FOR THE FAIR HEX.
Fashion Itlotea.
.Jot lace is coming in vogue.
Norrow trains arc stylish.
Dolly Vartlen styles are revived.
New parasols arc generally lined.
Round trains are generally preferred.
Club handles for parasols are revived.
Grecian or bertha waists have revived.
Trains may he cither rounded or square.
Short dresses for country wear have
p aiders.
Short dresses for city wear do not have
paniers.
A new dress material is called Damasse
hunting
Every fashionable dress has satin for a
part of it.
Serre* blue and sulphur color is a favor
ite comoination.
The newest wraps have paniers and are
bouffant in the hack.
Black Breton bids fair to Lake the place
of black French lace.
Balnyeuso* are worn with short a* well
as with trained ssirts.
I .ace mitts and kid gloves are equally
fashionable for ftill dress.
Silk handkerchief overdresses are worn
with plain foulard skirt*.
Black tulle veils, with tiny gold thread
dots, are recent novelties.
Some showy parasols have the ribs
gilded, silvered or colored.
Changeable and shot silks are seen
again on dry goods counters.
Three-quarter length sleeves are worn
with all ilemi-toilet dresses.
Worth uses shot silk in two colors for
some of his most effective costumes.
Passion flowers form part of tho trim
mings of many fashionable evening bon
nets.
Black silk is combined with white
polka dotted black satin for steel cos- ,
tumos.
There is a return to the fashion of lac- j
ing up the back of the corsage of evening
dresses.
The small carriage parasol or sunshade, j
turning over the handle when raised, i*
revived.
Modistes predict that Ix'fore the sum- j
mer is over we will all lc wearing hoop- I
skirt* again.
White wood parasol handles are pre
ferred for plain pungec or twilled soft
silk parasols.
Taint**! riblxin or hands of satin are
the newest thing in the trimming line for
girl* of the period.
They are going to put gold ornament*
on the new bonnet*, or gilt, if the real
stuff is not available.
White wood polished ami carved with
thread tract Tie* imitates ivory to pcrfi-c
-tion in parasol handles.
The neck feat hers of the Impeynn phea
sant make the most effective tipping for
ostrich or marabout plumes.
New parasols have quaint hut finely
cut nnd carved handles of weichsel wood
emitting a delicate perfume.
The chintz-figured satteen* are made
up with long sac'iues,nnd flounced skirt*
with lioriiiT* )>f Hamburg edging.
The new white lawn and organdy mus
lin dresses for house wear nave panier j
basques and Pompadour polonaises.
An excellent woolen-skirt braid, sold
under the name of.Stafford, comes wound '
conveniently for use in four-yard lengths.
Very full rosettes of soft India muslin
and Breton lace arc made to serve either
as a headdress for morning or a* a cravat
bow.
The newest veils are of black tulle with
small dots made of very fine gold thread,
and Iwirdcr lightly wrought in gold above
the hem.
I)re**v apron* ot muslin are trimmed
with lace and bows of ribbons; the
pocket* are lace trimmed and ornamented
with a l>w.
Hug*, alligators, beetles, toads and all
sort* of quaint, queer and curious things
an' found among the carved ornament*
•f parasol handles.
Dressy aprons have hut one pocket on
the right side. Black and colored silk
aprons are trimed with Breton, torchon
and Valenciennes laces.
Black Breton lace i* used to edge white
India muslin forpahots. This combina
tion is new, and is very stylish for wear
ing with white, ecru and pale blue
dresses.
White linen handkerchiefs have narrow
blue or crimson hems, with white polka
dots. They are very effective when
plaited anil knotted together a* lIUWH for
the throat.
l/irge fichu-collnrcttes of India muslin
and Breton tare have a jalxit attached in
front reaching to the waist. Thejnliot
is permanently plaited, and the collarette
fastens beneath it at the throat.
The newest designs of Breton lace have
large flower pattern* that are more
heavily wrought than those usually seen.
The design is like embroidery, instead of
the mere darning of simpler Breton lace.
All sorts of buttons are shown, from
.Srrre* blue enameled porcelain buttons
to plain horn and Washed penrl; jeweled
buttons are also worn; and buttons of
wood, covered with silk, on which artis
tic design* are painted, are sometimes
seen among the spring dress decoraticm
Silk gloves come in a great variety of
shades to match spring and summer
dresses, such as old gold, ecru, tan-color,
roscau (reed green), gendarme blue, rose
pink and Sevres blue. They are very
long, covering the arm hair way to the
elbow, and are fastened by ton buttons.
Another Ainrriran ( nnntrM.
Mi** Ada Hungerford, a sister-in-law
of Mackay of the millions, has Ixrome
Countess Telfener. Tho marriage took
plain In Rome, with rather more prelates
to help than is usual with us when heirs
to the throne are Blowing themselves
away. The king of Italy sent an aide-do*
canip to the ceremony, and after It went
to the races held on the occasion In the
•■ount'* private park. For an American
and her brother-in-law's slster-in-lnw
All** Hung<Tford has been exceedingly
moderate. She might have had her pick
of the dukes of the continent; it was evi
dently a marriage of affection.— lsmdon
World.
Sum mer .Vfsntlra and MelktSi of Trim
mln( The in.
A fashion le'tcr says: When the point*
of mantles sre long, tne trimming 1* some
time* disposed aero** them in three row*,
and when thia i* done it is t ten a I to select
a more elaborate design than when the
trimming is used only * • border. It is
impossible to give any rule for the quantity
of fringe, Ucc or jet trimming placed on a
garment, a* no two peraon* need exactly the
same length ; hut two y*rd* and a half of
any kind of " cloth " goods i* uaually re
quired for the foundation, and a yard and
a quarter for the small mnntle* which, with
the fringe, only rench the waist. Any one
who intend* to add one of these convenient
little garment* to a *uit, ran find out pre
cisely the amount of raxnniure or dounle
width good* required for it, by mea*uring
the dintance from the renter *eam of the
hiuwiue, between the *houlder* to the front
of the wai*t, and hence to the point on the
xkirt where the end* of the garment will
fall. Both halve* of the mantle can l>e cut
from one *trip of wide good*, HO that the
first coat of it need not lie much. Some
ritxkmcrc mantle* are trimmed with gimp
slightlv Nprinklrd with jet and serving n*
a head for lace net on nearly plain, *o a* to
ahow it* pattern, and theae need not !*• very i
•X|ten*ive, although they are pretty. A |
person of fairly 'good figure can usual I v
find a ready-made garment that will loot
well with a very alight alteration, and will
coat lea* than one for which ehu buys the
material*.
Jet i* combined with satin hall* a* well ,
a* with braid on *ome of the mantle*, and
when thio i* the CBHC the fringe usually
allow* mime Hatin effect*, but n yet jet IR j
not introduced into the fringe* used on the
lower edge* of garment*. The fringe* are
liketho*eintroduced in the autumn .except
that they are a little longer. They
mowt invariably arranged in two row*.
The llrrwra nt the Hnyal ITeililliii.
Our liuly readers will thank us for giv- !
itig thctu the following full, Uue nnd
particular account of the costumes worn i
at the late royal wedding at Windsor ly
some of the most distinguished dallies ;
and damsels of the British court:
Her royal highness, the Princess of
Wales, wore her exquisite toilette of
Oriental pearl-colored brocade, richly ;
embroidered in pearls, with ruffles of
point d'Angleterre and narrow bands of
sable. The train was composed of the
darkest amethyst velvet, lined with rich- j
est Oriental pearl satin, liordcrcd in nar- j
row sable; a smaller train of matchless '
point d'Angleterre entirely covering the
center, was fastened on by large me
dallions of pearls. Theeorsage was pro
fusely studded with pearls and diamonds,
ller royal highness wore a tiara of dia
monds, white ostrich feathers and a long
tulle veil, and rows of pearls
and diamonds.
Their royal highnesses, the Princesses
I/>ui*e, Victoria and Maud of Wales,
were attired in dress's of Oriental pearl
colorcd brocade, with stomachers of Ma
line* lace ami ccintures of darkest ame
thyst velvet, over jupes of poult-de-soie
of the same tint, with HMUI volant* of
Ma lines lace.
The dress worn ly her royal highn ess |
the Duchess oKfwk, wan one of raa
niagni licence. The corsage and jupc
were of the palest primrose anil olive
brocade, with plisscs and draperies ot
olive satin. fcstiM'ticil with volants of the
tlncst lloniton lace; the tniin of the
richest olive velvet, lined and bordered in
ennine. was fixed on one shoulder, with
diamond clasps, and diamond stomacher
on conage. Her royal highncM also
wore a tiara of diamonds, lappets, ostrich
feathers and diamond necklace.
The Duchess of Sutherland won* a
magnificent dress of gold and silver hn>-
cadc, mixed with a new shade of Scahi
rnee velvet, and finest point de Venise.
The corsage was trimmed w itli mnfchle**
rubies and diamonds, which blended
iwuutifully with the new shade of velvet.
Her grace wore a tiara of diamonds,
white ostrich feathers and gold and nil- :
vrr veil.
The Marehioness of Salisbury wore a
most liicturesque dress of antique Isiuis
XV. hrneaile, of a very pale reseda hue.
with embosseil wreaths and bouquets of
myosotisand leaves; the jupc was com- '
potted of the darkest n*si*l velvet draped
in hroeade, with festoons of myosoti*
satin. Theeorsage was of velvet, with a
Ixiui- XV. waistcoat of brocade and
beautiful diamond ornaments: the hend
dn - * a tiara of diamond*, white plume*
and veil.
The Marchioness of Conynghaiii wore a
lovely toilette of tnauve satin and ctlv
antique lace, the skirt stri'Wed wltfi
branches of natural mauve and white
lihu s. Her ladyship also wore a tiara of
diamonds, white feathers with veil, and
branches of lilac*.
The Viscountess Crnnhrook wore n
dress of Kiissian gray satin iluchesse,
dn|M*l with guipure lace and velvet of
the same rich shade. m Headdress, dia
monds. plumes and lappet*.
tVhmt lowa l*lrl are Taaht
At the lowa Agricultural College every
girl in the junior class ha* learned how
to make good bread, weighing nnd
measuring their ingredients, mixing,
kneading and baking, ami regulating her
fire. Kai'li has also been taught to lunke
I yeast and bake biseuit. puddings, pies
and cake of various kinds: how to cook
a roast, broil a steak and make a fragrant
cup of coffee; how to stuff and roast a
turkey, make oyster sotip. prepare stink
j for other soups, steam and iiiash (mtntocs
so that they will inelt in the mouth, and,
in short, to get up a first-class meal, com
bining both sub-tant ial and fancy dishes,
in gmsl style. Theory and manual skill
have gone hand in hand. Vast stores of
learning have been accumulated in the
arts of canning, preserving and pickling
fruit*, nnd they have taken practical
lessons in nil the details of household
management, such as house-furnishing,
earn of beds ami bedding, washing and
ironing, care of the sick, eareof children,
etc. The girls, we are informed, are also
thoroughly grounded in science, mathe
matics ami English literature; but this
isofsiiglit moment compared with the
foregoing catalogue of virtues. If there
is any thing that challenges the unlimited
respect and devotion iff the masculine
inind It is ability in woman to order well
her own household. Each one of these
charming lowa girls. St 1* safe to say,
will marry within six weeks after grndu
! at ion.— St. PntU Pionrrr Pre**.
Marrtaute* In Urrnuui'.
Hpeaking of marriages, write* s Berlin
correspondent. I must tell vou shout en
gagement*; they are so entirely business
arrangement* tKat they seem queer. For
instance, s young gentleman looks around
among the young ladies until he find* one
■ whom he know* will hare a good dot. lie
1 grie* to the father, and ask* him for hi*
•laughter. If the party iconsidered a good
one he i* accepted; then the daughter i*
called in and told that she is to marry the
gentleman. Hay the engagement takes plare
at two o'clock—the servant i* sent out im
mediately to acquaint the new*. Then the
relative* and intimate friend* go immedi
ately to the house and congratulate the
young couple, who stand in the center of
the room arm in arm. I asked a voting
lady recently engaged If she w**eery liappr,
ami if she didn't feel as if her/Crme was a
stranger to her. "(Hi,no,' she said : "papa
knew him a long time, and 1 saw him once
at a ball, but 1 never *poke to hint until
yesterday. Oh, yea, 1 am very happy, but
it wit* a great surprise to me. I did not
think I should lie engaged no yaung." And
now she ran go out to the theater and walk
ing with him, and tiiey arc fetc.l and in
vited to parlies and dinm-nt to tiie envy of
younger sisters, who long for like em and pa
tion. For a gentleman to walk ipto the
streets here with a young la.ly, unless they
were engaged, would is- almost a crime. I
talked against the system of these business
engagements, and am met with the reply :
' Where do you fiud happier and more de
voted marriages than in Germany."
A Komniire of the Treasury.
Nince I last wrote, says n Washington
correspondent, I have chanced to find u re
cord 1 made in 1870 of a romance of the
Treasury which occurred then and whicli
goes to prove, as .lid the other instances 1
cited, that numerous honorable gentlemen j
of &caltli and position have found wives •
among ladies employed there. A former j
United States Minister to China, dying, left
a widow and two or three children with a {
very small income for their Niip|ort. She
was advised by friends to apply for a clerk
ship in the Treasury, which she obtained and
returned two or three years, faithfully .lis-,
charging her duties. She was a Is.ly of su
perior education and intelligence and more :
than ordinary beauty. While a clerk she 1
met iiere a gentleman who thought tier fitted 1
for a more agreeable life than earning a
meager stipisirl for herself and children in |
the confined air of tiie Treasury. He wrote j
to a friend in Connecticut, a millionaire, j
described the lady and invited him to this :
city to meet her. He came and was vt-rv
grateful fur the invitation, for he loved, if
nqt at first at second sight, and proposed !
marriage as soon as he could. The wedding 1
came oft in due time in Brooklyn, and my
record add* that it wa* aflirmoi at the time -
that the liu*hand had settled two hundred
thousand dollar* on hi* wife. They have
lived since very happily and in great stvle. i
She has recently la-en here <>n .i \i-it.
Hon lirt* a nit llioori.
The millinery o|s-iiings display fresh
novelties each week. Among the richest I
new bonnets are those heavily lieadrd with
jet,not in the large floriated design* former
ly used, but a* if dotted with glistening jet,
or else wilh parallel row* of jet treads that
seem to Ire closely strung together. There
are on plain Brussels net, trimmed with jet
tip|red marabout feather* and black Breton
lace, some Marshal Neil roses of the bright
est yellow shades, oi a cluster of gilded or
bronzed nuts, or some large flower* in peony
red or gendarme blue. The Ithine crystal
ornaments are becoming popular, and are
cen on the finest bonnets. The colore.)
straw honnrta in plain shades and in mixed
color* are chosen to match the figured trim
ming of the Nilit with which they art. to lw
worn, and are very simply trimmed with
satin, feather* and striped ribbon*. Gath
ered or shirred white net is the new faring
for dressy white straw Ismnets. Sometime*
a single lisise frill of Breton la.e is put
loosely across the inside of the bonnet and
allowed to fall on the hair, while the shirred
satin lining follows the upward *cno|>rd-out
brim. Two or three l<cc* of steel, or ebe
crystal dragon-flies, mav rent on this lace
frill. Arrow* made of the dark feather* of
the humming-bird* are fashionable orna
ment* for holding white lace on the crown
or side of line white straw bonnet*. A long
gilt, steel or silver dagger is thrust through
the *ide of the lot net or round hat, ntid the
end appear* lwn.-ath the brim. For the
city streets the i.uglbh round hat* have
very high square masculine crowns, and in
order to look jaunty are very slight)*
trimmed. Artificial flower* for the garni
ture of evening drew* are long spray* with
a large bouquet at the end*. Every Mo#
som, from that of the mammoth sunflower
down to the smallest heath-bell, is now
copied in artificial flower*.— Unryri't /beau-.
!loln for Womru,
A Western la.ly ha* made VKt words
front the letter* in t ieorge Washington.
A Viennese lady has lately Iwen admitted
to the degree of doctor of philosophy, by the
University of Zurich.
Cincinnati i* to have a Women's Art
Museum Association, and I lenver a Woman's
Hcbool of Art and liesign.
Worth ha* living lay figure* in his *hop.
When they put on their spring clothe* the
fashion for the season is *rt.
A class ol twenty-five young ladies are
studying geology at Union College, an.) their
progress compare* favorably with the record
of Union's male students.
Mrs. I'm ma I>. K. N. Soiithworth sar
that she has written constantly ever sitter
she was fifteen rears old. bite is now at
work on her aixtieth novel,
A German dealer recently received 32,-
Oisi dead humming-birds, 80,000 dead aqua
tir bird# and 800,000 pairs ol wings of bird*
of all kinds fur ladies' bonnets.
Mr. B.t 'hamliers, of the Postofllee I Vpart
ment at Washington, write* that there are no
fewer than 4,000 women p.elmsst.es in the
I nited States, and that the number is on
the increase.
Miss Moegler, of Chicago, one of the
graduates of the Women's Hospital ('.dirge,
has Iwen successful in winning, by compe
titive examination, a place as assistant
physician to the county insane asylum.
This is the first competitivesiic.-ew.of a la.ly
in securing a hospital |*>*ition in thi* coun
try, where doctor* of both *eic# have met in
I competition.
Htout calico is made water-proof hy the
Chinese with a preparation whirh proves
efficient in any rlunatr, and ia aup|H*w>o to
1 he cnmped of the following ingredients:
Boiled oil, one quart; soft-soap,one ounce;
and beeswax, one ounce ; the whole to he
until reduces] to three-quarters of it*
j quantity when mixed. The calico treated
with this mixture answers well for life
saving apparatus.
At Munich tin ancient custom still ol>-
tninaof the burgomasters iui.l town coun
cillors poing annually to the Snlrntor.
Keller in order to test the quality of the
, beiT. The test is a very primitive one.
The officials attend in their leathern
. breeches, and. beer having been (toured
1 over the wooden h<-Tiehiss, the eivle digni
taries plump down upon them. While
their seated, they sing nn ancient song,
; the same that their predecessor# have
sung forages; and, in order to suhjeet
I the beer to n fair test, they sit long
enough to sing the song through this*'
i tihies. Then they essay to rise up. If
; now they find their breeches sticking to
! the I tenches, the beer is voted good.
1 Having atttod this test, the beer g.sw
! through the formality of lieing tasted,
and then its sale to the public Is duly
sanctioned.
Curious transformations: When a
pretty bonnet becomes n pretty woman;
when a man turns a horse into a pas
ture; when a door is found to be gjar.
Antd Lang Syne.
A poor man rapped on Mrs. Car
rut Iters' door one .fay last week, and
when she open*si it anil asked liiiu what
he wanted, lie said -.
" Your name is Mrs. John Carruthers,
nee Block well, I believe, eh?"
" Yes. sir."
"You formerly resided at Brighton,
Stat.-n Island'"
" Yn, sir."
" Ah, yes," he went on, " well do I re
member you in vour days of youth,
beauty and angelic Innoc-n.-e, You
UH.-.I to live in the little white cottage
just Imek from the rood, eh?"
" I did, sir."
"Yes, I thought so. I was well oft
then, myself. I reveled in all sorts of
delicacies, Irtnporit iitutnnlur " He drew
a long sigh, and continued: "1 just
thought I'd drop in and sc.- if I could ask
you for some .-..1 d buckwheat enkea on
the score of old friendship."
" I haven't u buckwheat rake In the
house."
"Have you any cold meat? I'll ma-apt
any kind except v<-al cutlets."
" I'm sorry to say I can't accommodate ,
you."
"Can you give me an old pair of
h.sits?"
He aske.l in such a pitiful tone that
•lie was touched, and got him a pair o 1
lu-r husband s. He took th.-m, exaniin<*.i
tliem carefully, and said:
"Thank you. ma'am, thank you. This
is a nrctty good pair, hut, on the strength
of old tiin.-s, can't I implore you to |.-t
me have a dollar to have them linlf
soU-d and heeled,"
She slammed the door hi his fu< e.—
!fcw York Slur.
The Milky Way.
The milky way form* the grandest
feature of the firmament. It completely
encircle* the whole fabric of the ski.-*,
and sends its light down upon u*. aeeord
ing t<> the h.-*t obs.-rviUi.ins, froin no 1*
than 18,000,000 of suns. ril.-s.-are pUllted
at various distane.-*, too remote t<> la- i
more than little understood; hut their
light, the medium of measurement, re
quire* for its tranit to our earth periis!*
ranging from ten to I.Otsi y.tors. Such is
the sum of the groat truth* revealed to u*
hy the two H.-rschels, who, with a z.-al
whi.-h no oh-.ta.-le could daunt, have ex
plored-very part of the |>r.Nliglous circle.
f*ir William Hersehel, afi.-r accomplish
ing hi* famous wetin, believed that In
had gtuig. d the milky way t.i its lowest
d> (itlis, affirming that he could follow a
cluster of stars with hi* ttlcKOM, . on
struct.xl expreasly for the investigations
a* far buck a* would require 330,(K)0 year*
for tin- transit of light. But. presump
tuous as it may seem, we must IN- per
mitted to doubt this assertion, a* the
same t'-leseo|M in 'he sarin- most'Tlnuid
was not suffi. i'-ntly tNiw.-rftil to re*olvc
even the nehulm in Orion. Nor niu*t w<-
forget iighf. our only clew to those
un*.-nrt-hm|ie region*, expand* and <!--
eoni|NT*.-s in its progp-*, and, eoming
front a (Hiinl *o remote, it* radiant wav.-*
.-oilid he dispersed in *pa-e. Thus the
reflection i* forced U|Ntn U* that in w
.-lust.rs and systems, whose iN-atuing
light will never reach our earth, still
throne beyond, anil that, though it i*
jN-nnilted to man to heboid the immens
ity he shall never sc.- the bound*of erea
Mir World's t.reat Bellginn*.
It i* lio easy ta*k to des-Tilie ail til#
great religion* of the world in a para
graph. I|owev.T, We will doolir h-*t to
give in brief the fundamental principle*
which seem to tindivlie each of tin
great systems of religious thought,
witlmut ntU-inptiiigan - s-ny in <oiii(jar
tiv.- theology. Beginning with Egypt,
we might say their religion was one of
body, form and variety. That of t 'ldnn,
of saK-iety, the past,conservatism; l*iam,
of fat.-and submission to divine will.
Tiie religion of (ireeev was one of man,
iN-auty, devejfipment. Tiie beauty of
nature, the charm of nrt. the genius of
man, were idealized \<y the Gre.-ks.
Bud<ll ism i* a religion of'the individual,
with nature a* law. Bmhtiiini<m, of
spirit, #ul>t.anee and unity. The t< a< li
ings of Zoroaster w.-re a .-onstant strug
gle fs-tweeii right and wrong and ulti
mate freedom, wliile the religion of
Senndinnvin 1.N.ke.1 tijwin nattire n*
force, loveil battle and inu< |>endenee. In
fact. Is.tli the Iwli.-f.if Zoroater and that
of Scandinnvia regard all life a* battle—
battle with mora] or physical evil.
Courage is, therefore, the . hfef virtue in
both systems These, with exception
of Judaism, which t.-a.he* theunitv <>f
God, and of Christianity, which i*:f*oa
monotlieism. .-.Tmprise the ten great re
ligion* of the world. ( hristianity eog
' niz.*. (i.sl as not only above nat Tire and
soul, hut nimi a* in nature and
soul. Thus nature and *oul re marie
divine. Tiie great distinction lietw.-cn
CliristianitT and all other religion* i
that it tmcno# tliat iv.-s fulfill* tiie law.
Jttfrr-<*mn.
Uonrt Pedestrian*.
In Menwn Ernst's peib-strian f.-ata. It
was not s<i much lII* *|>ccd and power
ol endurance which ostoni*h<sl p*>ple.
Instan.-ea of those qualiti.-s were more
.•..mm.in in Ids time than they are now.
1 hiring the eighteenth and the first
quarter of the nin.-te.-nth century there
l*-longod to the regular trniiplng* fa
court aeotrp* "f ninn.-r* numbering frooi
twenty to fifty persons. These runners.
; gorgeously arrayed in silk and velvet.
adorned with huge bouquets of artificial
flowers and carrying long gilded staffs,
necomnanied the royal earriagv wli.-n
-j ever tiie king took a ride, running in
double flies on both side* and sisn in
the front of the vehicle. A* the car
riage* w.-re very clumsy and the r.ad*
very hail, tile speed was probably not
so very great, but trip# of twenty miles
were often made without any stoppngv;
and it was no uncommon .sx-urrenee.
when the king t.H.k a ple.T-wrr rid--,
that on" or two of bis runners drooped
down .lea.l on the road. That which
astonished people with Mcnscn Ernst
was—as mav lie seen from hi* biogra
phy hy Kink—the elreumotonee that he
always took the straight line between
two points, swimming the rivers, climb
ing the mountains, skimming orer the
mnrsliea and swamp* on his snow-shoes,
and er.issing deserts and snlt-stepjM*
where for several days he could get no
water. ________ _
" I>o you allow your salesmen to lief
asks an inftirintetl customer of a pfotts
Boston merchant. "Certainly not. sir
If you can prove to me that one of my
young men willfully misrepresents any
iirtiele of merchandise to you, he forfeits
his place at once." The customer ex
plains Ids dissatisfaction, and Point* out
the salesman. " Did you tell (Ms gen
tleman those paper collars would wash-
Mr. Qulnnf said the merchant, in a
severe tone, to the anxious salesman.
" Yes, sir." readily answered the of
fender; " but I did not tell him how they
would look after washing." He was
hired over again at an increased salary
The Kangaroo.
When horn, the young is not more
than an inch long in the largest kan
garoo. It is blind anil hairless, ami the
legs arc all nearly the name length. The j
nails arc just perceptible; hut there in
nothing to In.lleatn the extraordinary
development of the hind legs ami riti<ll!>•
great toe so characteristic of the adult.
For Home niont lIH at leant the pouch in
the place of reftjgefor the young, which
enters it head-foremost, turns a complete
somersault,and brings the none and all
the toes hi a hunch to the opening, when ;
in thin position reminding one forcibly of
a hermit-crah. Tin- mother evinces the
utmost solicitude for the safety of Iter
young, and when hunted anil burdened
witli her charge will allow tin-dogs to
press her very closely; hut at the iu„t
moment she will sei/.e t| J( . young with
her fore paws, draw it from the pom li,
and throw it aside (usually to he killed
at one* hy her pursuers), to enalde her
to gain a place of refuge. The leaping
powers of the great kangaroo wln-n in
full career are most remarkable. A
series of intervals ls'twi--n the impres
sions of the hind feet on damp sand wen
measured, arid gave all average of more
than twenty f.-et for the stride, and in
tliis instance the kangaroo went clear
away from a couple of the best dogs.
Much misapprehension exist* as to the
Use of tin- tienvy tail; and even colonists,
who must be quite familiar with the
animals, will persistently assert that it is
used a* an organ of progression, ami is a
great help in the leap. Ity the arrange
ment ol its muscles I lie tail is, however.
unfitted for any such purpose, and could
not possibly tie convert.-.J into a lever to
act in concert with the leg*. In two
positions the tail appears to lend some
support; that is. wh.-n the animal is sit
ting OB 111 haunches, and when feed log J
and in one very singular position the tail j
becomes an important instrument in sup
porting the isiy, which may occasion
ally Is- observed | n confinement, but is
often presented to the kangaroo-stalker.
The animal raises itself on the extreme
ends of tln-great nails on the hind f.--t,
and stiffens its tail a a third sup|Mrt,
when it is seen to stand upon a veritable
trijtod, and is thus enahl.-d to command
a wide ti-]<l of view. Tiie attitude is
lII< st grotesque. and some individual'
when standing thus must lie nearly
s< \ en feet high.
The tail of this curious animal also
come* into play in balancing the I * .<1 y
and bringing it to the necessary angle for
I tie |sint of departure of .-ach successive
leap, and it no doubt facilitate* those
sharp "doubles" hv which the kangnr.si
astonishes and confounds tin- most active
dogs. Kangaroo- swim well; and on
one occasion the writer saw a female
crossing a small cr.-ek witli a young one,
which she held tx-tw.-cn her fore limb*
with its head jllst above water, and on '
landing close to the observer's place .if
< onccHiinriit she nhuxrd it the ground and
it plunged into the pouch.
The smaller ipis-ji* of kangaroo ar>' as
much n.s-turnai A- diurnal, and may IN
seen in open fnnst land in numbers on
moonlight nights. They are conscious
of t lie ncurffy iftraaf them ly dark*
ness. for tiiey will dasli across a clearing
and stop just within cover of a scrub or
thick hush, and aliow one to approach
within a few f-et without moving awav.
If a stone is thrown into the place where
they were lieanl to stop, tiiey dash off
and it is perceived at once bow near
they were; while in davliglit it might
not have been p<Mible t.i come within a
hundi.d yards of tli.-ni.
Article VII.
Kphiaa.fnnc* was a little old man. Ids
face as wrinkled as a walnut and his
voice as pipy as a tin whistle. He was
firougiit in for disturbing the p.-n< e on
tb n str.s-t. He ww so cranky that he
.-lliowed and kicked pedestrian* and re
fused to "move on " for street ear or car
riage. Jlyali had hard work to get him a
• I 11, and twice as liard to get Tiim out.
lie had to bring him in his arm*, and the
old man kick.') and scratched like a 1 ioy
of ten.
"They can't nobody shove me around!"
s.ju.-ak-d tiie little oi.i man as he was
dropped before the desk.
"lias anybody abused you?" miidiy
inquire.! Uie court.
"No, because they dasn't do it. I'm
little and old, but I won't take a word of
as* from any man in the State of Mich
igan."
" 110 you w ant to go home?"
"If I want to go I slia.i g. If I don't
I won't."
'' Have you a family ? "
" I won t tell you."'
His honor saw- that lie had an original
character to deal with, and lie said to
Uoh :
"Take this nice old man into the cor
ridor and read him Article VII, and let
him out l.v the private door."
Uncle Epltia* was carried sw ay, ki.-k
-; ing ami clawing. No man outside of two
i has any idea what occurr.wl in the eor
; ridor. It is known that Hijaii brought
down four of bis beet spanker* the other
day, and he has often Is-cn heard to.-x
-pr<-ss his opinion that certain old men de-
I sTve a certain line of treatment when
they get to carrying on as this one did.
The newalmy# who were packed in next
to the wall affirm that they heard old
; familiar sounds, well laid on. hut it is a
mystery that may never lw unravelled.
: \A hen the old man was let out lie jumped
' clear into the gutter with a yell and a
close observer could liave.leteet.sl splint
ers from a nine shingle banging to his
coat tails.— Mroii Frct /Vrc.
■
Human labor.
In the gigantic works of -"tiquity we
have the results of an enormous con
• ecntration of human labor. With re
gard to some of them, as in tiie great
obeliska and sphinxes of Egypt, the
hlghly-eonvenmtionaliited art ol the
times has preserved a record of the mode
lin which the labor was applied. With
regard to others, ns in the case of the
megalith!.- wails of Tiryns or of My
cenae, the question has been raised
whether tiiey must not have been reared
hy races of greater strength and atj\ture
than any now existing on earth. But
the most wonderftil of all these evidences
of mighty toil, as shown in the iac and
i position "of the enormous maases ol
stone renml in the air at Itaallwo, have
lacn tin- work of known tribe# of men
within historic times. The great muster of
; mankind in Egypt, in Grce-eand in Syr
: in. executed an amount of sheer human
toil to whicli m.xlcrn times can sltow no
parallel. And yet tiie mightiest works
of ancient times, such as the raising of
the entablatures of the Temple of tiie
Sun at ltanlhoc, arc but child's play
when compared with the constructiou
and the fixing In place of the great tube#
of the Mcnai bridge —FWxsrr'* %lUIW.
Professor (looking at his watch) —
"As we have a fhw minutes, I should
like to have any one oak nitrations. If
so disposed." Student—" W hat time is
It, please?"
FIRM, GARDE* A*D IfOI'HEHOLB.
PrMprtUre Vrabvdi.
The locality of an orchard depend*
much on the climate and soil; Jt should
have a medium position M to exjiosure
and the influence* of theneMon. In all
localities where fruit culture ha* modi
much progrcsn then* is experience suffi
cient to guide each lieginncr in th e mat
ter of selecting a alt", and there I* no
safer plan for the novice in this matter
than availing himself of the experience
of some successful neighbor. Com in if to
the subject of so)la, ail the varieties in
termediate between a stiff, unyielding
clay and a light shifting sand are friendly
loth' apple. That boat raited to both
apples and pear* la a dry, d<-ep, luhston
tia! soil, between a sandy and clayey
loam, and |M>KHessiiiaamong its inorganic
parts a considerable portion of Time.
i'l;e nhim suecc-d*. otlcr tilings being
equal, on a elayey loam, rathr stiff,
while the elierry and iicim h require
liglit, dry and warm soil. The le-st and
most enduring peach orchard* are to
IK* found on sandy loams. Under all
circumstance* the soil of an orchard
mu*t |mmses* the inorganic substance*,
such as lime, potash, etc., and a sufficient
amount of inorganic matter —vegetable
mold—which dissolve* and furnish'-*
material for the formation and growth
of new parte.
The ground intended for fruit tree*
should be at least twice plowed—once
the previous season—arid if necessary
siffi-plowed. It is imperative that the
soil tie d-ep and in good tilth. 'Hie Rea
son of planting may be any time after
the fall of the leaf by frost in autumn
until its reappearance in the spring, pro
vided the ground is not frown. Kariy
spring is, however, preferable for
planting stone fruit*. In planting
trees Is- careftil that the root* are
neither < ramped nor lent; any tiiat may
lie bruised or torn prune off smoothly
with a sharp knife. In pruning the ends
of tie root* draw the Knife upward *>• %
a* to have the sloping surface on the
under side. |p, not set the tr<-too deep.
W lien the earth i* all tilled in the tfc
should not Ik- covered mop than an inch
or two higher than wle nintlie nursery
row. t
Pruning lie gin* t the planting of the
tree, the top of whieh ought to lie in
proportion to the si v and number of the
root*. A judicious shortening in of
the branches is beneficial to newly
planted tree*-. IV.'uli tree* should lie
one year old from the hud, with stem*
tlireeorfour b-et high. Plum trees for
oreliard standards are ls-st set out in
|M-rmanent plantations w!ii-n nhout two
years old from the hud or graft, with
-tciiis say three fisi high. The stone
fruit', in particular, must have low
1 !■ ins. a* they are more subject to gum
on the trunk if pruned up too high.
< 'III rries may |w set at twelve feet apart
and plums alsiut the same distance as
lunches. —.Vino J'orl* World.
U bht (•■rtlrn llm r l'oti 1
The Is-st pa\ ing plot on any farm, and
the one yielding the niot eryoyment,
too, is the vegetable garden—or " kitchen
garden." as it i* frequently called, and
*|liite appropriately, especially wlien tlie
"kitchen folks" have tin- chief or Mile
care of it. A good supply of garden
product - f.ir tie table costs less than th*
standard bread, meat and potatoes, is
more lii-nltbfui and nourishing than all
corned be< f.salt jwrk and the small assort
ment usuallv found on th* fanner's table.
Need we add anything nliout pnlatablc
ii'—s. eoiiifort, home enjoyment? t'on
' trust a table set ninriv th* year round
with bread, salt pork, corned beef. fw,tn
tocs, Imi led eabliage. v.tried with hash,
mush, buckwheats and occasionally a
P w other Item*. with a table we]] sup
plied in *Uecx**ion and abundantly with
asparagus, green i*-as. Uinia le-an*. string
leans, wift corn. r.vli*he*.<-arrot*, Ik-ci*.
parsnip*, eejery. salsify, turnips, eauli
tlower. *pinaeh. lettuce, egg plant*, to
liiatoc* (all the year), rhubarb, okra,
-quash'-*. onions, cabbage, cucumbers (?)
and other things—fillnfin with currants,
strawberries, ra*p)xTri. blackberries,
not to miyition gra|*>. pears. etc. W*
do not accept the standing oxettse, " I am
tii |s*ir, tsi hard driven, too much to
do in niv fields, to bother with the gar
den." We repi-at. with emphasis, that
every farmer can have most, if not all,
the above pleasant and healthful variety
with less lalmr and !• cxpiTssthan the
table can lie supplied in any other way,
Every day's wort in the garden will pro
dine several dollars' worth of good
thing*. < ne quarter of an acre, more or
]<-ss. according to the sire of the farnilv.
will suffice. Select the he*t soil aratl
alile. as near the house as poasibl*, but at
a distance it absolutely necessary. A
good loam w her** water never stands is
desirable. Heavy clay will not do well
witliout a pwid ileal of preparation. If
not naturally dry, underdrnining is de
sirable. but even an o|*-n ditch around
the plot, and one of two through it if
needed, may answer for the present.
Flow and harrow fine, working in a
lilierai supply of th* best well-rotted
manure that 'can be obtained—half a
wagon load on every square rod will lie
all the lietter. but much lc* can h* got
along with.—Amcrtoai* A<jrindtur\*t.
R+rtfuea.
(IIMiF.U Cookiks. —<>ne cup of mo
lasses. one up of sugar, one cup of but
ter or lard, tliree egg*, two tea*jx*onful*
of salerattt* dissolved in a little hot
water, five cups of flour, one tahlepoons
ftil of ginger, mix with the molasses.
Oirx Brf.ah.—One pint sour or but
termilk. two tahlcponnful* of butter or
i -ream, two ditto of syrup, two eggs, cute
tciuqioonftil of Mala, one-third cun of
wheat flour; add corn meal to make a
heavy hatter (not too thick); )cat well;
butter a two-quart basin and pour in;
steam two hours and liake one hour—
not too hmw n.
Aiti k Fi oat. —Mash a quart OR*IKED
or coddled apple* smooth through a
sieve; sweeten with six lahlcwpoonftil*
"Ujntr. and flavor with nutmeg. Then
add the apple*, a spoonful at a time, to
the whihwof four eggs, well beaten. I'ut
a |dnt of cream, seasoned with sugar and
nutmeg, at the bottom of your dish and
put the apples on top.
Scotch Broth.—'Take half teacup of
barley : four auart* of cold water, bring
to the boil and skim; put in now a neck
of mutton and bo)] again for half an
hour; skim well the sides; also of the
pot; have ready two carrots, one large
onion, one sprig of celery tops; chop all
this fine; add your chopped vegetable*;
pepper and salt to taste; take two hour*
to cook.
llrrf flour.— Take lour pounds of fresh
berf, or. what is better and more *ro
i mimical, a nice beef shank or "
I tone put it Into four or five quart* ol
I water; salt it and let it hoil slowly five
or six hours; skim well; half an hour
before you w'ish to take it up put in
! a cup partly fttll of Her. a small quantity
i of potatoes, carrots, onions ami celery,
cut in small pieces.