FOR JANUARY, 1879. "I did," he answered, "or rather not I, but something speaking in me at the moment; still I feel now that I could strike down either Sir Guy or Mr. Wilfred if they were to use language to me like I heard from Sir Guy's proud sister, Lady D'Estray." "Ah," said Mrs. Gray shaking her head, you may well say proud. I remember her a young girl, and you could not match Miss Camilla North for pride or beauty in the countryside. Then she married Lord D'Estray, and if ever a poor gentleman was hectored and frozen into his grave, he was. It was a good thing she had no children." "It was, for Mr. Wilfred, certainly," replied Gilbert. "I suppose he will settle at Cleethorpe when he comes home from Italy." "Oh yes," replied Mrs. Gray, "I spoke the other day to Willis, the Hall butler, I do sometimes chat with those kind of people, Mr. Armstrong, else in a little place like this they would say I was proud-and he says that Mr. Wilfred has promised his father to give up that wandering artist's life, and settle down at Cleethorpe. He will be home on the 7th of August. I suppose the next news will be of his marriage with some grand lady." "Very likely," said Gilbert wearily. He was tired of this stale talk about the Norths, for whom, as will be seen, he had no friendly feeling, and he longed for Milicent's return. Mrs. Gray wandered into a maze of conjectures concerning Mr. Wilfred's probable choice, but Gilbert Armstrong heard her as if in a dream, keeping his eyes fixed on the garden door till Milicent appeared. The moon shone upon her white raiment as she came quietly up the paved walk, tall and fair as the snowy lilies that blossomed on either hand. Gilbert's heart went out to her with a great rush as she came towards him, and held out her hand in kindly greeting. For the first time, he realised that she must be fair in others' sight as well as his, and with that thought was born a great fear, a great jealousy, concerning the woman he loved, which never wholly died out of Gilbert Armstrong's breast. "I must speak soon," was the thought uppermost in his mind. "I must show her my long love before the idle words of some shallow for ever." Then as he looked at her standing in the moonlight, so young and untried, so girlish and so fair, his heart failed him. She was talking with innocent excitement of the forth flock was to share the care and superintendence of the National school-mistress and her satellites, thus leaving her free to take her fill of the rustic dissipations. A large company was expected, young and old, rich and poor were invited, for all classes were interested in Wilfred North's twenty-fifth birthday, when by the terms of his aunt's will he was to take possession of Cleethorpe Manor and its belongings. Milicent's eyes sparkled as she rehearsed the arrangements for the festival, which had formed the subject of her conversation with the chatty rector's lady, and girlishalmost childish,-glee was written on every feature of her expressive face. A strange kind of pity came into Gilbert Armstrong's mind, such pity as one might feel for a child. "I will wait," he said to himself, "until after the 11th. Let her enjoy this one treat untroubled by thoughts of woman's love and its responsibilities. I will wait till then." When he reached home that night, he found a letter lying on the parlour table. It bore the North crest, and was from Sir Guy. The epistle was courteously worded, and requested Mr. Armstrong to re-consider his decision concerning the sale of Colemarsh Mill, which Sir Guy knew Mr. Wilfred North would gladly purchase at Mr. Armstrong's own terms, and retain him, of course, as a tenant. Some evil influence seemed at work in Gilbert Armstrong's mind as he read that blandlypenned, courteous letter, and when he had finished the perusal, he tore it twice across, and threw it with a passionate gesture into the empty grate. "Is my word of no avail, that a North thinks my mind to be changed by a courteous letter. I have said it once, and I say it again, A NORTH SHALL ONLY HAVE AS MUCH OF MY LAND AS WILL (To be continued). GRATITUDE.-Common natures never experience the sentiment of gratitude; it is only the highminded and intellectual who can ever feel grateful. A CLEAR CONSCIENCE.-How bravely a man can walk the earth, bear the heaviest burdens, perform the severest duties, and look all men boldly in the face, if he only bears in his breast a clear conscience, void of offence towards God There is no spring, no spur, no inspiration like this. To feel that we have omitted no task, and left no obligation undischarged, this fills the heart with satisfaction, and the or man. show the pattern as we have given it: the SHADED PARTS show the exact sizes and form of the portions which have to be added. The Gilet, the Revers, and the Sleeve are all given in their full size complete. The bottom of Front must be lengthened 17 inches at the under-arm seam, and 14 at the front edge, with the front corner rounded off. The notch at D is about 9 inches above the bottom, and is to be left loose in making up. The Side piece must be lengthened 32 inches at the seam under the arm, and 47 inches at the side seam, the width at bottom being 30 inches. The Back must be lengthened 48 inches at the side seam, and 60 inches in the middle of back skirt, while the width at bottom must be 30 inches. The Front-skirt (marked by two holes), must be lengthened 27 inches at the front edge, and 31 inches at the side, the width at bottom being 22 inches. The Under-skirt (marked by three holes) will require lengthening 32 inches at the side seam, and 35 inches in the middle of back, the width at bottom being 22 inches. The making up is very simple, and will be easily understood at a glance by referring to our seventh plate. The Front-skirt must be draped or fulled at the sides, until its length is only 34 inches at front and 35 at the sides; the top part must then be sewn underneath the Gilet along the dotted line A, B; while the side (as indicated by the two cuts) must be sewn to the side of Under-skirt, from the notch at B, to the bottom at C. The dotted lines at bottom of Front show the position which the Front-skirt occupies underneath this piece. In the Gilet it is only the front part, (or else corner pieces,) that need be made of the velours, the other part of the Gilet will not be seen and may be made in lining. The top of underskirt must be sewn to a waistband or broad tape, which fastens in front before the GILET and the front of dress are buttoned. In the Front, the skirt revers must of course be turned back, as shown by the dotted lines: the pleats or fishes in Front and Gilet are marked by pricking. The making up of sidepiece, back and sleeve call for no special remarks. "1879." Once more by God's good leave I stand Before an open gate; Behind me lies the last year's road, Before me lies a doubtful way; And there is much to think and say, 'Tis meet and right, my heart, that we 'Tis meet and right that we should stay, For solemn converse on the way That lies before us from to-day. It may be light and full of love, All flower-bestrewn and warm; It may be dark, and set about 'Tis meet, my heart, that we should pray For strength alike when sunshine falls, For angels' helpful love we pray, H. S. THE FULL-SIZED PATTERNS. The Patterns are all suited for Ladies of medium height and of proportionate figure: measuring 344 inches round the chest and 24 waist, unless otherwise stated in the description. All allowances necessary for seams, are already given to these Patterns. The greatest care is always taken by the binders to ensure the whole of the pieces composing each pattern being folded up in it. If at any time, through accident, our subscribers should find any pieces missing, the Editor will be happy to supply the deficiency post free, during one month after publication, on receip of a letter or post card addressed to him at 1, Kelso Place, Kent sington, London, W. In consequence of the great demand for the new Robe Princesse with train to be carried on the arm, we have this month given another style with the train longer and not so full as that given last month. On account of the number of pieces of which it is composed, we only present our subscribers with one pattern this month instead of two, which is our general number. The GAINSBOROUGH PRINCESSE DRESS is represented on the first figure of our first plate. The pattern consists of eight pieces, viz: Front, Revers, Gilet, Sidepiece, Sleeve, Back, Front-skirt and Under-skirt. The size of our paper would not allow us to give the full lengths to Front, Sidepiece, Back, Front-skirt or Under-skirt, and we have therefore given models of the complete pattern in our seventh plate. The plain white portions of these models, UNDER-SKIRT Middle of Back 35 -30 The small models on this plate show the manner in which the various pieces of our full-sized pattern are to be completed to their full length. The principles on which this new style of dress and its train are made, are shown very clearly by these models. There is an entire underskirt just long enough to clear the ground at back. In front this underskirt is only carried up as high as the lining of the Gilet, while at the back the underskirt is sewn into a waistband which fastens in front underneath the dress. By this means the back of underskirt is held firmly in its place at the waist, without dragging down the back of the dress, or pulling it out of its place. The long train is cut in one with the front, sidepiece and back, and is attached to the side of underskirt, except at the bottom where it is left loose (from D) for about 9 or 10 inches. The train is therefore quite separate from the underskirt, and can be raised up and carried on the arm with the greatest ease. Plate 7. |