ME M1DDLKBURG1I TOST. T. B. flARTER, Bonea aj- Ph'i. Mii:)i.t.!ii'r.;ii. r.v.. skit. 21. iti. Tub proposed cork trust will hava little weight. A oood resolution I a better stim ulant than a nightcap. It costs "'t cent an hour to "get Into tho push" at the World' Fair. A Mm.it knnwlelgc I sinictlmc-j a danger-. in thliu to 'hi party about whotu It Is known. Ir people will piy their small bill the bin hill will better ublo to take care i f t!)OJui.i'- Querctaro, Mexico, bus solved the financial problem. Soap is le-jul ten der there. Tli most accural.' available Hurco f information disclose that 2i,b(io,. 01)0 gallons of iliit illt'il spirits were consumed iti the I'nitcd Stiiti'H last year, uii 1 that tln-re wnt paid for in toxicating drinks in t Ii i country Inr ing tli - sum.- p. rn I .31. ;(Mi.oo', oust. A fissure bus been iIhimv. red in tie' bluff four miles south of Poiie.i, Ncl., from which ivMiii'H 11 blunt of intetisclv heated uir. In the report in -Miiel tho ilis-overy is iiii!i iiii!'" l it i-talcd that ,,llii breath . th: iilit.-r ins? wi mi" has sufficient force to cnrr uwuy biti of piiii- r und even twijs. France h,is t!;e credit of bring tin1 pioneer in c.)-(ip: r it i . i- orguniat ion: , mi'l in til-it country th -v- nr.- now 110') ti- 1J11T.I ! i VC societies Willi II iiii'tuli r-hip of 'i'l.i.i) ( I. lr--.it I J r 1 1 ; 1 : 1 Inn I .' I H.ssi.ci iti .us mi I tioii.'Hhi per sons interested in th"in. In tli" (ill limn Umpire no lrs-i than .".."'l organ izutious have been ."otiin'il .n thi principle. Th war of tar.ff's now fairly on b twet-n (icrmuny and Bussiu i.-. nodoiibt 1 1 1 c to more t!i!ii on cans.-. Tradi t ion ill enmity find jealousy have doubt less ha I ft gool deal to do with it 0:1 cither hi ile. Th"?i tliT? have, been some ind' "it ions that llussi.-t, tbr.-u?ii uogotin''"'' wii: Austria, bin beer trying o put Ourmait. ia 0 portion ! is.tlutto.., .... . thin ? - . .ii ruler have resented. T. have lull th.' further political motiv) of gratifying the members uf the Agrarian Party in the bor.l-T prov inces, mi l H ) nrik ing Mi:r.) of nede 1 votes to puss th" Army biil. Ju Igin." by the figures of Busso-Ciermui t.v. le, tho New York Post predicts llussiaii exports urn ltkciy '. Mifi'ei- more than (ii-rin i!i from the iiiiitr.il iipphcr.t ion of m kimii'u t trill'. Ibissiau cxp rts to (i-riitiiiiy in 1 S 1 it. it .-nit . 1 t Itbout $1 1 I.ODll.K ) ), while (ii-rmutiy xporte-l t. llutsiH in t'u s tra year l.lllV SO!!! ?:Jl,')!).,()l)i). In the Chronicl" Tire Tuldes i'.tr the pr. s.-nt ye ir will be fouu I fom-- st i tisti.is of iinusuiil int re-1. Fir- de stroyed in 1h.Ii) iu th-j l'nit '1 Stab s, $10.),0 ) .().:) worth of prop.-rty: in lStH, not less tiisll :?1 11,0.) ),0 I I, n;,,l in IS )J, the nmii 1 sum of 1VJ,') ) ),') I ) went up iu hino!;,'. Th fir.' loss in this country p.n-ie l t'l ' 31) ).H )i,0.) ) limit in Hi I, mi l it Ii h in t. n ' I nvki'ly every ye jr. Tit t i:nur.iu !e iu in u: . h!iikiu' t h.-ir Iim Is ominoii.dy over tli-s- ti,-urei. Tiiey kn.r.v tint they M ill h ive to lv:inw i it-.-s, but tli.-y dr. i ! the oppotition of 1 1 i.o pit nn 1 tii newspaper. ''It is u very s -rio-.is problem this nntter of v..ist.," obs tv.m tii" Atlanta (Viustit.i lion. "In t!1 plst sevelii '.';i year nearly seveiite -n lri:i l.-e 1 million dob birV w.irtli of prop-rty h s b.n'n r tla 'j.l to u-ih'M. (i ' r ;i-i's lo,s for this p. i-ed fo .tl l'p over 5J!J,') ) ),i) );. N'oa', w hit .tr vi ? ifoin,' t do ii' nit it? At one time it v.i-. tii. i ;ht that iii".'!idi:iris!ii cut a biv ti -iir; inail til isu lo-isos, b:;t it is uo.v n.T'-'l till', the iiriiu ca-.Hn is t i b ! in 1 in t'l! n itori l is fa -t that t'.i tj in iti!) for riijip anl hastily on t r.l I build in,', w.tii tlefijjtivj 'lu.' ik-a 1 otlnr lra-.v.i.k.,'is in -riUsin tii i risl; of lirj. i'iie way t count ,-ra 't t!ii-i evil iu ities nu 1 1 was is t h ive a ri,'i-l sy.s ; "u of iiis:).--tii:i tint will prevjut . i t-rj.-tiou o! s.t ;!i d. m--iu buil.l i ;i. (Jut in tlr iii iiitry it will lu a .i i.ier luriily mi 1,-r tii; cjut.-ol ' i-ii in livi bill hum j mvujr. We u j I a r.s!or.n tii it will givj in better juil liir,-s, even if wj h iv.' few .r houses. Ietn.'eu tii J firj de:u in nud the htorm tin; th luvrajj-J uU'lw o'. laaias, flas.er, jiaint nu I gUt h i few i haueea uf eseape. Gkrmant will now have a hget standing army than ever. This I due to tbe Uelchsrath not sitting ---. . a , tho.. tat Philadelphia THE SWEETEST HOUH, Oh. minr merry yr Iim llfn, ,' A n-1 many a month the year, Anl many it dar Tbe mouth tnnki gy, - AnJ th day with gotdon honrs It rife An J tho world U full of cbwr. . tot tht iirwtit hour of th fairmt day Of thu lovnllcit month and year, Cams that tummer nlht, When your cyna no liriht Worw tnllin mo aye whllo your Hpi aald nsy, Aui your heart IWamn mine, my dnr. Thll JatiM-n, In New York Sun. BRIXTON'S ENGAGEMENT r.r joiixsom nrr.T. IIEUE nro mnny varieties of nmtri inoiiinl propohiils besiiltj those wbieh nppear iu novels, nml one of them ninth) n lot of trouble a yeur or two nx for John Lriton. llrixt n wits one of tho in telligent fellow a who iilxo nro mhip live, ho ho bml tie quired a lot of ne- qmiiritnTi?( s v. ho wore th'.- envy of evi ry one tii it kn -w him. Although be w.is only u Hiil'-xniHti n hitlnry quite n i;.io.l K.ilnry, it must b" rniiil for n Inre lirm of iron imiiufseturers, he wns frequently neosteil fumiliiirly by bunk 1'rehMents anil other busiiieMS nntXiMtes, u:i 1 ce,iM hIsji nny of these ieiitleme'i on tin; nhouhb-r without K'ivili oil'etiHe. As h l wns n b.iehelor, nn l oi l enough to linvo outgrown th-.' Iinbit of louiii;iii' through su-.'ee.Mvu rveninifs ii houses where there were pretty ilnutfiiti-rs, he w.is nvnilnble for liimi'T p:irti"s niveti by men wbokn?w i-.o better way of iqien.liiiij r.n evening. I'veryb i.ly ivniou his iieipiiiintnn.es wished him well, mid wished they eo-.il 1 do Koiii"thiui for him, but thry re.'.peet-'d him nil the more beeituse he ti- vcr trie.l t borrow money imriinkt ,! for uny other fnvors. It M'cinnl one tiny to oM Rudder, President of the 1'oriy-Heviiith N'u tiousl I link mid it iieurty ndmirer of l!rit in, tint he wits just the mini to throw ii fortune in Hrixton's wny. The jdsn emne to Rudder's mill 1 hiiddenly, but sudden inspirations nu 1 quiek ne tion tin r.vm ure ji.irt of tie; luily life of the tno.st stolid of I're.sidilts of big bunks. lli it.ii hud promised to luueh w ith tho bank iiiii0'iiiite at miibluy, and be uppeiired lit the bunk just iu time to nee the old lii'iu bowing out n htdy with inure courtesy mid rereinony thuu he imagined Rudder ciipuble uf. As the old limn caught bight of Riixtoik he exeliiiined: "Jue moment, Miss Fcwse. Allow .tA,'At. ihn Rrix'.tu. .ur.' :iJ."KJ Ton, jiiss x ewse, uauguter oi oiii lien I ewse, whom overy ono bus heard of." N Rritn bowed, nud looked curious lit tho ludy. He hud seen ber father occasionally, beforti increiisin.i; yeurs nud doctors had neiit Mr. I-etvse j to hi.) tiiial home, and bis i-yes i searched the diiuhtors'u face for indi- i ciitious of h"r fntlier'H iltingiHHhiug ! " Kod n biiMiness ninu to - xcee I bis traits. lie found them too, nlthough i nthority, but he and bis wife took tint intoi view was hhort. Miss Fewso 1 liH P''se out driving the very after w.u richly yet himply dressed ; her J u'"m -nnt Ul11 ".de his anggentio;! li-ure, liki- iier fntherV, was .luiiipy, Prixton, mid they took her home to and her liiee. though not rude, wns lis ! dinner w ith them, nnd the tdd man broad nn I heavy, imd her forehead ; .undo op)oi tnnity to houu 1 the praise was us lo,v as that of old Ren himself. I of .John Rrixtoii mid to tell what line Still, hi r iiiiiiiin r was womanly, and ns sh' finally took her departure Rrixtun, vho had n dear old mother, us Well ns a ulster whom he regarded ns the best young woman nlive, sor rowed to biui.self that a man ns rich us obi Reu Few ie could not have mar ried homo one whose blood Could have ut'iu-'d for th'j rudeness of his O'.VII. 'Well. John," said the President, after blinding Miss Fcwse into her carriage, "you owe me one. Any one of u thousand good fellows in New York would give ten years of his life for such nu introduction to Miss Fewse lis I gave you just now. do right uhead, now, and make use of it." 'You're always doing the friendly thing, Rudder," replied Brixton, sink ing into an easy chair; "but 1 don't quite understand it this time." "Don't, eh?" Huid the President, hastily relighting u cij-iir which he bad laid ou his desk when Miss Fewse was I itniioiinc'il. "Well, (pull) Jhsiil-t wes is joint heir with (puff) her brother lnr only brother, mind you. Old Ben's estate is estimated by bis e:; editors nt eight millions; I don't kilo tv bow close that comes to the truth I don't take mtu'h stock in whut I can't sjh with my own cyes--but this i.iueh I know." Thi n tho President chipped two pudgy bunds upon Brixton's knees, looked s juar.-ly into Jji'ixtoii s eyes und said, in a b me-isur'il monotone : "John Rrixton, I I know of my own know ledge that A. in Fewse has over one milliou--doliui-.t in good rnilroa 1 bonds right in my f.afe here. 'Xough said, th?" "Enough money, I should say, for nn unmarried woman whodoesu't look us if her tastes were expensive. But whut have I to do with it? You said" "Do with it?" echoed the President. "Why, you donkey, make it your own. Marry tho girl. Sho isn't u beauty, I must admit ; but she's re spee table und honest, and she'd itueept you in a minute." "Upon my word, Rudder," laughed Brixton, "you've been in business so long that even women seem property to you. Miss Fewse never saw mo un til five minutes ugo." "Perhaps not, but she's got h?r father's level bsd on her shoulders, Khu's seen dozeus of other men ; scarcely a mouth goes by without some fellow offering hiiuf df to herfor the sake of her money, of course. She doesu't object to marrying, for, being a wouia.u, she has a heart; but she has enough character to want a husband whom she can respect, and noaa of the fellow who have offered themaolrea thus far have been of that kind." "Upon my word, Bndder," aaid the younger man, "I never would have tikeu you, gootl fellow thon-li you ore, for a man whom an nnniarried woman would have aeleeted as confi dant. It does you credit, though, that ahe seems to hare opened her heart to you." "Oh, well, Ben and I have lieen in many upeculations together, and ahn knowa he always trusted me. lienides, there' uo sentimental nonsense abont her sho isn't afraid to unload her ideas upon an old friend of tho family, so we've talked very freely about it. Ry the way, ahe has auch a matter-of-fact manner that sho looks older than she is she's really five yenrs younger than yon. Your fortune's made, my boy, unless you make a fool of your self in some way. Let mo sound her nbout it; you may count upon me to do it without luck of proper respect for either of you, and I'll bet the n tiro assets of this bunk against a bud penny that you may announce Tour engagnment within a week. Then you'll b, hsnd-in-glove with a lot of us fellows 'n a business way ns well as socinllv, and wo want you we reallr do." "Rn-lder," said John Brixton, rising from his chair, "you've got n heart as l! ns nn ox, mid I in heartily obliged to you for your interest in me. You must i-ivo uie time to thiuk about it, though." "limn to "ejaculated the President, firing his cigar-butt nt the cuspidore with such energy thnt he overshot the mark Mid elicited a bowl of anguish from the bank's cut as she mistook the missile for a mouse when she opened ber eyes from a peaceful aluiuber. "I'here're some things that a fellow can't iilbird to thiuk nbout. Jo you stop to think when a trout rises to your fly? Come along to lunch and make tip your mind on the wny." Rut John Rrixton wasn't able to give a decisive answer over the colfou uml cigiii-s. A million dollars in good se curities seemed well worth the taking by n mini who had worked industri ously for fifteen or twenty yenrs only t- reach n salary of five or six thousand dollar.-, and nn appreciative wife thrown iu seeme l like mo nm.-li extra luck, for John's mother and sister hud for years warned him that wives who hold good husbands in proper regard nre ns scarce as model husbands. On the other hand, old Ren Fewsc's daughter, who looked ns much like her father ns n woman could look like a man, would be a strange lifo-eompauiou for a man who, in spite of much attention to material things iu the way of business, had inherited many fine tastes and sentiments which h kept in good, tif-ublo condition. Whoever ho might marry ought to be fairly conipanion- women wiiont he could not imagine enjoying Miss Fewso's society. But while John Rrixton went on thinking and wondering end compro mising, and rejecting his own compro mises, old Rudder took the case iu hniid us earnestly us if it were a proiuiaing investment for bis own bank. Ho was I women John's mother nud sister were. 1 So, hefore the evening was over, Miss ! Fewes whs conscious of a mighty wiidi i that Home limit like John Rrixtoii would us!; her to change her name und share her life und fortune with her. i Rrixton had been at bis office only half nn hour the next morning when ! one of the clerks islionted : j "Some oue ou tho telephone for you, cir." I "Who is it?" John nsked, raising his eyes from u letter he was rending. I "Forty-seventh National Rank j President Rudder," the clerk replied. j "Wait moment," said Rrixton, dropping the letter, seizing bis hat j n:id starting for the door. "I'm out j you don't know when Pll be in." j Oue of thu 11 nil who had overheard tlie conversation asueil Ins partner whether ho supposed Rrixton had been speculating in AVoll street and got more nccommodiition from the rorty seventh National than his colbttersls would wnrraut, and tho partner re plied that it might not be a bud thing to keep Brixton out of temptation by sending him to Hoiith America to look nfti-r a railway contract which they had been trying to secure through correspondents. As lor Brixton he went straight home nud prowled about t it j butiso un til hi found his sister. "Ettie," said he, "you nud I have nhvavs been conlbleutial friends, ul- though we're brother nud sister. I want to usk you nu unusual qm-slion, ! und I want you to answer it without ! joking, or raising of your eyebrows, or any otner teasing. hupposu that I should suddenly determine that I wanted to juurry, whom would you best like for a sister?" The young woman did not start, or laugh or do anything expressive of us toiiisbment, but answered promptly: "I've louged for yenrs to see you and Agnes llummico make n mutch. You're made for each other." "Longed for yenrs, th?" Never changed your mind?" "Never. Isn't she my dearest friend? Isn't she as good and s eot and haml ho.'iih as us she is poor?" "What does mother think ofhor?" "Just what I think, and what every one must who knows her. The dear girl would have been snapped up long ago if she hadn't b.-en too poor to ap pear properly iu the so-'ioty for which she's best fitted. As it is, scarcely any young muu know her, except thosuwho ure not fit to tie hoi shoes." "What di you suppose she thinks of me?" "Well, on general principles, she can't help liking yon ; for the rest, un less she forgets everything I say to her, she must think you're te one supremely perfect man on the face of the earth." "H'm I What wonderful things yon must have said of me behind my back. Do yon suppose you could arrange for ns ahe, you and I to take a drive this afternoon?" "Yes, but-" "Exactly; then find s.iroe excuse, after you return from inciting her, to find something which will unavoidably prevent your going." By way of reply Ettie Brixton sprang from her chair, kissed her brother ef fusively and hurried off to dress for a morning call. Miss Hammice went driving with John Brixton that afternoon, and al though she was very sorry that dear Ettie wasn't with them, she enjoyed herself grently, after the manner of busy people whose special pleasures come infrequently. As the drive pro longed itself she ehftugoil her mind nbout F.ttie she wouldn't have had the girl with her for worlds ; for, al though there was more happiness in that carriage than she hid ever before imagined the whole world could con tain, there was only enough for two, and tbe mere prehence of any one else, even her dearest friend, would have entirely spoiled it. Instead of taking her directly home after returning from tho pleasant country lanes through which be had driven, Johu Rrixton drove to his own home r.nd called hU sister down to the little parlor, while he remained or. tude to watch the horses. It seemed to him that he sat there alone ut least twenty-four hours, although the parlor clock hud ticked oft only twenty minutes when Agnes tore herself away from Ettie with thu remark that she could not be entirely hapiiy until sins has reached home and told her mother all nbout it. President Rudder was still nt bis dinner-table that evening when n let tor was brought in the servant said n Npecinl messenger had brought it, with instructions to deliver nt once. "One of the delights of being n financial magnnte!" growled the old mnn, as he tore the end from thu en velope. "Can't eat my dinner in pence. Any customer in such n burr. must be great Hcott!" "Has some one failed?" asked Mrs. Bndder. "I should say so failed to make a fortune. Listen to this : " 'Mr DicAn r,CD!tr. i ' l'.riis lima giuw morlas!ifu! as th-y griw oliler. At nuf rate, I'd ratlur writu you than tell you face t fa thnt thu reason I limltat to avail myslf of your klud sugsoHtlou rui-iirillni MLss Fews Intuit I am alrmly eii j.-ii'e.l to a most mtltnablo y-'iinir woman. 1 shall exnet you and your wlf.i to dannn at too wadding, wnluh will bo within a month. "'A thousand thanks, my dear boy, fo? yonr, kind lntontst In, me. As your own marrlsd 11 To has been Vfrj-liHpfjjT tif. you'll understand in" whna I nay that I'm marrying a tremendous fortune though every bit of It consists of human nature. 'Vours hIwiivh. 'Johs BntXTOs." "A million dollars yes, three mil Iiou dollars out I" exclaimed President Budder, dashing the letter to the Moor. "Did you ever know such u fool?" "I hope so," said Mrs. Bndder. "I'll like to believe you'd have been just mich u oue yourself, if a rich woman I had been thrown ut your head when j you were paying attention to me. (ioodliess kllown, you got nothing but ! me when you married." ! "Right you ure, my dear, as unual," said the bunk president, goiug to the head of the tablu and giving bis wife ii kiss which might have been beard u ' block away had the windows been open. Once A Week, New York's Butter Supply. Commissioner Scbruub, of the State Department of Agriculture, bus col lected, compiled and issued in pamphlet form statistics showing the production of tun butter and ch"ese factories ia this Stats for the season of lS'Ji'. The nummary gives iu detail tho amount manufactured in cuch city, town and village of the State, and is the first in formation ever collected by a State department which shows the nmouut and locality of these productions. The statistics show that in twelve of the counties of tho Stato firecne, Hamilton, Kings, New York, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Seneca, Suffolk, Ulster and Westchester there is uo butter or cheese manufactured in factories. In the remaining forty-ci'-ht counties, the whole amount of butler end -.beesit made in factories during t'.in season of 18'.)'2 was ns fol lows: Wh;lo number of butter fac lories, 2.15, making 1-1,04,019 pounds ; whole number of ch-ese factories, 1153, making 210,41l,li'.ll pounds; whole number of factories making both but ter nnd cheese, 213, making fi,473,33H pounds of butter and 2),5t-.',0la pounds of cheese ; w hole number of factories in the State, Hi2), making 19,4'J7,357 pounds of butter and loO,'JJl,'510 poll lids of cheese. The ten counties producing the lnrgest nmouut of cheese in factories follow in the order of amount of production lust yeur : St. Law rcnce,14, 730,278 pounds ; Cattaraugus, 13,202,'Jia pounds; Oneida, 13,0-17,4 12 pounds ; Herkimer, 12,237,012 pounds; Jefferson, 12,031, II3S pounds; Lewis, 8,ti'.)4,'J14 pounds; Allegany, 8,513.800 pounds; Otsego, 7,0'J,850 pounds; Oswego, 7,034, 10J pounds; Wyoming, 6,14H,o40 pounds. The ten counties producing the largest amount of butter iu factories in' the order of umount of production lust yeur follow : St. Lawrence, 3,703,Sll pounds; Franklin, 1,04'J,2D1 pounds: Chenango, 1,51)7,021 pounds ; Otsego, 1,110,007 pouuds; Tioga, 1,028,32'J pounls; Clinton, l,024,i)32 pouuds; Chemung, 1)74,800 pounds; Madison, 'J 33 "3 1 pouuds; Delaware, 00i),000 ivan la. New York World. WOMAN'S WORLD. PLEASAXT I.ITERATPRR 1' KM IN INK RKADKKS. FOR A TOLvrr SRASO. The French and English fashion journals predict a velvet season, such as the fashionable world has never teen, and these rich fabrics will be far ther enhanced by a profuse trimming of jet. These, with the old Moorish and Persian gorgcousnea of detail will produce splendid toilettes for our American queens. Detroit Free Press. A jncit-TKMTEBBD LrTTLT. QTTKr.M. Little Queen Wilhclmina, of Hol land, is credited with the possession of a particularly intractable temper which she inherited from her disrepn tablo old papa. Not long ago, while driving out with her governess, she became sulky and refused to return the salutes of the people in the streets. As a punishment she was ordered to bed immediately upon her return to tho palace. "What!" she exclaimed, "am I, the Queen of tho Netherlands, to go to bed at 7 o'clock? I won't do it." But she did do it, being per suaded thereto by a slipper wielded by the Queen Regent, who brooks no dis obedience. Chicago Herald. r.nonA nnoronTo-H'.- i.ova AFFArn. When Rhoda Broughton, the novel ist, was a young girl she was very poor, moderately plain, and altogether tiiifumoni. At tho beginning of her enrjer (which was then so small a thing as to bn scarcely perceptible to tho naked eye) sit", nu 1 a likewise young, likewise impoverished, and likewise unknown cavalry officer fell madly in lovo with each other. "I think, my son, that is is time yon w.ir.i sent to India," savagely reimrka I tho father of this youth on hearing of the state of affairs. So the cavalry officer dutifully sailed for India, where iu time bo became a portly, liver troubled person of some importance, while Rhoda remained in London to write of po:r, t.ilent'l young girls whoso yellow-moustached lovers (all army men) iuvurinbly went oil" to In dia just nt the most exciting nn 1 sen timental part of the narrative. A NEW IDKA IX HCT.VANT.I. A plan proposed in London is to provide servants for households and run the whole establishment. The agency would engage nil servants, bo responsible for them, and change them f they did not suit. It would pay all bills and order all provisions. Tho tlrst step toward carrying out tho plan would be to Ii Tul cooks of various ca pacities, but all good in their way. Without the provisions costing more lo the householder, the flgeuoy would mako money by the catering, because ftVoaWW-Aow-Mii - vtfmti3ia,-. A. plain eook might bo provided for or iinary requirements, and a first-rate took for parade dinners. ' A house iolder would state the exact number f servants required, nnd would be old what th'j wages would be nud vhat it would cost to feed them. He night explain how largo his family is. tail an approximate estimate would 4e given of the cost of catering for hem. St. Louis Republic. BKVVINO WOUEX. Toople who are old enoug'a to re- Iieiuber the advent of tho sewing ma rine, cannot hnvo forgotten tho fears t'ltertained by muny conservative per tins that tho novel invention would pit seuuistresses out of fashion. The Irst thought of inexperience, on see iig the rapidity with which the ma dine ran up a seam, was, rery natu Ully, that all the seams would easily io finished, and that one time-honored imployment of women would be taken rom them. Nobody realized at first hat by the aid of the suwiug machine lore frills, moro flounces, more ruffles nd tucks than ever before would be dded to our garments, and that gar tents would tln'inselves be multiplied. The sewing machine did not do away ith the seamstress. It made her, in tend, more than ever a necessity. A louse in which there is neither a ma Line nor a seamstress cau hardly be ound in town or country, and sewing euaains, as much to-day us iu any for ner period, woman's peculiar work, .'he machine is the senmsstress's beat riend as well as her beneficent fairy. Men, it must be owned, achieve re anrkablo success in Bowing, as, for ex uuple, tho skillnl nnd deft handed em iroiders of tho East, or the Paris nn 1 tew Y'ork makers of tailor gowns, rhose stitches nro so fine, so even, and o strong that they wear longer than he cloth they fasten. Notwithstand ii g this, sewing continues to be po luliurly feminine work, with which lien do not largely compete. A woman who knows how to sew is vide to clothe herself and her houso lold, so to speak, in purple und tine tinon at a smaller relative cost than (or frieud who hasuo such knack. Her husband is kuowu in the gates, when he sits among the elders of the land. Harper's Bazar. "ROMANO OF A NEW ENGLAND POET. Emily Dickinson, the Amherst poet, was a woc.au of few friendships. The few with whom she was intimate seldom saw her, for when they called she invariably insisted upon their being seated in the hall while she conversed with them from over the bannister in the upper hall. It was her custom to correspond by writing with these friends, and her letters were marvels of poetic expression. Emily Dickinson wore white at all times of tbe year. In pleasant weather he used to go walking in the garden nd in the spacious grounds around her father's residence, and her com panion out of doors was a large New Muadland dog named -Carlo. Mrs. Luther W. Bodmau, of this city J calls the time when, as a little girl'a.1 went walking with Miss DiciilT while the hngn dog stalked sol..-1) bai1a thorn "Ciria " .,! f ... - - - - --.. .i.i. Di4l inson, suddenly addressing friend, "do yon know that that the first to como and when I go to heaven will bo faithful old friend Carlo?" her (.,; J it is aaiu mat Alias uickmson'i J centrieities resulted largely from j j appointment in love. While h. ,J still a girl she became deeply jBtJ emeu m yonug mau wuo wag suing his studies in Amherst coll., ' This young roan subsequently hcJi an instructor in the college. Mr r J warn jyieainnon, iuiBS crony n diannnrnvnil of tint iiitimnn. l Ktu oruiuiiw oi ruiuug in nisrrin, Anil at l.tt flia'tli a .ntnnirlt.l t5 - ---- " " " 10, man) he peremptorily forliml. tJ young man me nnuse. it is mUlj i at that time Miss Emily told hcrhtjj that, as he had closed the doors np.J tier trieuti, nu un niiu rionutl ln iik,, upon her, and from that day seldom left tho home and, f r tfcj matter, so s-ddoni left her room-cj sue was lor tmrty years practically J 1.1, .V U ICV.HDU n laj uuu UUlUg J'fM a nee. It will be of interest to Chies?i . pie to know that the mnu ident:liJ Amherst gossips ns the object of Km Dickinson s hopeless yet Iov-iin:T"u was the Into George Ilowlaud. c, cago Becord. rAirttov note I. -Tk - ! -1 it . a jjiicii ana saii-ciom m urrislsw tensively used for morning gowan. Ijeather lunoings are supi-rvl; velvet for tho hottom of dress Pole gray gloves stitched vith ba are much m favor, while biscuit sht! also with black points, may h , when gray is not permissible. A pretty finish for flounces i nr or lien ling let in ns insertion, tl these nro thren b'd with dainty cUf wash ribbons, ana can be lualat,; effective. Scurfs of a bright scarlet r.ra worn with blouses intended fortr: or boating suits, and they give 4. lignum nu 01 coior, nnu nre 1 s;).vi becoming to dark women. A new necklace is of lig'jt links of yellow gold. From this pond light open-worked gtoim-t: or conventionalized designs, wi'.h-rJ sioiy a jewei iu i.uo centre. A novelty in black silk is a cork-rJ lieugaline. there nro also Kiimer-i pretty and effective striped p itt-n-which 11 wide brocaded strip-) o.' w. alternates with one of taffeta. TV- 1 in maKing tue new uron? tailors nnd dressmakers appear tJ form a bit of magic, for whihi tho hips without gore or pl-iitw smiilenly expand and flare o-..t-., at the feot, vhcre they meosura yards in circumference. 3 Stock collars, girdles anl knots of white and colore.l ri."L are a feature of the collection of 1 Cf-ssories to the toilet, and by of these daintv sets one gown ofibs Swiss can be woru mmv timn, ducing tho effect of new costume The popularity of the sailor i seems limitless. Young wom.-a old, fat women nnd lovj, wearti This year's manifestation b is a nrim tnin last year a s nior, sa less trimming, but is oulv t'ue trying to the wearer for this n- Most of tho dr-.-ss boa-iets nr airy nothings of larj and lbir- capable of iiffordiug nuv pnt-' against sun or win l. Were it matter of custom one might li with bonnets altogether without b in tho least incouveuiunce 1 hv absence. Lace parasols in black or whit favorite wedding gifts, and shoai- uccoinpanied by a pretty parasol a long, narrow bag of isntin together nt the top by satin rib ine case is lined with silk, an: tween the two folds of mutoral violet sachet is laid. A pretty idea for children's en- be worn insteaa 01 sunb.mn-'. formed of n bit of lace drawu up a crown-shape I piece, nnd s.tcr rows of dotted muslin and tion make the cap, which is Ii: with an edging of ja .-e, a twi.-ito! ribbon, and rosettes of baby ribU front. r or a sunplo dress there is ni'A more stylish or prettier than s colored crepou trimmed with p and a girdle of two or throe h- satin ribbon. Usuallv thine uroM with a simple round corsage wit. lace forming epaulettes, a fieli deep lace collur fulling over tip tops. Drap d'Alraa, a very fine ' diagonal, will be among thu 1' autumn fabrics, also satiu fantuu all-wool material with sclf-H oval dots and splinters. - The are rich in appearauje an l will stand uny damage from wstiT They are also soft, pliable b: easily manipulated. Tho very latest Parisian p:irs indeed, gorgeous. It is ciii' Juno, nud is literally cover jd v' dered with mock gems. Its t" in the sunlight is dazzling. Bit' the owner othors suffjr as it t before their eyes. But it is lit he considered a most char initia te a rich toilet of Oriental ness. Hats and bonnets are male M in thoir ntvlA than thv vers ! in the season. The round h-- into almost every shape, and fa cial feature is a pair of Mo wings which stand up in fre-1 little diatanoe apart. The ' made of gauze, lsops of ribbo'ij laca or bujc jarge ostrica . 1. .1.,' ibu wuru nun upriguv viu'-j floweru. But littU ribliun it this season. I 1
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