THE MIDDLKHUKUII POST. T. H. IIA1.TKH, Kdi'iom akd I'iio'r. mhwi kv.cuc, r.. run. -, i-iuT Advices received from Au.-itr.ilii iy that tin- furn r.tl of Henry S-arle, the lr-Cust-d hanipioti oarsman, took place lit Byilin y. 'I'll'- ceremony was witnessed by fully 1 r . t people. Tin' Mayor ami A idcrmch :inl :i I -1 . 1 1 i ; i i n of iin-iii bcrs f Parliament formed p.irt nf the procession, which was tin- longest of its kiln) tvi r vcti ill tint rity. There is a movement on foil! to elect u iumi .Itnctii V his Micnir rv. John Ivim.e, who was among too four lni'ii found guilty at Chicago of tin" mur der of Dr. Cro.nn, mi l whose punish ment tin-jury tiv 1 at tim e years, is ;t free in in again. .Jii'K'i' MeConnell granted liiin a lew trial and he it i - milted '( bail in tiio sum of .f.'iii'M. ''his was furnish. .1 by a liiin1 liiii-cu:u mana ger, w liO signed ivun.e's lioiuli, end tlit little 1 icrm. in, iii return for 111" favor, will appear on i xhibition ut the tnu-i u,,i Tli" ' ''an f .-. if J .1 ,-,'('.v r consider tint the ref'i-.il of iii" 1' iMwhiliU t float the new i ; i - - i .-1 r loan bring., fori i My hi fore us the fait thai wnr in no longi r mi rely a pa-t ilii" of Prime.. It lias ci i! 1 1 e . li a game in which the finan cier may chcckin.it- tin- King. When it is lioine in mill I that there are ,711ns of whit h tii" ammunition cosis 1 .! a Mint, it will lie seen lli.it ill the:' d.'IVsof illd'.l I r'all ill. the hansel V. iii f .1 . well Us til it of III" .-l!.l!c.:l ;: compels it-elf t lie hi ud in councils of war. And in this !.:' ! lies tu ne lion for In- future of 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 i t V ih.:ii in 111 inv !eaec soeii tie,. to neral ioiirki, tiie I iovi 1:10; I i.'in r i. fd I'.iiand. w l.o leccutly n lurried to hi- pot i.fier a long h ave of n!is, in .-, ( ii-i 1 1 in I'.n is. h is siunaliid his n -Mllliptioii of otlii e liv the issue , a de cree prohibiting the Us" o; leieplioncs at V"ir.iw. c.xccpl lor li ivcr.niu m! 1 'iiiimii iiicitintis. V: t-a . is a c:ty with a pop ulation of "line Cm), (I'M inhabitants and provided with a most claho.atc I i -jihouic ssi'in. It is alnio-l impossible, thi n fore, to re-ili" t in- dimay which this arbitrary and ii"-potic order of (o r. cral 1 !ourlo has 1 i, ate 1 I it li in social and in biisinc.vs ireh ; of the Polish cap ital. The grounds which he gave for thi ( tiaordiiiaty 1111 a-ure wi re tiiat the telephones were la in:; used for levolu tioiii.ry purposes. The annual report from the lJ'.irc.i'i 01 Statistics, Treasury Department, shows that tiie number of immigrants landing I at our various pons of cnirv during 1 .( j falls short of the figures ,,r -vs by j HUH. An cxaiiiiu ilioti of the ill tails of i the report slows thai th" taliiag of, ap-plie- to all tiie ieadtli:; co'.mi : ic- win lit " w e del i ve wr imported c!tie.c.. Three j thou-aiid mole Hungarians con" over I last y.ar than l'.ie year before; but, with this exception, the shortage is so general that it. looks as though America had grown less alll.letiw to lllllope ins, or else that there were new rivals iu the tield. There was a I hue, n s t lie f ';,. ;'.'.(' .! '( c, wiieti .--'.11 it .1 failing 1 I V in iinmi, ration would have been viewed by our pcopie with regret, but. thai day has been passed there is a very general feeling throughout, the coiicity that we need a little lime for assimilation of the heterogeneous ele ments of which our people now consist, and if the Congo or thelie.v republic id Ihail shall turn the tide away ttoiii ni'.r sjuuc-, w e shall be llu.tilvi'iil for tiie rc-i'il" granted. Sus the Chnr.go . r.i'.': "Tiie M .u ;,i" of a .in Francisco man, who ud-vci'li-id a 1111l1iu1011i.il bureau devoted fxclii-ively lo tii" business of marrying Auc rc an heir, --i s to tilled oivigncrs. ai'j.e.,i-; lo have been a lucf" oki-, but its Mil 1 ess, l.il as it vvei.l, :.ho s li, H'!ll"! Illll : ol thi' kind is one of till' illl pel o i te i.'-fl - ol the ,i,, A It lough i I op. :.:iion I ut a -iort time it attra.-lcd v i 1 1 attenl lo.i and received lillliy appii i ll: !!. Thi 1 e li 1 1 r.s came lioi.i Prim- ;, m: 111 from Oul.es, ami hinuia r ilile li tt'l s Were l. ceived liolll I', Hulls and Marquises. Tiie ic-ult i. a'l inter. . 1 lie., in. beat ion of what might done by : permanent and reliable cuterpti-e of t'.o kind. If merely in the way of u jok", 1111 1 iu a brief few days th" Sin Frin ciseo man loiiud mi many customers, a regular bureau organized for the teiine purpose could rely upon a large and hteaoy business. There are plenty of Aineicaii heiresses who are ambitious to marry lor a tille ; there are plenty of tilled foreigners who arc ipiite as unt.ioifi to 11, any for money. They sometimes meet by chalice, the usual way, but .Vh cr wise they may never meet at all. A butea 1 of this kind would bring such persons into communication and greatly facilitate tin; exchange or t it It and wealth." The o'drit Odd Fellow in the Sta'o, I r. Hugh Artert, of Meadrille, is ill Ho wut inado a member 00 war avo. A VALENTINE. it only 1 might J.lko birds in prinn Ilohin, or thrush, or wrou. In prove or glen. If only I n u,ht Mil' Tolinrp or lute. Toehimti in tu.ler limn Nome touching rhvuiti Then I'll not am in vair Thine ear to gam; lint now I Imlt I quill .Ah' must 1 f ill' Ho small my skill to plead 51 earnest noil, love is nil th." plea I briiii? to tins-. (Vinooi Sciiltiirif, in th fVm'ery. A TREASURE HUNT. In th't f 'ill of IHMl it man mini". I .ia-nes S!ik'!d, wliti hailed from Chariest on, up peandin Hoton mid iiilercsled several capitalists in it si range adventure. As near in I was ever nhlc to le 11:1, for rea sons which I will explain, lie hud located a ire.Kure w reck to the east of the Can nry tsluiids betn eeii (hem and the coast of Morocco. What papers III' hud is known onlv to tin' other members of the svniiente. II" must Jiave hal a ureltv plausible am, for thev bought and out- 'H 'he eover was partly olT I could plain lifted ,, brig and sai'l-d aw.iv on the , 'X "'' wlmt W:l "? on. although I si-arch. I w is secoiel mate of the l.ii.f. could hot understand what WHS said. An and all I knew about the voyage was that the articles lead: "To the Canary Is! a in Is and surrounding w .it ci and return." The fiist male knew no more than I did, and whir' the ('apt tin, no doubt, knew all about it, he was as mum as an oyster. Shields w. :il along as passenger, and a tna'i tiatticd Harper was aboard t a;;t a agent for the others. While the object of th" voMge was kept scent, we had hardly cleared Hus ton harbor before it w-as niiderstoo I by nil tlia' it was 11 treasure hunt. We were in ballast only, had a full crew and one man over, and tiie chains an I cables and diving lu ll put aboard nil went t 1 prove that we weie going to lish for dollars ly ing under water. It is a long voyage from ISostoti to the Canaries, but we had 11 fairly good run of it. Our brig was called the Swallow, and a sh" was a goo. I ailer tml well pro isione l.t here was 110 gi iwling among I lie men, when, at times, she lay heaving on the glas-v sea without wind enough to flare a caudle. lie. The ob jeel of the voage had almost beeti forgotten when the islands .cr.' linaliy sight. si. Il was not until we ret: into Sitnm ". Itay, 011 the eastern side of the group, thai, inleies! was again a! li ver hi 1!. Here we took in fresh water, overhaul""! the standing rigging, secured fre-ii prim-dons, and were alm.ist ready to sail away when a large dhow, Mich as the Arabians use in the slave trade, and Hcettiingly carrying a large number of men, arrived iu the bay and anchored within 11 i ible's length ol lis. Th" West African coast of thirty year ago was no! travcrsisi almost daily by the Meiitu war tdiips and tcauihhips of several nations, nnd the mi reliant man never felt pcrfoctly 1 8a fe outdde the Straits of tiibraltar. Whether this dhow was hound down the coast after a cargo of blacks or was cruis ing for nobler fry was an enigma. We carried an ar-enal of sin ill anus, but noth ing in the way of cannon. One of our men. who Was sent aloft for the pur;iose, reported that he was certain the dhow carried two pieces of ordnance forvvat.l. The dhow came iu about, ten o'clock in the morning, and as soon 11s her anchor was down her bo its .-I 11 ted foi the shore. What theeirind Was We could Hot tell, bill guessed they were after Irilits. After ilintier he: Captain was pulled aboard of lis. lie v.as an Algeriiie, with a- iekd 11 fin e on him as any pirat" ever carriisl, and though he tried to render his visit Very plei-allt he left nothing hut distrust and suspicion behind. One and all be lieved thai he came :c 11 spy. lie asked, ns natural, our port ot hail, whilher hoiind, our cargo, mid so 011, and it was thought lies; to I -1 1 him that we hid been sent out by tiie Aiiieiii in I ioverniuent to rescue n crc.v of American sailers ship wrecked .some lime before abou, 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, and, after a lunch iu the cabin, he took his departure. That afternoon he dropped out of I lie bay with the tide, and w.- expected we liiiiksecii the last ol him. We were all glad enough lo see him go, tor 110 man aboard doubted that he was up to mis chief. The next morning we were ready to Hail, and now I b arced moru of the ob ject of the voyage than ever before. Shields had a liiitish chart of ihe waters, nnd midway between the northeastern island .'t'idlhc mouth of tiie Drilia Kiver hehad luadcn pencil imirk. Whether this .stood for a shoal or a wivk I did not ; leu 1 11 At " o'clock ill the afternoon, having held a course to the northeast siuce we left the bay, we look soundings, and found bottom at live, fathoms. Tin, went lo show that Shields had marked a shoal. I heard the Captain ami mate talking iibout coming to anchor, but. no orders had yet been given when lh" dhow came stealing down upon us from the east, coming out of the blur which hung over Ihe water as one might suddenly appear I and thrown overboard, 'ind the living from behind a curtain. She wasn't over transferred to the dhow. They wero two miles away when first Mghted, and found in her hold half dead for want of after a hurried cnnsullntic.it the brig's air, and momentarily expecting to bo led head was permitted to fall olf and we ! out and murdered. The Algcrino was headed to the north with a light wind ! caught red handed, and could trump up iibeaui. The dhow altered her course to no excuse. He and his whole gang wore intercept us, at the same time signaling 1 transferred to the frigate, it prize crew that -she wanted to -speak us. Her appear- put aboard of the dhow, and ww sailed mice created surprise and consternation, away for Malta. I was t tkeu very ill nnd when it was seen that hhe meant to ' there, and had no part in the proceed lay u.s aboard a consultation was held in , iugs. Tho Captain, mate, uud one or the cabin us to what should be done. A I two others were condemned and cxe decision was reached very quickly. She cuted, and the dhow was uiado a prize could sail two feet to our one, uud it was j to the frigate. It was currently reported plain that she could board us whether we that a large sum of money was fouud consented or lint. There wtis some talk I under her cabin floor, and that every of getting up the iirms, but this was only ; man aboi rd tho frigate was well re luming the men forward. The head of warded. Tho remaining prisoners, nuiu tho brig was brought forward to the wind, ( bering over forty men, wero after a time mid as darkness came stealing down over 1 exchanged for the shipwrecked French the sea tho dhow came gliding toward us ! meu, while our brig sailed homo empty like a serpent approaching its prey. handed uud much the worse oil for the Fri'tu tho first appearance of the dhow (strange voyage, .Ycie York I had no tlo-.itit tiint Mip monnt tK-crll. J w-rm rosily tn do my full shnr townrd letini I11T off, lnt whpn I watold thul iIipip wouid lit- no resixtiinre, and whei she was within pistol-shot nf us, I en tercd tlin forecastle, and from thenert l means ly menus of a ulidinn door iu tru liulkin-ad. iassd ino th't hold. AV werr rock hallastcd, nnd in thn hold wrr II score or more of empty crate nnd tioxrs 1 selected one of liie.se an a place of rnfuiiB, having a plenty of matches to enahle n( to see my w.iy through the dnrknesa, I nil waited 11 while to see w hat would hnpH-t aliove. I heard a hail from the dhow, an other from above, and then a shock lis the similiter came alongside. , n moment, us I knew by the trumping overhead, w had lii'en lxmrded by a large gar.it;. Twc or three plols were lired, there wiu shouting and rii'ining, nnd after few min utes I made certain tluit the Algcriue IiikI taken possession. Men began to rum mage tiie brig, nnd n one of the hatchet was pulled olf I retreated to the hidina place I had selected. Three or four men came down with a lantern to examine thi hold, and I heard them cursing away in th! .Moorish tongue because they found 110 cargo. It was i;ir.v evening and the wind lmd died entirely out. I crept out of the box and stood under the main hatch, and I heard nothing from any of our crew, I concluded that they w ere either prison ers in the cabin or had been transferred to the dhow. I'p to midnight the ves sels lay side by side, the Map of their nails proving a dead calm, but soon after that bree.e sprang up and wit were forging slowly aliead. I heard them hailing from one craft to another, ami I would have given a great deal to have been able to understand the tongue. It was my idea that they were going to run the. brig uirr to the Moorish coast as a prize, and that tiie crew would be sent into the interior as captives and slaves. This had ben the fat" of more than one crew shipwrecked 011 that inhospitable shore, 1111 I at tint very time France had a man of war on the coast and was demanding tiie release of tif'cen sailors known to bu held in captivity. The wind not only held light during the remainder of the night, but camn from the cast and thus headed us olT. I sat on the haul ballast under the hatch, wondering .ind planning but arriving nt 110 conclusion. It was fair to presumu that I had not b 11 missi-il, as no search was made for me; bill 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 would be only two or three days at tho longest before hunger and thirst would drive me out. Daylight was tint half an hour old he fuel heard nil alarm on deck, and it might have been another thirty minutes when the boom of a ca 111011 proved that we had a signal to heave to. The brig was brought head to tiie wind, amid a great clamor of voices on deck, and then everything was ipiiet. I now made my wav across the ballast to the sliding door, opened it a little to find the forecastle deserted, and 1 at once passed through. Not hearing any one immediately nlxive me, I ascended tint ladder and got a !ok along the decks just as a French naval iliieer came over the rail. I sprang up th" ladder and rushed aft with such a speed that 110 .me sa'w me until I was at tiie ollieer's side. Lying off to wind ward was a big French frigate, and alongside was one of her boats. Hang ing iu the wind, half a mile distant, was t'.e dhow, w it 11 auotherof the frigates bo ils iu-'. boarding. On our decks were thirteen Moors swarthy, ragged, and showing the villain in every movement. Tiie I. How iu command was just opening his mouth to make explanations to tint oll'ii ! when 1 cam..1 upon the scene uud shouted : "Lieutenant, that dhow yonder is a cursed pirate, and she captured us at dark last night ".Kxplaiu!'' lie replied as ho looked me over with curious eye. I briefly told him who and what wo were, and the actions of the Moors cor roborated my story. He culled four marines aboard ami sent the bout back with a message. The frigate had drifted down a little near, and some of her guns had been east loose. This was lucky, as all of a sudden the dhow spread her wings to sail away. We saw the frigate's boat sent adrift, and afterward learned that, the boarding ollieer was cast neck and heels over the rail to t ike cure of himself. It was a desperate resolve with tiie dhow, ami it might have succeeded ut longer range. As it was she had not moved a hundred yards when boom! boom! went the guns and we saw the pliiiters fly. She at once luffed up and let cvei ythiiig go, and another boat's clew was soon alongside. Lvcrv thing was soon mudo plain to tho Frenchman. When the dhow boarded us her hot headed clew were ripu for hilling, ami without the slighest provo cation Muchls was shot through the I head. Harper protested, and shared the same fate, while one of the villains slashed our Captain across the face and 1 gave him a wound which was mouths iu heiilin ;. The dead bodies were searched WOMAN'S WORLD. ri.K.SAXT M rKHATI'HK 1'KM INI N 1 : U HA li:il4. von MUPMfITT THK KTTI.K. It nitty be interesting as well as profita ble to tho young ladies who have limited means to dress on to know that tho com ing que-ns of nociety make a study of simplicity. Not a particle of jewelry is worn, nnd even the belles eschew every ornament but a string of pearls. In the hair aigrettes half wreaths of lily of the valley or white violets are often seen and occasionally small side combs bound with carved t,ilver or gold hold the hair in Jilaee. A girl who prides herself on her good taste wouhl as noon wear n girdle and chatelaine pendants with evening dress as a bracelet or earrings, tlauze is the regulation fabriit for her dress and ribbon bows or garlands of flowers the only garniture permitted. Wwihiiiyton W.r. FltKXrn PltKSSV AKtNfl. French women are clever in the little niceties of dressmaking wiiicli give tin isli to the appearance. For example, un less a skirt sits ipiite evenly, it looks un sightly. They insure this by sewing a large-size-i dress hook on tli't stays, not n big sUiy hook, which might show, but just an ordinary one. Kvery skirt has an eye which fastens on to it nnd renders moving impossible. Possibly some reader would like the dimensions for the foun dation skirt of a good French dress. I th'ink yon wil find that it hangs well. The front is '2'.) inche at the hem, nnd diminishes to '.I inches at the waist. There is only one side gore at each side, -'1 inches at th" hem, 10 inches at the top. The back is straight and -i7iiuh.es wide. Mail nihil tisjir0n. A K'lM M.H I V VV .X tlgoK Mtl. There is a woman up in West Fifty fourth street who does a thriving busi ness in the sale and cxe'.i inge of what she calls ladies' mis 'ellany. Party dresses, street suits and wraps, t":i-gown, furs, hats, bonnets, shoe and silk underwear are brought to her by ladies' nriids and Hold for a song. The owner may be go ing in mourning, going abroad, or in such straitened circumstances us to regard a few dollars as a fortune. 1'riind-nevv gowns and bonnett are daily rei'eived from Indies who are penniless. They have 1111 1 i 111 i t " 1 credit, but to get spot cas.i orders nre sent to the modiste, and as soon as tilled their garments nre dis. posed of to the female Fagin for a tenth of their cost. Legitimate sale of second hand, slightly worn clothing are made by economical women, who receive tin extra dollar or two for the waist-baud or bonnet-lining bearing tint name of some good house. Nine-tenths of the sellers are carriage people, and of these sixty per cent, demand spot cash. The rest are content to give a wrap in exchange for a yard of good lace, a carved fan or smne Htich confection as a manicure, tray, bon boiinlero or viniegrette. For a sealskin wrap an old cabinet has been accepted. Quantities of gloves, slipcrs nnd shoes are almost given away, and so ignorant of value are tho patrons of this "miscel lany" that jewels watches atnl shell goods nre bought by the house ut a profit of from 2W t .' per cent. The buyers for the most part are actresses. They me capital judges of fabrics, they buy lo-si ly, mid when the garments nre re math' get a lot of good out of them. .Vtw Yuri: '.-.. ' lOVVIIV WOVIKN. It is feared that Huston women can never claim the title of being well dressed, says the liostou Jii-'ilil. Do what the few may to aspire to that favorable ver dict, there is always th" ordinary, un corseted, hygienic majority t counter act it. It would be laughable, were it not pa thetic, to note the shortcomings in this one direction of the average Huston woman. She has as much opportunity, as many means of dressing well as women elsewhere, but she invariably fails in pro ducing the eirect which strikes the ob server in New York. Kegurd the throngs of women who daily pass up and down Hoylstou street, for instance, and point out ten, if you can, who become their clothes, or who carry themselves with grace and elegance. Nearly all have been to fashionable tail ors, who have done w hat lay within their power to give chic, air, style; but the Boston woman is stubborn. Sim will not permit her preconceived notions to be displaced by the newest fashi-ms; she will wear a hygienic waist, if thu wants to; she won't wear her hair except so, ami she will kick up her skirts at the hack because her gymnasium teacher tells her to bring all tho muscles into play w hen id 10 walks. llcside this, she is in haste. How can she take life easily and gracefully when sixty ililTereiit calls are being made 011 time ami 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 lie 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 a hand mirror to see if the aught of tier virtuous bonnet corresponded with tho tingles of her profile and her back hair. It is these little omissions, this forgct fulness of detail, which renders two thirds of our women dowdy in tho eyes of appreciative, though critical dbserv crs. KOIl WOMAN 8 WHISTS. Tho favored bracelets just now must, first of all, bo unique, and tho Expo sition has, because of its wonderful ex hibit in jewelry, afforded opportunity to whoever had tho good taste and ducavs to get just tho jeweled bund that one woman would most envy another. 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, and, I do believe, unknowu gem, uncut. ' ?ho effect is marvelous. A pink pearl Is wooing jour rye and claiming admi ration close to an opal, whilo a blncli pearl is making more beautiful thedipH of color in a ruby. Three different shade of turquoise are nhown; a darn nnd a light amethyst form a contrast, while nno of tho most perfect emerald, imaginable seems to be throwing out ray of hope as it nestles closely to 1 milk-white pearl. Tho ordinary, every day bracelet designated by even th extraordinary jeweler ninks into insig nificance, beside this wondrous band ol color, which can bo traced to opal and pearl, turquoise nnd emerald, ruby and diamond, chrysoberyl nnd chrysopti.se, onyx and amethyst, Mexandrite and moonstone, garnet nnd sapphire, and all the wondrous family of gems that ineso so much In color, nnd delight so tht nrtistic or poetical mind. Another bracelet which nlso had iti biith in India is lucky to wear because it is made of iron; but unless you had it it your hand and knew what you were tc look for, you would never be consciom that such an unromantie material was use.) for it. It is entirely overlaid with gold, which on the other side is smooth, ntn on the upper is etched out in the finest way possible, nfter a curious design o flowers nnd birds, giving thij effect of a gold band heavily enameled in black; op the top a me lalion outline is 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 a jeweler to lie made smaller, but he said it was imposible fot him to do it, ns it might be necessary to pass it through the fire, nnd the etching once injured or defaced, there was no one In this country who could restore it 10 its original condition. If you haven't an Indian bracelet, then get one such as is worn by the Chinese women. The lady of the higher cltissii wears one of gold, the next grade of silver and the next of iron; in pattern they do not differ, being a twist of the metal that can be slipped over the hand that is, not a complete circle The Chinese ladies nre far-sighted in possess ing these bracelets, for whatever the ni'. terial may be, it is real and aaolid. Whenever Madame Chinois gets a little hard up shit doesn't create a racket in tho establishment trying to get a little more than her usual allowance from monsieur, nor dors she borrow from her women friends, or play against her luck at poker; not she! She simply marches oil to the place where they make the money, takes off her bracelet, throws it in the scales, ami t!ie obliging man heaps up the other sido with money until the weight of the bracelet is reached ; it is worth exactly what it weighs in the? money of the realm, cither in gold or silver. .Vt:e York Sun, FASHION NOTTS. Nearly every dress is double-skirted. Tiie polonaise drevs will be the rage in the spring. One nf the Yankee notions is a glovo with a purse In the palm. A rosette of colored velvet ribbon trims a largo muff of black: martin fur. Velvet sleeves and chatelaine are added to elegant evening gowns of satin or hiinpas. The Kussian collar of fur, lapped to tho left side, remains tho favorite liiiish 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 with various skirts at the theatre. I'seful dresses of serge, cashmero and plain merino are trimmed with a good deal of braid, especially of fancy weav iug. A substitute for the boa is found in the new capes of coqs' plumes with long mantilla fronts, with tassclcd bits 01 plumage all over them. French furriers eombine sealskin and Russian sable in the same garment, iu the same way sealskin and Persian lamb are used in this country. Plain dresses of cloth and serge are made with jacket basques uud straight skirts, relieved by straight rows uf braid ing iu various arrangements. Jacket bodices, with a deep pointed Swiss belt and full phstrons laid iu tucks, are very fashionable for complet ing tho talking costumes of young girls. F.ntire toilets of velvet often have petti coat fronts of satin iu u contrasting color, and the rich elTect is sometimes enhanced j hy garnitures of gold cord passementerie. I Ostrich feathers in profusion trim tho j large-briuimed hats worn by little girls, j ami the rule seems to be, the smaller tho ; girl, the greater tho number of feathers. I The very swellest visiting costutno consists of patent-leather shoes, brown I gloves, a dose-fitting bonnet ami a long polonaise buttoned diagonally from neck to hem. Combinations of velvet and broadcloth ' arc now made up in such similar styles for cloaks ami costumes that it is some times dillicult to tell which a lady may be wearing. Fur-trimmed, tailor-made costumes of brown or gray cloth ure very much nf fectud by young ladies, tho only outer wrap worn by them being a princess or other shoulder cape of fur. ilarnitures of silk cord, ina.lo up in Y-shaped pieces for tho front and back of tho waist, and in deep Vandykod borders for tho bottom of tho skirt, uro tbn usual triiiiiniiors fop costumes of 1 pvaiu velvet. Full velvet sleeves, darker than the material of the costume, and hilf 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 Washing ton, became no attached to a cuue, which he had carried for years, that ho kept fa in bod with him during his illness, and before ho died expressed a wish that the favorite stick be buried with him. Ills wish was carried out, the cauo being puf in the cotlin. HOUSEHOLD MATTERS. to rnKr.vns MAccAitoxt. MV.eearonl is a preparation of . gluten of flour, nlmost as nouril,nj. meat. It can lie prepared with rfosV with beef tea. with bottled tomatoes ' with fruit. Put a quarter of ,lln)', ! ' "loiecp.m or imiij. suit water nml rrvnlr for ltf,n.. . - . - " en or iw. ntv minutes. Drain it and serve hot with a little butter. That is otie wav. ;r. . some cheese over it while it is 'imt.'tj'-t is another. A tiiird is to put the rii wll. roni Into a baking dish, strew ilnTJ through it nnd a few bread rriimlw on the top and bake to a light brown. S rv in the dish. That is maecaroni .hi u'rrtn There are three well-known sizes of tii' little hollow stalks of flour paste- u largest size is called maecarotij, ,,', ' at-., im itnltiklt- ...s.l 11 .-. . ....... ...... ,11. mimiicst, ,,,' - is vermieella. used as "noodles nre f,)f soup. Speghetti is cooken with hreft, and makes a very rick, dish. pt jt na with salted hot water, ah ne. nut) yh,n it is half done, half tender, drain off t, water and let it stew slowly i H i,t essence, which it absorbs, making VyM dish. Ilottled tomatoes added to i.jt'nB, the combination or the plain in.u , Hr,' inakoa very nppctitizing dish. t')llk)1 ns nt first directed and added to nt.-(.,j or canned fruits, it is nrsogoud; tht i wiiu apples, peiicucs or pc.ir, hm ,j with red fruits, such as cratibi rrj,., n plumbs, ns they would by ti.o n. i.) nuniiiiijtun .sfr. SOI IICKS OK IM1TIIK AlK IX VVIM,,,, 1'l.... n ........... ..it... a,,.,. ...... iii.ii.j 1.0111, -s u cull air inj nouse in w ittier w nen nature s own , t.,r.. ,.!..i. ti... r-.... 1 , ... ,.,,s, ,,,, suiMv. an- ,,irj, fying the outside air. Next to tin. p,lm;,. line u-liieli 111. ie nr .11.1. ll 1 Mi .' ' " i.'ii" iii-e-U:i,. 1 soure ol danger to health 11 not 1 .111:1,,,. ..tin I....L...I .... It,.. I , "" 1111 lin e claim, it, pecial attention. The stupidity uf , average workman who is sej to,, , ..t. ...... .....1 r... 1 , "" . iMiiiii.., 4 nun 1.11 ii.iivs 1 an II. I I'll V l)- tv. itggeriitcd. in inn minority of 1.1.. , i,e seems to reg.iril his duties as pimlv tsr. functory. Tapping the stovepipe, I,, pipes and different parts of the ;, ,. f with a poker will soon tell nin th r the work lias been (lone properly. Ti,,. , , ,;. . I -1... 1 ! . air mil 01 uie iieaier is one 01 tnc 11: fruitful sources of foul air. la 111.11, c ii the furnace is set so that the cold-ii'ir opens into the cellar or basement kit.Vj instead of outdoors, as i! .should, ;n, the unwholesome warm air of t h - 1 . -s ,i . . .1... 1 1...I :.i. . pillLiri 1111; noose, lliweil w 11 1: 1 1 le I i in; odors 01 the kitchen, is lor. , , e:'.. ;! upper part of the house, to 1 . 1... over there. x- . 1.. ..1 1.1 .1... t . xvui uiiij Milium uie iiirnaee leivc cold-uir box opening outdoors, leu th-re should be no crack or opening tlim.i.b which the air of the basement cm I.e. nLj mixed with that from outdoors. Tin smt where the cold-air box opens u'r.i nrt should be as far removed as pos-ihl" ,'r.in the kitchen cesspool, or any oui-ei-fnm which impure air mtiy come. It iMC.r.ij necessary in winter, when III" iinii-t (.. not, no so ireeiy ventilated as in .iiiiiuier, to look after all parts of tho premise, where debris of vegetables or ivfii.j of the kitchen may engender source of iliv ease. Tho practice of keeping tii- gir- bago pall 111 the kitchen tin h r the -iilc, as is sometimes done in careless li.nn-. holds, cannot bo too severely ce!iu:c I. HKcit'l.s. Heef Loaf Two pounds of beef, 0110 cupful of rolled era teaspoouful of salt, two cg together, form into a long lo.i! top with small pieces of biiltei one hour. Cup Cake The whites of rr.v '' all evt r i.i i...ke f.'ir -,1 well beaten, one cupful of whit" igtr. half a ctiiiful of butter, half a t niifu! of sweet milk, two cilliftlis of llin tablesooonful of cream i. t . 1 1 1 .1: asJ half a teaspoouful of soda Wheat liread Sift two iris nf ('ST and four teaspoon fuls of hak;iig-i.rt and a teasiioonful of salt: tir nn t.i soft dough, with cold sweet mils water: knead but little, mold ami i" immediately. This bre.nl is i.eilv di gested. Seetl Cookies One cupful of baltt-r, three cuptuls of sugar, two egg-, ma nf fill of cream, eight cunfuls of tlmir, t and one-half teaspootifuU of I .ik;:i- liovvder. one teilsiioohfiil of ara Jj seed; roll out, cut, and sift with m.'U: bttkc in a quick oven. Kggs and Cream Hard boil tni"'-'1t slice them iu rings in the bottom baking dish, sprinkle in some era .t crumbs, then place u thick layer "( W egg. mill pieces of butter. s:i!t aii'l 'Y ..... I u. ...I. I.-1,. ......... ..ri.'.er irillL I .i.i, linn (siiiiiiviu iimi. - thinly over them; continue this uitiii the egg is used ; sprinkle' crack, r cph- last, add pieces of butter, ami j. .nr ovrf 1... ...1 .a.. I., .if .. f . ,-,1111 iiU t nil: i.i 'I, 11. ill jiiiib s., ......... 1 till. J. Villi t.l lll-.lll'll- uei'L'f VV ith am i.:J ..as, .... ..--.., . of cuhl meat for lunch. Knglish Hulled Piid.iiif:-!! 1 1.1 1 ... I it it'll ciiuM'-'d I ....,1 ufi... u..,.T inUt.,..l .J Iml nr !''' :t but otherwise in tht hiiiih1 iinnih r ....,... 11. ,11 .,.i.s.,.t-v,-il fri .3:0 1 1 HteS 1 1 , JVIMI 1(1111 -'I I ' t '. .i.:' . I . il.i. L Iturof tl 1 11111 siieet; npie.111 inn " " fruit, and then, commencing at e.'1 '" roll carefully until nil the fruit ii': ' within the lniste: tiinch togelln-r ' ' ends ami tie 1111 ill 11 strong cu'e'l'1 .1 1 :.. ..f l.,.il!te' men unqi into u poi t'i -Serve with sweet Hiillee. .... .... 1 1 ? . . v itnflll lOllllgO 1'lltllllllg I'll" "-I , sugar, one tablespoon fill of 'm.1,l'r', ee-i's. one i nofiil of sweet ini'li lu , ..I 11 - I. t.i IIMKI' l'" ciiiuiiis 01 Hour, or t-'iiougii 1 1.. ...:,r 1...IC teisnoir"! t-raoiy still nailer, ouu ihio 1 of soda, one teaspoouful of cream "' ( . tar sifted with the flour, one t.-:i-"kJ of salt. Hub tho butter and '"r" , get her, beat in tho yolks, then tin- and soda, tho salt and the beaten "j" alternately with the flour. li!k." tired mold: turn out uooll a 'Ul'l c ' - - 1 1 lices and eat with liquid sauce. It's astonishing, remarks K York Triliune, how many i"'" 'j" I i 1. 1..! ......k .lav. wIH talking vigorously and audibly tu I selves as they hurry along- There are upward of 10,000 r' tloual beggars in ow lor.
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