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THE MIDDLEBUR01I POST.
T. B.HARTKR, Edit akd Pbd'h,
m I iiT.Knri:n, . xov. .1
Dr. Nansco, whoso plan lor seeking
Hie North Pole is to ju into tlifl drift
ing ieo in a stout vowel, and resign him
M-lf to certain ocean current, propose!
in lay in a four years' supply of provis
ion when tin It 11 .1 1 1 y embarks on this
voyage, lie will also take along a-i im
mense stork of patience, a Ids the Chi
sago Iler.ilil .
An nrticlo is said to he sold in P.ni
which consists of nn a picoits solution of
ioilidu of starch and M specially in
tended for lore letters" In fo-ir wu -.'',
rxplains the Chicago Ilenld, chancers
written with it disappear, prevent in.; nil
sliuse of lettirs iiinl iluin away with .ill
il'K'timcntary evidence of any kind in the
hands of the recipient.
Captivity is m i Ic as endurable as pos
sible for the Apse ic Indiris who, with
'.heir brutal c lief, (Jer :iimo, arc cn.
lined at Mount Vernon, near Mo'iil",
A. la. (ierotnmo has been the gardener
il the garrison, and Ins be- 11115 note 1
locally us a inak-r of c ities. To M to
his disunity ho h is been ma 1c a Jj-ticj
of the Peace to sit in judgment over of
fender of hi tnln.
A correspondent at Hamburg, Ger
many, say the deadly mortality by
cholera in that city is not surprising
when the condition and tilth of its people
arc considere I. lie says "rases an
00 record of four families consisting o
twenty-two persons occupying a int;li
Mnall room divided oil into sections fo:
ihu use of the dilTerent families by chalk
lines. All married serv ants on an c-itati
are housed in one room."
The condition of ugric-ilt.ire i:i Ha
laud is m seriously depressc I by om
petitii)ii with ths cheaply-grown w!irj;t
of America that it is suggeitc 1 seriously
to give a bonus to wheat groari-M to ni iko
up to them the losses sustained by t'ao
culture of this croo. A proposition hai
been made to the effect that nn incomu
tax should be levied on those persons
whoso income are derived from reals,
for the purposo of paying this bouui to
the farmers.
A society callo 1 -'The Aisocinlion ot
Married Women for the Control of
Iliubails" hat been for.o- 4,-.!'
Tho aim of the society is to enable mem
bers to prevent their hush in Is from get.
ling into mischief. It employs detec
tives, who, upon complaint of u mem
ber nguiust her husband, are nan, out lo
watch the suspictcd maa at niht, and
cveutually induce him to attend a iii-i
ing of the association. A', this meeting
the hu.iban 1 is bfur.ue 1 of the proed
against him and he. is threatened with
expo-urc: in case he dots not promise t
ruform. All but one of the men at rall ied
by the b ii !cty last year found it ex
pedient to accept 11 icprim in I and r:
lorm without uttering a protest, but '.he
culprit who n-fuie to mi unit to its i'u--L'ipliue
bc'.r aye 1 its n-cr;:ti tth? uj.'.s
pipers. In his article oa Tin1 U-ttermoit of
Oar Highways." i-ithc Atlantic M mthiy,
Piotes-mr X. S. Shih-r speaks as filloAS
of the ialhu ii: nicyclia e; ia the mU
tci : " Tl.u sud h'!i ace 'ss of interest ir
the coiiitiurtioii of highways which
:ha:.u:leri.os oat ti.ne is in 10 1 part
due to the invention of tho bicycle. The
v.hee". t irriae pr opellc 1 by foot power
is a relatively old contrivance, b it until
the last ipiarter of a century the in ichine
adhered to the old type of the four
wherh; I vehicle. It 1 eipiii jd the hardy
npirit of i.uv time to lea 1 tho inventor to
the con jectuie that a man miht ride on
but two wheels. In its forial importance
the bicycle des.Tvei t rank tiet to thi;
tail way and the telegraph, anion-.' h-
invention-, of oar waning co-iutry. T.u
use id the-e iiislriimen'. the number of
which is proba'ily now t-i bo rcekone I
by the iiiil!i)n, :' fo; Ii t- thovt wlin cat .
ploy th'-m c instant object lessons as to
the condition of oar highways. Wiu-re
a man is drawn by a hors-, Ik- m-.-ds to
have a vi ry keen sympathy with his
bea-l in order to perceive lio.v apjiir
ctitly Miht ililTcrenci-s ia the condition
of the l ulway may -,-reatly vary the
amount of strain whic'i ii put upon the
propelling aeut. Wiieu, iiowever, his
ow n thews are employe I, every little ac
ciilent ot the way 111 ikei a distinct im
press 011 his body. Thus every cyclUt
becomes a critic of the highways ho
traverses; and as theso people are scat
tered far and wi le over the land, and
are of a station to make themselves ulli
cient developers of public opinion, we.
have through their art gained 11 very
stimulating inllueuce iu favor of better
roads."
The relltrloiii fataliam In tho Hin
doos' life extends also to their Intel
lectual statu. In grammar, as la
faith, kismet rules supreuo.
'ebtahiing water to driuk.
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rnoM the wobld-s rAirt iN4Us
UHAL ODE, J
Ortv 1hs wM unVaostp,
Far to tht shore of lnrf.
On th'oujh th rtari, alonn, ;
Like a fMtbrr blowo by tb irioiit
into the West, away,
Kpc4 by ths breath ot 3J;
Pes-kin th j rimrer day.
tVberaonly His fsat bavo tria.
from th past ta tb futur wto nail,
Wt slip from tho leash of klijs;
IlaittH'-irit of Freedom, hall I j
I nfurl tbltio Impalpable wiotsl
ritc.elve , protect u, ani blelt
Tliy Lnlulits who brave all fpr tbes.
l'lioujjh dentil be thy ft carS)s,
l'.y that totieh shall our oulJ hi trt
tJ.iward an-I evr on?
Till tl vjirenf despair IstiilleJ;
1 ill the haven of peace is w.r.i
An 1 the purpose of Gol f a'qllu 1.
CViunibla! Columbia! Mm b-Aiell ths) rhe
A go-lileis fr until" misty slat
1. rly of hoie, tnt from tho a'les
Th nations worsl ijwl tiieell
Thy Irjwswir) fl-jsliet wita dawn's first
li!if. I
I'y fonnijr irs with stars b-!jili4
Thy blu ; rob; fl )ate 1 fre.. 1
t.'ow let tha sun riJu lit ;h o'erUea I,'
lirivin tne liQltt from slior to (Corel
li s Inn-inn treail e l n)t tfe-ea I
Vt r 1 1-011 art evernn-r.. )
f.'i-ly of lov.i, whose sm-l stisj til as.
Whom t-rare ilc.vls win to teivlcrnes',
H hose tears t'11 lost riwtore,
I.a ly of hope f hnu ar! I Wo Wait
With cjurae thy aorene on 11 ma 11 f.
Tl.roajh uakno.vn seas towaSJ un.!rean;J
fate j
WessU thy gui line; l-.an 1. 'j
Oa ! Thoch kails -j liver in tie Csti
'lie .1 at the tii-lai, w i cannot fail,
t n to tiod's tiaie-veilel ttrat 1.
la Iv of bna-.ity ! Tho 1 ihatt M In
U 'ory nn I iower an I length ot dayj.
1 he 9. in nn 1 inotti shall 1)3 thy kin,
The stars s'.iall siti t ty prake.
Li ly of Joy, la ly or b?auty, loly of lov
nil tiui. '.
Ii ;w onward bi thy ways
I.-'. elan on elnti. tlm worl i's grjat nat'ons
U.itln-r to be UN III 1
Clasp linn Is as brothers, 'iitlth t'j'umbla'i
' Mi.i-ld
t jia sj her baanor to thj Jhiniuj sun!
Al-n her bliNsel slior.-,
(a In-art. one son;, one dfa'f
1 111 shall b fn-- forevermorj.
Au 1 love lihall b) lujiremo!;
Harriot Monroe.
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AN ODD COURTSHIP.
Kbent;-.er
6tikncy were
Da'ive rest-
of port
saA- l:mriK"Z'
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ro of Lake
KbcDi-zcr was
, lorty-tive, a miller
by trade, nnd u
bocLeior from
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choice. Polly was a rrmiden of
lhirty-si ven everybody uvoUrc.l that
was her ii'o, thou jh nil hi 1 men an I
re.a I tl.e-e words traced by Polly's own
lingers in tho sand on the beach, times
without number, '"Polly .hdelia Wig
gins, aed twenty-three."
Ihicuczcr lived all alone, in a lonely
house near tho mill; Polly ivod with her
istcr, and was the only nilliner, drcs-,-maher,
nnd general heaiiis::,.-ss tho place
: ji.ld boast of.
One afternoon when tho run was
ilieamiii' down over the hills, Polly
:hrew aside the shirt she is nmkin" for
i;heii ezcr Stickney, and ta .Injj her sis
:cr's children, went down n tho bi-acii
'or a walk. Half an In. ir afterward
llbcm.er was walkine; in il.e same direc
tion. He had been ke)t mvay from the
nill all day by a felon, w hi. h neither hot
ye nor lemon, nor half it dozen poul
.ici s could drive from his thumb.
lie walked alon-j over tho shingly
x-ich, holding the alil-.ctu i thu:ul teu
Jcrly in his palm.
ii icniu uiront;!! nn
Muster of elders, he dis,
VVie'ius. It was a raw
iprince, but for all that P
opening in a
ivered Polly
-lay ia early
illy's hat was
tl and she was bow inland
md appuroutly cugiyed in
cesticulating,
earnest con-
rer$ation.
"Polly is cither joinder in- or else she
!ryin;to perform like thcni'tbeatro folks
we saw wheu wu tool; that excuniou to
UulTalo."
bo saying, Kbenrzcr cr-pt cautiously
ip to the iutervcuin buslies. He par
ed tho bushes carefully utul peered
through, chuckling to hini i lf with de
light, whilo tho pain in liN thumb was
i-utircly forgotten 11s ho " itched Polly
,-o through one of her surprising bows.
Hut the broad smilo dis ippcarcd from
:he lite!icr's face, leaving a lool: of blank
l.-t-iiishmciit as ho heard Polly snjl
Yes, Kbem-zer Stitkm-y, I consent to
narry you on four conditioiu."
lie saw her "Unco tiini II y, not at tho
auiftuci-ua lace iimong the bushes, but at
l stump; then, as if she had been asked
shut
thot conditions were, sho went
ju :
"You mutt quit wearing that snuff
colored, piycou tailed coat that your
laudfather was married in. You must
imoko cigars, if you cau' live without
imoking, instead of always having that
'hi, black, Dutch pipe in your mouth.
Then you must ahavo oil those old-fashioned,
grizzly-gray whiskers, and raise a
mustache, und tpiit riding that dingy,
white, bobtailed, mean looking, racks
bones of a horso everywhere you go, aud
with your coat tails hanging down to
cover his ribs, toD. That old pigeon
tailed coatt it looks bud enough any
time, but ten times worse whoa you're
ou horseback." ;
Kbcnvzcr looked sober enough now,
and hung his head like a scolded boy.
Uo was Tcry proud ol his , ierjoaal aj.
pearaoce, and nfteo nll to blmsslf as ha
arranged hi collar befcra the glttai
'There isn't married man around
that can cotnparo with mc for tarcblny
and aliekness."
And if then was a time 'when bo
thought he looked particularly graaJ, it
was whoa he was dressed in hi Sunday
ult ani mounted on hi faithful white
horse. He wn trying to make up hi
mind whether ho on jot to step on', and
call her the biggest simpleton in all cre
ation, or go off about his business, when
Polly begin talking aaio in a tender,
chiding tone, as if her feelings had been
hur :
"O'j, Kbancssr! hosr caa you ia!c If I
love ynuf Dido't Jirn Winters pack off
to California just became I wouldn't
havohiml Didn't It iby Oskei try to
drown himself bee nun I mittenud bimt
Didn't I refuse Jerry Vail only last Sun
day, Just for you? And after I've waited
between hope and despair all these years,
you ask rr,o tfatt"
And Polly coverod her faca with hr
hands as if to conceal cither bcr blushes
or her tears, but shortly she uncovcre I
her face and a pretty, palo, though
somewhat care-worn face it was and
continued :
You' ro very kind anl thoughtful,
Ebcnczcr, to ns' in 3 a'jitit fixing up
your house. Where you'vo lived s
many years can't help being a happy
homo for mc; but I mitht suggest one
or two little improvement!, seeing you
asked nic. You mie;ht just cart tho rub
bish out of tho front yard tho swill
barrel, and ash-heap, anil grindstone,
nnd such and nuke up some posy bods.
I've got lots of seeds, and jou caa hava
soma of 'cm hollyhocks, and china-
asters, nnd marigold', an 1 double pop
pies, ar.d s.vcel-Ailiism, anl four-o'clock!
, and moroiog-g!orie. They 'It
want to go by tho window, and you'll
have to move the pigtr jtigu. Then your
sij-jare room would be more like some
thing if it had a carpet, an 1 n sofa, and
a picture or two, and a center tsblo
nnd, above all, curtala for tho win
dows. 'vv:;vr'Jlirr-.r-3i"
"You haven't got many dishes, I
s')ose, but I'll bring a host. Pve got
two wholo jc'.s of bluo stoneware, all
except the slop-bowls, besides the best
part of a gilt china tct. You've seen
'em, I guess. Tho house wants paint
ing, too; I never saw so brown a house
for a white one. Thea we'll want nn
extension table, so whon lictsy and her
children visit us they can sit down.
Dou't bo offended, dear Lbenezcr; I
shouldn't Iia7o said all this, for the
world, but you know you a iked mc."
Kbcnczer didn't know whether he
ought to booH'-n-1o l ..rernot. Ho was
flattered and jet morlifieJ! stf3S5?tV--.
Polly put her hand ia her pocket aad
brought, out her handkerchief, and with
it came her tatting shuttle aud thread.
The sight of theso brought her mind
back to tho sober realities of lifo. It
was stitch, stitch, stitch, with poo. Polly
from morning to night, with no one to
love her or care for her as she merited.
So she sat down with her back to the
.J t -ad..wiu;a.Ebericzor kaew bytho
fowsOk. that reached him that she was
crying, he let go tho bushes carefully,
so as not to disturb her, and walked off
home. !
He lay awako until long after midnight
that night. His thumb pained him a
little, but las Bleeplesiness was not
caused wholly by that.
Ho was thinking ot tho time, many
years back, when Polly Wiggins, then a
rosy girl of eighteen, was very dear to
him. He remembered how sho had gone
to Dame Chadwick's "applu-cut" one
night with Jim Winters, and that she
llirted with him all tho evening. Ho re
membered, too, how angry and jealous
he was about it, and that ho treated licr
coldly and never sought to woo her after
that.
Ho made a resolve at last, and then he
clored his eyes and went to sleep to
dream of tables of all kinds, with sofas
ami pictures, and bluo dishos, and rolls
of carpeting, ami poppy and marigold
seed by tlio bushel being pilej pro
miscuously in his frout yard, und that
he was giving to tho house a coat of
white paint.
Then lie was stretching and tacuing
down a carpet in the garret, and
lie awoke with a groan. Ha must
have been hammering away at hi sore
thumb, for it was throbbing aud acting
terribly. Sleep was out of the question
now, so Kbenczer got up and lighted a
1 audio and walked tho baro Moor till
daylight, wondering why he had ncv.'r
felt so lonely before, and thinking, as
he had never thought before, that a
bachelor's life was a wretched ouc.
A few day after her wulk on tho
beach Polly Hat knitting in her sister's
licit room, when that lady camo iu from
tho store, whither she had gone for a roll
of butter.
Sake alive, Polly, you will never
believe it! Kbcnezer titickney is turning
everything iusi do out and upside dowu
at his house. They're painting tho houso
outside, ami pnperiugaud white washing
inside, and lie's got Jim Iilack there
clearing out the yard. I didn't think
much about all that, for tho Lord knows
the place needed it; but just as I It-It
the store what should stop in front of
tho miller's gate but two loads ot brand
new furniture. Then said I to myself,
that means something. I spoke to Sally
Drown about it, and vu both say there's
a wedding ahead."
Mrs. Betsy Carver was so excited over
this piece ol news that she did not notice
how pale Polly had grown, nor her hand
tremble an that she dropped half tho
stitches off her knitting needle. She
tattled away:
'I reckon I know who ho'll marry
That brazen faced Murray girl that sits. '
right in front of him every timo ho goes
to Vittoria to church. Sho's bad her
cap set for him theso two years, Sally
says, and at last ske's trapped him."
, Polly's face was flushed to crimson
now. She mado no reply, but boot over
her work, nervously taking up the
stitches she had dropped.
It sho loved Ebeucior Stickney, her
sister did not suspect it. Just then Katy
Uice. Kbenezer's little uicco, camo iu.
Please, Miss Polly, Uncle Eben seal
mo down after the seeds you said he
eould have." i V
I "Lot rte see," said Polly, muslnaly.
, "Ob, yes. He wasted ut to save him
some cucumber seed"
1 "It's flower seed he wants, ever to
many kinds," interposed Katy.
! "I never promised blm any that I
j know of ; didn't suppose ha caied for any
' t. .Li i ..11 n.ii - 11. 1.
iicii iuihk, eaiu 1 uui, iiii.io aii(o
fully, as she thought ot Lucy Murray in
connection with Kocnezer's flower gar
den. Then she added, meekly:
"Your uncle is welcome to what I bart
left."
Tho litt'.o girl received the seed and
bounded away, savin;'
"The bed aro all ready, and I'm to
show Uncle Eben how to sow thm."
Then back she came again
'I forgot I was to ask you which r
the morning glory seeds. He says yon
told him they must go by the wladow."
"I never told bira any such thing ; but
there they are."
"Don't bo in a hurry, Katy," said Mrs.
Carver, persuasively. "eo your Uncle
Eben is goiog to get married, is he I''
"Yes, ma'am."
"Wli3 is be goln to marry? now,
there's a good girl."
"Don't know, but I guess mother
doos. She told him she wouldn't make
the carpets unless be told her ever so
much. How funny it will seem to have
Uncle Eben married'"
"There's your mother coming now
with her bonnet to be trimmed, and she
don't leavo this houso till sho tells me,"
laid Mrs. Carver.
"Jutt as though you dido't know
already," said Mrs. Uice, in answer to
tho all-important question. "Hasn't the
bride-elect told youl"
"Of course not, or shoulJa't have to
aik you."
"Ob, well, then, I mustn't tell, but I
will say, Polly," and Mr.'. Rico spoke
mischievously, "you'ro very ciacting.
Plenty of girls would jump at tho
chance to marry Eben and leave tho flc
ing tip till afterward. ''
"What do you mcauT Oh, bow I am
insulted !"
And Polly drew herself up prouJ'y
and angrily.
"Why 1 didn't you agree to have bira
if he'd fix up smart enough to suit
you?"
"No, I never did ; I never told him 10,
and ho knows It; anl what's more, I
wouldu't marry Locnezir Stickney it I10
was the last, man on earth, aud yoil may
tell him so," and Polly wcat up to her
own littlo room to cry away her vexation
and grief.
. 'Tolly, como bore, q-iicV' M'
Csrver, ono bright morning, as sho sat
sowing in the window. "Ebonezor is
coming down tho road as fine as a tlddle
in his now buggy, dressed in a brand now
suit, too. Woll, there! bo's coming hero
after bis new shins likely." 1
Polly got tho shirts, and sat with
the.n toldoK ,4tteutlowl1"0 ,ne Ujurod
uo V - ' owed her.
" '"Put up t-. ,01ns, PoHjv 1 didn't
como for them, but for you."
"Como for Polly I" exclaimed Mrs.
Carver, in astonishment.
"Yes, Polly, I have como for you.
You know you said you'd marry me on
certain conditions. I havo compllol
with your requirements, and no I want
you to fulfill your promise."
Mr. Stickney, I never "
"Hush, Polly," said Ebenexir, softly,
as ho stolo bis arm around her waist,
whilo Uetsy glided from tboroom; "call
mo Ebenezer, dear Ebene.er, und mako
me as happy as you did that day ou tho
beach. 1 heard you, Polly heard all
yon said, and I'vo been happier siuco
than ever before. So get on your things
and como along. Tho elder is waiting
at his houso to unite us, and several of
our friends aro theio to witness tho cer
emony, We'll take our wedding dinner
j at our own house, and we mustn't forget
1 to invito lletsy and tho children, for tho
j cxteutioit table is provided."
j This last was said a littlo tcasingly,
j and Polly hid her blushing face ou his
I bosom, murmuring:
"Dou't, Ebeuezer, dou't."
"Well, there, so you go anl go, rcaly
right away, 1 11 never meution it again."
Two hours later Ebeuezsr led his
wifo proudly through his newly fur.
uished rooms, nnd a mora loving brid -
groom or a happier bridu could not havo
bica found. New York Weekly.
A Vcnomiiis ItlrJ.
But ono species ot venomous birJ is
knowa to the student of ornithological
oddities tho P.pir N'Deob, or "Uird of
Death," a leathered paradox of New
Guinea. 'It is not a large or formidable,
looking creature, as ono would naturally
expect, being scarcely as largo as a com
mon pigeon, but longer and of a moro
slender build. It is ot a gray, glossy
color without any special markings, ex
cept tho tail, which ends with a blood
rod tip. Tho bird is comparatively
helpless, being iblo to fly but a fow feet,
and can be caught without dillieulty;
however, it is unnecessary to say that its
poisonous tito causes the native Papuans
to let it severely alone. Persons bitteu
by tho creature are seizod by maddening
pains, which rapidly extend tc every
part of tho body. Loss of sight, con
vulsions and lockjaw are the other symp
toms which follow in rapid succession.
Tho natives say that there is not a case
ou record of a survival ot the bite, there
boiug no antidote, death always ensuing
within tho short spuco of two hours.-
St. Louis Itcpublic.
The Ideal Tea Llaatatlon.
Tho flnest tea plantations in China are
those on the mountain side, neither too
warm nor too cold, where the soil is
dry although rains and dews aro fro
qucnt. Tho force of tbe wind is broken,
thiro is a maximum of suoll'rht. anil th
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surrounding ground is free from weeds,
ur oiner vetzeiaoio nrrowtn. sued d m.
tations are woitb enormous sums of mon-
cy and are controlled by the Chinese '
millionaires. American Agriculturist. . 1
THE REALM OF FASHION.
that to vrrxn and how they
KAKB IT.
jlrurtd ronlard Mak Vsrr Prsttr and
itriisn uowsi-a Bpsclmsn vostums.
HE figured foulards
garniturrd with (nil-
ejN pure make very pretty
' ami styiisn (town.
The picture shows an
eleyant one of this
sort. It I charmingly
set ofT with deep cutis
and fichu of cream
guipure and a front
The lio torn of tin
f white silk muslin.
kirt Is finished with two narrow flounces
Kith a pleated heading of (he material.
The tailor-mailo routes Hrsistently to ths
rout at this season of the year in widely
illerent styles, sometimes with no basque!
it all, And then again with deep jacket
pnsiues covet Inn the bi except ju-t In
r.mt. The dresseoat style of bodice, with
the tails varying to suit the particular kind
f figure, will be s.-en oil those who delight
ridtTKn fiift ltl!.
in mannish make-ups. It is doubtful wheth
er the military plastron will become very
popular, except possibly for tl ircs which
need building out. If the military plastron
is ndopted, it nhoiild bo of lighter cloth, cord
ed around and laid outside the bo-lice. The
eolor of the phs'.roti is quite a matter of
tr.sle. It may bo either rod, fawn or Prus
sian blue or white, and in velvet or silk in
stead of the wo ilen material. As some one
ha taid, the military plastron may serve to
cover up a legion of lmorfeetioiis, that is
to say, conceal a badly tilting front or hide
the worn places of a last year's garment.
A CII.I.IN.I COcTI'Mff.
This is a season for formal visits, for go
ing topictitreexhibitioiis, for attending out
door sports, anil, therefore, for the display
of what arc called costumes, line of lliess
A M II'IIMXO COSTI'MB,
is depicted In the third cur. As worn ut the
timethasketcliwasniaile.it was In lawn
cren, tbe lett side or the bodice being of
fawn silk embroidered In old gold; terra
cotta hat trimmed with ostrich tips of the
same shade and bow of moss-green velvet.
There are changes In the fashions of
mourning costumes, as well as In others,
but they are slow and conservative. In the
costume pictured the dress 1 dull black, the
skirt is cut on the bias as usual. It is lined
with taffeta, and cut on tbe bias each side
on top. This bias must, however, not be
exaggerated, In order not to make points at
each side of tbe skirt. The bottom of the
skirt measures about three varus and a quar-
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Ur. At tbe top It has the darts necessary t
make it set well on the hips, and behind tt
la either formed Into flat pleats or kilts. Ths
trimmings of crape are ornamented wlthaj
plications of the woolen material, bnt the
may be dispensed with if required. Th
waist Is plain, and closed In the centre wit!,
dull buttons of imitation crape. A sort of
corselet In crape is sewn on this waist aal
Is divided in the middle. It is advisable to
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A ftlOMKNAPK COSH'Jtn.
line tuc crape with orgsmlic muslin in n-L In t
to stiffen It. The crape is cut on the al .ip.Mp
and the two sides are sewn back over t':
miHin. In sewiuj the corners, great ri-Jf "f
must be taken, ns crape easily unravels a: 0C-'f
getsi'r.iwn. The best plan is to sew i: 1 Tt :
nsrrow ribbon, so it tt keep It straight a-
sin. Mini, ine corselet may el'licr e.xv:
from the In-nslili ii- a iititliiuii1 r
around to the back, forming a oiiit t)KO
1'ilnllii the ends of crax The sleeve rf 4
draped over lightly-lilted lining. The l- J 1
torn of the skirt is trimmeJ with a ban 1
ctape.
I lie ilniMrutioti snoWs a promenade '
tume. The skirl is of faille, die blous.;
surah, and "he avst Is mvl at the back
the same stuff as the skirt, and in front
woolen material lined with silk. The .
is iu the ordinary style and lined with .
oniiiccn. inomi'ijii! seam, uacn v
front, are slope! in such a way that i.tCi
etnpe lorm points. The two back krea-l:.n 1
ore a littlo raisai at the top. so us to m.i.-. '
graceful folds. In ths front the charts lTVJi
madj quite near th stripes on top ami .1
lost in the latter. The pleati ut tho bi,"-'!'
are Mat. The hodico is fastened in the 111 J
die, the fastening be ng hidden by the f 0:
of tlio waistcoat. The breast darts ore "i f-
lll.llIU III 1110 lining, inn nun 11 ilia D'l,
is stretclie l. The back and sides
stretched. The jacket is open behind
in? a view cf the folds of fail'e, as'
stripes converge toward tho top. The tt
sage is alt in ono with the vest which is st
hi ut ine srnna iur m-a... ana at tii"-' t.
der tbe arms. The belt is of silk, Ijmc:
In front by a bow and kept in place bi-b:
hy passing through a strap of the mater.
Tho part of the vet forming a liitlo a
coat is sewn to the vest on one side s
fastened on the other. This wuisteo.it
ornamented by buttons of passc-mentriiv f
is lino i with muslin nnd silk. The rln -jL
are lined and ti'ht-iittiug, the unilerm L
part beinz of the same material as the. I rT '
lame over wnicn me paiii?-! uppar
nre ndjusted. as indicated hy our engr.iv
Pleated surah collar and silk cravat 11 re
ed, in a gentle modification of tho iim
line fail, which is i.-w aliutin.
Eleven Fsrry Paassngera Drownel
While a ferryboat was crossing the r:
Pouro, near .uifues. it cnp.-ized and 11I;
pcopie on the deck were thrown int -water.
Many nere saved, but 11 per
went down before us-istam-p could f
them. Among ho drowne-1 were
schuol chi'dieii.
A PHOTOGRAPHIC FEAT.
A. Nlinpla Process that Aflorils
r.v
t.tlllineii t to AuiMteur.
Striking results la photography
abtalried by tlio iho of a black -r 1
actinic background and a prcre
loiiblo exposure on tlio same ti-
Popular Si-lance News illustrates :JEm
lescribos an excellent und aiini'SM
example where u youth sitting Jl.
'.alilo Is surprised, as ho naiur-w
would be, f see his own head sefj
ip to him "on a charger," a la J
he Haptlst. JJ?
In this cusd tho ojiendoor toaJjJ
ened houso formed tho backgn'j
A pici'O of cardboard pierced wi'smim
hole small enough to cut off all hi
of tho si'i'iio except the doorway
placed Inside the camera nml
arger head photographed llrst
rxisitlon being accurately murk?
ta fcSS
bit of paper gummed to the K'"",
irrantred and nhotnL'rnnhed III JT l
osual manner. Upon develop
tho two different exposures were j
rvlnn1 n 1 1 K Hi. nm...lnn 1 1 j. L
ll llVA Hilll LtlU UlllUaiUg JQ9UIV"
in the Illustration.
Photography with a non-ac'
background Is an easv. simple
Inexpensive process, capable ol
In (fill to number of iikk! Ideations.
for these reasons Is particularly f
luaptcd to the amusements 01
iTer-lncreaslng army of aiuateu"
9hotograthy.
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