I Home geographers hnve been Bur prised by the recent census in Egypt. The population of 0,000,01)0 reported exceeds tlint under the greatest of the pbnrnohs. Here in one of the questions which candidates for Appointment ns school teachers in Abilene, Kansas, were re quired to answer: "Why does a horse walk backward while eating grnss.nnd a cow walk forward?" ' An advertisement in n Chicago newspaper reads: "I would like to communicate with any and all persons who have had at any time in life any port of remembrance or indication that they ever lived before in any sort of animal life on this or another globe." i !r. A. R. Rosenberry shows In the Medical Record that to Dr. Reginald 11. Fitz of Harvard university is just ly attributable the introduction of the word appendicitis into English usage. Many physicians sny it is a philologi cal absurdity, while conceding that they can suggest no word more ap propriate for use iu its stead. A railroad to Jerusalem from .Toppa is bad enough, indignantly declares the Independent, but the proposal to build a railroad to the summit of Mount Sinai utterly contradicts nil the proprieties. Who would want to go to Sinai by railroad? Nobody w ill go there except to get a feeling of the desert, and to enter into the spirit ol the life of Moses and Elijah. One cannot do that on a railroad; it re quires the slow pace of a camel. The percentage of recent losses in British shipping is higher than usual, but France, Sweden, Holland and Austria show r.n even higher rate oi loss. Lloyds' quarterly report of British shippings states that the three mouths' losses amounted to 254 ves sels. Of those 12!1 were wrecked, 11 were lost in collision, seven were burned, and 31 were abandoned at sea. Under the distressing category of "missing ships" there were 2!) ves eels. The largo number of steamers lost in bad weather presupposes in sufficient power to grapple with it Underpowered engines is one of the evils of cargo boats of the "tramp" class. Shifting of cargo is another fruitful cause of disaster. "We are on the verge of a great mining era," remarked Clarence King, formerly chief of the United States Geological Survey, in the Baltimore American. "The time is not far dis taut when a man can start out of Den ver and travel to Klondike, stopping every night at a mining camp. Al ready two American stamp mills are pounding away on the borders of the Straits of Magellan, and the day is approaching when a chain of mining camps will extend from Cape Horn to St. Michael. I believe we are about to enter npon a century which will open np vast resources, and will be the grandest the earth has ever known, Before the end of the twentieth cen tury the traveler will enter a sleeping car at Chicago bound via Behring Straits for St. Petersburg, and the dream of Governor Gilpin will be realized. " The London Law Journal says that 'suicide is quite alarmingly on the ' increase in France, and presents as serious a problem to thoughtful states men in that country as the dwindling birth-rate. In vain to such the church refuses its prayers, the army funeral witn military Honors. The same tendency is observable in England, What attitude ought the law of Eng land to take np in the presence of this growing evil? It will be said that the law of England has long ago taken up its attitude on the subject of suicide, stigmatizing it as felony. This is bard measure, and juries inclining to charity have of late years uniformly postulated insanity as the explanation, and returned a verdict of unsound mind as a presumption rather thau an inferenoe. Whether this presumption is well founded may be doubted. Even philosophers have not always been agreed as to the . ethics i of suicide, Englishmen have tlje feeling stroug in them that suicide is the refuge of the coward. In old days aud in small communities the loss tf an able-bodied tribesman was s source of weakness and danger. To our Anglo-Saxon raoe, with its overflowing population this consideration is insignificant, The seriousness of the suicide problem consists in the fact that the prevalence of suicide is syniptouatio of a diseased condition of the body politic., It Is to this law and legislation must address itself, not to any fresh penalties; to promoting healthier conditions of life ftud inculcating a higher standard of itizensuip." ENDURANCE. ' tlow much the heart may bear, and yet not break ! How miiuh the flesh may sufTnr, and not ill.'! ' I question much If sny pain or -he Of soul or body bring our end morn nigh. Death chooses his own time) till that is sworn All evils may be borne. We shrink and shudder at the surgeon's fclllfK. Each nerve recalling from tlio cruel steel. Whose eilue seems searching for the quiver ing linn Yet to oiir sense the bitter tmna reveal That HIM, although the trutnbllug Hush be torn, This also can be borne. We sen a sorrow rising in our way. Ami try to line iroin the aiiiiroiiiMilna Ml: We seek somo small e?a0 we weep and prnyi But when the blow fulls, then our hearts am still: Mot thut the pain Is of Its sbnrpness shorn, nut that it can ue Dome. We wind our life about another life; We hold It closer, dearer, tlmn our own. Anon It fnlnts and fnils Iu deathly strlfo. Leaving us stuunca ana stricken and nlixio: But, ah! wo do not die with thoso we mourn; This ulso ran be borne. Behold! wo live through all things famine. thirst, Bereavement, nnlns nil grief and misery. All woe and sorrow: life indict its worst On soul and boilv but wo ennuot din. Though we be sink, aud tired and fnlht, and worn ho. all thing can bo bornn! E. A. Allen In Chiengo rltiindnrd. Brought to Time. HV MAaioX E. ril'KEHINd. 1 J Jerry Snnborn wheeled his shining new tandem out of the woodshed and carefully propped it against the piazza railing. Then he strode across the yard, shading his eyes with both sttn- inrned bands, and peered intently at a snug farmhouse nestling agaiust the neighboring hill. "i'lllv s got home from Hnndport. That's her pink gown a-llittiu' in and out of the garden. Now if I can only wheedle her into tukin a moruin ride we'll see who's master of the situa tion. Two years now she's been put tin' me off iu that bewitchiu' way of her n, and I m tired of it. I liniu t I been spendin' my winter evenin'g readili' up about Napoleon Bonaparte and General Taylor and nil of them other determined fellers for niithlii'. I've been altogether too meacliiu'. It's high time I put my foot down and made Tilly come to reason, and I'm a-goiu' to do it!" Jerry set his laws grimly, sprang astride the saddle, whirled rapidly down the winding road and soon pre sented himself, enp in hand, at the door of the Morgan homestead. Tilly herself appeared promptly.her comely face alive with dimples and her bright blue eyes dancing with mirth. "Took a run over to show you this new machine o' mine," announced Jerry, with a sidewise wave of the hand. "I saw yon coming np the hill," responded Tilly demurely. "You looked for all the world like a big, long-legged grasshopper," with an irrepressible giggle. "I only wish you darst try it a bit aud see what an ensy runnin' concern it is," pursued Jerry, a sudden flush mantling his brond forehead and los ing itself iu his curly locks. "But, of course, 'twould be risky, considerin' you ain't used to it," he added apo logetically. "Humphl There s never been a eolt on the place that I couldn't bridle and ride, and 'tisn't likely I'm afraid of a newfangled contrivance like that," replied Tilly loftily. "Well, I s'pose you might try it. but I warn you it's dangerous busi ness," hesitated Jerry. "You have to take in sail a bit, "with a critical glance at her newly starched gingham. Tilly darted upstairs and soon ap peared in a trim walking skirt, with a jaunty Tarn O'Shnnter pinned securely to ner smiling brown braids. After a few preliminary failures,she was securely seated and the tandem glided smoothly along the shady coun try road. Tilly sot erect, firmly grasp ing the handle bars with her plump fingers and thoroughly enjoyed the novel experience, "Pshaw I This is as easy as riding old Roan to plow. Now I'm going home to finish my ironing." "No, you're not, Tilly Morgan. You won't go home until you have given a plain answer to the question I have been askin', off and on, for two years or more," announced Jerry peremp torily, while his heart thumped heavily against hiB ribs aud the roar of the Atlantic seemed surging in his ears. "Steady there!" as Tilly gave an in dignant bounce that threatened to capsize the wheel. "Jeremiah Sanborn, I'll never speak to von agninl There's Uncle Moses and Aunt Debby and Dan out in their dooryard. I'll call for help as true as I live if you don't Btop this minute," soolded Tilly. "They can't catch up," replied Jerry coolly, gradually increasing speed. - Despite her valiant " threat, Tilly sailed by the open mouthed trio with flaming cheeks and downcast eyes. There was a long silence, while the tandem bowled merrily along. The perspiration streamed from Jerry's crimson - foreheud. The sun was mounting higher, the road was up grade, and Tilly was no lightweight. "Jerry," she faltered at length coaxingly, "please take me home, "You know the condition. Reckon we'll reach Centreville by noon at the rata we're spinuing,"vouchsafed Jerry uncompromisingly. Another prolonged silence. "Jerry I" "Well?" "What do you want me to say?" "I want you to name the day when ?'on will come and be mistress of the ittle home I've had ready and wnitin' for yon for a year and a half," said Jerry, sternly. Tilly glnnced about her nneaiily. Far in the distance she could see the glittering church spires of Centreville. "This is too ridiculous, Jerry." "Well?" "Will June 1! stilt yon?" "Perfectly. Dismount and rest In the shade for a few minutes, and I will take you home nt once." Tilly meekly seated herself on a griisy rock beneath a hiigh oak and covertly watched Jerry from beneath her long lashes. He was apparently engrossed in flecking every possible grain of dust from the shining spokes of the tnnde n.bnt his eyes shone with a triumphant light. , Tho long run home was performed in dignified silence. Tilly sprung lightly to her feet. "I think you're just as in-mean as yon can be, Jerry Sanborn," she sobbed as she flew into the house and slammed the door. Safely inside, she hurried to the parlor and peeped through the blind, jerry, with erect head nud shoulders squnred, was speeding down the hill, bis long legs performing most extra ordinary gyrations. "My, wasn't he masterful, though! That's nil I ever had against Jerry, ho was too tame. If I said A, he had to say B, and so on through the whole alphabet. Now I'll get dinner out of the way and begin hemming my table linen." And with a song on her lips Tilly whisked on a fresh apron, vigorously stirring the lire and darted down the cellar stairs after the potatoes, Wheelman. CIVILIZED CANNIBALS. 8am Ititerestllis; Fnrtn About the. Ilnttak f the iMlntid of Hiittmtrn. Sumatra is one of the lnrgest islands in tho world, and has a population of 8,000,00(1. Respecting some of the tribes of the interior hardly anything is known, inasmuch as the islaud had been crossed by white men only two or three iimes. The immediate neigh bors of the Acheenese are the Buttaks, a most interesting race of l anuibals, who are quite civilized in their way, having a written languago of their own. They know how to mnke fi re arms, even boring their gun barrels. Also thev carve gun stocks in correct style, nud are acquainted with the art of muking powder. They find their own sulphur and snltpetre, using pieces of bamboo for cartridge cases nud bits of coral for bullets. They are excellent agriculturists, and raise cattle. In addition they are clever gold aud silver smiths, making filigree work and weaving gold thread. The Bnttaks only eat prisoners of war or bad criminals. Formerly tho habit of cannibnlisui among them was universal, and human flesh used to be sold in the country in open market, some chiefs eutiug it daily as a matter of liking. It is considered the great est possible insult to a foe or punish ment to a person guilty of a grievous crime to eat him. Besides the ques tion of economy is considered. At a feast it was cheaper to slaughter six slaves at 100 guilders than to kill six buffaloes nt ISO guilders. When a distinguished person died two indivi duals customarily went through a lot of buffooneries at the graveside, after which they were killed and laid in the excavation, the colli n being placed on top of them. Cannibalism is more or less mixed up with the religion of these people, who have their wizards and witch doctors to practice incanta tions. The Battaks build houses of planks and strong beams, placing them on piles for the ndvantuge thus given in defending them. Many of their villages are on almost inaccessible pin nacles in the hiUs,favorite spotB being little plateaus formed by tho broaden ing of a monntain range. Commonly they are surrounded by palisades, with watch towers. Much art and industry is put into the carving aud painting of the woodwork of the houses. An outbuilding serves as a sleeping plnce and council house, rice being stored iu the upper part. No light is kept at night for fear of attracting ghosts, but in emergency candles of resin are used. Communal houses serve as sleep ing places for the unmarried men, sometimes 100 of them together. Here are hung up tho heads of slain enemies and other trophies. Nearly ull of the highest peaks in Sumatra are volcanoes, aud most of these are active. In the immediate neighborhood of these mighty chim neys, which hurl out masses of ashes and stone, are the fertile lowlands, with a dense population. The des truction of 40,000 human lives by the eruption of Sumbawa in 1815, and the washing away of 16,000 people by "tidal waves," following the eruption of Krakato in 1883 are not solitary instances. New York, Sun. EfTeet of Itare anP of Dense Air. Dr. Von Liebig of the University of Munich calls attention, iu Science, to some of the curious effects of rare fied and condensed air on human res piration. On high mountains some persona experience distressing "short ness of breath," one result of whioh is that they are unable to whistle. Pre cisely the same effect is sometimes produced by the condensed air in caissons aud diving bells. Laborers working in compressed air frequently find, however, that their powers of exertion are increased as long as the atmospherio pressure is not more than double that of ordinary air; but be yond that point unpleasant effects are experienced after the nieubave left the working shafts aud returned into the open air. On the other hand Jiigh at mospherio pressure in the case of per sons not doing manual labor has beau fouud to set as mental stimulus, in creasing the impulse to talk. i ' ' " THE POLICE ROLL OF HONOR. The Iternes of a Month -Drowning and Itnnaway Home the Prlnelpnl Sonrce. Hon. Theodore Roosevelt writes for the October Centnryan article entitled "The Roll f Honor of the New York Police." Mr. Roosevelt says: Perhaps tho best way to convey an idea of why we awnrdod medals is to give a list of the men thus rewarded for two months. In October, lHilfi, we, on the 1st of the month, awarded a mcdnl to a patrolman for peculiar gallantry in stopping a runnwuy horse under circumstances which made the net one of great danger to himself, and which doubtless resulted in saving the lives of those in the vehicle. The pat rolman thus rewarded was also later made a roundsman, aud put in charge of the bicycle squad, our attention having been first called to hiui by this act. On the same day we gave honor able mention, but without a certificate or medal, to three othor officers; one had also stopped a runaway horse; an other had rescued a man from drown ing, nud the third had arrested an in sane man armed with a revolver, un der circumstances which went to show that the officer's coolness and presence of mind saved both himself and the onlookers from death or injury at the hands of the armed maniac. On the 8th of the month we gave a medal to nu olllcer who had rescued a boy from drowning by plunging into the water between the wharf and the steamer from which the boy fell, at the iinmiii ent risk of boing crushed to death be tween the two, a fate from which he and the rescued boy were saved purely by his pluck and his skill as a swim mer. Honorable mention was made of two other officers one for rescuing a boy from drowning and one for stop ping a runawny horse. On the 15th yet another olllcer received honorable mention for saving n man from drown ing; and on tho 22nd a sergeant and two patrolmen were commended for the coolness and skill they displayed in stopping a prize fight and arresting both the participants and the specta tors, though they were an uncommon ly tough crowd, and showed immediate . light. Yankee Skipper's Trlrk. A good anecdote is told illustrating the superior enterprise of the Yankee skippers years ago. The Bedford whalers left port for mnny a long voy age, sometimes to the far North, at other times to the far South. These iuterpid followers of the sen sought nud pursued the whnle in the ice-clad latitudes about the poles with a natural fearlessness. A squadron sent out by Russia to explore the South seas, and reach the pole if possible, had at tained a degree of latitude which the commodore proudly told himself had nover been reached before by white man or other human beings. While he reflected upon the fnme that would surely embellish his name, his sailors cried "Land ho!" Off to the south he descried a long low-lying bit of land, and hastened to shape his course to reach it, there to plant the Russian standard on its highest point, claiming it in the name of his Mnjesty. What was his disgust and astonish ment when, as his vessel approached the shore, he observed, over a bit of headland, a flag fluttering from a mast-head. In a few minutes a little schooner poked her nose around the point, and came sailing smartly over the waves towards his vessel. The lean Yankee captain, who was stand ing in the rigging as the schooner came up in tho wind, yelled; "Ahoy there! Whnt ship is that?" "His Majesty's ship, the ." "Well, this is the Nantucket, from Rhode Island. We're doing a little piloting in these latitudes, and if you want to run in the cove yonder, why, we'll pilot you in for a small charge." The admiral's disgust caused him to square his sails around and shape his course for Russia. Harper's Round Table. The Largest Crane. Absolutely the greatest mechanical giant in the world is now lifting stone on a new sea wall on the north coast of Scotland. Not even the monster cranes used for lifting the government al great guns enn compare with this Titan, as it is called. It 1b capable ot lifting 100 tons, and it conjd pick np a modern locomotive with as much ease as the same locomotive draws a train of cars. It could lift the cubio con tents of 100 carloads and strew them over a wide section of the landscape. Its daily work is the placing in posi tion of fifty-ton blocks of granite, of which the now sea wall at Peterhead 1b being built, The length of its arms, reaching out from the central point of support, is exactly 100 feet, and it can set a sixty ton block in the sea 100 feet deep and 72 feet from the outer edge of the ma sonry wall. This long arm is bal anced by a .shorter weight arm that curries the engine house, with the machinery for moving the Titan for ward or backward on a railroad set into the finished masonry, and to run out or in on the long arm a traveling car from which are suspended the four-sheaved blocks through which is received the cable that lifts the great pieces of stone. The Titan itself weighs 700 tous, and is built of steel. The long arm swings about ou a turn table, just as a bridge Bwiugs over a river. The wall which it builds and then travels over as it slowly advances into the sea is nearly 60 feet wide. Los Angeles (Cul.) Times. rieusuret of Travel In Mouth Africa. Mr. J. B. Buohanau, traveling along under the Manauga with a wagon, came across five lious, two of which were adult male and female and the remaiuiug three cubs. The whole family sat 80 yards off and watched the oxen pass, aud the only weapon in the wagon was one rusty assegai, Miniature a filove Rnttonn. She may not wear her heart npon her sleeve, but she wears npon her wrists what may be considered an equally sentimental affair. Her gloves button with miniatures for buttons. If she is a rich damsel they are spe cially made miniatures. "His" faco, or that of her best' friend serves to join the bits of kid. If she is poor she must be content with such minia tures as are turnod out by the dozen with the fnces of various historically famous fair ones upon them. New York Journal. ' llernratlnn of the Home. A woman with a clever, originnl brain and deft fingers can, however small her purse, work wonders in the decoration of her home. One such woman recently rejuvenated one of her apartment and made it a veritnble place of beauty. She accomplished the transformation with a pot of paint, several rolls of cheap, coarse burlap, nickel-headed tacks, common sense, quick fingers and good taste. She is going to pnper another room soon, and will buy the rough finish wrapping paper nnd stencil it herself. New York Tribune. Connte a a Knre. The Conntess of Annesley is one of the few women in society wjio have gone through the drudgery of a nurse's life. She spent some time in the City of Dublin hospital, nnd at one time she seriously thought of taking up nursing as a profession. Even now some of her happiest moments when in Dublin are spent in the hospital, and at this time of year the Earl of Annesley always sends, in the name of himself nnd his wife, n quantity of game to the various infirmaries and charitable institutions in which Lady Annesley takes so keen an interest. Both she and her husband are devoted to yachting, and, together with their two young children, they spend a good deal of thoir time on the Sea Bird. Floral Delight for Children. Few women realize the refining in fluence of flowers in the home until they see the delight with which chil dren watch them grow. On a broad shelf in a sunny window the children will soon have a saucer garden that will flourish free of expense all win ter. The knowledge demanded of the little gardeners is very simple. Gen tle heat and moisture cause fresh seed to germinate, during which process they require darkness. When sprout ed, introduce to the light by degrees and keep constantly watered, but not wet. In a deep china plate place a layer of cotton wadding cut to fit. Soak with warm water and sprinkle with kernels of fresh corn, raw pea nuts, dried pies or even orange seeds, A dozen acorns will soon be a forest fit for the fairies. An onion, a sweet potato or a turnip will thrive in a wide mouthed bottle tilled to the brim. A sponge dripping with warm water and sown with flaxseed will soon form a ball of green. Moneywort asks only a pretty vase, filled with pebbles and water. Nasturtiums anil morning glory seeds kept for a day in a cup of warm water and then planted in the deep saucer of a flower pot will flour isb. A parsley plant is as ornamental as it is useful. In a shallow box sew water cress for the family nse. A thin, red carrot, half planted in a seedling pot, shows graceful, feathery fronds. New York Wun. Fur and Fancy MurT. Very large muffs and quite small ones are both to be fashionable, but the large ones are the more desirable, The fancy muffs, which were such a feature of last year s styles, are now necessary with every well appointed wnrdrobe, and are really more used with smart gowns than are the fur ones. Neck arrangements of fur, lace and velvet, with fancy mulls, to match, are among the novelties. They are called "sets," and are odd in design and coloring. The mirror velvets are most beautiful in texture, and their coloring accords particularly well, or contrasts equally well, with the fur that is used with them. In'green vel vet, heavily trimmed with sable, is a very effective set ot this description. The velvet is put ou in box-pleats to a high standiug collar, which also is laid in pleats. The bottom of the cape and the top of the collar are trimmed with richest sable, and a bunch of sable tails is sewed in the back. In front there are bunches of tails and the ends of velvet, which hang down far on the skirt, have also sable tails The muff, which is an absurdly large "confection" is made of velvet laid in big pleats, und caught at either end with bands of sable. A bunch of sable tails is fastened on the front with a piece of old point lace. The whole thiug is very smart, aud, needless to say, very expensive. The shape of the all fur muff is round, but these fanoy muffs are more oblong. Har per's Bazar. Maudlnc Kid Glove. ' Mrs. Boulden, in the Ladies' Home Journal tells how to mend gloves suc cessfully. Mending may be so perfeotly dons, says she, that the rent article is em bellished rather than disfigured by the stitches which repair. Especially is this true of kid gloves, although thore are very few who know how to mend a glove successfully and neatly.' A simple lengthwise break in a seam may be carefully overcast on the wrong side, a very fine needle being U....1. - - 1 1 i tearing of the kid and enables the needlewoman to take shorter, closer stitches than could otherwise be done.1 For sncli fine overcasting on the wrong side cotton thread in a color to mateji the glove exactly and in a number to suit the needle perfectly will be best chosen. Silk thread has a greater tendency to cut the kid than has the cotton. i An actual hole in the glove requires different trentment. It cannot be : should never be drawn together.' There are two effective ' ways of re pairing such a place. The most ad mirable method is that of the button hole stitch. j For this a fine needle is necessary. fine silk thread the same shade as the kid, and a spirit of leisure and pains taking care. The place is to be nicely buttonholed all aronnd with tiny stitches, just as a buttonhole would be, except that the stitches are taken a trifle less closely, perhaps; then, just as if no buttonhole stitching had been1 dono.it is with the same infinite pains' buttonholed again, the second row of stitches being taken one between each stitch in the edge of the first row.' Thus two rows are formed, the second circle being, of course, smaller than the first; a third row is then done by catching between the stitches in the odge of the second row. This process is repented until the ever-narrowing' ' v circle ends in the centre of the rent. When well executed the result ia so beautiful that one would almost wish for a brenk in a glove in order to or-' ' nnnient it with such needlework. Any one can do such a bit of mend ing, but a fine needle and thread must nguiu'he insisted npon. The shade of tho thread must be just the same as that of the kid. Patience only is . necessary for the rest and the task is , soon accomplished. Fanhlon Note. Some novelties in buckles show all sorts of odd colored jewel effects. A genuine gown novelty is a dinner costume of white cloth with Vene tian red sash. It is noticeable that the very latest fashion plates from Paris show the tip-tilted hats as still holding their vogue. .Flat, overlapping bias folds an inch or a n inch and a half wide are the only decoration at the top of some of the new eleeves. We have Klondike collars on our jackets now, and they are all the name- suggests as regards height aud pro tection Irom the cold. Russian blouses of black, and some. of the dark, rich shades of velvet. edged around with fur, will be worn with silk and cloth skirts. Neck fancifuls combine everything possible in deoorative fixings, fur, chiffon, jet and ribbon frequently be ing employed in one French conceit. ' Overskirts or draperies are said to be fully established in fashion's favor; but at present they appear mostly in side panels, reaching to the bottom of the dress skirt, which shows between, back and front. Neat blok gowns are relieved by,, collar and belt of black satin fastened.' . with gilt buckles, a row of small gilt buttons down the side opening and a scroll braiding over the waist front of black satin ribbon edged with gilt soutache. , Green and blue are effective, while blue braided with brown, if only just the right shades are chosen,- is always a good combination. The light gray gowns that are to be as fashionable as ever all winter, can have color at neclt or wrist or introduced into the trim ming. ,' Large toques in velvet seem to be the dominant idea in millinery, and they are trimmed with upright feather on one side or a long plume falling; partly on the hair at one side, with two short. fhiHV ninnies stntnlimr niv ' Flowers and bows of ribbon are also- " used, and they all tilt up on the left side. If one wears black velvet belts, be sure to have them very narrow, as the smart ones are. A few little up right tubs added, made to cling to the. figure or bodice, are , most becoming' and a pretty change. Smart ribbon or taffeta belts, when they fasten in the back, have upright bows, th loops piuned flat to the bodice, A new material which comes plaided with green, blue and a few other colors, on white, is of cotton, warranted to wash, and very pretty for pillow cov ers aud tablecloths. The green has o particularly cool effect. A simple de sign of feather stitching is worked into every white square formed by the) colored blocking. The material for one pillow cover, with a ruffle of the same and silks for working, can b bought for a few cents over a dollar. Swaziland usoutu Africa) limes. . -,.. V . . . v' :
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