Winter.
Though now no more the musing oar
Delights to listen to the breeze
That lingers o'er the greenwood shade,
I love thee, winter I well.
Swe. t are the harmonies of spring !
Sweet is the smnmor's evening gale I
Pleasant the autumnal winds that shake
The many-colored grove.
And pleasant to the sobered soul
The sileuco of the wintry scone;
When nature shrouds lior In her trance,
In deep tranquillity.
Not midelightful now to roam.
The wild heath sparkling on the sight;
Not undelightful now to pace
The forest's ample round.
And see the s)>ajiglt<d branches shine,
And snatch the moss of many a hno
That varies the old trees* hrowu bark.
Or o'er tho ifray stone spreads.
The clustered berries claim tho eye
O'er tlio bright holly's gay green leaves;
Tho ivy round tho leafless mik
I Taupe its rail foliage close.
Khrich't FiuJtion Quarterly.
THE DIAMOND EARRINGS.
W there wa.s one person in tho world
more than another that Mrs. Templeton
gazed at with eyes of enrious regard, it
was her husband's cousin. Mrs. Morris,
and if nhe had one ambition eclipsing
another, it was to eclipse Mrs. Morris in
every direction. If Mrs. Morris set np
a wall-basket, Mrs. Templeton com
passed a hanging cabinet. If Mrs. Mor
ris had a new ivy pot, Mrs. Templeton
would have nothing less than a window
garden. A single vase on Mra. Morris'
piazza caused Mrs. Templeton's premi
ses, to break out with urns till they
looked like a stone cutter's yard. If
Mrs. Morris gave a high tea, Mrs. Tern,
pleton ha l a dinner party out of hand;
if Mrs. Morris had a luncheon, Mrs.
Templeton had a I*ll, or what answered
for ono in the limited round of pleas
ures of their place of at>ode; and if Mrs.
Morris indulged herself with a new silk,
Mrs. Templeton always counted her
flounces, and made her own phylacteries
' broader.
When ono day, then, Mrs. Mcrris ap
peared at church—the usual place in
the town of Carleon for ladies to exhibit
their toilets—with a pretty little pair
of diamonds sparkling in her oars, yon
can imagine the state of disgust and
wrath in which Mrs. Templeton walked
home, and the very disagreeable time
that Mr. Templeton had of it as ho
walked beside her, endeavoring to look
like the happiest domestic man in Gar
leon. The sermon was criticised, the
minister made ont a time-server, the
parish denounced collectively and per
sonally, his own peculiar friends among
Um rest, and finalh his oonsin Hetty
Was reached, and her habit-., her man
ners and her dress were ruade the text
on which to hang anathema maranatha j
of worldliness, affectation, bad taste,
low moral sense, irreligion, and last of
all, extravagance—his dear little harm
less Oonsin Hetty, whose red curls
lighted such a frank, child like counte
nance, tuql whose two diamonds, he had
been guilty of thinking, just matched the
limpid sparkle of the clear dew drops of
her gray eyes. But Mr. Templeton had
far too much experience to say any-j
thing of the sort. "James Morris
could not pav his debts if he were sold
out to-day." said his wife. " And look
at his wife's dress I—Maria, how many
times must I tell yon to keep those
children inside the curbstone ?—his '
wife's dress; just one glitt r of satin
and jet. And I declare it was impossi-1
ble for me to fix my eyes on tho lectern
f.t the way in which she kept thoso
diamonds twinkling before me, with
her hoad on the perpetual dance. A ;
, pretty place for diamonds—chnrch I I '
% know a woman who wore them to her j
* father's fnncral; I suppose she wonbl
I should think, at any rate, she could
havo controlled her inclinations, and
waited till n*xt Sabbath—diamonds on
Palm Sandsy 1 But it's high time of j
day, I must soy," warming np with her
husband's silence, "when I am without
a single diamond to my utane, and there
is James Morris* w s fe—James Morris,
who owea yon 95,000 borrowed
money—"
It was very weak in Mr. Templeton
to interfere; but one cannot be always ;
on one's guar 1.
"I understand, Jnlict, my love," said
he, "that Hetty's Uncle Roberts sent
her thooe earrings."
" Uncle Roberts, Indeed t I should
like to see Uncle Roberts tor once, if
tphe is net a mythical personage alto
gether," cried his wife, with the air of
expecting Mr. Templeton to produce
the alleged Uncle Roberta immediately.
" Uncle Roberts! Uncle Roberts. It
is always Uncle Roberts, And yon •un
derstand* forsooth I Why didn't I un
derstand? Why were the earrings cou
eealed from me ? For all I know, you
gave thom to her yourself. Perhaps
jo . are this Uncle Roberta who is al
ways brought to the boat at every pi t
piece of extravagance. For my part, I
wish I had even a husband, not to
spick of an t'nclr Roberts, who would
not sec pre UtMtn ufc'-fcar f*ot by as.
little minx who chooses to torn her head
above ma—"
" My dear! my dear 1 just remember
where yon are; just remember the
children," murmured Mr. Temploton,
floundering in a little farther. ,
" Where Icm I I suppoaeyoU don't
want all Carlaon to bear bow I'm oat
raged. Yon'd like to keep it a secret.
You'd like to have me endure it in
silence. Of course you don't want the
children to hear their mother tell the
plain story of your neglect, your out
rage—"
Here Mr. Templeton took off his has
and made a low bow with a glittering
smile to a gentleman and lady passing
in on opposite direction.
" What in the world is the matter
with Mrs. Templeton f asked the gen
tleman. "Bho lookH like a thunder
olond fall of lightnings."
"Hetty Morris' earrings, 1 guess,"
was the answer. "She has probably
seen them at church to-day. P or Mr.
Temploton! What a life that vixen
leads him 1"
" I don't know about that. lie is
1 tremendously in love with her."#
" How ran ho be?"
"Force of habit, maybe And she is
a beanty, yon know. And when she is
good-natured there's nobody like her."
"Well, by Easter you'll see her with
a pair of solitaires, 111 wager another
pair. Tate me np?"
" Not L I shouldn't have any nse
for them if I won, except to give them
\ back to yon; and I couldn't afford to
1 lose. Besides, I don't bet on a cer
tainty," said the careful Mr. Bowman.
And jnst then, Hetty Morris coming np,
they stopped to admire her precious
acquisitions; and Hetty heard of the
wager, and shamed Mr. Bowman into
taking it, before they parted and went
their opposite more merrily than
was their Sanday wont.
Not so Mr. Templeton. As soon as
bis wife had banged the door behind
her she tore off her bonnet and threw
herself on a sofa, and called for Jano to
bring the ammonia, and her husband to
drop the shades, and Maria to take the
children where she could not hear
them, for her head was splitting with
pain, as any one's would be, treated as
she was. And sho would not go upstairs
to bed, and Mr. Templeton's Bumlgfr
romp with the children was abrogated,
and his dinner was made an act of silent
and solitary penance; and if he told his
wife he was going to afternoon ncrviee,
and did go ovi-r to his cousin Hetty's,
she, at least, had no right to blame
him.
Bnt woe for Mr. Templates when he
came home that evening Tenple
ton had l>een removed to her own room,
which reeked with a team of camphor
and alcohol; ahe lay there in her white
nightgown, with her black hgjr stream- J
ing oror the pillow, with her great
eye* rolled tip and fixed on a remote j
point of tho ceiling, and with
standing on her lips—ghastly, *tyflr arxf 1
immovable. It made no od.I/to Mr.
Simpleton—l mean Templeton— that
he bad seen her so fifty times before', ■
in fact, always when sho wanted hOtno
thing she conlJ not have. Cold terror I
struck to his soul lest ho should lose I
his torment; all her virtues swelled 1
into the hosts of heaven, ail her
faults were wiped oat AS with a j
sponge. He wan down on hia knees bo-'
sido hor in a moment " Oh, my dar
ling I my Juliet! my love 1 speak to 1
me! TeU me yon know mo I" he cried, j
M Ran for the doctor, Jane. Where is J
Dr. Harvey? Why haven't you had
him here already? Oct him at once.
Give ino the brandy. Heat those soap
stones. Where are the hot-water bags?"
And he waa bathing her lips, and rub
bing her hands, and kiaaing her fore
head, and adjuring her to give any rign
of life. Bnt it #as not till the doctor's
steps was heard that Mrs. Temploton
vouchsafed tho least indication; and
then her breast began to heave, her
Imnds to tremble, her long supple
body, that had been stiffly resting on
its Lead and heels only, began to sway
and snbslde, her feet to twiteh, and
presently those feet were beating a tat
too on the footboard, and the lips
parted in shrieks, and the shrieks
tamed to sobs, sad the doctor was pour
ing chloral between the teeth, and the
sobs sank away into sleep, and tho hys
terica were over.
•' What could have excited you so,
my dearest, and thrown you into such a
terrible convulsion?' Mr. Tcmpleton
waa saying next morning. (" Hyster
ics * was a forbidden word. Mrs Tern
plot on would have bad another attack
at the sound of it.) "It must have
been the beat of tho chtsreb; it waa
overpowering. Thurlow has never
learned to regulate that farnaoe."
" The beat," sighed Sirs. Temploton,
faintly, "and the glitter of those dia
raondr. Tbey kept dancing so before
my eyes with their bright spots that
they dsaslod the brain. I am afraid I
was very cross yesterday, Jarius. I
didn't know what I was saying. Oh, I
never want to see any diamonds
again."
"You shall hare a pair of your own
before lam a week older," exclaimed
the feeble husband.
' Oh, ao, i~, io I 1 shooli be so
ashamed. 1 don't deserve thorn. I—l
couldn't think of it. Indeed, indeed, 1
wouldn't have you, Jnrius darling; I
should foci just s if I had bogged for
them."
But when Mr. Tun pic ton returned
from tbe city that night, a* pretty a
pair of solitaire earrings as he could
bny with tho bond he sold glittered
in i velvet case marked with her name.
As ho opened tho case and held it
before her, Mrs. Ternploton shuddered,
and turned her glance away from tbe
beautiful white sparkle, ami said they
looked at her with two great eyes of
reproach, and she ought not to have
th em, and they were as heavenly as
twin stars. And presently they were
glittering in her ears, aud all the faint
ncss and languor were gone, and she was
running to tho glans and holding ler
head on this side and on that, and ad
miring herself, and turning to her hus
band for admiration. Looking, with
her large liquid dark eye*, her pale
face, her perfect feature*, her dazzling
smile, all illumined by the shining
drops, as beautiful as the most beaut i
i ful Juliet that wa* ever loved. And her
j hneliand felt twice and a hundred timos
repaid for tho sacrifice of his little sav
ing* iu tho only bond he had yet linen
aide to buy anl layby for tho future by
tho vision of her and by tho delighted
kisacs she showered U|>on his bps, and
, the warm embraces of tlio long white
I arms.
It wa* not once, bnt twenty time*,
; that Mrs. Templeton looked at the flash
i of her new splendor* in the mirror,
I took them ont of her earn and put t.iotn
- back atrwio, tangled her hair in them so
that her husband might loocn thorn
j an 1 be struck afzwu, a* lie did so, with
j the pale pink aea-shcLl of tho ear, the
curve of the throat, the exquisite oval
j of the chocks; and she went at lost to
l the window and shielded tho pano with
| her hand* white looking ont and up at
j th<- stars. "I declare," ahe said, "the
I glistening of Orion's bell is no more
| splendid than my diamonds. I never
thought I should have diamonds,
Jairns."
Nor did she hare diamond* after that
i one erening of eesteey. The little
j borough of Ckrleon was no better than
| otle r places, and while -he stood at the
| window comparing h-r gems with
Orion's a pair of enterprising burglar*-
! who at that" moment were not "bur
gling," chanoed to obtain a view of their
[ opportunities, and they went through :
I tho house that night, and tbo diamond* i
| went through their finger* the next
day.
Alas for Mrs. Templet on ' It would
have been idle for her to have another
convulsion. Her husband had not an
other Ixiad for another pair of stones.
And so the mother of tho Gracchi could
not have played a morn magnanimous 1
part than she did.
" Oh, what do I caro for jowels!" she
cried, when Hetir ran over to s-.irr.-y
"tjitli her big, pitying eye*—eyes much
beautiful ah in She sp.rkle in her
oar*—the seano of ruin, where tbe buo.
gla.- hod left their matches aod eaten '
their cold cakes and coffee—"what do
I care for jewel*? They might have j
taken tho children. Oh, Hetty, how
thankful I am thsy didn't Uko the chil- j
dren I"
"As if," said Hetty to licr own has
band afterward, "any burglar under
heaven would want those horrid Ten
pit ton children, the worst imps ever
bora of hysterias and temper I Now if
it hal been our children, Louis P
" I (think yon had bet .er toll her,'
though, tnst your dia-nonds are only i
Alaska crystalsail Louis. "Pretty
bite of glass, but only gonuius gla-*,
that Uncle ltibert* nut for mischief."
" Well, I don't know but I will. Bat !
I think I'll lend them to her to wear to
church on Easter first, for Ido waat
Clara Bowman t j win her earring*
they'll be the only genuine diamonds
among u* all. And she him
money enough for Mr. Bowman to af
ford iter whatever ahe want*; and I
heard her lay the wager with him my
self that Mr*. Templetea would wear a
pair of solitaire* to church on Easter."
—Warp*ft* lintar.
Prom Tbl* to That.
"We don't know much about it, of
course," say* the editor of the Bnrling
ton Ifawkn/t, "bnt we should think
after a man has been secretary of the
treasury for three or tonr years, and had
occasionally ' dumped $£50,000,000' into
Wall street to relieve the market, and
had called in 820,000,000 sixes at one
time, and bought $2,000,000 of bond*
ovary week, and disbursed 811,000,000
one week and 818,000,000 the next, wo
ahonld think it wonid grave] him aw
fully to go back into his law office when
the administration changed, and make
out on abstract of a farm away cut in
Bnckahaw county and sell it for an old
woman down in Ktckspoo township to
an old fellow out in Waukindaw settle,
ment, sad only gst a fee <J $32, aud
have to wait four months for that, and
then have to toko a sorrel oolt for it
Perhaps tbe ex-secretaries of the treasu
ry don't mind it mtu-b, bnt ws jnst say
we don't like to get used to it."—lter
j
I.ADIPS' ImiMRTJIF.ST.
Tk" Yonnc l|rm r Hp* In.
Tbe present queen, says a correspond'
out of tbe Philadelphia TeUf/rnph,
seems likely to lire and do troll. Not
withstanding all reports to the contrary,
there is no prospect for tin* advent of
tbe son for whom both she ami her
| young husband long so pftCHifniitqly.
I She is very happy in her summer ve*-
■ tiri mc-nt at La Qranja, driving her four
| and sometimes six spirited ponies about
| the ground*, and giving a smile and a
pleasant word to every one tlu meets,
j for even that stiffost and moat formal of
courts lays aside etiquette and royal
observances in the free, pleasant a* mos*
phoro of that summer residence. Donna
Christina is sai l to look very pretty in
j her fresh, white muslin dresses, trimmed
1 with delicately-tinted ribbons, and in
| tbo shady hats wreathed with silk
i gauge, which are her usual wear at La
' Orauja- Bach attire tits kor far belter
l that) do the cutnberoas rubes and rich
stt'in* and velvets which she must
assume on date occasions. She bns an
cat remedy pretty figure, straight, trim,
j and finely molded, its only defect being
i that it is too straight, the queen carry
ing herself so erect that her waist has
a backward curve. She is a devoted
mother, and may often be seen driving
out with tire little princess and holding
the baby'* soft hand in her owu. lint
they say that neither as mother nor as
queen will Donna Christina be content
until she is the mother of a son. lbe
young king, lam told, makes a most
• xexnplary husband, and his brief pas.
hion for a beautiful foreign lady during
his widowerkccd having been replaced
by a very genuine attachment to his
sprightly and sensible wife.
(nri.tmu. I'lrneni*.
"Immediately after the holidays,"
writes "H W. B." in tbo New York
Er*nin<j Pott, "every woman who has
endeavored to prosent each of her
friends (and the number increase* at
this time somewhat after the manner of
the modern Sunday-school) with a
specimen of her handiwork resolves that
she will begin next midsummer to pre
pare her holiday gift", so that, allowing
for iaterrnptions and delays, she may
have them ready s few dsjs earlier the
next Christmas. This woman, wherever
aire may be, will perhaps be glad to be
reminded gently of this resolve, and to
have a few rnggostion*. given her in re
gard to some of t he pretty things she can
make writ bout too great an outlay of
time. A gift to baby, which the mother
will appreciate, i* one or more fancy
bib* *, a new and really striking w*y to
make is to tombroider little figures,
after tbo Koto Green away style, on the
front of the bib. Suppose tbe material
to be fieece-lincd pique, which ia both
pretty and durable ; bind the edge with
a narrow bias baud of white color, or
trim with Hamburg or torchon, button
hole it with working cotton ; then trace
some quaint figure on it, either in the
center or at one side, and work it ill out
line stitch ; the embroidering may 1
done with marking -cotton, or with soft,
untwisted silk, but first take the pre
caution to try the aiik in lukewarm
water to make sure that it will not fade,
and so love's labor be lost. Serviceable
splashers to Vie put cm the wall back of
the washstand arc mode of linea tnomie
cloth or common white linen, or Java
canvas. Trim tbe edge with touch on,
and work in tbe outline stitch; a border
and eentor-pioce, two figures like Jack
and Jill or Old Mother Hubbard and
her dog are pretty. Hammock pillows
arc desirable. Make a cushion about
half n yard square,or a trifle longer, ac
cording to your taste; cover with cre
tonne of some bright color, make a puff
to go around tho edge, aud put it on so
that tho edges will make a little ruffle
for a heading. Ihc under side wi the pil
low does not newt any trimming; the
upper angle may be ornamented in ny
way to suit your fancy. A simple OIK!
effective way i to put a handsome* wide
ribbon diagonally across it, and at each
side work some fancy stitches with silk,
or yon msy work a border end put a
monogram in the center. Table covers
and scarfs arc as popular and handsome
as over. Elegant ones ore mode of
brocade velvet or plush, with borders of
diff rent colored silks, satins or plush.
A beautiful scarf is mode of cardinal
plash, with a border of green plush,
with blocks of ten-colored silk with
pension embroidered cn them—one
pansy and two or three green leaves cn
each block. Ltwa expansive but really
handsome ones are mode of donfalv":
faced Oanton flannel, with a Vnwb-r of
some richly-colored and heavy ribbon;*
at one side applique work in the form
of s bosquet or some quaint figure may
be put on.; fringe is needed across the
bottom. By exercising a little inge
nuity sn appearance of originally is
given."
Ksahtaa UetN,
Belts remain in rogue,
Psnieru continue in fashion.
Basques ore murh trimmed.
Gapes oompkte cloth costume*.
Haven's feathers are used for turbans.
V necks have superseded iquaro necks.
Combination costume* arc out of
a**, -
t ' w
Coral-red is s favorite shale for din
ner dresses.
Derby felts hid fair to remain a per
manent fashion.
Now Derbies have low crowns and no
roll to the brim.
! Red plush basques are worn with
' black silk skirts.
A'.' oris of Rhine crystal ornaments
arc in high favor.
Ombre (shaded) stockings come in
all the now color*.
J Blinded feathers are a marked feature
in winter millinery.
Invisible green in revived for walking
I jackets and cloaks.
Garters are completely aupei*eded by
i stocking suspenders.
Moire in the only decidedly new feat
ure in winter fashions.
Untrimmol striped skirts still con -
tinue to be much worn.
I
Bodices show a variety of style* troth
in t hape and trimming.
Fancy jewelry ha* multiplied itself
ad infinitum this winter.
Small round pelerine* appear on many
! of the imported dross;*. •
The hair i* dressed close, fiat, and
with very little flufflness.
Hnails of mean are favorite or
naments for bats or lace pins.
Wreath* of roses and other flower*
arc revived for ball coiffures.
Spanish lace, both black and white,
is as much the rage a* ever.
Cuff* aro ma-do very deep, reaching
sometime* almost to the elbow.
Tinsel effect* arc introduced with ad
mirable taste into fabrics, trimming*,
and millinery goods.
Seal brown cloth, with plush to match,
is the favorite material for elegant
promenade costumes.
Ribbon striped in moire and plush,
or moire aud italic, are in high favor for
1 bonnets and hot trimming*.
Large bat* with obeliak crown* and
halo brims are the first choice of tbe
! most fashionable young ladies.
Shoulder capo*, with long mantle-like
end* in front, will be much worn until
j the weather become* colder.
Groe grain silk* in tho rich b'.ae and
i olive shades make up beautifully, a*so
| ciated with brocaded velvet.
| The best style of silk garment* are
j trimmed with plain rich far; tbe ab
| sense of passementerie is marked.
Heavy broaatellu silks, with the do-
I sign* impressed in tho fabric, will be
i much in favor for cloak* and rich win
ter costume*.
Fringes and passementerie* for
mourning wear are of dull jet and a*
1 lasterloaa as the crepe which it accom
- panics and adorn*.
Pelerine* will be extensively worn.
| These fur shoulder capos come in all
2 sixes. This style U welt united to a
j pet eon of delicate form.
Tho most elegant buttons have the
■ caruo > head of Queen Elizabeth, or
j M&rgoerite cut in mother of pearl,
j l'ricc fifteen dollars a dozer .
11
Tbe Sand Blast.
Say* the Journal of Science: Among
the wonderful and useful invention* of
the times is the common blast. Sup-
I pose you desire a piece of marble for a
j gravestone; yon cover the stone with a
I sheet of wax an thicker than a wafer;
then you cut in the wax the name/
, date, etc , leaving th • marbre exposed,
j Now pass it under th* blast aud ths
| sand shall cut it away Remove the
I wax sod you have the cot letter*. Take
| a piece of Preach plate gla*, say two
by six feet, cover it with fine lace, and
pass it under the bloat, and not a thread
of the ism will be injured, but theoand
wili 'e*it deep into the glass wherever
it is. aoloovereJ by th* loop Now re
] move the loo* an l ycut here a delicele
and beautiful figure raised on the glass.
In this way beautiful figure* of alt
kind* are cut in glas* and at a small
expense. The workmen can hold their
hands under tbe blast without harm,
even when it is rapidly cutting away
the haidpt glows, iron or stone, but
they ma*t look ou'. for finger-nails, or
they will be whittle 1 off right hastily.
If they pat on steel thimbles to protect
thenoilsitwilldobutlittle good, for tbe
sand will noon whittle them ashiy; bat
if they wrap a piooe of oolton around
them they are safe. Yon will at once
see the philosophy of iJL Tbo *nnd
trbitUes awsy aud doSlrnys any hard
iukstinsohLcvefi gloss—bat doe* not
affect substances that are soft and yield
ing, like wax, cotton, fieo Uee, or even
tho human hand;
Where Rose* Abound.
There la la Konmalia a valley known
as the KeueanUk, entirely given up to
rose culture, During tho flowering
season it is from the Up of the hills on
either aide one moss of flowers. Bo
saturated is the air with ths perfume
that it clings to lbs hair and the
and the meat remote* for day* on the
lotttr. The wwnen sells %hoi*al mi
Paris at 1,500 and ,3* the kilo,
and is t|tslie4 at 5,000 *' ™
htiKsTinr MCKAPK.
Our taste recognizes a solution of one
part sulpbarlfc acid in f.OOO part* rater.
Horn filler, or chloride of silver,
contain* *eventj-flye parte silver and
twenty-five parte chlorine.
TJio coloring matter of the jelly-fish
line been fonud to consist of minute
particle* imhcd.-led in the protoplasm.
The worm-like fi*b, ampbioxus, bee
no special heart, bat a number of con
tractile bnlb In the rein*. The eel baa
an auxiliary heart in its tail.
J here ia in the Pari* Electrical exhi
bition an induction coil capable of
| (jiving a rparh forty-two inches long
find piercing a block of glavi six inchoa
j '.Lick.
flie telegraph liaw between Paria
and Nancy, a distance of 200 miles, are
being placed underground. The wire*
' are incloaod ia iron tub**, provided
' wit'u manhole*.
M. Dobrn has in trod need the tele
! phono in connection with his scientific
explorations of the bed of the Bay of
Naples. liy Its use the diver and the
boatmen overhead are able totommn
aicate with each other quickly tt nd in
telligibly.
MM. Moleschott and Fabini find rea
son to believe that the elimination of
carbonic acid from animal* increases
under the influence of light, and that
light act* not only through the eye, bat
over the whole surface of the body.
Observations by M. itene Tbnre show
that the telephone i* remarkably sensi
tive to lightning. He stretched a metal
wire between two house*, connecting
oao end with the earth an 1 the other
with a telephone, Daring every than
der-storm since 1879 be ha* leen able
to lx;ar sonndadn the telephone at the
instant of the lightning-flash, and this
even whan the lightning was estimated
to be twenty or twenty-five miles aw.r.
At times the sound* became quite load.
Wigs.
A ccntary ago little boys of four
years had their heads shaved prepara
tory to putting on a wig. This not
only distinguished rich men'a sons from
the masses bnt w*i regarded as much
neater thin wearing onV own hair.
The French revolution and its revolt
from artificialilias killed the fa*ldou of
wig wearing, hut then it had died and
revived a score of times before. It*
modern revival in Europe was au imi
tation of the long and beautiful hair cf
the young Loafs XIV. of France, who
had recourse jto artificial lock* when
hi* own supply gave on". A century after
his time ali men who coatd afford it
were wigged, though daring tko latter
half of the seventeenth century the law
fulness of the practice was bitterly de
bated among theologians, Catholic and
.Protectant. A prrfewsor,
Bivicrs by name, shocked ail eca&erva
tivos in both churches by writing that
the use of a wig wis nr.c'.ioned
, by Christian liberty. On the other aide,
i the Catholic Dr. Thiers assailed wig
| w.wring priests in a gooJ-Mxc.l r.iluuio.
! The fashion aeen>* dead enough now, ex
cept among those who haro become
bald, hut the ancient Egyptiaua and
other nation* wore wigi, and the early
| Christian* would not take them off.
| Terinliian in vaio declared them device*
i and invention* ot tbo evil one, and
| Clement, of Alexandria, warned his
I hearer* that when the sacred hands of
the clergy were laid oc thoir head*, the
blessing would* not pars through the
fal-ehair. Hi*to l>- aoped that the
civilised {xx>pie of onr own day and of
; fntnre geu*mH>n* will be > atiafied. with
; their natural hair or accc;.; ba' lnes* as
I incurable, but we observe with some
alarm that the gentler rex it going
further and lortiiar toward actual wig
Wearing. No longer are braids sufficient,
no more ia long back hair the main re
quisite, bnt actual front and top pieoos,
j really little better ih in the " fronts " of
old ladies are being advertise 1 as
Vienna and Lisbon waves etc. White
horsehair perukes are not yet called far
by onr yonng nu u. hut there ia no
knowledge that thsy are vary far off.
Fashion, like thesotai oircu nf.-rcneo of
a water whe-I, disappear* only to return
to sight again —Ciwcfewatt Uamtlf,
How to Lite <.II Trn Uolar- a W.rk,
A man with $lO a week and another
to support must live at horn*. If be
livts out be will get inferior food and
those dependent on him will have to go
short at Lome. He should spend on
lodging $2; ou food for two, $5; 00
coal, light, dress, etc., £& Pieces ol
fried meat are extravagant; stewa, with
vegetables, are profitable; fish, dressed
with apuoe and vegetables, to make
meals M< profitable; eo are fliah-piea;
good, wl-tWckE. <1 soopej frnih pud- .
ding*; small jploes* 0/ roast for/sundry*
with aoooul pan ring vegetable* and well
elected j adding, A "mall {sees of
chuck beef roasted and
doring the a