THE CASTLE.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7871, 5 August 1911, Page 13

THE CASTLE.

I buildod mo a castle out of cloud. Buttress and bastion flkvgreed with gold. Itampart and turret proud. And donjon bold! No marble Parian Was whiter than the span Of tiie vast keep. No fair dream quarried from tho mines of Bleep. High on. the sapphire hill crests of the moon I sliaped and sot Bach airy parapet While Orphic zephyrs murmured a low tune. The gateway was of shimmering opal wrought, . ■While every tower “Was like a lily flower That had its purity unsullied caught From the eternal thought. Like tho wind tossed snow I bade the stainless banners float and flow With rippling grace Against cerulean space. There was no flaw in all tho stately wall. Or base or capital. And when my, heart Questioned this lavish art With wherefore "and with why. Unto that doubting one X mad© reply- “ What spot may do too fair fox love to dwell Build ed too bright or-shaped too cunningly Or radiant hold dr shining citadel For love to dwell ?" —Clinton Scollard. s S There is no duty wo so much 3, > underrate as the duty of being < > happy. . By being happy, ,we sow < 5 anonymous benefits upon tho i 3 world, which remain unknown j i ©yen to ourselves, or when they i s are disclosed surprise no on© so i \ much as the benefactor.—Xtobert ? \ Louis Stevenson. > THE CEDAR TREE The was considered by the Hebrews as the monarch of the trees, on account of its magnitude and majesty, and the durability of its wood, which some supposed to be indestructible. The Oriental cedar has a strong balsamic odour, and hence the whole forest is so perfumed by fragrance that a walk through -it is delightful, Mb. Lebanon was in ancient times covered with cedars. The psalmist said of the righteous; "He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon/* GLACIERS OF THE SOUTH The glaciers of Switzerland are insignificant beside those seen from tho vessels passing through the strait of Magellan. "Mountains of green and blue ice, with crests of purest snow, stretch fifteen and twenty miles along the channel in several places/' Charles Darwin, the naturalist, was entranced with their beauty, and likened them to "a hundred frozen Niagaras/' So sad life's way. So dark the day—- : Yet what a glad to-morrow; A prayer, a tear ... Why do we fear? For joy shall comfort sorrow. TeH a man ho is brave and you help Mm to become so.—Carlyle.

THE WOMAN. 'Tear from the heart of woman tho tender and pitiful -dream And you snatch from tho sides their glory, you darken the moon’s white gleam: You ruffle the souls of tho roses, you ravish tho scent from these. You silence the voice of tho summer that sounds in tho whispering trees. Tho righteous anger of woman at an innocent creature's wrong. At cruelties heaped on living things that serve us truly and long. Is the wrath of the mighty Father, tho Hash of His vengeful Sword — And tho hand of a tender woman deals the strongest stroke of tho lord," Fashion. Illustration BANDS of velvet on silk and wool materials and simple stamped designs outlined with beads are conspicuous among trimmings this season, and this gown shows them both to advantage. The skirt' is a five gored narrow one that can bo made either with a high or a natural waist lino and with a shaped band at the lower edge, us in this instance, or without it. The blouse is of tho one-piece kind, attractive and becoming, yet simple. Indeed tho entire gown is remarkable for tho little time required for its making and the smart effect obtained. Tho sleeves arc finished with closely fitted cuffs and there is a tiny chemisette with collar which, in this case, are made of tucked muslin. Velvet and velveteen are much liked for indoor gowns just now, and this model could be mado of either one, without the band at the lower edge of tho skirt, and with trimming on tho blouse

of various sorts. Bulgarian embroidery is much liked and could be utilised, or beaded banding could be used either on the velvet or on silk. For a simpler gown, cashmere or Henrietta cloth would be charming. Pine French serge is used and the model has the great advantage of suiting almost every seasonable fabric. '

For the medium size tho blouse will require 2£ yards of material 24 inches wide, yards 36 or yards 44 inches wide, with $ yard of velvet for the trimming portions, i yard 18 inches wide for the yoke. For tho skirt will be needed 4 yards 24 or 36 inches wide or 3} yards 44 inches wide for material without up - and down, but if there is figure or nap, 7 yards 24 or 4 yards 4a inches wide -will bo required. For tho band of velvet on the skirt will bo needed 2 yards 20 inches wide.