THE MlDDLKiiUIlOH POST.
T. H. IIAKTER, Ennou akd I'ho'h.
Ml!ll.Kllfl!(lH, 1'A., S,pt .7,
Tho gathering of buffalo Ixines has
become a business at Manitoba,
There arc projected Ir. the Southern
States T"iM) miles (if railrovl. and mir
vcys have been mailc on over t!000 milct
of it.
Hi') Engli-h Volnpnk dictionary whir!1
ii tj lie is-nod this ynr will In; the fir.-(
of its kind cither in this country or in
F.ngland.
China recently roocivod its fust impor
tation of foreign soip. Tho (hues
nap is of ntknlino earth, and the mate
rial uscil for wishing tho hand is tho
od of a tree.
The national dditof Franco Is 'i.OO'V
OCM.OOO, tho largest in the world. The
interest on it calls for iyjii4,0')i,Uil s
year, iihnnt 1 13 per capita of tho Frond
Iouliit ion.
Th" liiinl'itrnii'n live fotinulnti'd i
trn-t tint, n r-1 i n r to the Now York
'., tliroitens serious re-ults to the
Northwest c o'.mtry by denuding it ctl
tirclv of i!s forot growth.
Tobacco culture is being pushed en
crgotirally in i lorida. n'ld an attempt tc
in 1 u ! ' ilia is t euiigtato thcie (mil
grow t lie we d is being mado. A cira
ii 1 li , with tint object, his isiled
Havana.
Th" jv :i "it g'rN of South llusia are
iTo- I; i nj i'lto mitrimouy owing to u
ruiimr nt' tlii' iovorniinuit'M iiitciitiou to
iiupios. into mi.itary scrvii cs in "sap
pers" uU u miarrio I females belwoeu
twenty mid thirtv.
Tue oldest woman's club in the I'nited
State is the Women's Ph . siological
Instituto of Huston, lort.-onu years
ago it win organized with tlie purpo-o
of promoting the moro perfect hea th of
women. There is one surviving charter
member, a Mrs. lloMx, and she is
eighty year, old.
According to tho Courier Journal,
Kentucky has six couutics Harlan,
Knott, Perry, Letcher, Hell, and Leslie
sthat havo never had a church within
their borders during tho sixty orsoventy
jean of their existence as counties
This fact has been referred to the Homo
Missionary Society.
Fx-Marshal William II. I oggctt, ol
I'linceton, . .1., who was so successful
two years ag i in breeding iinils in ca)
tivity, lias just had a lot of ten hatched
out of a netting of sixteen eggs. Mr.
I.oggctt, last fall, while out hunting,
lirought a mule and female bird home
olive that were wounded by stray shots.
llocently there arrived in New York
threo large Mourners laden with rice
from .lapnti. Wo have always receive
nys th" .Imit''' iii ('!( ti'or our largest
importations of rice from Patna in India,
and I'angoou, Huriuah. Japanese rin
is the sweetest and richest in the world,
but its i hief exportation heretofore ha
been to ( licat IJritain.
A shipment of I'd pounds of metallic
chemically pure alumin un, the lirst c
port of thia niotai from the I'nitei
States, has In cu ma le from Newport
Ky., to l.iindou, I ng and. '1 ho precious
metal, which s ild at fifty cents pet
pound, was mii die I from Kentucky oie
unci i lay l.y a pr cess which is as yet te
dious and is kept a secret.
Tho Short-horn cows first importel to
ho t'nited tates, and even down to the
ii id die of the present century, were
abundant milkers and great butter
makers. Hut it has boon tho practice of
the present generation to develop the
beef making tendency until tho milking
qualities of American r borl-horns have
been nearly bred out, and they are
scarcely regarded as a dairy breed in this
country.
Tho preparation of the tickets for tho
1'anama ( anal lottery in Paris was an
H!rair of vast proportion. It too sixty
girls eighteen days of hard work to fold
and prepare tho '.yiUO.O.HI tickets for tho
great glass wheel into which they were
thrown to be mixed up. Tho shape of
tho tickets bearing tho numbers were
most ingenious, as it could be rolled up
nud fastened by it-.elf. It is reported
that the numbers drawing tho largo
prizes were not sold.
Tho resistance to the Channel tunnel
scheme being by no means exhausted, it
is proposed to fadlita'o communication
on a smaller scale between linglnnd and
tho Continent. Tho idea is to suspend
two tubes of about a yard each in diam
eter, by means of steel cables across tho
channel forty yards above tho level of
tho sea. Tho steel cables will bo (lxed
to pillars nt distances of about HO yards,
and in each tube a little railway will
run, with cars capable- of carrying tot)
pounds in weight. No parcel of greater
weight than this will be taken, uud thu
cost is estimated at $1,000,1)00. It is
also proposed to run telegraph and telo
phono wires through these tubes.
THE DISAPPOINTED.
i
Ther are song enough for th hero.
Who dwells on th height of fame;
I sing for the ilisippilnt!
For those who misso.l tlioir aim.
I sin with a tearful ra lonm '
For oni who stnn l in tha rinrk.
An I knows t lint his Inst, best arrow
Una bounded baek from tho mark.
1 flnn for the breathless runner,
The eaj t. anxious soul.
Vt ho falls, witn his strength exhausted,
Alino-t in Ulit of thn go it.
For tho hearts that I rnk in silonee
With a sorrow a 1 unknown,
For tliosj who nowl cnuianions,
Y'et walk lh(ir ways nlo.ie.
Th"re nro son:rs enoughs for thn lovers
Who shnr love's tender piin;
I Miik for tlie one whrnti xns;on
Is frivpu all in vnin.
For threw whoso spirit onmradet
Horn iml thmn oi lh way;
1 sing with a h".n-t o'vcrllowln
1 his minor strain tod ty.
And I know the s ilar system
Must omwhero keep in sp ica
A ri for ttiat spnt runner
Who barely lost tliu race.
For the plsn would be Imperfect
t'nless it h"ld some sp'iwvi
Th it paid for the to 1 nil I talent
An I love thnl. is wasted hore.
AV'tt W'hflrr Wilcox, in Sfiu 1'ocA- Worll.
DESIRE'S MISTAKE
"t let out, you old si amp!"
It wish btilhanf .Inly day, with skies
c.f cloudie-r Id e, the mr seen ed with
clover li o-otiis, mid the brook wending
its ni'-l , .lions way under g.eeu musses of
epp-Miitit ; and Mr i aiey. h i had
wai ol a long d talice mid Ii.i 1 just
fallen into a do e, nn.ler the lefre liing
shadow o! a gaarh ( u pple 1 1 ' e. st ai tel
'.ilvaiiieuiiy up at this ungentle ad
drcs. '.Ma'am, " sa;d lie. '1 uuie you I am
not t icsp losing ; I--''
Hut his npologi-t'c words were out
sleot by liie rattling of a -tout stick on
the stone w il, i !.. e to h in ; and in an
other moment a belligerent-looking red
cow i nine plunging through the high
gia-s, directly toward his hacu of ic
ing''. lie started to run, but hi - fo tc itching
in the gnarled loot of :,n ancient tree, he
fell ii itdlong. Tho cow executed iihuidio
leap over his pro-tr ite form mid van
ished in a clump of huel bushes; and a
rc-olute, bright eyed womiu of some H)
years mine to the ie-cue,with a (lopping
kunbonnet tied over her oais, and the
tick balanced across her shoulder.
I'Don't strike!' pleaded Mr. Carey,
"I'm gettina; off the premises ns fust ns
I can. I assure you I didn't know I was
trespassing."
Des.ro Wclland blushed very prettily
ns sho pushed h ick tho siinbonnet and
endeavored tond.ust her luxuriant red
brown hair, which had broken loose from
its p ns.
"di, I'm so sorry 1" snid she. "It
wasn't you 1 meant at nil, sir; it was tho
iow who had got into tllembbugo patch. 1
Did I hit you with the stiokf Hut I
never dreamed of any one but Mossy
ueing there. Oh, do let inn run home
and get the camphor bottle."
Slowly Mr. Carey raised himself to a
sitting and then ton standing pi-ture;
slowly ho feit his knees, elbows uud
collar bones.
"I'm not hurt," said he "not to
signify, that is. It wasn't your stick,
uia'm; il was the roots of that- old tree.
It's enough to startle any man, don't
you see, to hear himself t allied--an old
siamp "
"but it wasn't you 1 meant," breath
lessly cried Dos re; "it was the old cow.
Won't you let mo run to tlie house ami
get a cajicmo plaster? Oh, do, lease."
I f'irc was fair to look upon, in spite
of her forty summers, wnli big black
eyes, a laughing, eherry-ieii mouth, and
checks jusi browned with the healthful
hue of inounta u breo es Mr, C.irey felt
h mself gradually softening as he looked
at her.
".No," haid ho, "I don't ae for neap
cine plaster. Uut I've walked a good
way. and I should lil e a bowl of collce,
il H s nanny.''
" ill, pray come up to tho house then."
said 1'esire. "It's only a step across the
orchard. Oh, that cow, that cow ! Wo
must certainly have her hami.ered lifter
this."
"Perhaps," said Mr. Carey, solemnly,
is he endeavored to straighten the
Iges of his hat, "you know a family by
he name of Wclland, who live here
shout. Two old mads, who manage a
farm all by themselves. Very peculiar
females, 1 havo been told,"
I'csiie stood still and begun to laugh,
wh le the deep crimson suffused her
cheeks.
"Why." cried she, "it's mo and Mai
Vina. We are tho Wclland gills."
it was Mr. (nicy's turn to Hush and
look awkward now.
"Oh I" said ho. "Well, it don't mat
tor. 1 have business at tho Wclland
Farm that s all."
"lsu't it strango that things should
happen so!" cried Desire, opening thu
gate into tho dim, shadowy orchard,
where scarlet lines grew in the tall glass,
and robbing darted in and out of tho
drooping boughs. "There's tho house.
You can see it now. Matvina and I have
managed tho farm cversiuce father died.
Philo that's our brother has n house
and an eststo of his own, and his wife
don't want any singlu relations. Hut
wo ve done very well, every ono says.
Here's the plaeo; and heie's Malvina. "
Miss Malvina was diligently hoeing
sweet corn in a man's hat and boots.
She was a tall, Amazonian sort of female,
with h gh cheek-bones, haircut short,
and a nuisculiuo way of leaning on her
hoe. She looked sharply uround at tho
sound of footsteps.
"Is it the new hired man :" said sho,
"Then, Desire, you may tell him that wo
don't want help that comes at this time
of day. I ll have uo ciyht hour men on
my pl' o."
"oh, Malvina, hush" cried tho
younger sister, in despair. "It's a
gentleman on business."
In came brother I'htlo from the back
yard, with an nuger in his hand.
"i h " taid brother Philo, a wrinkled,
hard featured mau in blue overalls and
boots that looked ns if they might have
been carved out of lignum vitc. "Dusi
uess? It a n't u sewiu' uuvliiuth I'ua.
or a new patent reaper, nor any o' those
labor-savin' humbugs li cie "
"It's about your Cousin Holf," said
Mr. Carey, "Paul Wclland' son. He'
comeback from Australia. He requested
mo to come over here, as I happened to
be passing this way. and see what his re
lations would do about giving him a
home."
At these words Mrs. Thilo Wclland
emerged from the currant bushes where
she was picking the sparkling, ruby cob
orod fruit to make jelly. For Mrs. Philo
believed in always picking her neigh
bor' fruit before sho began her own.
"A hoin; indeed!" snid Mrs. Philo.
"It's what I always told you, Philo. Says
I, that mnti'll bo sure to come back some
day, poorer than poverty, ay I; and
he'll expect us to tnkecaroof him then.
Hut we've worked a deal too hard for our
money me ami Philo and if ho wants
to be supported let him just go to tho
poorhouse. Paul Wclland always was a
rovin creator', and liolf ain't no better,
I'll go bail."
Mr. 1 hilo Wclland screwed up his face
into nn expression of the utmost caution.
"i Vaps you're hislawycr,slr,"aidho.
Mr. Carey noddod.
"I act for him," said he.
"Then tell him," said Thilo, suc
cinct'y, "that if he expects we're goin'
to support him, he's considerably mis
took ! We've always took enre of our
selves; he can do tho same! Come,
Uetsey, we'd better be goin'."
"Philo!" cried out oosirc, "how can
yon lie so selfish.' Holf Wclland is our
cousin. If he is in want or trouide, whom
has ho to look to but us.' Malvina, you
won't be so bard-'noai tcd? Tho old farm
house is b g enough lor our cousin Holf
as well as for us. Vou never would turn
a i kly old man adrift upon tho world."
"No, I wouldn't!" said Miss Malvina,
thumping her hoe upon tho ground.
"I ook here, stranger, tell Holf Wclland
he's welcome to come to a home with us.
We live plain, but we'ie ready to gwe
him a heaity wcb-onie. Tell him to como
here nt once. The sooner tho better."
"Women is fools," incidentally re
marked I'hi'o Wclland, chewing a stalk
of currant haves. lf you lo-t what
little you've got, do you s'pose this rela
tive o' yoiirn would raise n linger to help
yoi: J et every man take care of him
h If. say 1.'"
"And who knows:"' ori'd '"'"ire,
brightly, "Perhaps we enn get him tho
di-ti ict school to teich. I hoard "-quire
Loames say thai the new toucher was
not going to stay more than n quarter
longer,"
"I'm glad you enn afford to take freo
boarders," said Mrs. Philo, acidly. "Mo
ami your brother wi can't."
"Oo come in and get tho coffeo." said
Desire, "and a few Into strawberries,
Mr. , Mr. "
'Carey is my name," said tho stranger,
who hnd stood immovable beneath tho
licry hail of this conversational episode.
"That is to say, it is my name now. I
chanced to make myself useful to a rich
old gentleman ia tho Fast who took a
fancy to me, and he left mo his property
in his will. Tho only condition ap
pended was that I should tuke bis namo
in addition to my own. And Carey isn't
a bad namo." ' ""
"Corta.uly not," said I'h'.lo, with
watering eyes. "I only wish wo had a
lew of that sort of old gentlemen nut
this way. I'd change my nnmo half a
dozen times a day if it would bo any
accommodation to 'cm. So you're rich
ehf Hetsey" to his wife "if this
gentleman would bo so kind as to come
and take dinner w ith us to-day - "
"No! said tho stranger, in a clear, de
cisive voice. "Will you bo so kind ns
to hoar me out? Carey, as I havo al
ready told you, is only my adopted
tiaine. My leal namo is Holland Wcl
land." 'What!" roared Philo.
Mrs. Philo scrambled up so hastily to
her feet that she upset the pail, h i f full
of currants. Miss Malvina dropped her
hoe, and Desire, who had just brought
out a little saucer of late, luscious, red
strawberries, stood uma.cd at this reve
lation. " i oil !" she cried, "our cousin Holf!
And 1 tie irly hit vou with a stick, clins
ing tho cow, and half startled you out of
your scn-cs, and - ''
"And taught in ," said tho old bache
lor, with a strangely sweet smile, "that
thi re is yet a spice of unselfishness in tho
conglomerate called human nut iro.
Cousin Desire, 1 thank you lor the lesson,
la lime me, I shall not soon forget it!"
Hut before tho day was over ho had
helped Miss Malvina fin sh her patch of
sweet torn, and mended the defoetivo
fence-rails where tho olfending cow hud
broken through, beside stacking up tho
sweet -Williams and nailing the big rose
tree to the frame from whence its weight
liml dragged it.
"I declare," said Miss Malvina, "he'
a real comfort about tho place."
"And he has traveled so much!" cried
Desire, "and ho talks so beautifully ! I
only hope he'll be contented here."
There was no sort of doubt about that.
Holf Wclland Carey was very well con
tented. Ho had always hungered and
thirsted for the details of a homo life-
hero it was to perfection.
Hut Mr. imd Mrs. Philo were not so
well satisfied. All their spasmodic ell'orts
toward friendliness wero checked with
nrctic frigidity.
"It's too bad!" said Mrs. Hiilo, al
most crying.
He'll bo certain suro to go and make a
fool of himself by marrying Desire, and
we shall never get a cent of his money.
Desire ought to bu ashamed to think of
such a thing at her age.
Hut dosiro was only 40, and thoro nro
late ro-cs as well as oarly ones. At least,
so Mr, Welland thought; at ullcvcnts ho
miuricd Desire, and tho Philo Wellands
wcie disconsolate,
"It's all our bad luck!" said they.
For they hud forgotten all about tho
pa-sage in tho Hiblo that speaks of ''en
tertaining angels unawares." f. Lou.it
Star Xiitiiig.
A Wild Monilnir Ulory Pest.
Ono of tho worst weeds with, which
tho fanners of California havo to deal U
the wild morning glory. John Y'oung,
of Alameda County, is experimenting
w ith it. He tried plowing and cultiva
tion, and that was exactly what tho
morning glory thrived on. Thou ho
plowed deeply, stripped the entire field
1 of surface soil to a depth of fourteen
i inches, and picked out all tho roots by
: hand. Tho soil that romainod was soon
I covered with a line crop of weeds. Kven
i tho loose dirt which ho had piled in
' heaps yielded a good crop. Next he
I tried salt, and at last accounts was wait
I ing to see what would bo tho result.
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
For BfAnriliift Tin warn.
To mend tin-ware successfully! take '
to a tinner a bottle containing twoounces
of muriatic acid and get him to cut into
it ns many small pieces of sheet inc as
will readily dissolve. Procure also some
small pieces of lend and you are rendy
for work. Place the nan over a la-np.
wet tho spot to be mended with a little
of the acid, and p1n:o on it a small niece
of lead; as soon as tho lead Is
melted set tho pan away to cool; it will '
men be ready for use Lultivaior.
Itoclpo for Cleaning Chamoln.
The following recipe for cleaning
soiled chamois is given by good au
thority : "Make a weak solution of soda
and warm water; rub plenty of soft soap
into the leather and allow it to remain
in soak for two hours, then rub it well
until quite clean. Afterward rinso it
well in a wea solution composed of
warm water, soda and yellow soap. It
muH not be rinsed in water finally, for
then it would be so hard when dry ns to
bo unfit for use. It is the small quantity
of soap loft in tho lenther thn". allow
tho finer particles of tho leather to ecpar
ate and liccomo soft like at i lie. After
rinsing wring well in a tough towel and
dry quickly, then pull it about and
brush it welt, and it will become softer
and better than most now leather. Stte
York World.
SI Iced Pot Honor oflloof.
Trim off the siiperlluous fat for drip
pings, cut out tho bones to uso for soup,
and roll and tic tho meat compact y.
Put it into an earthen bowl or crock
with white cloves, allspice, peppercorns
and mace, about a doeu of each whole
spico to every four pounds "f boef, to
gether with a blade of mace, a bay
leaf, a sprig of any sweet herb except
sage, mid a few slices of lemon or onion,
nceording to preference; mix vinegar
and water enough to co. er the meat, or
Use sour cider, Jet the meat stand in this
picklo from three to ten days, in n cool
place, p.otecled from the liies, mid then
cook it as follows. Take tho meat from
tho picklo, drain it, and r dl it in dry
Hour. Put half a cupful of drippings
over tho fire in n sail, epan large enough
to conlaiu the meat, heat the drippings,
then put in the meat and brown it on
all sides; next ndd enough of tho picklo
to cover tho meat, stir it until it com
bines with the browned llour in n thick
gravy or sauce; season this saueo pala
tably with salt and popper, and simmer
the meat in it until it is quite tender.
After the meat is dono tako it up, re
mo. o the cords from it, and straiu tho
gravy; servo tho meat and gravy with
boiled pota.oes uud any vegetables pro
forrt d. I
If a larger dish is deiired, dumplings
may bo cooked with tho meat about half
an hour beforo it is done. Jlometee.
.It'll v.
Several requisites are necessary for
successful jelly making. First among
these is using vessels upon which acids,
found more or loss in all fruits, will have
no effect. For this purposo earthen
ware is always preferable, - and wooden
or silvor spoons for skimming, etc. Tho
best granulated sugars, pint for pint, al
ways give the most satisfactory results.
1-ruit intended for clly must not bo
over-ripe; rather the revorso. Do not
undertake to boil more than one or two
glasses at ono boiliug, since too large a
quantity invobes longer cooking, which
makes jelly tough and ropy, instead of
crisp uud tirin. lioil nud snim the juico
beforo adding tho sugar, which should
bo heated before incorporating it with
tho .mice. White shaker llaniiol make
the best bag for straining tho juice.
The process of jelly making should bo
completed tho sumo day, bearing in
mind that bright, fail weather improves
the color and llavor of jelly.
To test ,cl!y for the purpose of ascer
taining whether it is cooked Milliciently,
drop a small qiiauity into ice-cold water.
If it sinks to the bottom at once, and
docs not spread, it is done. When a
clear, tnn-parcut color is desired, only
such juico us drips through tho bag
without sqiieo ing, should bo used. Thu
condition ol the Iruit makes a vast dif.
terem e in the quality of the jelly. Those
who raise their own Iruit understand this
fuct, while those who are dependent
upon a city market can only select from
the stoi k on hand.
Oenoial Hide lor .lolly. As a general
rule, boil the juice rapidly for ton
minutes, then skim, and add one pint of
sugar to each pint of .,uico (.for black
berries, apples, crab apples, nnd sotno
other kinds, throe-fourths of u pint is
HUllicient , and boil ten minutes longer.
The t me, however, can only bo deter
mined by testing. Currants, unless over
ripe, will seldom require moro than half
us much boiling, while ripe grapes nnd
tour cherries may need inoro. Currant
jelly is clearer und hotter flavored if the
juico is extracted from tho raw fruit nud
cooked us soon as possible. In making
quince jelly bo careful to remove all
seeds. If fruit is scarce, very nice jolly
tun bo made of the quince purings'and
sour apples.
It is not generally known that tho
gelatinous substance in gra es is hi its
prime about one week beforo they nro
ready to turn, and ut that timo make a
most delicious, del. cutely flavored, am-bor-colorcd
jelly, requiring only a few
minutes boiling, provided tho sugar is
lirst heated.
Fillirg .lolly fllnsses: When ready to
fill jelly glasses, set tho glasses on a
folded wet towei, and if thought best to
further temper them, put a spoon into
each glass as you fill it. When ready to
nnt n inv IuLa f.ti,mn l.tt.i .. am
cut pieces to lit tho top of I ho glasses,
dip these in the white of an egg, and
cover the glasses with tho snmo. .Icily,
like canned fruit, keeps better in a dark,
cool place. To preserve fruit jellies
from mould, cover tho ourfuee one
fourth of an inch deop with flue sugar.
To turn jelly out of a mold, dip the
glass or mold in hot water for a mo
ment and tho contents will como out un
broken. .lelly wh'ch is not firm can bo set
aside for spreading on jolly cakes. Hits
of jelly left over from tho tablo may be
whippod with tho white of an egg and
a littlo lemon juice, until quito whito
and still; then set away in a cool place
and uso on pudding as a meringue
', Field and Sto kman.
Northern capitalists have bought
levoial hundred acres of land on the
land hills noar Augusta, tia., nnd will
lay it out us a winter resort for invalids
lad pleasure scekcis.
WOMAN'S WOULD.
PLEASANT IMTEHATlTTftt? TOH
Poetry of Practical Value..
Once in a great whilo poetry may be
sa d to possess a practical value. A
young woman who visited California re
cently wrote a few verses and sent them
to Mr. O cor go M. Pullman, praising his
sleeping cars, but regretting that they
did not contain a larger number of
mirrors nnd wash-bowls. I'pon reading
the poem Mr. Pullmnn directed his
chief draughtsman to design a enr which
should contain enough wash-bowls nnd
mirrors to suit the most exacting woman
in tho world. Such a car is now in
process of construction. It will be com
posed cntroly of mirrors nnd toilet-looms.-
A tn York Wrrld.
Tea Sllppora.
Tho latest in shoes is tho S o'clock tea
slipper. This is an article of dress
which goes with the (ircek tea gown.
With the Psyche knot and classic draper
ies the French tie fuels' sadly out of place
and l egs to be allowed to withdraw iuto
the I ackground. Its successor is a curious
affair, made of glo- o kid or soft clumois
skin, following tho natural outline of the
foot and clothing the toes separately, as
a glove does the linger. It is really a
modern substitute for the sandal. It
has a heavier sole than tho ordinary
slipper, lifting the wearer the veriest
tritie above her natural stature, and is
without a heel. The tea slipper has nn
antique look, clumsy, but not unpleasitig.
It tnkes greatly with half a dozen ex
treme belle. Flesh-colored sdk was
the material employed for a pair recently
Seen, giving much tho impression of u
bare footed Venus. hiroU b'ne I'nu.
A Tender Heart Works n Mlrnclo.
A wealthy lady of this city met with
nn accident last winter by w hich one of
her limbs w is broken. It was sot, but
whilo in tho process of healing sho
bought a pair of crutches to aid her
locomotion. The haliit of using them
grew upon her until sho felt unable to
walk steadily without them. Ono day,
however, sho limped along a block on
her crutches to visit a neighbor, and
while doing so met a ragged and decrep.t
specimen who had lost a log and was
hobbling along on two time-worn siilts.
Her sympathy was stirred up. Sho stood
erect lor a moment, grasped tier costly
crutches in ono hand, asked tho man if
ho would tako them, gave them to him
on the spot, and walked olf with perfect
ease, having thus learned for tho first
timo since her accident that she had uo
need of artificial nid in pedestrianism.
ihe is an unmarried ludy, too, though
over forty. Sue York iun.
Autumn Styles In Clot ha.
It has already been mentioned, re
marks the New York Po t, that many
plaids both in silk and wool are to be
worn this autumn. It remains to bo
added that it is absolutely necessary, if
the gown is to be in the latest and most
approved fashion, that tho plaid for the
BKlrt be bins, (straight plaids belong to
the fashion of the past. ;Most of tho
plaid skirts, if made up without drapery,
are still kilt-pleated. Plaid costumes
aro most used tor traveling or for walk
ing in doubt'ful weather, and are gen
erally in combination with plain fabrics
to match, tireen and gold plaids nro
stylishly made up with dark-green silk
wurp Henrietta cloth or India Cashmere.
The great partiality of tho Princess of
Wales for red and bluo mixtures keeps tho
combination in high fashion, and red and
bluo plaidcd gowns, made on tho cross
in severo tailor style, aro among tho
season's fresh importations.
They AVIII I'ao Cosmot lc.
"Is the uso of cosmetics increasing?"
was tho question put to a druggist by a
New Vork Uraphie man.
"Certainly it is," said he. "All
sorts of women use complexion reme
dies. We don't havo much to do with
tho stage people, who have their own
ways of making up, but every sort of
woman comes here. In tho wiuter wo
make up even buds in their first -ea-on
when they hnvn'i bloom enough for n
reception. Tho washes und enamels
como in play then, in summer women
who lis o been shopping step in to got
a dash of powder so as not to go home
to dinner in a perpirutiou. Sometimes
one of our attendant a is sent for post
haste to a fitshiousble watering place, to
make up a regular customer for a hop or
to repair a damage after a yachting day
in the winl. shop girls make up quita
generally. I don't believe their em
ployers rcqtrro it, ns somo say, but they
powder mid rougo as much as society
folks. No, wo don't often uso cosmetics
on children, though once in a while
there is a call for that sort of thing in
preparation for a child's party or ball.
There is ono littlo tot of six, whose
mother is a rich widow, and terribly dis
appointed because the child hasn't inher
ited her beauty, who is brought hero to
bo made up about as often us children's
festivities go on."
"What proportion o; women uso cos
metics f"
"If you count powder, two-thirds of
the women buy that, 1 should suppose
When it comes to rougo and paint and
balms ten women havo them now to
one when I first went into business."
A lack tho day when ono has to hunt
for the rnro woman with a clean skin.
And be it remembered, all cosmetics aro
hurtful in the end.
The lloniau Wife.
In tho early stages ot Ilomnn history
there is reason to believe that tho Ho
man wife was completely under tho con
trol of her husband. Tho Koman idea
of a family made the father a despot,
with power of life and death over his
ch Idren, who could do nothing without
his consent. This was tho case in regard
to inalo children, even after they had
reached a considerable age. Women,
according to tho opinion of the early
Komans, were always children. 'I hey
required protection and guidance
during their wholo life, and could never
be freed from desp itiu control. Accord
ingly, when a I'oman girl married, sho
had to choose whether she would remain
uuder tlie control of her father or pass
into tho control or, as it was called, Into
the hands ot her husband. It is likely
that in tho early ago of tho city sho ul
ways passed from tho power of her
father into tho hands of her husband,
and tho position sho occupied was
that of daughter to her htni
t-he thus became entirely mi,
to h'ra, and was at his mercy. ;ori,
history supplies many Instances ol
desimtism which husbands exerts
. .i nn.. ni... .
i"r biiuir wives. iub aiiguiusi
uremia was Bumetiiuc )iiuisncu .
death, whilo men might do what fl
liked without let or hindrance. Wi '
were prohibited from tasting wine t
tho risk of tho severest penalties. Tl
1 . .! . i ,
luiiuuci iii rguuuus was praised,
surprising his wife in tho act of si tin. ,
the forbidden liquid, beat her to ilc:,..
The a tmo sternness appears In the
son which induced some of tho bom.t
to dismiss their wives. Sulpicius i;,i:
uisnussoii nis uecause sno appeared 4
tho streeti without a vail, AntimJ
ctus dismissed his becauso he saw lJ
speaking socretly to a freed woman j,
nubile, and P. IScmiironius rfophui
his n way because she baa ventured tof
to tho imbl.c irnines without informi.-.
him of her movements. UonUmt,Ti
Mview.
Tricks of I'arlslan Dreaamakcrt
Many ladies coming over to ParUf
a tew days or weeks, and having
yearning 10 carry nome some got
Irom the magic city, shrink from i
world-famous establishments on aecnu-
of tho expense. And there are hunaV,,
of dressmakers tlioio who co'iut n
they would" turn out a costume tn
whit a elegant as those made by ll.
big neighUois at a much lower ligjr.
It is in dealing with those that tt.
stranger should be very cautions, an l.t,
uso a rather slangy expression, "ke.;
tier weather cvo open." Ihcso"liti.
dressmakers" aro full tif playful tri b
which must bo guarded against
but Irritating deviations from the i:i;i.i
of strict comnvereiiil morality, nil 0
which are artfully arranged to angmn;
tiicir profits at tbo cost of tho Iik,,.
customer.
l or example and this particular molt
of deception is fur from nneoinmiri
ono of those ladies will show you My
pattern u very handsome iltess in r.clt
mater, als. Vou are charmed. if i ue
the dross in hand does not tit you; it
cleverly designed to lit nobody. Th.
obliging dressma .er. seeing that Vnur
heart is lio l upon it, otters to m ik
un exact copy of the coveted gar
ineut and ut a very low pr.ee.
Tho tempting bu t is thrown out. and
the innocent tish bites. The order it
given. Hut, nlasl when the drcg is ile
livored. what do you find? The simps
and style are copied admirably but tho
materials! Thin silk, cotton -baikiil
velvet and satin, tho commonest ami
poorest of ribbons. Tho entire infect ol
tho costume is lost in cheap material.
I'nfortunutely, there is no use sending
the dress back, ovon on tho obvious plea
that it is not what was barirubicd tor.
The law will protect the " little dies
makor," and right well she knows it. too.
The mischief of the thi g is that sheliai
the power to seize and detain her cus
tomer's trunks till the bill is paid, and
this ower slin will not hesitate to em
ploy on tho slightest pretext.
Another most annoying device, but one
which answers their purpose splendidly,
is to send homo the dress at the last mo-
! mentVompatible with tlie'aetuul fullill-
inont or tue contract. 1 here is no tinu
for examination, let alone alteration, and
the thing has to bo taken on trust, iti
shortcomings only being discovered in
many cases when many leagues of land
and sea lie between the swindling dress
maker and tho confiding customer.
Again, a not uncommon practice is to
add scores, often hundreds of francs to
the price ngreed on for a dress and de
pend for its payment upon tho victim's
natural dislike to lighting in a foreign
law court. l.ad ' 1'Horial.
I'asliion Notes.
Large buckles aro stylish.
Waists ure worn with elubornto trim
mi tigs.
I.nrgo round hats nro stylish f C
j autumn wear.
I Trimmings of cut steel on a back,
i ground of bluok stalls are still worn.
I Short, round mantles display a velvet
yoke, which is lengthened into a vest in
', front.
j Tho latest bonnets are much longer in
tlie crown than the capotes which have
been worn recently.
I Just ut present toilets nro moio simply
marie. Denotations uro not elaborate
and fewer pieces are used to make up tho
; costume.
I Many of tho new wool gowns have silk
shirt-waists, und aro worn with the
, loose-fronted coats so popular duriug tho
; past summer.
Long alpaca aprons ore taking tho
place of thu pretty inuliii affairs recent
ly worn. They are severely pluiu und
have pockets. ,
Sunshades are made in n variety of
styles, tho most stylish boing simply lace
or embroidered silk covers mounted ou a
more or lcs fanciful stock.
A fashionable dress goods is what Is
known as grass cloth a half-bleached
linen. It is of a rough cream color, uud
tho surface is slightly rough.
Gowns for autumn and winter nro
made in diicctoiro style. I olonaises,
long rcdmgote gowns, and pleated
skiits ure tho principal features.
The latest toques have very longcrowns
and ure without brims. They are
pointed low on the back hair, and have
uu abundance of tiHiimiug iu frout.
Tortoise-shell girdles are worn by
transatlantic belles. From appearances
tortoise-shell ornumentation will become
us jiopu ar as it was twenty years ago.
The bonnet still hangs on with great '
nei tinucitv. Tho hut is of course doin-
iiiunt, but there uro many Indies loth to
part with tho more antiquuted stylo ol ,
headgear. iJ
Two materials nppcar in most cloaks
ana mantles. 1 lie nuns' clonk, made r
full and of sufficient length to quite
cover tho wearer, is made of camel's
hair stull and is lined throughout with
silk.
Mantles for wear in tho late tall ars""
made tf mutelusso silk, sicilienne. veb
vet, or faucy cloth. Tho shape of th.V
mailt lu Mines widely, Tho diroctoirdtrv
rovers, flowing collars, and velvet yokel i,, I
uro some ol Hs features.
.lustof Adlor, a Chicago artist, wai
bonked for passugo on tho ill-fated
(iolscr, and did rot sail because his bag
gage was not deliverod in timo, and lis
would not consent to have, it forwarded
by tho uoxt steamer.