A Baked Bonnet

During a recent rainstorm a society woman was caughfc in a sudden downpour aud was conipelled to run home iu very nndignifïed Her dignity, however. wasn't damaged as much as her bonnet. ïhe latter had been a dream of beauty wheu she started out. It was a perfect nightmare when she reached home again. She thought that a little heating would bring it about all right. The kitchen fire had gone out, but she put the bonnet in the oven and prepared to build the fire. Just as she had gol all the materials together the doorbeil rang. It was a caller. Thevisitor was a great gossip, and she had a brand new Ijjt of scandal to teil. The two women became very much absorbed iu their chat. Duriug the qDurse of it the servaut girl, who had been out for the afteruoou, returned and passed backinto the kitchen. About au hour later the two gossips.in the parlor begau touotice a queer odor coming from the kitchen. The truth of the sitnation suddenly flashed upoii the hostess, who immediatelyrushed out into the kitchen. There she found to her horror that the girl had builc the kitchen fire and her lovely bonnet lay in the oven roa.sted toa crisp.