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be made in the manner provided by law.
Tlio countries ot tno worm where
women already have some suffrage
have an area of over 18,000,000 square
miles, aud their population is over
350,000,000.
As the result of statistics showing a
large increase in the number of youth
ful criminals, the German Ministry of
the Interior is discussing a reorgani
zation of the system of compulsory
education.
The New Zealand farmers are the
most prosperous in the world. Within
the past ten years tho agricultural re
sources have been developed until the
dairy and frozen-moat industries have
attained enormous proportions.
Australia has not yet recovored
from her financial troubles. Rigid
eoonomy has been practiced in all de
partments of the various Governments
for months past, and there has been
entrenchment all around, but yet the
revenue returns are not satisfactory.
In the Colony of Victoria the expendi
tures of the Government during the
quarter just ended exceeded the rev
enue by something liko $2,000,000.
The interest on deposits iu the State
savings banks has been reduced from
34 to three per cent.
The strong facial resemblance which
married couples often acquire after
living together u long poriod of years,
harmonious in thought and fealiug,
aud subject to tho same conditions iu
life, has oftcu been commented upon.
The Photographic Society, of Geneva,
recently took the pictures of Beveuty
eight couple for au investigation of
this subject. The result was that iu
twenty-four cases the resemblance iu
the personal appearance of the hus
band and wife was greater thau that
of brother and sister ; in thirty cases
it was equally great and iu only
twonty-four was there a total absence
of resomblance.
The Atlanta Constitution is con
vinced that no money-making scheme
i§ too rascally for some men, as wit
ness the gang lately arrested in New-
York, which for years has bueu plun
dering insurance companiesand cruelly
killing horses in order to secure iu
surance money. They rented a stable,
filled it with fine horses, good har
nesses and carriages, getting as large
insurance upon the contents as was
possible. Then a lot of worthless
horses, worn-out wagons, etc., wore
substituted and the stable set ou fire.
The gaug is known to have destroyed
more thau a dozen stables, involving
tho death of 100 or more horses. The 1
law haviug got those rascals in its
clutches, it is to be hoped a dose will
be given thom that will serve as a
warning to others.
A writer in the Lady's Journal, ia
commenting on the story of the doc
tor's page introducing a patient as
"Jones" instead of "Mr. Jones," upon
the ground that he did not know ho
was married, contends that tho boy
was not to blame so much as our own
lingual deficiency iu tho matter. Men
ought to have a prefix, she says, which
should indicate at once whether they
are married or single. It would bo
more convenient, doubtless, for the
feminine world; but some married
men, writes James Payn, would not
like this plaa at all. Til: only chance
they have of being received with civ
ility by the other sex is this doubt of
thoir eligibility for matrimony. Mure
over, though it be true the ladies huvo
their "Mrs." and "Miss" to denote
thoir connubial or celibate condition,
there is nothing to indicate it ill their
epistolory communications; they per
sist iu withholding this information
from their correspondents, who conse
quently never know how to uddrcsi
thom. Editors, of course, are con
stantly placed ia this embarrassing
position. It is safer to write "Mrs.";
mo3t women, unless they are advo
cates of female rights, prefer it to be
supposed that some male has fallen a
victim to their bow and spear.
DUKE OF WELLINGTON
CAREER OF ENGLAND'S GREAT
EST GENERAL.
Tho Victories Won by Him Conferred u
Crown ot Glory Upon Ills Country—Hon
ors Without Measure Wcro Showered
Upon Him.
Napoleon's Conqueror.
The time may perhaps come when,
war being a thing of the distant past,
tile successful general, through whose
efforts a country is victorious over Its
enemies, will not receive the applause
and praise of men. At present, how
ever, we are far from this state, and
no man now receives greater honor
than he who has led a winning Hglit.
Of m n who in modern times have
been thus distinguished one of the
greatest was Arthur Welleslcy, Duke
of Wellington. Certainly he was the
greatest, soldier England has ever pro
duced and uric of her finest men.
Arthur Wellesley was born May 1,
17US), in Ireland. From early life he
was destined for the career of a sol
dier and was given a military educa
tion in France at the College of An
gers. In 1787 he entered the English
army and, a few years later, first saw
actual service in tlio Duke of York's
army in Holland. In 17iili he went
to India with a company of soldiers
under his command, where liis broth
er, the Marquis Wellesley, arrived
shortly after as Governor General.
Thn Flint Victory.
It, was here that the young soldier
won his first victory. It was during
the Maharatta war, and with only a
handful of men he came across a
large force of the enemy. lie com
pletely overcame them, thus securing
the brilliant victory of Assago. The
victory of Argautn followed and the
fort of Gnwulghur, supposed to he al
mi st impregnable, also capitulated
to Wellesley. For this he received
honors at home, was made Knight
Commander of the Bath and Chief
Secretary of Ireland. He also won a
seat in the House of Commons and
was publicly thanked by that body
for bis services.
The next scene of lliis great sol
dier's triumphs was Spain and Por
tugal, whither lie went to assist in
the expulsion of the French. The
liattlesof Yimiera and Talavera freed
Portugal from the French dominion
and Wellesley now turned his atten
tion to .Suain During this campaign
lie won the battle of Salamanca over
Soult, one of his most brilliant, vic
tories. and finally pursued the French
army into France, lie received sev
eral titles from the English govern
ment for these victories, the last be
ing Duke of Wellington, and largo
grants of money were made him.
Again lie was formally thanked by
Parliament and it may lie here
noted that twelve times during his
m
TUB DUKE OF WEI.I.INOTON.
career was this special honor paid
him. As a crowning glory after his
Spanish campaign Wellington was
made field marshal of England.
Tho Fielil of Waterloo.
In duly, 1814, Wellington was ap
pointed ambassador to France, and
in that capacity went to the Congress
of Vienna. While this body was sit
ting Napoleon escaped from Elba,
and the sessions were broken up. It
scenic I probable that Napoleon would
go to Belgium, and to this country's
defense proceeded an army under
Wellington and one from Prussia un
der Bluchcr. The battles of Ligny
and Quatrc Bras were succeeded,
dune 18, 1815, by the great engage
ment of Waterloo. It was undoubt
edly tho greatest battle in modern
times. Tlie invincible Frenchman
and the undaunted Englishmen met
to try conclusions, and on the issue of
that contest, it is not too much to
say, hung the fate of the world. To
recapitulate the events of that mem
orable day, to show how the French
force, were gradually forced to yield
until victory was no longer possible,
would tab'' t, o long in this place.
There was no question that the vic
tory was in the hands of the English
and Prussians, and that the French
were no longer to lie considered the
conquerors of the world.
Afier the battle Wellington
marche l on Paris and there, at the
re |Ucst of tlio allied sovereigns, re
mained for three years in command of
the army of occupation. Honors
without measure were showered on
Wellington by tho English Govern
ment; large grants of money, an es
tate, anil various high offices were
presented to him, while the allied
forces gave him medals, decorations
and orders.
WiilUnKtsn'A Toll Ural Life.
In 1K27 Wellington's political life
in England began, and early In the
following year Ccorge IV. called on
him to form a ministry. Though a
member of the Tory party, it was to
Wellington's credit that he was the
lir.d English premier to yield any
thing to the Liberal side. The test
and corporation acts, which bore
hardly against non-members of the
Mstahllslic I Church, were repealed
and the removal of Catholic disabili
ties, another outrageous measure,
was suggested. Wellington, for all
his liberalism, would not give his
consent to reform Parliament, and
this caused a strong feeling against
him and he was forced to resign. In
18114 iic was again offered the prem
iership, but declined, though lie ac
cepted the foreign portfolio under
Sir lioi.crt Peel. lie resigned this
office in a few months and hencefor
ward took no prominent part in the
civil government of the country.
The rest of Wellington's life was
passed less before the eyes of the
people, lie held many distinguished
posts to be sure and his advocacy of
tile bill repealing the corn laws in
1845 did much to pass the measure,
but still ho sought privacy even more
and more. September 14, 18.V2, lie
was seized by an apoplectic fit. very
suddenly, and in a few hours he was
dead. All England sought to honor
him in his funeral, which was a most
x%iti
WAI.MER CASTLE.
;A country house of the Duko of Wolllng
tou, where his death occurred. |
imposing pageant. His body was
carried through the London stre -ts
to St. Paul's Cathedral and it was In
terred by the side of Lord Nelson,
England's great admiral.
A picture of the Held of Waterloo
In its present state is given in this
page. It has several monuments up
on it, commemorative of the great
battle. In the center is the Belgium
Lion, 200 feet high, erected on the
spot where the Prince of Orange was
wounded during ttio tight. It is made
of metal from captured French can
non. The obelisk is erected to Han
overian otlicers of the German legion
and opposite to it stands a pillar in
memory of Gen. Gordon, who was
among the English in the battle.
These latter monuments stand on the
original level of the ground which
has been considerably lowered that
the mound of the lion may be built
up.
JOHN BULL'S LATEST GRAB
b'eandan I. u-gc and IVrtiie Country Inliuh-
Itril by Inch,sirloin Tropic.
The resolution of the Government
of Great Britain to declare Uganda a
British protectorate adds another
considerable slice of valuable terri
tory to the imperial dominions. It
is ninety years since England first
laid hands on Africa, and in the in
terim she has acquired an area of
considerably over 1,000, out) square
miles.
The kingdom of Uganda is perhaps
the most advanced of all the native
African States. The country is very
fertile and lies to the west and north
jf Lake Victoria Nyanza. The pop
ifm
ulation is estimated at nearly 5,000,-
000.
As gunsmiths, carpenters, boat
builders and blacksmiths the poo
pl*—the Wa-Ganda—excel, and they
have a passionate desire for all use
ful knowledge. They have quick,
sharp minds, delight in argument,
are easily excited and are very brave.
Their king is Mwanga, who succeed
ed McTesa, whom Stanley visited
during his African explorations.
RAZOR-STROPPING DEVICE.
The Illaclo la Always 111 tlio night Tosi
tlon.
A cutler has recently brought out
a razor-stropping device to be used in
connection witli safety razors, as hero
shown. It consists of a nickled
frame, with a round wooden part
fastened rigidly to the center of two
side arms pivoted at the top. These
move back and forth, reversing the
blade every time the direction of the
machine is changed. At the end of
the arms is a spring metal receiver
for the blade of a safety razor. A
slight pressure on the strop when the
CANNOT CUT TUB RTIIOP,
machine is in motion causes the
blade to turn always in an opposite
direction to which the apparatus is
going, making it impossible to cut
the strop and at the same time re
quiring no skill to sharpen the razor.
Mon niNo WlFE— Three years age
you swore eternal love, and
Brutal husband—How Jong do you
expect eternal love to last, anyway:
—Hallo.
:
FLANT BEETS AS COW FEED*
Sugar beets are worth morn to feed
to cows for mi!!; and butter than the j
prices which the sugar-beet factories
offer for theui for making sugar. So
it is not necessary that a farmer
should bo located near a beet-root •
sugar factory in order to make beet
growing pay. If he lias the right kind
of cows ho can make more money j
feeding beets to them than he can sell i
them for in any other way. The same
is true of most of the grain products
of the farm..Boston Cultivator.
rm r.yLLi'r.r. or tut: butter globule.
The claim made in a communication 1
from Dr. Hopkins, of Yermout, that j
he was opposed to the alleged existence
of any pellicle 011 the butter globules
as long ago as 18(50, is cheerfully
recognized. This opposition has long
been common among physicians and
physiologist:, who know o? milk as a
simple emulsion, while those who
have favored it have been persons who i
based belief on a very common mis
take made by inexperienced micro- j
seopisls, who ignored the effects of tlie I
refraction of light from glistening ob- |
;<?cts, thus viewed, and in this way j
imagined the supposed pellicle. Dr. j
Hoskius claims that when he made the
discovery there was no such thing in I
1 Sod, when lie published the fact. Hut '
hard work has been done since then to j
change the prevalent popular belief to ;
the contrary.—New York Times.
fatten i.w: rrjs o:; wheat.
"Where maize can be grown to per- ,
fret ion it will probably continue to be ;
one of the chief food materials for |
fattening swine, but in colder climate. s j
other foods must be grown for this |
purpose. H. T. French, of the Ore- !
gon Station, has continued the ex pen- '
incuts of feediug wheat to pigs, and
the results are especially interesting
to farmers, who lind the market price
of wheat about the same as that of
corn. In the rate of grain produced,
the results compare favorably with
those obtained from feeding corn. 1
Chopped wheat proved to be better
than chopped oat*, and there was I'D
pounds of gain for each bushel of
wheat consumed. The quality of the '
meat was all that could be desired in ]
fat pork. There was a good thickness
of fat, and, at the same time, a good
distribution of lean meat. The pigs
were eleven months old when slaugh- j
terc 1. The pigs were not in pasture j
ut any time, but were in pens connect
ed with small yards. They were fed j
twice each day, at eight in the morn
ing, and at live in the evening. Each I
ration was weighed out, and allowed
to soak until the time for the next I
feed. A handful of salt was added to
each feeding, and charcoal was given j
•to them twice a week. The breed was
a cross of tin: Folaud-Chiua and Berk- J
shire, with the Berkshire points pre- ,
dominating. American Agriculturist, j
REED GKAUT.
Seed grain, whether barley, oats, j
wheat or flax, should lie selected with
great care. I ii• • Idaho Station advo- j
eat OH testing the grain before sowing. I
This can be done by the farmer, it
says, and requires but a few days, j
The seed may be sown in a box of soil
and the box kept in a warm exposure, j
The. soil must be kept moist.
Another and easier way is to Hunt a
piece of thick sheet eoitoii oil water.
The grain to be testi i is placed on the
cotton an lis covert I with a similar
shoot. On removing the cover the
grain is exposed to view, and tli j
sprouted grain can be quickly
counted.
A good germinate* or seed tester '
can be made out of a coal-oil can, a
block of wood and two pieces of cloth, j
Out one ot the sides out of the can. j
Place the block of wood within the '
can, allowing it to rest on the bottom. |
The block should be two inches thick,
about us wide as the can and three
fourths as long. Pour one to one and
one-half inches of water in the can.
Stretch one of the ends of the cloth to
dip in the watts'*. The other piece of j
cloth is used for a cover and is put on
j ill the same way. The seeds to be j
• tested nro put between the folds of
] cloth. Capillary attraction keeps the
| cloth damp. Keep dean and fresh
I water in the germiuutor and set iu a
warm place.
To prevent smut use one pound of
j "bine-stone ' to four gallons oi' water.
! Allow the grain to remain in contact
I with the liquid for live minutes,
j Never sow seed that is foul with (
reed of weeds and other grains. The
I wild oats must lie got out of the way.
A great help in this direction is to de- j
stroy as much of the wild oat seed as
possible. Every seed sown brings
forth nearly a hundred more.—New
York World.
IMFT.OVED REACH ORCHARDS.
Every spring a large number of
peach orchards are planted in differ
ent parts of the country, and nearly
all are arranged in the old way of set
ting them in squares or in rows both
ways for liorse culture, and training ■
them up to a head live feet high on a
bare steiii at that hight. Ate many !
farmers and orchard bus are now 6ar- .
rylng out their plane for spring plant- j
iug, a few practical suggestions may i
be of use.'
The tendency of nil peach tree
! growth i* in running up and out hori- i
1 zontally into bare poles and arms, j
' which gradually reduce the value of j
' the trees and lessen the excellence of
' the fruit. The duration of the trees
;is lesseucd, and they perish much
! sooner than under a better treatment.
First of all, the superiority of broad
cast cultivation should be appreciated,
! as compared with only narrow strips
,or circles of cultivated ground. The
roots of both young and old peaeli
i trees extend from the foot of the
i trees to a distance of at least equal to
the height of the trees. This we have
proved by experiments, showing that
the trees, ten and twelve f et high,
send out roots thirteen feet in length
and are increased in growth by manure
| placed at. that distance. It is there
j fore of little comparative importance
whether the narrow spot at tho base
of tho tree receives manure or not.
There could be, therefore, but little
objection to the side branches extend
ing nearly to the ground.
There are several reasons for such
low headed trees. The annual prun-
I iug or cutting back is more easily per
! formed, much of it being done while
l the operator stands on tho ground,
j The thinning, which all heavy-bearing
I trees should receive, is more easily i
! done. The fruit may bo more easily
gathered. There will be but little j
! ground that may not lie subjected to j
j horse cultivation, for the shade of the j
I foliage above will prevent much i
I growth of weeds closely around the
i stem and a light and broad harrow |
! will stir nearly all the soil by passing !
| under.
| Planters who wish to adopt the low
.leaded, compact training, should not
' purchase trees more than a year old,
; or which have heads already formed
! several feet high; but procure one
| year trees from the bud, or else those
which have already been trained with
in a few inches of the ground.—Coun
i try Gentleman.
A MODEL FARM.
Elmdale farm, owned by George W.
.Swett ic Son, is one of the best farms
ill Hampden Corner, He. Iu the large
cow barn they have a silo (built on a
level with the floor), Bxlß feet base
measure and seventeen feet high, filled
to about two-tliirds its capacity with
fine cut corn fodder, which they have
been successfully feeding this winter.
The corn was cut, then carried by
power and dropped into the silo, where
it was levelled and trodden like hay iu
a mow. No weights were used. It is
now carried in baskets to the cribs and
| the graiu rations arc scattered over it.
j Two quarts of grain fed in that way
I are as good as three fed alone. It is
| needless to say that Hi*. Swett intends
' to 1111 his silo another season.
I A tank is placed ou the upper floor
; of the stable, so that water may be
• carried to the barns. The water is
supplied by a windmill. There are
' two of these on the farm, one near the
1 buildings and one in tho pasture.
' In front of the cattle, running tlie
1 whole length of the crib, is a covered
trough, six inches each way, and lined
with zinz. A little hot water put into
i the tank tempers the drink for tho
animals. It is carried by pipes to the
| trough. Tho stable, also, is very con
' venieut and fitted for four horses.
The farm workshop is well stocked
' with wood-working tools, and has an
: anvil and forge. Cold and rainy days
i are spent here pleasantly and profit-
I ably.
Mr. Swett sets tho tiros as well as
rims the wheels, and has invented a
simple but effective device for that
work. Other inventions of his are a
drill, a punch and a machine to cut
iron pipe.
Commencing in tho milk business
twenty-six years ago, Mr. Swett drove
j the cart himself for seven years, miss
, ing only three trips during that time.
: Twenty-four years ago he bought this
I farm of 100 acres, pleasantly situated
; at Hampden Corner, six miles •from
Bangor. Tho largo convenient build
ings are kept in thorough repair.—
New England Farmer.
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.
Patience is nooded in teaching tho
calf to drink,
j A good blooded colt may bo made
no better than a scrub by being half
starved.
After fho growth is made tho meat
hog or the lard liog is a matter of
feeding.
It is calculated that with every
1200-pound steer there are 310 pounds
of waste.
Tu raising strawberries keep tho
I ground moist and mellow by frequent
I cultivation.
| The food of pigs must, to produce
! good results, be largely nitrogenous
or muscle forming.
Givo the chickens plenty of mother,
that is, do not give the care of too many
chickens to one hen.
Every farmer should remember that
pigs cannot digest properly sour milk
or sour feed of any kind.
Excitable horses cau generally bo
quieted by smoothing the bead and
rubbing down over the eyes,
i Much of the distemper which pro
vails in spring months might bo pre-
I ventedby a littlo judicious care.
1 Usually the hog with coarse,
straight hair frill not fatten near so
i rapidly a•; t,h§ one with line, soft hair.
The early habits of tho colt will
cling to it through life, hence the'im
, portance of teaching it from the bo*
i ginning to travel at a brisk walk.
OD!) FiiEAKS OF THE SEA.
30MBST2L V V B SXG B!T3 AND QUEER
-EIPERIENOES.
Effects of Gigantic Waves—Sub-Ma
rine Eruptions ami Storms- -Show
ers of Fish Hones.
SAILORS have more tluin their
fill or strange eights and
strange experiences. Big
waves range among these
strange experiences. Wo do not refer
1 to those waves which are the imme
diate consequences of high winds and
atmospherical di.sr.ur nances, but to
those single waves of immense height
which show themselves suddenly in
the midst of a sea comparatively
smooth. A vessel may be sailing along,
in fine weather and with no swell on
worth mentioning, when, without the
least warning, comes sweeping along
a wave that towers like a mountain,
falls on the deck, an l carries away
everything movable, members of the ,
crew among the rest.
The steamer San Francisco was once
struck by a tidal wave of this sort in
the Gulf Stream, and 179 persons swepi;
into the sea and drowned. In March
last all the crew save one of the bar*.:
ifohann "Willielm were washed over
board by a single wave. In June las!;
year the ship Holy rood encountered
another such sea which is said to have
risen up "suddenly like a wall" and
to have Hooded her decks fore ailll
aft.
TlieCunarders, Etrnria and Uiubria,
have both eucouutered the phenom
enon, and the former had one man
killed and several others injured. The
case of the Pomerauinu will be fresh
in the minds of all. Sometimes these
waves are the result of submarine
eruptions and land earthquakes occur
ring in close proximity to the sea.
An English bark crossing the North
Pneilic met with one of these big
waves and immediately afterward Hit
ocean seemeit to bo boiling', and the
sulphur fumes that emerged from the
water were so powerful as to drive the
crew into the rigging. Clearly there
was an eruption here as the ship sailed
over, and the wonder is that the groat
wave did not do more injury.
Again, the American schooner Dora
,T. Ward, while on a voyage to Seattle,
Wash., from Cooper Island, wis sail
ing quietly along, when .suddenly sue
was lifted as if a whale had struck her
bottom, and then experienced a suc
cession of shocks which cast every
thing loose about their feet. There
were a lew big waves succeeding the
main one, and then everything war
smooth again. The biggest solitary
wave ever known was that caused by
the Peruvian earthquake of August
13th, 18G8. In no other iustance, we
are assured, has it been known that a
well marked wave of enormous proper
tions has been propagated over the
largest ocean tract of the globe by an
earthquake whose action has been lim
ited to a relatively small region not
situated in the centre but on one sid i
of the area traversed by the wave. A-
Africa it was fifty feet high, and en
veloped the town, carrying two war
ships nearly a mile beyond the railway
of the Aorth of the town. It iuundat
cd the smaller members of the Sand
wich group, (5303 miles away, and
reached Yokohama, in Japan, IU the
early hours of the morning, after tak
ing in Now Zealand on the way. it
spent itself finally iu the South At
lantic, having traversed nearly the
wholo globe.
A singular occurrence was reported
recently by the English ship Cuei
para. She was about midway between
the Cape and Australia when she en
countered a hurricaue. About mid
night of August 4 last the sua sud
denly fell almost calm. "It appeared
as if the sea was affected by some
tremendous pressure," when suddenly
■ the whole vessel fore and aft was en
-1 veloped in sheets of flame that rose
half way up the masts and overran
' the decks for three-quarters of an
hour. It was an electrical storm, and
the crew, never having encountered
1 such a thing before, were panic
stricken, and very naturally so. Tliey
expected every minute to see the
5 masts go by the board. After what
must have been a very cheerful forty -
1 live minutes the flames snuffed out
suddenly, and left darkness so thick
that it might have been cut.
Another singular occurrence was
that of the bark Peter Pridell, which
was off Valparaiso when a whirlwind
> passed over her stern, taking away
everything movable, sails and all, ou
, the after part of the ship, leaving tlis
[ forward part untouched. Hero was
the sharp end of a storm with a
vengeance. Almost as surprised at
' their good fortune and narrow escape
must have been the crew of the barkeu
tinc Fortunate, which, while on a
voyage from Bio Grande to Liverpool,
1 felt a tremendous shock that could
not be accounted for until the vessel
was put into dry dock, when the
sword of a swordfiah was found to
have penetrated some foot into the
wood of the hull.
Yet another of the curiosities of the
sea is the occasional shower of lis'.i
bones or the like, falling on dock
when many miles from land. These
showers are easily explained. Tiio
tish are taken up in waterspouts, and
' coine down in more or less rarefied
condition. But perhaps the most
awful of all things that cau happen at
1 sea is a lire. A severe squall break
l ing over a vessel unprepared for it,
and with all her sails set, is bad, but
• the .experience is Short, sharp and
■ generally •decisive* but for long
drawn-out agony there is nothing like
a lire, especially* if it is among coal,
: a V I there is also dynamite ortfito-
Pipvdgr •in the cargo.—Pall Mall
Gazette.
If a snail's head be cut off and tin '
• animal placed, in a cook uiOTsfc spot a
new head will be grown.
rmm
Pointed toes arc seen on many o$
the ultra-fashionable shoes.
The centre of the throat is no longo*
an important point in dress.
Throe hundred is the average num
ber of gifts received by rich fin de
siecle brides.
Babies arc eared for in a special
room in the new Congregational
Church at Middleboro, Mass.,, while
their parents attend the service.
Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris met Mrs.
Cleveland the other day, for the first
time, and eujoyed a chat and a lunch
with the mistress of the White House.
Turned down white linen collars aro
very fashionable for young ladies, par
ticularly if they have clear enough
complexions to admit of tho severe
plainness.
Girls in Norway sell their long Hair
to itinerant dealers, who pay thorn in
gaudy dress stuffs and paste jewelry.
These Norwegian trssr.es bring a big
price in tho Paris and Loudon mar
kets.
All sorts of ornaments aro worn oi
chatolaines, unique and antique ones
being the most chic. Old-fashioned
scent bottles us well as old-fashioned
seals are hung on the bit of gold cord
called a. chain.
Women's suffrage is a success in
Kansas. At Spring Hill and Morton
ville they swept the town, and filled
every municipal office with women.
These towns now have mayoresses,
aid or worn en and judgesse?.
"Marriage dramas" are novel and
picturesque entertainments invented
by a Boston woman. Iu a series of
tableaux the various ways of perform
ing the marriage services in different
ages and countries are illustrated.
"Ouida' is fifty years old and dresses
in the most outlandish manner. No
color is too pronounced for licr, and
whether or not tho color suits her
complexion matters little to her. She
still refuses the friendship of Ameri
cans.
Rose Bonheur, upon whoso breast
the Empress Eugenie personally fast
ened the cross of the Legion of Honor
in 18G5, has just been promoted to tho
grade of officer in that order, the first
woman artist upon whom that distinc
tion has been conferred.
An elegant draped overdress is made
with several circular box pleats. It
may be made of tho same material of
the dress, or of some other fabric iu
harmony with it. Each pleat may
also be lined with silk or satin in tho
same shade. Tho back is plain.
A ladies' drum and fife band is a
fact in London society. A party of
charming girls meet at each other's
houses and play and practice together
under the guidance of a Drum Major
from the Guards' regiment. The noisy
musicians pronounce the scheme very
diverting.
Blue and violet are tho latest mix
lures of colors for bridesmaids' cos
tumes. Tho dresses are of sky-blue
silk, und cream straw hats are trimmed
with a profusion of violets and a cream
white bow. Tho combination may bo
new and distingue, but it is certainly
irritating to look upon.
Mrs. Humphry Ward says that be
fore sho finished her first novel she
was seized with writers' cramp and
that every word of the novel had to bo
dictated to a shorthand writer. Sho
has since recovered the use of lier
hand. Mrs. Ward often rewrites a
page twenty times before sho is satis
lied with the result.
Tho wedding dress ot the unfortu
nate Queen Mario Antoinette has
lately been discovered in the ancient,
church of Kennwog, near Vienna, it
has for many generations been tho
custom for Austrian brides to present
their wedding dresses to u church for
tho adornment of an image of tho
Holy Virgin, or to bo made into vest
ments.
Miss Helen Gould, eldest daughtor
of tho iato Jay Gould, is not only
amiable and charitable, she is also ex
ceedingly pretty. Her eyes aro largo
and gray-blue, her mouth has a charm
ing expression, and her complexion is
good. She wears her hair, which has
an auburn tinge, combod back from
her forehead, without the suspicion of
a bang. Her teeth aro rather large,
but dazzlingly white.
Fourteen women, known as "Tho
Gray Ladies of Lomlon," have dedi
cated their lives to working among
the poor of Bhiekhoath. The popula
tion of this district amounts to over
70,000, and the Gray Ladies, so-called
from the habit they wear, visit the
sick and try to educnto tho well. They
have one day a week for rest, but with
that exception devote themselves en
tirely to the people around them.
Miss Matt Crim, the young Georgia
girl, whoso short stories and character
skctchos have attracted much atten
tion in tho leading magazinos, is a
thin, palo slip of a girl, with gray
eyes and blonde hair, and not at all to
be suspected of evolving such power
ful and passionato characters oven in
lier imagination. Sho has passed
several winters iu New York, and this
season has been made much of in
Washington literary circles.
On the day of her recent marriago
to Truxton Beale, late Minister to
Persia, Miss Harriet Blaine sent to
tho State Department at Washington
two magnificent bouquets, with tho
request that one should be placed
upon'the desk once used by her father,
tho other on the desk used by her
brother, Walker Blaine. On the pre
ceding day she had placed with her
own hands .a profusion of beautiful
flowers on her father's grave.