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.