Compensation.
I like these stormy days that come
And shut us in safe with ourselves;
With aray skies overhead and solt-toned
rain,
Whose steady drip is like to distant music's
undertone;
Thou, safe within the quiet room,
My thought and 1 fear not to meet,
To own myself the other's guest,
And rest at ease with comverse rare.
But not to sesk with far-off quest
The best of other conutries fair;
But quietly to note the rain,
The picture on the further wall,
The carpet’s warm yet soft-toned hus;
My thought and I are one again.
No discord frets us with its sting,
‘We each our treasures gladly bring
Of laughter light, of sunny Rays,
1 give my guest no quick reproof,
And he—Le does not stand aloof,
But filngs Lis idle fancies free,
And when I follow quick to seize
The sunshine and the depth I see;
Thought smiles, but stops sluding me,
And then [ once more heed the rain,
And sit content, content to walt;
W Lat mind we though the days grow late, —
1t goes to bring another day.
My. Bilkins is a most accommodat- |
ing neighbor. All last winter, when |
Squire Prescott’s family were in Eu- |
rope, he went over their house every
day to see that it was as they left it,
and took such care of the stock that
the squire said he thought it would pay
him to stay away. The squire brought |
back some additions to the farm;among
others a fine Guernsey cow-—Queen |
Bess—and her calf. The latter they
named Princess. The two wére the
admiration of the farmers for miles
around, They had more faith in this
living stock than in any to be pur-|
chased off a broker.
When the Princess was six weeks
old, the squire called Mr, Bilkins in,
as he was passing, and, to his astonish-
ment made him aspresent of her.
So along the country road. shortly
after, Mr. Bilkins joyfully wended his
way, leading by a rope the baby of
Queen Bess. She proved to be very
frolicsome and headstrong; what with
her jumping, tugging and pulling, her
new master had a trial indeed.
But although breathless, Mr. Bilkins
did not lose his patience; triumph
beamed from every line of his perspir-
ing face. It added to his pleasure to
meet several farmer friends who, rec-
ognizing the royal beauty, asked face-
tiously it he was stealing the squire’s |
calf, Mr. Bilkins explained, with be- |
coming modesty, how he came to be |
the owner of such a valuable bit of |
beef. So, although attended with |
some difficulty, Mr. Bilkins’ progress |
homeward was a sort of triumphal |
march, with variations—aeccording to |
the mood of the Princess.
He entered his own yard with the |
air of a conquerer. He hastened to- |
wards the great barn, intending to |
fasten his uneasy prize to a post till he |
could prepare a pen, and thus transfer |
tho strain from muscle to Iinsensate |
wood. |
it happened that Mrs, Bilkins was |
in the barn when ne arrived, and also |
Orrin, the hired man. The latter was |
examining a broken frame on which |
was stretched Mrs. Bilkins' latest work |
of art in rags, a hooked-in mat. The
design was a wonderful garland of |
flowers—whosa roses Orrin stupidly
mistook for colored cabbages—in the
midst of which a yellow cat reposed. |
As this masterpiece was to compete |
for a prize at the next *‘cattle-show.”
Mrs. Bilkins hoped Orrin could repair
* the frame. He said he could. Indeed, |
Orrin never acknowledged that any-
thing was beyond his ability. He had |
even taken the old clock to pieces when
it stopped; but assurance would not |
put it together again without the aid |
of knowledge, and he was forced to |
wheel it to town. As he lost a part of
the machinery on the way, it cost not |
a little mnoney. Mrs. Bilking’ faith in |
Orrin never recovered from that shock. |
That was why she lingered, resolved
that he should not get her mat-frame
into a worse condition, and why she
was present when her spouse made his |
hasty entrance. She shared his delight,
declaring she didn’t know when she'd
seen such a beautiful bossy.
“It orter bel” said Orrin, with his
inimitably profound air. ‘‘It's the |
real Gun’sy; wath a big price amongst |
any o’ them fancy farmers.”
Mr. Bilkins turned the Princess over
to Orrin. And then occurred some-
thing that Mrs, Bilkins always con-
nect the arrival of the foreign scion
with ragimats. For somehow, In the |
transfer, the calf executed a new ma- |
nouvee, got away, and plunged into
the frame, There was a crash gnd a
feminine suriek as the Princess danced
off in it. When at length the garland
and the pussy were handed to Mrs,
Jilksus, she had given up all hope of
obtaining the prize.
A little pen, labelled by Orrin,
“Gunsy princess,” now became the
home of the calf.
She held quite a court there, for
evary one who called at the farm must
see the squire’s gift. Experts sad she
would make a most valuable cow, a
prospect that greatly helped Mr. Bil.
kins bear with the foreigner, as daily
her activities strengthened in the wrong
direction, She a chronic habit of
jumping over walls, and preferred to
browse in a neighber’s garden to the
finest pasture. Almost daily Orrin
gned, “That ‘ere Gunsy’s got out
aginl”
Then, after a prolonged chase, Mr.
Bilkins would appear in the kitchen,
sink into the nearest chair, wipe his
heated brow, and tell his wife, confi
dentially, that if he'd known that calf
was going to be such a pester, he
“‘wouldn’t have taken her for a gift!”
When this selfish baby was eight
months old, Mr. Bilkins was called
upon bya , Whe was pass.
ing through the town, and who asked
if he would sell the calf. .
“I've thought sometimes I might,”
said Mr, Bilkins, “Bat anybody that
wants that call ’s got to pay for itl"’
His emphasis hinted at a large sum.
He repeated the sentence several times
before he would give his figures. Fi-
nally he offered the Princess for sev-
enty-five dollars, declaring he knew it
was a large sum, but she was a real
Gu . The dealer departed, sayin
a let him know in a few wy
a
Very soon Mr, Bilkins received this
bribdf letter:
“Mn. BiLgins—I accept your offer.
Will take calf at $75. F. O. B, cars,
Boston.”
That “F. O. B.” was the subject of
Mr, Bilkins' frequent conjectures, until
he found that it meant ‘Free on Board’
the cars.
“Who'd a thought it!" exclaimed
Mrs. Billkius, when the mysterious
characters were explained to her.
“Well, be you a-going to run the resk
o’ getting that highty-tighty acrost the
city? Orrin’ll have to go, and that’s
an extra expense,’’
Mr. Bilkins, having already settled
these points, induldged in a little mas-
culine sarcasm at hls wife's expense.
“He'd look pretty,” he said, ‘wouldn't
he, cantering through Boston hanging
on to thut calf? No, sir! that Guernsey
was going to be boxed up so she'd have
to ride as quiet as a lamb.”
Carpenter Simons was called in to
estimate the cost. He wanted ten dol-
lars to make the box in shape, and fur-
nish the lumber. Mr. Bilkins labored
with him, but he would take no less.
“He's jest bleeding on us,” said
Orrin, who saw a chance to cover him-
self with glory. *1’d resk it but I can
get up as good a Lox as Simons,"
So Orrin got the job. Mr. Biliins
silencing his wife's misgivings by show- |
ing her that their hired man would |
thus save them nearly a month's wages,
They now planned a rude sort of cage, |
in one end of which was a coor that |
could be raised for the entrance of the |
Princess. |
Unfortunately for the plan, Mr, Bil-
Kins let Orrin do the measuring—>Mrs.
Bilkins should have attended to that
herself. Orrin’s standard for determin- |
ing the length of the Princess was the
rake handle, He carefully marked the |
from the barn to the box, somebody
spoke to him, his thumb moved, a small
circumstance in Orrin’s estimation; be
guessed he knew pretty near where the
place was, and, re-instating the mark,
went confidentially to work.
Another small eireumstance — the
nails gave out! Bat Orrin triumphed
over the imminent prospects of waiting
while he went to the store, by using
what he called *‘butts,” or parts of
nails.
“Some folks'd sink right back’d do
nothin’ 'cause their nails had gn out,” |
said Orrin.
contrivance if you're golng
things!”’ {
The box being done, Mr. Bilkias |
prepared himself for the trip, It was |
an event, as he had not been to Boston |
for years. Mrs. Bilkins got his “stove- |
pipe hat” down from the top of the |
closet. It was four years behind the |
times, but after being well-polished
with her elbow, it covered—Iin her eyes
—her husband with becoming dignity, |
As far as possible, everything was made |
ready for the might before, as Mr, Bil-
kins must take an early train,
In the morning he arrayed himself 1n
his best before boxing up the calf, that |
he might not keep her walling. As it
had become generally known that the
young Guernsey was going to leave
town, old Deacon Grant and several of
the neighbors dropped in. After a
critical survey of the box, the former
said:
“This ere 'll be a pretty tight |
squeeze, Bilkins; you'd ought to make
this a grain bigger.”’
It was in the middle of the barn-
Orrin
went to the front and thrust some corn
through to tempt Miss Dossy to enter
But she didn't like the looks
of things, and refused, firmly bracing
her aristocratic hoofs.
Mr. Bilkins said he thought she'd go
if he pushed a little. So he and Deacon
Grant attempted it,
But the calf backed suddenly, send- |
ing both into the meal-chest and es-
capel to the barn-yard, where she cut
up many new capers, When at length
she was caught, the cage proved to be,
as the deacon thought, rather short;
for after Orrin let down the door, and
the Princess had accommodated herself |
to straightened circumstances, she
looked something like a young camel,
“I told ye sol" said the deacon.
“Well, | guess she'll stand it!” sald
Mr. Bilkins, *‘It’s only two hours’ |
ride. Orrin he’s going to the depot.
I'll have to handle her myself in Bos-
ton. Got to get her acrost the city,
**You've got to have some |
to rush |
were traveling together in the freight
Car.
odd freight to the Albany Station.
**This box 1s pretty shaky,” said the
man, when they took it off the car,
Mr. Bilkins explained thal they didn’t
think the calf would be so heavy, as
they lifted one end of the box upon the
on; but just then the engine's
shriek frightened the expressman’s
horse. He moved despite several fran
tic yells from the cage-bearers, and
down it went on the pavement, knock-
ing out one end. The Princess began
to back out, Mr. Bilkins and the team-
ster tried to push Ler in, but her royal
will was aroused, she retrograded with
such force and rapidity that Mr. Bil-
kins was pushed violently against the
building, and the Guernsey was free in
the streets of Boston!
Away she scampered along Canal
street, every teamster she passed giving
an inspiring cheer, Mr. Bilkins rushed
after, ploughing th the mud, ut-
terly indifferent to hus black suit,
one thought uppermost in his distracted
inihd-the calf must } be Suiivere at the
© pro
As Mr, iTkina along, in his
antiquated suit, high dicky, and gaaver
set on the back of his head, it
have been difficult to decide feh
logken the wilder--Mr, Bilkins or the
Before they had gone many rods a
large number of people joined in the
race. The call ran swiftly on without
a pause, until she met a horse-car, This
was something new; the Princess stop-
ped short.
With a gleam of satisfaction In his
@ “1 have you now!” expression
--Mr, Bilkins stretched forth both
hands to grasp her; but the Princess
dodged him, and was upon the sidewalk
and away Everybody cleared
the track as
was coming.
The second thing that arrested the
¥
Princess was the brilliantly painted
figure of an Indian holding a tomahawk.
Again Mr. Bilkins hoped, grasped and
missed, the Guernsey eluding him by
turning a skort corner,
Now it chanced that an old fruit
dealer was sweeping around his stand,
with his back towards them. The
Princess brushed past him with her ut-
most momentum; before he realized
what struck him he threw up both
hands and fell against the corner of his
fruit-stand, upsetting it.
Mr. Bilkins saw it all in one ago-
nized glance, as he sped by after his
property, who had now turned into an
alley.
Presently he saw a new danger for
the valuable calf—a policeman at the
end of the passage-way, who, behold-
ing her approach with a shouting crowd
in pursuit, evidently took it to be a
case of hydrophobia that ought to be
exterminated, This fact flashed into
Mr. Bilkips’ mind as he saw him take
a firm stand with upraised club, He
felt that it would surely descend fa-
tally upon the skull of the Irincess,
and all the golden possibilities of her
future would be extinguished forever,
and she bs worth only the price per
pound of ordinary veal.
“Wart! Hold on! Don’t spoil the
critter!" he shoted.
The officer did not hear, but braced
himself for the conflict. The Princess
off by the crowd, and with a valor
worthy of herself charged at the enemy
in front.
She was too quick for him; his war.
with laughter, then he fell to the
ground,
At the end of the alley was a large
Rather thau enter the
noisy street, the Princess ran in there,
making straight for the opposite door,
which was then wide open,
She avoided instinctively the rows of
have got out without damaging any-
thing if an old lady who was leaving
had not closed the door after her, ~
Little did the good dame think, as
she walked slowly homeward, after |
ordering the dinner, what a whirlwind |
she Jet loose in the quiet shop by just
For it threw the |
frantic. Her hoofs stamped choice
butter, and crushed several parcels of |
eggs, to the horror of the provision |
dealer, who kept shouting:
“Somebody's got to pay for this!”
This ended the race af the Princess,
Bilkins very soon secured her, |
and was trying to explain matters sat.
isfactotrily to the bespattered police-
man.
“‘What does this mean, sir?" asked |
officer. “We can't have calves!
running loose in the streets of Boston!" |
“1 hadn't no idea she'd get loose.
Why, we boxed her up ourselves, Orrin
—that’s my hired man—and me. Cale’-
lated to get her through in good shape; |
got a man here in Boston to carry her i
acrost, and if the cars hadn't tooled |
and started the horse and upset the box,
and there'd been better nails ’stead ’o
Orrin’s butts, we wouldn't a been here,
I wouldn't had it happen for a five |
dollar billl"
“Five dollars!’ sald the store keeper. |
“I want that for the damage done |
here!’
“I can’t be responsible for what the |
critters done.”
“it's your calf, isn't it?” answered |
“Course you're re-
sponsible, but I'll figure the thing
down fine: I don’t want to make any-
thing out of you.”
He hastily estimated the cost as three
dollars and ninety-four cents. Mr,
Bikins was paying this when the fruit
vender appeared, breathless and augry.
**Dot beast smashed mine whole pees-
ness! Somepody’s dot to pay for dis;
must have five dollar!"
Mr. Bilkins finally settled with him |
for three dollars and also gave the po-
liceman two dollars, which so mollified |
that worthy that he assisted in getting |
again.
When she was securad by a strong |
Mr. Bilkins wiped his healed
It was gone, lost
in his great run! He told the bystand-
taken fifty dollars for it, as it was his
grandfather's, |
**What kind of a watch was it?” in.
“It may be handed
in. 1'il take your address and let you
know if it does up.”
“I'll be obl , an’ ye shan’t lose
nothing,” said Mr. Bilkins, fervently.
“Well, it had a large sized silver case;
was an English pinch back: had one o’
them ring chains and ornamunt, Well,
good-bye, friend, one and all.”
Mr. Bilkins rode away. He was not
seen by any of his acquaintances for
two days. en he arrived at his own
farm, a wiser man by the various expe-
riences he had passed through. This
rapidly acquired knowledge had cost
him, besides the watch, thirty-four dol-
lars and eighteen cents, he having
brought home out of the seventy-five
dollars bus forty-five dollars and eighty -
two cents,
**1 can put my finger on the weak.
spot of the whole thing,’’ he told Or-
rin. “We started wrong. It was
those butts of your'n. It don't do to
use poor nails. The next time we sell
a calf, I propose to have a regular man
make the box, and have no more meas-
uring with rake-handlea!’’
A marked feature of ceremonious
dresses Is the laying of light, semi.
t fabrics over heavy ones.
Laces, white and black, including the
point d’esprit nets, are familiar exam-
ples of this, In addition are the old
fashioned bareges, restored to hayor,
uslins, veidlings and al
t-colored Bic
these light fabrics ng, and gray,
lac and other su by
older women,
Senve fried oysters with a gravy
made from hot water and the
they are fried in, send
shades
A STREET CORNETIST.
——
A Man Who Makes a Fair Living at
His Vocatiom,
What Brooklynite happening in the
vicinity of the City Hall dally has
failed to notice a tall, well-dressed in-
dividual carrying a cornet under his
arm? If the observer be curious and
take the pains to watch the owner of
the cornet he will find that musician,
for such he is, will take a position in
Fulton street, between Adams street,
and Myrtle avenue, and after many
flourishes will play the opening notes
of some popular melody of the day.
A reporter, in company with a score of
idlers, listenad to the street musician,
while he performed selections from the
Mikado’ and “La Traviata,’”” The
impromptu concert was not confined to
popular music, by any means. When
the eornetist had worked the block for
all it was worth he made his way to a
neighboring saloon, where he was found
by the reporter seated at a table, quafl-
ing a glass of beer with apparent relish.
He said:
“T'wo years ago I was a member of a
theater orchestra in New York, but
losing my position and -belng at my
wits’ end to earn a living, I concluded
to try the ‘street act.’ Does it pay?
Well, yes; although I suppose a steady
job would pay better. When in an or-
the summer have made nearly twige
that sum in the same space of the,
water places. In Saratoga [ passed
two weeks, during which 1 made $05.
I put up at a cheap boarding house and
saved my money. At Loug Branch I
didn’t do so well, but managed to pay
expenses. Street cornet playing is no
novelty, but yet many men seem to
make a fair living at it.”
“Ave all street musicians artists?”
“Not by any means, The larger part
of the violinists, harpists and cornetists
playing in the street are ‘hamfats?
But two street cornetists whom I know
ever played in orchestras. While I find
Brooklynites very generous I always
Wall, New and Broad streets almost
‘The brokers having nothing to
N yme-
80. Last Friday Igollected $8 in twice
ties were at least appreciated on that
the re-
Exhib-
allowed
porter to *‘set 'em up again.”
*{ had that instrument specially
made for me.
the ordinary cornet and gives a bigger
volume of sound, It is necessary lo
nave such an instrument for street pur-
The constant passing of trucks
i
3
i
|
the cornet,
a classical nature unless requested to,
although [ am perfegily competent to
do 80. Beside, classical music isn’t
popular. I find that old familiar
and waltzes are better apprecia
“Nancy Lee,” “H Sweet Howe,”
“Molly Darling,” and similar composi
to tire the people. In
many of the poorer districts my cornet
is enjoyed, I can tell you. My custom-
ers are not confined to the wealthy.
You smile when 1 say cuslomers
Probably you think I don’t have such
I know of two ¢hildren
living in Montague street who look for-
ward to my coming each week with a
great deal of pleasure. They save up
in that street, atl least,
“Am I married? Yes, and live in
Jrooklyn. 1 support my wife and four
children nicely from the eurnings gained
bw my cornet. The life of a street mu-
siclan 1s an independent one. He can
work when he pleases, and is not re.
stricted as to his territory. When
come unproductive, I propose to move
my family to Chicago. 1 Jearn that the
west has not yet been visited by street
cornetists, In rainy weather 1 stay
home and help my wife tend the babies.
Tbe liquor stores are great temptations
to street musicians. Many proprietors
seldom refuse to patronize street music-
ians, but their appreciation shows itself
in the shape of drinks and cigars, and
pot money. If a man is naturally in-
clined to drink, he will soon became a
drunkard, if he accepts every drink
offered him. In winter I don't make
so much money as in the summer, but
manage to save enough during the
warm weather to help me bridge over
the cold.”
el ———
Mr, Haggin, having purchased
during the season the broodmares
Maud Hampton and Explosion, has
not sent them to California, but left
them in Kentucky, the former to be
bred back to King Ban, with the hope
of getting another King Fox, while Ex.
plosion is returned to Falsetto in hopes
of getting another Dewdrop.
season among the trainers than has
been the case for a long time. Mr.
0 ns will remain with The Bard
and Chesterbrook. Mr. Littlefield will
Senile with Preakness, asmsted by
eakes, as will Pincus. with Mr, Bel-
*
Stewart, with
ba rfax nds;’’ Rogers,
with Captain Brown; McClelland, with
Baldwin; while Matt Byrnes will han-
die Mr. P. Lorillard, Jr.'s, lot. The
only change of any importance is in
Mr. Withers’ stable, Mr. Riley will
sever his connection with it, after ten
years service, Who will succeed him as
tratner to “the Gentleman in Black”
Mr, Withers offered the
to table with a bordering of mashed po-
i
i
HORSE NOTES,
~{zovernor Btanford has 204 mares
on his Palo Alto farm in California.
~Troublé, the once famous steeple
chaser, now pulls a cart through the
streets of Saratoga.
—Joekey Garrison 1ode three winners
~-his only mounts—on the second day
of the Washington meeting.
~{3arrison and Church, the heavy
and light-weight jockeys, will probably
ride for 8, 8. Brown next season.
—George Efner, of Buffalo, has sold
to James W, Whitney, of Rochester,
a B.year-old filly, by Sherman, for
$2500 cash,
—R, B. Copklin has sold to C, W.
Reagan, of Bt, Albans, Vt, the b. a
Sheldrake, foaled 1885, by King Wilkes,
dam Grace Rogers, for $2000,
~Captain Bruce, of New York, has
broken his 3 year-old filly Listell to
harness. She has fine trotling action,
and can-go close to J minutes,
wit. 8 sald that colts raised on a
light sandy soll appear to lack the
strength and muscular development of
those of the same age reared in Ken-
tucky.
—J. TL. Case will winter his trottmg
be moved to Glenview, his recently ac-
quired Kentucky farm.
— August Belmont, Jr., amused the |
people at the New York Horse Bhow ro- |
cently by tumbling and pitching with |
Lady Evelyn over hurdles in the ring. |
He should make a good circus per-
former.
—3. D. Shipman, who, for more than !
twenty-five years, has been with Mr,
Backman at Stony Ford, Orange
county, N. Y., died at that place on
October 26. Mr. Shipman was well
known to horsemen.
~It is estimated that the average
18 not more than $250. The average
price realized for the 463 head sold ab
was $783, which
leaves a handsome profit.
.—Bighty head of thoroughbreds,
compriging the horses in training and
yearlings of the Melbourne Stable, of
Mr. BR. C. Pate, Messrs, Chinn & Mor-
gan and other gentlemen, will be sold
at Lexington, Ky., on Dacember 15.
—John 8S. Campbell, the former
driver of Richball, the pacer, will take
in the Texas circulf with the runners
Berlin, Elsie B, and Ligan, probably
winding up at New Orleans, leaving
Jim Gray, Panka and the remainder of
the Campbell and: Fenton strings to
w. ler at Memphis
~The Bard has won eight consecu-
tive races, His record for the season
is eleven victories, with gross winnings
han has been won by any horse this
year, and $18,000 more than Wanda |
won in 1885, she being the largest in- |
dividual winner last season.
~The sale of thoroughbred yearlings |
the past seas: Las been enormous. No |
less than 463 head wers disposed of at |
public auction, and the aggregate real- |
ized was $302,484 an average of §732.« |
00. This far overlaps 1885, when 343
yearlings sold for $246,486, an average i
of $701.12. This year the get of 11 |
stallions averaged over $1000, The |
young stallion Falsetto really leads the |
column for 1886, with an average of |
$1607.50 for 20 head. It is the best |
average ever made by a stallion in thas
country, for so great 8 number of year-
lings is not calculated to belp the aver- |
age, as there\are chances of inferior |
ones selling 80 low &8 to injure it. But |
the lowest prices paid was $400, while |
13 of them sold for four figures. The |
transcendent form of Dewdrop, coupled |
with the high character of the perform- |
ance of Rupert and Jengie Treacy, |
have given this young stallion a pres- |
tige second to Bo horse in America. |
Ten Broeck’s average is $1550 for |
3 head, King Alfonso’s $1405 for 16
FASHION NOTES
— Velvet may almost be said to be the
leading feature in the winter's styles.
On plain suits are seen collars, cuffs
and revers; in more elaborate ones,
panels, skirts, basques, Fedora jackets
ppears in combination
with all kinds of wool and silk.
—~One of the new shades for autumn
is a handsome Vandyke brown of a
rich sheeny hue, blending well with
either of the new shades of Mari.
borough red, marine-blue, or the ori-
ental stripes and plaids in thelr intricate
and mimitable commingling of scarlet,
green and gold.
—Anotber prominent characteristic
that is especially important is the great
variety of corsages of all sorts which
are to be worn with skirts of different
materials, There will be an sinusual
demand for silk materials in small
quantities for these Jackets, basques
and coats, Velvet, plush, eatin and
rich black silks will be especially popu-
lar for them,
~There are no marked changes in
the manner of making new dresses;
their novelty consists in small details,
in new colors, and in odd ways of
combining various fabrics, Basques
with vests and revers are retained, also
long bouffant draperies with either
plain or plaited skirts, and as these
were all worn last winter it will not be
difficult or expensive to rearrange the
dresses of last season and give them a
new andl stylish appearance.
—Rich embroideries in imitation of
Hungarian work are made of flat silk
tufted
chenille, Bands of this decorate the
skirt, sleeves and basque front. Other
new embroideries are in velvet applique
on cloth, the work in raised silk out-
lined with beads or metallic threads,
Panels for handsome silk and satin
dresses are bordered with Henalssancs
designs in satin-stitch embroidery, io-
termixed with plush flowers in relief.
—One of the fashionable corsages
which 1s likely to prove very popular in
evening dress is made of black sik
velvet, opening broadly half the length
of the front over a chemissite Russe
wide straps of black velvet which go
over the shoulders with a dainty fall of
lace beneath them mmply to vell the
top of the arm. The back is cut down
slightly in a V-shape and ends in a
very short |*‘bird’s tail’ pestilion with
a fan of lace set between the two
plaits, This corsage can be worn over
skirts of any nich description,
~The first characteristic in the new
fashions abroad is the rarity of cos-
tumes made entirely of ope plain ma
terial (exceps, of course, in mourning).
The utility tailor-made suits are, 0
some extent, an exception, but even
bright or light silks, crapes, etc. They
than heavy cloths, Next ccme the
combination wool dresses. These are
of the handsome striped goods (the
stripes either horizontal or perpendicu-
lar) with plain fabrics,
~ Very stylish toilets are made in the
louis XV style. The skirt front, or
tablier, is of lace, fully gathered
around the waist, and trimmed across
with two plaited ruches of ribbon.
This skirt front is placed over an un-
derskirt of faded rose silk; a tunic
skirt of silk brocade in a rich floral
pattern opens over this skirt front, it is
looped up at the sides with flowing
bows of ribbon, afd fully puffed out at
the back; peaked bodice, opened io a
square in front, and trimmed with rib-
bon ruches; sleeves short te the elbow,
and trimmed with ruches and lace
frillings.
—One promenade costume is made
{ a blue woolen goods with a border.
The left side is trimmed with a panel
oraamented with plush ribbons placed
lengthwise. In front is 8 double-plaited
skirt, raised onthe left side so as to
join the back overskirt, which is also
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Spendthrift has folowed up his success
of 1885 with $1477.27 for 11, which is |
particolarly large, considering that 10!
of them were fillies. King Ban, too, is |
and on its right side, descends in an
embroidered panel and buttons under-
neath from one side to the lining of the
other. The back 15 scalioped and
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Ban Fox and King Fox he is safe for |
great things next season. Onondaga |
also went up high with $1282.14 for 14
head, considering that his get were
practically untried at the time of the
sale. Longfellow got well up through
his Nevada filly, which sold for $3000.
In 1877 Lexington appeared to be the
were offered at Woodburn—the last of
the get of the old horse—and they aver-
aged $1370. In 1878 Virgil was in
great force, and led the stallions with
an average of $1215.83 for six head. In
1879 the last of the get of Australian
were offered at Woodburn, 4 head, and
they averaged $1400—the best of the
year. The season of 1880 was marked
hy poor Glenelg leading, with
a0 Ave of $644.41 for 14 head.
But in 1881 the prices leaped up higher
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side and is trimmed with embroidery.
Another is of check wool goods in red
and seal-colored stripes. The false
skirt is covered in front with a narrow
tablier, over which is a plaited drapery
raised on the left side under a sort of
: The fronts fall loose and
colored faille, draped in its back in
n panel in front. The
having a narrow plaiting at the
, is surrounded by three rows of
silk scallops. The skirt is completed
on the left side with a plaited panel of
embossed velvet; a drapery forming a
round tablier 1s joinad to the panel of
and crosses over and is held
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