THE MIDDLKHUKGII POST. T. H. IIAI.TKH, Ki io ahi rno'R. UUtfil Kl:r:;c, '.I. fHlt. i !!. Advics received from Aiutnlii say tliat tin' funeral if Henry S arle, tin- de ceased hanipiiiti i:trin:ill. took place lit fsydie y. 'I'll" i i't iTioiiy was witnessed by fully 1 people. Tin' Mayor ami Ai'l'Tjm n ami a t-.it :i t i n if mem licrs of Pari'. uncut fori. ifl part of tin? iroi'f-i !i, wliirli win tin- longest of its kind ever s"c;i in tii.it city. Tin re is 11 innvemv::t on foot In elect it limn ,t::icnt to liis menmrv. bum Ktin. ', whn Km Mtiioni; tin- four Men l'nund guilty it Chicago ol the mur der of J)r. t'ri;iin. nii'l whose punish ment ; In-jury tii 1 nt three year.-, is a free m ui :i lj.i i II . Judge McCoiincll granted liim a i;cw trial anil lir was nd initi "1 'n bail in tin- Mini of .f.'iil'i l. This was fiirnilii .1 by a I i 1 1 1 tiiii.-cuni mana ger, i,n im I iiiiuc's bonds, end the lilt I irrin.tii, iii return for the f.r.or, will appear on exhibition at tin- nmi u..i Th" ' 'w ' .17' ('('.( r cr.tisidcr tli.t tho refusal of tiii' K !h-i !iiiiN t flout tl.i' mm i!uM.ali loan tilings fnrri lily In fori' tis tin' f.ii I that war is tin longer merely a t l of Princes. It has ro:iH' to h a game in which the llnan cicr may checkiii.it' tin- King. Wii' ii it is lioriic in mind that there juc guns of which tin' amuiuni: inn ci-i-. ijl.VMl a Mini, it will I"' 1 in tha' in these ilaynf in ii i r ;i! i - in . tin' haiin"i 's voice a well a.-, tii it of the .strategist 'enpels itself t lie h'-anl in inuiicils of wa:. Ami in this f,:' t lic til o,"c lion f . tii future of liltlll.initv ill. ill in in i ti v Ju'aei' sncii tics. (iei;i r.il i our ko, tin- t i . i i t: n if i .'tiera, fif !''I-s.,ill I Mil II 1 1 . W i.n recently tcilirned to hi- pn-l at'lcr a I i iij leave nf absence, icii! in Paris, In-, signali.i il his re Stllllpt ion of ollii e I IV till' I -"lie nf a de cree prohibit in the use n,' telephone- at ir-aw, two pt fur (i ivcr:!inc:i! ceu'iiu niciit iotis. Wer-a-. is a r;ty with a !; Illation nf foine Cull, (I'M inhabitants ami provided with a innst clabo.atc tclc Jihniiic -ysiein. It is alino-r impossible, then fote, to n-ili" tin- dismay which this arbitrary ami --t i- onlcr of Oer. rral iourko ha-i r. ate I Imth in mm ial ami in IniHiucvs i ircii of the I'oli-'.i cap ital. The oiouihIs which he ave lor thi.' ( Mniorilinary im a-ure wi re tiiat the tolcphoiics were hciny ui'il fur rcvolu tiom.iy purposes. Thf aiiniiiil ici.iri i'ioui the 1'.i:v.iu ni Slati-tics, Ti.'auiy I )i';iaruiient, .shows that the nuinlier of ieiaiiur i'iis l.ui'lin,' at n.ir various jion of eniry liurin 1'vl falis short of the Ji-uics oi' I' .-.s iy '.l.'. Illlil. An caniiii 1 1 i i ill of the ilct.u's of the report shows tiiat the t.lliia;; ol', :ip. pU;'- to ail tie ic.eiiii., i-iciui ries wiieiii" wc iletive iiu:- iinporteil i!tie:s. Three thoii-iiiiil more 1 1 nnu'ariaiis c.nu over l.i-1 yen- tl.au ihc year licfnrc; liut, w'itii this c.eej.l ion, ll.e .short C-" is mi eter:tl that it loois as tiioiih America Icel HIha:i h ,; al'.i i. lie lo liuropeius, or else that there were new rivals in the ticlil. Theie was a t hue, n; the t'tm te .,'(' Ali ' i', when Mich ii filling fill' III illlllri ,ra! io'l Woull IlilVC lieell viev.i il liy our pi' ipie with re,'ret, liut thai il.iv has lieeii paseil there is a very general feclim; throii'jh'iiit. th" (uur.try that we ueeil a little lime tor llssiiuil.it ion of liiu Ilelerooelieiius i lc- liieiiis of which our people now consist ami if the ('o:i-.ior the lie rcjiulilie i'f lii.iil s1;1; iiu t!ie ti'ie away Itniu our -iioii-. we -liiill he thi:liki'ul lor tlie rc-i'iie- l. r.mti'.l . Siys :'u,' Clnca.i ...;. " Till" n iicae ni' a .ui l-'iaui iseo :uiu, who n.. verthi'l a ina1iiuiiiiii.il le.ucau ilevo'.iil rxclusively in tic liusincs ((f inai ry in.; A'leTI '.iu heir. .-!. In titli .l I'orei .'iiers, ai't.c.irs lo have In cn a lucre joke, liut its M: i l.il .is il wei.i, :,iei's lii H im Mini.; ol tiie kiiel is one of tin- im- pi I i. in- ,.e 'i- ol li.e ili,. A;t!l'Ul,'ll i i opet.it ion I ut a short time it uttrn-ti I w i.ie atteiili.i.i .-in, I receive. 1 la my ajipii c t: : -. Tin i e 1 . 1 came froi. i I't-im-i'. mi Ir.uii Du!..s, nail i 1 1 1 1 tirii'-i.it!.' lett-r-. wire i.ivivcil !i,.m liir.ii;, anil Mar.iises. 'J'ili' ivult is an inteii -l itiv; tl:i I i .it ii.ii of w '.iiit mi'.'iit If .lone hy a pi'i'inaneiit nml relialile cut.-rpt i-e of tii.. kind. If merely in the way of a joke, ami in a luicf lew ilay-t the ),-,.,. i' .sen man louiul i-n tuaiiy ciis.oincrs, a ri'uuliir luiii'a.i orauucil for the teiinc jiurpo-e coiilil rely upon n lar' ami littii.iy liiisiae--. TinTi! iire plenty of Aim ieau hcitiss.'s w ho are iiinliitioiis to marry lor a tille; t'nere nro plenty of tilled foreigner, who arc unite as anxious to n.arry for money. They Koiueliines meet liy chance, the usual way, hut eVh trwisij they may never uni t ut all. A Imtcu i of this kind would luinj; sue ii pcr-ons into i ouuiiunication ami greatly facilitate tin; tx.'uanu of title uml wealth." The o'Uett Odd i'el'low in the Pta'o, Vr. Ilujjh Artert, of Mcadrille, U ill Uu win tnado a uember tiO year mo. A VALENTINE. it only I might, ning I.ikn tiinlft in npriti'4 Uoliin, or thrush, or wrou. In KniY or rIuh. If only I n iuht uil To harp or liit-, Toi'liinw in t Miller tlmn Senile tmieliin rhvilia Tiii'ii IM not ,mm. in vnit 'J'liini' -nr to Haiti; Hut now I hull I iiciil Ah ' must. I fail K' viuill my xk ill t plea 1 M y cnriiMdt iiixm), !'ve- love Is nil t h-1 ili'. 1 I iruisc to tins' Clintim Nfullitril, in th iViu'erf. A TREASURE HUNT. In tie! fill of iK.V.t ii man nam". I J;i'ii" ! PhieiiN, who hailed from Charleston, an- , pe.iri d in Knifon and interested several ' capitalists in a tmtiii' ltd venture. As , near a 1 wa ever ahle to le irn, for rivi- I .ms which I will explain, he had located alrcvoire-wreck to the east of tho Can- ary Mam! between them and tile coast ! of" Jloroeeo. Wluil pnpcM lie had is ' known only to the other members of the . symieiite. He must Jiave had a pretty plau-ilili am, for they bought and out lined a briir and sailed nway on the search. I Wits second male of the brig, and all I knew about the voyage was that the articles lead: "To the Canary Is!, a mis and Mil rounding w .iters and return. " The lh! tu i'.e knew no more liian I did, and while the Captain, no doubt, knew all annul it, he was as lunulas an oyster. Shields went along as passenger, and a tn.in i! i:ticd Harper was aboard t a;.t a agent for the others. While I he object, of the vov.lgi: was kept secret, we had hardly cleared Hus ton harbor before it was uii.''t.-tii i 1 by nil that it was a t leisure hunt. We were in ballast only, had a fuil crew and one man over, and the chains an I cables and living lu ll put aboard nil went I i prove that we weie truing to lish for dollars ly in,' under water. It is ii I..111: Voyage from Huston to the Canaries, but we had n fairly good i tin of it. Our brig was called the Swallow, and as she was a goo. I miler and well pro- isiiiiied.t here w as no growling amniio the nieti.wl.eii, at times, she ;iv heaving on the udii-y sea. without wind enough to (hire a candle. The object of the voyage had nliiiii-t been forgotten when the islands were linaliy sighted. Il was not until we rat: into Sitiim s Hay, on the easl"in side of the ;ruiiji. thai, inleics! was again at lever In i:. Here we took in fresh water. ovcrh.ui!"d the standing rigging, secured Iron provisions, and were almost ready to sail away when a large dhow, such as thi' Arabians use in the alave trade, and Hccmingly carrying a large number of men, arrived in the bay and anchored within a cable's length of us, Th" West African const of thirty ycar ago was not traversed almost daily by the Mcam war Miips and .steamships of Hcvcral nations, and the merchantman never felt perfuctly cafe outside tho Straits of (Jiinalt.'.r. Whether this dhow was bound down the const after a enrgo of blacks or win cruis ing for nobler fry was an enigma. Wc carried an ar-cnal of small arms, but noth ing in tlie way of cannon. One of our men, who was sent aloft for the purpose, reported that he was certain the ilhmv carried tin pieces of ordnance forward. The dhow came in about, ten o'clock in the morning, ami as soon us her anchor was down her boats .started for I lie shore. What the err mil was we could not tell, but guessed they were after Ililits. Alter iinncr he: I'lp'.ain w is pulled almar.l of us. lie v, as an Algeriiie. with as u icki d a face on him as any pirate ever earrii-d, ami though he tried to render his visit very pica-ant he left nothing but distrust nnd suspicion behind. One and all be lieved thai he caiiiH a a spy. Me asked, ns n.uui.r. our port ot hail, whither bound, our cargo, ami so on, and it was though' bes; to l"ll him tiial we had been si tit out by tiie American (iovcrnnient tn rescue a crew of American sailers .ship wrecked .some time before aboin three hundred miles below the coast. We had put in for water and repairs, and would soon resume our voyage. This story seemed to satisfy him, nml, after a lunch in the cabin, he took his departure. That iift' raooii he drnpped out of the bay wit ! the tide, and wr expected we hud. seen the last of It i in . We were all glad enough to see him gu, lor no in. in tibiiiiid doubted that, he was up to mis chief. The next morning we were ready to sdl, and now I learned inoru of the ob ject of the voyage I bin ever before. Shields had a British chart of the waters, and midway between the northeastern islaml nnd the mouth of the Dr.iha Ifiver he had made ii pencil murk. Whether this stood for a shoal or a wreck I did not learn. At f o'i lock in the afternoon, having held a coins" to the northeast since we left the bay, we took soundings, ami found bii'.tom at live fathoms. This went in show tii.it Shields had marked a shoal. I heard the Captain and mate taiking about coming to anchor, but. no order j same f ile, while one of the villains had jet been given when the dhow came slashed our Captain across the face and stealing down upon us from the east, I yave him a wound which was months in coming out of the blur which hung over 1 healiu The dead bodies were searched the water as one might suddenly appear j uml throwu overboard, and the living from behind n curtain. Shu wasn't over transferred to the dhow. They were two miles away when first Mghted, and found in her hold half dead for want of after a hurried cousullatiiui the brig's air, ami momentarily expecting to be led head was permitted to fall oil and we ! out and murdered. The Algerine was headed to the north with a light wind ! caught red handed, and could trump up iibeaui. The dhow filtered her course to no excuse. He and his whole j,'ang were intercept us, at tho same time signaling ! transferred to tho trigate, u prizu crew that she w anti'd to upeak us. Her appear-j put aboard of tiie dhow, mid we sailed mice created surprise nnd consternation, away for Malta. 1 was t iken very ill titnl when it was seen that Mm meant to there, and had no part ill tho proceed lay us aboard a consultation was held in ings. Tho Captain, mate, aud oue nr the cabin as to what should be done. A I two others were condemned and exe decision was reached very ipiickly. She cuted, and tho dhow was inudo a prize could sail two feet to our oue, and it was j to the frigate. It was currently reported plain that she could board us whether we that a large sum of money wa fouml consented or not. There was some talk i under her cabin floor, aud that every of getting up tho arms, but this was only j man uboi rd tho frigate was well re nmong the men forward. The head of i warded. Tho reinaiuiug prisoners, uum tlie brig was brought forward to the wind, : beriug over forty men, were after it time aud as darkness came stealing down over i exchanged for the shipwrecked French the sea tho dhow came gliding toward us j men, while our brig sailed homo empty like a serpeut approaching its prey. handed uud much the worse oil for the From tho first appearance of the dhow strange voyage. .Ye York Hun. I had no ilouht flint Mip mennt it. evil. 1 wnn ready to ilo my full nhnre ownrd l"tini( her off, liut when I wax told thnl there would lie no resistunee, nnd whei shi' was within pistol-shot nf its, I en tered the forecatle, and from thencrt l)j nieann hy menus of n ulidinx door in' thi li'.ilkile id. tias"d injo the hold. Vt't were roek-hallastcd, mid inthfi hold wort a score or mure of empty erate nnd boxes I selected one of these as n place of refund, having a plenty of matches to enalile nt to see my w iv through the darkness, I nil waited a while to see what Would Import ahove. I heard n hail from the dhow, an other from above, and then a shock ns the stranner came alongside. In n moment, as I knew hy the tramping overhead, w had been boarded by ti large gang. Twa or three ph.tols were tired, there witt hhouting and running, nnd after few min utes I made certain that the Algeritie had taken possession. Men began to rum maae tin- liriir, n'l'l "nc of the hatrln.' was pulled oli I retreated to the hiding place I had selected. Three or four men came down with a lantern to examine thi hold, and I heard them cursing away in I .1. . i :..!. i .i i ' "'"J"" ULLi" ""'J 'ou"u "" , :lI'K'- '"' '-v '-veniug and the wind hud died entirely out. I crept out nf tile hox aim stoiet under the main hnleii, anil as the cover was partly olT I could plain ( ly hear what was going on, although I could not understand what was said. An I heard nothing from any of our crew, I concluded that they were either prison ers in the cabin or had been transferred to the dhow. I'p to midnight the ves sels lay side by ide, the flap of their sails proving a dead calm, but soon nfter that a bree.e sprang up and we were forging slowly ahead. I heard them hailing from one craft to another, and I would have given a gre at deal to have been able to understand the tongue. It was my idea that they were going to run tho brig over to the Moorish coast as a prize, and that tiie crew would be sent into the interior as captives and slaves. This had bc"u the fate of more than one crew shipwrecked on that inhospitable chore, mi l at tiiat very time France had a man of aar on the coast and was demanding tiie release of lif'eeii sailors kiiow'u to be held in captivity. The wind not only held light during the remainder of tin- night, but came tr im the east and thus headed us off. I s:it on the hard ballast under the hatch, wondering and planning but arriving lit no cone lusinu. It was fair to presume that I had not b.-en missed, as no scare ii was made for ice; but this was little j comfort. If tiie brig was taken into some, bay on the coast she would be thorough ly searched and I would be dragged out. It wuiild be only two or three days at tho longest before hunger and thirst would drive me nut. Payiig'nt was tint half an hour old be f ire 1 heard an alarm on deck, nnd it might have been another thirty minutes when the boom of a ciruiou proved that we had it signal to heave to. The brig was brought head to tiie wind, amid a great clamor of voices on deck, and then everything wus ipiiet. I now made my way across the ballast to the sliding door, opened it a litlli) to find the forecastle deserted, mid 1 at once passed through. nt hearing any one immediately nlxivc tiie, I ascended the ladder and gota.'ook along the decks just as u French naval iilieer came over tlie rail. I sprang up th" ladder and rushed aft with tuich a speed that im one saw me until I was at the oilicer's side. Lying otl to wind ward was a big French frigate, and alongside was one of her boats. Hang ing in the wind, half a mile distant, was tie dhow , w ith another of the frigate'H boats jus; boarding. On our decks were thirteen Moors swarthy, ragged, and show ing the villain in every movement. Tiie ft How in command was just opening his month to make explanations to the oilier w hen I cam..' upon the scene iiud shouted : "Lieutenant, that dhow yonder is a cursed pirate, and she captured us at dark last night ".Kxplain V he replied as ho looked me over with curious eye. 1 briefly told him who and what we were, and the actions of tlie Moors cor roborated my story. He culled four marines aboard ami sent the boat back with a message. The frigate had drifted down a little near, and some of her guns had been cast loose. This was lucky, ail all of a sudden the dhow spread her wings to sail away. We saw the frigate's boat sent adrift, and afterward leurned tiiat the boarding oilier was cast tieek and heels over the rail to take care of himself. It was a desperate resolve with the dhow, and it might have succeeded ut Linger range. As it was she had not moved a hundred yards when boom! boom! went the guns and we saw the splinters fly. She at once lulTeil up and let everything go, and unother bout's crew was sunn alongside. livery thing was soon made plain to the Frenchman. When the dhow boarded us her hot headed ctew were ripu for hilling, ami without the slighest provo cation Shields was shot through the head. Harper protested, ami shared tho WOMAN'S WORLD. riiKASANT Id T Kit ATI UK l'I'M I MM KKADKHsJ. MMPMrrrr thk ivrri.K. It may be interesting as well as profit! bio to tho young ladies who have limited means to dress on to know that the com ing qui"vis of society make n study of simplicity. Not a particle of jewelry is w-orn, and even the belles eschew every ornament but n string of pearls. In the hair aigrette half wreaths nf lily of the valley or white violets are often seen nnd occasionally small side combs bound with carved silver or gold hold the hair in place. A girl who prides herself on her good taste wouhl as soon wear a girdle and chatelaine pendants with evening dress ns a bracelet or earrings, tlau.e is the regulation fabric for her dress and ribbon bows or garlands of flowers the only garniture permitted. W'uthiwjton War. FltKXrn DltKSSV AKINfl. French women are clever in tiie little niceties of dressmaking whie'.i give fin ish to the appearance. For example, un less a skirt sits ipiite evenly, it looks un sightly. They insure this by sewing a large-size. 1 dr"ss hook on tiie stays, not a big stay hook, which might show, but just an ordinary one. Kvery skirt has an eye which fastens on to it and renders moving impossible, l'ostibly some render would like the dimension for the foun dation skirt of a good French dress. I tliink you will find that it hangs well. The front is 2.( inchc at the hem, nnd diminishes to it inches at the waist. There is only one side gore at each side, 24 inches at tii" hem, 10 inches at the top. The back is straight and "17 inches wide. Mail ait'l Esjr$n. A KtiMVI.V. 1' WX!i::i)KKlt. There is a woman up in West Fifty fourth strc't who does a thriving busi ne.ss in the Side and exchange of w hat she calls ladies' mis 'cllany. Party dresies, street suits and wraps, tea-gowns, furs, hats, bonnets, shoe and silk underwear are brought to her by ladies' maids and Hold for a song. The owner limy be go ing in mourning, going abroad, or in such straitened circumstance as to regard a few dollars as a fortune. Draud-new gowns nnd bonnets are daily ro.'eived from Indies who are penniless. They have unlimited credit, but to get spot cas.i orders are sent to the modiste, and as soon as tilled their garments are dis posed of to the female Fagin for a tenth of their cost. Legitimate sales of second hand, slightly worn clothing are made by economical women, who receive an extra dollar or two for the waist-baud or bonnet-lining bearing the name of some good house, Nine-tenths of tho sellers are carriage people, and of these sixty per cent, demand spot cash. The rest are content to give a wrap in exchange for u yard of good lace, a carved fan or some such confection as a manicure tray, bon bonniero or viniegrette. For a sealskin wrap an old cabinet has been accepted. Quantities of gloves, slipjiers nnd shoes are almost given nway, aud so ignorant of value are the patrons of this miscel lany" that jewels watches and shell goods lire bought by the house at a profit of from '2W t ) .'full per cent. The buyers for the most part are actresses. They me capital judges of fabrics, they buy chu'ly, and when the garments are re made get a lot of good out of then). A'tie York Yrbl. ' IKIWIIY WilMKX. It is feared that Huston women cm never claim the title of being well dressed, says the Huston Jfir.iltl. Do what the few tuny to us pi re to that favorable ver dict, there is always th" ordinary, tin corseted, hygienic majority t counter act it. It would be laughable, were it not pa thetic, to note the shortcoming, in this one direction of the aveiago Huston woman. She has as much opportunity, as many means of dressing well as women elsewhere, but she invariably fails in pro ducing the effect which strikes the ob server in New York. Itegard the throngs of women who daily pass up uml down Hoylstou Street, for instance, and point out ten, if you can, who become their clothes, or who carry themselves with price and elegance. Nearly all have been to fashionable tail ors, who have done what lay within their power to give chic, air, style; but the Huston woman is stubborn. Shu will not permit her preconceived notion to be displaced by the newest fashiins; she will wear a hygienic waist, if the wants to; she won't wear her liair except so, and she will kick up her skirts at the back because her gymnasium teacher tells her to bring nil tho muscles into play when she walks. Hesido this, she is in haste. How can she take life easily and gracefully when sixty different calls are being made on time and brains all at once? Tiie art of wearing her clothes well is unknown to her. She puts them on. She does not make her toilet. She wouldn't be guilty of prinking," nor of being sure her boots were well blacked; nor would this usual Huston woman con sider it worth her while to take u hand mirror to seo if the auglo of her virtuous bonnet corresponded with tho angles of her prolllo and her back hair. It is these little omissions, thi forget fulnesi of detail, which rcndeis two thirds of our woineti dowdy in the eyes of appreciative, though critical (Jbserv crs. Kon WOMAN 8 WlirSTS. Tho favored bracelets just now must, first of all, bo unhpue, aud tho Expo sition has, because of its wonderful ex hibit in jewelry, afforded opportunity to whoever had tho good tasto and ductus to get just tho jeweled bund that one woman would most envy unother. One of tho most beautiful is of Indian work, the background being of that soft gold in which the Indian workers so delight; in this is set a circle of every known, nnd, I do believe, unknown gem, uncut. ' Tho effect is marvelous. A pink pearl Is wooing your rye ami claiming admi ration close to an opal, while a bines pearl is mnklng more beautiful thooVptr, of color in a ruby. Threo different shades nf turquoise sro shown ; n dnrlt and a light amethyst form a Contrast, while one of tho most perfect emerald imaginable seems to be throwing out ray of hope a it nestles closely to i milk-white pearl. The ordinary, every, day bracelet designate'! by even tht extraordinary jeweler sink Into insig. nillcnnce beside thi wondrous band ol color, which can be traced to opal and pearl, tunjuoise nnd emerald, ruby nnd diamond, chryso'oeryl nnd chrjrsoptnse, onyx and amethyst, Mexandrite nnd moonstone, garnet nnd sapphire, and all the wondrous family of gem thfit meat) so much in color, nnd delight so tht artistic or poetical mind. Another bracelet which nlso hsl iff birth in India is lucky to wenr because it i nuulenf iron; but unless you had it it your band nnd knew what you were t look for. you would never be consciom tiiat such an unromantic material wns used for it. It is entirely overlaid with gold, which on the other side is smooth, and on the upper is etched nut in the fines! way possible, nfter curious design o flowers and birds, giving tho effect of a gold band heavily enameled in black; no the top a me lalion outline i achieved, and engraved on this, in the most in tricate manner, is one of the thousand blessed names of Allah. This bracelet was submitted to n jeweler to be made smaller, but he said it wns imposible fot hint to do it, ns it might be necessary to ius it through the fire, and the etching once injured or defaced, there wns no one in this country who could restore it to its original condition. If you haven't an Indian bracelet, then get one such as is worn by the ('1111110 women. The lady of the higher classes wears one of gold, the next grade of silver and tlie next of iron; in pattern they do not differ, being a twist of the metal tli.tt can be slipped over the hand that is, not a complete circle. Tho Chinese Indies nre far-sighted in possess ill'; these bracelets, for whatever the nri terial may be, it is real and solid. Whenever Madame Chinoi get a little hard up she doesn't create a racket in the establishment trying to get a little more than her usual allowance from monsieur, nor doe she borrow from her women j friends, or piny against her luck at poker; i not she! She simply marches oil to the place where they make the money, takes off her bracelet, throws it in the scales, and tlie obliging man heaps up the other side with money until the weight of the bracelet is reached ; it is worth exactly what it weighs in tht money of tho realm, cither in gold or silver. At: 1 nrk Suit. kasiiion not-.. Nearly every dress is double-skirted. The polonaise drevs will be tho rage in the spring. One of the Yankee notions is a glovo with a purse in tho palm. A rosette of colored velvet ribbon trims a large muff of black martin fur. Velvet sleeves and chatelaine are added to elegant evening gowns of satin or l.iinpiis. The Kussinn collar of fur, lapped to tho left side, remains tlie favorite finish for long cloaks. Very large mulls of beaver, sealskin or sable are shown by modistes among the midwinter importations. Dressy waists of soft silk or satin in some brilliant or artistic color are worn w ith various skirts at tlie theatre. I'seful dresses of serge, cashmere and plain merino tiro trimmed with a good deal of braid, especially of fancy weav ing. A substitute for the boa is found in the new capes of eoi)s' plumes w ith long mantilla fronts, with tasscled bits oi plumage nil over them. French furriers eombine sealskin nnd Russian snblo in the same garment, iu the same way sealskin and IVrsian lamb are used in this country. l'laiti dresses of cloth and serge arc made with jacket basipies uud straight skirts, relieved by straight rows of braid ing iu various arrangements. Jacket bodices, with a deep pointed Swiss belt and full phstrons laid in tucks, are very fashionable for complet ing the talking costumes of young girls. Jintire toilets of velvet often have petti coat fronts of satin iu u contrasting color, and the rich effect is sometimes enhanced by garnitures of gold cord passementerie. Ostrich feathers iu profusion trim the large-brimmeil hats worn by little girls, ami the rule seem to be, the smaller tho ; girl, the greater tho number of feathers. The very swellest visiting costumo consists of patent-leather shoes, brown ! gloves, a close-titting bonnet and a long I polonaise buttoned diagonally from neck to hem. i Combinations of velvet and broadcloth arc now made up iu such similar styles for clonks and costumes that it is some times difficult to tell which a lady may be wearing. Fur-trimmed, tailor-made costumes of brown fir gray cloth are very much af feetnd by young ladies, the only outer wrap worn by them being a priuce'is or other shoulder cape of fur. (iarniturcs of silk cord, male up in Y-shaped pieces for tho front and back of tho waist, and in deep Vandyked borders for tho bottom of tho skirt, are the usual trimmings for costumes of piiain velvet. Full velvet sleeves, darker than tho material of the costume, and htlf breadths, inserted between the breadths of the skirt, give a striking effect to many of the newest gowns of dark or black cloth and silk. Tho Into Thomas Parker, of AVushing ton, became so attached to a cane, which he had curried for years, that he kept iu bed with him during his illness, and before ho died expressed a wish that the favorite stick bo burled with him. IIU wish was curried out, the cauo being pur in tho coffin. HOUSEHOLD MATT Ens. to rnF.rAtts MAccAnot. Marearoni is a preparation of . gluten of flour, almost ns nouri.,l,in .... .... ... mi. in: wneil Wtn Mill... with beef tea. with bottled tomato.'" w ith fruit. Put a quarter of n ,,, it on to boil in saucepan of ,oili ' saltwater and cook for fifteen r lB( minutes. Drain it and serve lu,t .:'.? ' a little butter. Tliut i one way. ,;r , some cheese over it w hile it is 'li,,- ,i' ? is nnother. A third is to put the m-icej roni into a baking dish, strew riT through it aud a few bread crumh, m tho top and bake to n light brown. sm in the dish. That is maccamiii an grtin" There are three well-known size ( j ' little hollow stalks of flour paste- 0'' lnrgest size i called mnecarotii, ni,'th size is f pehetta end the smallest .11 is vormicellu. used as 'noodles nre f( ' soup, tspeghetti is cookco. with beef fl and makes a very rick dish. I't j( with salted hot wMcr, ah ne. nml it is half done, half tender, drain off i water and lot it stew siow lv in l.p! essence, which it absorbs, making t .J dish. Hottled tomatoes added to (.jt', the combination or the plain inne, riinJ inakoa very nppctitizing dish. ((,knj ns at first directed and ridded to m.'(1j or canned fruits, it i nKo good; thu it with apples, peaches or peats, lt , with red fruits, such ns etiinbi rri.-i , plumbs, as they would j u.v m i, Wiifhlinjtun Stttr. Sot ltCK OK IMIM IIK All: IN Wl.XTi-it. There are many source uf fi,i, ,llr ;r house in winter when nature's nun,. infectunts, the frost and snow, air jij. fying the outside air. Next to tin. y. ing, which may nt any time hr,,,, ,,. , source of danger to heaitli if m ,1 1, nlly looked after, the furnace claim.',,, pecial uttetition. The stupiditv nf rlf average workman who is tn i l, ,;u., chimneys and furnace can li.-i r, I ) v l,- r. nggeriited. In the majority of i i.i;lf seems to regard his duties as purely pr functory. Tupping the stovepipe. lY ,t,.( pipes and different parts of tin. ),, ,.,, with a poker will soon tell w'netli r tfo work has been done propcrlv. Tin' mi !, nir box of the heater is one of ti. , ,t fruitful source of foul air. In in,,;,, , -., the furnace is set so that the cnM-uir ! 1 opens into the cellar or lmi un nt kit.Vj instead of outdoors, as it sh uild. i'lui the unwholesome warm air nf th" 1 part of the house, laden with tlie 1 . odors of the kitchen, is forced i;",, upper part of the house, tn be I... J over there. Not only should the furnace ii w ( cold-uir box opening outdoors, bat t h re should be no crack or opening thr. .i.h which the air of the basement can l,r, ,M mixed with that from outdoors, Tii' -nt where the cold-air box opens nat Ion should be as far removed as pos-iK1,. ;r,,j the kitchen cesspool, or tiny vni.vr Im which impure nir tuny come. It i-.i. vif necessary in winter, when th" maw cm", not be so freely ventilated as in miihiiht, to look after alt parts of the prrinim, where debris of vegetables or ref:i; of the kitchen may engender smiicc uf Jit ease. The practice of keeping th" nit 1 111 go pail iu the kitchen under tV -:3k, a is sometimes none in cuci ti. asr holds, cannot bo too sevinly 1.1:1-11.,. I. JlKCIl'I.S. ISecI J.oal 1 iv o poumls rrv, :.j beef, one cupful of rolled . ', : .!..if teaspoonful of salt, two cg-: i-!;..;i il together, form into a long loat. 1. vu:'m top with small pieces of butter ie a i.se one hour. Cup Cake The whites of f nr i'.-.i well beaten, one cupful of white ::v. half a cupful of butter, half a i ti; :ii of sweet milk, two cupfuls ol 1! n;r. eas table spoonful of cream n. tat:.i: xl half a teaspoonful of soda. Wheat Hread Sift two .j'j.irt- of sr nnd four teaspoonfuls of li.ikiiu' yr ami a teaspoonful of salt; -tir ir' u soft doti'di. with cold sweet milk water; knead but little, timid ami In' immediately. This bread is i.eiiy J gested. Seed Cookies One cupful of l!:rf' three cuptuls of sugar, two egg-, tn p ful of cream, eight cupfuls ni ' ri"iir, and one-half teaspoonfuls of lut";,' powder, one teaspoonful nf iar:rs'ij seed; roll out, cut, aud sift with " l-'"'i baske in u quick oven. Kggs und (.'ream Hard bail Mi slice them iu rings iu the bottoui uf liuL-iii.r .licli aiiriiiLI.. in siimf rr.V.1 is ' , - crumbs, then place a thick layer l egg, add pieces of butter, suit uti'i I"?" hit. nml sorinkle more cracker n:' thinlv over them; continue tlii uatii J ...Li the egg is used; sprinkle crack a cr ir. last, mid pieces of butter, and the whole half a pint of cream the oven to brown: serve with : ni"': am ki-i of cold meat for lunch. Knglish Kolled Puduiii'.'-!; :: J pastry should bo prepared witin""i'i' and sifted suet instead of lard r ''I:A but otherwise in the siiine 1 1 1.1 n ti r -n i .....I,,. ii. .11 :,,,,.. worv.il l:..i';r'a a thin sheet; spread over a thi' '''J'.1 fruit, and then, commencing ii "'" roll carefullv until all the fruit in within tlie Haste: iiinch together at " ends and tie no in a strong ciiteia 1. .1 1 . 1 l...iliii.' ' men uro 11110 u poi 'i '"'. Serve with sweet sauce. Cnllmr.. I'lliblinn One l'l''u' - - -- , ... sugar, one tablesponnful ot illlu ' eirirs. one ciioful of sweet iiiiil'. cupfuls of flour, or enough tn it'"'1"' f, i.rtLlv utifT litifw.r mm ha ut Bonn, uiir ii-n:4Hijiiii!t " tar sifted with tho flour, one te:i-' of salt. Hub tho butter ami u-'1' got her, beat in tho yolks, tin t'"' "7 ..!.. .1... ...1 il.o l.i iitell 1 A s..1 ,.f ,Ti !!T11 0 alternately with tho flour. l-kl" . i 1.1 . ,., ,1 !i,li; o 11 mi iimiti : Liini iiiil uiii'ii - slices ond cut with liquid sauce. It's astonishing, remarks tii" York Trihune, how many l,n met in IJroadway any week usji laiKiug vigorously aim iiuui...j selves ua they hurry along. nu l ..I 1fl IIUJ PN' more nro upwum m " tiouoi beggars tn "Now lork.
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