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.