J. l. K. M.i THE M1DDLEBURGH POST. T. H. HARTIR, Borrea aa Puhk MinDf.Fitri!(fH. pa., Nov. n. na. Uncle Sum furnishes forty-one per cnt. of the world' silver. Lord Mayors of London have eo1 lected during the past twenty years little over $.), OOO.MK) for charitable purpose. Mr. Street and Mis Lane were mar tied in Charleston, H. C, recently. Whereupon tli Hartford Journal facetiously nbHefves : "It was an ex peditions way of changing a lane iuto street " There an induration of the extent to which shorthand prevail in this count ry in the statistical report t lint during tin year eudiug June 15'ith, 1800, (j?,37. person received instrnc tinoa in stenography in tho various schools of the Uuitcd Kistes. Tho "goober" industry of Norfolk is unique. Here is n little rity in Vir ginia that Irks become the greatest dis tributing renter of peanuts in tin) world. A peanut is a pretty small item, tint an annual crop of something like 5,000,000 bushels, worth millions of dollars, tmikes a pretty big item. Tbo Gila monster bus only recently been recognized as a iisjful animal. The skin is utilized for makiug n fancy leather. The Oil monster is nuo of the most repulsive looking of the lizard tribe, nud is tin' only mem ber of its order kuowu to lie venomous. It receives its ooinmou name from thj tlilu River in Arizona. J. II. Uiles, dosigucr of the oresu steamships New York and Paris, be lieves that in "the third year of the twentieth century," or withiu ten yearn, the bent transatlantic tteam ships will bo able to leave New York at noon and arrive at Southampton in four days. Such an exploit, states 1'ublio Opiuron, would require a speed vf ulniost thirty-live miles an hour. OeneralP. M. B. Youug, dl (SeorgU, 1 Minister to Guatemala, friond iu Augusta in glow- ... f V"i of that " ' -.u--i try. "Just thiuu, .iiys, "of hav ing to plant augur-cauo only every twelve or fifteen years, and coffee every twenty years or thirty years. Two crops of corn a year, and oue hundred bushels to the aero. And every vege table and fruit that we have at home, and many mote that we have nut. Thi truth is that ho much grows without cultivation that the poor will not work a they should." "" ' Professor I'hilipson, President of the British Melioitl As-.soeistiou, recently stated that there are few diseases pecu liar to miners. The pitrunu's usthmu is much leas frequent than formerly. Contrary to what might be expected rheumatism and rheumatic fever rarely affect 1 he coal miner. The miners of the north of F.ugUnd have an average of three yeurs longer lift than the average F.uglishm-.iu, eight years longer thau tho Cornish miner, nine years longer thau the South Wale. miner and only oue year less than that of the meu of the hcalthicht districts iu the kingdom. The proportion of the sjse over the whole world is said to bo about equal, although iu h'nrat portions ot the globe it varies greatly. Iu the United States, for int.iuiv, it in estimated that there tiro ninety -eight women to every Kl'i nieu; iu Ilut'upu there are. rather more than I'M women to 100 men. Can all lias nine! v-tive women to 100 men. Iu uncivilized countries the ineu me believed largely to out number th women, this ou account of the fact that more men are needed to carry on tho wai iu which such peo ple are constantly euguged, and be cause of the rougher ways of living. "I expect to see the rofessuui of train robbery grow and prosper iu hu alurming degree this coming winter," says a Western sheriff. "All railroad men know that nothing is so easy us holding up an express car, and as there are thousands of this class out of work all over the country, it will surprise ue if they do not buud together to rob their former employers. After a train is stopped ami the engineer and lire man. cowed au easy matt r there is nothing iu the way of a successful train robbery. Tho companies offer no inducements to the trainmen to risk their lives in defence of their property, and as the largo majority of engineers, firemen and messengers kava families dependent upon them or support, there aootns no reason jj--V "t',''t"h -iiiUJan?erbT THE GOSPEL IN POLITICS. TUB REV, DR. TALVAOE SELECTS . - - An OA 1 Dut lustruetlvs Tf it. Politlor fehould Bo Above Bsproach 1tt: "Sum Ihrrrfor rrtrd one thtnq, anil owie another, for th niwriVy irat ronused, and thr more part Inr'r iol tsiere. furr Mry irrtv tninr Utfthrr, A nd the tlrrtt Alrmtvlrr ovl of thr nmUilniU. thin Jttri fiuUm.j ft.m fortrinf. An Alrmmirr h. m-l tiA thr hnml, aiul tmiubl hour mailt hi$ iUfrnm Mr;'n thr propli: Hit viirn thr, Imrir thill won a Jni, alt irtth unr toirt thr iat-r of tint hour rrrt mi'. limit IK lluiMil of Ik' Kihrtiani!' " Act Six.. 32. Kphmus was upsMn Jowo. It wu nlnnt tlinslivxr iiis(iuu. A msnufaeturr of sllrr Isixes for lioMlntf hentln-n tinsges bml "illmt lit lalKir-rs tuifettir to 1ls'iis tbn tmhsvlor of one Paul, who had lieen In publle plaei- swiiillliiK linage worship, aiul oonHpi'ntly very nnicli ilAinsKinit that particular busi ness. Ther was Rrst exclfKment In thn eltjr. ropl9 ntixtl In knots alont lha str'ls. violently Kestloulatlnv nnl ralllnir each other bsrt names. Homo of th peopl fnvoreil I h policy o( tli silvTnilth. Other people fsvornil the pollry of Paul. Thers wre irroat moral plfst Ions InvotvfJ, but thes jiii not bother thorn at nil. Tim only iistlon alout wliloh tli'.v seemeil to Im interestnl was cone(.rnln8 ths watf-s ami the salnrlml positions. Tho silver smith ami his rompwrs bad put up factories nt Krat expnsi) for tlm mnkln ot thi-s sil ver IkX"S. anil now. If this new policy Is to itiain;urntn t tbo Ixisiness will go down, tho laborer will bs thrown out of eniplov inent ami tho whole eltv will suffer. Weil, what I to be done? 'Tull n convention," ssys so-ns oue, for In nil nues a convention bas lie.-n . panacea for public v. i'ho eonveutloti Is called, nn I ss they want ths lurifi'Kt room In the city tliyaketlithe.nre. ilaviuit there iissemliled," they nil want to Ret tho floor, and thy nil want to talk at once. You know what ex.-lteneMit that al ways makes In a convention, wiier a irroar tnanv people want to talk at ince. Kino erid ono thlnif. soma erio I another. Hons waute I to denounce, so n" wanted to res lv. After awhile a prortilm-nt man i?c the floor, nnd he btrjiu to pk. but they very soon hiss him down, and then tle eontiisiiin rise Into worse uproar, mi l they begin to shout, nil of thetn together, and they keep on until they are red In the faco nnd hoarsn In tbo throat, for two long hours cryinK out "tireat Is IHiuia of tho F.pheslaus. tiroat is liiana of tho t'.phnslnns '." The whole scene reminds ms of the rxirlto meut wo have almost every autumn nt tho el.) lions. While that Koddess Diana has lot he worshlpors and her temfdes have irone Into tho dust, our A"neric-n people want to set up a nod lu place of her. and they want us all to how down before it, and that Rod is political party. Considering our superior civilization. I have to declare to you that Kphesiau Idolatry was less offensivo In the Hltfht ol Hod thau is this all absorbing Ameri can partisanship. While there are honest men, true mn. Christian men, who stnud in both poiltic.il parties, and who coma Into tho aulmnual elections resolving to serve their eltyortheir htate or the Nation lu the licst possible way, I have noticed also that with ninny it is a mere contest between tho lus and the outs those who ure trying to stsy In and keep the outs out. and those who are trying to get In and thrust the Ins out. And one party enes, "Greut Is Diana of the Kpheslan !" and the other (mYIv orlen. "Groat Is Diana of tho Ildieaian, neither of thorn honest enough J i ... Qrwt is my pocketbook ; ion nrt.le a Tear It Is mv custom to ts tus psople about pnbltc affi.'.n (root wlmi I call a Christian standpoint, nod this morning I have chosen for that duty. I hope to say a practical word. History tellM us of a serinou oue preached amid the high lands of Kcotland -a sermon two hours Ion? ou the sin o luxury, where thero were not more than three p tlrs of shoes In tho au dience, and during our last war a good man went Into a hospital distributing tracts and gave a tract ou "The sin of Dancing" to a man both of whoss legs had been amputated ! Hut I hops this morning lo present an ap propriate and adapted word, as next Tues day at the ballot Ihix great affairs are to be i -ttle I. The llev. Dr. Kinmons, in the early his tory of our country, iu Massachusetts, preac'ied alxnit the election of Tnomi Jef lerson to the Presidency. The Kev. Dr. Mayhow. of I'ostou. In the early davs of our republic, preached about the repeal of tho stamp act. Ther nre times when ministers cf t'hrist must look off upon pn I ill uffairs uud discuss tbeni. Wo u-d go tvick, ! no r implc. Kvcry in in Is. Iiufore (jo I, r sinmsible for his owa duty. If the Norwegian boasts of his home of nicks, an I the Siberian Is plesse, with his land of Ti.'tual snow if the liom.an Ihoiilit that the muddy Tiber w.is the lavured river iu th" sight of heaven, and If the Laplander shivers out his eulogy of his native dim, an. I if tie Chinci have pity lor anyiKily born outside of the I'lowery Klngd ' ii, s'l ill ii' t we, bora under th"se lair s!;ics a:i I standing day by day amid those gloriou. civil .nil religious linerttes, be p'iSli spirited? ( propose to tell the peo ple wry plainly what I consider to be their "i-n:i.i:i duty at the ballot box '. I irst, -t yourself against all political false. 1' 1 1. The most monstr ins lies ever told in this country ar during the ele-tions. I stop at tie- door of :i DeuioTatic meeting and I:-! 'ii and h arthat tile Kcputillcans are liars.! 1 st oji .it th i do jr of a Keptililicau uieetiug1 nnd listen nnd hear tliat the Demo?rnts nre scoundrels. Our public nion n.icroseoplzed, nud the truth ilistorted. Who believes it tenth part of what he reads or hears In the niitutiiniil elections Men who at other sea sons of the year are very careful In their speech become peddlers of scandal. Iu the far oast there Is u place where once a year they let the people do ns they please nud say what they please, and the place Is lull of uproar, misrule und wickedness, nud they call it the "devil's day." The nearest approximation to that In this country has beeu the tlrst Tuesday in November. The community ut such times seems to say, "lio to, now. let us haven good time at lying." Prominent candidates for ohVo are tic nounced as unprincipled nud renegade. A stunrt lie will start lu the corner of a country newspaper, und k'M-p on running until It has eupturedthe printing presses of the whole .continent. What garbling of speeches ! What jnisinteqiretatiou of motives! What mis representation of Individual antecedents! ' The trouble is that we have lu this country two great manufactories manufactories ot ties the Itepublivan manufactory of lies uud .the Democratic manufactory of lies and they nro run day und utght. and they turn out half a do.nn a day all equipped and ready for full sailing. Large His aud small lies. Lies private and lies public and lias prurient. Lies cut bins and lies cut dlagonul. I.ong limbed lies and lies with double back action. Ides complimentary nnd lies de famatory. Ides that some people believe, and lies that all the people believe, end lies that nobody believes. Ides with humps liku camels, aud scales like crocodiles, ami nocks as long as storks, and feet as swift ns nn an telope's, aud stiugs llk adders. Ides raw and scalloped and panned and stewed. Crawling lies and Jumping lies and soariug lie. Idea with attachment screws uud rslTlers and braiders and ready wound bob bins. Lies by Christian people, who never He exopt during electlous, and lies by peo ple who always lie, but beat themselves lu a political campaign. I co u less I urn ashamed to have a foreigner visit this country In these times. I should think he would stand dared and dars not go outatulgbts! What will the hundreds ot thousands of foreigners who coma hereto live think of use What a disgust tbey must navs for the land of their adoption ! Tba only good thing about it Is that many ot tbsnt ' . J IS,!,. flwedish anl French nspers translate It all, and peddle out the Infernal stuT tothelrsu' icrtl). Nothing but Christianity will ever step sucli a flood of Indecency. The Christian religion will speak alter awnils. Tbe billingsgate an I low scandal through which we wsde almost every autumn must be rebuked by that re ligion which speaks from Itstwo great moun t sin, from the one mountain Intoning tha command. ''Thou shall not bear false wit nes against thy neighbor," and from tha other mount making plea for kindness ,aud love and blessing rsther than cursing. O Christian men, frown upon political false hood ! Itemember that a polltloal He is as black as nnv other kind of a lie. God ha re corded all the falsehoods that hsvs been told at the city. State or National elections since the foundation of this Government, and though tho perpetrators nnd their victims may have Rons Into the dust, la the last da Judgment will be awarded, Tbe falsehoods that Aaron Burr breathed Into the ear of Itlenuerhassett. tbe slanders that Lieutenant General Gage proclsimed about George Washington, the misrepresen tations lu regard to James Monroe, ar- as fresh In God's book to-day as tbs Ilea that were printed Inst week about our local can didates. "And all liars shall have their Dart in tba laks which burneth with lire and brim stone, which is the second detn." Again. I eoun"l you as Christian meu to s?t yourselves sg.iinst tbe misuse of tnonsv in political campaign. Uf tbe thousands of dollars already spent this autumn, how mueh of the amount do you suppose has been prop erly used.' Vou have a right to spend money for the publishing of politicsl tracts, for tbs establishment of organisations for the carry. Ing out of what you consider to be the best i you have a right to appeal to the reason of men by argument and statistics and by fs Is. Printing and renting of public halls aud k litlcal meetings cost money, but ho who puts n bribe into tbe hand of a voter or plies weak men with mercenary and corrupt motives commits n sin against Go I and the Nation. I'.rlliery Is one of the most appalling sins of this country. God says, "Kire shall eon Mime the tabernacles of bribery." Hive nothing to do with such a slu, O Christian man ' Fling It from the ballot box. Hand over to the police the man wno at temp. to tamper witii your vote, and remember that election that cannot be carried without brllies ought never to be carried nt all. Again I ask you asCurlstirn men to set your eeive against the dissipations that hover ovet the bit I lot liox. Let me say that no man can aJXord to go into political life who Is not a teetotaler. fot political discussion somehow create an unnuturni thirst, ami hundred ol thousands of men have gone down-into drunkenness through political life. After nu exciting canvass through- th evening you must "take something.'' an ) rising In the morning with less animation thnn usual you nrist "take something.'' and going off among your comrades through the lorenoon you meet political (rlends, anl you must "take something," aud lu the afternoon you meet other political friends, an I you mint "take something," and Isjlng night has come something ha taken you. There are but few cases where men have been able to sand up against the dissipation of politic il life. Joseph was a nolitidau. but ho maintained his integrity. Daniel was a politician, but ne was n teetotaler to the las'. Abraham was a politician, but he was always chsrac terlzed as the father of the faithful. Moses was a politician, the grandest of them, but he honored God more than he did the Phar aohs, nud there are hundreds of Christian men now In the pollticnl nartten maintaining their Integrity. ven when they nre obliged to stand amid the blasted, lecherous au 1 loathsome crew that sometimes surround the ballot box --these Christian men doing their political duty und then coming back to tbe prayer meetings nnd Christian circles as pure ss when they went out. but that is not tbo or'"tBrr circumstance, Jbat is the e&cen How often you see men coming back from the political conflict, nud thsireyais glased, and their cheek has an unnatural flush, nnd they talk louder than they usually do, and at the least provocation they will bet, aud you say they nreeonvivlal. or they ure exceed ingly vivacious, or you apply some other sweet name to them, but God knows they are drunk ' Some of you, a mouth or six weeks no, had no more religion than you ought to liuve, nnd after the ele.ttioua are over to cal culate how much religion you have loft will be a sum iu vulgar fractious. Oh, the pres sure is tremendous ! How many tnightv Intclleels have gone down under the dixsipatiou of politics ! I think of one who came Irom the west . He was able to stand out against the whole American Senate. God had given lilm fac ulties enough to govern a kiugdoin, or to frame a eoustitiitlou. His voleii was terri ble t i his country's enemies nnd a mighty In spiration In the day of National peril. But twenty glasses of strong drink n day were his usual nllovunce, and lie went down, luto the habits of a confirmed inebriate. Alas for him ! Though a costly monument lias been reared over his retting place, tho yr.uug men ot this country shall not be de. tiled the iiwful lesson that the agency by which the world was robbed of oue ol it's mightiest Intellects, nnd our country of ono of it ablest constitutional defenders, was tho dissipation of political life. Vou want to know who I mean? Young man, nsk your father when you get home. The adverts tide is fearful, nud I warn you against it. Vou need uot go fur off to Und tho worn nut politician. Here he Is, stumbliug along the highu'uy, his limbs hardly able to bold htm up. Bent over nud pale with exhaust ing sickness. Hurly to anybody who aocosts liiui. Ills last decent article of uppnrel pawned for strong drink. Glud if, wheu go ing by a grocery, some low acquaintance in. vitc him iu to take a sip of ale aud then wiping his lip with hi greasy sleeve. Kicked off the steps by men who ouce were proud to be his constituent,!. Mauhood ob literated. Lip blistered with a curse. Hears of brutal assault on cheek and brow. Koul mouthed. A crouching, staggering, wheel ing wretch. No Iriends. No God. No hope. No heaven. That is your wornout politician. That Is what some of you will become uuless by this morning s warulng nnd the mercy ot God your stops ure arrested. Oh, there are no words enough poteut, enough portentlous, enough consuming, enough damning, to de scribe the horrible drunkenness that bas rolled over this land, and that lias bent down the necks of some of tbe mightiest Intellects, until they have been compelled to drink out ot the trough of bestiality uud nomination I I warn young men against political life, un less they nre teetotalers uud consecrated Christ lau men. Again, I couusel you that when you go to the ballot Ikix ut the city, or the Htate, or tbe National elections, vou recognize God aud appeal to Him for His blessing. There is a power higher than the ballot box, than the gubernatorial ebslr, thau tbe presidential White House. It Is high time that we put less confidence Iu political platforms aud mora confidence In tlod. bee what a weak tiling is human foresight ! How little our wiss men seem to know! See how, evsry autumn, thousands of men who are clamber ing up for higher positions are turned under! God upsets thetn. Every man, every party, every Nation, has a mission to perform. Fall Ing to perform It, down he goes. God snld to the house ot Bourbon, "Re. model France and establish equity." House of Bourbon would not do It. Down it went, God said to tho bouse of Htuart, "Make tha Knglish people free, God fearing and happy." House ol Stuart would not do it. Down it went. God says to the political parties in this day, "by the principles ot Christianity, remodel, govern, educate, save the people." Falling to do that, dowa they go, burylug la their ruins their disciples nud advocates. God can spare all tbe polltloal intriguers of this day, uud can raise up another genera tion who shall do Justice aud love mercy. If God could spare Luther before tbe re formation was done, and if He could spare Washlugtcn before free government had been lully tested, and if Ue oould spare Howard before more than ns out ot a thousand ......,1 -, ... m land wss ratheringtohlsburni.tgnttersnees, and If He could spare Thomas Clarkson while yet millions ot his fellow men had rhalu rusting to the bone- then He ean spsre any man, and He can spsre any party. That man who through cowardice or blind Idolatry of party forsases theeaus of right-on-ness goes down, and the armed battailous of God march over him. () Christian men, take out your Bibl till nfteraaon, nnd in the llgnt of that word make up your mind ss tn what Is yout duty a clt7.nI Kemetnber that tbe high est kind of n patriot is a Christian patriot. Conseernte yourselves, first fo Go, thon you will know how to consecrate yourselves to your country. All these political excite ments will be gone. Ballot box and gu bernatorial chairs and continents will smoke in th flnsl conflagration, but those who love God and do their best shall coai" to lustrous dominion after the star have ceased their shining, an I tho ocean has heaved ft last billow, an I the closing thunder tho j-jdgment day shall toll at the funeral of a world 1 Ob, prepare for that day! Vou may vote right and get the victory nt the ballot box, and yet suffer eternal defeat. Alter you haveesst your last vote, trhre will you go to? In this country there are two parties. You belong tothe onj or the ot bet of them. Likewise in eternity there will be two parties and only two. "These shall go nway Into everlasting punishment and th righteous Into life eterual." To which pstiy will you belong God grant f hat, while you look'after the welfare of the land In which God has graciously cast your lot, you may not forget to look after your soiil blood liought, Judgment bound, ioimorial GoJ save the people ' Cahlo Cart In New York. A Tidy who does) a great deal ol riding on the Hroadtray cable cant, after a particularly unpleasant expe rience the other dav, went home and wroto a long letter of complaint to tho superintendent, says tho Nv York Herald. She signaled two can In succession at .'t'tli street, without success. Then she walked down to the Marlboro hotel, where she knew the ears wero compelled to stop tc drop the cable, and caught a car in tbe act of actually standing still. She boarded It In a hurry, and when within half a block of HOtb street requested tho conductor to atop at the corner. Hut the car went right along. "Why don't you stop?" she asked AS the car flew by. "Next corner," he answered calmly, pointing to 2Mi street. "Hut I asked you to atop at 30th street." she protested. Hut ho only answered like a man wound up to say one thing "Next corner." "It's a shame," said a lady who sat next to her. "The men on the Broadway can are dreadfully In lent. I always have trouble with thetu." The conductor smiled broadly and rang the Ml to stop. "Twenty-ninth street," he yelled. "Hurry up there." His passenger alighted, thankful ibe was alive. Now she to telling her story to net friends, and she says that nearly everybody has had a similar experi ence. Heavier than ftrltle'a niarult. The weight of tho eut-th l ,V2 trillions of tons. Tho mothod by which scientists obtain this result' is' as fol lows: l-'lrst, they aseertuin ths foreo of uttrnctlon by certain bodio. of known dimensions, and then, tho ttlzo of tho earth ami its attractive foreo being known, thoy wc"k out tho prol. letn in this manner: Astlio siO of tho sartii Is to that of tho object tested, so would its attractive power Iw if tho tpocltio densities wero tho same, at trui.'tion Itoing in proportion to itcnsU ty. Ifllio proportion of attract ion Is not tho Hutnu tho o'irth ond tho othor body must Ut of different donsitios, ttxl it thon remains t bo ascertained what sxeitii: density of th oarth, its lie bung kuowu, would givj tho at tractive power it is known to mssos.s. The. uvui'iicii of several experiments Bravo tho i urth's mean density us .'.472, 3i In other words, the earth was as early as possible live und a half times heavier than a glolxj of wuter of tho iHitio si. As the result of careful :aleu!utions, bas '1 upon uetuut meas urements, tli i solid contents of tho jatth are iV.',3T:i millions of cubio aiiles. Taking these dimensions of the farth, it is easy to calculate its weight, for tho exact weight of a cubic milo it wuter is well known, and on this bus is Sir .lohn Herschel found tho weight of tho earth to Iw ",h.j::,i)oo.. WO.ooo.iMl.coo.CO tons of L','J40 pounds to tho toil. Hrooklyu Kuj;lo. London's in i tn tie Nloclc Itroker, Amy K. Hell lias been for several years a stock broker in London. She has an oftlec hard by tho Mock Kx change, und docs a large business, es pecially among- women clients. Her peculiar aptness for the profession was shown when she was a little girl. An old gentleman, a visitor at Miss Hell's home, happened one day to be diligently reading tho money article in the Times. He was In no mood to be interrupted, so he said to the child when she hung around him: ' lluii sway, little girl: I am busy with my lessons, and you must go to yours." Yes," said little Miss Amy, '-but what's your lessons la my play!" For it was the highost recreation of the Infant phenomenon to study the stock quotations. To Retliuato lha IrM of Iron. A simple way of determining th weight of sheet Iron without putting it on the scales Is thus described: "It has been found by experience that a square foot of iron plate oite-elghtb of an Inch thick weighed almost ex actly five poupds, and this 'forms a basis for a very simple and easy rule. As a square foot of iron one-eighth of an Inch thick weighs Ave pounds, a square foot of one-fourth Inch Iron will weigh ten pounds, and, there fore, the area of any sheet iron (ot plate iron) In square feet multiplied by tho thickness in one-eighths and multiplied by five will give the ap proximate weight of the piece." To Herve far leather. A new material Is proposed as a substitute for leather. It Is called "ilexus ft bra," and is derived from Max, suitably prepared and oiled. It has the same appearance as leather, Is particularly supple anil takes a polish, .equally well with th best WOMAN'S WORLD, ?LEA!AXT MTKUATtTRK FOK FKMIXIMK HEADERS. Considerable excitoment prerniled recently at the Locust Clap (Pena.) jollier owiog to tbe discovery of two rirls in male attire working among the date packers. Their sex was divulged by a boy associate, and ia a few min utes the employes in all parts of the mill were aware of the fact. The girls were immediately discharged and laken to their homes, where it was 'earned that they were sent to the col liery to work owiug to their inability lo secure other employment.- Xe i'ork Recorder. r)!o otovBs iv voorn. An expensive fad lias just been re rived, that of wearing long gloves at fashionable fnnctions during the day time. When only evening dress de manded them it was bad enough, but now the cost will lie considerably in creased. Tbe smart set wear gowns with their huge sleeves abbreviated just below the elbow wttli a falling frill of lace, the arm between being con cealed beneath wrinkled folds of suede. Yellow chamois with bit; brass buttons are the ncrcpted style for driving. I'ho most accepted method for wash ing these is to make a strong lather of white soap in a huaiuof warm water w ith a teaspoonful of ammonia. Wash tbe gloves thoroughly, rubbing with the hands. After rinsing well in warm water with a little ammonia, press dry in towel nnd linng by ringer tins to dry. Do not rub any soap ou the gloves, and when quite dry rub the stiff parts, if nnv, between the Lauds. New York Telegram. tite rorrxARiTT o:f black ijc oskh, One of the strikiu thing about tbe new colors which nro ahowu for out it tn n is that almost without exception they are in shndes that will harmouize well with black, which is but one of tho many indications thnt black is to play a still more conspicuous part in autumn and winter cwtunies. HIack and white is still a stylish combina tion when it enn be worn becomingly ; but it ia trying to many persons, aud wheu this is the case it is a comfort to know that the black is the important thing, and that the effect will be just as stylish if it is combined with some becoming color. Many persons who cuti uot wear blnek combined with pure white will 11 ml a very softeuiug and becoming' effect in tho combination of black with ecru, which is now one of tho very fashionable combinations. Uetuoreet. DISMirtC'K KilSES PRKTTT OIRLS. Bismarck recently won the hearts of all the German women by lus .exhibi tion of that fondness for kissing fresh young fa?es for which General tiher man was so famous. Lalli Finzelberg, a young German sculptress, went with her sister to call npou Bismarck in Kissengeu. His habit is to let devoted women kiss his hand. When leaving these young wo meu tried to kiss his hand, but the rriueessid: "Hold on; we will do that much simpler." He theu laid hold of tho two girls and gave each several loud, hearty kisses. The result is that both young women have become famous through out tho empire. Bismarck's habit of letting women kiss his hand has given riso to a strange custom. Iu certain circles women make collections of kisses of celebrated men. Homo of these nro valuable and most interesting more ho than all tho stamp and coin collec tions iu the world. Real Bismarck kisses, however, are ceedingly rare, aud tho Finzelberg girls are the envy of all kiss collec tors. costtmuj roa ercuxa. Though cycling has ot late years be come such u favorite means of locomo tion with women, very little atteutiou bas up to tho present beeu bestowed on dress for this particular purpose. Working a oycle is under uo circum stances a graceful occupation for a wo man, and if the style of dress is not studied and garments chosen with par ticular care tbe result too often proves unsightly and unfetniuiua to tho lust degree. A great variety of costumes have been desigucd to meet the occa sion. Neat and workmanlike is oue in a light make of gray cloth, with full zouave knickerbockers reaching below the kuees aud falling over chamois leather gaiters. The bodice, a kind of Norfolk jacket, is made with a deep basque uud full sleeves, tight fitting from elbow to wrist. The collar, turned back, with revcrs, displays a nuut white shirt front and tie. A leather belt eoufluus tho waist, and the sailor hat is trimmed with red velvet aud gray quills. Yet another dress for a fair cyclist is of chinchilla cloth. The knickerbockers Instcu tightly with a band below the knee, aud turtau stockings are partially concealed by gray gaiters. A deep basqued blouse is woru, which fastens on tho chest at the left side with three large buttons. Tbe little cap is in cloth to correspond. New York Commercial Advertiser. 80MC BRIDAL BUPElttfTITIONS. It is a brave girl who will consent to a marriage iu May, says the Philadel phia Times. This time is supposed to be peculiarly unlucky, as death or mis fortune of another character is prom ised to attend the nnion of two hearts that beat as one it thoy select the fifth month for their nuptials. The bride-to-be wateaea the weather forecasts with an anxiety that proves her faith in the old adage, "Happy is the bride that theun shines on, "and, of course, she knoys that the friends left at home nre equally concerned, as the weather on tho wedding day tells to a nicety ths peculiar fntnre disposition of the hride, while that of the dar following Is equally prophetic in regard to the bridegroom. ".Something old and something new, something borrowed ml something blue," is a couplet that rules alike tbs trousseau of the richest and poorest bride. T. walk to tba altar without having f alflllei this poeti cal injunction is to call down upon the nnion the wrath of all thoso gods whose particular dnty it ia tn look after the newly wed. Ou the day of the great event so many superstitions enter into every detail that it is a very wise bride, indeed, that remembers all those little acts that are so sentient with meaning iu regard to the future. If by chance she should happen to put on her left shoe first ber married life will !rove nuhappy, therefore, it behooves ier to look carefully to this portion of ber toilet ami be certain to select tho right foot as tho first one to lie at tended to. No bridal guest should wear a costume entirely Idack, as such a choice will bring sorrows to the bride. If the best man stumbles on his way to the altar it is regarded as n most ominous proceeding, aud, at any rate, is awkward euongh to merit re buke. The wedding ring should be a circlet of gold, unbroken by any jewel, as the significance of the ring demands that the form shall lie typical of the endless love that prompts its bestowal. To try on tb ring liefore marriage is certain to bring sorrow to the bride. lo lose it is prophetic of uire misfor tune, nnd many there nre who would regard taking it off as an actual sin, holding fast to tho belief that it was placed on the ringer for nil time nnd not merely a- the symbol of au cvauo scent affection. FASHION HOtn For parly slippers white brocaJcd satin is admired. English walking hats are to bo ia force again with wider brims. Black gloves embroiderel in gold are the correct thing just now. Tho armored silks glace with spots, splinters and stripes are especially rich iu their color-schemes. Leather belts are fastened with superbly carved silver buckles, lo r.euge shaped uud as wido as an enve lope. (lored yokes and collarettes devel oping from tho collar have tho seam covered by jet gimp or Hercules braid. Umbrella handles nre handsomest of carved ivory. Silver is quite sup planted, and is used as an ornament to ivory. You must part your linir and wear soft curls at the side nnd a high Etn piro knot if you would be iu touch' with "our set." Black Hercnles braid is wove! open design nnd placed over j braid on black cloth gowuil aud wrui nnd. black braid is edged with wkiui gimp. Serges are yielding their popularity to bop-sacking and basket weaving. These woolen staffs ure forty-six iucbts wide nnd nre serviceable nud very stylish. Immense ruches of the dress nota rial edgo with lace like a boa are put ut the neck and skirt of silk nnd gu dresses. Velvet ruches, silk lined, ure I seen even on heavy cloth coats. xineiy twiuca glace surahs giviDgl the effect of stitiu come in a variety oil pretty plaids iu cashmere colorings in I n sore tints, in piu dots, stripes, arc tho all-prevalent ombres, chaugiiij.'! like the beautiful foliage. A new whito poeket handkerchief! lias a border forming overlapping! squares of thicker liuou placed corner! ways and edged with luce. The tiovl spray effect nil over in embroidery is desirable and tho simple lace borJit htylihli. Felt hats with double-faced brimi are the rage. A soft velvety black fell with a white facing is one of the vcr J popular styles, or oue of cream-whitl with a black fur felt facing, with trim inmgs of black and white satin ribbuu and black A ulkyrio wiugs. Crcpous for evening wear are morl deeply fluted thau ever, and of varioul weights, from one us transparent l gauze to others almost ns heavy id Henrietta cloth or carmelite. Tut heavy-weight qualities make up iut J eleguut autumn gowns trimmed witl velvet and iridescent )ussemeuteries. I Half-long fur capes are this yc:J finished with cape collars or Vsudykij coilurettes of fur of a contrasting kml monkev capes w ith seal or Astrsksl l'ersiau lamb and otter, mink w"l sealskin, or mink aud black fox, cto sua lor evening, rovul ermine capj with accessories of suble or thedarkt of otter or black fox. Sstiu antique is used for entire bl or as a garutture only. Shirred H ings of satiu appear ou some of t dress hats, a poiuted edgiug of jf galloon finishing tho edge of tho Iir l Ou winter bats and bounets fur tnl mings nre uiiugled with wiugs, ti pompons, or a trio of sea-swulb black birds or yellow canaries. Mourning Periods in England. In England the period of mourn for a father-iu-law is twelve moutbl ten months black, two month H mourning. Crape is seldom worn, though the crape puriod was form six months. For a parent the p- is the same us above. I lie lou period for a brother is six mouti' five months black, one month ' mourning. The crape period ws ruerly three months. It is now u!"f discarded. The shortest period is niontus iiluck, no. bull mourning. period of mourning for a father-iv is often shortened to six months relatives reside at a considerable tones from each other. 1 -
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