Just at this dramatic moment a courier dashed up with a telegram from the
Czar and Czarina, and their gifts for the bride,--a magnificent tiara and
necklace of diamonds. The other presents were already displayed in a
magnificent room; but we saw their splendor through the glass of locked
cases,--a precaution surprising to an Englishwoman. The large swan of
forcemeat was the only reminder of boyar customs at the rather Parisian
feast. Wine was served between the courses, with a toast; while guests in
turn left their seats to express their sentiments to bride and groom, who
stood to receive them.
--Mary Louise Dunbar: _The Household of a Russian Prince_
("Atlantic Monthly ").
+Theme XXII.+--_Write a paragraph by giving details for one of the
following topic statements:_--
1. There were many interesting things on the farm where I spent my summer
vacation.
2. The sounds heard in the forest at night are somewhat alarming to one
who is not used to the language of the woods.
3. I am always much amused when the Sewing Circle meets at my mother's
house.
4. Good roads are of advantage to farmers in many ways.
5. A baseball game furnishes abundant opportunity to exercise good
judgment.
6. I remember well the first time that I visited a large city.
7. I shall never forget my first attempt at milking a cow.
8. The haunted house is a square, old-fashioned one of the colonial type.
9. A mouse suddenly entering the class room caused much disturbance.
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