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WOMAN’S WORLD. PLEASANT LITERATURE FOR FEMININE HEADERS. An Antique Quilt. The crazo for the antique exists as strong among those who collect speci mens of household work as among their more fashionable brethren who collect bric-a-brac and works of art. In Geor gia, according to a local investigation, there is a quilt worth possessing. It was made by Mrs. Annio Mitchell rturing the first year of her married life, in 18lu and 1818. It required twelve long, weary months to complete. The cotton of which this beautiful piece of work was made was picked by Mrs. Mitchell and her husband, Robert Mitchell, during the honeymoon of the then newly married couple. After the cotton was separated from the seed the young wife brought out her little ‘•spinning jenny’’ and as her husband talked or read to her she transformed the cotton into smooth thread and carefully spooled it for the work before her. Af ter a sufficient quantity had been pre pared—and it, took many months to ac complish her task—Mrs. Mitchell brought tho old loom that her mother had given her into service and in a short time the cloth was ready for tho iinishing touches. Turkey red and indigo thread was then.prepared by the dyeing pro cess, the counterpane laid off into beau tiful designs and the tedious work of em broidering was commenced. Soon after bapd, called the obi-domc, is stretched over this to hold both ends and both bows in place, brought round to the front, and tho two ends hooked together in a little gold ornament of some kind. This description i3 doubtless unin telligible, but tho process is difficult enough to follow, to say nothing of de scribing it. The costume is completed by a pair of tabi, white boots with a aeparate place for the great toe, like i)r. Jaeger’s digitated stockings, the sole made of thick woven cotton and the upper part of white silk. Sometimes a chemisette, or bnn-yeri, of delicately worked or embroidered silk is worn under tho kimono to show a pretty edge round the open neck and to keep the chest warmer as well. — Washington Star. Fashion Notes. Triple capes are a feature on long red- iugotes worn as capes. There is a decided tendency to lengthen the skirts of walking dresses. Gray in the daintiest possible tints, is said to be again the rage abroad, both in tine wools and silks. Golden olive, the mushroom tints and fawn brown are popular colors just now with well dressed ladies. The close fitting Princess surtout, made of rough surfaced English tweeds, is a favorite traveling cloak for brides. The choicest tailor-made dresses are of smooth Australian broadcloth, trimmed with two shades of soutache in applique. Old fashioned fringes are steadily the work of embroidering was commenced j gaining in popular favor, also the spiked Mrs. Mitchell was stricken with disease, fringes with open passementerie head- FOIt FARM AND GARDEN. and for twelve months was not able to set up except as she was propped in her mg. The bodices of tulle or gauze dresses bed, but her nimble fingers were kept . arc almost invariably made of velvet, busy, and finally the greatest piece of ; a nd draped with the mere transparent arti-tic needle work of that day was j material ready for inspection. — Chicago l imes. White and silver gray ostrich feather boas are worn by I’irrisiennes at the theatres, and are not thrown aside when the wrap is removed. For evening wear there are shown fillets of ribbon to put on the hair in Greek fashion, and this lias become a very popular addition to the revival of the pseudo-classic styles of the directoire. Blue or gray and white funnel sailor Social Distinctions. In almost all nations of the world— even in Oriental countries—women of the lower class do rough or menial work,and are paid m%>ney for it, but they are looked down upon accordingly. Ir. the hnlf-r»sdia’val Portugese colony of Fayal the poorest families try to keep one daughter from working in the orange- _ groves; she lives in-doors, goes shrouded suits are excellent schools dresses for in a deep capote, and never ventures into | girls, even of thirteen or fourteen years, the streets without her mother, and if ! being neat and serviceable—qualities she earns a living bv embroidery at ! more desirable at school than costliness, home the world docs not know it. Even q'he orange buds and blossoms are not the higher forms of industry among our- ; the onlv flowers chosen for br.de’s wear selves were long held to be soc.ally igno- j this season. The small white bridal ble. Bookkeeping, clerkship, typewrit- j roses, tea roses, white lilacs, lilies of the ing, are still liable to this criticism if : valley, and other white flowers are given pursued by women; and when Lady them for o-arniture. Amberley. the daughter-in-law of Earl j ]af . 0 boasarc being worn. A Parisian Bussell, was in this country, and desired to meet some women physicians, a lady in the best society of Philadelphia brought on herself some sharp criticism by inviting two of this then proscribed class to meet her ladyship at a large en tertainment. It must always be remem bered, however, that even in case of men it Jias taken long for common sense to prevail against this old-time hierarchy of employments. A century ago Dr. Sam uel Johnson described actors and musi cians as “amusing vagabonds,” and de fined an Ertglish merchant as “a new species of gentleman.” To this day it is considered in England a matter of Bocial discredit to be “in trade,” as many American women have found to their cost after marrying English merchants. One of this class cannot yet bo presented at court. This seems to us absurd in a country which owes so much of its great ness to its commerce, and which has fancy with fur boas is to attach them at the back of the bonnet with which they nre worn, bringing them over the left shoulder, around the throat, and over the same shoulder again. Mulls have not yet made their appear ance on the streets, but the dealers in furs are showing them in two sizes; one very large and long, to be worn with di rectoire costumes, and the other ex tremely small, tor ordinary wear. Tulles, gauzes and crepe.4 nre the fa vorite materials for party gowns. The tulles without tinsel or beads ate pre ferred, but the gauzes are nearly all shot with gold or silver threads in lengthwise stripes or lines across the goods, or in crossbars and plaids. The crepes are plain or embroidered in gold, silver or bright colored silks, or in silk the color of the crepe. Black cloth, black velvet, black felt, been called “a nation of shop-keepers:” : and black lace are all used to compose but it is no more absurd than tho dis- i the popular black hats and bonnets of Unction still prevailing in one of our j the season. The small capote of black lar ger cities, where a wholesale merchant, on however small a scale, is admitted to what is called “society.” and a retail denier, though he may handle millions, is excluded.—Argonaut. Dress of a Japanese Woman. The dress of a Japancsc.woman of the upper classes begins with the yjimoji. a rectangular piece of stuff wrapped around the loins and reaching to the knee, like the towel of a sliampooer. Over this comes a beautiful garment called the jaban, a robe like a perfectly simple bath-gown with square sleeves, fitting closely to the body, and generally made of delicate and pale colored silk crape. In winter an additional garment called the shitagi goes over this—all the garments of a Japanese woman after the first petticoat are identical in shape and fit into one another like a nest of boxes. In summer over tho jiban comes the outer dress, called for cither man or woman jet remains the favorite theatre bonnet of the woman who is an expert in dress. English women are all wearing hats and bonnets with low crowns, but the brims of the bonnets rise so high in front, it would be as bad tasto to wear them in a theatre a3 the steeple crowned hats. Be Cautious With Carbolic Aclil. The number of cases of poisoning by carbolic acid is notably on the increase, and this naturally provokes inquiry as to the cause and also to the possibility of control. This substance is very rarely taken with suicidal intent, although the ease with which it may he procured, and the relatively low price, might a .ord some temptation were it not for ihe peculiarly painful results produced by it. Mostly the poisoning is purely accidental. From its color the acid is liable to be mistaken for beer, and this mistake is favored by the carelessness ordinarily the kimono. This may be made of pretty displayed in storing it in bottles of any cotton stuffs or cotton crape for the an d every kind. ( arbolic acid is now household wear, or of silk crape or silk, so largely used that it is difficult to or the richest embroidery and brocade suggest any treasure likelv to prevent for full dress and ceremonial occasions, j these f re q U ent accidents. Careful label- It is tied at the waist with a long sash of lng jSi ot - CO ursc, one essential, but it soft silk crape, called the hoso-obi, j wou id be still better to discard the wound around several times. Bound j employment of old wine or beer bottles the wearer’s waist, above this, is worn, j n favor of vessels of anv peculiar form that most striking feature of Japanese w hich would direct attention to the female costume, the obi. Thisis a piece j j n jurious properties of their contents. of the thickest silk or brocade about twelve feet long and thirty iuches wide, and may cost anywhere from $5 to $500. It is the pride of the Japanese woman, and a magnificent obi is the Japanese equivalent for the conventional diamonds which a lover gives his sweet heart with us. The tying of an obi is a very ditiicult task, and reveals the tasto and cultivation of the wearer almost as much as the throw of tho himation did in Greece. Indeed, a woman can hardly tic her obi properly without assistance. The stuff is folded lengthwise, giving it a breadth of about fifteen inches, then wound very tightly twice round the waist, with the folded edge downward, thus makiDg a deep and handy pocket in the fold. One end is measured to the left knee and left loose, then the long loose end behind is turned round at a right angle and left fall into an enor mous bow, then the bottom of this bow is gathered up into a smaller inner bow, the short loose end is turned back upon the end of this, and a flat elastic silk The value of carbolic acid ns an anti septic is suliicicntly well known to render any restrictions upon its sale un desirable; but something must certainly be done speedily to check the frequency of these fatal accidents.—Lancet. Peculiar Way of Catching Quail. A man living near Davis & Cowell’s lime kilns has been catching quail in a peculiar way. For three weeks he has been spreading grain in the road near his place, where quail abound. On the day the law was out ho put wheat in the place as usual, but had previously soaked the water in whisky. Watching the plnce he saw the quail come out, cat, get drunk, and in a short time lie down, stupefied. Fa then went to them and gathered abuut one hundred into a sack that he carried with him. A few that were not fully drunk were easily caught by his dog. He has practised the same method since successfully.—Santa Crut (Cal.) Surf. Care of Wood Ashes. Wood ashes aro an excellent manure for most soils. Even when analysis shows potash to ho prosont, tho wood ash is helpful, siaco it contains moro or less phosphate, and its potash is in a form to liborato plant food in tho sell that would otherwise bo unavailable. Thcro is no bottor solvent for reverted phosphate, and tho drilling of wood Indies with phosphato for grain crop3 makes tho fertilizer much moro efffeiont than it would otherwise bo. But a good deal of euro is needed to Bavo wood aslres without endangering other prop erty from fires. It is not tho presence oflivo coals that cause this danger usu ally. Theso are generally pretty well guarded against. The great danger is from spoutanoout combustion in ashos that havo gatherod dampness, and whoso potash has by absorption of nitro- gon been changod to saltpetre. This in contact with wool, woolon rags or any oily substanco will gonorato fire. Ashos should, therefore, never bo left in wooden receptacles. Old barrels, so oftoa used for this purpose, aro most dangerous of all. It does not cost much to build a stono or brick ashliousc, and u-ing it also for a smokehouse avoids two of tho most common sources of destructive firos among farm build ings.—[American Cultivator. Remedy For “I51oat”In Cattle. "When cattlo aro lir^t turned into a fresh pasture where the herbage is very succulent and abundant, thoy aro voty likely to gorgo themselves, producing what i3 ended “hoves’’ or “bloat.” The paunch is rapidly fillod with the soft, green food, and as soon as it be comes moist and heated it begins to ferment, and tho carbonic acid gas gen erated distends tho stomach, ofton bursting its walls, unless tho animal is soon relieved by articial means. When cattlo are changed from a close-cropped pasture into one where the herbage is plentiful, they should bo allowed to feed for an hour or two at a time, and never at all early in tho morning whilo tho dew is on, for wot grass or clover is far moro likoly to produce bloat than wlion only the natural juices of the plants aro present. The causo of bloat in a cow is due to tho fact that she gorges herself with the succulent loaves of the K dfir corn or sorghum, as it is only n variety of tho latter plant. Yon should wait until tho dew has dried off in tho morning before turning tho cow into tho Hold; then leave her there only an hour or two in tho forenoon and about tho same length of time in tho afternoon. After a few weeks she will become accustomed to tlio food and only eat a moderate quantity at a time, and she may then bo left in tho field all day, if moro convenient than to remove her as at first. Cattlo should also havo salt more frequently whon feeding on succulent food than when on that which is modoratoly dry.—[N. Y. Sun. Cnro of Bees In Winter. Thcro oro various methods of pre paring bees for wintor so that no sub sequent care is nooded. One is to place tho hives abovo the snow lines, packing them in chaff, leaves, sawdust or fine hay with a rim two inchos wido under each hive. Whon prepared in this man ner tho ontranco cannot bo clogged by snow or dead bcos. Should a warm day occur, tho bees can enjoy a flight. Another method is to bury the bees in a pit or “damp,” whero, of course, no attention can bo given. Bcos storod in a properly arrangod cellar or repository require no attention except to seo that they are undisturbed by rats or mice, and that tho temperature and ventila tion aro correct. An effective way of getting rid of mico or rats in a cellar is to poison them with equal parts of arsenic, flour and sugar. Tho temperature should bo kept at about 45 dogroes during tho early part of tho winter. After tho boos have commenced brood-rearing, say in Feb ruary, a higher temperature is bene ficial, and it may bo gradually raised to about 55 dogrees. Authorities differ in regard to ventilation; but pure air in the cellar can do no harm, and there is no hotter mothod of supplying it than through tiles laid bolow the frost line. An abundnneo of stores should be loft in tho hive, as it would probably be better to allow a few eolonios to starve than to disturb all tho hives by exam ining them to loam if any needed feed ing. Should it be discovered, howover, that a colony is short of stores, and there aro no combs of honoy to give it, candy mado of granulated sugar may ho fed. Hives, as usually prepared for winter, are often partially buriod ia mow. This docs no harm, but may ho beneficial, until a warm day comes and the bees wish to fly, when tho snow must bo shoveled away from tho entrance, or the cover removed, and tho bees bo al lowed to tako their “purifying flight” from tho top of tho hivo. Hives stand ing in tho open air should bo protoctcd against tho intrusion of mice. Have tho ontranco only ono-fourth of an inch high and protected with tin. Skunks sometimos scratch at tho entrance of a hiv^j; tho bees corns out to learn tlio cause of tho disturbance, and are caught. A box-trap sot for the skunk i9 tho best preventive. The animnl never discharges its weapon whilo in a box-trap. Whoa hoes are buried in a pit, a sandy hill-side should bo selected as tho ■dtp, and a tile drain put underneath. When those precaution! hnvi boon neg lected cnro should bo taken thnt no water stands upon tho surface around tho pit.—[American Agriculturist. SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS. Dogs on the Farm. There is a groat dial to be said for end against tho fanners’ dogs. 11 tho first placo tho common, ordinary cur is a nuisance, not only about the house, but more particularly among stock. With uo instuictiva lovo lor sheep or cattle, he ir.U3t bo trained to keep him from doing absoluto damage. Any thing which will run will nfiord a young dog amusement, and when he has onco tasted the joyj of cha-ing a flock of sheep or cattlo he will loso uo chance to amuso liimsolf at the expense of tho farmer's stock, and it ho carries his pleasure so far as to get a taste of mutton it will require an excellent hand to break him of his fault, a moro reprimand or ovon a soun l thrashing does no good toward; curing tho evil habit. On the contrary, it arouses the dog’s cunning and sharpens his wits to such an extent that liu will becomo so sly in his wor e that ho will almost defy tho master. But with such dogs as the Scotch collio thn farmer run3 littlo risk in raising a sheep-killer or a dog that will delight in tho vulgar pastime of chasing cattle. Titos) dogs havo been bred with groat care for many generations, and have been so accustomed to sheep aud cattlo that their lovo for tho herd and flock has become one of their most pronounced instinct’. As puppios they like to scamper after hens, or perhaps follow a running flock of sheep, but there is such an alweuco of viciousrtess in their nature that tho flock soon come to regard thorn as inoffensive neighbors. Indeud, a flock of sheep aro easily ac customed to a sheep dog,and 300n corns to enjoy its society. Theso dog3 are easily trained, and whoa associated with the herd or flock the knowledge they acquire of theit ways is remarkable, and tho ingenuity they show in thoir methods is an evi dence of thoir wonderful sagacity. Some striking examples of their in telligence havo been recordcJ, and of theso non* aro moro remarkable than those which refer to their self-taught acts. They havo n real genius, and ia tho performance of their duties they nre constantly picking up bit! of informa tion, and thoy develop in time such a degree of knowledge that it is scarcely necessary to order them to do a given pieco of work. They take in the situ ation thomsolvos, and at onco set about doing that which they think should bo done. If farmers want a useful, sagitciou’, handsomo dog they cannot do better than provido themselves with a Scotch collie. Besides being a nice, practical dog among cattle he is a good animal about tho hou'-c. Cheerful, fond of children, and not given to straying nway from homo and annoying his neighbors. — ["Chicago Times. Professor "Wagner says steamed pota toes are the best. Silver loses one-fifth of its weight for every year it lies submerged under salt wuter. French weather prodictions last ycai reached the highest recorded accuracy, ninaty per cent, proving correct. Beriin doctors are agroed that salt is conducive to longevity, whilo those of Paris declare that people would livo longer if there was no salt, Tho greatest known ocean depth, 4055 fathoms, was obtained by tho United States steamer Tu car ora, off the northeast coast of Japan. Within a little air-bubble, having a diameter of about one-thirtieth cf an inch, there nro fifty thoimnl billion molecules flying about in alL directions with the spie l of rifle balls. Dr. Jastrow of tho University of "Wis consin, proves that the ear ii the domi nant organ of tho mi id in some persons and the eye in other.;. Pioplo are, therefore, cither ear-minded or eye- mimled. New York and Boston tailors aro using a new process for cleansing ani renovating plush. The method is a simple one, being merely a device tor the application of steam to the mush. It is said to work very successfully and makes an old cloak look like sealskin. If, says D . Troitske, the average tem per turo of r.oe-imokers were repre sented by 1050 that of moderate smok er-, would bo 1003. end while tin heart in the former case was making 1000 pul sations in tho latter it wou'd beat 1130 times. It is to the latter.-fl ct he thinks th ,t the danger of tooacco smoking is due. It is a feet not well known that na tive sulphate o: baryta i; an active poi son to rat-, mice and dogs. It :s not easy to explain its action, considering its extreme insolubility, out mixed with lard it n readily enton by them. This being the cam the question suggests it- ic f, whether it might not rep.ac-e the more dangerous poisons now so much used for tdiis purpose, and do away with the risk attending th:m. It is a fact of importance thnt hard, close-grain emery wheels do not cut so rapidly as 6oft, loose one’, from the fact that the particies ia the hard stono. aro more compact, and the edg^-’ wear s.ightiy before breaking. Ia the soft wheel, however, tho ce ment wears first, and more rapid ly, presenting new cutting edges to tho work, which, when but slightly worn, will pull out of tho wheel on account of this increased friction surface, fresh, sharp edges replacing them. An Indian ink of a deep black which gives neutral tints for half shades is very rare, lut may be mado ns follows: Rub thoroughly together eight parts of lampblack, 64 parts of water and four parts of finely pulv.rized indigo. Boii until most of the water is evaporated; then add five parts of gum arabic, two parts of glue and one part extract of chickory. Beil tho mass again until it is thickened to a paste; than shape it in wooden molds which havo previously been rubbod with olivo or almond oil. Farm anil Garden Notes. Old hens will not lay until well fea- thcrod. To keop tho soil of cold frames from freezing hard, fill the fratno with leaves, and put on the snsh. Save enough moat for your own use; soiling fat hogs and cattlo in tho fall and buying boacou nnd corned bcof during tho spring and summer is not good economy. dar- Cause For Doubt. Ho: And you really lovo me, ling? Sho: "Why do you doubt mo, dear? Ho: "Well, I saw you sotting tho clock an hour forward whon I came in. llow He Came Out Mr. Rider—Brea to tho tacos, Tom! Tom—Yep. Mr. R,—Did you como out ahead! Tom—Nci^ afoot. A Nihilist Bomb Manufactory. A Bucharest correspondent writes hat a letter from Cracow says that the police of Moscow have discovered a deep, spacious cellar ia that city ia which is a manufactory of dynamite bombs. On examination the collar was found to have several ramifications, and when the police entered it it was inhabited by one m in, of whom they in quired :— “What are you doing?” “I am baking gou:d%” said he. On approaching him they fcun.l that ho had been in the not ot filling a bomb with dynamite. Ho was seized and taken to the light. Ou th: steps of tho sellar he drew a knife from his waist coat and attempted to commit suicide, but only succeeded ia wounding him self ia tho chest. O i examining the pockets of tho prisoner tho police found papers stating that he was a Nihilist who had been condemned for life ia tho mines of Siberia. Changed His -Uiml. It seems that our great-grandfathers were sometimes fickle, ns witness tho following from intentions of marriage in Brunswick in 1163, as given by tho Bangor Historical Magazine this month: “June 18, Peter Coombs, Jr., and Charity Coombs of Ilarpswell.” “June 25 h, [tho uext entry. ] Peter Coomb’, Jr., alters his mind aud intends marry ing with Eli« Smith of llirpivreU.” — [Lewiston (Me.) Journal.
