! So;1Y" -.wnfc» she had been the hunted-one more often I die bad dlaved the TTo. Maedona-kl to imagi- I r" nary princes and hetto?. and- august fugitives. Mow she suddenly -teamed plugged into tho nidst cf a real fugitive gatfK\ Gaun<, haggard ttid reeling from weakness, the mail stood be- fore her, thinking her dogs were come to hunt Mm down, scarcely reassured even yet that ;he meant, him no evil. "You are hungry," :oi{.1 the httfce girl, and I'"f!) the basket tied to pulled orth a packet of snbataMiaj homnadc plum -»i.in«. Oh, how tho fugitive fell upon them vot even the big hounds watch-rig- him so in- j -ciitiv coiild have- gulped them down faster. It vas rather dreadful to te-e yet Queenio watched i sc-. dropping little ex- •lanatory sentences the while, not to seem to be just staring at him. "It is my birthday; I have a good many ■>ice t.bic.?» to do rm going into t-he. town by aiyeelf. At least IBruee and Wallace to care of me. Everybody knowt; me here, y«ou see. My father i« Sir Percivai Dene, of itarts. When 1 ride aec-ross the moor I gener- ally take bans for tho children 111 the cottages, but you shall have them to-day. 1 have an- other packet I w-ijl give you but don t, eat Item all at once. You might get indigestion, Are you a real fugitive, ploa! I have wanted •»o much to sec- one!" "A fugitive indeed tie answered, with that hunted look in his which was so pitiful (, see, "and for the moment 1 seem to have •dioken off pureuit. I know every inch of this 1-owntry. As a boy I played games of fugi- ives- ()h, did you—o do 1 And onc-o I made a sow- I told mother iboiit it.; she didrilr tell it wan wrong—that if ever 1 got a chance i would help a fugitive to escape- if he was riot a wicked fugitive." Her ei.ear eyes searches! t.he haggard face of the man. who w¡; eating hungrily still; but not quite iliat wolfiivl). ravenous energy. "I don't- think jo i are a wicked H1«I! sho ddeJ, with childlike- simplicity and frank- ?i:,n*i lr--? t ), ?i. ,j d frank- Suddenly hi., 1,"11<1 "j¡Ü¡ '.)'t a nd gripped her small fingers "I am not guilty any crime befure heaven I swear it. Some-times I do not know what I shall be driven to if thin goes on; but have done no despite to t.he laws of God or man as yet. If I could but get free—-g^t rid :,f thew accursed clcthen——" f,lumi-iie had noticed already his curious clothing; but einc-e Exraoor and not Dartmoor was lii-r happy hunting ground, sh e had no nowledge of the grim settlement there, nor ;,he dress whioh its hapless inmates wore. Yet ;t look of quick and eager comprehension ilashed into her quick eyeti. 1 know now you are a galley-stave, and you have escaped and if t.hey catch you, or if people see you, and know you by your humy dA.ht's ami gj\'f' you up, ycu will be dragged back and chained to your .?ar again'j H?t i'i you had t?om? other clothes— )ike t?e '?hern-en \t?at'—?nd ono of their funny big -wesrers to pull over your heetl and lilde your face—then, do you think—■—?"' For the first- iiitio :he light of hopt sprang into his sunken Even the haggard, ashen paliior of his skit: warmed to a different he seemed to t-remWo aa he stood, and steadied himself by gripping the pony's neck with his two hands. "Child child how could such a th:ng be. How co?dd I !el ('!oh('s h?rc oui- on the moor ? "Wait a tnimtf? .ne think! I belM\€ 1 couM get them kr you "You! Is it possible? But p?op-<» would wonder—would peer- "Wait—listen you are in such a hurry. Why should bhi-y l'iii going into Barn- staple now to buy things. I've got a lot of money—because it's my birthday. My uncles And aunts send n*e money to get presents with. rye got a whole five-pound note and some1 sovereigns, toe- 1 dollIt want anything myself -not really. l'i(- (rot everything 1 wanv- And f always hoped day (rod woiald let me help a fugitive. Perhaps that's why I ctane t'tws way to-day. I'm going- to hide you liret, man, in a placc where nobody can find you but me. I e.lkaJ! jfav-e Bruce to take care of you. too. So you can go to sleep and have a "ood rest, and eat the other bijn.,4 and get stronger. Nobody will dare come near your hiding-place if I tell Bruce nor. to let them. You needn't watch or anything. He'll take tare of you. I ehal: go and get things. Oh, you needn't, think anybody will wonder at l.bat." she put 011 a quaint little air of woman- linees; "I buy a great rrutny things for our poor P"{)p]." Nobody "¡aId 'x' at all surprised if I bought a set of fi -herman's clothes for a tali man." she wa« surveying him now with her bend a Sinie on one side. She noted his strong well-knit: figure, with its graceful proportions so differen-t from The sji;uc-ltinr aspect of the ru-t ic. She began to see thai if he were shaven and washed and fed ltc- would be handsome, too. He had a finely-shaped head. a wide brow, fearlesr-. grey eyes (feartese when the hunted louk pat-^ed out cf them), and a rather large nose, wide at t-he nociril and slightly up- tilted. rath'r lilo:> that (she thought) of a snorting, high-mettied horse. Iii3 mouth was wide, and the lips set close together, in a way which made the face look both forceful and grim. On one check there was a very tiny 1111.14, red k rather like a st raw berry, quite small bur it must always have been there, t^ueenie thought, and would be a mark he might be known by. With her glanon upon it she adcirxl: "Perhaps I'll gef. a bottle of stuff at the cliemi.st's ¡;h: fadie^ use for making their facœ look darker." lk under?tocd her instantly, and ?li hand went up io the small birth-mark. "It might be a good pln," he said, brieflv. "Then come," she said, "I'll ?how you the hiding-place. of people out of history have hidden there before—I mean in my games; but you are a real fugitive!" to It wai: a cunning- little hiding-place, difficult to get at without guidance down in a hollow, whem the t?te-ep 1),ri k It, where the steep hank had gradually given way till a little tunnel had been formed. A tiny leaping brook gurgled close by, and the dead' leaves Vwul drifted in and made a soft oouoh for weary iimbfc. "Nobody ever oomes this way. You will be quite safe, and Bruce t'ha]] take care of you. Now, here are the rest of the buns. You have rvio" water to drink. You must rest and go to sleep. And then when I get back with the cloth-es you can dross and wash, and walk when its dark -Ili'; o Bideferd. There will be sure to be ships there, and you can get away in one and sai, Westward Ho, like Annas Leigh 0, I do hope you will get away quite sa.f e" She saw the fugitive blip into the ILtle tun- nel and lay himself down, exhausted by the strair: of what- he had passed through. Excited and very happy and important, she rcd,, away with one of her hounds in attendance, Leaving the other to act as guard to her protoge. Her shopping in the town, where she was so well known, was alike easy and interesting. Patting up the pony Q.i: tJw, b-toll where she drove to often "itl father or mother, she took the buxom landlady partly into her con- fidence. and t-he good dame sallied forth, with her to select, an outfit for a stalwart young fisherman, who was to be rigged out at the little lady's expense. "It's a nice way to apend birthday piesent money, don't you think, when you've got so much yourself? be so pleased with his new clothes. I'm b-oing to take them t.o him 011 my way home." Quccnic. was delighted with a warm blue jersey, the big loose trousers, the icd anchors worked upon thr jersey, the blue cap to match aud sundry under garments* and necessaries which the good woman ockc.t«1 as suitable for f a seafaring man. Also tlvey cost so little that Queeikie was surprised, and soon saw that, she would have quite a nicr littie .sum cf money to give her fugitive to carry away with him, as wel! as his clothos. After her lunoh at the betel, whvre- s he was oorvcod t, a little table a ion:- in groat style, she slipped out by herself, and made ewndtr pur- chase on her own account; a bottle of some dark-looking stuff front the chemist; a most attractive-looking clasp knife-; a knapsack, hio which she liad n qumnily of food stuffs packed I! by a rosy fated woman in an eating house; "the so:t of food a sailor man wou'd want, who has to walk a lona: way to get to his ship. she ¡ oxp'amod; and the woman seamed to know just what to put iii. and Quoenie's eyes glistened with satisfaction. I Site liad a good many parcels to carry off with her, aticf was rather bothered by suggestions a* to carriers, parcel post, and the like; but she solved all difficultby turning the docile Wal- -.0, vc 4, lace into a beast of burden. A large -parcel was strapped to his back, which he carried most and Queenie was well used to curry mi- burdens on her and mad; light, of her share. "You j to give him them my own soif on my way back.' she cx pi a rued-; and a« tike li;tie lady of Hatts was well known through- out the district for hrr kindness and generosity, no wonder or spccifiatio'i was excited by this puiciiasc or ruling all < her part. ('■iorhed ami fed, and even hastily shav-r-u after j a fashion, with a face well darkened by fomt- pr.'paiatio i of wainu'-j 11 ice, so that Ik looked exactly like a sailor who has saik-d on tropic j seas. ti;<- fugitive came forth fiom his lair, and stood be-fore the eager lihle maid, who waited on hr pony in tho westering ,m;jight 10 the effect of the transformation. of file tratisfo--at;(Y,? nioe Jut like a !Mt! sailor man! boo' A?ouM think you were a galley-slave now, Plea<v:- will you come close I've something I want- to put iii your pocket befo;e you go!" He came toward ? her. ami took her lit-tie out- st-re-tehed hand in his; lie earrhd it to hie lips; he playod up so beautifully thought—just like a fugitive in history would She pressed into his hand the pun" in which she had care- fully put t.oldi gold and silver, and le. r <yiui! p'eaded ea.rnostly with him. "Yon must tak. it, please, you must. I don r Wait it, You will. 1 told mother to-day -truly I did—that I would like to make somebody happy wirh it. She didn't f»:iv I irm-t got Mc,thcr I'\< had such a lovely birthday I've had a real adventure. And I've helped somebody, too, haven 1 1: I (lid so want, to do thai. It was my birtJiday treat to iidil, quite alone to Barn- stap'e with the- dogs. Poihapj if I'd had grown i )\pM with ni,- "1 tihink it lueh:y probable. he answcre<l, | bittorly, and then as he slipped the pu.r;e into his pocket and again gripped QuecBiic- hands lie jjaid, "Y<"t. my !irtl{'\ <]U,e:l!, you neeicl not be too much afiawl of the 'dont'sf of the gToN ii- up-s. Perhaps had 1 had more of lhese in my j boyhood, I shou d not be wlie-re I am to-day—a fugitive. Before Ciod 1 am innocent of the sin I was accused of, which brought me to this pass; yet I was a bit neckleiss and wild, and t.h:11 told against, me If I had had more 'ckxit-V j taid to me wiix-n I wae a voting (-haver. I uugti: j have been in a d.ff^rcnt now I1*' Queefwe kept this o-u-e ,<eret fiom her mother; of her fugit. slue spok f no word for that very evening she lieard lr-r father speak euniu words respecting the t^ciapt? of a. conviet from Dartmoor prison two days back. "Sce-rns to h<l.w' got ekau awav t<vs, voting Gresham- I rentember t,h case t wo veais aw. I wajs no- natisKcd that his guilt was p"()Hx1 Forgery five years he gc.t. Well, if j he has brokeji prison and got off, lie will be one of the very fevv who do il, 1 wOIHLr-ul won j de¡- Quc-ttnf never a word her heart treat t?tck and faei; she f?!t as tjioi?h ? it?] had boen pet upon her lips. Not tiL a year later was that, seal broken. i Upon her ne-xt, biithday came a packet ad- dressed in an unknown hand, from a far-distant land, containing a pendant of Spanish topai, set. in ancient silver, at sight of whioh ladyl Done e eyes sparkled. I "It is from my fugitive, said QiKeui with an air of tinniity, and h'- got safe awav. I am p-i glad TIkin she ted the ston. and her part-jit- lis- teffKxi breathk*=s!}'. Lady l>eti'\ turning over tho wiappings, lound a pencilled message-—"In token of all everlasting gratitude." Wheal th- cli Id had (dipped away she she-wed the. paper to her husband, who was laughing silently over the child's "To think of tli, I tinaj she iuKl been allowed to tolit, tiiat long ride alorw. earrung out an adventure like that Is it a New Woman we are loarmg to take tho k.w into h< r own hands?" But the mother smiled tendcrk as she. made reply. "Nothing so very new about. it, I think, dear love. Is it not as old as the old, old words: 'Blessed aie the merciful, for they sh-all obtain mercy?' CHAPTER II. j THE DEBUTANTE. Oo 1 look nice, Dacklv? Do I Jook nice? Don't you think you'v got a. VPU fine bird for a daughter, now tlmt sh?'s got he-r fine fcath<-n» on?' Quoenic—a radian: vision of whitened and silvery sparkle—sw< pt ?ir Percivai tho .?rand curtsey she- had b < n piactising with a view to her pixsse.ntaiion and dre-w herself up slowly to her sl ander height, laughter in her and a joyous excitcment radiating from her animated face. j i,, (, d of lit?, Ihe father r<?atd<'d i?r over tin; < J? of htH newspaper, and :.h?j laid it down upon his knee that he might n':e her the better. Truly a daughter of whom any pnent might be p:-o, a gracious, graceful creature—"divinely tall" if not oxaotly- 'most divinely fair." Yet there were many gelden gleams in tihe blown sliacks of the waving abundant hair, and the ripples in it scem--d to catch the light, whether of lamps or sunshine, making the piovailing effect a Sfhimmering bronze. Her skin was very fair and of a wonderfully fine grain her hands and foot were exquisitely moulded, though of a «ize proportioned to-her height. The face was full of an aroli sweetness and vivacity, which gave it a charm altogether independent of the (k"icat, moulding of t-he slightly irregular features. No one paused at the outset to criticise Quecnifi's features, or try to analyse the- reason why she charmed. The charm asserted itself quite- (a!J It seemed) independently of any special claim to I beauty. The girl herself used to Amy that bfi., had this-—deny it laughingly, to tease her old nui-se, or the father who waft so proud of her. or the big- brother who alternately teased and worshipped her. But there was a peculiar quality in her aspect, best doe&ribed, perhaps, by the word radiant, thai caused criticism to fall dead, and gav? to her an individuality which instantly differentiated her from the rank and I file of "pretty girls." This her parents had noted in their far aw ay Devonshire home, whone Que'nie luui of iccent years made her appearance at local gaieties. But her debut in London had been several times I postponed a.nd s he was t wo and-twenty before she was p'eemt? to t? big world of fashion- able society in ih? matTopo?is. She had begged not to "conic out properly" till she had tumed twenty; she so loved the {r?doin of h<?' country home, and th" glories of tho spring ticic and e?r'y summer. Then, during two foHowing seasons, io?sfB in the family had hindered Sir P?rcivai and Lady Dene from the whirl of a London season. These los?M, however—of Qucenie's uncles and %,Int&-ITi rather rapid succession through influ- enza, bad turned the maiden into something of an heiress. From a child &he had been beloved by all; she was the pet and plaything in many bouses. Money bad been willtd to her from several relatives in easy circumstances, and one maiden aunt had b'rquoathed to her a for- tune of twenty-five thousand pounds, with the rcvert-ion of a similar amount on heir mother's death. Whispers to this eff- ct had already gone about, and the young debutante, who as yet j had only been seen riding in the- Row at her fathers side, wat, already an object of interest. in many circles, and Lady Ravenseroft was T0- garded with a (x>Jtain amount of envy, as beting Ihe old family friend at whose; houw the girl's first appearance was to bo made. "I'm going to dance, every dance, Daddy, and; nave a lovely time. J suppose a little later 011 I sila!] begin to say 'n. ripping time' ,ure. I hope yün won't, my Ja.rijll I" "So do 1. Daddy. I do think the slang the gills taik is ugly. I don't want to catch the I trick, and if you hate, it too, I won't. But I'm going to enjoy my first London ball from begin- I ning to end. At least if I get partners Sh." paused for a moment, her bright, eyee brim- ful of mirth, her daintily shod feet moving to and fro in light waltz-like steps; "and if I don't I shall dance with you. Dudi?y. Yes I shall—whether you like it or net. For dance I must when the band tunes up." "WoH. my darling. I do not anticipate that you will bo left a wallflower, and if yon are your old dafd must see what. he can do to make up for the deficiency's of the ck-gen-mite young- mcci. "Ah, I'll dance with you all night, if you'll have ms. You aie worth the who;, panjandmnl of young men put together! And tell me, Daddy, about Lord and Lady Ravenseroft^-they used to be your friends, <?c Croftcm, did they not I cy "Yos, he cama into the title unexpectedly a year or two back. Young G.ofton, who is in Percy's icgiment, became Viscount Langton j then. When they both come back next month j from foieign service he will retire I imagine, j Percy used to be a good deal with t'neni when he wi.i a boy, you know and we rather hope-— we parents—that he and Patricia will make a match of it. Perhaps you know so much." "Yes. I think I did know that. Percy used always to be singing the praises of Pairi. i:i to me wheal I was small and he wag big. Some- time; I used to think I should like to box Patricia's ears! You know, Daddy, it was partly ray nanghtincM that I used always to go visit ing tho aunts or the une'ee when the Cloftous were coming to Nobody knew but 1 thought I should quarrel with Patricia, arId as she was go muoh older I felt suee I should et the worst- of it so I used just to get rom..tmdy I to say 'Send Queen io here, and IJI:" j rwk w; done." "Saucy pu And so now you have still the 1 e-eiiuaintanee to make* cf your parriiV oh!< »t friends?"' more inteieisting to melee it ■ now," quo:h Queenie, pwdting hers. If or (he- ami of his e.lwiii' "I'm- going io make gr-ear ftiondswitii Patneia. I saw her in the Row. She rode boautifu'ly, and most of ti-win nord ride at all—just slop aon; anyhow, all 0:1 01 v side- and fCl in a wobble. We looked at one another, and 1 think wo fe't like kindred s-pirits. I'm j going to bo good now and iybrkt- great frieaivis. Fancy, if one: clay we are A rustle cf silken raiment announced tjie a: rival of Lady Drn Queenie looked ari hor with adoring <ye«> of love. cried, and sprang up with swift grac-c of move- ji mem to cross the 100m aud kiss her. (To be continued.)